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The Garden Cutaway (G1353) is a great background for a diecut flower and some punched leaves. It's cut into strips here - and Dill Cardstock is placed behind the second and third pieces to create a stem. The leaves, also from Dill, are glued to the Garden Cutaway.
These colors feel fresh and spring-like - I wish I could say the same for our weather. When - and if - summer arrives, I'll design a summer version of this card in warm, sunny colors and share it with you on a future post.
Poppy Border (D1358) is such a versatile design. It's great on watercolored backgrounds, on Memory Box prints, or on glossy resist backgrounds. You can also stamp it over a larger background stamp to create a collage - or add a little butterfly like this one from our Happiest Birthday combo stamp. The butterfly is attached to the side of the greeting stamp - making it easy to use, and impossible to lose. Our Enchanted 6x6 Set and Flowerbud 12x12 print are featured on this card. View more of the Garden Journal Collection here.
There are thousands of stamps, styles and themes to chose from. I have stamps which I have never - and will never - use. Or a few that I used once or twice, not because I really liked them, but because I bought them. They will be donated, or garage-saled this summer as I try to reduce my stash of supplies. And then I have stamps like the two featured here - which I'll continue to use over and over again because of their classic, timeless designs.
Here's Happiest Birthday again - with an origami swan on a card we'll be making in the ArtPaper Express class at the University Village Impress on Sunday. We'll combine stamps and imported artpapers -and layer them on colorful cards in an array of different designs. Create a scrunched paper flower, like the one in the background - and you have a quick summer card.
I went to buy a graduation card for a very special graduate today. (Yes, I buy cards when I'm in a real time crunch, like I am this week.) It was interesting to see that guy grad cards have soaring birds and bright stars - and girl grad cards have flowers and pretty colors.
Here's a card that combines several of those elements. It's for a smart, sweet, ambitious, beautiful and caring person who's persevered, with her Mom, through some stressful situations. The card features our bold new Soaring Bird (C1366) taking flight on a Jubilee 6x6 print. A simple punched flower, like the yellow and white blossoms on the print, and Canary Yellow Jewel Stickers highlight the background of blues and greens.
Take a peek at two of the four cards we're making in the Guy Cards class at the Tukwila Impress on Monday May 31st - it's a holiday. We'll stamp our own custom paper for the little origami shirt - and fold a pair of cargo shorts to complete the outfit. If your guy is doesn't like cargo pants - no problem, I'll show you how to fold a him a pair of regular pants. Memory Box stamps and papers (Mocha, Bayou, Goldfish, Truffle, Chocolate, Aqua, Silver and Holly Berry are shown here) are featured in this class. I did the class at the Bellevue store last weekend - and had a great time - hope everyone else did too!
Here's another card that's almost done before you even start...
The 4 prints featured here are from our new Jubilee 6x6 Set - and the stamp is our new Birds in the Trees (D1365). Just one quick stamp - that's it! Dave's done the rest of the work for you - all you need to do is punch the circles, edge everything with Turquoise Gem and add Jewel and Pearl Stickers.
Save yourself some future time...stamp several of these while you have your supplies out and start a stash of ready-to-go cards. They will come in handy - and save you a lot of design- and clean-up time when you need a quick card.
Yes, I admit it - I actually read the text on printed papers. It was great discovering the definition of "wreath" on our Flowerbud 12x12 because it works nicely with our Bramble Wreath (E1276). I added some pink flowers, punched brackets and a greeting (Very Best D1322) from our new Garden Journal Collection. Send this card to someone to celebrate a graduation - or, even better - a new job!
Our Branch Heart (E1310) would also be great for a similar design. It would be the perfect card to celebrate a summer wedding. I'll share that idea on a future post.
Here's an idea for a thank-you card in colors that'll carry you through what's left of Spring, and straight into a sunny Summer.
Our new Fern Print (C1357) from the just-released Garden Journal Collection is both bold and graceful - and works well with a variety of backgrounds. I found another tiny grid print in the Butterfield 6x6 Set - the colors match perfectly with the new prints in the Jubilee 6x6 Set, creating the impression of images stamped on an old sheet of graph paper.
The Distressed Thank You (D861) is a classic favorite from earlier days. The eclectic combination of fonts and irregular edges lets it multi-task as both a background and greeting. I love how they work together with the cool blues, greens and vintage whites.
Create Art (G1330) is the perfect backdrop for just about every new stamp in our Garden Journal Collection. Here it is - as the setting for the new Spring Branch (D1363). The tiny flowers, attached to the side of the Vine Border (D1322), add a note of springtime to any greeting.
The red and orange flourishes on the printed panel are from our new Jubilee 6x6 Set - and the greeting is easily coordinated when it's stamped on a scrap piece of the same print. There are so many color combinations possible with the Jubilee set - Soiree Pistachio, seen here as the card, is just one of them.
The tiny grid print from our Butterfield 6x6 Set and a binder-punched edge create the look of a page torn from an old garden journal. Script Block (E453) and Leafy Branch (C1361) are a nostalgic blend of old and new, and would be a nice backdrop for just about any greeting.
I hope your favorite Retailer has received their order of our latest release - the Garden Journal Collection of stamps and papers. The botanical, bird and flower images are perfect with the fresh pinks, greens and aquas of the Jubilee 6x6 and 12x12 prints.
The new Garden Journal Collection's Budding Branch (D1360) on a background of Vintage Notes (E1329) creates a card to celebrate a marriage, graduation or new career. It's a versatile card - and a good one to make in multiples. A simple change of the greeting makes it a birthday, thank you or get well card.
I love square cards - designing one is like filling a picture frame with a balanced composition of horizontal, vertical and accent elements. Stripes are always a classic accent - and the pearlescent luster of the Soiree Aquamarine Cardstock mat adds a nice, shimmery glow.
The new Poppy Row (D1358) stamp frames a section of our Create Art stamp (G1330), and transforms it into a collagey card on shimmery Amethyst Soiree Cardstock. Prints from our new Enchanted 6x6 Set - in soothing shades of blue, lavender and pale violet - add layers of detail and dimension.
It's just one of eleven beautiful new stamps in our just-released Garden Journal Collection of botanicals and birds. The designs feature Dave's unique classic and timeless style - and will quickly become your favorite go-to stamps for both quick cards and detailed projects.
