Peace on Earth by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a holiday card featuring some of the newly released 2022 Holiday products!  For my card today I used:

Forest Path 94702

Layered Birds 94684

and the Sweet Christmas stamp set CL5283

Here's a closer look at my card:

To make my card I started by cutting the Forest Path die from some white card stock and then I colored the trees with alcohol markers.  I ink blended the snow line with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink and a dauber and then on a separate piece of white card stock I ink blended Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink on the top half for the sky behind the trees.  I added the Forest Path panel to the inked card with liquid glue.

Next I cut the Layered Birds from white card stock and a 2nd piece of white card stock that I colored with dark red alcohol markers.  I pieced the red and white parts of the bird together with liquid glue. and added them to the trees.

I stamped the sentiment from the Sweet Christmas stamp set in red on the right side of the snowy field and then took Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff and added snow to the sky, a little on some trees and then along the path on both sides.  When you heat it up, it puffs up much like a Marvy snow pen.  Either of those would work to create some puffy snow it you'd like to add that to your card.

Here's one last look at my card:

I really like how this turned out and had so much fun creating with the new release products.  Be sure to check them all out HERE.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

CL5283 Sweet Christmas clear stamp set

94702 Forest Path

94684 Layered Birds

My Front Door Decor as a Card by Anne Thompson

For the holidays and throughout the winter I hang my old white and well-worn ice skates with a big plaid ribbon on the front door, and that was the inspiration for today's card.

For this card

• I used two of the red plaids from the new JOLLY CHRISTMAS PP1019 6X6 paper pad,
• the CLASSIC LARGE ICE SKATE 94673 cut twice each from white cardstock. black glossy paper, and silver glitter paper, and
• the DREAMY BOW 94633 cut from the lighter of the two plaids and also from white cardstock because I wanted it to be a bit sturdier.
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Here's what I did to make the skates.

• I threaded a large-eyed needle with deep red perle cotton and looped it doubled up through the eyelets on the two white cardstock skates.  I sewed from the bottom to the top, taping the loose ends at the bottom on the back of each skate and leaving extra long tails at the top.  (You could use any type of cording or embroidery thread for this.)
• It works best to assemble the skate starting from the bottom layer--the silver blade.  I put small Glue Dots on the round knobs on the top of the silver skate blades and secured that piece to the back of the black heel/sole of the skates.
• Then I used a narrow line of glue with a Glue Pen on the top edge of the black piece and added it to the bottoms of the white skates.
• I knotted the "laces" and used a Glue Dot to anchor that near the top center of the card after I had added a piece of red plaid paper 5 1/4 X 4 to a white notecard.
• I placed a few Glue Dots behind each skate to attach them to the background paper.

• I glued the plaid and white layers of the bow parts together and then assembled the bow using large glue dots behind the small rounded center piece to attach the loops and ribbons.  When I added it to the card I used foam dimensional dots behind the loops and center.

I have a card that I can use for Christmas or any time throughout the winter.  It might even become an invitation to a skating party.

You can view all of the 2022 Christmas Collection here.

Happy Crafting!

 

Warmest Wishes Polar Bear by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Being my favourite time of the year for card making, I am so excited for the new Christmas release!  There are so many awesome products, but the Layering Polar Bear die caught my attention and I wanted to use it right away.  

Started by die cutting the bear layering pieces from Bristol paper and shading/details added with Copic Sketch markers.  The hat and scarf were die cut from the new Christmas Jolly paper pack using Tall Bundled Snowman and Little Bundled Snowman dies, respectively. The layering sled was die cut from gold Vintage Pastel mirror paper and black cardstock.  

For the background, took an A2 size Bristol panel from my stash and applied Saltwater Taffy distress ink to it with a blender brush.  Adhered the polar bear and sled, then splattered with diluted white gouache paint for snow.  Heat embossed the sentiment from Festive Christmas Greetings stamp set with white embossing powder on black cardstock to finish.

You can see the new Christmas release HERE.  So glad you could join me today.  Have a wonderful week.

Supplies

 

 

Supplies

 

94685 Layered Polar Bear

94686 Layered Sled

94683 Tall Bundled Snowman

94678 Little Bundled Snowman

 

PP1019 Christmas Jolly 6x6 pack

 

 

CL5273 Festive Christmas Greetings clear stamp set

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

The Christmas 2022 Collection by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate the arrival of our latest release...the Christmas 2022 Collection is here!  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with the first of many ideas for the holidays.  There's something for everyone in our holiday collection - sweet, simple, classic and elegant.  We love the versatility of our new items and we're ready to greet the season!

Slimline cards stand out in a crowd - and the new Birch Tree Trunks set is perfect for fall and winter cards.  Cut it from a light taupe 6x6 in the Earth Neutrals 6x6 set.  We're using just the 2 larger diecuts - save the 3rd for another project.  (It makes a great spooky tree for Halloween!)

 

Cut the new Layered Polar Bear from Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  Color the ear sections of the large bear with a pink marker.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the top overlay for the eyes and nose.  Attach the overlay to the large bear diecut.

Cut the two fringed scarf sections (from the new Little Bundled Snowman set) from turquoise Twinkling Jewel glitter 6x6.  Attach the pieces to the bear - fold the right tip backwards and glue it behind the bear.

 

Layered Polar Bear is great for other occasions too - like baby showers, birth announcements and birthdays.  His sincere, thoughtful expression looks so kind and understanding - he'd be great on a friendship or thinking-of-you card too. 

 

Cut the new Layered Birds from watercolor paper and a bright red 6x6 in the Berry Red Collection.  Assemble the birds - save the extra pieces for another project.

Cut turquoise cardstock with the 3"wide Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Attach the diecuts to a turquoise slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").  Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Crystals.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

 

Thanks for visiting our blog - join us again tomorrow for Laura's great Christmas 2022 design.

 

Supplies

 

94684

94678 Little Bundled Snowman

94685 Layered Polar Bear

94701 Birch Tree Trunks

cry102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

sp1001 Berry Red

gp1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

wp101 Watercolor Paper

sp1009 Earth Neutral

New Christmas Release!

Greetings friends. Memory Box has a new Christmas release! Have you started making holiday cards yet?  There are new dies that work well for Christmas as well as the entire winter season. You can view the new release here.

There will be lots of new samples in the days and weeks to come, but in the mean time, be sure to check out the new idea book for extra inspiration:

You can click on the picture above or click here to view all the samples. The book allows you to flip through the pages like a magazine and find inspiration. All the samples list the products used.

Here are some other samples so that you can get a feel of the new release:

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you will check back for the holiday inspiration to come. Have a fantastic weekend!

Gated and Ghosted Creepy Cabin Happy Halloween by Anne Thompson

I've got an extra post this week and decided to make one more Halloween card before I switch gears and start creating for the December holidays.  The Creepy Cabin sits behind the Fancy Gate while Ghosts in the Forest swirl around.  I think my grandsons will like this one!

to make this card

• start with a white notecard
• cut the CREEPY CABIN 94634 in the center of a piece of BLACK GLOSSY PAPER SH44004; trim it with one of the larger rectangles from RECTANGLE BASICS SET 30086 (or trim with your paper cutter 5 1/4 X 4)
• add scraps of orange paper behind the cabin windows and door
• add a scrap of a coral plaid paper from MADRAS PLAID CORAL AND GREEN PP1013 behind the cabin cut-out
• attach the finished cabin panel to the front of the notecard
• cut the FANCY GATE GLOBE 94623 from another piece of the Black Glossy Paper and attach it over the cabin, bending the side hinges a bit for more dimension
• cut the background HAPPY HALLOWEEN POSH SCRIPT 94585 from a scrap of orange paper and the detailed lettering from a scrap of the coral plaid paper; glue them together and place at the top of the card where it will overlap the top of the gate a tiny bit
• cut three of the small ghosts from GHOSTS IN THE FOREST 94622 using white glitter paper from the MAJESTIC HUES GLITTER PAD GP1008; add them to the front against the black paper with dimensional foam dots

Happy Crafting!

Beautiful Moments Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features the new STAMPtember stamp set from Memory Box and Simon Says Stamp.  

For my card today I decided to use the Simon Hurley Circle Stamping Foam.  When you stamp into the heated foam you get the negative image of your stamp.  There are many videos to show you how to use the stamping foam.

I heated the foam with my heat tool for about 20 seconds and then pressed it into my stamp.  Next, I lightly rubbed my ink pads over the foam, misted it with water and then stamped my image onto white cardstock.  

I trimmed my cardstock, mounted it to a black cardstock mat and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.  

I die cut the largest Knotted Circle die from gold metallic cardstock and glued it around my printed circle.

I die cut the words from the same gold cardstock and glued them to the black cardstock shadow die cut. 

To finish the card, I added some Autumn Fairy Crystals.

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

 

 

Supplies

 

CRY101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

94589 Miss You Posh Script craft die

94482 Knotted Circle Wreaths craft die

Two Cards with Starry Collage & Wild Spiral by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with two fun cards using goodies from the fall release. Here are the new dies I used for today's card:

Starry Collage 94631
Wild Spiral 94629

I also used the previously released Geometric Crystals embossing folder 1016EF and the Sylvan Butterfly 94577.

Here's another look at my card:

I used watercolor card stock and smooshed lots of Distress oxide inks and after it dried I used it to die cut the stars, butterfly background and I also cut 2 spirals out of it.

I used the 2 swirls that I cut from the watercolor smooshed cards and backed them in white card that had been embossed with embossing folder. The sentiment is from the Big & Little Words stamp set, stamped in black in on white card. Here's another look:

The butterfly background was cut from the same watercolor card and the top of the butterfly was cut with black card. I added blue tiny gems from the Christmas Jewels set. The card base was made by taking a mini slimline card and cutting it to 3" by 5.5" and I added a diagonal black card piece to give it more interest. Here's one more look:

Here's one last look at card #1:

Now on to card #2:

I save one panel of watercolor smooshed card that I cut the swirl out of to be my card's background. I backed the opening of the swirl with black card and then added the whole panel to an A2 card base. Next I added layers stars, black and watercolor, randomly around the card. The sentiment is from Big and Little Words stamp set heat embossed in white on black card. I really like the way this turned out, it almost looks like a cartoon drawing!

Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

94631 Starry Collage

94629 Wild Spiral

EF1016 Geometric Crystals 3D Embossing Folder

94577 Sylvan Butterfly

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

Beautiful Moments Collaboration for Stamptember by Anne Thompson

Simon Says Stamp celebrates Stamptember all month and Memory Box has created an exclusive limited edition stamp set for this event--BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS   sss202571c--available here while supplies last.  If you want this stamp set, don't hesitate--the stamp and die set is already sold out!

I made three cards for this post using one of the stamps from Beautiful Moments and sneak peek papers from JOLLY CHRISTMAS PP1019, a new 6X6 paper pad coming soon from Memory Box as well as some green cardstock from the LUSH GREEN COLLECTION SP1003.

the first card in the upper left

• trim a piece of red plaid paper 5 1/4 X 4 and add to the front of a top-fold white notecard
• stamp the poinsettia/leaves image in VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink on a light green plaid paper; trim 5 1/4 X 2 3/4; add to the notecard
• for the berries, use five of the lightest color WINTER FANTASY FAIRY GEMSTONES GEM 102

the second card in the upper right

• trim a piece of a light red plaid paper 5 1/2 X 4 1/4 to cover the front of a top-fold white notecard
• stamp the poinsettia/leaves image in VersaFine Clair Rain Forest (green) ink on more of the light green plaid paper; trim 5 1/4 X 2 1/2; mount on a larger piece of light green cardstock and trim to make a narrow border; add to the notecard
• color the stamped image with Prismacolor pencils in shades of green
• for the berries, use five red CHRISTMAS FAIRY DEWDROPS DDP101

for the third card below the other two

• trim a piece of green cardstock 5 1/2 X 4 1/4 to cover the front of a top-fold white notecard
• stamp the poinsettia/leaves image on a piece of red plaid paper with VersaFine Clair Rain Forest (green) ink; trim 5 X 2 3/4; mount on a larger piece of white cardstock and trim to make a narrow border; add to the notecard
• color the stamped images with markers
• for the berries, use five of the Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

You can view Jean's post from last week here to see a card she made using other stamps from this set.  The Beautiful Moments stamp set includes the two poinsettia/leaves images as well as six smaller leaves/berries stamps and four different sentiments:  Find gratitude in every moment; There are countless beautiful reasons to be happy; Sending the very best wishes from all of us; and I feel so lucky to know you. 

Happy Crafting!

 

 

Halloween Easel by Trina Pham

Hello there.  I can’t get enough of these adorable ghosts, so I had to use them again but this time for a Halloween easel card.

Started by die cutting a moon mask with a Circle Basics die and attached it to an A2 size Bristol panel.  Using blender brushes, ink blended Speckled Egg, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot distress inks for the sky.  Splattered with diluted black and white gouache paints for some texture.

The Fancy Gate Globe was then die cut twice from black cardstock.  Trimmed off the arches on both; on one of them, cut in half and cut away the gate details.  Adhered them together like so to create a fence with the gate.  Great way to stretch your supplies. 😉

 
Next, die cut the Woodgrain Tree Trunk from black cardstock and the ghosts from white.  Added shading to the moon and ghosts with Copic Sketch markers, then assemble the scene onto the panel.  The right ghost was popped up with foam adhesive for dimension.  Spritz the entire panel with a shimmer spray for some sparkle (sorry couldn’t capture it in the photos).

To create the easel base, scored the front of an A2 size top folding card base at 2.75” and adhered the panel to the bottom half below the scored line.  The Happy Halloween Posh Script sentiment with shadow was then die cut from white and navy cardstock to be used as the stopper.  Here’s a side view of it all propped up.

And here’s the view from the front.

And that is it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies:

94623 Fancy Gate Globe

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

94630 Woodgrain Tree Trunk

94585 Happy Halloween Posh Script