Sympathy Slimline Card featuring Magnolia Rub-Ons by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a slimline sympathy card made with the brand new "Magnolia Rub-ons!"

Here's a closer look at my card:

These rub-ons are amazing and beautiful, plus so easy to use.  I cut a card base 8" by 3.75" and rounded 3 of the corners with my corner rounder.  Then I pick flowers and leaves off the rub-on sheet and randomly added them to the card front.  It was so fast and easy and it looks amazing in real life!  They go on very easily, rubbing with your finger or the popsicle stick included in the package. 

The sentiment from "Big & Little Words" stamp set was heat embossed in white on black card stock and cut into a banner.  I popped it up on foam tape and added it to the top part of the card.  Here's one last look:

This was probably the fastest card I've ever made and it looks so pretty.  If you've never used rub-ons, give these a try and even if you have used the in the past, I bet the didn't go on as easily as these do.  In a matter of seconds you have a gorgeous floral card with very little time and effort!  

I hope you will stop by each day for more inspiration from the design team!  Be sure to check out the new release HERE.  And if you are interested in any of the supplies I used, you can find them listed on my blog HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

RUB101 Magnolia Rub On

Magnolia for Mom by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Today I have a super easy Mother’s Day card made with the Marvelous Magnolia 3D embossing folder (EF) from the April 2023 Magnolia release.  This card is for my mother-in-law.

The EF was ran through the die cutting machine with a piece of dark grey cardstock.  Took white pigment ink and lightly swiped it across the raised areas.  Some of the white ink caught the edges, so used a foam blending tool to apply Black Soot distress ink (DI) along the edges.

Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry DI were then ombré ink blended onto a scrap piece of Bristol paper.  Die cut the Wooden Alpha letters from it and twice more from the same dark grey cardstock before stacking them for a floating effect.  Assembled onto a white card base and added clear shimmer to the flowers and ombre letters to finish.

That does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day

 

 

Supplies

 

EF1035 Marvelous Magnolia 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

94579 Wooden Alpha

A Blossom from the Magnolia Grove by Jean Okimoto

Billowy flowering trees create a colorful backdrop for a fresh Magnolia Blossom from our latest collection.  Hi, Jean here with a spring slimline - and some very poufy trees.

Cut Birch Tree Trunks from light kraft cardstock - we're using just 3 of them today.  Cut the Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral background from a tiny floral print from the new Magnolia Grove 6x6 set.  Cut three more floral backgrounds from dark green cardstock. Layer them - slightly offset  - for treetops.  Trim one of them where it'll be attached along the fold.  Attach them to a pale lavender-pink slimline card (3-⅝"x 8-½").

The Magnolia Grove set has several other floral and leafy prints that would be great for this technique.

Tip - it's easier to color Magnolia Blossom's layers if they are pressure-embossed first, then colored, then finally cut out.  You won't have to chase the little pieces around to color (and/or misplace!) them - and you can apply the colors exactly where you want them.

Pressure-emboss Magnolia Blossom on smooth white cardstock using a rubber embossing mat and the plate(s) required for your machine.  Color the embossed designs with Pearlescent Orchid and Pearlescent Rust Brilliance inks using a sponge, dauber or blending brush.  Dry the inks, then diecut the pieces.  Assemble the blossom.

Cut the extra leaf/stem pieces - from the Vibrant Leaf Corner set - from green cardstock.  Attach the blossom and leaves to the card - use foam dots behind some of the petals.

Add pale lavender Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Think beyond-the-box, upcycle and repurpose your tools and supplies to get the most from your investment of these fun toys.

Thanks for visiting - see you in May!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

pp1022

94715

94701

94722

94713 Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral

gem102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

Hugs by Donna Sledzik

Hi everyone!  Today I have another card featuring new products from the April Magnolia release.

I saw this fun technique on YouTube and thought I would give it a try.  

You start by creating a background on watercolor paper using Distress Ink Reinkers.  The colors are so vibrant and stand out against the black background.

I created a few backgrounds, they look very messy but don't worry it all comes together.  I decided to use the yellow and pink background for my card.

I used the new Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing folder for this technique.

On the flat side of the embossing folder, I applied Black Soot Archival ink as if I was inking a stamp.  I placed my background panel, ink side up, on the other side of the folder and ran it through my die cutting machine.  I repeated this process to get a little more black ink on my background.

This is what it looked like after the first pass through.  Next, I took Black Sharpie Markers and drew around the flowers and filled in the background so it was a deeper black.

Once the background was filled in, I applied Gold Foundry Wax lightly over the raised portions of the embossed background.  I also spattered the background with gold and white inks.

Next, I mounted the background onto a metallic gold mat and used foam tape to glue it to a white card base.

To finish the card I die cut the word hugs from metallic gold cardstock and glued it to a white die cut shadow piece.

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

 

 

Supplies

 

EF1036 Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

94669 Hugs Tender Script

WP101 Watercolor Paper

Mini Slimline Magnolia Birthday Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have another mini slimline card featuring the April Magnolia Release.  This time it features the Magnolia Blooms 3D embossing folder.

Flowers:

Embossing black card stock using the Magnolia Blooms 3D embossing folder.  Use Slippery When Wet Lunar Paste with your finger to rub on the paste over all the embossed flowers to give them a golden look.  Fussy each flower out.  This is really easy and didn't take much time.  Then use the Kitsch Flamingo Distress Crayon from the center of the flower outward and then blend with your finger.  

Sentiment:

Die but the top birthday die from the Happy Birthday Tender Scrip die 2 times from heavy weight black card stock.  Glue them together. Gold heat emboss happy from the Big and Little Valentines Clear Stamp set onto black card stock. Trim around the sentiment.

Assembly:

Trim a black card stock to 3 1/2" x 6" to make a card base.  Trim a dark purple with gold fold paper from the Magnolia Grove paper pad to 3 1/4" x 5 3/4".  Adhere to the pattern paper to the black card.  Adhere both to a mini slimline white card.  Arrange the Magnolias flowers in the middle of the card starting with the largest flower and then arrange the other flowers that are complete.  The flowers there are partial tuck them behind the other flowers.  Adhere the birthday die cut to center of the flower arrangement and the Happy to the top left of the birthday die cut.

 

Supplies

 

EF1036 Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

pp1022 Magnolia Grove 6x6 pack

94671 Happy Birthday Tender Script

CL5252 Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set

Glossy Double-Embossed 3D Magnolia Blooms by Jean Okimoto

Accent the details of the Magolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies Set with pressure- and heat-embossing for extra dimension and glossy highlights.  Hi, Jean here with a double-embossed design from our Magnolia Collection.

Diecut heavy white cardstock with the 3.75" x 5" A2 Rectangle Frames die.  Spray both sides of the rectangle with a light mist of water - give each side 2 quick spritzes from about 12" away.  Pressure-emboss it with the Magnolia Blooms folder - slightly offset so the layered diecut blossom will extend beyond the right edge.  Attach it to a top-folded 5.5" square white card.

Glue two pieces of pale pink cardstock together for extra thickness.  Cut it with the large matching die from the embossing folder set.  Press VersaMark ink onto the blossom on the embossing folder - use a light tapping motion.  Place the diecut in the folder and pressure-emboss it using the plates and/or mats required for your machine.

Use a cottom swab to daub the blossom's center with mustard-yellow ink.  Impress' Harvest Fresh Ink was used here.  Heat-emboss the entire blossom to highlight the texture and add a glossy finish.  

Glue two pieces of light mint green cardstock together for dimension and diecut Tilted Thanks.

Cut the loose leaves - at the bottom of the Magnolia Leaf Branch - from light mint green cardstock.  Attach the leaves behind the blossom, then attach the blossom + leaves to the background.

Attach the greeting - use a sliver of foam tape behind letter "t."  Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut a 5.5 square of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  Square cards require extra postage and special handling.

 

The Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies set includes two blossom dies to create a variety of designs.  Use the versatile dies to cut stencils too - for quick and easy cards on a busy day.

Thanks for visiting - see you on Friday...

 

Supplies

 

ef1036 Magnolia Blooms 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

94470 Tilited Thanks

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

Backyard Wren Pocket Card by Anne Thompson

Today's card begins with a plain side-fold A2 white notecard and ends up as a pocket card with a packet of seeds tucked in.

How cute is this?!!!

To make this card:

Select two coordinating plaid papers from the MAGNOLIA PLAID PP1021 paper pad.

Die cut the BACKYARD WREN 94723 from each of the plaid papers.  You will have enough pieces to make two birds.  Assemble them.  There are impression on the pieces and the image on the envelope to help you place the pieces where they fit.  Choose one bird for the card.

Choose the large magnolia branch with the blossom from the RUB ON TRANSFERS RUB 101.  Remove the protective paper and place the image face down on the white note card front and use the enclosed wooden stick on the back of the image to release it as it rubs onto the card.

Add the bird onto the branch.  Use a pencil and a straight-edge (paper or ruler) to draw a line from the bottom of the notecard in a ways from the corner to the top of the notecard that will leave part of the bird sticking out beyond the line.

Use detail scissors to cut along the line and around the bird.

Take one of the papers you have left from making the birds and trim it down a bit.  Add it inside the notecard.  Place Scor-Tape along the bottom edge.  (When I peeled off the protective coating I rolled the adhesive back so it would be behind the trimmed front of the card when I closed it to make the pocket.)

Close the notecard to secure the bottom edge of the pocket you've created...

and tuck in a seed packet of flowers or vegetables!

You could use this style of card to tuck almost anything that would fit into the pocket--tea or hot chocolate, candy, jewelry, etc.  Use your imagination!  The important thing is to have an image on the front that will just peek over that cut edge to give the pocket some interest.

Happy Crafting!

Backyard Wren 94723

Magnolia Plaid PP1021

 

Plaid Magnolia by Laura Fulcher

Greetings friends. I hope the weekend is treating you well. My card today features some of the new Magnolia Plaid paper as well as the Magnolia Blooming Bud die. I made it into a "hugs" card for support, but you could leave it bland and then save it as an emergency card to use for just about any occasion. I think it would work just as well for a birthday card as it would a sympathy card.

To make the card, I once again used the die envelope to help me figure out how to color and assemble my flower. I'm going to play around with the colors for my next magnolia cards, but for now, the image helped me get started. I sponged a little pink and green dye-based ink onto my petals and leaves to give them a bit of shading. For extra dimension, I put some foam mount tape under some of the flower petals to make them pop up off of the card. Here is a close up:

To make the background, I used some of the pretty paper from the Magnolia Plaid 6" x 6" pack and then added the leaf corner die to the left side and bottom of the card. I then added my flower with extra leaves and my sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Supplies

 

pp1021 Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack

94722 Vibrant Leaf Corner

94716 Magnolia Blooming Bud

94669 Hugs Tender Script

 

Magnolia Blossom Leaf Branch by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  The current April Magnolia release is all so beautiful that I had a tough time deciding where to start!  I finally settled on using the Magnolia Blossom Trio and Magnolia Leaf Branch dies to create this CAS (clean and simple) card.  

Started by die cutting the magnolia layers and leaf branch from alcohol marker friendly cardstock to do some die cut coloring with Copic Sketch markers.

Copic markers used:

whites/shading - C0, C1, C2, C3, C4

greens - YG03, YG07, YG09, G09

browns - E23, E25, E29

Used the Circle Basics die set next to die cut an opening and a frame from Bristol paper.  The background is Salvaged Patina distress ink with white gouache paint splatters.  The sentiment was die cut twice from white and once from black, then stacked and offset for a drop shadow.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and added a few clear drops to finish.

That does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94720 Magnolia Blossom Trio

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

94468 Hello Rush Script

30087 Circle Basics Set

DRP101 Fairy Drops

Brighter Days Ahead with the Backyard Wren by Jean Okimoto

 

Combine new designs from our latest release with the April Challenge - Sky's the Limit - and a bit of Poppystamps Whittle Sunshine.  Hi, Jean here with a double-collage all-occasion design in soft spring pastels. It could be a friendship card, send a note of encouragement, celebrate a special moment or welcome a new baby.

Cut, score and fold a 5.5" square white card.  Diecut Cloudy Moon Collage from the card front.  Cut Distant Sun Collage from the inside.  Back it with a 5.5" square of pale blue cardstock.

Diecut the Poppystamps Whittle Sunshine from pale yellow cardstock.

Diecut Curved Magnolia Branch from minty green cardstock.  Trim and save the leaf that would be hidden by Backyard Wren - it'll be repositioned later.

Diecut Magnolia Bud Trio from pale lavender cardstock and assemble the blossom and bud.  The small triple-pointed sepal will be a tiny bud.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to blue wool-blend felt to stabilize it and prevent adhesives from saturating it.  Cut Backyard Wren's  main section.  Cut it again from white cardstock - it'll be layered behind the assembled bird later.  Cut the wings from the shimmery turquoise Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.

Cut the beak section from yellow cardstock and use a black marker to fill the area that will become the eye.

Assemble Backyard Wren and attach the plain white diecut behind it for a neater back-view when the card is opened.  

Attach the diecuts to the card - add the saved leaf near the center of the curved branch.  Use a foam dot behind the tip of the large wing.

Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut a 5.5" square of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  Square cards require extra postage and special handling.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94719 Curved Magnolia Branch

94718 Magnolia Bud Trio

94723 Backyard Wren

94627 Cloudy Moon Collage

94628 Distant Sun Collage

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

2418 Whittle Sunshine