Send caring thoughts and words of support with a mix of design elements and soft colors.  Hi,  Jean here after (hopefully!) many glitches and challenges.  Hoping these quiet thoughts and gentle colors will calm things down a bit...

Stamp the butterfly -  from the Hello Butterfly Clear Stamp and Die Set - on white vellum with VersaMark.  Heat-emboss it with detail white powder.  Cut two butterflies from the purple Lagoon Collection 6x6.  Score and crease  the butterflies at 1/8" to the left and right of the center for extra lift.  Cut the vellum butterfly too.

Attach just the center of the vellum butterfly with a narrow strip of doublestick tape.  Layer the purple butterflies - offset and extend them beyond the vellum butterfly.

Cut the light blue/lavender Anemone Plaid with the die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Die.  

Spritz both sides of pale lavender cardstock with a light mist of water and emboss it with the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder.  Cut it with the coordinating die.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the butterfly.

Stamp the greeting - from the new With Sympathy Clear Stamps Set - on a light blue 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection - with Pearlescent Lavender Brilliance.  Dry the ink, then cut it with the short end of the largest block of the Vintage Tray die.  Trim the excess.  Attach it with foam tape.

Add purple/bronze Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Caring cards are always appreciated - especially when you've created them for the special people in your life.  Thanks for visiting our blog!

Supplies

 

cl5291 With Sympathy Clear Stamp Set

EF1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

gem101

sp1010

pp1025 Anemone Plaid 6x6 pack

cl5289d Hello Butterfly Stamp and Die set

I have a sweet card for today that features the Gypsy Swallow-Tail and also includes plaid papers and the Tender Peony Bud.

materials used

• white A2 side-fold note card
• plaid papers from FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029
• red card stock from BLUSH SP1012
• white card stock scraps
• watercolor paper
• GYPSY SWALLOW-TAIL 94891
• TENDER PEONY BUD 94881
• NESTED GLOBES 94532
• CHERISH HEARTS 94882
• a tiny gem from FAIRY JEWELS for the bird's eye

to make this card

• cut a piece of the plaid paper 4 X 5 1/4 and add to the front of the white note card
• cut two of the Nested Globes, one from red card stock and one from white card stock; layer the white one on top of the red and add to the front of the note card (no globes?  use another set of frames in two sizes)
• die cut the smallest of the Cherish Hearts from a scrap of the same red card stock and add to the white panel
• die cut the Tender Peony Bud from watercolor paper; paint it with watercolors, assemble and add to the left of the heart on the white panel
• die cut the Gypsy Swallow-Tail from white and plaid card stock papers; adhere together using the envelope as a guide; add a tiny Fairy Jewel for the eye
• use dimensional foam dots to add the bird to the note card

This is a sweet card to send at any time.  You could add one of the sentiment circle or rectangle tabs from Memory Box or stamp one of the sentiments from one of the clear stamp sets on the inside along with your personal message.  Change it up even more by using different frames behind the bird and flower or use different papers for the background and the bird.  So many possibilities!

Happy Crafting!

Nested Globes 94532  Cherish Hearts 94882        Fuchsia Plaid PP1029                   Blush Card Stock SP1012                 

 

Gypsy Swallow-Tail 94881    

 

Tender Peony Bud 94881

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a fun colorful birthday card made with the

Rectangle Basics Set 30086

Exquisite Leaf Set 94664

and Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs ST007

Here's a closer look at my card:

I took Distress Oxide inks in bold colors and added them directly to a piece of card stock, then after it dried, I cut leaves out of it and then added them to a piece of vellum.  Next I made a white frame for the edges with 2 of the rectangle dies. After adding it to the vellum leaf panel, I added thin foam strips on the edges to pop it up on the card base.  Lastly I added the ready made sentiment from Memory Box.  Here's one more look at my card:

I recently taught this card technique in my May card class at my local scrapbook store and it was so fun to see how each person's came out different using the same products!  I hope you will give this a try - it's quick and really a lovely look.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

94664 Exquisite Leaf Set

ST007 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs

 

Combine Garden Beauties dies and Nutmeg Forest 6x6 prints to create  simple, gilded dragonflies.  The die's details accentuate the beautiful sage and gold print.  Hi, Jean here with another quick card made even easier with designs from Memory Box.

Cut two sets of Garden Beauties dragonfly wings from the sage and gold 6x6 from the Nutmeg  Forest set.  Cut the centers from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the dragonflies - the one at the top combines the top wings from the big dragonfly with the bottom wings from the small dragonfly so you'll have 3 unique dragonflies. 

Cut three centers from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Blend peacock feathers, salvaged patina and squeezed lemonade Distress Oxides on the  smoother side of watercolor paper.  Spritz the salvaged patina applicator with a light mist of water and blend the colors.  Heat-set the inks.  Spray the watercolor paper with Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Let it air-dry for a few minutes, then heat-set it.

Cut it with the 2" wide Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die.  

Cut the teal 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection with the rectangles die.  

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the upper wings and greeting circle tab.    Attach green Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing

Thanks for visiting our blog!

 

 

Supplies

 

94893 Garden Beauties

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

pp1034

sp1010

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

st009

Hi everyone.  I have a spring time birthday card featuring the Young Goose die set.  The Winter Days release was full of the geese die sets that had winter and spring/summer accessories to use all year long. 

Background:

Die cut the 2nd large die from the Heritage Rectangle die set from heavy card stock.  Ink blend the bottom 1/4th of the rectangle with Distress Oxide Bundled Sage.  Then ink blend the rest Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass. Set aside.

Flowers:

Die cut theBudding Gladiola stem and Fanciful Gladiola Stem die sets from gradients of similar colors from the Greenery and Blush paper packs.  Adhere the Fanciful Gladiola Stems per the envelope. For the Budding Gladiola Stem set I die cut the stem die from the lighter 2 shade of Bush paper and fussy cut the flower off and adhere to a green stem.  I also cut 2 sets of the leaves in 2 shades of Greenery paper and didn't adhere them together.  

Goose:

Die cut the Young Goose and hat from white card stock and the smaller scarf from 2 shades of the Blush.  Ink blend the goose wing and neck with Distress Oxide Lost Shadow.  Ink blend the beak and feet with Oxide Marigold.  Use a black gel pen to color the eye.

Assembly:

Adhere the background to a A2 side folder white card.  Adhere the flowers and leave to the background and trim off any leave hanging off.  Adhere the goose with foam tape to the bottom right hand corder of the card and a Happy Birthday Foil Greeting circle Tab to the lower left hand corner of the background.

 

Supplies

 

94827 Young Goose

94791 Fanciful Gladiola Stem

94792 Budding Gladiola Stem

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

st010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

Greetings friends. I want to share with you a card inspired by a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  The sketch looked like this:

I knew that I didn't have to literally have leaves on the side of my card, but I really liked the look and wanted to recreate it for my card.

To cut out my butterflies, I sprinkled some Color Burst watercolor powders onto a mat, spritzed it with water and then placed a piece of photo paper into the colorful puddle. When I was done, I was left with a background piece of paper that looked like this:

I then die cut a bunch of butterflies and added them to my card on top of an embossed piece of kraft cardstock. I then finished it with a Memory Box thank you label:

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope everyone is having a great weekend

 

Supplies

 

94885 Ethereal Butterflies

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

94881 Tender Peony Bud

94872 Gentle Peony Bloom

ef1014 Blooming 3D Embossing Folder

st005 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Tabs

Need a quick thank you card?  Just diecut the solid Gypsy Butterflies backgrounds from a  beautiful Anemone Grove 6x6 - then layer the butterflies over an ink-blended, gold-spritzed Heritage Rectangle Frame background.  Add a foiled Thank You Greeting Tab and Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Done!

Hi, Jean here with a simple card featuring designs from our Summer Meadow release.  It's another example of letting Memory Box do the work for you - butterflies from a 6x6 print, a foiled greeting tab, textured rectangles and matching gems for shimmery accents.  

Cut the Gypsy Butterflies solid backgrounds from the teal and gold Anemone Grove 6x6.  Cut the centers from a gold Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6.  Spritz ink-blended watercolor paper with a light mist of Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Air-dry it for a few minutes, then heat-set it.  Cut it with the smallest and 2.1" Heritage Rectangle Frames dies.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card  - use foam tape for the top halves of the wings and the small rectangle.

Trim the ends of the Thank You Foil Greetings White Tabs and attach it to the Heritage Rectangle diecut for an instant-greeting.

Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  There are several Anemone Grove 6x6 prints that are perfect for butterflies.  Chose your favorites and make a stash of cards - then add the foiled greeting tabs or circles when you need a quick card.

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

pp1026 Anemone Grove 6x6 pack

94890 Gypsy Butterflies

94883

st004

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Welcome everyone!  Today I have a quick and easy card for you using a new stamp set from the 2025 Summer Meadow release.

I began by creating a ink blended panel, using dye ink pads from Gina K Designs. Next I stamped the Wildflowers image with black ink to create a silhouette on the background.

I mounted the panel onto a black cardstock mat and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

I die cut the word "Congrats" from black cardstock, glued it to a white cardstock shadow die cut, and used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

To finish the card, I glued some clear fairy drops to add a little shine to the card.

That's it for today! 

 

Supplies

 

CL5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

94869 Congrats Marker Script

DRP101 Fairy Drops

Hi everyone.  I have a card featuring the Gypsy Shallow die set.  I love using the Heritage Rectangle Frame sets to create a frame around a scene.  

Background:

Die cut the largest Heritage Rectangle Frame die from Lavender Bloom paper.  Ink blend using Distress Seedless Preserves and then ink the edge with Aged Mahogany.  Die cut the 2nd larges Heritage Frame die from white card stock.  Ink blend using Distress Broken China and Peacock Feathers.  Spritz with water and dry with paper towel.  2nd generation stamp the wildflowers from Sunshine and Wildflower stamp set using a grandaunt of Seedless Preserves and Aged Mahogany. Ink blend around the frame blending in with Aged Mahogany.  Heat emboss the sentiment Sending Love Your Way from the Sunshine and Wildflower stamp set using Aged Mahogany Embossing Glaze.  

Focal image:

Die cut the Gypsy Shallow-tail and Crocosmia Stem die sets from whites card stock. Ink blend the flowers using Seedless Preserves.  Ink blend the stems and leaves using Peacock Feathers.  Ink blend the bird using Spun Sugar, Seedless Preserves and Aged Mahogany.  Use a black gel pen for the eye.  Adhere the die cuts using the envelope as a guide. 

Assembly:

Adhere the smaller frame on the larger using foam tape. Adhere both background panels to a A2 white card.  Adhere the tops of the Crocosmia Stems over the stamped wildflowers at the bottom of the card.  Adhere the Gypsy Shallow-tail over the sentiment.  Ink blend a heart die cut from one of the Cherish Scalloped Frame dies using Seedless Preserves and adhere to the beak of the bird.

 

Supplies

 

94891 Gypsy Swallow-tail

Cl5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94879 Crocosmia Stems

94884 Cherish Scalloped Frames

sh44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack