Brilliant Beetles Surround the Dainty Fuchsia Stem by Anne Thompson

I said last week that I would show you a butterfly card this week.  I did make that but I also made this really cute card featuring the Brilliant Beetles and the Dainty Fuchsia Stem which I decided to share instead.  (Butterflies next week!)  

materials used

• BRILLIANT BEETLES 94833
• DAINTY FUCHSIA STEM 94787
• FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029
• BRILLIANT FUCHSIA PP1030
• black card stock
• WOODGRAIN PAPER PACK WHITE SH44001
• white top-fold note card A2 size

Making these beetles was so much fun that I made lots of them!  I used a variety of pink and green plaid papers from Fuchsia Plaid and cut all of the beetles multiple times.  I also cut a bunch of them from black card stock and then adhered the plaid heads/antennae and bodies on.  I chose one of each style for this card.

I die cut the Dainty Fuchsia Stem from more of the plaid papers--green plaid for the leaves and pinks for the bud and blossom.  

I covered the front of a top-fold A2 white note card with a dark printed paper from the Brilliant Fuchsia paper pad.  I added a white panel cut 4 X 5 1/4 from Memory Box White Woodgrain card stock.  I glued on the leafy branch using a glue pen and then added the bud and fuchsia blossom.  Lastly I adhered the three beetles.

I've left enough white space to add an appropriate sentiment, probably one of the Foil Greetings Tabs.  Would be a cute "heard you caught a bug" card or "Goin' buggy?" card, too.

Hope you are having fun with the newest Fuchsia Collection items!

Happy Crafting!

Brilliant Beetles 94833

Dainty Fuchsia Stem 94787


Fuschsia Plaid 1029
Brilliant Fuchsia 1030
White Woodgrain Card Stock SH44001

 

 

Cottage Meadow Blossom Squares by Jean Okimoto

Cheerful blossoms from the new Cottage Meadow Rub Ons instantly brighten a card for any occasion.  Here's a simple garden greeting with a mix of round-ish flowers and crisp squares.  Add a golden Silver Moon Butterfly and Thank You Foil Greetings Black Tab for instant bling.  Hi, Jean here with another idea from our new 2024 Fuchsia Collection.

The square "wreath" is actually a pair of corner designs.  Cut the pale green Greenery 6x6 with the 3-¼" Square Basics die.  Cut two 1-¼" squares from the same shade of green.  Cut the rub ons,  remove the paper liners and gently tap the designs onto the green squares.  Lay a sheet of printer paper over the top liner to protect the designs and run the squares and rub ons through a diecut machine using the plates you'd use for basic diecutting.  Remove the clear top liners. 

A wood craft stick for burnishing is also included in the set if you don't have a diecut machine nearby.  

Cut the green and off-white floral print  from the Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 set with the 3-½" Square Basics die.  Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for the 2 small squares.

Cut the small Silver Moon Buttrerfly from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut the center portion from the gold Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet. Attach a greeting from the Thank You Foil Greetings set.  Add green Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting...see you on Friday!

Supplies

 

rub104 Cottage Meadow Rub On

94836 Silver Moon Butterflies

30088

pp1030 Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 pack

St005 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Tabs

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Delicate Fuchsia Hummingbird Hello by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I’m sharing  a simple card today featuring the Delicate Fuchsia Trio and Hello Breezy Script dies from the current 2024 Fuchsia release.

All pieces were die cut from white cardstck and ink blended with dye inks using blending brushes.

flowers - pinks + purple wine 

leaves - greens

whites - grey

hummingbird - Wilted Violet + Blueprint Sketch distress inks 

The Grand Madison window from Poppy Stamps was die cut three times to stack for dimension.  Ombré ink blended the lightest pink dye ink to back the window panes.  The sentiment was die cut from white and its shadow from black.  Assembled the card onto a white woodgrain panel, popping up the hummingbird with foam adhesive, to finish.

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

 

Supplies

 

94784 Delicate Fuchsia Trio

94781 Hello Breezy Script

94755 Layered Hummingbird

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

815 Grand Madison Window

A Buzzing Bumblebees Experiment with the Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch by Anne Thompson

For today's card I wanted to use the BUZZING BUMBLEBEES 94794 and I wanted them to have clear wings.  Hence this experiment:

materials used

• BUZZING BUMBLEBEES 94794
• LITTLE FUCHSIA FLOWER TRIO AND BRANCH 94788
• FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029
• white card stock; yellow and black markers; clear acetate packaging material (the thinner clear acetate that comes on top of a set of clear stamps)

to make this card

• I started with my bumblebee experiment.  I die cut the bees twice from white card stock and once from the clear acetate packaging material--had to run it through the die cutting machine several times with an extra layer of card stock on top of the die.
• I colored the white whole body /wing black and snipped off the wing--I could have skipped the coloring if I had cut this set of bees from black card stock. 
• I colored the topper body with yellow and black stripes and adhered that on top of the black one.
• I then used a glue dot to attach the double-layered body to the clear acetate one.
• Voila!  Clear Wings!

• Next I die cut the Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch from one of the green plaids and one of the pink plaids.
• I used a glue pen to assemble the flowers.

• To assemble the card I added another plaid trimmed 4 X 5 1/4 to the front of a top-fold note card.
• I used a glue pen to attach the branch near the center of the card.
• I then placed the three flowers along the underside of the branch and added the two extra leaves.
• Finally I used Glue Dots to place the five bees I'd assembled in various spots on the card front.

I love those clear little wings!  Come back next week to see what I do with butterflies!  And follow the blog every day for inspiration from members of the Design Team and suggestions for how to use the materials from the 2024 Fuchsia Collection.

Happy Crafting!

BUZZING BUMBLEBEES 94794
LITTLE FUCHSIA FLOWER TRIO AND BRANCH 94788
FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029

Cottage Meadow Birthday Wishes by Jean Okimoto

Laura's beautiful Cottage Meadow Rub On card was the inspiration for today's project - love the pretty colors on her kraft background!  These new rub-ons are perfect for cards of all sizes with bright colors and happy flowers for any occasion.  Hi, Jean here with a floral circles to celebrate a special birthday.

Cut the wreath and smaller floral clusters from the new Cottage Meadow Rub Ons.  Carefully remove the paper backing and tap them onto white cardstock  - don't remove the clear top liner yet.  Cover them with printer paper if your cutting plate is scratched or not super-clean -  then cut the cardstock with the 3-¼" and 1-½" Circle Basics Dies.  Carefully remove the top liner.  Cut semi-circles of the dark bright orange Sunrise 6x6 and attach them behind the rub-on circles for color accents and dimension.

Cut the small butterfly wings of the new Canyon Butterflies set from the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut the center section from the chartreuse Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  Attach it to the background.

Cut white cardstock to 4-½" x 10-¼".  Score it at 4".  Attach the circles.

Prep the fun new Happy Birthday Breezy Script die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper for an easy release.  Diecut the greeting from a orange Sunrise Collection 6x6 - leave the dot for the letter i in the die until you're ready to attach it.  Attach the greeting.

Add orange Bright Jewels.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Cottage Meadow Rub Ons are great for quick cards.  The set of sheets also includes a wood craft stick to burnish the designs - but I use my diecut machine for quick, smooth results.

Thanks for visiting!

 

 

Supplies

 

rub104 Cottage Meadow Rub On

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

94782 Happy Birthday Breezy Script

94835 Canyon Butterflies

30087 Circle Basics Set

jwl003 Bright Jewels

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Dainty Fuchsia Stem Hello by Anne Thompson

Memory Box has a new release:  the 2024 Fuchsia Collection.  You can see it here.  I love everything about this assortment of dies, papers, rub-ons, and embossing folders.  As much as I love the bees and the beetles, I decided to focus on using the Dainty Fuchsia Stem for my first card.  And, of course, I had to use papers from both of the new 6X6 paper pads--Brilliant Fuchsia and Fuchsia Plaid.

materials used from the 2024 Fuchsia Collection

• BRILLIANT FUCHSIA PP1030 fuchsia print paper to cover the front of the top-fold A2 note card
• FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029 for the flowers, leaves, and sentiment
• DAINTY FUCHSIA STEM 94787
• HELLO BREEZY SCRIPT 94781, just the detailed lettering

to make this card

• start with a blank white top-fold A2 note card
• cover the front with a print paper from the Brilliant Fuchsia paper pad
• die cut the Dainty Fuchsia Stem using both green plaid and pink plaid papers from the Fuchsia Plaid paper pad
• assemble the flower bud and the blossom

• add a white rectangle 3 3/4 X 5 to the card front--I used the Memory Box white woodgrain paper SH44001
• add the leafy branch to the white panel first, then the flower bud, and finally tuck the stem of the flower under a leaf
• die cut just the detailed lettering from the Hello Breezy Script set using a scrap of the plaid used for the flower

• add "Hello" to the open space in the lower left

A lovely card to send this late spring or anytime this summer!

Keep checking this blog daily for more inspiration from the Design Team!

Happy Crafting!

white woodgrain     Brilliant Fuchsia     Fuchsia Plaid

SH44001                   PP1030                     PP1029


Dainty Fuchsia Stem   Hello Breezy Script
94787                              94781

 

 

A New Release…The 2024 Fuchsia Collection by Jean Okimoto

Introducing our latest release...2024 Fuchsia!  It's a beautiful, versatile collection of garden-themed dies, 6x6 plaids and prints, embossing folders and rub-ons.  Buds, blossoms, branches, butterflies, bees, beetles and dragonflies - ready to create late spring and summer cards for every occasion.  Add the perfect greetings for thank-yous, friendship cards and celebrations.  Hi, Jean here with the first of many designs from this great collection.

Let's start with the fuchsia. Spritz both sides of watercolor paper with a light mist of water.  Pressure-emboss it with Little Fuchsia Flower Trio & Branch.  Use the die to cut a stencil from medium-weight cardstock.  Sponge, daub or brush the embossed designs with Distress Oxides - mowed lawn, flamingo kitsch and picked raspberry - and Charming Pink VersaFine Clair.  Heat-set the inks.  Diecut it - leave the pieces in the die to keep them organized.  Assemble the blossoms.

Attach ScorTape over a light green sheet from the Greenery 6x6 Pack.  Cut it with the Hello Breezy Script background.  Cut the detailed top layer from a medium green sheet from the Greenery pack - keep the diecut in the die but remove the tiny pieces inside the e, l's and o.  Press the detailed greeting firmly onto the adhesive-covered background.  Cover it with detail clear embossing powder,  tap off the excess, then heat-emboss it.  It'll be securely-attached, with a glossy background and perfectly centered!

Cut the light green 6x6 with the 2-¼" wide A2 Rectangle Frames die.  Cut the rectangle with the 1-¾" wide A2 Rectangle Frames die to create a simple framed background.

Cut the green, pink and white Fuchsia Plaid sheet with the  2-¾" wide A2 Rectangle Frames die.

Cut the small Azure Dragonflies from a green Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut it again from the lime green Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Attach the glittered wings to the mirror cardstock - it's easier to "sandwich" the wings between the 2 mirror cardstock diecuts.  Save the extra diecuts for another project.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for the dragonfly wing tips.  Add green Bright Jewels.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Here are the new items I've used today - 

Thanks for visiting...hope your favorite Retailer has ordered the 2024 Fuchsia Collection.  We'll be sharing designs from our latest release throughout the coming weeks - hope you'll join us again for more ideas and inspiration!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

jwl003 Bright Jewels

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

 

Supplies

 

94788

94781

94834

pp1029

Thank You Sunshine by Jean Okimoto

Brighten someone's day with a sunny-bright thank you from the Gladiola Collection.  Hi, Jean here with a mix of big blossoms and little words - my new favorite design combination.

Cut the Gladiola Blossoms and Leaves petals from a bright yellow 6x6 in the Sunrise Collection.  Shade the center areas with Cheerful VersaFine Clair.  Cut the stamens and leaves from Black Glossy Paper.  

Assemble the blossom - attach the petals to a small scrap of cardstock (about 1" in diameter) so it's easier to handle and arrange over the leaves.

Cut the bright yellow 6x6 with the 2-¾" wide Rectangle Basics die.  Cut the yellow and gold Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 with the 2-½" wide Rectangle Basics die.

Attach the diecuts to a light yellow A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam dots for the top, upper-right and center petals.

Attach a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Tab and gold Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

The Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 set also includes soft pink and lavender versions of the beautiful floral print.  Our 6x6 cardstock collections make it easy to coordinate prints and colors.  Make a stash of cards - then just add a foil tab greeting strip or circle later when you need a quick thank you or birthday card.

Thanks for visiting - see you in June...

Supplies

 

94795 Gladiola Blossom and Leaves

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

pp1028 Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 pack

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

st005 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Tabs

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

Thank You Blossoms by Jean Okimoto

Here's another hybrid floral idea...Gladiola Floral Duo on a tall Daisy Blossom Stem.  It's just one of many combinations of blossoms, buds, stems and leaves from our floral collection of dies.  Hi, Jean here with a soft blue floral thank you card.

Cut Gladiola Floral Duo from the pale blue Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.  Cut 2 stamen sets from the black Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.  Trim one section from one of the pieces.  Cut Daisy Blossom Stem from Black Glossy Paper.

 

Cut the Anemone Grove blue and gold circular print with the 2" wide Rectangle Basics Die.  Cut a pale blue 6x6 from the new Lagoon Collection with the 2-¼" wide Rectangle Basics die.

 

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Add a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tab.  Add pale blue Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

 

Create garden greetings with the Memory Box floral and foliage die collections.  Mix, match and layer the versatile designs and combine them with prints and plaids from an array of beautiful color-coordinated 6x6's.  Have a stash of floral cards ready for any occasion - just add a foil greeting tab and your card is ready to send or share!

 

Thanks for visiting!

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94793 Gladiola Floral Duo

94616 Daisy Blossom Stem

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

pp1026 Anemone Grove 6x6 pack

st009 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tabs

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

gp1006 Festive Glitter Pad

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

Create Wildflowers from Gladiola Petals by Jean Okimoto

Send heartfelt hugs with blossoms on a plaid slimline - they're wildflowers created with Fanciful Gladiola Stem petals and Lavender Bouquet sprigs. Hi, Jean here - mixing and matching designs from the Memory Box floral collection to create hybrid blossoms for spring projects.

Cut petals from the Fanciful Gladiola Stem set from a peach Blush Collection 6x6.  Randomly layer the diecuts to create 7 blossoms - I didn't use all of the pieces.  Cut Lavender Bouquet from a light green 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.  

Cut a dark green Anemone Plaid 6x6 with part of the 2" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut a dark green 6x6 from the Greenery Collection with part of the 1-⅛" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Attach the rectangles to a white slimline card (3-½" x 8-½").  Attach the bottoms and (approximate) centers of the Lavender Bouquet stems.  Attach the blossoms, then trim the stems so they'll cover the bottom of the blossoms.  Glue the trimmed stems over the blossoms.  

Attach ScorTape over white cardstock and cut the Hugs Tender Script background.  Cut the detailed "hugs" from a Greenery 6x6. Leave the diecut in the die and remove the inner offcuts from the h and g.  Flip the diecut (still in the die) onto the adhesive-covered white background and press it firmly to attach it and release it from the die.  Cover the exposed adhesive with detail clear embossing powder, tap off the excess and heat-emboss it to attach the top layer and create a glossy background.

Attach the greeting and pale peach/orange Autumn Fairy Jewels.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

94791 Fanciful Gladiola Stem

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94640 Lavender Bouquet

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

jwl004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

pp1025 Anemone Plaid 6x6 pack