Here’s a post I published exactly one year ago. I thought it would be fun to revisit it — The Adoring You Collection was such a fun collection for me! It held lots of options — graduation, new home, love, new job, anniversary, baby and more.
Here are a couple of cards I made with this fun, fun collection.
Card #1
Stamps: Congratulations, Happy Together, Sweet Home Wreath
Ink: Coral Cabana, Samba, Aquatini, Something Borrowed, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Icing on the Cake, Black Jack
Paper: White
Accessories: Purple Tape, Black pen
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4 1/4 x 11″, score at 5 ½” and fold in half. Set aside to use as your card base.
2. Trim a piece of White cardstock to 4 x 5 1/4″, stamp the edges, alternating Aquatini and Lime Rickey. Glue to card base.
3. Trim a piece of White cardstock to 3.75 x 5″ and stamp the SOLID bird from Happy Together in Aquatini. Mask the bird with a piece of Purple Tape, stamp the branch over it with Icing on the Cake and remove the tape.
4. Stamp the SOLID leaves and the tiny heart in Aquatini, Something Borrowed, Tiara and Lime Rickey.
5. Trail a series of SOLID flowers, hearts and SOLID leaves, stamping below the bird in Aquatini, Something Borrowed, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Coral Cabana, and Samba. Join the images with a black “tail” (like a kite tail) using a black pen.
6. Stamp over these images with the DETAILED stamps using Black Jack ink.
7. On a separate piece of white cardstock, stamp the swirly wreath in Aquatini, cut it out and trim it to fit the corner of the card and then stamp “dream” three times in Tiara, Coral Cabana and then Samba. Adhere to the bottom, right corner of the card with foam tape. Glue this completed panel to the assembled card base.
Card #2
Stamps: Sweet Home Wreath, The Key, Love Note
Ink: It’s a Girl, Mint to Be, Midnight
Paper: White, Vellum
Accessories: Gold Cord, Zig Blender, Vegas Baby Sequins, WOW Gold Rich, Wow Embossing Ink, Circle Dies
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4 1/4 x 11″, score at 5 ½” and fold in half.Set aside to use as your card base.
a. Trim a piece of White cardstock to 4 x 5 1/4 inches, stamp the edges with embossing ink and heat-emboss with embossing powder. Set aside.
3. Trim a piece of White cardstock to 4 x 5 1/4 inches and stamp each quarter of the panel with alternating ink. Adhere to the gold-embossed panel with glue.
4. Die cut a vellum piece with a 3.25″ circle die. Set aside.
5. Die cut a white panel with a 2.75″ circle die, stamp with the swirly wreath in both inks, stamp the sentiment in the center with Midnight ink and adhere to vellum circle with glue. Adhere this ensemble onto the inked and gold embossed panels with foam tape, slightly to the right of the card.
6. Heat emboss the key and heart with Gold Rich, cut by hand, and hole-punch with a 1/16th punch. Fill in with color using the Zig Blending Pen by sponging some ink onto an acrylic block and picking up the ink with the pen.
7. Cut a piece of gold cord and dangle the key and heart down the card, taping down the loose ends behind the card. Adhere the key and heart with foam tape, and glue completed panel to card base. Embellish with Sequins.
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Beautiful, sweet and happy cards! Such lovely designs.
Your cards look lovely!
Love these. I asked about how you did your second card on IG and now I can read all about it here 😊
Great choice of colors on both of these sweet cards.
I love all the “hanging” stuff on these cards: the trail of leaves and flowers below the bird on the first card, and the sweet necklace with key and heart on the second. You mixed up the elements of the different stamp sets in such creative ways!
Wonderful colourful cards!!!
Just stunning! I love the colors you used!
You nailed these cards Nanette. Great color combos.
Pretty cards! Love that sweet bird!
Great cards
love the soft colors on these lovely cards:)
I just love that first card with the bird. The colors are beautiful and have me thinking about spring!
Both of your cards are wonderful. Love your use of color!
First card is so creative!
Gorgeous cards Nanette. Thank you for sharing 💕💖
Love the yummy colors, and thanks for sharing these great designs!
BEautiful cards! Love that bird and the florals! The keys are gorgeous and love that background stamp!
These are beautifully done. Amazing job.
I love the hanging key and lock on the second card. The background looks so wonderful!
I love the dream card. The colors are so bright and beautiful.
Love how you’ve created your alternative dream catcher.
Marianne x
Really great cards! Love the colors in the bird card! TFS
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards love them both, thanks for sharing really amazing collection.
So cute. The tail on the bird is beautiful!
I love card #2 thanks fir sharing the instructions
Your cards are very pretty and unique!
Ooo gorgeous cards Nanette. The 1st card is so stunning! Such a gorgeous design.
Love card #2.
I love your use of the SOA.
I love what you did with this set!
Such beautiful cards! I love your designs and the colors that you use. 🙂
Two beautiful cards, Nanette. This collection is going to be so much fun to play with!!
Beautiful cards! I especially love the “You Hold the Key to my Heart” card!
Very cute bird card. Love the colors you used!
The key to my heart card is beyond beautiful and the colors and layout of the bird card is gorgeous!!
What a fun collection! I was excited to see what you have done with it. I’m just loving those keys!
I love the fun, bright colors your chose Nanette – very cheerful!
The simple bird is my favorite! He is so darned cute. The hanging flowers look very nice, too.
Such great cards. I love the bright fun colors on the first but then I see the second one and the soft colors pull me in!
Beautiful cards!
Sweet cards!! I love birdies and I love that gorgeous script BG.
Holy moly, these are awesome. That second one with the pastel script is gorgeous. Love it.
Both cards are gorgeous!
Thanks so much for sharing…
Oooh! My favorite is card #1. That bird is so cute and I love the colors you used!
These are so pretty. I am a sucker for birds so I love that one.
I love the colors in your cards, they are pretty.
Such pretty and colorful cards. I really like the background stamp and the keys on your second card.
Terrific cards. Love the bright and cheerful colors and sweet sentiments. TFS 🙂
Oh my goodness Nanette. I have mentioned before that I love your use of color and you definitely did not disappoint. I am going to try my darnedest to CASE your cards when I get my SOA Adoring You collection, but that will certainly be challenging. thanks so much for these gorgeous examples.
Mary…Such kind words! Thank you 🙂
The more I see of that bird set, the more I want it! So unique!
Super cards! Thanks for the detailed instructions – very helpful.
Your cards are great! I can already tell that this SOA box is unique and very versatile!
Loved your cards! A great collection!
Love how bright and colorful your cards are! So fun!
Great cards Nanette.
Wonderful cards Nanette! I love the soft color palette you used, especially on the 2nd card. Very effective use of the new 6×6 background stamp! 🙂 Thank you for sharing! 🙂
I love how you did that first card. And your colours are amazing
Nanette,
Love both of your cards!
Love your use of the pastels and the vellum. Such a precious design!
Awesome cards
Beautiful cards.
Wonderful cards.
Love the keys to my heart. Glad to see
the key die. thanks for sharing
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Great cards! As usual, your cards are so creative – love this new collection.
Great cards. Love the release.
The pastel colors are precious! Spectacular cards!!
Love your creative uses of the new SOA!!!!
What great ideas! Was going to pass this collection up but think I have changed my mind, thanks
Everyone is making this collection look so fun and elegant.
Great cards, Nanette. I am really loving this SOA. Thanks for sharing.
Both of your cards are filled with cheer, Nanette! Simply beautiful =)
I love your use of vellum; it is something that I use quite often.