Highlight the swirls and spirals of the new Gypsy Swallow-tail with a coordinating background and a greeting that matches too!  Hi, Jean here with another design from our Summer Meadow collection.  It's 3D- and heat-embossed, glittered and layered in a warm mix of yellows for summer thank-yous.

Cut Gypsy Swallow-tail from natural cardstock (body and wing overlay), ink-blended cardstock (narrow yellow center strip) and gold Glitzy Glitter Pad (wing background and top accent strip).

Color the beak section with pale orange and black markers and attach it behind the head.  

Cut Summer Squash with the 3.25" Circle Basics die.  Press Cheerful VersaFine Clair ink onto the smoother side  of the Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder.  Spritz both sides of the cardstock circle with a light mist of water.  Place it in the Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder and pressure-emboss it with the plate(s) required for your machine.  Heat-emboss the design with detail clear powder to highlight the design.  The spirals will curl to the left, matching the bird's wing.  Details, details!

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded Summer Squash A2 card - use a liquid adhesive like Tacky Glue for the area over the shiny embossed circle and foam tape for the wing and tail.

Attach a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tab with Tacky Glue.  Add punched 1/4" dots of the Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog - hope you're enjoying our designs from the  Summer Meadow release!

 

Supplies

 

94891 Gypsy Swallow-tail

ef1033 Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

sh44018

30087 Circle Basics Set

st009 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tabs

I know that Laura just posted what she did with one printing of the WILDFLOWER FIELD CS2086 cling stamp to create three cards.  What I did was to experiment with various wet media to create four cards from four stampings of the Wildflower Field on watercolor paper.  Here's the pile of them.

This is the stamp:  CS2086 WILDFLOWER FIELD CLING STAMP.

I did not use an acrylic block with this large stamp.  I just inked up the back, picked it up by two corners and flipped it onto the smooth side of the watercolor paper, pressing across the image to transfer the ink to the watercolor paper.  One could also do the reverse--ink up the stamp and place the paper on top of the inked stamp and press across the paper to transfer the image.

Now let's look at each one from the top card to the bottom one in the pile.  Because this is such a large stamp I did cut the images down to fit a standard A2 card with a bit of a colored border around the edges.

For the top two cards (which were the last ones I made) I used green card stock from SP1011 GREENERY to cover the front of horizontal (side fold) white note cards.  I used my favorite watercolors and a small pointy brush to paint the flowers.  With such small details I didn't always stay inside the lines, so I spattered paint as I finished with each color thinking that maybe the extra blobs might hide my errors.  :-)   For the larger image on the top card I did stamp it with VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink and I heat embossed it, but I still went outside the lines.  Just think of it as artistic license...

Here's the first card...

and the second one...

For the other two cards I covered the front of white note cards (one side fold, one top fold) with card stock from SP1012 BLUSH.  For the horizontal top fold card I used a small pointy brush dipped in water to pull color from the flat end of watercolor crayons.  I cropped the panel to have a more open space in the center where I can eventually add an appropriate sentiment over the pale green leaves.

For the more vertical side fold card I used a small pointy brush and water to pull color from the sharp ends of watercolor crayons.  You can see in the image that I smeared the orange and red paints in several places (remember to try to paint from the top of the image to the bottom or turn the paper rather than laying your hand on wet paint like I did) so I'll need to get creative when I add an appropriate sentiment or maybe a small butterfly.  I might even decide to splatter paint on this image as well.

 

Bookmarks.  Gift tags.  A panel to decorate the front of a gift bag.  Even a framed piece of art.  These are just a few ways that come to mind for possible uses of this stamp.  I think you'll love it!

Happy Crafting!

CS2086 Wildflower Field            SP1011 Greenery                      SP1012 Blush

 

Greetings friends. Today I want to share some cards I made using the new Wildflower Field cling stamp. My goal was to stamp and color my image and then cut it up to make several cards.

I started by stamping the wildflowers onto watercolor paper using black Versafine ink:

I let the ink dry completely and then added a light blue wash of color on top using Peerless Watercolor paint:

I let the blue wash dry and then colored the flowers and leaves using watercolor pencils and a blender pen:

All that was left was to cut up the image and make three cards out of the pieces:

Each of my cards used the Chrysanthemum Field embossing folder. The first card also used paper from the Glimmering Gladiola 6" x 6" paper pack and some Lavender Bloom cardstock.

The second card added a strip of Powder Blue cardstock to the front.

The final card used patterned paper from the Fuchsia Plaid 6" x 6" pack and some Cilantro cardstock.

Here are the final three cards together:

I was pleased with the finished cards. It was nice to color the image as a whole and then see how it looked when I cut it up into pieces. I purposely left sentiments off of the cards so that I have some generic blank cards to use in an emergency. Because they all come from the same stamp, they would also be nice to give as a card set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

 

Supplies

 

cs2086 Wildflower Field Cling Stamp

ef1001 Chrysanthemum Field 3D Embossing Folder

sh44011 Powder Blue Paper Pack

sh44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

sh44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

pp1028 Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 pack

pp1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

Need a background, a focal point, or stems for buds and blossoms?  The versatile new Sunshine and Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set can be all three - and more!  Hi, Jean here with a garden greeting from our new Summer Meadow collection of stamps and dies.  

Diecut the largest Heritage Rectangle Frame from smooth white cardstock.  Stamp the new Sunshine and Wildflowers image with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat emboss it with detail clear powder.  Attach it to a side-folded white A2 card.

Cut the Bird Blossoms from light, medium and dark peachy/coral 6x6's in the Blush Collection.  Save the extras for another project - or a mixed-bouquet variation of today's card.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to light gray wool-blend felt and cut the Bird Blossoms bird.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps liquid adhesives from saturating it.  Use a toothpick to define the eye area.  Cut the beak/head section from yellow cardstock.  Color the eye area with a black marker and attach the diecut behind the head.  Cut the wing from Black Glossy Paper (cardstock).  

Cut the smallest Heritage Rectangle Frame from the light peach cardstock.  Trim the ends of the Thank You Foil Greetings White Tab and attach it to the frame diecut.

Attach the diecuts and greeting tab to the wildflower background.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

cl5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94864 Bird Blossoms

sp1012

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

st004 Thank You Foil Greetings White Tabs

Hello everyone!  Today's card features new products from the 2025 Summer Meadow release.

I began by creating an ink blended background for my card.  The Distress Ink colors I used were Carved Pumpkin, Wilted Violet and Picked Raspberry.

Next I die cut the outline images many times from the Gypsy Butterfly die set using Gold Foil paper.  I glued all the die cuts to fill the blended ink card panel.

I used the largest Heritage Rectangle Frame die to cut the butterfly card panel.  When I die cut the panel, it flattened the die cut butterflies and made it look like they were gold embossed on the background.  I used foam tape to adhere the panel to a white card base.

The words Happy Birthday were die cut from gold foil paper and glued to the white cardstock shadow die cut.  I die cut the shadow 4 more times from white cardstock and glued them together to give the die cut some thickness and adhered it to the card front.

To finish the card I added a few clear Fairy Drops to add a little sparkle.

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94890 Gypsy Butterflies

DRP101 Fairy Drops

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

94773 Happy Birthday Debut Script

For those of you following the blog, you have already seen samples using products from the new Summer Meadow release. Today we would like to introduce you to some of the resources we have for the new products.

Did you know each release has a look book loaded with samples to help inspire you? The Summer Meadow Look Book can be found here.

These are some of the samples that you can find there:

As you can see, each sample also lists the supplies used in each card. The look book itself lets you flip through the pages like you would a magazine. We hope you will be inspired!

Meanwhile, are you following us on Instagram? Our profile there is memoryboxco. We would love it if you followed us there. Don't forget to tag us with #memoryboxco if you use some of our products in your art and would like to share. We are always amazed by your creations.

Gypsy Butterflies and a Sunshine and Wildflowers greeting create a double-tab card from the new Summer Meadow release.   Hi, Jean here with a stenciled, layered, tabbed design for a special friend.  It's also easily-adapted to use with and take advantage of the great collection of Memory Box dies, mirror cardstock and glitter cardstock.  

Cut a stencil using the solid Gypsy Butterflies dies.  Printer paper is OK - but I prefer heavy vellum for stencils because it seems to resist the ink and produce crisp edges.  Use a sponge or blending brush to stencil white cardstock with Distress Oxides.  Colors used here are shaded lilac, salvaged patina and cracked pistachio.  Spritz the applicator with a very light mist of water and blend the colors with a clean sponge for a softer look.  Dry the inks and diecut the backgrounds.

Cut the detailed  layer from the lavender Lagoon Collection 6x6.  Cut the center portion from the violet Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Cut a light blue Lagoon Collection 6x6 with the 2-1/2" wide Nested Globes die.  Re-cut the globe again with the 2" and 1-1/2" Nested Globes dies.  Tape the dies together to create a background.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Sunshine and Flowers Clear Stamps Set - on the lavender 6x6 with Purple Delight VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut the cooled greeting with the smallest Nested Globes die.  Cut another globe and attach it behind the stamped piece to reinforce the tab.

Cut white cardstock to 5-1/2" x 8-1/2".  Score it at 3" and 7-1/4".  Trim the corners and folds with a corner rounding punch.  Attach the diecuts to the card - use foam tape for the left side of the big butterfly - and a strong liquid adhesive (like Tacky Glue) for the greeting and small butterfly.

Attached 1/4" punched  dots from the purple Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut an A2-sized piece  of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting the blog...see you on Friday!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94890 Gypsy Butterflies

cl5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

94532 Nested Globes

sp1010

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

There's a lovely new small collection from Memory Box and you can find it here--SUMMER MEADOW.  I chose the SUNSHINE AND WILDFLOWERS CLEAR STAMP SET CL5290 to make a quick and simple card.

materials used

• top fold white A2 note card
• black card stock
• white card stock
• the next to the largest frame from HERITAGE RECTANGLE FRAMES 94883
• stamps from SUNSHINE AND WILDFLOWERS CLEAR STAMP SET CL5290
• VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink

to make this card

• trim a piece of black card stock 4 X 5 1/4 and add it to the front of the note card
• stamp the wildflowers stamp on white card stock using the black ink
• use the next to the largest frame from the Heritage Rectangle Frames to cut out the wildflowers
• stamp the greeting--"Sending sunshine and wildflowers"--on the wildflowers panel
• adhere the wildflowers panel to the note card

And that's it!  Super simple, super easy!  I'll make a whole bunch of these with just the wildflowers and set them aside, adding the appropriate sentiment later.  This will be a perfect card for my seniors group to make in their class with me on Thursday this week.  

Happy Crafting!

Sunshine and Wildflowers CL5290           Heritage Rectangle Frames 94883

Hi everyone.  The new Summer Meadow release is here.  I am loving the new Heritage Rectangle Frame die and all the beautiful stamp.  Today have a card with a layout featuring the frame dies on a slimline card.

Background:

Trim white card stock to 4" x 6 1/2". Heat rose gold emboss the Sunshine and Wildflower Clear stamp on the bottom of the paper. Die cut the middle Heritage Rectangle Frame starting at the bottom middle of the stamp and move up and die cut 2 more times to create 3 panels with 2 of them having the flowers.  Next ink blend each panel using Distress ink in Bundle Sage, Speckled Egg, and Salty Ocean.  On the top panel gold heat emboss the Happy birthday to you sentiment from the Sunshine and Wildflower Clear stamp.  Gold heat emboss around the edges of all 3 panels.  Just take your embossing ink pad and run it around the edges and add the embossing power and heat. 

Butterflies:

Die cut the bottom layer of the Gypsy Butterflies die set from white card stock and the top and body from gold paper from the Rainbow Reflections Mirror pad.  Ink blend the 2 butterflies using Distress ink in Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar, Lumberjack Plaid, and Dusty Concord.  Glue on the top layer and body using the envelope as a guide.

Assembly:

Trim 2 pcs of white card stock to 4" x 7 1/4". Score 1/4" from the top of the panels and add adhesive and adhere behind the other panel to create a card.  Adhere the 3 panels in order centering them on the card.  Adhere the butterflies at apposing angles at the top and bottom of the card. 

 

 

Supplies

 

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94890 Gypsy Butterflies

CL5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad