There's a lovely new small collection from Memory Box and you can find it here--SUMMER MEADOW.  I chose the SUNSHINE AND WILDFLOWERS CLEAR STAMP SET CL5290 to make a quick and simple card.

materials used

• top fold white A2 note card
• black card stock
• white card stock
• the next to the largest frame from HERITAGE RECTANGLE FRAMES 94883
• stamps from SUNSHINE AND WILDFLOWERS CLEAR STAMP SET CL5290
• VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink

to make this card

• trim a piece of black card stock 4 X 5 1/4 and add it to the front of the note card
• stamp the wildflowers stamp on white card stock using the black ink
• use the next to the largest frame from the Heritage Rectangle Frames to cut out the wildflowers
• stamp the greeting--"Sending sunshine and wildflowers"--on the wildflowers panel
• adhere the wildflowers panel to the note card

And that's it!  Super simple, super easy!  I'll make a whole bunch of these with just the wildflowers and set them aside, adding the appropriate sentiment later.  This will be a perfect card for my seniors group to make in their class with me on Thursday this week.  

Happy Crafting!

Sunshine and Wildflowers CL5290           Heritage Rectangle Frames 94883

Hi everyone.  The new Summer Meadow release is here.  I am loving the new Heritage Rectangle Frame die and all the beautiful stamp.  Today have a card with a layout featuring the frame dies on a slimline card.

Background:

Trim white card stock to 4" x 6 1/2". Heat rose gold emboss the Sunshine and Wildflower Clear stamp on the bottom of the paper. Die cut the middle Heritage Rectangle Frame starting at the bottom middle of the stamp and move up and die cut 2 more times to create 3 panels with 2 of them having the flowers.  Next ink blend each panel using Distress ink in Bundle Sage, Speckled Egg, and Salty Ocean.  On the top panel gold heat emboss the Happy birthday to you sentiment from the Sunshine and Wildflower Clear stamp.  Gold heat emboss around the edges of all 3 panels.  Just take your embossing ink pad and run it around the edges and add the embossing power and heat. 

Butterflies:

Die cut the bottom layer of the Gypsy Butterflies die set from white card stock and the top and body from gold paper from the Rainbow Reflections Mirror pad.  Ink blend the 2 butterflies using Distress ink in Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar, Lumberjack Plaid, and Dusty Concord.  Glue on the top layer and body using the envelope as a guide.

Assembly:

Trim 2 pcs of white card stock to 4" x 7 1/4". Score 1/4" from the top of the panels and add adhesive and adhere behind the other panel to create a card.  Adhere the 3 panels in order centering them on the card.  Adhere the butterflies at apposing angles at the top and bottom of the card. 

 

 

Supplies

 

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94890 Gypsy Butterflies

CL5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Hello and welcome, Angie here today with a lovely peony card.  Here's a closer look:

The white background is made with white woodgrain paper, along with the heart frame, both are backed with dotted paper from my stash.  The flower was cut from white cardstock and colored with alcohol markers.  The sentiment is heat embossed in white on black cardstock.  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today!  Be sure to come back each day for more inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

CL5277 Breezy Bouquet clear stamp set

94877 Graceful Peony Blossom

94884 Cherish Scalloped Frames

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

 

Garden Beauties dragonflies from the new Summer Meadow collection join the Elegant Peony Blossom on a card for any occasion.  New Heritage Rectangle Frames create a collage-y backdrop.  Hi, Jean here again with another design from our latest release.

Cut Elegant Peony Blossom from Raspberry Sorbet Cardstock.  Cut the stamens - and the narrow, pointy blossom section - from Glossy Black Paper (cardstock).  Create a freeform peony - or refer to illustrations on the back of the product envelope for layering and assembly details. 

Sponge smooth white cardstock with Rocket Red Gold Brilliance ink - use a well-inked stamp pad for quick coverage.  Heat-set the ink.  Diecut it with 3 sizes of the new Heritage Rectangle Frames - 3/4" x 2", 1-1/2 " x 2.75" and 2-1/8" x 3-3/8".

Cut the new Garden Beauties dragonfly wings from the gold Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6.  Cut the center sections from the gold Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the tips of the dragonfly wings and the outer edges of the peony.

Add 1/4" punched circles of the gold Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

It's my second Heritage Rectangle Frame card in 2 days- it's such a great set of 6 dies that it's hard not to use it again!  The details are well-defined but they don't compete with other design elements.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

 

Supplies 

 

 

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94893 Garden Beauties

94878 Elegant Peony Blossom

fp1003

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

sh44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

Welcome the month of May - and prep for summer - with our latest collection,  Summer Meadow 2025.  Gypsy Swallow-tail, Heritage Rectangle Frames, Gypsy Butterflies and Garden Beauties set the scene for summer projects, celebrations and greetings.  Hi, Jean here with an all-occasion design from this great new release.

Cut Gypsy Swallow-tail from ink-blended cardstock, the aqua Rainbow Reflections 6x6 and the blue/teal Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the little beak/head section from Summer Squash cardstock.  Color the eye area with a black marker and attach it behind the head sections.

Cut two of the leafless Eucalyptus Bouquet stems from heavy craft  cardstock.  Trim about an inch from the bottom of one of the stem diecuts, then layer them for a longer stem.   

Cut ink-blended cardstock with the 1-3/8", 2" and 3/4" Heritage Rectangle Frames dies.  

Stamp the greeting - from the new Sunshine and Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set - on white cardstock with Warm Breeze VersaFne Clair. Quickly heat-emboss it witgh detail clear powder.

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded white A2 card - use foam dots for the Swallow-tail and greeting.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

A swallow-tail,  butterflies and dragonflies are perfect for summer projects - enjoy creating with them!

Thanks for visiting...

Supplies

 

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94891 Gypsy Swallow-tail

94807 Eucalyptus Bouquet

cl5290

sh44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Greetings friends. It is time for the new Summer Meadow release! We hope you will stop by often to see the new products.

For my first card with the new release, I made a Mother's Day card with my own mom in mind. Therefore, all the colors were chosen using her favorites. Sometimes having a person in mind makes coloring choices that much easier.

To make the card, I first stamped my flower onto XPress It cardstock using black Memento ink:

I then used the following Copic colors to color my image-

Flower- V12, V15, and V17

Leaves- G12, G7 and G17

Center of flower- Y32, Y35, and Y38

I decided that I didn't want my flower surrounded by white cardstock. I could have sponged around the flower, but I didn't feel like doing any masking. I decided instead to color around the image with my BG01 Copic marker. Normally when I do this, I choose a small image with a small surrounding area to color. However, this card is for my mom, so I didn't mind the extra work. My tip to you if you do this technique is to trim around your image as much as possible to make the area you have to color that much smaller.

This is what my flower looked like after coloring the background. I wanted a bit more color around the edges, so I sponged a little Tumbled Glass Distress ink around the edges. It was far enough away from my flower that I didn't have to do any masking:

Next, I layered my flower piece onto one of the new Heritage Rectangle Frames. I love the detail at the edges of the frame. It adds a bit of interest to the frame without detracting from the focal image.

One thing you can notice from the close up is that I stamped two of the leaves onto a separate piece of cardstock, colored them, cut them out and glued them onto the card. I wanted to have them hanging over the frame a bit.

I also cut out one of the new dragonflies from the Garden Beauties die set. I used the same Copic colors as I did for the center of the flower, but I also added some YG13 for a a touch of green and used E79 for the body of the dragonfly.

To finish the outside of the card, I added a touch of glitter glue to the center of the flower and the dragonfly wings.

I added a message to the inside of the card instead of the outside. The words are from the new Sunshine and Wildflowers clear set. I had to cover part of the inside of the card because I wrote a sappy message to my mom before I remembered to take a picture:

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are as excited about the new release as I am!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

cl5291 With Sympathy Clear Stamp Set

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94893 Garden Beauties

cl5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

sh44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

Hi everyone!  Today I have another card that uses products from the 2025 Peony release.

I began by ink blending a background on white cardstock using Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin and Wilted Violet Distress inks.  Once the background was dry, I spattered it with black ink, adhered it to a black cardstock mat, and glued it to a white card base.

I stamped the butterfly 3 times onto white cardstock and ink blended them with the same ink colors as the background. I added a white gel pen to add some detail to the butterflies and  used the coordinating die to cut them out. 

The 2 back butterflies were glued to the card front and foam tape was used to adhere the middle butterfly.

The word Hello was stamped with black ink onto white cardstock, die cut with the coordinating die and adhered to the card. 

To finish the card, I added some black epoxy dots to give it some texture.

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

CL5289D Hello Butterfly Stamp and Die set

I'm still working my way through the variety of peonies dies in the latest Memory Box collection.  Today's card features PEONY BUD STEMS 94876 and DELIGHTFUL PEONY BLOSSOM 94875.

materials used

• PEONY BUD STEMS 94876
• DELIGHTFUL PEONY BLOSSOM 94875
• MAGNOLIA PLAID PP1021 (or use any of the plaid paper collections with a color that coordinates with the painted flowers)
• BLUSH CARD STOCK SP1012 (or use one of the solid color card stock pieces from any of the 6X6 SP collections that coordinates with the plaid and the painted flowers)
• A2 white note card
• watercolor paper
• watercolor paints

to make this card

• cut a piece of plaid paper 5 1/4 X 4 and add it to the front of the note card
• cut a piece of one of the card stock papers 4 1/4 X 3 and add it to the center of the plaid paper
• die cut the PEONY BUD STEMS and the DELIGHTFUL PEONY BLOSSOM from watercolor paper
• watercolor the image pieces
• assemble the flowers--use the envelope images to guide you
• add the flowers to the center panel--the Peony Bud Stems first with glue on the stems and dimensional foam under each bud; and then use dimensional foam to add the Delightful Peony Blossom in the center
  

This card is quite similar in design to the one I posted last week and it is suitable for any occasion--just add the appropriate sentiment on the front or inside the note card!  I can't wait for the peonies in my garden to blossom!  Happy Crafting!

Peony Bud Stems 94876     Delightful Peony Blossom 94875

 

Hello everyone.  I have another background card, but I am reusing an earlier technique.  I loved it so much I had to create another card.  I hope you like this technique.

Background:

Randomly spread Distress Crackle Paste Opaque over an A2 size multimedia paper.  Let air dry.  Use Distress Crayons in the listed colors and randomly apply; Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, Tattered Rose, Aged Mahogony, and Scorched Timber.  Dip your finger in water (or a baby wipe) and rub the crayon colors together using an up and down motion.  Let dry.

Focal Image:

Die cut the Gentle Peony Bloom and Peony Bud Trio die set from white card stock.  Ink blend the petals with Distress Oxide Tattered Rose and the stamen with Scattered Straw. Ink blend the leaves and stems using Peeled Paint. Form the petals using your fingers.  Adhere the petals together using the envelope as a guide. 

Assembly:

Adhere the background to a side folding A2 size white card.  Adhere the leaves, buds, and flower to the center of the card.  Adhere a Happy Birthday Foil Greeting Black Tab under the flower.

 

Supplies

 

94872 Gentle Peony Bloom

94881 Tender Peony Bud

ST007 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a friend card featuring the new Crocosmia Stems 94879 and the Cherish Scalloped Frames.  Here's a closer look:

The large background is white woodgrain paper, topped with dotted paper from my stash, topped with a white Cherish Scalloped Frame 94884 die.  On top of that I added the stems and florals, after coloring them with alcohol markers.  The sentiment is from the Hello Butterfly stamp set CL5289 stamped in black ink.

Here's one last look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

CL5289 Hello Butterfly clear stamp set

94879 Crocosmia Stems

94884 Cherish Scalloped Frames

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

Create a colorful Ethereal Butterfly window card with the classic Butterfly Coterie Collage.  It's a thank you card here - but could easily be a birthday, Mother's Day, get well or friendship card.  Hi, Jean here with a collaged window card for any occasion.

I used an ink-blended paper from my stash - lightly-splattered with Imagine's  Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Cut the Ethereal Butterflies set - plus extras of the medium and small butterflies on the left bottom side of the photo on the envelope.  Cut three sets of the centers from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6 - shorten them for the two smallest butterflies.  

Cut the front of a white A2 card with the Butterfly Coterie Collage.  

Here's a tip to simplify placement of the butterflies.  Instead of flipping the card front back and forth to position the butterflies on the inside - cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of cardstock  to use as a template .  Attach it inside the card with removable tape. Use the template a a guide to attach the butterflies inside the card. 

Attach 1/4" punched circles of the violet Graceful Garden 6x6.  Attach a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tab - there are 4 each of 9 great designs in each set.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

 

Here's an interior view of the card.  The butterfly diecuts aren't identical to the collage cutouts - but they create a colorful surprise when the card is opened. There's space for  a short note and/or your signature on the inside.

Thanks for visiting our blog...see you again  next week!

 

Supplies

 

94885 Ethereal Butterflies

94642

st009 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tabs

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad