Hi everyone.  I have a quick and simple mixed media look for the background, featuring the Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder. 

Background:

Take a medium hue violet paper form the Vibrant Violet pad and add Ranger texture passed all over the back ground.  Take darker matching foil sheet and adhere to the top of the paper.  Let dry.  Emboss using the Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder.  Trim down to 4 x 5 1/4".  Use sand paper and randomly rough the surfaces, being heavy handed on the higher surfaces.  Lightly rub a white pigment ink pad on the top the image making sure the top surfaces are completely covered. Add white paint splatters.  I use white calligraphy ink.  

Sentiment:

Die cut the word birthday from the Happy Birthday Tender Script die set and the word wishes form the Best Wishes Tender Script die set.  The bottom is die cut from white card stock and the top from the dark hue from the Vibrant Violet paper pad, twice.  Adhere together.

Assembly:

Adhere the background panel to a side folding white card base.  Adhere the sentiment to the center. Add some Clear Fairy Drops around the sentiment.

 

 

Supplies

 

EF1036 Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

94670 Best Wishes Tender Script

94671 Happy Birthday Tender Script

SP1007 Vibrant Violet

CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops

Greetings friends. Today I am  sharing a clean and simple magnolia card. When I got the paper for the background circle, I would have sworn it was pink. However, when I had better lighting, I saw that it was purple. I decided to keep it anyway since it I liked the two together.

To make the card, I cut the leaf and blossom out of white cardstock and then colored the pieces with Copic markers. I often do this so that I only have to die cut once. You might prefer to cut out the pieces out of different colors of cardstock.

I assembled the various pieces of flower/leaves around a circle with a sentiment I really like. To add a bit of dimension, I made the card out of Memory Box Woodgrain paper. Here is a close up to see it better:

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94719 Curved Magnolia Branch

cl5276 Friends and Family clear stamp set

sh44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

The new Vibrant Leaf Corner - cut twice - frames a trio of blossoms from bud to bloom.  All of the beautiful magnolias in our latest release can multi-task in different colors and become just about any flower you'll need for summer projects.  Hi, Jean here - Happy Friday!

Prep Vibrant Leaf Corner by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the delicate, detailed design.  Cut it twice from mint green cardstock.  You'll have an extra pair of the small sprigs - save it for another project.

Cut Magnolia Blossom, the medium-sized Magnolia Blossom Trio flower and the smallest Magnolia Bud Trio bud from light peach cardstock.  Daub the cone-shaped centers of the two blossoms with abandoned coral Distress Oxides.  Attach the diecut pieces to a scrap of dark green cardstock to highlight the center details. 

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for the top halves of the two blossoms.  Add the pale gold Pastel Fairy Jewels - they're in the first column on the jewels sheet.

Mix, match and layer the different diecuts from the Magnolia Collection.  Follow the picture on the die packages - or create your own unique blossoms for summer celebrations, thank yous and friendship cards.  Diecut and assemble a stash of blossoms in different colors - they'll be ready for your next project!

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94720 Magnolia Blossom Trio

94715 Magnolia Blossom

94718 Magnolia Bud Trio

94722 Vibrant Leaf Corner

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

How is it already June?! In any case, it is time for a brand new card challenge, and we hope you will join us with the latest theme.  Thank you to everyone who participated in the birds challenge last month. We loved seeing all of your fun designs

The winner of the blog badge and random winner of the prize pack was ionabunny from the Crafty Nomad. We loved the collage elements of her bird card.

Please contact me at [email protected] with your full name and US address to claim your prize.

Want to play along in this month's challenge?  The rules are simple - just create a project following the theme, use at least one Memory Box stamp or die on your project and link your entry to this blog post.  You can make a card, a scrapbook page, a home decor item, etc..  To encourage participants with various levels of stamping experience, one entry will be selected at random to win a prize. Enter as many times as you want, but your name will only be entered once into the random prize drawing.   In addition, the design team will select their favorite entry to  be highlighted on the Outside the Box blog and that designer will receive our winner badge to proudly display on their blog. 

You don't have to have a blog in order to participate.   You can upload your project to any online gallery and link it to this post.   In fairness to other players, we reserve the right to remove entries that do not use at least one Memory Box product.  You are also welcome to link your design to other challenges.  Feel free to grab our badge to post on your blog post or side bar.

Please note, because of issues with shipping internationally, only domestic entries will be eligible to be shipped prizes. We are so very sorry that we had to add this stipulation.

You may have noticed that Memory Box loves steel dies! This month we are celebrating them with a new challenge.  We would absolutely love to see your take on the theme. You can make a card for any occasion using any other stamps or ephemera you enjoy. All we ask is that you use a die or dies as a focal point of the card and that you use at least one Memory Box product.

Here are some samples to help inspire you. They all use the latest Memory Box release of dies:

There are several ways for you to enter the contest:

1.)  Link your finished work below

2.)  Enter on Instagram by tagging your sketch project with the #mbchallenge96 hashtag

You have until the end of the day (EST) on Thursday, June29th.   Don't forget, you have to use at least one Memory Box item on your entry and only domestic entries are eligible to be shipped prizes. 

Here is what you could win:

 

 

Supplies

 

94716 Magnolia Blooming Bud

94392 Hello Banner Script

jwl003 Bright Jewels

 

Hi everyone.  I have a birthday card with a wreath using the Curved Magnolia Branch die set.

Wreath:

Die cut the Curved Magnolia Branch Twice, Magnolia Bud Trio, and the top die of the Plumed Gypsy Butterfly from heavy weight white card stock.  Ink blend using Distress Ink Victoria Velvet, Bundled Sage and Vintage Photo.  Adhere to die cuts together with blue, using the envelope image as a guide.  It is pretty easy to follow.  Die cut the bottom die of the Plumed Gypsy Butterfly from mirror gold paper form the Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad and adhere together.  Splatter images with gold metallic paint.

Background:

Die cut a circle using the Circle Basics Set from the upper center of a heavy weight white A2 side card base. Ink blend all over with Distress Ink Victorian Velvet then Vintage photo.  Heavier ink around the outside edge and toward the center more randomly.  Take Ground Espresso and edge the paper with the darker ink.  Splatter with Vintage Photo and a metal gold paint.  After drying add foam tape to the back of the panel.

Assembly:

Adhere the dark brown with gold wave paper from the Magnolia Grove Paper pad to a A2 top folding card base.  Trim off excess.  Adhere the background panel on top.  For the sentiment gold hot foil on cream card stock Posh Birthday Wishes.  Die cut with matching die.  Adhere to the center opening.  Adhere the Curved Mangolia Branches around the opening.  Adhere the Plumed Gypsy Butterfly in upper righthand corner, and adhere the flowers and leaves around the wreath.  

 

 

Supplies

 

94719 Curved Magnolia Branch

94718 Magnolia Bud Trio

94708 Plumed Gypsy Butterfly

MBF004 Posh Birthday Wishes Hot Foil Plate and Die

30087 Circle Basics Set

PP1022 Magnolia Grove 6x6 pack

Fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Need a quick, easy and fail-proof card?  Memory Box Magnolia Rub-On Transfers add the perfect amount of color and detail to any design.  Add a dimensional greeting and sparkly pink Pastel Jewels...and your card is ready to go!  Hi, Jean here with a simple thank you card for a busy day.

Tape the 3-½" and 2-½" wide Nested Globe dies to natural cardstock and diecut them for a simple offset inlaid background.  Tape them together on the reverse side.

Cut the curved Magnolia Rub-On Transfer branch and its paper liner - leave a generous border around it.  Carefully remove the paper liner and tap the transfer onto the globe background.  Place it between two layers of printer paper and run it through your diecut machine using the base and cutting plates.  The transfer sets include a wood craft stick to burnish the design - but running it through the machine is great for burnishing too.  Carefully remove the frosty top plastic layer.

Squeegee glue between two pieces of natural cardstock and diecut the solid Thank You Posh Script background.  Pressure-emboss the background with the detailed top layer using the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  Embossing the background creates a debossed area that makes it super-easy to attach the detailed top layer.  Cut the top layer from the pink Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.  Assemble the greeting.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded pink A2 card - use foam tape for the greeting.  Add pink Pastel Jewels.

Magnolia Rub-On Transfers - paired with shimmery greetings and sparkly jewels - are great for any occasion.  Decorate a stash of backgrounds with the floral and foliage transfers.  Diecut coordinating greetings and have them ready when you need a quick card.  

Thanks for visiting...see you in June!

 

 

Supplies

 

RUB101 Magnolia Rub On

94532 Nested Globes

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

94529 Thank You Posh Script

Today I used the MARVELOUS MAGNOLIA 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER AND CUTTING DIES EF1035, a piece of leafy paper from MAGNOLIA GROVE PP1022, and a white Prismacolor pencil to create this "let hope carry you through" card.

I began by using both the Marvelous Magnolia embossing folder and the cutting dies with pieces of black card stock.

I trimmed the embossed image to 5 1/4 X 4 and added it to a white note card that I had covered with a leafy print paper from the Magnolia Grove paper pad.

I added the three die cut blooms to the inside of the note card.

I went back to the front of the card with a white Prismacolor pencil because I thought the image looked too stark and added white to the embossed branches and blossoms.

The next step was to choose an appropriate sentiment to add to the front of the card..."let hope carry you through" from the FLOWERING CACTUS CL5271 clear stamps set seemed right for this image and for the person who will receive it.

Flowering Cactus CL5271

Magnolia Grove PP1022

Marvelous Magnolia 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies EF1035

Hello everyone.  Today I am sharing a floral bouquet pop-up card featuring the Magnolia Bud Trio die from the April 2023 Magnolia collection.  Removing the belly band reveals the fun surprise inside! 🤗

Started with two side folding A2 size card bases made from black cardstock.  Trimmed one down about 1/8” smaller, then using a ruler and a white gel pen, marked off the bouquet details as follows. 

The dot is the point of the bottom of the bouquet wrap while the lines are the top of the wrap and shelves for attaching the buds and leaves. Cut along the lines with scissors and scored from the end point of the longest line to the dot.  Fold as follows.

Opened it up and mountain fold all sections to form the bouquet base.

Die cut the Magnolia Bud Trio from white cardstock and colored the buds with a finger brush and Wilted Violet distress ink.  Die cut the leaves with the Magnolia Leaf Branch die and colored the leaves with YG61/63/67 Copic Sketch markers.  Glued the buds and leaves to form the bouquet, checking each time to ensure placement does not impede folding.  Magnolia Plaid paper was used for the wrap  

Created the belly band from black cardstock and the same plaid paper to keep the card cohesive.  The For You Posh Script sentiment was in my stash.  It was die cut from gold Vintage Pastel Mirror paper and mounted on its black shadow.  

Didn’t want the few unused buds and left over branch to go to waste, so added them to the belly band afterwards.  Finished off with some clear shimmer on the buds for some sparkle.

update: a quick video of it can be seen over on my IG account HERE.   Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94718 Magnolia Bud Trio

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

94709 For You Posh Script

PP1021 Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Hello there! It's Theary back on the blog again today. For today's project, I am sharing a card I created using the beautiful Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder from the Magnolia Collection.

I started by embossing the 3D embossing folder with beige-colored cardstock that I trimmed to 5.25" x 4". I am in love with the dimension that is imprinted onto the cardstock. It provides so much texture and depth to the card design.

To give the magnolias a little bit more interest, I used colored pencils to color over the embossed areas. I then used white paint and splattered that over the entire card panel.

The sentiment is Just A Note Daily Script, which I cut out of glossy black cardstock a few times and layered to give it dimension. I then adhered that to a strip of vellum that I placed across the bottom half of the card panel.

And that's it! I hope you found some inspiration and have time to get crafty!

Until next time,
Theary Chea

 

Supplies

 

ef1036 Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

94527 Just a Note Posh Script

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

 

Take the Magnolia Collection beyond beautiful magnolias...imagine a tall bouquet of yellow blossoms!  I've never seen yellow or long-stemmed magnolias but they're great for a thank you card.  Hi, Jean here with just another way to take advantage of the  versatile designs in our latest collection.

Cut 5 blossoms from the Magnolia Blossom Trio using an assortment of yellow 6x6's from the Sunny Orange Collection.  Daub VersaFine Verdant onto the center diecuts and the base for the tallest flower. Assemble the blossoms.  

Cut Vertical Line Collage from green cardstock - the offcuts become stems here.  Attach the stems and angle-trim the bottoms.

Cut 2 bows from the Crisp Bows set from the gold Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.  Trim the curled loops. Carefully pull each bow's vertical center strip away from the center.  Offset the bows and glue them together.

Stamp the greeting - from the Big and Little Reverse Words Clear Stamp Set - on light green cardstock with VersaFine Shady Lane.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Diecut it with the coordinating die that's included in the stamp set.  Tape the bow to the back of the greeting with foam tape.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for several petals and the greeting.  Attach light green Christmas Fairy Jewels.  Cut an A6 rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Turn this basic design into a get well, birthday, congrats or friendship card too - everyone loves flowers!  

Thanks for visiting - enjoy the weekend...

 

 

Supplies

 

94720 Magnolia Blossom Trio

98197 Crisp Bows

94553 Vertical Line Collage

jwl005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

cl5259 Big and Little Reverse Words clear stamp set

sp1002 Sunny Orange

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Hello everyone!  Today I have another Magnolia card for you featuring a stenciled background for the Magnolia die cut to lay on.

The first thing I did was use a low tack tape to mask off a rectangle in the center of the card panel.

I placed the Leafy Row Stencil over the masked background, then used a blender brush and Distress Inks to add color through the stencil.  I removed the stencil and before I removed the tape I used what ink was left on my brushes to blend in some color to the background.

I die cut the Magnolia Floral Stem from white cardstock and used Distress Inks and Blender brushes to add color to the flower and leaves.  I used Saltwater Taffy and Picked Raspberry for the flower, Peeled Paint and Forest Moss for the leaves, and Gathered Twigs for the stem. 

I glued the flower and leaves together and then adhered them to the card front.

Next, I die cut the word Hello from gold foil paper and glued that to the card.

To finish the card, I used foam tape to adhere the card front to a white card base, and that's it!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94717 Magnolia Floral Stem

94468 Hello Rush Script

88615 Leafy Rows Stencil

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad