Just Saying Thanks by Jean Okimoto

 

 

 

Happy Father's Day to everyone celebrating today!   Hi, Jean here, adding an extra weekend idea - felt birds sharing thanks between generations!

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to aqua woolblend felt  cut the large base sections of Bluebird Prince and Wistful Sparrow.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents adhesives from saturating it.

Here are the additional products used for Bluebird Prince - crown (gold Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6), head and wings (Rainbow Reflecions turquoise 6x6), beak (Sunset Collection yellow 6x6 - color the eye area with a black marker), legs (Sunset 6x6 - colored with a brown marker)

Additional products used for Wistful Sparrow - head and wing (Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad pale blue 6x6), beak (Sunset Collection yellow 6x6 - color the eye area with a black marker)

Prep the detailed Magnolia Leaf Branch die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the delicate pieces.  Cut the branch from a medium-green 6x6 from the Greenery Collection.  Darken the stems with a mustard-colored marker.

Cut pale green cardstock with the 4-3/4" wide Wrapped  Stitch Rectangle die.  Attach it to a matching A6 card (4-1/2" x 6-1/4").

Attach the diecuts - use foam tape for the birds, and tilt the large leaf behind Bluebird Prince's crown to let the crown stand out.   Add a few of the extra leaves from the die set.  Trim the ends, then add a Thank You Foil Greetings White Tab.  Attach turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...enjoy the rest of the weekend!

 

Supplies

 

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

94855 Bluebird Prince

94798

sp1013

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1007

30094

st004 Thank You Foil Greetings White Tabs

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

Here for You by Jean Okimoto

Send caring thoughts and words of support with a mix of design elements and soft colors.  Hi,  Jean here after (hopefully!) many glitches and challenges.  Hoping these quiet thoughts and gentle colors will calm things down a bit...

Stamp the butterfly -  from the Hello Butterfly Clear Stamp and Die Set - on white vellum with VersaMark.  Heat-emboss it with detail white powder.  Cut two butterflies from the purple Lagoon Collection 6x6.  Score and crease  the butterflies at 1/8" to the left and right of the center for extra lift.  Cut the vellum butterfly too.

Attach just the center of the vellum butterfly with a narrow strip of doublestick tape.  Layer the purple butterflies - offset and extend them beyond the vellum butterfly.

Cut the light blue/lavender Anemone Plaid with the die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Die.  

Spritz both sides of pale lavender cardstock with a light mist of water and emboss it with the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder.  Cut it with the coordinating die.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the butterfly.

Stamp the greeting - from the new With Sympathy Clear Stamps Set - on a light blue 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection - with Pearlescent Lavender Brilliance.  Dry the ink, then cut it with the short end of the largest block of the Vintage Tray die.  Trim the excess.  Attach it with foam tape.

Add purple/bronze Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Caring cards are always appreciated - especially when you've created them for the special people in your life.  Thanks for visiting our blog!

Supplies

 

cl5291 With Sympathy Clear Stamp Set

EF1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

gem101

sp1010

pp1025 Anemone Plaid 6x6 pack

cl5289d Hello Butterfly Stamp and Die set

Sweet Swallow-Tail Card by AnneThompson

I have a sweet card for today that features the Gypsy Swallow-Tail and also includes plaid papers and the Tender Peony Bud.

materials used

• white A2 side-fold note card
• plaid papers from FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029
• red card stock from BLUSH SP1012
• white card stock scraps
• watercolor paper
• GYPSY SWALLOW-TAIL 94891
• TENDER PEONY BUD 94881
• NESTED GLOBES 94532
• CHERISH HEARTS 94882
• a tiny gem from FAIRY JEWELS for the bird's eye

to make this card

• cut a piece of the plaid paper 4 X 5 1/4 and add to the front of the white note card
• cut two of the Nested Globes, one from red card stock and one from white card stock; layer the white one on top of the red and add to the front of the note card (no globes?  use another set of frames in two sizes)
• die cut the smallest of the Cherish Hearts from a scrap of the same red card stock and add to the white panel
• die cut the Tender Peony Bud from watercolor paper; paint it with watercolors, assemble and add to the left of the heart on the white panel
• die cut the Gypsy Swallow-Tail from white and plaid card stock papers; adhere together using the envelope as a guide; add a tiny Fairy Jewel for the eye
• use dimensional foam dots to add the bird to the note card

This is a sweet card to send at any time.  You could add one of the sentiment circle or rectangle tabs from Memory Box or stamp one of the sentiments from one of the clear stamp sets on the inside along with your personal message.  Change it up even more by using different frames behind the bird and flower or use different papers for the background and the bird.  So many possibilities!

Happy Crafting!

Nested Globes 94532  Cherish Hearts 94882        Fuchsia Plaid PP1029                   Blush Card Stock SP1012                 

 

Gypsy Swallow-Tail 94881    

 

Tender Peony Bud 94881

Nutmeg Forest Dragonflies by Jean Okimoto

 

Combine Garden Beauties dies and Nutmeg Forest 6x6 prints to create  simple, gilded dragonflies.  The die's details accentuate the beautiful sage and gold print.  Hi, Jean here with another quick card made even easier with designs from Memory Box.

Cut two sets of Garden Beauties dragonfly wings from the sage and gold 6x6 from the Nutmeg  Forest set.  Cut the centers from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the dragonflies - the one at the top combines the top wings from the big dragonfly with the bottom wings from the small dragonfly so you'll have 3 unique dragonflies. 

Cut three centers from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Blend peacock feathers, salvaged patina and squeezed lemonade Distress Oxides on the  smoother side of watercolor paper.  Spritz the salvaged patina applicator with a light mist of water and blend the colors.  Heat-set the inks.  Spray the watercolor paper with Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Let it air-dry for a few minutes, then heat-set it.

Cut it with the 2" wide Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die.  

Cut the teal 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection with the rectangles die.  

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the upper wings and greeting circle tab.    Attach green Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing

Thanks for visiting our blog!

 

 

Supplies

 

94893 Garden Beauties

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

pp1034

sp1010

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

st009

Anemone Grove Gypsy Butterflies by Jean Okimoto

Need a quick thank you card?  Just diecut the solid Gypsy Butterflies backgrounds from a  beautiful Anemone Grove 6x6 - then layer the butterflies over an ink-blended, gold-spritzed Heritage Rectangle Frame background.  Add a foiled Thank You Greeting Tab and Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Done!

Hi, Jean here with a simple card featuring designs from our Summer Meadow release.  It's another example of letting Memory Box do the work for you - butterflies from a 6x6 print, a foiled greeting tab, textured rectangles and matching gems for shimmery accents.  

Cut the Gypsy Butterflies solid backgrounds from the teal and gold Anemone Grove 6x6.  Cut the centers from a gold Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6.  Spritz ink-blended watercolor paper with a light mist of Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Air-dry it for a few minutes, then heat-set it.  Cut it with the smallest and 2.1" Heritage Rectangle Frames dies.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card  - use foam tape for the top halves of the wings and the small rectangle.

Trim the ends of the Thank You Foil Greetings White Tabs and attach it to the Heritage Rectangle diecut for an instant-greeting.

Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  There are several Anemone Grove 6x6 prints that are perfect for butterflies.  Chose your favorites and make a stash of cards - then add the foiled greeting tabs or circles when you need a quick card.

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

Supplies

 

pp1026 Anemone Grove 6x6 pack

94890 Gypsy Butterflies

94883

st004

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Congrats Card by Donna Sledzik

Welcome everyone!  Today I have a quick and easy card for you using a new stamp set from the 2025 Summer Meadow release.

I began by creating a ink blended panel, using dye ink pads from Gina K Designs. Next I stamped the Wildflowers image with black ink to create a silhouette on the background.

I mounted the panel onto a black cardstock mat and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

I die cut the word "Congrats" from black cardstock, glued it to a white cardstock shadow die cut, and used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

To finish the card, I glued some clear fairy drops to add a little shine to the card.

That's it for today! 

 

Supplies

 

CL5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

94869 Congrats Marker Script

DRP101 Fairy Drops

Floral Card with 3D Details by Anne Thompson

Today's card features the floral stamp from the WITH SYMPATHY CL5291 Clear Stamp Set.  By stamping and watercoloring the flower twice, I was able to cut out pieces from one to stack onto the other.

materials used

• white A2 note card (side fold)
• plaid paper from GLADIOLA PLAID PP1027
• the third from the largest of the HERITAGE RECTANGLE FRAMES 94883
• the floral stamp from WITH SYMPATHY CL5291 Clear Stamp Set
• watercolor paper and watercolor paints

to make this card

• cut a piece of the plaid paper 5 1/4 X 4 and add it to the front of the note card
• stamp the floral image twice on watercolor paper--I used VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink
• color the floral image with watercolor paints using a detail brush
• die cut one of the images using the Heritage Rectangle Frame (the third from the largest)
• add this floral panel to the front of the note card using Scor-Tape
• use detail scissors to cut out the flower blossom from the other watercolored image as well as some of the leaves
• use dimensional foam dots to add the blossom and leaves to the note card panel

I like the added dimension on the finished card.  I decided to offset the single blossom rather than place it on top of the first one.  In looking at this card now, I think I'll add one more leaf--to the one at the bottom center that the frame cut off--as I think that will help to balance the blossom that also goes over the edge of the frame.   I'll add a message and an appropriate sentiment inside the card when I'm ready to send it out.  There are lovely sentiments with this particular clear stamp set, and not only for use on sympathy cards.

Happy Crafting!

Gladiola Plaid PP 1027          With Sympathy CL5291    Heritage Rectangle Frames 94883

 

Gypsy Swallow-tail, Swirls and Spirals by Jean Okimoto

Highlight the swirls and spirals of the new Gypsy Swallow-tail with a coordinating background and a greeting that matches too!  Hi, Jean here with another design from our Summer Meadow collection.  It's 3D- and heat-embossed, glittered and layered in a warm mix of yellows for summer thank-yous.

Cut Gypsy Swallow-tail from natural cardstock (body and wing overlay), ink-blended cardstock (narrow yellow center strip) and gold Glitzy Glitter Pad (wing background and top accent strip).

Color the beak section with pale orange and black markers and attach it behind the head.  

Cut Summer Squash with the 3.25" Circle Basics die.  Press Cheerful VersaFine Clair ink onto the smoother side  of the Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder.  Spritz both sides of the cardstock circle with a light mist of water.  Place it in the Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder and pressure-emboss it with the plate(s) required for your machine.  Heat-emboss the design with detail clear powder to highlight the design.  The spirals will curl to the left, matching the bird's wing.  Details, details!

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded Summer Squash A2 card - use a liquid adhesive like Tacky Glue for the area over the shiny embossed circle and foam tape for the wing and tail.

Attach a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tab with Tacky Glue.  Add punched 1/4" dots of the Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog - hope you're enjoying our designs from the  Summer Meadow release!

 

Supplies

 

94891 Gypsy Swallow-tail

ef1033 Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

sh44018

30087 Circle Basics Set

st009 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tabs

More Wildflower Fields by Anne Thompson

I know that Laura just posted what she did with one printing of the WILDFLOWER FIELD CS2086 cling stamp to create three cards.  What I did was to experiment with various wet media to create four cards from four stampings of the Wildflower Field on watercolor paper.  Here's the pile of them.

This is the stamp:  CS2086 WILDFLOWER FIELD CLING STAMP.

I did not use an acrylic block with this large stamp.  I just inked up the back, picked it up by two corners and flipped it onto the smooth side of the watercolor paper, pressing across the image to transfer the ink to the watercolor paper.  One could also do the reverse--ink up the stamp and place the paper on top of the inked stamp and press across the paper to transfer the image.

Now let's look at each one from the top card to the bottom one in the pile.  Because this is such a large stamp I did cut the images down to fit a standard A2 card with a bit of a colored border around the edges.

For the top two cards (which were the last ones I made) I used green card stock from SP1011 GREENERY to cover the front of horizontal (side fold) white note cards.  I used my favorite watercolors and a small pointy brush to paint the flowers.  With such small details I didn't always stay inside the lines, so I spattered paint as I finished with each color thinking that maybe the extra blobs might hide my errors.  :-)   For the larger image on the top card I did stamp it with VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink and I heat embossed it, but I still went outside the lines.  Just think of it as artistic license...

Here's the first card...

and the second one...

For the other two cards I covered the front of white note cards (one side fold, one top fold) with card stock from SP1012 BLUSH.  For the horizontal top fold card I used a small pointy brush dipped in water to pull color from the flat end of watercolor crayons.  I cropped the panel to have a more open space in the center where I can eventually add an appropriate sentiment over the pale green leaves.

For the more vertical side fold card I used a small pointy brush and water to pull color from the sharp ends of watercolor crayons.  You can see in the image that I smeared the orange and red paints in several places (remember to try to paint from the top of the image to the bottom or turn the paper rather than laying your hand on wet paint like I did) so I'll need to get creative when I add an appropriate sentiment or maybe a small butterfly.  I might even decide to splatter paint on this image as well.

 

Bookmarks.  Gift tags.  A panel to decorate the front of a gift bag.  Even a framed piece of art.  These are just a few ways that come to mind for possible uses of this stamp.  I think you'll love it!

Happy Crafting!

CS2086 Wildflower Field            SP1011 Greenery                      SP1012 Blush

 

Buds, Blossoms and a Little Bird by Jean Okimoto

Need a background, a focal point, or stems for buds and blossoms?  The versatile new Sunshine and Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set can be all three - and more!  Hi, Jean here with a garden greeting from our new Summer Meadow collection of stamps and dies.  

Diecut the largest Heritage Rectangle Frame from smooth white cardstock.  Stamp the new Sunshine and Wildflowers image with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat emboss it with detail clear powder.  Attach it to a side-folded white A2 card.

Cut the Bird Blossoms from light, medium and dark peachy/coral 6x6's in the Blush Collection.  Save the extras for another project - or a mixed-bouquet variation of today's card.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to light gray wool-blend felt and cut the Bird Blossoms bird.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps liquid adhesives from saturating it.  Use a toothpick to define the eye area.  Cut the beak/head section from yellow cardstock.  Color the eye area with a black marker and attach the diecut behind the head.  Cut the wing from Black Glossy Paper (cardstock).  

Cut the smallest Heritage Rectangle Frame from the light peach cardstock.  Trim the ends of the Thank You Foil Greetings White Tab and attach it to the frame diecut.

Attach the diecuts and greeting tab to the wildflower background.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

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

 

 

Supplies

 

cl5290 Sunshine And Wildflowers Clear Stamp Set

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

94864 Bird Blossoms

sp1012

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

st004 Thank You Foil Greetings White Tabs