Glittery Pumpkins on the Vine by Anne Thompson

I've got more pumpkins--glittery ones on a glittery vine!

to make this card

• start with a plain white notecard and add a piece of green plaid paper 5 1/4 X 4 to the front; this plaid that was in my scrap box is from MAGNOLIA PLAID 6X6 PP1021
•  die cut the MAGNOLIA LEAF BRANCH 94721 in green glitter paper from GLITZY GLITTER PAD GP1007

• die cut two pumpkins from orange glitter paper and their stems and leaves from green glitter paper, both from GLITZY GLITTER PAD GP1007 using the AUTUMN PUMPKIN 94690 die

• add the leafy branch to the front of the note card

• use glue dots to adhere the stems to the pumpkins
• put dimensional foam in two different thicknesses on the center back of the pumpkins 
• at this point I decided to orient the card with the fold at the top in order to place the pumpkins in the bottom right corner
• loop the stems over the branch and adhere the pumpkins to the front of the card, one slightly higher and on top of the other
• add one leaf to each pumpkin and place the other pumpkin leaves on the vine

There's plenty of room to add an appropriate sentiment in the upper left once I decide who will get this card and for what occasion.  I've been doing this with most of the cards I've been making lately as I'm building up a stash of fall-themed cards and I don't send many at Halloween.  

Happy Crafting!

Glitzy Glitter Pad GP 1007
Magnolia Leaf Branch 94721
Autumn Pumpkin 94690
Magnolia Plaid PP 1021

 

 

Monochromatic Halloween Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a monochromatic Halloween card featuring a lot of the fall release dies.  This design can use any of the other color options of the Magnolia Grove leaf paper.  Their is matching papers in both paper pads that will coordinate nicely.  

Background:

Trim down the brownish leaf paper in the Magnolia Grove paper pad to A2 size.  Ink blend Distress Oxide Black Shoot around the edges. Die cut the Fanciful Gilded Frame from white paper from the Vintage Paper Mirror pad.  Adhere the frame die cut to the pattern paper.

Pumpkin and Sentiment:

Die cut the Autumn Pumpkin and the top Happy Halloween Posh Scrip from a white paper from the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad. Die cut the bottom of the Happy Halloween Posh Scrip die from the same leaf pattern paper from the Magnolia Grove pad.  Ink blend with Distress Oxide Black shoot.  Die cut the bottom again from black card stock 2x.  Adhere the 3 layers together with the pattern paper on top.  Adhere the top die cut. 

Greenery:

Ink blend 2 pcs of white card stock with Distress Oxide.  1 with Lost Shadow and the other with Hickory Smoke.  Platter with Distress Mica Stain Iron Gate and Black Shoot.  Let Dry.  Die cut both with Layered Greenery Stems.  Adhere the 2 die cuts together using 1 each of the 2 different shades.

Assembly:

Adhere the stems and pumpkin the the center of the card.  Adhere the sentiment at the bottom of the die cards using foam tape.  Adhere to a A2 size card.

 

 

Supplies

 

94694 Layered Greenery Stems

94690 Autumn Pumpkin

94585 Happy Halloween Posh Script

94660 Fanciful Gilded Frame

pp1022 Magnolia Grove 6x6 pack

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

The Pumpkin Patch by Anne Thompson

Here's a card you can use any time this fall.  This Pumpkin Patch features the Autumn Pumpkin 94690 multiple times and the Fanciful Gilded Frame 94660 which looks to me like a vine-y garden space.

To make this card, start with a white note card.

Add a light green plaid paper from the MAGNOLIA PLAID PP1021 6X6 paper pad cut to fit the front of the note card.

Die cut the FANCIFUL GILDED FRAME 94660 from a dark green card stock.

Add this frame to the front of the card using a glue pen.

Die cut the AUTUMN PUMPKIN 94690 three times from an orange paper and three times from a bight green paper, both in the RAINBOW REFLECTIONS MIRROR PAD PP1003.

Assemble the pumpkins, using the green stems and leaves with the orange pumpkins. 

Reorient the card so it folds at the top.

Add the three pumpkins using dimensional foam of varying thicknesses, so the one on the left is the flattest and the center one pops up more than the others.  Add any extra green leaves among the vines.

This cute card would be perfect for any fall occasion with an appropriate sentiment tucked inside.  Love these newest products from Memory Box!  Think about how you might combine the new with other Memory Box stamps, dies, stencils, and embossing folders you already have or ones that are still available to purchase from previous collections.  Try other color combinations and textures--glossy mirror paper, glitter paper, card stock, and printed papers from Memory Box.  And there are idea books on the website for even more inspiration.

Happy Crafting!

Autumn Pumpkin 94690
Fanciful Gilded Frame 94660

Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad PP1003

Magnolia Plaid PP1021

Framed Boiling Cauldron by Anne Thompson

Here's another Halloween card, setting the Boiling Cauldron on top of the Fanciful Gilded Frame.

• This is quite a simple design. 
• I cut the FANCIFUL GILDED FRAME 94660 from one of the plaids in MAGNOLIA PLAID PP1021 and added it to the front of a white note card using a glue pen.

• I then cut the BOILING CAULDRON 94691 multiple times from several shades of green card stock from LUSH GREEN COLLECTION SP1003 and several times more from black card stock.
• I assembled the cauldron using black on the bottom layer, two layers of green, and another layer of black on the top.
• I used two layers of the greens for the foamy bubbly frothy stuff and added it to the top of the cauldron.

• I added BRIGHT FAIRY JEWELS JWL003 in a lime-y green to the tops of the bubbles.
• I used foam dimensional dots to add the finished cauldron to the note card.
• I then scattered a few more of the Fairy Jewels on the front of the note card above the bubbles.

There are so many wonderful Memory Box papers that could be used to change up this design.  Imagine the frame in gold or purple mirror paper, the cauldron in black mirror paper, and the bubbles in a lime green or blue mirror paper.  Or use glitter paper or solid card stocks for various parts of this design.  Or mix and match various textures in your paper choices.  And there are Fairy Jewels, Fairy Crystals, Fairy Dewdrops, and Fairy Gemstones that can all add that extra sparkle.

Happy Crafting!

Boiling Cauldron 94691
Magnolia Plaid PP1021
Fanciful Gilded Frame 94660

Bright Fairy Jewels JWL003

Debossed Gracious Floral Thanks by Anne Thompson

Experimentation continued in my craft room this week which resulted in a debossed image of the Gracious Floral and this thank you card.

to make this card

• start with a plain white note card
• cover the front with a green plaid paper from MAGNOLIA PLAID PP1021
• ink the inside of the GRACIOUS FLORAL 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER EF1026 with VersaFine Clair Rain Forest (green) ink; put a piece of white card stock inside the folder and run it through your embossing machine to deboss the image which pushes it down rather than raising it up
• color the Gracious Floral with colored pencils
• trim it to 4 X 5 1/4; back it with a piece of black card stock trimmed closely
• decide on the orientation of the card--I chose top-fold because of where I wanted to place the sentiment
• stamp "thanks for all you do" from the GRACIOUS FLORAL CLEAR STAMP SET CL5280 using the VersaFine Clair Rain Forest ink
• add tiny amber FAIRY JEWELS /BRIGHT JWL003 to the flower centers
• add larger amber AUTUMN FAIRY CRYSTALS CRY101 in white space on the card front
• add the finished panel to the front of the note card

This was really a happy accident as I thought I had inked up the side of the folder that would emboss rather than deboss the image.  I decided to work with it and colored everything but the flowers as if they were all leaves, trying to match the ink's green with an appropriate colored pencil.  Maybe this is more inspiration for this month's green blog challenge.

Happy Crafting!

Bright Fairy Jewels JWL003
Autumn Fairy Crystals CRY101
Magnolia Plaid 6X6 PP1021
Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set CL5280
Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder EF1026

 

 

Circle of Thanks by Jean Okimoto

 

Send a note of thanks with designs from our Magnolia and Gracious Floral Collections.  Add glittery, sparkly accents too!  Hi, Jean here with a layered mix of classic favorites and our latest designs.

Cut the Stylish Frame Trio circle and Curved Magnolia Branch from green cardstock.  We'll use some of the extra leaves from the branch set too.  Trim the large leaf that would be hidden behind the blossom - it'll be repositioned at the bottom of the branch.

Cut Tilted Thanks from a purple Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.

Cut the blossom - from the Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set - from a Twilight Purple 6x6.  Spritz both sides with a light mist of water to make the cardstock pliable for embossing.  Press Electric Purple Radiant Neon ink onto the upper blossom section of the embossing folder - tap the inkpad repeatedly, don't squish or rub the ink into the design.  Place the diecut in the folder and pressure emboss it using the plate(s) required for your machine.

Sprinkle the embossed, inked diecut with detail clear powder, firmly tap off the excess powder.  Heat-emboss it.  Lightly ink the center using a cotton swab and Brilliance Graphite Black.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for petals. Attach purple Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

That's it!  3D embossing adds dimension to the blossom - inking and heat-embossing it accents the details. 

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

Supplies

 

94470 Tilited Thanks

ef1026 Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

94719 Curved Magnolia Branch

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

94308 Stylish Frame Trio

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

sp1008 Twilight Purple

Gold & Plaid Gracious Floral Collection by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today!   I have this fun plaid "Thank You" card I made for a friend using the newly released "Gracious Floral" products.

To make my card I took the center floral die and cut it from a piece of polished gold paper that was attached to a piece of card stock.  That paper is quite thin so to get a deeper impression later when I emboss it, I want it to be thicker.  After the shape was cut out, I opened the 3D embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine.  It gave the flower lovely dimension as you can see in the picture below.

 

I cut a piece of plaid paper to add the the bottom of the card base and then topped it with a thin strip of gold and another thin strip of black card stock.  The sentiment from the Gracious Floral stamp set, was heat embossed in white on black card stock.  I added the gold flower and sentiment to the card with foam tape and glue.  Here's another look:

I made one more card using the Memory Box papers and the gold polished foil and here it is:

 

 

The paper is from the Magnolia Grove and I used the large floral die from the stamp set to cut the image out and then ran it through my die cutting machine with the 3D embossing folder.  The sentiment is a 2 piece die called Hugs Tender Script.  It's so shiny in real life!

 

I hope you like my cards for today.  I really like how it turned out.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for some more inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

88620 Gracious Floral Stencil Set

EF1026 Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

CL5280D Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die Set

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

FP1001 Polished Foil Pad pack

PP1022 Magnolia Grove 6x6 pack

PP1021 Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack

94669 Hugs Tender Script

Watercolor Pencil Gracious Floral by Anne Thompson

This week  I looked through my craft supplies for something I hadn't used in a long time and came up with a set of 24 Derwent Watercolor Pencils that I used with the Gracious Floral stamp/die set for this card.

to make this card using the GRACIOUS FLORAL CLEAR STAMP AND DIE SET CL5280D

• stamp the GRACIOUS FLORAL clear stamp on watercolor paper with a pigment ink--I used VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink which is waterproof
• color the image with the watercolor pencils, adding layers of color for shading effects

• use the coordinating die to cut out the dry image

• audition the colored image against the plaids in the MAGNOLIA PLAID 6X6 PAD PP1021 to find the one that goes best with the colors in your floral piece; trim to 5 1/4 X 4 and add to the front of a white note card
• add the floral image to the plaid paper using dimensional foam dots

And that's it--waiting for the watercolors to air dry took the most time.

You could also decide on your background paper first and then choose the coordinating watercolor pencils for painting the Gracious Floral image.  Want to change it up even more?  Add paint spatters.  Add jewels on the background paper or in the flower center.   Add shimmer spray.  Highlight the line details with a white or gold or other color pen.  Add a ribbon tied around the card or an accent bow.  There's so much you can do with this one stamp/die combination to make cards for any occasion!  I usually start making my holiday cards in July so am reimagining this design as a Christmas card with lots of reds and greens.

Happy Crafting!

Magnolia Plaid PP1021

Gracious Floral CL5280D

Prints and Plaid Gracious Floral by Anne Thompson

In keeping with this month's green challenge I pulled out the two magnolia paper collections to use with the newest Gracious Floral products for this card.

to make this card

• white note card
• green leafy print paper from MAGNOLIA GROVE PP1022 adhered to a piece of white card stock, trimmed to 4 X 5 1/4, and added to the white note card
• large GRACIOUS FLORAL CLEAR STAMP CL5280 stamped in VersaFine Clair Rain Forest ink on a piece of green plaid paper from MAGNOLIA PLAID PP1021; cut out using the coordinating die from GRACIOUS FLORAL CLEAR STAMP SET AND DIE CL5280D (if you have only the stamp set, fussy cut the center flower from the rest of the stamped image); dark lines on stamped image outlined with white Uni-Ball Signo broad ink pen
• large GRACIOUS FLORAL CLEAR STAMP CL5280 stamped again in VersaFine Clair Rain Forest ink on a pink/white/green floral paper from MAGNOLIA GROVE, embossed and die cut using GRACIOUS FLORAL 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER AND CUTTING DIE EF1026
• added ink dots to flower center using gold Uni-Ball Signo broad ink pen; adhered flower to center of the green plaid image using a foam dimensional dot under the center

• used more foam dimensional dots to add that completed image to the card front

I think the white pen lines really help to define the image on the dark paper and work well with the white in the center flower and the white of the note card.  The dark plaid also pops against the brighter green leafy paper.  This design works for any summer occasion by adding an appropriate sentiment on the inside.  And I'll also use some of the scrap papers left to add interest to the inside of the note card and the outside of the envelope.  

Happy Crafting!

GRACIOUS FLORAL 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER AND CUTTING DIE EF1026

MAGNOLIA GROVE 6X6 PP1022

GRACIOUS FLORAL STAMP SET AND DIE CL5280D

MAGNOLIA PLAID 6X6 PP1021

 

Combine the Gracious Floral and Magnolia Collections by Jean Okimoto

Design elements from spring's Magnolia Collection and the Gracious Floral Collection team up for a slimline card.  Hi, Jean here with a mix of dies, stencils, clear stamps, a plaid 6x6,  jewels and a 3D embossing folder that somehow became floral design for summer greetings.

Glue two pieces of lavender cardstock together and diecut the flower from the Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set.  Diecutting the double layer adds extra dimension to the flower and it's faster than cutting two flowers and gluing them together.  

Ink the flower in the top portion of the  embossing folder with Brilliance Pearlescent Purple.  Tap the ink onto the design - don't squish or rub it into the flower.  Place the diecut flower securely in the folder and emboss it using the plates required for your machine.

The Gracious Floral Stencil Set is numbered for easy reference.  We are using the flower upside-down - it's OK!  Brush, sponge or daub Pearlescent Purple using stencil #A2 for the shaded purple areas.

Stencil Brilliance Pearlescent Yellow onto the flower's center using stencil #A4.  Stencil Brilliance Pearlescent Thyme using stencil #A3.  Add a light layer of Pearlescent Thyme to the center of the flower - just enough so you'll still see the yellow ink.

Cut Magnolia Leaf Branch from green cardstock.  Trim the two highest leaves on the left and the branch tip.

Stamp the greeting - from the Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Electric Purple Radiant Neon.  The color sounds a little scary, but it's a great purple - not too red, not too blue.  Quickly heat-emboss the greeting with detail clear powder.  Trim it horizontally with the smallest Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die - cut 1 short end using the die.  Trim the other short end using the side of a larger die.

Cut lavender cardstock with the ⅞" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut the purple Magnolia Plaid 6x6 with the smallest rectangle die.

Cut white cardstock with the 1-⅞" rectangle die.  Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card - use foam tape for petal- and  bigger leaf-tips where they extend past the background block.  Add purple Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Mix and match your blossoms and branches to create new designs and get the most from your Memory Box stash.  Thanks for visiting - see you on Friday!

 

Supplies

 

cl5280 Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set

pp1021 Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

88620 Gracious Floral Stencil Set

ef1026 Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals