Backyard Bloomers by Jean Okimoto

Backyard Floral Stems, paired with a set of floral buds from Birch Press Design, create a bright garden greeting.  Hello, Jean here with a versatile design for spring, Easter or friendship cards.

The stems are perfect for any season - use them as background greenery, a  filler for bouquets or as buds and blossoms.  They're topped with the Birch Press Design Delicate Floral Buds Contour Layers here.  A jeweled felt Gentle Bunny adds a plush texture and sparkly bling.

Cut Backyard Floral Stems from Lush Green Collection 6x6 sheet.  Trim the top from the tall center stem.  Cut Delicate Floral Buds Contour Layers from 3 shades of Berry Red 6x6 sheets too.  Cut a pale yellow 6x6 from the Sunny Orange Collection too.  You'll have a great supply of colorful layering buds for other projects too.

Cut the 4-¼" high Cured Cap Pinpoint Layer from a bright yellow-green sheet from the Lush Green Collection.  Attach the stems to the background.  Assemble and attach the buds.  The Birch Press Design set includes color-coded assembly directions of the detailed pieces.  The base layer of each bud is also lightly marked with assembly guidelines for you to follow.  Or, rearrange the layers and create your own designs!

Attach adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to white wool-blend felt and diecut Gentle Bunny.  The paper backing stabilizes the fabric and prevents adhesives from saturating it.  Cut another bunny from watercolor paper or heavy white cardstock and layer it for dimension.  Add pink gems from the Pastel Jewels set - press them firmly onto the felt.

Stamp the greeting - from the Big and Little Spring Clear Stamp Set - on the pale yellow sheet with Green Oasis VersaFine Clair.  Dry the ink, then trim the greeting with the smallest Rectangle Basics die.

Attach everything to a top-folded 5-½" square card.  Cut a 5-½" square layer of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  Square cards require extra postage.

Pair these stem and bud sets for greetings throughout the year.  Transition from buds to blooms in spring and summer to seed pods in fall colors. Cut the stems from black cardstock for a spooky Halloween garden scene in October.  Cut them in white or silver glitter for a frosty winter scene. 

Imagine different ways to combine your Memory Box, Poppystamps and Birch Press Design products and take advantage of the great design elements in your stash!

Thanks for visiting - see you again on Friday...

 

 

Supplies

 

94638 Backyard Floral Stems

94237 Gentle Bunny

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

cl5254 Big and Little Spring clear stamp set

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

sp1002 Sunny Orange

sp1003 Lush Green

sp1001 Berry Red

 

Supplies

 

57492 Delicate Floral Buds Contour Layers

Thistle Stems Hello by Anne Thompson

I have three HELLO RUSH SCRIPT 94468 cards today that all feature the THISTLE STEMS 94689 against one of the CURVED CAP PINPOINT LAYERS 94646.

• white notecards
• green plaid papers cut 5 1/4 X 4 from MADRAS PLAID CORAL AND GREEN PP1013

• cut CURVED CAP PINPOINT LAYERS 94646 die (the third size up from the smallest) and HELLO RUSH SCRIPT 94468 from three different green card stock papers in the LUSH GREEN COLLECTION SP1003

• add to the note cards

• die cut the THISTLE STEMS 94689 three times
• color with markers

• assemble the flowers
• add to the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers
• add three WINTER FANTASY FAIRY GEMSTONES GEM 102 to each card

That's it!  Three pretty cards for spring!

Happy Crafting!

 

PP1013 Madras Plaid Coral and Green

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

GEM102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

94468 Hello Rush Script

94689 Thistle Stems

 

Hugs by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  I have a bright and cheery card for you today, featuring some new products from the Spring release.  

I started by stamping and coloring the flowers with copic markers and die cutting them. I used gold ink to spatter the flower die cut.

The copic colors I used are as follows:

• Flowers - R20, R32, and R37
• Leaves - G24, G94
• Berries and flower center - Y11, Y19

I took the Rectangle Double Border hot foil plate and hot foiled a piece of Bristol paper with Gold hot foil using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Machine.  Then I die cut the foiled frame with one of the A2 Rectangle Frames, mounted that on a black cardstock mat, and glued that to a white cardstock mat.  I matted this piece with black cardstock and adhered it to a white card base.

I used foam tape to glue them to the card front.

I die cut the word "hugs" from gold foil cardstock and the shadow from green cardstock and glued these to the card.

That's my card for today!  I hope you have a great week!

 

Supplies

 

CL5265-D All the Happiness clear stamp and die set

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

 

MBF006 Rectangle Double Border Foil Plate

 

Spring Daisy and Butterfly Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a spring card featuring the new Plumed Gypsy Butterfly and Scribble Daisy dies.

Flower and butterfly:

Die cut the Scribbled Daisy and Plumed Gypsy Butterfly from heavy weight card stock, twice, and then once from gold mirror paper from Vintage Pastel Mirror pad.  For the daisy, keep one of the die cuts together by adding washing tape to the back and placing the pieces back in.  Color the Daisy petals with alcohol markers.  I used Copics in a light yellow, medium yellow to a orange/yellow.  Don't worry about coloring the outline die cut.  repeat on the leaves.  I used Copic light green, medium green, and dark green.  For the Butterfly color in the solid die cut with the same colors randomly adding and blending.  Glue the white outline die cut on top and then add a 3rd layer with the gold.  I changed my mind on my design and why I have 3 layers of outlines stack on top.  You can select to only use 2 layers.

Frame and Sentiment: 

Gold hot foil emboss the 2nd largest Rectangle Double Boarder plate on white card stock.  Die cut out with the 2nd and 3rd largest die from the the A2 Rectangle Frame Die Set.  Die cut the purple and yellow pad paper from the Spring Plaid pad using the 2nd largest die from the the A2 Rectangle Frame Die Set.  Add foam tape to the back of the  frame.  Die cut the Hello Rush Script die from gold mirror paper from Vintage Pastel Mirror pad.  

Assembly:

Adhere the daisy to the plaid background panel, to the left side having some of the leaves under the boarder.  Adhere the frame on the background.  Adhere to a top folding A2 heavy weight card.  Adhere the butterfly to the upper right hand corner using foam tape.  Adhere the sentiment in the lower right hand corner.

 

 

Supplies

 

94708 Plumed Gypsy Butterfly

94617 Scribble Daisy

94468 Hello Rush Script

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

mbf006 Rectangle Double Border Hot Foil Plate

PP1012 Spring Plaid 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Hello Seashell Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone!  I have a greeting card featuring the new Dazzling Seashell 3D embossing folder and dies.

Seashells:

Ink Spray Open Studio's Watercolor paper with shimmer sprays.  I used Lindy's Starburst Sprays in a peach, gold, sand, and hot pink colors.  I also added 2 light sprints of Distress Mica Stain Hocus Pocus for some depth.  Let dry.  Die cut the Dazzling Seashells out of the paper.  Secure the die cuts in the matching 3D embossing folder with small pieces of Washi tape.  Embossing the die cuts.  Remove from the folder and lightly add some Lunar Paste Slippery When Wet and Bee Sting with your finger.  Let dry.

Frame:

Trim a piece of Black Glossy paper to A2 size.  Take the 2nd and 3rd largest dies from the Rectangle Frame Die Set to create 2 separate frames.  

Sentiment:

Die cut the Hello Rush Scrip from a light orange paper from the Sunny Orange pad.  Cover in Lunar Paste Slippery When Wet paste.  Let dry.

Assembly:

Adhere an A2 panel from the same paper used for the sentiment to a cream A2 card.  Glue the larger of the 2 frames to the card.  Arrange the Dazzling Seashells around the card front, making sure some of them are right up to the frame.  Adhere the smaller frame to the card base, hiding small portions of the shells.  Adhere the sentiment and add from Fairy Drops, small and medium size, around the shells.

 

Supplies

 

ef1029 Dazzling Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

94468 Hello Rush Script

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

sp1002 Sunny Orange

wp101 Watercolor Paper

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

drp101 Fairy Drops

Backyard Floral Stems by Anne Thompson

Following along with this month's blog challenge, here's another of my floral favorites:  BACKYARD FLORAL STEMS 94638.

to make this card

• I die cut the BACKYARD FLORAL STEMS 94638 four times using watercolor paper.
• I left the die cuts in place and used my Kuretake watercolors to paint the flowers and stems.

• While waiting for the paint to dry I chose three different plaids from SPRING PLAID PP1012, trimmed each one to 5 1/4 X 4, and added each to the front of a white A2 note card.

• I carefully removed the painted flowers from the watercolor paper background--before painting I had run the die/paper through my machine several times to cut through the thick watercolor paper.
• I added the painted flowers to the front of one plaid notecard using a glue pen.

And because I had painted more than one bunch of flowers and had another card with pink plaid paper, I made a second card.

Two pretty floral all-occasion cards ready for appropriate sentiments before popping into the mail!

Happy Crafting!

Backyard Floral Stems 94638

Spring Plaid PP1012

 

Garden Greetings…Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral by Jean Okimoto

The new Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral appears to have many tiny layers.  They are actually just four detail pieces - easily layered over the background that's gently marked with guidelines for the detail pieces.  They're lightly marked so you can rearrange the layers if you prefer - and no one will know!  Hi, Jean here with another beautiful, layering floral set from our Spring Collection.

Paint heavy white cardstock with two shades of peachy-pink inks or watercolors.  Dry it, then spray the darker section with a light mist of Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Dry the ink, then diecut it with the Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral set.  Assemble the rose.

Cut Wayfarer Leaves from light green cardstock.

Prep Thistle Stems by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help remove the delicate pieces.  Cut it from the light gold 6x6 in the Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad.

Add splatters of the Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz to white cardstock.  Dry the ink, then cut it with the 2" x 7" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Attach the Gentle Rose, Thistle Stems and Wayfarer Leaves to the rectangle - use foam dots for the center and right edge of the rose.

Attach the rectangle to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").  Add the peachy pink Pastel Jewels.  

Roses are always a classic design element for celebrations, thank-yous and friendship cards.  Adding Wayfarer Leaves and Thistle Stems to your collection makes it even easier to create garden greetings for any occasion.

We're working on the links for the Wayfarer Leaves and Thistle Stems.  View the entire Spring Collection here.  

Thanks for visiting - see you again on Friday!

 

 

Supplies

 

94689 Thistle Stems

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

 

Supplies

 

94713 Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral

Floral Bud and Stems by Anne Thompson

We've had significant snow every other day for awhile with more in the forecast.  I'm ready for spring!  So today's card is a bright spring-y one that features the new FLORAL BUD AND STEMS 94647.  It's also a card that fits with this month's blog challenge of Floral Favorites.

to make this card

• I began by cutting the FLORAL BUD AND STEMS 94647 three times using watercolor paper.
• I left the dies in place and used my Kuretake watercolor paints and a small brush to add color to the flowers and stems.

• While waiting for the paint to dry, I trimmed three pieces of MADRAS PLAID CORAL AND GREEN PP1013 to 5 1/4 X 4 and added each one to the front of a white A2 note card.

• Next I removed the dried flowers and stems carefully from the background watercolor paper and auditioned them on the three note cards.
• I chose the lightest one for this card and added the Floral Bud and Stems images to the front of the note card using a glue pen.

This all-occasion card is now ready to add whatever sentiment is appropriate before it goes into the mail.  Most likely I'll use a stamped sentiment on a banner at the base of the stems.

I hope you'll participate in this month's blog challenge.  I'd love to see what you create with your Floral Favorites.

Happy Crafting!

Floral Bud and Stems 94647

Madras Plaid Coral and Green PP1013

 

Backpaint a Vellum Scribble Daisy by Jean Okimoto

Here's a floral card with a technique that's fast, forgiving and foolproof!  The new Scribble Daisy is perfect for reverse-painting on vellum.  It's faster than paper-piecing, forgivingly painted on the backside and simply foolproof.  Hi, Jean here with a spring-into-summer design that would work in any color combination, for any occasion.

Cut medium-weight vellum with the 3-¼" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer.  Cut the pale lavender 6x6 from the Twilight Purple Collection with the 2-¼" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer.

Prep the Scribble Daisy die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the little pieces.  Cut the daisy from Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  We won't be watercoloring it - but it's the perfect heavy weight for a bold outline. Attach tiny pieces of doublestick tape behind the top center - it'll be filled in with diecut yellow glittered cardstock.  Attach more tape to the flower's center, the leaf tips and where the stem meets the leaves. 

 

Flip it over to the reverse side and place it on a dark background (not purple or green!) - to make it easy to see and control the painted colors.  Paint the backside using diluted dye inks - Imagine's Pansy and Spring Green were used here, about 1 part of ink to 10 parts of water. Undiluted Distress Oxide refill inks can also be used.  Test the inks on scraps of the same vellum to see how they'll look.

Set it aside to airdry completely - heat-setting might warp or burn the vellum.

Cut the tiny pieces for the center of the flower from the light yellow 6x6 in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.  Attach them to the vellum background. Attach the vellum to the smaller Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer - narrow strips of ScorTape (or Couture Doublestick Tape) won't show through the painted areas.   Attach everything to a lavender notecard.

Cut the Hugs Tender Script background from green cardsstock.  Spritz both sides of it with a light mist of water to prep it for pressure-embossing. Pressure-emboss it with the detailed script background to make it easy to attach the top layer.  Cut the top layer from a green 6x6 in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.

Assemble and attach the greeting .  Add some sparkle with lime green Bright Jewels.

Thanks for visiting - backpainting vellum is a great way to brighten any outline design - try it in your favorite colors!

 

Supplies

 

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

94617 Scribble Daisy

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

sp1008 Twilight Purple

jwl003 Bright Jewels

wp101 Watercolor Paper

Glitter Hugs Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone! I have a side folding card featuring the Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral die set.

Flower:

Die cut the Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral from light and dark peach paper from Vintage Pastel Mirror pad.  Adhere the smaller pieces on the full piece on top of the embossed sections.  Die but the Wayfarer Leaves from green Vintage Patel Mirror paper.  Adhere the leaves behind the flower.

Sentiment and background:

Die cut Hugs Tender Script top from white Vintage Pastel Mirror paper and the bottom from silver Majestic He's Glitter paper.  Adhere together.  Die cut the 5th and 4th largest die from the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die set.  Adhere together.

Assembly:

Adhere the flower and leaves to the center of the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers. Adhere the sentiment to the bottom center of the flower.  Adhere the background to a side folding A2 white card base.  

Supplies

 

94713 Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral

94712 Wayfarer Leaves

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad