Outside The Box: Alphabet Dies

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94305 Jovial Wreath craft die

Posted at 8:24 AM 02/02/2020 in 2020 Valentine's Collectionb, 6x6 Prints, Alphabet Dies, Celebrations, Clear Stamps, Dies, Embellishments, Embossing , Hearts, Imagine Crafts, Jean Okimoto, Patterned Papers, Stamps, Techniques, Tutorial | Permalink | Comments (3)

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Thu 28

Jovial Wreath, Vintage Varsity Alphabet and the Dashing 6x6 Sets by Jean Okimoto

Combine the delicate Jovial Wreath and the bold Vintage Varsity Alphabet on a Christmas card in contemporary colors. It's an easy card - and great for mass production. Hello - and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today! Jean Okimoto here with merry and bright greeting in contemporary holiday colors.

Cut a 3" circle of the pale gray and white dotted print from the Dashing Holiday 6x6 Set. Cut Jovial Wreath from green cardstock. Cut one of the Singing Birds from red glittered craft foam.

Attach red duct tape to lightweight cardstock and cut "NOEL."

Cut accent strips - the dark Dashing Holiday plaid (3-¾" x ¾"), Dashing Holiday gray text (2-¾" x ¾") and green cardstock (3-¼" x ¾").

Score, fold and cut a gray textured A2 card. Assemble the card and add clear gem stickers.

Need more holiday inspiration and supplies? If you're in the Seattle area, join us at Impress for the annual Holiday Open House, and two Memory Box holiday classes - MERRY + QUICK and OUTSIDE THE BOX-HOLIDAY FAVORITES. Don't forget your Memory Box/Poppystamps/Birch Press Design wish list! The first 25 people at the store opening will receive a special gift.

There's a special Memory Box Art Pins Pop Up this weekend too! Be the first to see these beautiful works of art - just in time for holiday gifting.

Thanks for visiting, have a great weekend and I'll see you again next week!

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30087 Circle Basics Set

99953 Singing Birds craft die

94341 Vintage Varsity Alphabet craft die

Posted at 7:35 AM 11/28/2019 in 2019 Holiday Collection, Alphabet Dies, Birds, Celebrations, Christmas, Dies, Embellishments, Holiday, Jean Okimoto, Patterned Papers, Tutorial, Winter, Words | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Thu 21

A Thankful Feathered Friend by Jean Okimoto

A felt Feathered Friend perched on a layered Jovial Wreath creates a lighthearted Thanksgiving card today. Most Thanksgiving cards are quite serious - this one will make you smile! Here's the message on the inside...

Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a fall card with a sense of humor. The new Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet set is perfectly-sized for the greeting. Diecutting it is easy too. There are 4 of each letter on this great die - you'll cut everything you need here with a single run thru the machine. Much better than fidgeting with each letter - and cutting additional repeating letters.

Cut the Feathered Friends bird and beak from felt, cut the wing from the stripes in the Dashing Holiday 6x6 set. Borrow the eye die from the Feathered Friends owl - cut it from dark brown cardstock. Leave the tiny beak and eye diecuts in the die until you're ready to attach them.

Cut Jovial Wreath twice from Candy Corn cardstock. Cut "thankful" from green and metallic brown cardstock. Cut a 3-½" square of the dark green striped Dashing Stripes and Dots 6x6 sheet. Cut the accent strips - ¾" x 4" (Candy Corn) and ¾" x 3-¼" (lighter green dots from the Dashing Stripes and Dots 6x6 sheet).

Attach the diecuts to an A-6 (4-½" x 6-¼") recycled Kraft card. Attach the Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet letters on the inside - start in the center of each line and work outwards. Use a credit card or T-ruler to keep the letters in line.

Create unique messages with the Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet - it would be hard to find an "I am not a turkey" stamp!

Special thanks to everyone from Saturday's GRATEFUL - FALL GREETINGS class at Impress! Hope you liked the origami maple leaf - and mix of colors, papers, dies and stamps. Thanks for the cute pumpkin spice lollipop treats Jan. Thanks for the caramel/cheddar popcorn and cookies Jenny - and thanks for the imported candies Jacky! Thanks for helping us fill those shopping baskets again Ann, Erin and Lynne. Lots of thanks here - this card says it all!

If you're in the Seattle area - join us for the MERRY POP-INS class at Impress this Saturday afternoon. We're making special cards with little extras on each design. More like pop-ons than pop-ins, but I wanted a fun class title.

Thanks for visiting - see you again this weekend!

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30102 Feathered Friends craft die

94076 Thankful Jotted Script craft die

94305 Jovial Wreath craft die

Posted at 1:54 AM 11/21/2019 in 2019 Holiday Collection, 6x6 Prints, Alphabet Dies, Birds, Celebrations, Deep Edge Dies, Dies, Embellishments, Felt, Jean Okimoto, Techniques, Thanksgiving, Words | Permalink | Comments (5)

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Thu 07

Greet the Season with Watercolor Woodland Wide Washi Tape and Dashing 6x6 Prints by Jean Okimoto

Christmas will be here in 7 weeks - let's make some quick cards with the Watercolor Woodland Wide Washi Tape. The beautiful pattern repeats about every 14 inches and each section yields 3 or 4 sections that are perfect for this design. You can make a lot of cards with each 4-½" x 11 yard roll!

Hi, Jean Okimoto here, combining some classic holiday elements with a simple, contemporary greeting. Here's a preview of what we'll be using:

Attach Watercolor Woodland tape to white cardstock and cut circles with the 3-¼" Stitched Circle Layers die.

Cut a ¾" x 3-¾" strip of the dark green Dashing Stripes and Dots print. Cut a ¾" x 3-¼" strip of the red plaid Dashing Holiday print.

Cut a matching label from the Dashing Holiday 6x6 set - then trim the corners with a corner rounder.

Cut "NOEL" from silver glitter paper with the Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet set.

Cut, score and side-fold a white A-2 card. Attach red duct tape to a scrap of lightweight cardstock and punch ¼" accent dots. Assemble the card - use foam dots for the greeting label.

Another tip before you leave...here's an easy way to preview background colors for these beautiful translucent wide washis. It's not on today's card, but I'm just using the Twas the Night Wide Washi Tape here as an example.

Create a large swatch by attaching a generous section of tape to a clear material... use scraps of acetate, or recycle empty Memory Box poly bags. You have a few, right? Slide strips of cardstock behind it to preview the colors - without wasting any of that beautiful tape or having it accidentally stick to your cardstock. Not exactly rocket-science, but it saves a lot of time and cardstock.

I have swatches of my Poppystamps and Birch Press Designs wide washis too. The polybags are pre-punched for hanging displays - so just use a binder ring or shower curtain ring to keep all of the swatches together and organized.

Thanks for visiting...keep warm and enjoy the fall colors. If you're in the Seattle area and have a long weekend, join us for the MERRY + QUICK cards class at Impress on Veterans Day. We're making quick-and-easy cards that don't look quick and easy!

See you next week...

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WT498 Watercolor Woodland Wide Washi Tape

30036 Stitched Circle Layers

Posted at 2:09 AM 11/07/2019 in 2019 Holiday Collection, Alphabet Dies, Celebrations, Christmas, Dies, Embellishments, Foliage, Holiday, Jean Okimoto, Patterned Papers, Techniques, Tutorial, Washi Tape, Wide Washi Tape, Winter, Words | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Sat 26

Just Treats – No Tricks – with Holiday 2019 Collection Clear Stamps by Jean Okimoto

Foliage stamps from the 2019 Holiday Collection create great backgrounds for Halloween diecuts - and treat wrappers for little tricksters. Hi, Jean Okimoto here - we can't let Halloween slip by without a few quick candy wrappers for the kids. These are great for the snack-size versions of your favorite candies.

Score and crease an 8-½" x 11" sheet of black cardstock lengthwise at 4-⅛" and 4-⅜". Cut it into 3" wide strips.

Cut orange printer paper or cardstock with the 2 x 3-¼" and 2-¾" x 4" Wrapped Stitch Rectangles dies - cut three of each size.

Stamp the rectangles with VersaFine Onyx Black and the greenery from the Graceful Fern, Tidings Wreath and Grateful Autumn Clear Stamp Sets.

Diecut Swirling Ghosts and Friendly Ghosts from watercolor paper. Attach scraps of black cardstock behind their eyes.

Diecut Cool Cat and Crouching Cat from black cardstock. Attach scraps of green cardstock behind their eyes.

Cut the letters for "EEK," "BOO" and "TREATS" from white cardstock with the Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet set.

Assemble the wrappers. Punch a hole at the top. Attach the candy with doublestick tape or glue dots. Tie the wrapper with green tulle. Fold the ends of the tulle and trim it at a very sharp angle to create a zig-zagged edge.

Have fun making these little wrappers for the kids - make some for co-workers, teammates, and carpoolers too. They're easy, fun and sure to make someone smile!

Thanks for visiting - have a great weekend!

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30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

99192 Swirling Ghosts

94086 Friendly Ghosts craft die

94087 Cool Cat craft die

94088 Crouching Cat craft die

CL5245 Tidings Wreath clear stamp set

CL5243 Grateful Autumn clear stamp set

CL5248 Graceful Fern clear stamp set

Posted at 4:55 AM 10/26/2019 in 2019 Holiday Collection, Alphabet Dies, Celebrations, Clear Stamps, Dies, Fall, Foliage, Halloween, Imagine Crafts, Jean Okimoto, Stamps, Techniques, Tutorial | Permalink | Comments (6)

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Thu 24

CELEBRATE with the Antique Greenery Label, Twas the Night Wide Washi Tape and Dashing Stripes and Dots by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate the season with the new Antique Greenery Label and Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet Set - layered over the Twas the Night Wide Washi Tape. Hello - Jean Okimoto here - thanks for joining last week's Holiday Blog Blitz. We appreciate your comments - and special congrats to my posts' winners Lin Brandyberry and Chandhini - enjoy your prizes!

Cut green cardstock with the frame from the Winter Tree Oval Frame set. Pressure-emboss the inner oval offcut with the Antique Greenery Label using the plates and embossing mat required for your machine.

Here's an easy way to create the glittered greeting label. Attach a strip of Couture Creations doublestick tape to a scrap of the green cardstock and cut the narrow label section again. Cut the letters for "CELEBRATE" from red cardstock with the Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet. Press the letters onto the sticky label, then brush iridescent glitter around the letters, covering the rest of the adhesive.

Attach Twas the Night Wide Washi Tape to green cardstock for a frosty, translucent coordinating background. Cut it with the 4-¼" Square Basics die. Diecutting seals the edges with a crisp, clean finish.

Cut a 1" x 4-½" accent strip of red cardstock.

Cut ¾" x 5" accent strips of the brown dots and stripes from the new Dashing Dots and Stripes 6x6 Set.

Attach everything to a side-folded 5-½" square white card - offset the oval frame so the red peeks through on the left side.

Add red gem stickers.

It's time to prep for the holidays at the Impress holiday event on Saturday October 26th! There'll be a swag bag for the first 25 people at the 10:00 AM store opening, demos from 10:00-Noon, special displays - and a 10% shopping discount! Bring your Memory Box, Poppystamps, and Birch Press Designs wishlists and take advantage of the savings and holiday inspiration.

Thanks for visiting...see you again on Saturday!

Supplies

94309 Winter Tree Oval Frame craft die

94340 Antique Greenery Label craft die

30087 Circle Basics Set

WT501 Twas the Night Wide Washi Tape

Posted at 2:55 AM 10/24/2019 in 2019 Holiday Collection, 6x6 Prints, Alphabet Dies, Celebrations, Christmas, Embellishments, Embossing , Frames, Holiday, Jean Okimoto, Patterned Papers, Techniques, Tutorial, Washi Tape, Wide Washi Tape, Winter, Words | Permalink | Comments (4)

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Thu 17

Blog Blitz Day 4 – Starry Burst, Vintage Varsity Alphabet, Dashing Holiday, Dashing Stripes and Dots by Jean Okimoto

Welcome to Day 4 of our Holiday Blitz! Meet my new favorite die - the beautiful, versatile Starry Burst that's perfect for celebrations through the year. Hello, Jean Okimoto here with a just-in-time Halloween design for you.

Cut dark orange cardstock with the 3-½" x 4-¾" Rectangle Basics die. This great set of 16 dies is temporarily out of stock at Memory Box - but it may be available right now at your favorite retailer.

Diecut the rectangle with the Starry Burst - leave it in the die. Remove the 5 little stars. Pressure-emboss it to add extra dimension and shadows - use the plates and embossing mat required for your machine. Attach pieces of clear tape behind the little star cutouts and brush black glitter onto the exposed adhesive.

Cut Swirling Ghosts from watercolor paper - we're using just 3 of them here. Attach scraps of black cardstock behind them for their eyes.

Attach lime green duct tape to lightweight cardstock and cut "BOO" with the new Vintage Varsity Alphabet dies. It's a cool stitched set that's perfectly-sized for cards and tags. Cut the "I" and punch a ¼" circle to create an exclamation mark.

Cut (and punch) the pieces again from black cardstock. Layer them - slightly offset - for dimension.

Cut accent strips of gray dots (¾" x 4") and gray stripes (1" x 5") from the new Dashing Stripes and Dots 6x6 set.

Cut a gray and white plaid strip (¾" x 4-½") from the new Dashing Holiday 6x6 set.

Attach everything to a side-folded 5-½" square black card.

Here's a chance for you to win the great Starry Burst die! Leave a comment on this post by Sunday, October 20th at 11:59pm EST. One winner will be selected at random from the comments to win the Starry Burst. Visit the blog from Monday, Oct 14th- Sunday, October 20th to see more of the new release and for a chance to win a prize each day. Winners from the blitz will be posted on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, October 21st at 6:00pm EST. Good luck!

Thanks for visiting...enjoy creating with the great dies, 6x6 prints and wide (4-½" wide!) washi tapes from our latest release.

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