Trio of Window Collages by Jean Okimoto

Colorful butterflies flutter through a trio of collaged windows on a slimline thank you card.  The new collages - Distant Sun, Cloudy Moon and Cloudy Sun - create a layered, dimensional backdrop for the Intricate Mini Butterflies.  Hi, Jean here with more great dies from our Spring '23 Collection.

Score white cardstock horizontally at 3-⅝" and 7-¼".  Cut Cloudy Sun Collage from the front of the 3-⅝" panel. Cut Cloudy Moon Collage from the backside of the second panel.  Cut Distant Sun Collage from the front of the third panel.

Cut blue cardstock with the 3-⅝" x 8-⅝" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Attach the rectangle behind the Distant Sun Collage panel - align the left edges.  Trim the right edge.  Trim the top and bottom edges of the tri-folded card.

Prep the Intricate Mini Butterflies die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the detailed diecuts.  Blend yellow, chartreuse, green, teal and blue inks on smooth white cardstock.  Dry the inks, then cut it with the Intricate Mini Butterflies die.  I cut two sets of the butterflies so I could select the sizes and colors  I wanted for the card.

The butterflies are just glued at the center, allowing the wings to lift at the edges.  Attach the 3 smallest butterflies to the blue area within the Distant Sun Collage.  Attach the 4th butterfly partially over the bottom edge of the Cloudy Moon Collage.  Attach the remaining 3 butterflies to the card front.

Cut Tilted Thanks from the turquoise sheet in the Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad.  Attach the greeting to the card and add turquoise Pastel Jewels

Tri-fold collage cards are fun to create - and receive!  Substitute birds or dragonflies instead of butterflies for a totally different look.  Or maybe a plush brown felt Layered Polar Bear holding a bunch of balloons just barely floating over the window collages?

 

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

 

Supplies

 

94626 Cloudy Sun Collage

94627 Cloudy Moon Collage

94628 Distant Sun Collage

94641 Intricate Mini Butterflies

94470 Tilited Thanks

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Hearts and Hugs by Jean Okimoto

 

Doesn't it seem like we just celebrated Christmas...and now Valentine's Day is a week away? Here's a design that could be a quick Valentine - or a friendship card.  It's also some inspiration for February's Memory Box Challenge - this month's theme is "I'll drink to that."  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with slimline that's a mix of Memory Box and Poppystamps designs.

It's great that the little Cuppa Love heart can be perfectly aligned with the 4th heart from the bottom of the Sprinkle Heart Collage!  I think it looks like the collage hearts are floating out of the coffee cup.  Yes or no??

Cut gray cardstock with the 1-½" x 6-½" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Cut the rectangle with Sprinkle Heart Collage.

Cut bright pink cardstock with the same rectangle die, then trim a little from the top and both sides so it'll fit behind the heart collage.  No guessing or measuring needed!

Here's an easy way to add the coffee.  Cut Cuppa Love from natural cardstock.  Attach Scor-Tape to the oval coffee insert die and cut the oval from brown cardstock.   Attach the (self-adhesive) brown oval behind the surface of the coffee cup and sprinkle that section with detail clear embossing powder.  Heat-emboss it.  It'll be glossy, like hot coffee (or really dark chocolate) - and adhered too.

Cut the cup insert from lighter pink cardstock.  Cut the Cuppa Love heart from a pink sheet in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.

Attach Scor-Tape behind a scrap of the bright pink cardstock and cut the Poppystamps Playful Hugs.

Attach the diecuts to a gray slimline card (3-½" x 8-½").  Add jewels from the Pastel Fairy Jewels set - these are from the first column of the jewels.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Big thanks to everyone who ordered my LOVE...Simply Stated card kits from Impress - hope you liked the designs!

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94548 Sprinkle Heart Collage

94637 Cuppa Love

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2407 Playful Hugs

Brown Bear Hugs by Jean Okimoto

Send bear hugs and Valentine wishes with a spooky Halloween forest, a Christmas polar bear and heart garlands from a globe die.  Take advantage of the versatility of these great dies and repurpose them for other holidays and occasions.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a combo designed to get the most from your Memory Box collection.

We're using 3 shades of Kraft cardstock here - light, medium and dark.  Cut medium Kraft cardstock with the largest Rectangle Basics die.  Cut it with the Ghosts in the Forest die.

Cut the red Glitzy Glitter Pad sheet with the Heart Streamer Globe.  Add a 4th heart to one of the streamers.  Attach the streamers to the trees by taping the ends behind the edges of the diecut.  Attach it to a natural A2 notecard.

Cut Layered Polar Bear's background from light Kraft cardstock.  Color the ears with a brown marker.  Attach a scrap of   Black  Glossy Paper behind the eyes and nose. Cut the remaining pieces dark Kraft cardstock.  Assemble the beqr.

Cut red cardstock from the Berry Red Collection with the smallest Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die. Cut "hugs" from black cardstock with the Lower Case Poetic Alphabet and attach it to the heart.  Attach the heart to the bear using foam tape at the top of the heart.

Attach the diecuts to a natural A2 notecard - use foam dots for the bear.  Add the clear Christmas Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front during mailing.

Layered Polar Bear is really a bear for all seasons.  Add bunny ears for spring - and a mask, witch hat or ghost costume for Halloween.  He's great for baby, thinking-of-you and birthday cards too!

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

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94685 Layered Polar Bear

94558 Heart Streamer Globe

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

cry102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

sp1001 Berry Red

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

 

 

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Supplies

 

2332 Poetic Lowercase Alphabet

Sweet Snowflake Collage Cookie by Jean Okimoto

Create the look of a frosted gingerbread cookie with new dies from the Christmas 2022 Collection.  It could be a cinnamon spice cookie too.

The Gioriette Snowflake Collage is a great 2-piece die set that's also perfect for pressure-embossing and stencil-cutting.  It diecuts a great gift tag - or Christmas tree ornament too.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a holiday slimline idea from our latest release.

Cut the solid Gloriette Snowflake Collage background from dark kraft cardstock.  Cut the detailed snowflake from the white 6x6 in the Majestic Hues Glitter Pad - save the 5 skinny, pointy center pieces too.  Cut an extra piece from a scrap of the white glittered 6x6 - for a total of 6.

Attach the glittered diecuts to the kraft background.

Cut the 2 smaller Starburst Snowflake Discs - we're using the center snowflake offcuts  here.  The outer disks will be great for another project.

Cut the bright violet 6x6 - from the Vibrant Violet 6x6 Collection - with the 2-¾" Square Basics die.  Cut a 1" strip of the lavender 6x6 with the 2" Square Basics die.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Sweet Christmas Clear Stamps Set - on the lavender 6x6 with Brilliance Lightning Black.  Dry the ink, then diecut it with the 1-½" Square Basics die.

Attach everything to a white slimline card.  

Try this basic design with other colors too - red+green, teal+copper, fuchsia+lime, silver+gold, pink+orange.  Or make it a dark chocolate cookie with pale pink glittered "icing."

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Supplies

 

94696 Gloriette Snowflake Collage

94679 Starburst Snowflake Discs

cl5283 Sweet Christmas clear stamp set

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

sp1007 Vibrant Violet

30088 Square Basics Set

Christmas 2022 Snowflakes and a Jolly Christmas Plaid by Jean Okimoto

 

Snowflakes and plaid?  Yes, when it's a mix of new designs from our Christmas 2022 Collection!  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a holiday slimline card for you today.

Cut white cardstock with the largest Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut the rectangle with Diagonal Stripe Collage.

Cut a 6" x 1-¼" strip of the pink/red/gold/white plaid from the new Jolly Christmas 6x6 set.  Attach it behind the Diagonal Stripe Collage.  Attach the rectangle to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-⅝").

Cut the new Celeste Snowflake background from the pink sheet in the Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad.   Cut the detailed Celeste Snowflake from white cardstock.

 

Cut two of the new Alpine Snowflakes from the pink Delicate Pastel sheet too.

Cut the new Merry Christmas Curled Script from the gold 6x6 in the Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad.  Notice how Dave Brethauer designed this delicate greeting so the bottom of the M in 'Merry' becomes the dot of the i in 'Christmas' - genius!

 

Attach the diecuts to the rectangle.  Add the pale taupey-pink Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Hope you're enjoying our designs and techniques as you begin your holiday prep.  Thanks for visiting the our blog...have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94697 Celeste Snowflake

94682 Merry Christmas Curled Script

94680 Alpine Snowflakes

94401 Diagonal Stripe Collage

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Boo-witched Starry Collage by Jean Okimoto

Create a Starry Collage background for the new Flying Witch, diecut from black glossy cardstock and glittered 6x6's. Add a stamped, embossed "Boo" and turquoise jewels to complete the Halloween scene.  Hello, Jean Okimoto here with 2 more great new designs from the Memory Box Fall '22 Collection.

Cut Starry Collage from a black A-6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Line the card with a 6" x 4-¼" rectangle of lavender cardstock from the Twilight Purple Collection.

Blend soft, overlapping layers of salvaged patina, cracked pistachio and wilted violet Distress Oxides on smooth white cardstock.  Cut it with the 2-½"-wide Nested Globes die.

Cut the white Polished Foil 6x6 with the 1-¼" Circle Basics die.

Cut and assemble Flying Witch from Black Glossy Paper (it's cardstock).  Cut the cape again from the dark purple Twinkling Jewel 6x6.  Attach it - slightly offset.

Stamp the greeting - from the Halloween Pumpkin Clear Stamp and Die Set - on the lavender cardstock with Onyx Black VersaFine.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the 1" Circle Basics die.  Cut another circle and attach it for dimension.

Assemble the card - carefully avoid adding adhesives where the back of the globe will show through the star cutouts.  Attach the witch with foam tape on the shoulder/face/hat.

Add turquoise jewels from the Open Studio Bright Jewels set

Collage dies are a great way to add dimension and depth to cards.  Back the cutouts with contrasting cardstock - or leave them open for an understated look on simple cards.  

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

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94624 Flying Witch

94532 Nested Globes

94631 Starry Collage

30087 Circle Basics Set

gp1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

jwl003 Bright Jewels

sp1008 Twilight Purple

fp1001 Polished Foil Pad pack

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

cl5264-d Halloween Pumpkin clear stamp and die set

Distressed, Glossy and Ghosty by Jean Okimoto

Add distressed spookyness to the trees from the new Ghosts in the Forest set.  The friendly ghosts and a glossy black Rickety House create a fun Halloween scene.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a fall design that's easy - and fun!

Pressure emboss the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper with the Ghosts in the Forest trees.  Place the diecut on a smooth, hard surface and brayer Onyx Black VersaFine over the raised sections - including some of the surrounding areas.  Heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Once it's cooled, diecut it.  This techique lets you keep a little bit of the original cardstock color along the edges of each section.

Trim it with the 3-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut a dark orange 6x6 from the Sunny Orange Collection with the same die.  Attach the orange diecut behind the trees.

Cut the ghosts from heavy white cardstock.  Attach black cardstock scraps behind them for the facial features.

Cut Rickety House from Glossy Black Paper.  Attach scraps of yellow cardstock - from the Sunny Orange Collection - behind the windows.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded black A2 card - use foamdots for the ghosts.  Add dark amber Fairy Crystals.

Hope you're liking the fall and Halloween ideas from our Fall 2022 Collection.  They're perfect for mixing and matching and combining with seasonal designs from last year's Halloween release.

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

94632 Rickety House

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

94532 Nested Globes

SP1002 Sunny Orange

CRY101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

SH44004 Black Glossy Paper

WP101 Watercolor Paper

Embossed, Stencilled Butterfly Wishes by Jean Okimoto

Embossed, stencilled and diecut butterflies highlight a special moment.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a combo of butterfiles ready to celebrate in shimmery shades of turquoise, green and purple.

 

Cut the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper with the 3" x 4-¼" Basic Rectangles die.  Pressure-emboss it with Butterfly Coterie Collage.   

Stencil the embossed butterflies with the Butterfly Coterie Stencil and Distress Oxides - skip the two that will be hidden by the Ava Butterflies.  Ink colors used here - wilted violet, cracked pistachio and salvaged patina.

Blend the same inks - plus twisted citron - on a strip of watercolor paper.  Spritz and splatter it with Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Airdry the ink for a few minutes, then heat-set it.  Cut it into 2 strips and lightly ink the edges with Cracked Pistachio.

Cut Ava Butterflies from the turquoise and purple 6x6 sheets in the Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad.  Attach them with foamdots.

Stamp the greeting - from the Poppystamps Art Deco Birthday Greetings Clear Stamps - on watercolor paper with VersaFine Onyx Black.  Dry the ink, then trim it with the smallest Banner Sentiment Trio die.

Attach everything to an A-6 (4-½" x 6-¼") Cream Woodgrain Paper card - use foamdots for the greeting.

Add Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones.  Cut an A-6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Butterflies are great for any occasion.  Emboss, stencil and diecut them in coordinating colors - or a lively mix of inks and papers.

Thanks for visiting our blog.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

CL499 Art Deco Birthday Greetings clear stamp set

 

Supplies

 

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

GEM102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

94643 Ava Butterflies

94642 Butterfly Coterie Collage

94580 Banner Sentiment Trio

88617 Butterfly Coterie Collage

WP101 Watercolor Paper

sh44002 Cream Woodgrain Paper Pack

Sending You Oceans of Love by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with this fun slimline "oceans of love" card!
Here's another look at my card:

Here's how I created my card:

1) Dry emboss the "Ocean Fish 3D embossing folder/die set" on white card stock. I lightly spray both sides of the card stock so I get a deep impression and no cracking on the paper.
2) Using the coordinating dies, cut out each of the fish.
3) With rainbow colored inks and an ink blender, add color to the top portion of each fish.
4) Ink blend some extra turquoise card stock so you can cut the "Kelp Collage" & "Deepwater Collage" foliage from it for the bottom of your card.
5) Take a slimline piece of card stock, I used 3.5" by 8.5" and dry emboss the "Waves" 3D embossing folder on the top half first and then run it through again on the bottom half. Don't worry about the seam you see, you will cover it with the sentiment.
6) Heat emboss the sentiment from the "Deep Blue Ocean" stamp and die set.
7) Add the fish in rainbow order, some with glue some with foam tape, the sentiment in the middle on the seam, and the foliage on the bottom.
8) Lastly add some clear "Fairy Drops" around the front of the card.

Below you can see the fish embossing folder and stamp set I used.

And one more photo of this colorful fish card!

I hope you like my card for today! I had so much fun creating it!

Be sure to check out all the great ocean products just released and the ones from last year too. They all work perfectly together!

Thanks for stopping by!

Products used:

94561 Kelp Collage
94563 Deepwater Collage
EF1013 Waves 3D embossing folder
EF1031 Ocean Fish 3D embossing folder & cutting dies
CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean stamp and die set
DRP101 Fairy Drops

 

 

Supplies

 

94561 Kelp Collage

94563 Deepwater Collage

ef1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

ef1031 Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

cl5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

drp101 Fairy Drops

Glossy Glittered Greetings by Jean Okimoto

Here's a quick and easy way to add gloss+glitter - and attach - delicate diecuts.  We'll even create extra greetings for another card because we're using just the Twiggy Thank You offcuts here.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with simple summer slimline for you.

Cut Twiggy Thank You on white cardstock.  Save the tall triangle in the A and the oval in the O.  Trim the greeting with the second-largest Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.

Cut a 5-½ " x 3" piece of smooth white cardstock.  Ink it with loose, overlapping layers of distress oxides.  Picked raspberry and abandoned coral were used here.  Dry the inks.  Cover the inked cardstock with Scor-tape (save the tape liner), then trim it  slightly larger than the greeting. Attach it behind the greeting.  Attach the saved pieces inside the A and O -  then brush Imagine Iridescent Glitter onto the exposed adhesive in the cutouts.  Tap the excess off the greeting, then heat-set it.

It'll be a bright, glossy, glittered greeting - and it's securely and completely attached!

Cut the small Ava Butterfly from the pink Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad sheet.  Cut several of the Intricate Mini Butterflies from the pink and coral sheets in the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad.  

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝ x 8-½") - use foamdots for the big pink butterfly.  

Add the copper-colored Autumn Fairy Jewels.

There it is...glittered, glossy, ready to be shared!

Thanks for visiting our blog - see you next week!

Supplies

 

94520 Twiggy Thank You

94643 Ava Butterflies

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

94641 Intricate Mini Butterflies

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

jwl004 Autumn Fairy Jewels