Bubble Dots and a Blossom by Jean Okimoto

 

 

Send a dotty thank you with the Elegant Peony Blossom on a Bubble Dots Plate background.  Add a circle greeting tab and glittery black dots too!  Hi, Jean here with design that started with just a dotted background and became ultra-dotty.

Cut Elegant Peony Blossom petals from Cherry Red cardstock.   Cut the stamens from Black Glossy Paper (cardstock).  Assemble the flower.

Cut a narrow strip of Black Glossy Paper and spritz the reverse side with a light mist of water.  Place it in the longest woodgrain section of the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder.  Emboss it using the plate(s) required for your machine.  Trim it to  3/4" x 3-1/4".  

Here's a tip - prep the Bubble Dots Plate by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper for easy removal of the dots from the plate.  Cut a piece of heavy plastic (like a quart or gallon ZipLoc bag) slightly larger than the plate.  Place the plastic layer between the cardstock and the machine's cutting plate to help cut through every dot and keep the dot offcuts  from sticking to the cutting plate.  

And another tip...if there's room on your cutting plate, place the die+cardstock+plastic at a slight angle to help it enter the diecut machine.  

Cut dark gray cardstock with the Bubble Dots Plate.  I used the entire plate because so I'll have extra pieces for other projects.

Cut Cherry Red cardstock and the dark gray Bubble Dots diecut with the Vintage Tray die.   We're using the narrow Cherry Red diecut for the card too.

Another tip...attach the dotted background to the Cherry Red rectangle with 1/8" wide strips of doublestick tape placed diagonally between several rows of dots instead of along the edges.

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded natural A2 card - use foam dots for the sides of the blossom and the ends of the glossy black woodgrain-embossed strip.  Attach a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tab.  Add  1/4" punched dots from the black Majestic Hues Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...hope you like dots!

 

Supplies

 

sh44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

ef1040

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

94878 Elegant Peony Blossom

st009 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tabs

94858 Bubble Dots Plate

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

Embossed Easter Treat Wrappers by Jean Okimoto

 

 

Emboss and diecut ink-blended treat wrappers in bright jellybean-colors for Easter.  3-D embossing folders - Spiral Delight and Winter Knit - create abstract patterns for artsy eggs.  

Hi, Jean here with a just-in-time project for that stash of Easter candy waiting to be shared. We've used the popular 3D-emboss/brayer/heat-emboss process several times, but it's the first time I've used a winter sweater knit embossing folder to decorate Easter eggs!

Sponge heavy white cardstock with overlapping layers of bright spring colors - I've used salvaged patina, shaded lilac, squeezed lemonade and kitsch flamingo Distress Oxides.  Spritz each sponge with a light mist of water and blend the individual colors into each other to soften the shading.  Lightly spritz both sides of the ink-blended cardstock,  then pressure-emboss it using the plate(s) required for your machine.  Heat-set it if it's still moist.

Place the embossed cardstock on a hard flat surface and brayer the raised design with Wedding Dress Memento Luxe.  Heat-emboss it with Imagine's Iridescent Embossing Powder.  Cut it with the 3" tall Half a Dozen Eggs die.

Repeat the process with the Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder.  It's a great pattern for holiday sweaters, stockings, backgrounds and decor when used horizontally as intended.  Diecut it diagonally and it becomes a very intricate Easter egg motif inked in spring colors.  Brayer it with Wedding Dress Memento Luxe and heat-emboss it with iridescent powder - and it's a glittery Easter egg!

Cut white cardstock with the 2.5" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Score and crease it at 3-5/8" and 3-7/8" to form a flat base for the treat wrapper  Attach the decorated egg.  Punch a hole at the top.  Attach a Ghiradelli chocolate square inside the wrapper with doublestick tape.  Tie the top with coordinating cord or ribbon.

Thanks for visiting our blog...Happy Easter to everyone celebrating on Sunday!

Supplies

 

ef1033 Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder

ef1044

30072 Half a Dozen Eggs

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

Happy Easter Gift Tag by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have a cute Easter tag for you that uses some new products as well as some older ones.  

I began by die cutting one of the one of the Nested Globe dies twice from white cardstock.  From one of the die cut globes, I die cut a circle towards the top of the globe and then used the Anemone Drift 3D embossing folder to add some dimension to it.

The bunny, leaves and flowers were die cut from white cardstock and colored with dye inks.

Once the bunny was assembled I glued it to the back of the die cut circle.  Next I picked a plaid patterned paper to go behind the bunny and adhered this to the other die cut globe piece.

I glued the leaves and flowers to the tag as shown.

The Happy Easter words were die cut from white cardstock and glued to a coordinating cardstock shadow die cut.  This was adhered to the tag right under the flowers.

To finish the tag, I added a ribbon to the top of the tag.

That's it for today.  I hope everyone wonderful day!

 

Supplies

 

94876 Peony Bud Stems

94906 Cheery Happy Easter

94727 Cute Layered Bunny

EF1041 Anemone Drift 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

94532 Nested Globes

30087 Circle Basics Set

SP1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

Graceful Greetings by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate a special birthday with the new Graceful Peony Blossom in a mix of pale pinks and gold.  Hi, Happy Friday - Jean here ending my blog month with another design from our 2025 Peony release.

 

Cut Graceful Peony Blossom from pale pink cardstock.  Lightly ink the diecuts with spun sugar Distress Oxide.  Cut two sets of the stamens from a yellow Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6 - we're using 3 sets here.  Assemble the blossom

Cut the pale pink and gold Nutmeg Forest  6x6 with the die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set - we're using the 2 largest + the smallest piece here.  

Attach the diecuts to a slightly darker pink A6 card (4-1/2" x 6-1/4").  Add a Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab.  It's a versatile collection of 36 instant greetings - 4 each of 9 designs - perfect for when you need to complete a quick card!

Add clear Fairy Drops to highlight the pale pink background.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great weekend.  See you in April!

 

Supplies

 

94877 Graceful Peony Blossom

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

drp101 Fairy Drops

st010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

pp1034 Nutmeg Forest 6x6 pack

Butterfly Collection by Jean Okimoto

 

Create a collection of colorful butterflies from the 2025 Peony release and display them on an embossed woodgrain background.  Hi, Jean here with a vellum butterfly fluttering  over a watercolored background from the stash.

Prep mid-weight white vellum with the embossing powder tool.  Stamp the beautiful bold butterfly  from the new Hello Butterfly Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut the cooled image with the coordinating die from the set.

Cut a watercolored/inkblended background with the butterfly die.  Adhere the vellum butterfly with just a narrow strip of doublestick tape attached to the center.

Cut the soft peach, blue and green Rainbow Reflections 6x6's with the new Ethereal Butterflies die.  Attach Scor-tape behind black cardstock and cut the butterfly centers.  

Cut heavy white cardstock with die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set.  Spritz the 2 larger rectangles and the smaller "almost-square" with a light mist of water.  Place them in the embossing folder and pressure-emboss them using the plate(s) required for your machine.

Stamp the greeting - also from the Hello Butterfly set - on the smallest diecut with Warm Breeze.  Heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.

Attach the diecuts to a light turquoise A6 card (4-1/2" x 6-1/4" - use foam tape for the wing tips of the 4 larger butterflies.    Attach turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

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

 

Supplies

 

94885 Ethereal Butterflies

cl5289d Hello Butterfly Stamp and Die set

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

Peony Hello Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features new products from the 2025 Peony Release from Memory Box.

Using the Cherished Scalloped Frames die set, I die cut the largest die from white cardstock and used the Anemone Drift 3D embossing folder to emboss it.  I used a blending brush to lightly add some aqua ink over the top of the embossed images.

Next, I took the 2 largest frames and placed them on aqua cardstock and die cut them to create the frame for my card.  I glued the frame on top of the embossed background and glued it to a white card base.

The peony and leaves were die cut from white cardstock and inked with Gina K dye inks.

I glued the leaves in place on the card front and used foam tape to adhere the Peony to the card. 

I spattered the card with gold ink.

The word "Hello" was stamped with embossing ink, gold heat embossed and die cut with the coordinating die.  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

94878 Elegant Peony Blossom

94880 Peony Bud Trio

94872 Gentle Peony Bloom

94884 Cherish Scalloped Frames

CL5289D Hello Butterfly Stamp and Die set

EF1041 Anemone Drift 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

Breezy Bouquet Thank You by Jean Okimoto

Say thanks with a stenciled,  double-embossed,  diecut Breezy Bouquet design.  Keep it simple with just 2 colors on a crisp white textured background.  It could be a headstart on spring cards - or  warm weather wishful thinking on a cold winter day.

Hi, Jean here with techniques featuring the coordinating Breezy Bouquet design sets - 6x6 Art Stencils, 3D Embossing Folder & Die, Clear Stamps and Dies.  The stencil set also includes a colored, numbered inking guidebook for perfect results!

We're using just 1 color - Cheerful VersaFine Clair - to build inky dimensional layers on the large blossom.   Use Stencil A1 to sponge the solid background onto smooth white cardstock (80# or 100#).  Dry the ink with a heat-tool.   Stencil the next layer of ink with Stencil A2 and dry the ink.  Add the final details with Stencil A3 - then cover the flower with detail clear embossing powder, tap off the excess and heat-emboss it instead of drying the ink.  Cut the cooled flower with the die from the 3D Embossing Folder Set.  

Lightly spritz just the reverse side of the flower diecut with a light mist of water,  then place it in the folder and pressure emboss it using the plate(s) required for your machine.  

Lightly spritz both sides of white cardstock and emboss it with the Breezy Bouquet folder.  If it's still damp, gently dry it with the heat-tool.  Cut it with the bouquet die from the Breezy Bouquet Clear Stamps and Die Set.

Stamp the greeting on white cardstock with Verdant VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the die from the stamp set.  

Ink a scrap of white cardstock with Verdant and heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Diecut it to create an offset shadow background for the stamped greeting.

Attach the diecuts to white A6 card (4-1/2" x 6-1/4"). Use a cotton swab to add Verdant ink at the center. Glue green jewels in the center of the flower.   Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog - see you in March!

 

Supplies

 

ef1024 Breezy Bouquet 3D Embossing Folder and Die

88618 Breezy Bouquet Stencil Set

cl5277D

Happy Birthday Tune by Angie Cimbalo

Hello, Angie here today with another fun birthday card featuring some of the new products from the 2025 Birthday Wishes release.  Here's a close up look:

So for my card I dry embossed the Party Time 3D folder on a piece of white card stock and matted it on a piece of green card stock cut to 5" by 3.75". I took pink, green and yellow ink and lightly inked some of the hats and balloons and then added the sentiment.  The sentiment is stacked 3 high (in 3 different colors of card stock) and is from some of the words that get cut out when you die cut the Happy Birthday Background Plate.

Next I cut the Happy Birthday Sheet Music die from black and white and stacked them together and glued it to the card front.  Lastly I added green jewels randomly around the card front.

Here's one last look:



This card was super fun to create!  Be sure to check out all the new release goodies and come back each day for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

 

94857 Happy Birthday Background Plate

EF1048 Party Time 3D Embossing Folder and Dies

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

94851 Happy Birthday Sheet Music

SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

SH44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

SH44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

Hello Bird Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a hello card featuring the new Bluebird Prince die.

Background:

Die cut 2 of the large Fringed Scalloped Frame set.  Take 1 of the die cuts and emboss using Fabulous Fuchsia 3D embossing folder.  Lightly ink blend using Distress Oxide Tattered Rose.  

Focal Image:

Die cut the Bluebird Prince, Small Nest and the 2nd smallest Poppy Stamp Scallop Pinpoint Rings from white card stock.  Ink blend the next using Distress Oxide in Antique Linen, Gathered Twiggs, and Walnut Stain.  Ink Blend the Bluebird Prince with Tattered Rose, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso. Ink blend just the scallop ring frame with Aged Mahogany.  Adhere the nest and bird using the envelope as a guide.

Assembly:

Take the front panel and score at the top 1/2" in.  Add double side tape on the back side and adhere to the other scallop die cut.  Adhere the round frame in the center of the card, then the nest and the bird in the nest.  Die cut Hello Marker Script die from white card stock and ink blend using Distress Oxide Tattered Rose and Aged Mahogany,  Adhere today and then adhere to the bottom right of the card.

Supplies

 

94855 Bluebird Prince

94867 Small Nest

94868 Hello Marker Script

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

ef1047 Fabulous Fuchsia 3D Embossing Folder and Dies

 

Supplies

 

2609 Scallop Pinpoint Rings

Regal Bird Birthday Wishes by Jean Okimoto

Today's design takes advantage of the extra Vintage Tray offcuts from the previous card to build a backdrop for the new Regal Bird.  Felt, cardstock and Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad diecuts create this friendly bird in a mix of  textures, matte and metallic.  Hi, Jean here with another birthday design from the Birthday Wishes release.

Cut the floral and starburst prints from the Glimmering Gladiola and Nutmeg Spice 6x6's  with die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set. (Or use the extra diecuts from my previous card.)

Cut the small narrow rectangle from Kraft Woodgrain Paper (cardstock).

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to pale peach wool-blend felt and cut the large main section of  the Regal Bird.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents adhesives from saturating it.

Cut the head/beak  and feet section from a dark orange 6x6 in the Sunrise Collection.  

Cut the head section (we're using just the larger piece here) and wings from the copper 6x6 in the Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the eye cutout.

Cut the crown the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Cover a piece of the  dark orange Sunset Collection 6x6 with ScorTape and cut the Happy Birthday Marker Script background.  Cut the detailed top layer of the greeting from natural cardstock.  Attach the top layer to the adhesive and cover the remaining exposed adhesive with detail clear embossing powder.  Tap off the excess and heat-emboss the greeting.  The beak, feet and embossed greeting are the same dark orange cardstock - heat-embossing darkens the greeting.

Attach the diecuts to a natural A6 card (4-1/2" x 6-1/4").  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Mix, match and layer your Memory Box papers and create a stash of birthday cards for celebrations throughout the year.  The Vintage Tray die from the 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set quickly and easily cuts the perfect sizes and shapes for your designs.

Thanks for visiting our blog - have a great weekend!

 

Supplies

 

94861 Regal Bird

94870 Happy Birthday Marker Script

ef1040

fp1003

pp1028 Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 pack

pp1034 Nutmeg Forest 6x6 pack

sh44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack