Breezy Bouquet Happy Birthday Cards by Anne Thompson

It's a rainy night and I'm feeling like watercoloring.  The BREEZY BOUQUET CL5277 has the perfect large floral image for experimenting with my newest watercolor pencils.  And it has a coordinating die for cutting out the image if you get the BREEZY BOUQUET CL5277D set.

  Here's one of the two cards I made.
to make this card

• stamp the Breezy Bouquet large floral image on watercolor paper using VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink
• watercolor the image and set it aside to dry--I used watercolor pencils, dipping the tips into the water and applying the colors in that manner

• die cut the image using the coordinating die (or fussy cut the image if you don't have the die) 
  

• choose a blank white note card--this one is a top-fold card
• add a piece of FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029 cut 4 X 5 1/4 to the front of the note card
• adhere the watercolor bouquet to the card front
• add one of the HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOIL GREETINGS WHITE TABS ST006
  

And here is the second card:

 

So many possibilities for coloring and choosing coordinating Memory Box papers!  This design also works well for multiple occasions using the variety of sentiments that come with this stamp/die set.

Happy Crafting! 

Breezy Bouquet CL5277                        Breezy Bouquet CL5277D

Fuchsia Plaid PP1029

Many Thanks by Jean Okimoto

 

Need a thank you card for a holiday gift ?  Say thanks with a layered arrangement of Nested Globes, blossoms and a Foiled Greetings Circle Tab.  Hi, Jean here with a versatile design you can use throughout the year with your favorite prints and colors.

Cut the new Blushing Bloom and Small Anemone Duo from a light blue/lavender 6x6 in the Ocean Blue Collection.  Color the stems with a marker.  Color the dotted centers from the Blushing Bloom set with a light lavender marker.  Cut the solid center pieces from the pale yellow Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  

 

Assemble the flowers - build the 3 Small Anemone Duo petals into a plump bud and add the centers from the Blushing Bloom set.  Cut the scalloped Anemone Grove 6x6 with the 3" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut a matching Ocean Blue 6x6 with the 2", 1.5" and 1" Nested Globe die - cut the largest globe first, then cut the smaller sizes one at a time.  Tape them together on the reverse side to create a textured background.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam dots for top and sides of the Blushing Bloom.  Attach a Thank You Foiled Greeting Tab.  Add the lavender Treasure Chest Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great weekend.  See you on Tuesday!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94843 Small Anemone Bud Duo

94844 Blushing Bloom

gem101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

sp1005 Ocean Blue

st008 Thank You Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

94532

pp1026

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

From Bud to Bloom by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate a birthday or send a thank-you or friendship card with designs and papers from the new Winter Days Collection. The new Blushing Bloom and Small Anemone Bud Duo are great for any occasion.  6x6 prints from Nutmeg Forest and Nutmeg Plaid complement the flowers with background details and a bit of gold.  Hi, Jean here with a brief detour from Halloween and Christmas designs today.

Cut Blushing Bloom and the Small Anemone Bud Duo petals from a taupey/pink 6x6 from the Blush Collection.  Cut the stems, center and sepals from a 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.  There are several shades of green to chose from for this design.  Mix and match the diecuts and assemble the flowers.  The Blushing Bloom sepal adds an extra layer and details at the center.  All 3 of the Small Anemone Bud and Duo petals create a single bud here.

Cut the tan/pink Nutmeg Plaid 6x6 with the 2" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut the gold-dotted Nutmeg Forest 6x6 with the 2-½" wide Nested Globes die.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Be Merry Clear Stamp and Die Set - on a Greenery 6x6 with Olympia Green VersaFine.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.

Attach the diecuts to a tan A2 card - use foam tape for the greeting.  Tim the top corners with a corner-rounding punch.  Attach bronze jewels Autumn Fairy Jewels.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Your card is ready to go!  This basic design works with many of the prints and plaids in our latest releases.  

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

 

 

Supplies

 

94843 Small Anemone Bud Duo

94844 Blushing Bloom

94532 Nested Globes

cl5287D Be Merry clear stamp set

pp1034 Nutmeg Forest 6x6 pack

pp1033 Nutmeg Plaid 6x6 pack

jwl004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

Greetings from the Piney Woods by Anne Thompson

Happy Christmas in July!  The new Memory Box 2024 Yuletide Collection is here!

Today's card features all thing pine--SLENDER PINE TREES 94796, PINE BRANCHES 94817, green papers from YULETIDE PLAID PP1031, and a pine branches paper from YULETIDE CHEER PP1032.

I started with a white top-fold A2 note card and covered the front with the pine branches paper from the YULETIDE CHEER PP1032 6X6 paper pad.

I die cut two sets of the PINE BRANCHES 98417 from one of the green plaid 6X6 papers in the YULETIDE PLAID PP1031 pad.

I used another sheet of the same plaid to die cut the SLENDER PINE TREES 94796.

To assemble the card I cut a piece of light blue card stock 3 X 4 1/4.  I used a glue pen to add the trees to the panel.  I then glued on the Pine Branches, stacking them up in the empty space in the lower right quadrant.  I attached the panel to the front of the note card.

To finish the card I added a large white satin ribbon bow at the base of the branches stems.  To balance the weight in the lower part of the card I placed several clear circular jewels in three sizes among the tree tops.

I could actually send this card anytime and add an appropriate sentiment in the space under the panel or inside the note card.  This card came together quickly and reminds me of the piney woods near my childhood home.

Be sure to check out the Yuletide Collection here.  Keep checking the blog every day for inspiration from the Memory Box Design Team.  And it's not too early to start making those holiday cards!

Happy Crafting!

 

 

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

 

Glitter Bugs by Jean Okimoto

A trio of the new Brilliant Beetles adds an unexpected look to a summer thank you design from our 2024 Fuchsia Collection.  Hi, Jean here with some glitzy beetles - and some inspiration for July's "Anything Bugging You?" Challenge.  Challenge entries must be submitted by the end of the day (EST) on July 30th.

Cut Brilliant Beetles from Black Glossy Paper (cardstock) and assemble them.  Cut the decorative detailed pieces from the copper Rainbow Reflections 6x6 and Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.   Attach them to the glossy black beetles.

Three Circle Basics dies are used here - 3-½", 3" and 2-½".  Cut the 3-½" floral circle from the Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6.  Cut violet cardstock with the 3" die.  Cut the light green 6x6 from the Greenery Solid Core Collection with the 2-½" die.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for the glittered beetles.  

Add a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Tab to match the beetles.

The overlapping circles create a basic template that can be rotated for 4 different looks - both vertical and horizontal.  Smaller circles can be layered onto an A2 card.

Thanks for visiting!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94833 Brilliant Beetles

30087 Circle Basics Set

pp1030 Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 pack

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

st005

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

Azure Dragonflies in the Cottage Meadow by AnneThompson

I love the flying things in the newest Fuchsia Collection!  Today's card features the Azure Dragonflies, Brilliant Fuchsia paper, and a Cottage Meadow circle rub-on.

materials used

• white A2 note card
• BRILLIANT FUCHSIA PP1030 6X6 PAPER
• COTTAGE MEADOW RUB-ON TRANSFERS RUB104
•  white card stock
• AZURE DRAGONFLIES 94834
• FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029 6X6 PAPER
• brown card stock
• foil greeting tab

to make this card

• cover the front of an A2 note card with one of the Brilliant Fuchsia papers

• cut a circle from white card stock a bit bigger than the Cottage Meadow flower circle
• use the stick enclosed with the two sheets of rub-ons to transfer the image onto the circle

• die cut the Azure Dragonflies--the wings from one of the Fuchsia Plaid papers and the bodies from brown card stock
• assemble the dragonflies

• add the Cottage Meadow circle to the card front
• attach the two dragonflies
• finish the card by adding one of the foil greeting tabs

I chose to make this a birthday card but it would be a suitable design for many occasions this summer.  Happy Crafting!

Azure Dragonflies 94834
Cottage Meadow Rub-Ons RUB104
Brilliant Fuchsia PP1030
Fuchsia Plaid PP1029

Blue River Butterfly Thanks by Jean Okimoto

Say thanks with the new Blue River Butterfly floating over a Butterfly Coterie Collage background.  Blue River's detailed design stands out against the background's simple outlines. Hi, Jean here with a mix of classic favorites and a beautiful new butterfly from our 2024 Fuchsia Collection for your summer projects.

Cut Blue River Butterfly from the lavender 6x6 in the Lagoon Solid Core Collection.  Cut the wing accents from the violet Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the antennae/body from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Spray a blue/purple ink-blended piece of cardstock with a light layer of Imagine's Frost Sheer Shimmer Spritz and set it aside to dry.  Cut white cardstock with Butterfly Coterie Collage - leave a generous border to diecut the globe.  Position the collage over the inked/spritzed background to find the right colors for the butterflies.  Cut the white cardstock and the inky background together using the 3-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Trim a bit from the edges of the inked background and attach it behind the collage.  Trim the bottom with a corner rounding punch.

Round the corners of a white top-folded A2 card.  Attach the diecuts - use foam tape for the edge of the Blue River Butterfly's wings.  Add a Thank You Foil Greeting White Tab (trim the ends a bit) and blue Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  I like contrasting bold design elements like the butterfly with a small greeting.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting - have a relaxing weekend, or a great trip if you're traveling!

 

Supplies

 

94832 Blue River Butterfly

94642 Butterfly Coterie Collage

94532 Nested Globes

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

st004

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

Hello Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  I thought I would do a patriotic card today since July 4th is tomorrow.

I started by die cutting the Vertical Line Collage twice on a white cardstock panel.  Next, I glued it to a red cardstock mat and adhered it to a white card base.

The butterflies were die cut from white cardstock and colored with blue dye ink.  The butterfly bodies were die cut from black cardstock.  I glued the butterflies together and used foam tape to adhere them to the card.

The word Hello was die cut from black cardstock and the shadow from white cardstock.  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

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

Have a great July 4th!

 

Supplies

 

DRP101 Fairy Drops

94781 Hello Breezy Script

94831 Prairie Butterflies

94836 Silver Moon Butterflies

94553 Vertical Line Collage

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

Flip a Fuchsia Upside-down by Jean Okimoto

When is a fuchsia not a fuchsia?  When it's yellow, orange and flipped upside-down!  Hi, Jean here with an easy way to create a new flower from our 2024 Fuchsia Collection.

Cut Lavish Fuchsia Stem from the yellow/orange 6x6 in the Sunrise Collection of solid-core cardstock.  Set the petals aside while you add color to the other diecuts.  Daub or sponge the stamens with Summertime VersaFine Clair and the remaining pieces with Electric Green Radiant Neon.  

Cut the dark green 6x6 from the Greenery Collection twice with the 2-½" Square Basics Die.  Cut the beautiful gold and green Brilliant Fuchsia starburst 6x6 with the 3" Square Basics Die.

Assemble the flowers.  Attach everything to a cream A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Add orange Bright Jewels.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

I enjoy thinking of different ways to use Memory Box dies - and sharing my ideas with you.  Thanks for visiting our blog...Happy 4th of July to everyone celebrating on Thursday!

Supplies

 

94785 Lavish Fuchsia Stem

PP1030 Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 pack

30088 Square Basics Set

SP1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

JWL003 Bright Jewels