187 posts categorized "Animals"

03/07/2024

Thu 07

Easter Wreath Card
by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have an Easter wreath card featuring the Hippity Hoppity Bunny. 

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Wreath:

Die cut the Berry Branches and Leaves die and the largest Stylish Frame Trio die from Desert Sand card stock 4 to 5 times.  Die cut the eggs from the Woven Basket of Eggs from 3 different colors of Solid Core Cardstock.  die cut the Happy Easter Dover Script sentiment from white card stock.  Die cut the lease from the Clara Blooms from 2 colors of green from the Lagoon Solid Core Cardstock several times. Cut yellow paper from Sunrise Solid Core Cardstock to 5 /14" 5 1'4".  Die cut a circle in the center using the Circle Basics Set that is slightly smaller than the largest die from the Stylish Frame Trio.   Stencil the back ground using the Snow Flurries stencil and Oxide Mustard Seed ink.  Glue all the die cuts around the circle cutout.  Adhere foam tape to back of foreground wreath.

Bunny;

Die cut the Hippity Hoppity Bunny from white card stock.  Ink blend the body with Oxide Saltwater Taffy for the ears and body.  Ink bland the other die cuts with Oxide Antique Linen.  Die cut the basket from the die set from white card stock and ink blend with Oxide Vintage Photo.  Die cut the eggs from various colors from the Solid Core Cardstock.  Adhere the eggs in the basket and then the bunny together.  Add black gel pen for the eggs of the bunny.

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Background:

Cut white Woodgrain card stock to 5" x 5".  Use your finger to lightly add Oxide Antique Linen to the top of the woodgrain to bring it out.  

Assembly:

Adhere the background to a 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" card.  Adhere the wreath panel to the top of the background and card.  Adhere the bunny in the center of the background.  Adhere the basket to the right hand of the bunny.

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02/28/2024

Wed 28

Easter Hello
by Trina Pham

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Hello everyone.  I’m sharing a circle shaped Easter card today featuring products from the current 2024 Spring Cheer release.

All pieces, including the sentiments, were die cut from white cardstock.  The lamb and flower centers were coloured/shaded with Copic Sketch markers and the rest were ink blended with distress inks (DI).

Copic markers used:
pinks - RV10/21/23 
yellows - Y15, V01 
whites/shading - T0/1/2/3 
 
DI used:
sky - Tumbled Glass 
grass - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn 
basket - see my last card 
eggs & Easter sentiment - Shaded Lilac, Faded Jeans 
hello sentiment - Black Soot

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The second largest circle die in the Circle Basics set was used to die cut from white cardstock.  Ink blended the grass/sky on it, then glued the elements onto it.  Trimmed off the overhangs before matting it to an Anemone Plaid pattern paper circle.  Mounted the circle to a white circle card base to finish.

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That’s it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

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02/27/2024

Tue 27

Hippity Hoppity Bunny Wishes by Jean Okimoto

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Re-posting and hoping the pictures aren't compressed and distorted this time...

Here's another new design from our Spring Cheer Collection...it's the happy Hippity Hoppity Bunny and his basket of eggs.  Hi, Jean here with another Easter idea today.

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Cut the base sections of Hippity Hoppity Bunny from textured white cardstock.  Color areas of the ears, paws and muzzle with Distress Oxide spun sugar.  Color the eye areas with a black marker.  Attach adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to tan wool-blend felt and cut the remaining pieces.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents glues from saturating it.

Highlight the texture of Cream Woodgrain Paper (cardstock) with Vintage Sepia VersaFine using the direct-to-paper process.  Cut the basket.

Color white cardstock for thge eggs - scribble marker inks to cut 6 eggs of each color.  Blue, Violet, Blue Green and Fuchsia Zebra Mildliners were used here.  Diecut the eggs and attach the behind the basket.

Diecut Wild Grass Border from 2 shades of green in the new Greenery 6x6 Collection.  Trim the sides with the bottom of the 3" wide Nested Globes die.  Layer the darker border behind the lighter border.

Cut a lavender/blue 6x6 from the Magonolia Plaid set with the 3-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut a pale lavender 6x6 from the Twilight Purple Collection with the 3" wide die.

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Cut the same plaid sheet with the Happy Spring Debut Script background.  Cut the top layer from the purple Glitzy Glitter Pad sheet.  Assemble the greeting and attach it inside the card.

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Attach the diecuts - angled - to a top-folded, corner-rounded white A2 card.  Add purple Autumn Fairy Crystals,  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...see you again this weekend!

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02/25/2024

Sun 25

Hippity Hoppity Bunny Happy Easter
by Anne Thompson

Here's another cute bunny from the 2024 February Spring Cheer Collection--Hippity Hoppity Bunny.

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to make this card

  • Die cut the HIPPITY HOPPITY BUNNY 94728 from watercolor paper.
  • Color the bunny overlay pieces --I used a fingertip dauber and Hero Arts Wet Cement Ink.
  • Add the white head piece to the background bunny and then adhere the colored overlay pieces--I used a glue pen.
  • Color the tiny basket and eggs--Again I used fingertip daubers  and Ranger Distress Rusty Hinge for the basket, and Hero Arts Inks in Raspberry Jam, Fresh Peach and Butter Bar for the eggs.
  • Add the eggs by attaching them to the back of the basket and each other.

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  • Choose one of the plaid papers from ANEMONE PLAID PP1025, trim it to 4 X 5 1/4, and add it to the front of an A2 note card--I used a top-fold card.
  • Select a coordinating green from the GREENERY SOLID CORE CARDSTOCK PACK SP1011, trim it to  2 X 3 1/4, and add it to the note card in the upper left corner.

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  • Glue the bunny to the green panel.
  • Add the basket of eggs using a piece of dimensional foam behind the basket and a dot of glue on the handle to secure it to the bunny's hand.

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  • Stack the letters and then adhere them at an angle at the bottom of the note card.
  • Bunnies have pink eyes so I used a colored pencil to color his eyes, but I'm going to keep looking for the right tiny gem instead.

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Once I get this guy's eyes fixed, he'll go into the stack of Easter cards I'll have ready to mail out in early March.

Hop on over to the Idea Book and Catalog here for more Spring Cheer inspiration.  And keep checking the blog every day for even more from the Design Team.

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Hippity Hoppity bunny      Happy Easter Dover Script 

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Anemone Plaid           Greenery Cardstock SP1011

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02/22/2024

Thu 22

Cute Animal Easter Card
by Sara Cook

Hi everyone! I have another Easter card using the latest spring release featuring the Layered Lamb and Chicks dies.

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Animals:

Die cut the Layered Lamb from white card stock.  Use the top face die cut as a stencil and ink blend with Oxide Saltwater Taffy and a black gel pen for the  eyes and nose.  Ink blend the lower 2 layers of wool with Wendy Vecki Sky Blue ink.  Making the body darker then the 2nd layer.  Ink blend the legs with Clair VersaFine Nocturne ink.  Adhere together with glue using the envelope as a guide.  Die cut the Layered Chicks from the lightest yellow from the Sunrise Solid Core Card Stock.  Use the top face die cut as a stencil and ink blend with Oxide Carved Pumpkin along with the feet.  Adhere the body to the feet.  

Frame:

Die cut the Celeste Plate from white card stock.  Cut the center with a middle size Rectangle Basic die and a A2 size white panel.  Use that die and the next large die to die cut a frame from white card stock.  Adhere on top of the die cut Celeste Plate.  Adhere the frame to the die cut A2 size frame.  Add foam tape to back of frame:  Die cut Happy Easter Curled Script from the lightest yellow paper from the Sunrise Solid Core Cardstock 2x. Adhere together and then adhere to the center top and bottom of the frame.

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Background:

Cut a light blue paper from Lagoon Solid Core Cardstock to just larger then the frame cut out.  Cut a mid-tone green from the Greenery Solid Core Cardstock to the same size.  Use the Wild Grass Border to create a 1" tall grass and a 1/4' tall grass.  Adhere the shorter grass to behind the frame die cut and then the taller grass to the back ground.

Assembly:

Adhere the background to a white A2 size card.  Adhere the lamp to the center and the chicks to either side in the air.  Adhere the frame on top. Adhere eggs from the Woven Basket of eggs in various colors from the Solid Core Cardstock in between the grasses.  

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02/20/2024

Tue 20

Bunny & Lamb Easter Card
by Angie Cimbalo

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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:

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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:

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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!

 

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02/18/2024

Sun 18

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.

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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

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  • 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

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Here's another look at the finished card.

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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!  

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02/16/2024

Fri 16

Spring Cheer Collection is Here! by Jean Okimoto

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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.  

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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.

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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.

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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!

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02/15/2024

Thu 15

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,

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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.

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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.  

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01/02/2024

Tue 02

Brown Bear Hugs by Jean Okimoto

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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.

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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. 

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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!

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