Spider Web Oval Frameby Melissa Rusk

Welcome to another day of our Holiday Release Blog Blitz! Today I have a fun Halloween card to share with you all.

I used the Spider Web Oval Frame die set for this card. For the background oval I used three purple colors of Distress Oxide ink and blending them together with a blending brush. Then I added some black Distress Oxide ink around the outside before I sprayed the oval with water to get the fun oxide ink reaction. I also added some clear shimmer spray to the background too.

I used some clear Wink of Stella glitter brush pen over the spider and the web on the die cut. I glued the whole card together and then finished it off with some clear sequins and some clear stars.

Now for the fun part! If you want to win the Spider Web Oval Frame, leave a comment on this blog post by 11:59 pm EST Sunday, September 1. The winner will be randomly selected and announced right here on this blog the next day on Monday, September 2. Good luck!

 

Supplies

 

94311 Spider Web Oval Frame craft die

Watercoloring Die Cuts by Laura Fulcher

Greetings friends.  Today I want to talk about watercoloring your die cuts.  For my project today, I started by cutting my poinsettia and leaves out of 140lb cold press watercolor paper.  I then chose to color them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  I like the control you get by using a marker rather than paint and a brush.

I started with my poinsettia petals and placed my darkest color of red:

Next, I softened the edges with a pink marker.  The pink is a much lighter color, but because it has a brush nib, the red won't end up staining the pink nib:

I left a little bit of white space on the edges so that I could soften the pink with a waterbrush and get a gradient of color:

Next it was on to the leaves.  I did the same process, but with my greens:

To finish the card, I added an oval from a Halloween set, a sentiment and a few rhinestones for the center of the poinsettia.

Adding color to a card is wonderful, but what about a monochromatic look?  Dave Brethauer made a gorgeous monochromatic card for the latest catalog.  It is a great card to me mass produced for the holidays:

Now it is giveaway time! For your chance to win the new Ruffled Poinsettia die, leave a comment on this blog post by 11:59 pm EST Sunday, September 1. The winner will be randomly selected and announced right here on this blog the next day on Monday, September 2. Good luck!

 

 

Supplies

 

94296 Ruffled Poinsettia craft die

94300 Haunted Hill Oval Frame craft die

CL5247 Mistletoe Swag clear stamp set

Holiday Blog Blitz Day 4: Winter Tree Frame in Autumn by Anne Thompson

Welcome to another Blog Blitz day!  What fun we're having with the new 2019 Holiday release from Memory Box!  You can find a link to the entire release here--great stamps and dies for fall and winter to celebrate the holidays and every day.  There are new idea books as well, one for Halloween and one for Christmas, and they are full of inspiration for creating your own cards.  The Design Team members are showing you some of their new samples each day this week Monday the 26th through Sunday  the 1st and offering up prizes in exchange for comments.  Join the fun!

How about using the Winter Tree Frame to make an autumn card?!  Combined with some stamps from the Grateful Autumn clear stamps set, this makes a great card for my favorite season of the year.

I started with a white notecard, a pile of Distress Inks in fall colors--Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade, Crushed Olive, and Gathered Twigs--and a round foam padded ink blending tool to create a soft background.  You can see in the picture how I started my blending tool on the scrap paper before moving it to the cardstock using a circular motion.

I die cut the WINTER TREE FRAME 94303 from dark brown cardstock.

I used 1/8" Scor-Tape to secure the large frame to the top two thirds of the notecard.  I used more of that tape to then add the smaller tree frame inside, bringing it close to the left lower corner of the larger frame.  (The color really changed in this photograph with different lighting.)

I wanted a bit more color on the bottom third of the card so I chose two small maple leaves from the GRATEFUL
AUTUMN Clear Stamps Set CL5243 and inked them up with Wild Honey Distress ink and stamped them randomly in the open space.  I chose "autumn" from the same stamp set, inked it with VersaFine Clair Pinecone ink, and nestled it among the leaves.

I added squash dot papers to the inside of the card and lined an envelope with it.

That's it!

 

This will be a great card to replicate for fall in other colors like reds and oranges with maple leaves or in browns and golds with oak leaves.  And because there's so much space in the square frames, other background techniques and decorative papers will be fun to try.  Perhaps I'll even make it into a winter/holiday card!

Want a chance to win the Winter Tree Frame?  Just leave me a comment on this post any time before Sunday, Sept. 1 at 11:59 PM.  One comment will be selected at random to win it!  All contest winners for the week will be announced on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, Sept. 2 at 6 PM EST.  Good luck!  

Happy Crafting!

94303              CL5243

Holiday Blog Blitz Day 3 Winter Tree Oval Frame by Trina Pham

Hello everyone and welcome to day three of the Holiday Blog Blitz!  Christmas is my favorite holiday so I’m so excited for this release!  And no surprise, I have a very clean and simple Christmas card to share today.  It features the Winter Tree Oval Frame die.

Started by die cutting the oval frame twice from mixed media paper.  This resulted in two frames and two oval pieces.  Took one of the oval pieces and die cut the tree from it.

 

On the other oval, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch distress oxide inks were blended on with blending brushes.  Didn’t end up using the frames, so saved those for a future project.  

Next, spritz with water then dabbed off with a paper towel.   To create the falling snow, splattered with white gouache paint.  For some shimmer, spritz it with a Sparkle spray (sorry, couldn’t capture it in the photo).  White heat embossed the sentiment from the new Merry and Bright Mistletoe stamp set on black cardstock, then assembled the card onto a white top folding card base to finish. 

Giveaway time!  This die is so versatile and can be used for both fall and winter projects.  For your chance to win it, leave a comment on this blog post by 11:59 pm EST Sunday, September 1.  The winner will be randomly selected and announced right here on this blog the next day on Monday, September 2.  Good luck and thank you for stopping by.

Supplies

 

94309 Winter Tree Oval Frame craft die

CL5246 Merry and Bright Mistletoe clear stamp set

Glad Tidings by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone and welcome to day two of our Holiday Blog Blitz!

I love the new stamp sets in this release!  I decided to use the "Tidings Wreath" stamp set today and loosely watercolor my stamped image.

I stamped the wreath image onto watercolor paper and used Distress Inks to color the image.  

I painted the leaves first and let them dry completely before painting the berries.  If the leaves were still wet the green and red paint could bleed into each other.

Once my paint was dry, I added some shading with colored pencils to help define the leaves and berries.  I also spattered the card front with green distress ink. 

Using foam tape I adhered my painted card front to a white card.  

I stamped and white heat embossed my sentiment on a strip of black cardstock and glued this to my card.

That's all for today's card! It's a fairly quick card to make!

Do you want a chance to win the new Tidings Wreath clear stamp set?  Leave a comment on this blog post anytime before Sunday, September 1st at 11:59pm EST.  One comment will be selected at random to win the prize.  All contest winners will be announced on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, September 2nd at 6:00pm EST. 

Thanks for stopping by today and good luck!

 

 

Supplies

 

CL5245 Tidings Wreath clear stamp set

New Release Blog Blitz! by Jean Okimoto

 

Have you noticed this week that we have been posting from the new release?  You can find a link to the entire release here. There are stamps as well as dies and items for Fall as well as Christmas.  Hopefully you will be inspired for the upcoming seasons!  

Would you like to flip for through the new look books?  There is the one for Halloween as well as Christmas.  

We will be celebrating the new release on the blog this week from Monday, August 26th- Sunday, September 1st.  There will be a new sample each day as well as a chance to win a prize each day this week.  

Hi - Jean Okimoto here with the first blog blitz project and a chance to win a great prize.

Cut watercolor paper with the 3-¼" Square Basics die.  Sponge it with Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar Distress Oxides.  Spritz it with a light mist of water, then heat-set it.  Splatter it lightly with Imagine Crafts Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Set it aside to dry.

Cut Chandele Star from white cardstock.  It's a great new design that's not just perfect for Chrismas - use it throughout the year for celebrations and special events.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Merry and Bright Mistletoe Clear Stamps Set - on white cardstock with VersaMark.  Emboss it with detail clear powser.  Sponge it with Rocket Red Gold Brilliance.  Wipe the residual ink off with a tissue.  Cut it with the ¾" Square Basics die.

Pressure-emboss the dried watercolor paper with Chandele Star using the plates and embossing mat required for your machine.  

Cut a stencil from vellum using the Chandele Star.  Vellum is great for disposable stencils because it keeps a crisp edge and doesn't get saturated with ink.   Sponge Rocket Red Gold Brilliance through the stencil onto the pressure-embossed star.

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded A-2 card of textured white cardstock.  Add ¼" circles punched from gold glitter cardstock.

Want a chance to win the new Chandele Star ?  Leave a comment on this blog post anytime before Sunday, September 1st at 11:59pm EST.  One comment will be selected at random to win the prize.  All contest winners will be announced on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, September 2nd at 6:00pm EST.  Good luck!

Thanks for visiting.  Stop by again tomorrow for Donna's project and another chance to win a prize from our latest collection!

Supplies

 

94317 Chandele Star craft die

30088 Square Basics Set

CL5246 Merry and Bright Mistletoe clear stamp set

Celebrate with the Simple Poinsettia Frame from the 2019 Holiday Collection by Jean Okimoto

Pearlescent inks highlight the beautiful details of the new Simple Poinsettia Frame and a holiday message from the Mistletoe Swag Clear Stamps Set.  Add gold gem stickers - and that's it!  Hello, Jean Okimoto here...hope you're enjoying your weekend. We're excited about our 2019 Holiday Collection and can't wait to share more designs and ideas with you!

Cut Simple Poinsettia Frame from watercolor paper - it makes the beautiful details stand out.  Cut the four additional petals.  Cut an extra petal from the framed poinsettia - it's the one on the right.  

Brilliance inks are great for coloring diecuts - they're easy to blend, then dry quickly.  I've used Rocket Red Gold and a bit of Sunflower Yellow for the petals.  Pearlescent Thyme colors the leaves and stem.  Use a Post-it to mask the edges where the leaves and stem are attached to the frame.  

Attach the large extra petal from the frame die first, then add the other petals.  Use a small amount of glue at the bottom of the petals and crease them gently before assembling the poinsettia.  

Stamp the greeting with Rocket Red Gold.

Attach everything to a top-folded A-2 card of smooth white cardstock.

Add yellow gem stickers.

Add texture and dimension to your projects with the detailed designs from our 2019 Holiday Collection.  Find your new favorites there - and be inspired by the holiday idea books filled with Dave Brethauer's beautiful cards.  

Thanks for visiting...see you again tomorrow!

 

Supplies

 

94297 Simple Poinsettia Frame craft die

CL5247 Mistletoe Swag clear stamp set

Grateful Autumn Leaves by Melissa Rusk

Hi friends! Today I have two cards using one of the stamp sets from the new Holiday Collection. I just got it and I love it so much! I had to grab the Grateful Autumn clear stamp set and get to coloring right away.

I love using my Copic Markers to color so I wanted to focus on that for my cards today. I stamped the beautiful big set of leaves twice. For one card, I decided to color the leaves in reds, oranges and yellows. Then I colored my background in a bright blue color, marker B69 if you have Copics. I colored the entire background with two layers of color to help even out my brush strokes.

I love the blue so much that for the second card I decided to just color the background and left the leaves in white. I mounted the colored pieces with a copper mirror card paper and put them on light blue cards.

Hope you have a great weekend, thanks for visiting the blog today!

 

Supplies

 

CL5243 Grateful Autumn clear stamp set

Winter Tree Frame from the 2019 Holiday Collection by Jean Okimoto

Combine a snowy Winter Tree Frame - from the 2019 Holiday Collection - and bright Resting Birds for a classic Christmas scene.  Add a greeting from the new Merry and Bright Mistletoe Clear Stamps Set.  Hello, Jean Okimoto here with a simple holiday design from our latest collection.

Prep the frame dies by rubbing them briskly with a wad of scrunched waxed paper.  This helps the dies release the diecuts.  Cut the tree frame and outer frame from smooth white cardstock.  

Here's a tip - keep the outer frame in the die.  Attach narrow strips of tape.  Press the diecut (still in the die) firmly onto a textured white A-6 (6-¼" x 4-½") card.  Carefully remove the die, leaving the diecut attached to the card.  

Pressure emboss Patina cardstock with the tree die.  Trim it to 3" square.  It adds dimension and texture to the design.

Squeeze a bit of Zinc White Gouache onto an acrylic stamp block.  Blend it with a small amount of water.  Splatter a few drops of it onto the embossed square.  Set it aside to dry.  Attach it behind the white tree frame.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Merry and Bright Mistletoe Clear Stamps Set - on smooth white cardstock with Turquoise Gem VersaMagic.  Quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.  Trim it with the Rectangle Basics die.

Attach Couture Creations double-stick tape behind glittered red craft foam.  Cut Resting Birds.

Assemble the card - use foam dots for the greeting.  Add light gold gem stickers.

Hope your favorite retailer has ordered the 2019 Holiday Collections of Memory Box and Poppystamps.  The dies and clear stamp sets reflect a wide range of styles and themes.  We're busy creating and sharing fall and winter cards for everyone on your list.  

Thanks for visiting - see you again this weekend!

Supplies

 

94303 Winter Tree Frame craft die

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

98527 Resting Birds

CL5246 Merry and Bright Mistletoe clear stamp set

Haunted House by Laura Fulcher

Greetings friends.  Aaagh...a new release of Halloween/Fall and Holiday items.  There are stamps as well as dies, so be sure to check out the Memory Box website to see all of the new goodies.

I wanted to make a Halloween card, and I was inspired to make a blue themed card since I had never made a Halloween card with blue before.

To make the background, I started with 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper and taped it down onto a board to help keep it flat.  I then wet the paper with water and added random splotches of blue watercolor paint on top.  Next, I added a bit of white and grey watercolor paint.  I find that those two colors often give you a marbled effect.  Once the paint dried, I splattered it with silver metallic watercolor paint.  I let the paper dry before doing this so that the silver paint would have distinct splotches and wouldn't bleed into the other colors:

One of the things I like to do with a background is cut out my die cuts from the center and then use the rest of the paper as a background.  The layers you add to the card hide the fact that there is a big hole in your background.  You end up with die cuts that match your background and you also get the most use out of your paper:

The final step was to layer everything and add a few silver clouds before popping the witch up with foam tape.

I hope you are as excited as I am about the new release!  Save the date for Monday, August 26th.  We will be starting a blog blitz with the latest goodies and you will have a chance to win prizes!

 

94300 Haunted Hill Oval Frame craft die

94323 Lantern Witch craft die

99969 Swirl Switch Clouds craft die