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Two Little Lovebirds

The Orchard Tree Frame 98300, Debutante Frame 98297 and Heart Delights 98280 from 2012 meet up with some great new dies from the 2013 Collection.  Featured here are Resting Birds 98527, Set of Swings 98463 and Large Typewriter Lower Case Alphabet 98439.  View the new collection here.

Cards, calendars and mini-books just don't seem complete without at least one or two diecuts...put a Memory Box diecut on it and make it an extra-special Valentine!

 

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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.

 

Make It a Happy Day!

Memory Box Dies are very versatile...use them as Dave designed them to be used, or experiment and alter the diecuts for a different look.  I used the Metal Adapter Plate for this project - it's great with the intricate dies, and helps cut through heavy materials like felt.

Leaf Swirl 98345 was first cut as usual, then cut with Scalloped Circle 98109 as a poufy treetop.  Tall Birch 98336 was cut, trimmed and limbed to create a new trunk for the treetop.

Perched Reedbird 98160, a favorite from an earlier release, was cut from felt and cardstock (punch a hole for the eye) and layered so the Vanilla Bean cardstock shows up as his feet and eye.

View our newest release here - you'll love the great designs!

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