Week 16 - Let's Make Some Pretty Specimen Cards

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2 ай бұрын

Welcome to Week 16 in my weekly crafty series. Today we're making some pretty specimen cards. You can trade these, tuck them in your junk journal, or even put them on a card front. They're easy and fun to make!
LINKS:
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(U.S.)
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Script From the Past: collabs.shop/osao46
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Script From the Past: collabs.shop/jwvs3r
In My Garden: collabs.shop/s0s6vi
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Love & Roses: collabs.shop/uvy2wt
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Artist Trading Coin: collabs.shop/flwunj
Fitted Circles: (not available in the E.U.)

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@Cyrilmc222004 25 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Annette, I really really enjoyed watching you create those adorable specimen cards. I absolutely love ❤❤❤❤ them. Very very unique and cute too. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤

@AnnetteGreen 22 күн бұрын

Thanks so much Mags!

@adelaidemesquita9598 2 ай бұрын

They are beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial.❤❤

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Adelaide! I'm so happy you liked it!

@jeanadamsick9854 Ай бұрын

GREAT IDEAS, ANNETTE!!!! Do take care. Fl.

@AnnetteGreen Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Helen4938 Ай бұрын

Love the problem solving on the go - I love to see your creative brain in progress :) Fine tulle or Lace as the background would look gorgeous for a one sided image or specimen. Love your channel - retired florist Helen

@AnnetteGreen Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Helen. That's a wonderful idea to use lace or tulle. Will remember that one, thanks!

@barbiesedgwick5962 Ай бұрын

Oh I love these. Your making these was my pleasure to learn just how to make them. Cheers.

@AnnetteGreen 28 күн бұрын

How nice to hear! Thanks so much. I'm very happy you enjoyed them.

@mcuttercreations Ай бұрын

Those are absolutely gorgeous ❤❤

@AnnetteGreen Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@jenpurple9008 2 ай бұрын

Annette - those turned out beautiful! I love them! Thank you for the inspiration! Your paper collection is so beautiful!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So happy you liked them and my paper collection too!

@ckit8176 2 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness! They are amazing:) Thank you-Carleen

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Carleen. I'm so happy you liked them!

@janewebster7661 2 ай бұрын

They look gorgeous. I just love the papers. Great video. 😊❤

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jane. I'm so happy you like the papers too!

@dawnlloyd298 Ай бұрын

❤absolutely love these! Beautiful

@AnnetteGreen 28 күн бұрын

Wonderful, thank you so much!

@karenkirkman4723 Ай бұрын

Fun specimen cards!

@AnnetteGreen Ай бұрын

Thanks Karen!

@theresakassa4889 25 күн бұрын

I absolutely love this card! So cute and creative!!

@AnnetteGreen 22 күн бұрын

Thank you so very much!

@virginiachin1489 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful specimen cards.😊

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Thanks for watching.

@caroleanderson1106 2 ай бұрын

Such pretty cards, Annette! Have never heard of specimen cards. Thank you so much.

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Carole. Some people definitely haven't seen these before. So it's great you learned something new!

@marycoughlin5645 2 ай бұрын

Watching replay love these, you make everything look easy❤️❤️❤️❤️

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Mary ❤

@michelejacobs115 28 күн бұрын

I stumbled upon your channel this morning, and I'm SO glad I did! I love your specimen cards so much. I'm a card maker as a rule, but I've been dipping my toes into journal making, and I must admit that I absolutely love it. I really love the popular grungy, industrial, vintage look, but when I'm actually making cards, journals, or home decor, "shabby chic" is much more my style. I love the pastel colors, the lace, flowers, and butterflies. I'm definitely going to use your inspiration to whip up a few of the specimen cards. Your cards would make terrific card fronts, but I think I'll give them a try in a journal that I've been working on. Thank you so much, Annette, for sharing your ideas and inspiration with us. Again, I'm so happy that I found you!

@AnnetteGreen 28 күн бұрын

Well, hello Michele and welcome! It's great to have you here and I'm excited you liked the specimen cards and my style. Sounds like we are much the same. And I agree, specimen cards would be great as card fronts too. Excellent idea!

@craftyShirleyG 2 ай бұрын

Love your take on the specimen cards. I'm going try these. Thanks Annette for another great video/tutorial

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thank YOU Shirley. So happy you like them and are going to try them. Super fun!

@crafty_tams 19 күн бұрын

Oh my goodness you are so talented! Love these!

@AnnetteGreen 11 күн бұрын

Well thank you SO very much!

@marieannehonsberger6536 2 ай бұрын

beautiful! now I know what to do with my pressed flowers, thanks so much,🙂

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! There you go! Now go and try it out!!

@goprettymama 17 күн бұрын

They are so beautiful.

@AnnetteGreen 11 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@mariebinkin4365 2 ай бұрын

Annette, these are just beautiful. I was not familiar with specimen cards, so this was extremely interesting. I guess I live under a rock because your techniques are new to me. But hey, I did get a mini pancake maker and have had so much fun making things, especially with shrink paper. So thank you for that!!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Marie! There's always something new to learn out there, isn't there? I'm constantly finding out about things I never knew. I'm glad you got a pancake maker and have been enjoying it.

