Trio of Sparkly Stitched Trees by Jean Okimoto

 

 

Create the look of frosty bottlebrush trees with the Stitched Tree die.  This sparkly trio - in soft pastels - could brighten a cold winter day for someone special.  Hello, Jean Okimoto here with a bit of hunker-down stitch therapy. 

Cut Open Studio Watercolor Paper, Smoky and Berry Blush cardstock with the largest die from the Birch Press Design Tall Triangle Set.  You'll need the entire tree of watercolor paper, the top three sections from Berry Blush and top two sections from Smoky.  Punch a small hole about ¼" below the bottom row of the watercolor paper tree, then trim about ⅛" below the hole.

Trim the Berry Blush tree below the 3rd section and the Smoky tree below the 2nd section

As always, prep the Stitched Tree die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper top help release the tiny dots.  Tape one end of the sparkly yarn behind the diecuts and stitch horizontally from the bottom to the top of each tree.  

Sew a long vertical stitch from the top to the punched hole on the watercolor paper tree.  Sew long vertical stitches from the top to the bottoms of the smaller trees.  Tape the thread ends on the reverse side.

Diecut the stars from the Starlit Breeze die from the pale gold sheet of the Holiday Glitter Pad. Cut the largest Stylish Rectangle from white cardstock.

Attach the diecuts to a white A-6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape along the center and bottom of the watercolor tree.  Use doublestick tape for the smaller trees.  The post office may require special handling or additional postage for thicker cards. 

Try stitch therapy for a creative break from daily routines.  It's satisfying and productive - and adding a stitched design to your projects makes it uniquely yours.

Thanks for visiting!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94405 Stitched Tree

94416 Stylish Rectangle Trio

57216 Tall Triangle Set

GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad

99398 Starlit Breeze

WP101 Watercolor Paper

Charming Snowman Collage and the Pinpoint Snowflake Plate by Jean Okimoto

The Charming (and popular!) Snowman Collage fits perfectly into the Poppystamps Oval Fold Frame.  Add frosty texture with the Pinpoint Snowflake Plate -   and a layered Birch Press Mod Alphabet greeting.  Hello, Jean Okimoto here on a frosty fall weekend.  I love Memory Box collage dies for their versatility and surprising results.

Cut dark gray cardstock with the Poppystamps Oval Fold Frame.  Crease the left edge backwards on the scored line, forming a hinge to attach the front panel to the back panel.  Cut white cardstock with the Oval Fold Frame.  Remove the large oval offcut and cut it with the smaller oval die included in the Oval Fold Frame set.

Cut the white panel with the Pinpoint Snowflake Frame.  Attach the pinpoint layer to the dark gray layer.  Cut a dark gray cardstock back panel with the 4-¼" x 5-½" Rectangle Basics die.  Attach the card front to the back panel using the hinged tab. 

Cut Charming Snowman Collage from the smaller oval offcut.  The bottom left edge will split apart - re-assemble it later.  Color the nose offcut with an orange marker.  Color the twiggy arms of the delicate offcut with a tan marker - color it all the way, up to the inside of the circle.   Trim the arms.   Define the eyes with a skewer or piercing tool.  Attach the collage to the inside of the card.  

Cut the scarf section from the turquoise sheet in the 6x6 Twinkling Jewel Glitter pad.  Attach the nose, arms and scarf. 

Cut a red glittered Twinkling Jewel bird using the Resting Birds die.

Attach the arms, nose, scarf and bird to the collage.

The Birch Press Design Mod Alphabet Clear Stamps and Die Set includes both narrow and wide alphabet dies.  Cut JOY from white cardstock with the wider alphabet.  Cut the thinner JOY from red cardstock.  Layer the letters and attach them to the frame.

It all sounds very complicated - but it's really easy.  These unique dies create a collage-y - but flat - card for easy mailing.  There's just enough space for your signature on the inside.

Thanks for visiting...have fun designing and creating your holiday cards!

Supplies

 

94498 Charming Snowman Collage craft die

94513 Pinpoint Snowflake Plate craft die

GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

2359 Oval Fold Frame

98527 Resting Birds

8139 Mod Alphabet clear stamp and die set

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

Stitch a Giant Candy Corn by Jean Okimoto

Add rows of white, orange and yellow floss to the Stitched Tree die for a giant candy corn to tower over two little ghosts.  Hi, happy weekend...Jean Okimoto here with my last Halloween 2020 card - let's use a winter die for a fun fall card.

 

Cut the top three sections and a bit of the 4th section of Stitched Tree from dark Kraft cardstock.  Trim it with the second-largest die from the Birch Press Designs Tall Triangle Set.  Trim the bottom of the triangle about ⅛" below the third stitching section.

 

Stitch the pattern with white, orange and yellow floss - tape the beginning and end of each color securely with Scotch Transparent Tape (Magic Tape might tear).  It was easier to stitch twice with a single strand than once with a double strand that kept tangling.

 

Cut the second-largest Stylish Rectangle from black cardstock. Cut white cardstock with the 1" Circle Basics die.  Cut the bat - from the Haunted Entrance Dome Layer set - from the black sheet in the Frosted Glitter Pad.  Cut the Ghosts from the white sheet in the Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad.  Cut the pumpkins from one of the white sheets in the Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad and color them with a Sharpie or Copic marker.

 

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded dark orange A-2 card.

 

Stamp the greeting and tab from the Halloween Pumpkin Clear Stamp and Die Set on yellow cardstock with Versafine Clair Summertime and Nocturne.  Dry the inks and cut it with the coordinating die from the set. Lightly ink the edges with Nocturne.  Cut two more glittered ghosts and attach scraps of black cardstock behind them for the eyes and mouths.

 

Think of the different ways to use your Memory Box designs and get the most from your stash!  You're all so creative...I love the challenge of finding new and unexpected (and unintended!) ways to use our products and sharing those ideas with you.

 

Thanks for visiting...see you on Thursday!

 

 

  

 

Supplies

 

CL5264-D Halloween Pumpkin clear stamp and die set

94405 Stitched Tree

94507 Haunted Entrance Dome Layer craft die

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

94416 Stylish Rectangle Trio

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

57216 Tall Triangle Set

30087 Circle Basics Set

Build a Birthday Cake with Snowglobe Bases by Jean Okimoto

 

 

One of my favorite classes to teach at Impress is BEYOND THE BOX.  We take ideas from my blog posts then tweak them, using Memory Box products in unexpected and unintended ways.  For example, build a 4-layer birthday cake with the popular Snowglobe Bases and Sunset Blush Wide Washi Tape.

Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a card that could have two reactions -  #1-OK, maybe it's a birthday cake - or #2-what was she thinking?    It all begins with Snowglobe Bases - 

Attach Sunset Blush Wide Washi Tape to pink cardstock and cut various sections of it with Snowglobe Bases.

Stack the layers and tape them together.  Cut three of the Tall Birthday Candles from the pink Delicate Pastels 6x6 glitter cardstock.  Color the flame sections with a Sharpie, Zebra Mildliner or Copic Marker.  Attach the candles behind the top layer.  Trim the left edge of the two bottom layers.

Attach peachy-pink cardstock to adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet and cut Birthday Cursive Script Circle.  Leave the tiny dot over the "i" in the die until you're ready to attach it.  Attach the diecut to a side-folded white A2 card.  Add the tiny dot.

Stamp "wishes" - from the Cherry Blossom Wreath Clear Stamp and Die Set - on the same cardstock with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair.  Quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.  Trim it and attach it to the card with foam tape.

Cut three butterflies from the Birch Press Design Butterfly Cluster set from the pale pink Delicate Pastel glitter cardstock.  Color them with a peach marker, dry the ink, and attach them to the card.

Enjoy experimenting and creating different looks with dies, stamps and papers from your Memory Box stash.  I think you'll be surprised and happy to discover so many ways to use Dave's great designs!

Thanks for visiting - see you again this weekend...

 

 

Supplies

 

30066 Snowglobe Bases

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

94396 Birthday Cursive Script Circle

CL5256-D Cherry Blossom Wreath clear stamp set

94395 Tall Birthday Candles

WT502 Sunset Blush Wide Washi Tape

57084 Butterfly Cluster

Foiled Ornament Christmas by Trina Pham

Happy Fri-YAY everyone.  Continuing with the Christmas in July theme, I have another Christmas card to share today featuring foiling with stencils.  I love the look of foiling on cards, but am not a fan of having to use a laminator.  So when the Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo came out earlier this year giving the option of foiling without heat, I was all for it. 

Using a circle die from Circle Basics, a circle stencil was created from Cornelia Variegated Wide washi tape and adhered to a Bristol panel.

Placed the Ring Tile stencil from Birch Press Designs on top and applied the transfer gel duo with a palette knife over it.  Set it aside to dry and become tacky to the touch.  Once ready, removed the washi tape and added the foil with shiny side facing up.

Slipped it into a folded piece of copy paper (to protect the foil from my scratched up plates), and ran it through my Big Shot resulting in this.

To complete the card, the Vintage Varsity letters were die cut from silver foil and black cardstock and offset for a shadow. 

Created the attachment piece (between the ribbon and bauble) by die cutting a square from silver foil cardstock with the smallest die from Square Basics, then die cutting with the same circle die used in creating the stencil.  The pine branches were die cut from Bristol paper twice and stacked for dimension.  Assembled the card then matte it on silver foil cardstock before mounting to a white card base to finish.

I really like the no-heat option for foiling so while all supplies were out, I made a second card following the same process and design... just changed up the foil.

And that’s it for today.  Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful weekend.

 

 

Supplies

 

42030 Ring Tike Stencil

30087 Circle Basics Set

30088 Square Basics Set

94337 Antique Pine Label

WT504 Cornelia Variegated Wide Washi Tape

Thank You by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone.  For today's card I have a fun technique that I saw on Jennifer McGuire's blog, which she called Faux Die Cut Monoprint.  

To create this card I inked white cardstock with Distress Ink Pads.  I rubbed the ink pads directly onto my paper to get good ink coverage.

Next I die cut my image from the inked cardstock.  I was left with the outline and negative shape of the die cut.  

I sprayed the die cut outline with plain water and placed it face down on another piece of white cardstock.  I run this through my die cut machine several times to transfer the ink.  Next I gently pulled the die cut off the paper.  If you are having a hard time removing the die cut from the cardstock, heat it with a heat tool to help release the paper.

On the white cardstock you are left with a watercolor like image of the die cut.  

I decided to place my print behind the negative space of the die cut. To add a little texture to my inked background, I placed a stencil over the cardstock and rubbed through the stencil with a baby wipe to remove some ink. 

Next I glued the outline die cut to a white card base and trimmed the other inked piece to fit on my card.

I stamped and white heat embossed the sentiment on black cardstock. Next I fussy cut the word and used foam tape to adhere it to my card.

To finish the card I glued a few embellishments to the front of my card.

I hoped you enjoyed today's card and thanks for stopping by.

 

 

Supplies

 

94413 Sofia Butterfly Border

42030 Ring Tike Stencil

CL5255-D Peony Garden Corner clear stamp set

Layered Stencilling by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I don’t have my new Garden Party products yet, so I’m sharing another simple card made with more products from the Spring release.

My card was prompted by the Layered Stencilling theme over at CAS Stencil card challenge.  Started by die cutting a circle stencil from masking paper using Circle Basics die.  Adhered it to a Bristol panel and ink blended on Scattered Straw, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves distress inks (di) using blending brushes.

The Midnight Mandala stencil from Birch Press Designs was then layered over top and more of the same inks were applied over that stencil.  Removed the stencils and this is what resulted.

For some shimmer, the panel was spritz with a sparkle spray (couldn’t capture it in the photo, but it’s really pretty IRL).

 

Next, the Pretty Blossom Stem was die cut three times from Bristol paper and stacked for dimension.  The sentiment from Wild Rose Stem stamp set was black heat embossed directly on the panel.  Assembled the card onto a slightly textured A2 piece to finish.

 That does it for me.  Thank you for dropping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Supplies

 

94422 Pretty Blossom Stem

42031 Midnight Mandala Stencil

CL5258 Wild Rose Stem clear stamp set

30087 Circle Basics Set

Beary Best by Jean Okimoto

Here's a card that was inspired by window teddy bear sightings in our neighborhood.  They were actually bears, elephants, monkeys, cats, bunnies and some we couldn't recognize - all out there and enjoyed by families on daily walks. Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a card that's very different from the Easter project I was planning to post - hope you like it.

We all need something to smile about right now - why not make a card for that?  Share it with neighbors from your window, or send it to someone for their window.  

