Happy Birthday Bees by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a cute card featuring the new Buzzing Bumblebees die set.

Here's a super close up of the bee dies:

I cut the bee pieces from both white and some watercolor panels I have left over.  I also cut the Bachyard Floral Sems 94638 from the same papaers plus from black for a shadow.  I re-cut just the top flowers from some more of the lighter yellow/orange colors and paper pieced them up top on the stems to match the bees better.  

The backgrounds are 2 pieces of woodgrain paper from Memory Box, cut with 2 sizes of the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die set 94646.  The white one was inked with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink and the kraft one was inked with Brushed Cordouroy Distress Ink and an ink blending tool.

After adding all the die cuts to the blue inked panel, I added it to the brown one and then popped both of those panels together on to the white card base with foam tape.

I really love using the woodgrain papers from Memory Box because with just so little inking, all that texture comes through and provides a lovely texture to your backgrounds!  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today!  I had a lot of fun putting it together for today's post!  Be sure to come back every day for more inspiration from the design team.  If you are interested in the product I used, you can find more information on my blog HERE.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

 

94794 Buzzing Bumblebees

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

94638 Backyard Floral Stems

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

SH44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

ST010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

Cordial Christmas Cheer by Jean Okimoto

 

Send merry and bright holiday wishes with the new Cordial Snowman and Drifting Snowflakes.  Multiple layers -  and glittery diecuts -  add dimension and sparkle to white-on-white.  Hi, Jean here with a frosty winter design from our 2024 Yuletide Collection.

Before we start the card... special Congratulations to Shari Acuff and her new online shop - sharinCRAFTERstudio!  Shari was a team leader at the Impress stores.  She inspired - and Impress-ed - everyone with her ideas, creativity and knowledge.  We wish you the very best Shari!

Cut the new Cordial Snowman shapes from watercolor paper, pale gray cardstock and medium gray cardstock.  Color the light gray diecut with a black marker where the eyes will appear.

Cut the arms/nose/hat pompom from watercolor paper.  Color the diecuts with brown, orange and red markers.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) behind red felt and cut the hat and scarf sections.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the hat and scarf sections from the bright red Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cutting all of the pieces saves time - and you'll have the extras ready for another project.  

Attach the twiggy arms behind the top layer.  Attach the gray layers - slightly offset on the right side too.

Cut the Drifting Snowflakes background from the pale bluish-white Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the detailed overlay from white cardstock.  Attaching a delicate diecut to a glittered surface can be challenging. I spread a thin layer of  Tacky Glue on an old credit card and tapped sections of the diecut into the glue and pressed it onto the glittered background.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Holiday Wishes Clear Stamp and Die Set - on white cardstock with Satin Red VersaFine.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut the cooled greeting with the second-smallest Nested Globes die.  Cut a second globe and layer it for dimension.  

Cut two pieces of white cardstock with the 3" wide Nested Globes die.  Layer them for dimension.  Round the corners of the layered globes.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam dots for the top of the snowman and right edge of the greeting.  Add orange Bright Jewels.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

This card may require extra postage and special handling depending upon the weight of your cardstock and felt.

Thanks for visiting...see you on Friday!

Supplies

 

94816 Drifting Snowflakes

94813 Cordial Snowman

Cl5286D Holiday Wishes clear stamp and die set

jwl003 Bright Jewels

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

gp1006

94532 Nested Globes

Trio Fuchsia Flower Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a card featuring the Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch die set.  

Fuchsia:

Die cut the Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch die set from white card stock.  Ink blend with using Distress Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves, Kitsch Flamingo, Pine Needle, Rustic Wilderness, and Twisted Citron.  Adhere the flowers together using the envelope as a guide.  

Frame:

Trim the darkest green from the Greenery paper pad to A2.  Die cut using the 2nd largest die from the Double Stitched Rectangle Cut Out to create a frame.  Add foam tape to back of frame.

Assembly:

Trim a dark green and gold folder paper from the Brilliant Fuchsia paper pad to A2.  Adhere to a front side folding white note card.  Adhere the branch from the left side and then the 3 fuchsia die cuts on tope.  Die cut the Yellow Beezy Script from the same dark green card stock and white card stock. Ink blend the white card stock with Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire.  Adhere together and then in the lower left corner of the card.