@gayleschultz8383 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the laminating idea!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Sure thing Gayle. Hope you give it a try!

@EvaVilla-pm5mv Ай бұрын

Another beautiful project

@AnnetteGreen 28 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@donnacarraway9182 2 ай бұрын

I really like almost all window ephemera and yours are beautiful!! Thank you! If you know that you are going to use fussy cuts double sided, you could just flip the image and print it out that way too, then you could cut them out and glue together and voila, double sided! Yay!Thank you!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! And yes, that's a great idea too. Thanks for that suggestion.

@crschwartz380 2 ай бұрын

Very nice as always. This looks like a lot of fun. One day I'll try it. Looking forward to next week's video 😊

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Chava. A good one to add to the growing list of things to try! See you next time.

@sandyjuliano-cy9rf Ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful!

@AnnetteGreen 28 күн бұрын

Thanks so much. Thanks for watching!

@kathyaakananabluebird 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful specimen cards!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@user-kc1be7zz2q 23 күн бұрын

You are so very creative!! Glad i joined your channel- I’m inspired to do more.

@AnnetteGreen 22 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! That's great to hear you've found inspiration here.

@cheryl7476 2 ай бұрын

Annette, I do like your alternatives to the traditional specimen slide, especially the one with the fiddlehead fern die placement. Thank you.

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Cheryl. So that's what that fern is called! I knew it was a cute name.

@kathyupchurch8184 2 ай бұрын

very creative!! love the colors❤️❤️

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Kathy!

@beckylake5241 2 ай бұрын

Those are so cute.

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Becky 😊

@catherinelancaster511 Ай бұрын

Absolutely love these! 💖

@AnnetteGreen Ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks so much.

@marycoughlin5645 2 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful, thanks Mary!

@juliecook1550 2 ай бұрын

I just discovered your video. I’m going to try this specimen card right now. Thankyou

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Well, welcome!! I hope you have making some for yourself. Thanks for watching.

@moiSophie5082 2 ай бұрын

Hello, it's really beautiful ❤

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊 So happy you liked these. Thanks for watching.

@user-cm6hv6fk3m 17 күн бұрын

Beautiful!

@AnnetteGreen 11 күн бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for watching.

@pattibutler7302 2 ай бұрын

Love these!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful, thanks Patti!

@belindazimmer2107 2 ай бұрын

Your specimen cards are all gorgeous! Your papers really add such a nice look to them too. That sticky grid technique is awesome. I would love one for my misti but for now I tried my little gelli plate in my misti. Only thing is it is thicker so the misti doesn’t completely close but I did get it to work just not quite as good as yours but not too bad. I love having a two sided die-cut butterfly for specimen cards…yay!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Belinda! Isn't that mirror stamping cool? The KZfaqr I saw doing this technique used her silicone mat she normally uses in her die-cutting machine. I suppose that works as long as you have the cushion mat in your Misti as well, otherwise it's too thin. I don't have one of those mats (I thought I did, but don't, LOL) so that's why I just tried out this Waffle Flower grip mat.

@belindazimmer2107 2 ай бұрын

@@AnnetteGreen I know! I’ve seen others use their white silicone mat to do the mirror stamping and other things but your idea to make it be exactly mirrored behind the original image using a stamp positioner tool is so clever! Way to go….love it!

@dorindavaughn4870 2 ай бұрын

Unique! It was a joy to watch the entire creative process. Thanks Annette😊

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for checking it out.

@alisonmartin6101 Ай бұрын

I just found your channel. I love that you've found a different way to do specimen cards. I like the Tim Holtz grunge look, but I'm getting rather bored with how many creators are doing the same thing. I haven't really found my style yet, but I don't want to do more of the same. 🇨🇦😃

@AnnetteGreen 22 күн бұрын

Thanks Alison. So happy you like my style.

@dorindaarney3395 Ай бұрын

Awesome

@AnnetteGreen Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@kathygomez1648 2 ай бұрын

I love the specimen cards. I liked how you gave them a little twist. 😊

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Kathy. So happy you liked them. Thanks for watching!

@jodieb4970 2 ай бұрын

These are fun. I'm glad you left the mistakes in, so we can see how you corrected them. I do love the vintage look, but I'm glad you showed other samples too.

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Mistakes are my specialty! LOL! I'm so happy you liked them. Thanks for checking them out.

@MsTKutube 2 ай бұрын

Your laminator idea for pressed flowers is fantastic!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. I'm sure I'm not the first to use a laminator, but it just seemed to make sense to try it. Thanks for watching.

@sophiemsmply4you572 2 ай бұрын

Love these Annette. Thanks so much for sharing.

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful, thanks so much! Thanks for checking them out.

@cherylwells1266 2 ай бұрын

I have not seen the Specimen Cards before, but these are gorgeous!!! Think that might be in my future - thank you Annette!!!!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Cheryl. If you do a search, you'll see a zillion come up but they're all the traditional vintage brown distressed look. I'm so happy you liked my take on them. Give them a try!

@cherylwells1266 2 ай бұрын

@@AnnetteGreen Thank you!!!

@hopewilkes74 2 ай бұрын

Nice!!!! First I'd seen that butterfly stamped like that. Thanks!!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Such an easy and effective technique to try!

@and1964rea 2 ай бұрын

Love the cards and a great idea to use the laminator.

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, it's a really great way to get a good seal. Do you think you'd ever try this?

@Jeannes1234 2 ай бұрын

Great idea to laminate your pressed flowers. I always use acetate and it slips around a lot.

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. I was happy to pull out that dusty laminator for a change. Now I'm looking around for more things to laminate!

@astridrutten4397 2 ай бұрын

I love your specimen cards Annette!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Astrid! so happy you liked them!

@majaooms3435 2 ай бұрын

Really love these cards! You are so creative!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Aw, thank you so much Maja. You're very kind. Thanks for watching. ❤

@lindamarshall8279 2 ай бұрын

Hi Annette, these are gorgeous. TFS 😊

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Hi there Linda. Thank you so much!

@createbyhand2366 2 ай бұрын

Wow love these

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@donnaphelan3108 2 ай бұрын

These are awesome!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Well thank you so much!

@evernightcreations 2 ай бұрын

These are really beautiful ❤

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@paulinearfmann1852 2 ай бұрын

I love your style it’s gorgeous

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so very much! I'm happy you like my style. Thanks for watching.

@cyndihall7245 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely lovely

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Cyndi, and thanks for watching.

@user-rs2rj8qf7l 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful ❤

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@celineworotniak4349 2 ай бұрын

Great Specimen cards. I have done some with dried flowers in the past as well but I struggle with proper seal around the flower when laminating. Perhaps I am using too heavy of laminating sheets, or....... it could be the operator. This has motivated me to keep trying. :)

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Celine. Does your laminator have two settings like mine does? When I do the very thin real flowers, I set it to the 3 mil setting. When I do the cardstock cut-outs or thicker artificial flowers, I set it to 5 mil. Mine are sealed very nicely. Also, do the whole sheet as opposed to small pieces of the laminating sheets. That's what is recommended for the best seal, at least on my machine. Hope that helps you before trying again.

@celineworotniak4349 2 ай бұрын

@@AnnetteGreen Hi Annette. It doesn't. just an on and off switch. Not top of the line for sure but I am going to try some different weight of the sheets. Thanks.

@careybarnaba6233 2 ай бұрын

Just subscribed to your channel! Really enjoyed watching you💕

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome! I'm so happy you enjoyed this!

@user-uo4ek1ou5m Ай бұрын

Where did you find the dried flowers? Love to watch you! Always great ideas!!

@AnnetteGreen Ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure I got those on Etsy, but it’s been a while. Check there, or perhaps Amazon.

@rebeccagreen2219 Ай бұрын

This is just a question 🙋‍♀️ what do we use these for? Are just for decoration? I love how you have done them , beautiful ❤

@AnnetteGreen Ай бұрын

They are just fun additions/embellishments which I will use in my junk journal tucked into pockets, but you can use them any which way you like. Woudn't they be fun to add to a gift bag as an added little goodie when giving a gift to someone?

@donnacarraway9182 2 ай бұрын

P.S. like the stamping trick too. Would anything else work to stamp onto besides the waffle mat for that technique? Thank you!

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

I saw a video where someone used a silicone mat that one would normally use for embossing through their die-cutting machine. I didn't have that, so I tried mine instead. I would test out things you have to see what works.

@karenholst8306 2 ай бұрын

👍👍👍💕💕💕🇩🇰

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the love!

@pattibutler7302 2 ай бұрын

In My Garden #CS212

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for that Patti! If I wasn't so lazy I would've looked it up. 😆

@pattibutler7302 2 ай бұрын

@@AnnetteGreen that’s what you have viewers to help you with.

@scrappaperart 2 ай бұрын

Question......the Grip Matt isn't that sticky? How does the ink come off it then? I like this idea of reverse stamping. This seems to be a quick and simple technique but it's not clicking for me. Thanks

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

The grip mat is "tacky" but not sticky. Any silicone mat would work I believe. I just didn't have one so I tried this. They key is to make sure whatever mat your use, it's thick enough or shimmed enough so that your stamp makes good contact.

@scrappaperart 2 ай бұрын

@@AnnetteGreen Ok I get it now. Thanks

@KarenCrisman 2 ай бұрын

Great idea. The new ring light glare is a little distracting and makes it hard to see some of the details. Not a complaint just an observation

@AnnetteGreen 2 ай бұрын

I agree, and it doesn't seem to matter what light I choose. The shiny plastic is going to be an issue unfortunately. Ideally, I would make KZfaq video outside on a table with no lamps! 😆