Bunny & Lamb Easter Card by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a fun critter Easter card made with the new Hippity Hoppity Bunny die 94728 and the Layered Lamb die 94730.  I also used the Happy Easter Dover Script Happy Easter 94729.  Here's a close up look:

I cut a piece of Spring Plaid paper PP1012 and inked the edges with Seedless Preserves Distress Ink first.  Then I cut the critter pieces and sentiment from white card stock and then colored some of the parts and the sentiment with alcohol markers.

I popped the purple plaid panel on foam tape for dimension and then added fairy jewels to the card front.  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today, I had a lot of fun creating it.  Be sure to check out the whole release, it's super cute!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

94727 Cute Layered Bunny

94730 Layered Lamb

94729 Happy Easter Dover Script

PP1012 Spring Plaid 6x6 pack

Festive Bunny Happy Easter by Anne Thompson

I have an Easter card for today's post that features the dressed up Festive Bunny from the newest Memory Box collection--Festive Spring Cheer.

materials used

• LAGOON SOLID CORE CARDSTOCK PACK SP1010
• VIBRANT VIOLET 6X6 PACK SP1007
• ANEMONE PLAID PP1025
• FAIRY JEWELS, BRIGHT JWL003
• white cardstock
• scraps of grays from the Earth Neutrals 6X6 pad

• HAPPY EASTER CURLED SCRIPT 94731
• BERRY BRANCHES AND LEAVES 94704
• FESTIVE BUNNY 94733

to make this card

• start by selecting one of the plaid papers from Anemone Plaid, trim it to 5 1/4 X 4 and add it to the front of a white note card  (mine is a top-fold card)
• die cut all of the Festive Bunny parts--the body of the bunny from two shades of gray or brown cardstock; the vest and the arms that show the gloves from white cardstock; the coat parts from two shades of violet cardstock
• assemble the bunny body and add a black jewel for his eye
• and then dress the bunny--I actually put the clothes together and added them to the bunny as a completed unit
• use dimensional foam to attach the bunny to the left side of the note card

• die cut the Berry Branches and Leaves from one of the dark teal cardstocks
• add the branches to the upper right corner of the note card and then add the leaves at the branch tips
• add Fairy Jewels to each of the berries on the branches
• die cut the Happy Easter Curled Script from a scrap of the same cardstock used for the darkest color of the coat
• use a glue pen to add it to the lower right part of the note card

Here's another look at the finished card.

Be sure to look at the Idea Book and the Catalog on the Memory Box website.  And  keep checking the Outside the Box blog for more inspiration from the design team members.  We have lots of ideas for celebrating spring! Happy Crafting!  

Anemone Plaid PP1025Berry Branches and Leaves 94704

Happy Easter Curled Script 94731Festive Bunny 94733

Vibrant Violet 6X6 pack SP1007

Lagoon Solid Core Cardstock Pack SP1010

                                                              Bright Fairy Jewels JWL003

 

 

Spring Cheer Collection is Here! by Jean Okimoto

Meet the sweetest new members of the Memory Box family of dies!  They're from the just-released Spring Cheer Collection - Layered Lamb, Layered Chicks and Layered Bunny - ready for your spring and Easter projects.  The release also includes 4 beautiful, vivid 6x6 solid-core 110# cardstock color assortments perfect for diecutting, stamping, embossing and foiling.  Hi, Jean here with my first of many designs from this wonderful collection.  

Cut Layered Lamb from Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  Color the legs with a dark gray marker.  Color the areas for the ears, muzzle and eyes with pale pink watercolors and a black marker.  Set the diecuts aside to dry.

Cut Layered Chicks from pale yellow and two shades of orange in the Sunrise 6x6 pack.  Color the eye areas with a black marker.

Cut Cute Layered Bunny from Open Studio Watercolor Paper and gray cardstock.  Color the eye area with a black marker.

Here's a quick and easy way to cut the eggs from the Woven Basket of Eggs set.  Cut ½" wide strips of the peachy-pink, green and blue 6x6 sheets in the Blush, Greenery and Lagoon packs.  Tape them together and diecut them all at once.  Cut the basket from light kraft cardstock.

Cut Happy Easter Dover Script from the turquoise Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Cut pale blue cardstock with the 2.9" x 7.9" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.

Attach the diecuts to a pale blue slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foam tape for the bottom edge of the basket.  Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

These adorable spring diecuts are great for shower, new baby and birthday cards too.  The new 6x6 collections make it easy to coordinate and layer the perfect colors for any season.  Or trim them with the A2 card-sized Rectangle Basics, Wrapped Stitched Rectangle or A2 Rectangle Frames dies - then attach them to plain white A2 cards for custom-colored cards! 

Thanks for visiting...hope this spring card and happy colors are the beginning of a great, crafty weekend for you!  See you with another design from our new collection on Tuesday!

Supplies

 

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

94729 Happy Easter Dover Script

94727 Cute Layered Bunny

94730 Layered Lamb

94726 Layered Chicks

94732 Woven Basket of Eggs

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

wp101 Watercolor Paper

Easter bunny with Basket Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone! The new spring release from Memory Box is today and so many wonderful dies.  Easter is coming early and I'm starting on my cards now.  I have a card featuring the new Festive Bunny,

Bunny:

Die cut the Festive Bunny from cream card stock. Die cut the coat and vest from Blush Solid Core Card stock pack pink and burgundy papers.  Ink blend the bunny body with Oxide Antique Linen and Vintage Photo.  Use a black gel ben for the eyes.  Ink blend the clothes with Oxide Saltwater Taffy and Age Mahogany. Adhere together with liquid glue.

Basket:

Die cut the Woven Basket of Eggs from cream card stock and the eggs from various colors of the Solid Core Card Stock packs.  Ink blend the basket with Oxide Antique Linen and then shade with Vintage Photo.  Adhere the eggs behind the basket iwht the eggs.  Adhere foam tape to the center of the basket.

Background:

Die cut the branches from the Berry Branches and Leaves from cream card stock 4 times.  Ink blend with Oxide Antique Linen.  

Assembly:

Adhere the Berry Branches in a circle around the background of a A2 size card.  Die cut a brown and blue plaid with gold paper from the Poinsettia Plaid paper pack with the 3rd largest die from the Wrapped Stitch Rectangles.  Ink blend the center with Oxide Saltwater Taffy and the edges with Oxide Vintage Photo. Adhere to the center with foam tape.  Eat the bunny and basket to the center.  Die cut the Happy Easter Curled Script 2x from cream card stock.  Adhere together with glue.  Cut just the "Happy" from the white gold Happy Birthday tabs and ink blend with Oxide Antique Linen.  Adhere to the front of the upper right side of the plaid paper.  

 

Supplies

 

94733 Festive Bunny

94732 Woven Basket of Eggs

94704 Berry Branches and Leaves

94731 Happy Easter Curled Script

st006 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Tabs

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

pp1023 Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 pack

Brown Bear Hugs by Jean Okimoto

Happy New Year!  We appreciate your support, creativity and inspiration throughout 2023. We're here to share more ideas, techniques and designs in 2024!

Send warm winter hugs with a friendly brown bear on a background of Vintage Tray diecuts.  Add a sparkly heart from Poppystamps.  Hi, Jean here with an early Valentine design - or a friendship card for someone who deserves a special hug.

We're using extra Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set offcuts from previous projects.  They're cut from the Poinsettia Plaid and Poinsettia Garland 6x6 packs.   

Cut pale pink cardstock with the large rectangle section of the Vintage Tray die.  Spritz both sides of the rectangle with a light mist of water.  Place it in the matching section of the 3D embossing folder and run it through your machine using the required plate(s) to add a woodgrain plank texture.

Attach adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to brown wool-blend felt and cut the base of the Layered Polar Bear.  It stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the other pieces from kraft cardstock.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the eye and nose cutouts.

Cut the heart - from the Poppystamps Heart Jumble - from the pink  Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad 6x6.  Attach it to the bear - use foam tape on the right edge. 

Glue two layers of white cardstock together and cut the Hugs Daily Script background.  Pressure-emboss it with the detailed overlay die using the rubber embossing mat and plate(s) required.  Cut pink cardstock with the detailed die - leave the little ovals for the "g" in the die until you're ready to attach them (they tend to get lost).  You'll have an extra set of pink letters - save it for another project.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for the bear.  Add gold Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...wishing you a year of good health, happiness and creativity!

 

Supplies

 

94685 Layered Polar Bear

94653 Hugs Daily Script

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

pp1023 Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 pack

pp1024

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2520 Heart Jumble

Build a Patterned Paper Tree by Jean Okimoto

Pick your favorite patterns from the Poinsettia Garland and Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 sets and build a frosty blue Christmas tree.  The popular Layered Polar Bear likes it - and it's a great way to use these beautiful new patterned papers.  Hi, Jean here with my favorite bear - and some inspiration for December's Patterned Papers Challenge.

Cut Poinsettia Plaid and Poinsettia Garland circles using the 1" Circle Basics die.  Cut the pale blue and gold plaid with the ¾" Circle Basics die.

Cut the narrowest Birch Tree Trunk from kraft cardstock.

Cut the 2nd-largest Nested Globes die from textured white cardstock.  Attach the tree trunk and circles to the Nested Globe background.

Attach white and pale aqua wool-blend felt to adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to stabilize the fabric and keep adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the Layered Polar Bear from the felt.  Cut the remaining sections from heavy white cardstock.  

Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind his eyes and nose.  Color the ear portions of the felt diecut with a brown marker.

Cut the scarf layers - borrowed from the Bundled Bird die set - from the light aqua felt.

Attach the diecuts to a light blue A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Add pale blue Winter Fantasy Gemstones.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailibng.  Many layers create a very thick card - it may require special handling and additional postage.  

You don't need lights, tinsel or ornaments for his special tree - just use Memory Box 6x6 prints!

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

 

Supplies

 

94685 Layered Polar Bear

94701 Birch Tree Trunks

94760 Bundled Bird

94532 Nested Globes

30087 Circle Basics Set

pp1024

pp1023 Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 pack

gem102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

Hummingbird Joy by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a holiday card featuring the new Layered Hummingbird, Classic Pine Needle Springs and Brilliant Joy dies from the latest release.  I combined it with a previously released die called Forest Pine Branch.

Here's a closer look:

I cut the bird, branch and some of the pine sprigs from white card stock and then I cut more sprigs from 2 different colors from the Fresh Aqua paper pack.  I stacked one white and one of each of the other two aqua colors and glued them together at the base stem slightly offset from each other.  I wanted the branches to seem really full so by doing this it gives a lot more dimension and texture to the whole card.  

I colored the branch and bird with alcohol markers.  The original branch die had pine springs on it but I cut them off to use the springs from the new classic set of dies.  I added the branch with the new tri-stacked sprigs and then popped the bird up on the branch.  Here's another look:

The Joy die cut was cut from white and black glitter paper, the black is from the Glitzy Glitter pack and the white is from the Vintage Pastel Glitter pack.  I cut the background die from the black and the other die from the white.  This die is very cool because it also has an outline inside the 2nd word die.  So when you cut both dies from 2 different colored papers, you can make a combination of three complete word dies which saves lots of time, and you have 2 extra word dies to use on other cards.  One tip I have if you need to glue something to the glitter paper, it's a lot easier to use Glossy Accents and it adheres with a much more permanent bond.

Here's one last look:

I hope you like my Christmas card for today, it's super easy to make and I think it looks so very festive.  I know just who I will be sending this card to!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope your holiday season is wonderful.

 

Supplies

 

SP1004 Fresh Aqua

94757 Classic Pine Needle Sprigs

94755 Layered Hummingbird

94759 Brilliant Joy

94481 Forest Pine Branch

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Birch Tree Forest, Birds and a Bear by Jean Okimoto

The new Birch Tree Forest 3D Embossing Folder sets the scene for a northwest bear sighting. Hi, Jean here with a woodsy winter design.  No polar bears here, but a big brown bear recently visited our neighbor, surprising his parents - and inspired today's card.

Cut heavy white cardstock with the largest A2 Rectangle Frames die.  Spritz a light mist of water onto both sides of the cardstock and emboss it with the Birch Tree Forest 3D Embossing Folder.  Dry it if it's still slightly damp, then prep it with the embossing powder tool.  Stencil it with the new Snow Flurries Stencil using a clean, well-inked VersaMark inkpad and a dauber or sponge.   Heat-emboss it with Imagine's Iridescent Embossing Powder,  like a scattering of sparkly snowflakes.  They're hard to see here, but they really do sparkle!  Attach it to a top-folded white A2 card.

Attach adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to brown and bright red wool-blend felt.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating it.  

Cut the brown felt with the Layered Polar Bear's large outline die.  Cut the other sections from tan cardstock.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind his eyes and nose.  Use a brown marker to add a dot of ink to the felt diecut where the ear cutouts will appear.

Cut the Layered Birds from light kraft cardstock and red felt.

Cut the scarf - borrowed from the Bundled Bird die set - from the turquoise Rainbow Reflections 6x6. 

Attach the diecuts to the embossed background.  Add a a rich gold-embossed greeting from the new Merry Christmas Foil Greetings Rose Tabs.  Hope you can see the sparkly snowflakes here.

Thanks for visiting - see you next week!

 

 

Supplies

 

ef1039 Birch Tree Forest 3D Embossing Folder

88626 Snow Flurries Stencil

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

94684 Layered Birds

94685 Layered Polar Bear

st002 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings Rose Tabs

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

94760 Bundled Bird

Greet & Treat with the Winter Tree Arch by Jean Okimoto

Greet everyone - and treat the kid-sized tricksters - with the new Winter Tree Arch.  It's fun, a little wonky and slightly spooky.  Hi - Jean here, double-dipping with this versatile new die from our Christmas 2023 Collection.  Whittle Scary Guys - from Poppystamps - complete the Halloween scene.

Prep Winter Tree Arch for easy removal by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper.  Cut it from black and light kraft cardstock.

Trim about  1/16" from the sides of the base of the black diecut. Attach it to a gray 3" wide Nested Globes diecut - keep the far left tree trunk and the open center area free of adhesive to add the Poppystamps pumpkin and Rickety House.

Cut Rickety House from light kraft cardstock.  Add a scrap of the light yellow Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6 behind the door and windows.  

Cut the Boo Posh Script background from olive cardstock.  Pressure emboss it with the detailed top layer.  Cut the top layer from dark orange cardstock.  Pressure-embossing the base layer makes it very easy attach the top layer - it just settles right in!  Attach it to a top-folded black A2 card.

Cut 2 moons from the silver Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6 with the ¾" Circle Basics die.

Cut 2 pumpkins from bright orange cardstock with the Poppystamps Whittle Scary Guys die. Cut the dinosaur and the other guy from green cardstock. Cut a ghost from white cardstock.  Attach black cardstock scraps behind the ghost and pumpkins.

Fold an 8-½" x 3" strip of black cardstock in half crosswise.  Place the bottom cutting edge of the 3" wide Nested Globes die just below the fold and diecut the folded cardstock to create a simple treat wrapper.  Punch a hole at the top.  

Attach the kraft Winter Tree Arch - keep some spots free of adhesive to add the ghost, moon and pumpkin.  Attach the diecuts.  Attach a Ghiradelli Square inside the wrapper with doublestick tape.  Tie it with orange cord.

Have fun with these designs...Halloween means it's OK to take mix-and-match to an extreme!  Thanks for visiting!

 

 

94735 Winter Tree Arch

94632 Rickety House

94587 Boo Posh Script

94532 Nested Globes

30087 Circle Basics Set

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

 

 

Supplies

 

2545 Whittle Scary Guys

Vintage Tray Background Blocks by Jean Okimoto

Diecut a trio of new 6x6 prints and create a collage-y winter background for a favorite Layered Polar Bear.  He's borrowing a cozy scarf from the new Bundled Bird.  Tag a special gift with the new Merry Christmas Foil Greetings White Tabs.  Hi, Jean here with an easy way to build a background for the holidays, or any day.

Cut the poinsettia and snowflake prints from the new Poinsettia Garland 6x6 Pack with the artsy die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set.  Cut a matching plaid from the Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 Pack.  You'll have a total of 15 great mix-and-match blocks!  

Trim the Rainbow Reflections turquoise 6x6 to fit in the Vintage Tray Embossing Folder.  Emboss the design, then cut it with the coordinating die.  That's 5 more great blocks - these are shimmery and have woodgrain texture.  

Cut two of the loopy Crisp Bows from the pale gold Majestic Hues Glitter Pad 6x6 and layer them for dimension.   Attach them to an embossed Vintage Tray diecut - tape the lower edge behind the "giftbox."  Attach a crisp MERRY CHRISTMAS gold-foiled greeting tab - like a big gift tag.

Cut Layered Polar Bear from heavy white cardstock.  Assemble the layers - place black and brown scraps behind the cutouts for his eyes, nose and ears.

Cut the scarf layers - from the new Bundled Bird set - from the turquoise Rainbow Reflections sheet.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded 5-½" square white card.  Use foam tape for the bear and foiled greeting tab.  Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut a 5-½" square of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  Square cards require special handling and extra postage - I hope you think this design deserves that!

It's great being able to combine favorites from earlier releases with our Christmas 2023 Collection.   Layered Polar Bear and the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set are perfect partners.  The Vintage Tray cuts perfectly proportioned blocks - eliminating guessing, thinking and measuring.  That's a good thing!  

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94760 Bundled Bird

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

pp1024 Poinsettia Garland 6x6 pack

pp1023 Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 pack

st001 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings White Tabs

94685 Layered Polar Bear

98197 Crisp Bows

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad