Week 16 - Let's Make Some Pretty Specimen Cards

[@Cyrilmc222004]

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]

Thanks so much Mags!

[@michelejacobs115]

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]

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!

[@Helen4938]

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]

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

[@lorifitzgibbon3085]

Lovely specimen cards.

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much!

[@jeanadamsick9854]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much!

[@adelaidemesquita9598]

They are beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial.❤❤

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@jenpurple9008]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@karenkirkman4723]

Fun specimen cards!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks Karen!

[@janewebster7661]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@virginiachin1489]

Beautiful specimen cards.😊

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thank you so much! Thanks for watching.

[@livingauthenticallyonmyownterm]

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching you create all these wonderful goodies Annette! I’ve got a die cut machine ordered, so I can have some time playing and trying out what you’ve shown us today. You’re such an incredible artist and I’ve learned so much!❤❤❤

[@AnnetteGreen]

I'm so happy to hear you've been enjoying my videos. Thanks so much for the super sweet comment. You've truly made my DAY! I hope you have a ton of fun when your die-cutting machine arrives.

[@dawnlloyd298]

❤absolutely love these! Beautiful

[@AnnetteGreen]

Wonderful, thank you so much!

[@craftyShirleyG]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@marycoughlin5645]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks Mary ❤

[@ckit8176]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@theresakassa4889]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thank you so very much!

[@marieannehonsberger6536]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@TheTruckingScribe]

Hi Annette! I love how you created the specimen tags and made them your own.💜⛟💜⛟💜

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much. Glad you liked my take on these.

[@donnacarraway9182]

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]

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

[@crafty_tams]

Oh my goodness you are so talented! Love these!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Well thank you SO very much!

[@mariebinkin4365]

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]

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.

[@EvaVilla-pm5mv]

Another beautiful project

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much!

[@crschwartz380]

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]

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

[@kathyaakananabluebird]

Beautiful specimen cards!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much!

[@sandyjuliano-cy9rf]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much. Thanks for watching!

[@cheryl7476]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@goprettymama]

They are so beautiful.

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much!

[@marycoughlin5645]

Very enjoyable❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AnnetteGreen]

Wonderful, thanks Mary!

[@kathyupchurch8184]

very creative!! love the colors❤️❤️

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much Kathy!

[@beckylake5241]

Those are so cute.

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thank you so much Becky 😊

[@catherinelancaster511]

Absolutely love these! 💖

[@AnnetteGreen]

Glad you like them! Thanks so much.

[@pattibutler7302]

Love these!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Wonderful, thanks Patti!

[@juliecook1550]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@belindazimmer2107]

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]

Thanks Belinda! Isn't that mirror stamping cool? The KZbinr 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]

@@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!

[@moiSophie5082]

Hello, it's really beautiful ❤

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@YvetteQuale]

New subbie here! What a fun, inspiring project you've shared in this video. Thanks so much!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Welcome!! Thanks for subscribing. So happy you enjoyed this one. Hope to see you here again!

[@YvetteQuale]

@@AnnetteGreen thanks! I've been looking around your channel. Thanks for all you bring to us!!

[@dorindaarney3395]

Awesome

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thank you!

[@MsTKutube]

Your laminator idea for pressed flowers is fantastic!

[@AnnetteGreen]

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.

[@kathygomez1648]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@alisonmartin6101]

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]

Thanks Alison. So happy you like my style.

[@jodieb4970]

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]

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

[@dorindavaughn4870]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for checking it out.

[@sophiemsmply4you572]

Love these Annette. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@hopewilkes74]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks! Such an easy and effective technique to try!

[@and1964rea]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@Jeannes1234]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@astridrutten4397]

I love your specimen cards Annette!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks Astrid! so happy you liked them!

[@majaooms3435]

Really love these cards! You are so creative!

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@cyndihall7245]

Absolutely lovely

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thank you so much Cyndi, and thanks for watching.

[@evernightcreations]

These are really beautiful ❤

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thank you so much!

[@lindamarshall8279]

Hi Annette, these are gorgeous. TFS 😊

[@AnnetteGreen]

Hi there Linda. Thank you so much!

[@TammyO.Garner]

Beautiful!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thank you! And thanks for watching.

[@paulinearfmann1852]

I love your style it’s gorgeous

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@junerobbins6871]

Love all of them. Im going to have to make some for my journals. I don't have a dye cutter, but I can do a lot of these using punches, my different edged scissors and a craft knife to create the specimen opening. I'll have to give it a try after I get adjusted to a new med.

[@createbyhand2366]

Wow love these

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much!!

[@celineworotniak4349]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@donnaphelan3108]

These are awesome!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Well thank you so much!

[@careybarnaba6233]

Just subscribed to your channel! Really enjoyed watching you💕

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@donnacarraway9182]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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.

[@scrappaperart]

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]

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]

@@AnnetteGreen Ok I get it now. Thanks

[@pattibutler7302]

In My Garden #CS212

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@pattibutler7302]

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

[@karenholst8306]

👍👍👍💕💕💕🇩🇰

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks for all the love!

[@faodail3913]

Can't see any of your head.

[@mcuttercreations]

Those are absolutely gorgeous ❤❤

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much!

[@KarenCrisman]

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]

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 KZbin video outside on a table with no lamps! 😆

[@CathyOrtega-contreras]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@rebeccagreen2219]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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?

[@caroleanderson1106]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@barbiesedgwick5962]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@gayleschultz8383]

Thanks for the laminating idea!

[@AnnetteGreen]

Sure thing Gayle. Hope you give it a try!

[@CarolPalmer-o9s]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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

[@cherylwells1266]

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

[@AnnetteGreen]

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]

@@AnnetteGreen Thank you!!!

[@kimvanek-v7b]

Beautiful ❤

[@AnnetteGreen]

Thanks so much!