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New Year in the City

 

If the 25th is approaching too quickly for you - opt out of Christmas cards and make New Year cards instead.  They're sure to be noticed - and appreciated!

The Cityscape Silhouette, Cityscape Nightline and Parker Number Set Dies are the perfect way to welcome 2013.  

The silver circle behind the numbers is from the Blooming Rosette and Center Set.  I've included it - and a completed rosette - here for reference.  I'll be using the rosette on another New Year card.  It's the perfect rosette die because it makes either a petaled rosette -  or a classic medallion with a straight edge.  It also scores the paper instead of perforating it - so you can trim it to create a smaller rosette too.

A bit of Ocean Spray Glitter from Clearsnap adds sparkly highlights.

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Halloween Cityscape

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!

 

 

Sparkling Woodland Tree

Here's a switch from holiday reds and greens...try Boysenberry, Dove Gray, Parsley and Key Lime for a cool, contemporary look.  

The new Woodland Christmas Tree G1898 is great for embossing with Clearsnap's ColorBox Frost White Pigment Ink and detail white embossing powder.  The combination creates an opaque, delicately-detailed tree to highlight with Sparkling Amethyst Glitter.

The Parker Lower Alphabet 98363 set works with any design - and is great with felt, vellum and lightweight chipboard too.  

I'll be sharing a few Halloween and Fall ideas next - view the new items in our Holiday 2012 Collection here.  

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Holiday Dancer

The new Lady Dancing Die 98394 is truly a die for all seasons.  The dotted print from the Yuletide 6x6 set becomes a festive holiday dress here, with a overlay of glitter on her matching shoes.  I've used the die with doilies, crepe paper and recycled sparkling water cans too - it transforms everything into an elegant dress for the graceful dancer.  

Create a fall or winter holiday card using at least one Memory Box die or stamp and post it on our Flickr page by 11:59 PM EST August 31, 2012.   Two winners will be chosen and their card will be featured on the Outside the Box blog.  One bonus winner will be selected for featuring at least one die or stamp from the new 2012 What's in the Box release.  

The Ornament Border Die 98417 cuts a set of tiny ornaments and snowflakes - perfect accents for cards, tags and mini-books.  There are just so many ways to use the dies in the new Holiday Collection that it's sometimes easy to overlook the great stamps that are part of the collection too.  

The background stamp - 12 Days G1899 - can be used as a neutral background as it's used here - or as an accent.  Try diecutting it into a holiday banner or as ornaments, stockings or leaves to embellish a gift. View the entire collection here.

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Got Dies?

Here are just three of my favorite new dies - Snowflake Tree 98405, Ornament Border 98417 and Parker Lower Alphabet.  There's such a great selection it's hard to pick just one favorite!  The intricate dies like the tree are easily cut with the Metal Adapter Plate and the other plates required for thin dies.  Save the tree cutout - we'll use it on another card soon.  

View the Holiday 2012 Collection here.

No, this isn't the Memory Box Warehouse...it's the receiving area at Impress as they get ready for Saturday's great Holiday 2012 Celebration that begins at 9:30 AM at all 3 stores!  Ann, Cindi, Lara, Shari - and the entire team - are ready to reveal the newest, sparkliest, brightest holiday products and projects ever.   Here are the details - you don't want to miss this event...

Here are a few of the cards we'll be making in the Merry Merry Memory Box class at the Tukwila Impress on Sunday August 12th - combining the newest stamps and dies and some shimmery, glittery papers that they've found for the holidays.  Please call Impress (206 901.9101) to reserve a space if you can join us.

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Butterflies, Classes and a 25th Birthday Celebration!

Coordinating dies - Delia Butterfly 98353 and the intricate Finn Butterfly - make a quick summer card for any occasion.  I love how the soft translucence of vellum creates a shadowy effect on the Bill of Sale background here.  The delicate Finn Butterfly overlay really pops against the Kiwi vellum - add a few of the cutouts to create a design-within-a-design. 

We'll be playing with a lot of Memory Box dies, papers and stamps at Impress this weekend.  It's Birthdays Happen! at Bellevue from 11:00-1:00 on Saturday July 21st - here are 2 Memory Box cards from that class:

July 21st is also a special day for Impress - it's their 25th Birthday celebration!  Join the celebration at all three stores and enjoy a 25% discount on purchases that day.  It's their way of thanking you for your support, friendship and creativity throughout the years!

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Journey of the Wildflowers

I love purples, greens, wildflowers and collage stamps - it was a pleasure gathering these supplies to create this card for you!  The intricate new Honeyblossom Spring Die 98333 and Crisp Bows Die Set 98197 (a favorite from an earlier holiday release)were cut using the Metal Adapter Plate along with the other plates used for thin metal dies. You don't need those fussy paper or cardstock shims anymore.

It's easy to see that my Journey Collage G1733 stamp has been on a quite a few journeys.  I used to be able to artfully arrange my supplies to hide the ink smudges covering my stamp - not anymore!   The prints from the Viola 6x6 Set are perfect for the flowers and accent strips.

Don't you just love it when everything comes together so easily?  View the Summer Collection here.

Impress' new summer class schedule is on their website right now - Theresa Laurent, Memory Box Design Editor, and I can't wait to start our new classes.  Here are a few of mine...Birthdays Happen!, Tags in a Tin, Holiday Headstart, Monoprints and More, Just a Thought, Merry Merry Memory Box 2012 and Memory Box Calendar.  I'll be posting the details on our Design Team Classes blog soon.  

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Whisper Daisy Birthday Wishes

Whisper Print Daisy F1863 is one of four just-released botanical stamps from the Memory Box Summer Collection. Use it in a number of ways - it can be bold, subtle, contemporary, or vintage, and great for any occasion. Vintage Dreams G1838 creates the perfect background and Happiest Birthday B1354 adds the finishing touch.

The entire card takes about 10 minutes, using fast-drying ColorBox Grasshopper, Frosted Plum and Tree Frog Archival Dye Inkpads for the background, flower and greeting.  The stamped pieces were edged with Grasshopper and foam dots were brushed with Clearsnap's Sparkling Amethyst Glitter. 

The Mini Picket Fence Die 838 from Poppystamps creates a quick border from Parsley Cardstock - like those little wire edgers designed to keep dogs out of the flower beds.  It's about 5-1/2" long, and diecutting it was a breeze with the Metal Adapter Plate and the other plates used for thin dies.

A 2-3/8" x 5" strip of the dotted print from the Viola 6x6 Collection adds a contrasting pop of color.  The A6 card (4-5/8" x 6-1/4") is cut and folded from Juicy Cardstock.  

See the other Whisper Print stamps and new Memory Box Dies here.  View the new Poppystamps Dies too.  There are so many great new items - to feature as the main design element, or mix with classic favorites from previous releases.  I'll be using them in my new classes this summer.

 

Journey of Flight

Let your favorite Memory Box Dies do the work for you - like I did on this simple card.  Just diecut the Selena and Maribelle Butterflies, saving some of the little pieces to attach to the background.  

The classic Journey Collage G1733 creates a quick background.   Add a trio of mini-brads glittered with Silver Lining Glitter from Clearsnap for some sparkle...and your card is ready for a grad, new hire or world traveller.

And here's another design created around our dies - Whimsy Circle and Delicate Vine - on the Design Team's Outside the Box blog.

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Spring Songbird

A glittered diecut songbird perches on a delicate branch to welcome Spring today in Seattle today!  I love how the Poppystamps Nestled Bird 817 works perfectly with the Memory Box Leafy Branch Globe E1850.

The watercolor-y background is simple, quick and always unique.  It's a blend of inks from the Colorbox Playground Multi-Color Inkpad, spritzed with water.  Create a stash of these backgrounds and have them ready for your next Memory Box moment.

Here are 3 of the cards from the next Beyond the Box class, at the Tukwila Impress on April 29th.  We're using our favorite Memory Box stamps, dies and papers and taking them beyond everyday designs with a variety of inking, layering and stamping techniques.  

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