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The Fastest, Easiest Card Ever!

The Classic Pear Die and the coversheet from the Nightfall 6x6 Set are perfect together...you'll have a colorful, multi-patterned diecut in less than a minute.  Cut the leaf from Dill Cardstock.  Cut the stem from scrap cardboard - brownie points for up-cycling both your coversheet and scrap cardboard!  

Stamp Happy Fall on Mango Distressed Dots with Khaki Green and ink the edges with Pumpkin Pie.

Attach everything to a Jack o' Lantern Notecard - use foam dots for the greeting - there's your card! It's even faster than adhering strips of washi tape.  You can get a pair of pears from each coversheet - and have two cards in just a few minutes.

Memory Box Products

• Classic Pear Die 98392
• Happy Fall B1420
• Nightfall 6x6 Set
• Dill Cardstock
• Mango Distressed Dots
• Jack o' Lantern Notecard and Envelope

Other Supplies

• Diecut Machine and Pads
• Scrap Cardboard (stem)
• Diecut Machine and Plates
• ColorBox Khaki Green and Pumpkin Pie Archival Dye Inkpads
• Foam Dots

 

Busy weekend ahead...Memory Box and Poppystamps dies, papers and stamps make it easy to be creative!

 

Halloween Cityscape

Belated thanks to everyone who took the Halloween Extras class at Impress - hope you liked the designs and techniques.  We had so many great stamps and dies to chose from - I could go on making Halloween cards for a few more weeks - but the 31st is just a few days away!

Here's a super-quick card for you - just diecut Cityscape Nightline, using the Metal Adapter Plate with the other plates required for thin metal dies, from Parchment Cardstock and ink the  edges with Khaki.  Cut a 3.75" x 5" piece of the Blackbird 6x6 print  and ink the edges with Khaki too.

Use a screwpunch to punch some holes in the center of the starbursts.  Attach packing tape behind the print.  Brush Peridot Glitter onto the adhesive in the holes.  Coordinate your instant-card with a matching Licorice Envelope.  Use scraps of the Mango Moroccan print for handwritten address labels.

If you love Memory Box Dies (and who doesn't?) - be sure to see the Poppystamps collection of dies - including some new designs - here.

Memory Box Products

• Cityscape Nightline Die 98398
• Metal Adapter Plate
• Blackbird 6x6 Set
• Licorice Notecard
• Licorice Envelope
• Mango Moroccan 

Other Supplies

• ColorBox Khaki Archival Dye Inkpad
• Clearsnap Peridot Glitter
• Screwpunch
• Packing Tape

Thanks for stopping by - hope you enjoyed the Halloween cards posted during the past few weeks!

 

 

A Spider Symphony

Does anyone else save the "background" 6x6 prints till the very end because they're too special to use for just any card?  I do - and here's an easy way to use the great music sheet print from the Nightfall 6x6 Set.

Just diecut spiders using the Creepy Spider and Dangling Spider Dies and attach them to the background.  That's it - done!

Memory Box Products

• Creepy Spider Die 98385
• Dangling Spider Die 98386
• Nightfall 6x6 Set        
• Licorice Notecards    
• Licorice Envelopes

Other Supplies

• ColorBox Wicked Black Archival Dye Inkpad
• Diecut Machine and Plates
• Foam Dots

See the Memory Collection of dies here - you're bound to find a new favorite among them!  You can even compile and print a wishlist of Memory Box Dies for your next retail or online shopping spree.

 

 

 

Is Anyone Home?

The Country House Die - usually so traditional and proper - becomes a spooky mansion when used with the yellow and black Blackbird 6x6 print.  Sections of the door and shutters swing open, offering a glimpse of the background, also from the Blackbird set.

Memory Box Products

• Country House Die 98165
• Perfect Night B1886
• Blackbird 6x6 Set
• Mango Moroccan
• Mango Dots
• Jack o' Lantern Notecard
• Jack o' Lantern Envelope

Other Supplies

• ColorBox Wicked Black Archival Dye Inkpad    
• Diecut Machine and Plates            
• 1" Circle Punch
• 7/8" Circle Punch
• Foam Dots

The 31st is coming up quickly - and it's a great time to use your Memory Box prints and dies to make a few quick cards like this one.  View the dies and papers here.  I'll share a few more ideas for them here - and on the Poppystamps Blog - then switch over to some Thanksgiving-ish designs for November.

 

Bubble, Bubble

The Loopy Rings Die 98370 creates a fun background for the Bubbling Pot C1881 here. Be sure to save the three solid dots that are cut out - glue them over some of the intricate rings to secure the rings to the background.

Here's another tip - diecut two centers from the Gothic Rosette and Center set, one from the Nightfall print and another one from scrap cardboard.   Secure the rosette between the two centers to keep it from popping up while the glue is setting up.  The cardboard center on the back of the rosette also makes it easier to attach the rosette to the background.  

Big thanks to everyone who took the Merry and Bright and Fall Garden Greetings classes at the Bellevue Impress last weekend.  We had a great time using the new Poppystamps dies, just in time for our holiday projects!

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Spiders in Suspension

Creepy (big) and Dangling (smaller) Spiders hang from the Small Creepy Web Frame here.  They're highlighted against the Nightfall 6x6" print cut with the Debutante Die.  Dave's also designed a larger Creepy Web Frame 98408 and a Small Debutante Frame 98430 so you can mix and match the different sizes.

Memory Box Products

• Creepy Spider Die 98385
• Dangling Spider Die 98386
• Small Creepy Web Frame Die 98431
• Debutante Frame Die 98430
• Metal Adapter Plate
• Vertical Happy Halloween D1803
• Nightfall 6x6" Set
• Squash Gingham
• Licorice Notecard
• Mango Envelope

Other Supplies

• ColorBox Black Pigment Ink
• Black and White Cardstock
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat-Tool
• Diecut Machine and Plates
• Foam Dots

Directions

• Use the Metal Adapter Plate and the plates required for thin metal dies to cut Small Creepy Web Frame from white cardstock
• Cut the background from the Nightfall print with the Debutante Frame
• Cut the spiders from black cardstock
• Stamp Vertical Happy Halloween on Squash Cardstock with Black
• Emboss it with detail clear powder, ink the edges and heat-set the edges
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the spiders
• Coordinate the card with a Mango Envelope 

Diecut a bunch of extra spiders and tape them to your windows - and doorbell - to surprise the neighborhood trick or treaters too!

Flying Through the Night

The Swooping Bats are back again - with the Grove Branch, Grove Leaves and a background of the Licorice Moroccan print.   Here are the directions:

• Diecut Grove Branch from white cardstock  
• Diecut Grove Leaves from Licorice Moroccan, trim it to 3.25" x 4" and round the top left corner
• Diecut Swooping Bats from black cardstock
• Punch a 7/8" circle of white cardstock
• Punch a semi-circle from the top left corner of the Moroccan piece
• Stamp Gothic Halloween on Mango Distressed Dots with Grape Slushy, trim the cardstock and round the top corners
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the medium and large bats
• Coordinate the card with a matching Mango Envelope

Memory Box Products

• Grove Branch Die 98311
• Grove Leaves Die 98348
• Swooping Bats Die 98409
• Gothic Halloween G1872
• Licorice Moroccan
• Mango Distressed Dots
• Mango Notecard
• Mango Envelope

Other Supplies

• Color Box Grape Slushy Archival Dye Inkpad
• White Cardstock
• 7/8" Circle Punch
• Corner Rounder Punch
• Foam Dots 

The Grove Branch and Grove Leaves Dies are one of my favorite combinations.  Here are some other Memory Box Notecard color suggestions to use for other seasonal designs:

• Meadow, Parsley, Begonia or Cherry Blossom for Spring
• Violet, Mango, Wisteria or Sunflower for Summer
• Squash, Jack o' Lantern, Persimmon or Cantaloupe for Fall
• Parchment or Holly Berry for Winter

Bats Among the Trees

Swooping Bars wing their way through Autumn Trees as they approach the Poppystamps Mini Picket Border.  It's the perfect - and perfectly easy - way to surprise someone this Halloween.

Memory Box Products

• Swooping Bats Die 98409
• Autumn Trees G1896
• Perfect Halloween B1886
• Mango Dots
• Key Lime Distressed Dots
• Licorice Notecard
• Mango Envelope

Poppystamps Products

• Mini Picket Border Die 838

Other Supplies

• ColorBox Limited Edition Candied Yam Chalk Inkpad    
• ColorBox Blackbird Chalk Inkpad
• Diecut Machne and Plates
• 7/8" Circle Punch
• Foam Dots (medium and large bats)

There are so many great new Halloween stamps and dies in this year's Holiday Collection - we're making 8 cards in the Halloween Extras classes at the University Village Impress on Saturday the 29th.  Please call them (206 526.5818) to reserve a seat if you can join us.  Here are two of the cards:

 Thanks for stopping by - I'll have another fall project to share tomorrow.

 

Hey Jack!

The Great Pumpkin Die 98423, Perky Pumpkin Face Die 98421 and Great Pumpkin G1882 team up on a quick card here.  Add a touch of green with the delicate Whimsical Flourish 98373 and three Tiny Tendrils 98419.  

The Vintage Halloween Words G1802 background is stamped with the Spooktacular ColorBox inkpad then quickly clear-embossed.  That's it...done!

Everyone anticipates receiving Christmas cards - so surprise them with a Halloween card instead.  Simple cards like this one are as much fun to make as they are to receive!  Visit our website here - you'll love the great fall and Halloween stamps and dies.

Here's another fun Halloween card - featuring the Poppystamps Grand Madison Window.

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Biking by Moonlight

Cool, crisp fall evenings are perfect for leisurely bikerides...so is the Brand New Bicycle 98404 under the canopy of the Orchard Tree Frame 98300.  A moon of Parchment Cardstock and tiny dots of Sweet Orange Glitter illuminate the night sky.

The Memory Box Metal Adapter Plate is a great addition to your regular diecutting plates when you're using intricate dies like Brand New Bicycle and Orchard Tree Frame.  Here's the stacking sequence I use with the Big Kick:

• Multi-purpose Platform
• Metal Adapter Plate
• Cutting Plate
• Die - face-up
• Cardstock
• Cutting Plate

This sequence shields the Metal Adapter Plate from the curling and scratching of the top cutting plate.

Use the Metal Adapter Plate and other required plates to diecut the Brand New Bicycle from Jack o' Lantern Cardstock and the Orchard Tree Frame from Mocha Cardstock.  Punch a 1" circle of Parchment Cardstock for the moon.  

Diecut the 6x6" Blackbird print for the background with the Debutante Frame 98297.  Punch little holes in five of the background starbursts and attach Scotch tape behind the holes.  Use a paintbrush to brush Clearsnap Sweet Orange Glitter onto the adhesive in the punched holes.

Layer the pieces and attach them to a Crimson Notecard - use foam dots to attach the tires, seat and pedal of the bicycle.  Coordinate the card with a matching Crimson Envelope.

Have fun with variations of this card too.  Change the background for different seasons - soft greens and flowerbuds for spring or a bright yellow sun and big blossoms for summer.  View the Memory Box Dies here.