The Snow Bunny Deep Edge Set becomes a bear again with just a change of ears.  Cut it from textured metallic kraft paper.  Cut the ear circles with the Circle Basics dies.  Diecut cardboard scrap layers to add dimension to the nose and feet.  The eyes and nose triangle are on one die - cut it from brown cardstock, then color the eye circles with a black marker.

Cut the ear and paw accents from the dark orange Cottage Stripes and Dots 6x6 print.  Cut the dark floral Cottage Meadow 6x6 print with the 3.5" x 4.75" Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die.  Cut the floral tummy piece from the reverse side of the background print.

Cut the 2" x 3.25"  Wrapped Stitch Rectangle from the blue striped Cottage Stripes and Dots 6x6 print.  Stamp the greeting - from the Birch Press Design You Are Awesome Clear Stamps Set - with Pinecone VersaFine Clair on the pumpkin-colored print from the same set.  Heat-emboss it quickly with detail clear powder.

Here's an embossing technique we use in classes...pre-heat the embossing powder from the reverse side of the stamped cardstock, then finish it from the front.  This preheats the powder and (seems to) prevent overheating and scorching the stamped image or words.  

Score, fold and cut a blue A-6 (4.5" x 6.25") card.  Attach the diecuts.  Attach the greeting with thin foam tape.

Accent some of the flowers with Goldfinch and Strawberry Ice Open Studio Glitter Glue.  Set the card aside to dry the glue.

Memory Box Deep Edge Dies are great for fabric arts too - you can cut several layers at once.  Cut the larger bear shapes from fabric, then add cardstock details.  

This little guy takes a few minutes to diecut and assemble, but he'll make you smile...promise!  Make some extras and send them to others for their windows too!  Bear cards eliminate problems caused by narrow windowsills, wide bears - or both.

Thanks for stopping by, take care...

 

 

Supplies

 

PP1003 Cottage Meadow 6x6 pack

30097 Snow Bunny

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

30087 Circle Basics Set

CL8151 You Are Awesome clear stamp set

40118 Goldfinch glitter glue

40109 Strawberry Ice glitter glue

PP1004 Cottage Stripes and Dots 6x6 pack

Your Kindness Means So Much by Michelle Bala

Hello there! Michelle here. I hope you and your loved ones are home safe...better yet...home safe and crafting!  I love mixing stencils and flowers...especially striped stencils. I used the stamp set Birthday Rose Corner and it's coordinating die. After I stamped the flowers and leaves I used Copic Markers to color in shades RV09, RV19, RV69 for the petals; and YG25, YG17, YG67 for the leaves. I die cut the images.  

Next, I inked up the background using a stencil from Birch Press Design, Bold Stripes. I used distress oxides in shades chipped sapphire, salty ocean and tumbled glass. I added a few splatters with gold and white paint. 

I heat embossed the sentiment onto vellum paper, than adhered to the striped panel. The sentiment stamp is from the stamp set Friendship and Kindness, Poppy Stamps. I added a few gems for a finishing touch. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

CL5251-D Birthday Rose Corner clear stamp and die set

CL492 Friendship and Kindness

42029 Bold Stripes Stencil

Birthday Wishes by Donna Sledzik

Good Morning everyone!  Today I have a bright and colorful card for you.  One thing about sheltering in place is it gives you a chance to work with art supplies you haven't had a chance to.  I've had these Zig Clean Color Brush Markers for awhile and haven't used them much.  This was a perfect time to pull them out and play.

I used waterproof black ink and stamped my flowers on a piece of watercolor paper.  I did use a heat tool to set the ink so that it wouldn't bleed when I added the marker.  I really loved how the color went on and blended.  Once I was done with the painting, I die cut the flowers.

Next I prepared a background to adhere my flowers to.  I used a stencil, and sponged Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink over the stencil.  I sponged the left side of my card with a little more color, spritzed it with plain water and then spattered the background with black ink. Once this was dry, I glued my flowers to the background.  

On a strip of black cardstock I stamped and white heat embossed the words "Happy Birthday" and used foam tape to adhere it to my card front.

I glued my card front to a black cardstock mat and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

To finish the card I added some Black Nuvo drops.  It was so much fun coloring these flowers!

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

Supplies

 

WP101 Watercolor Paper

CL5258-D Wild Rose Stem clear stamp and die set

CL5256 Cherry Blossom Wreath clear stamp and die set

88616 Fractal Diamond Stencil