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94788 Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch

94781 Hello Breezy Script

94360 Double Stitch Rectangle Cut Out

PP1030 Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 pack

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

Christmas in July Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  I couldn't let July pass, without making a Christmas in July card.

I started by die cutting the Aurora Snowflake Frame from white cardstock and glued it to a white cardstock panel.  I cut a piece of green plaid patterned cardstock and glued it to the bottom portion of the panel. Next, I adhered the panel to a gold metallic cardstock mat, and glued it to a white card base.

I die cut the Glorious Poinsettia from white cardstock and used Distress inks and a blending brush to add color to the die cuts. The leaves were die cut twice from white cardstock and Distress ink was also used to add color to them.  I glued the poinsettia together and used foam tape to adhere it to the card.  The leaves were tucked under the poinsettia and glued in place.

The words "Merry Christmas" were stamped with Versa Mark Ink onto red cardstock, gold heat embossed and die cut with the coordinating die.  These were glued to the card front.

To finish it off, I glued some gold embellishments to add a little bling to the card.

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

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94734 Glorious Poinsettia

CL5273D Festive Christmas Greetings clear stamp and die set

PP1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

94750 Aurora Snowflake Frame

Fuchsia Plaid Blue River Butterfly Birthday by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have been under the weather lately, so I must admit, my creativity has suffered.  As you can see, I kept my birthday card pretty simple and straight forward.  You’ve seen many samples already, but it features the beautiful Blue River Butterfly from the 2024 Fuchsia collection.

Started by choosing the pattern paper from the Fuchsia Plaid paper pack.  This determined the colors of the butterfly.  After die cutting the butterfly from white, dye inks in pink, a purply-fuchsia, yellow and black were used with mini ink blending brushes to color the butterfly.

For the background, the same pink and purply-fuchsia inks were ink blended onto a Bristol panel.  Splattered with water and the purple-fuchsia ink, then blot with a paper towel for texture.  Assembled the card onto a white card base.  Glued the body directly onto the panel and popped up the wings with foam adhesives for dimension.  Added the foil greeting black tab and some clear jewels to finish.

And that’s it!  Thank you for joining me today. Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94832 Blue River Butterfly

PP1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

ST007 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs

JWL001 Clear Jewels

Cottage Meadow Collage by Jean Okimoto

Create a summer garden collage card with Cottage Meadow Rub Ons and golden Buzzing Bumblebees.  It's colorful, easy - and there's no measuring!  Hi, Jean here with a versatile basic design - and a great way to create a layered background for rub ons, stamped images or diecuts.

Cut the blocks from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set from mustardy-yellow cardstock.  Cut the Cottage Meadow Rub Ons leaving a generous margin around the blossoms and leaves.  

Carefully remove the paper liner and gently tap the rub on onto the diecut block.  Cover it with printer paper to protect it from any scratches on the diecutting plate.  Run it through the machine using the plates you'd use for diecutting.  Carefully remove the plastic liner.

Diecut Buzzing Bumblebees from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6 and the gold Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  I cut all of the pieces from both 6x6's and saved the extras for other projects.

Assemble the 3 bees.

Cover a piece of the yellow cardstock with ScorTape and cut the Hello Breezy Script background.  Cut the delicate top layer from a Greenery Solid Core 6x6 - leave it in the die and use a piercing tool to remove the little pieces in the e, l's and o.  Press the diecut (still in the die) firmly onto the adhesive-covered background.  Cover the exposed adhesive with detail clear embossing, tap off the excess, then heat-emboss it to adhere the top layer and add a glossy background.  

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the middle and right side of the greeting.  

Thanks for visiting - see you again on Friday!

Supplies

 

Rub104 Cottage Meadow Rub On

94794 Buzzing Bumblebees

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

94781 Hello Breezy Script

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

gp1007

Blue River Butterfly Birthday Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a spray stain background card featuring the new Blue River Butterfly die.  These new butterfly dies have dies to add depth and a spot of color to the tips of the wings.  It just makes the butterflies standout.  

Background:

Spray on heavy mixed media card stock Distress Sprays in Aged Mahogany, Kitsch Flamingo, Scattered Straw, and Lost Shadow along with Distress Mica Stain in Harvest Moon and Oxide Spray in Victorian Velvet.  Add in layers, drying in-between. Spray water droplets and dry with a cloth.  Let dry.  Die but using the largest die from Wrapped Stitched Rectangles.  Add Distress Translucent Crackle Paint using the Butterfly Colerie Collage Stencil. Let air dry.

Butterfly:

Die cut the Blue River Butterfly wings from white card stock, the body from black card stock and the tips from folder from the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad.  Ink blend the wings using Distress Oxide Aged Mahogany, Kitsch Flamingo, and Scattered Straw.  Adhere the pieces together using the envelope as a guide.  Brush on glitter using a glitter pen.  Let dry.

Assembly:

Adhere the background to  A2 size folding cream note card.  Adhere the butterfly with foam tape to center and the Happy Birthday Foil Greeting Black tab to the center of the butterfly.

 

 

Supplies

 

94832 Blue River Butterfly

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

88617 Butterfly Coterie Collage

ST007 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Lots of Butterflies in the Cottage Meadow by Anne Thompson

I made three kinds of butterflies this week and used them all on a card decorated with the Cottage Meadow Rub-Ons.

I started with a top-fold white A2 note card and added COTTAGE MEADOW RUB-ONS RUB104 on two of the corners.

Then I made all of the butterflies using Memory Box BLACK GLOSSY PAPER SH44004 for the bodies and wing details and watercolor paper for the wings.  I colored the wings using fingertip daubers and inks in shades of red and purple.

SILVER MOON BUTTERFLIES 94836

PRAIRIE BUTTERFLIES 94831

CANYON BUTTERFLIES 94835

For each of the butterflies, I tweaked them a bit to have the top wings lap over the bottom ones a tiny bit before adding them to the note card.  After adding the butterflies I tucked in a few more of the blossom rub-ons.

Such a pretty all-occasion card for summer!  Happy Crafting!

Cottage Meadow RUB104

Black Glossy Paper SH44004

Silver Moon Butterflies 94836
Prairie Butterflies 94831

Canyon butterflies 94835

 

Vellum Prairie Butterflies by Jean Okimoto

Remember vellum?   Layer a pair of purple vellum Prairie Butterflies over a Fuchsia Plaid square for a bright summer birthday celebration.  Hi, Jean here with some vintage vellum to match a Fuchsia Plaid 6x6/

Cut Prairie Butterflies from purple vellum.  Plain white vellum inked with Brilliance Peartlescent Purple and air-dried can be used if you don't have purple vellum for the butterflies and greeting square.  Attach lined doublestick tape behind the violet Rainbow Reflections 6x6 and cut the wing accents and antennae/body. 

Don't assemble the butterflies yet - it's easier to layer and attach the pieces directly to the background.

Cut a Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 with the 2-¾" Square Basics die.  Cut purple vellum with the 1-¼" Square Basics die.

Cut white cardstock to 4-¼" x 9-¾".  Score it at 4-¼".  Attach the diecuts.  Add a Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab.  Add clear Christmas Fairy Jewels.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing. Cut a ½" x 3-½" plaid strip for a side accent.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

  

 

Supplies

 

94831 Prairie Butterflies

pp1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

st010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

30088 Square Basics Set

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

cry102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

Butterfly Hugs Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features new products from the 2024 Fuchsia release.

I started by cutting a piece of plaid cardstock which is smaller than the size of an A2 card base and glued it to my white card base.  I cut a thin strip of gold foil paper and glued that to the top of the plaid paper and spattered the top of the card with gold ink.

The butterfly and leaves were die cut from white cardstock and colored with Distress Inks.

Butterfly: Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed

Leaves: Peeled Paint

Butterfly Body: Black Soot

The leaves were glued in place on the card front and the butterfly was adhered using foam tape.

To finish the card, I stamped the word "hugs" with Versa Mark Ink, gold heat embossed it, and die cut it with the coordinating die.  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94832 Blue River Butterfly

94788 Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch

CL5278D Cheerful Floral Clear Stamp Set and Die

PP1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad