Let it Snow by Donna Sledzik

Hi everyone!  Today I have a non-traditional Christmas card for you.

I stamped the Aurora Snowflake stamp onto white cardstock using Versa Mark Ink and white heat embossed it.  

Next, I applied Pink ink with a blender brush over the embossed background.  The embossed images resist the ink and the white snowflakes appear.

I die cut the panel using one of the Wrapped Stitch Rectangle dies and mounted it to a black cardstock mat.  I spattered the background with gold ink and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

The words "Let it Snow" were die cut from white card stock and the shadow from black cardstock.  I glued the words to the shadow die cut and glued it to the center of the card front.

Next, I adhered the black sentiment strip underneath the "Let it Snow" words.

To finish the card, I added some Fairy Drops to the center of the snowflakes.

That's it for today!  have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

CS2083 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

94583 Let it Snow Posh Script

DRP101 Fairy Drops

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

Merry Berries and Birds by Jean Okimoto

Dress the new Nestled Chickadee Duo in bright red felt and shimmery mirror cardstock for holiday greetings. Add the delicate new Bird's Nest and greenery.  Berries from Birch Press Design add a pop of pink.  Hi, Jean here - Christmas is less than 2 months away!

Balance the layered diecuts with a simple stamped greeting from the new Shining Star Clear Stamp Set.  Add frosty Christmas Fairy Dewdrops with a touch of pale pink to complement the layered berries.

Cut the new Leaf Bunches and Classic Pine Needle Sprigs from green cardstock.  Attach the sprigs behind the leaves for easy handling.

Cut Bird's Nest from light kraft cardstock and assemble the layers.  A diagram on the back of the envelope makes it easy!

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to bright red wool-blend felt and cut the main sections of the Nestled Chickadee Duo.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the head tops from red cardstock.  Cut the wings and trim from the red Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the eye cutouts.

Cut the stemmed berries from the Birch Press Design Sylvan Berries and Leaves Contour Layers set from green cardstock.  Cut the berry layers from red cardstock and the bright pink Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.

Cut white cardstock with the 3.25" wide A2 Rectangle Frames Die.  

Stamp the greeting - from the new Shining Star Clear Stamp Set - on white cardstock with Green Oasis VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Trim it with the short end of the 1.75" wide A2 Rectangle Frames Die.  Trim the excess with the long edge of the same die to create a custom-cut greeting block.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card.  No foam tape needed - the layers and felt create their own dimensional holiday scene!

Attach the frosty white Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of white cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

These sweet little birds look great in their natural colors too...I just wanted to dress them up for the holidays!  Thanks for visiting our blog - keep warm and have a great weekend and a Happy Hallloween!

Supplies

 

94741 Nestled Chickadee Duo

94740 Bird's Nest

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

94757 Classic Pine Needle Sprigs

94745 Leaf Bunches

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

cl5285 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

 

 

Supplies

 

57503 Sylvan Berries and Leaves Contour Layers

Autumn Pumpkin Cards by Angie Cimbalo

Hello!  Today I have two cards made with the newly released "Autumn Pumpkin" and "Layered Greenery Stem" dies sets from Memory Box.  

My first card is in non-traditional fall colors as I made this card using some papers in my favorite shades.  I used "Delicate Pastel Glitter" paper pad along with the "Rainbow Reflections Mirror" paper pad and cut both sets of dies from the turquoise colors.  The greenery stems are cut so you can layer a dark and light on the right side or the left depending on the die.  This gives them lots of dimension.  Here's another look:

 

I didn't have the exact ink color to stamp the sentiment so I double stamped it using a green and a blue ink from my stash to get it as close as I could.  The sentiment is from a clear stamps set called "Halloween Pumpkins" also from Memory Box.  I finished this card by adding a few matching gems.  Here's one last look:

 

Now for my 2nd card I used a more traditional color palette.  This time I used the following paper pads:

"Rainbow Reflections" 

"Sunny Days" and 

"Lush Green"

 

I also used the Hot Foil plate "Rectangle Double Border" as a die to cut the thin black border frame.



I used both larger and smaller gems and jewels in fall colors and stamped the sentiment from the same "Halloween Pumpkins" stamp set in black ink.  Here's a closer look.

 

I layered the stem and leaves with the regular green card stock and the mirror card stock to give a cool effect.  Here's one last look.

 

I hope you like my cards for today and will check out this release.  There's some adorable dies you can use for fall and Halloween cards as well as everyday cards too.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

94694 Layered Greenery Stems

94690 Autumn Pumpkin

MBF006 Rectangle Double Border Hot Foil Plate

CL5264 Halloween Pumpkin

JWL004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

CRY101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Debossed Gracious Floral by Trina Pham

Hello there.  Today I’m using the Gracious Floral embossing folder (EF) and a very simple debossing technique recently shared by Jennifer McGuire. 

Started by inking the raised side of the EF with white pigment ink.  I would have used silver metallic pigment ink, but my ink pad was dry.  Spritz a piece of blue cardstock with water next, then ran it through the die cutting machine in the EF.

The inked details get debossed into the cardstock, resulting in a reverse image.  For even more contrast/dimension, inked up a rubber brayer with blue dye ink and rolled it over the panel.  I would have stopped there but I tried covering up a mishap and ink blended around the edges with a dark blue dye ink. 😆  Heat embossed the sentiment from the Gracious Floral stamp set on white cardstock with Liquid Platinum embossing powder.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and added some clear Fairy Dewdroos to finish.

Easy-peasy.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful week.

Supplies

 

ef1026 Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

CL5280 Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set

DRP101 Fairy Drops

Magnolia Blossom Leaf Branch by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  The current April Magnolia release is all so beautiful that I had a tough time deciding where to start!  I finally settled on using the Magnolia Blossom Trio and Magnolia Leaf Branch dies to create this CAS (clean and simple) card.  

Started by die cutting the magnolia layers and leaf branch from alcohol marker friendly cardstock to do some die cut coloring with Copic Sketch markers.

Copic markers used:

whites/shading - C0, C1, C2, C3, C4

greens - YG03, YG07, YG09, G09

browns - E23, E25, E29

Used the Circle Basics die set next to die cut an opening and a frame from Bristol paper.  The background is Salvaged Patina distress ink with white gouache paint splatters.  The sentiment was die cut twice from white and once from black, then stacked and offset for a drop shadow.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and added a few clear drops to finish.

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

Supplies

 

94720 Magnolia Blossom Trio

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

94468 Hello Rush Script

30087 Circle Basics Set

DRP101 Fairy Drops

Brighter Days Ahead with the Backyard Wren by Jean Okimoto

 

Combine new designs from our latest release with the April Challenge - Sky's the Limit - and a bit of Poppystamps Whittle Sunshine.  Hi, Jean here with a double-collage all-occasion design in soft spring pastels. It could be a friendship card, send a note of encouragement, celebrate a special moment or welcome a new baby.

Cut, score and fold a 5.5" square white card.  Diecut Cloudy Moon Collage from the card front.  Cut Distant Sun Collage from the inside.  Back it with a 5.5" square of pale blue cardstock.

Diecut the Poppystamps Whittle Sunshine from pale yellow cardstock.

Diecut Curved Magnolia Branch from minty green cardstock.  Trim and save the leaf that would be hidden by Backyard Wren - it'll be repositioned later.

Diecut Magnolia Bud Trio from pale lavender cardstock and assemble the blossom and bud.  The small triple-pointed sepal will be a tiny bud.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to blue wool-blend felt to stabilize it and prevent adhesives from saturating it.  Cut Backyard Wren's  main section.  Cut it again from white cardstock - it'll be layered behind the assembled bird later.  Cut the wings from the shimmery turquoise Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.

Cut the beak section from yellow cardstock and use a black marker to fill the area that will become the eye.

Assemble Backyard Wren and attach the plain white diecut behind it for a neater back-view when the card is opened.  

Attach the diecuts to the card - add the saved leaf near the center of the curved branch.  Use a foam dot behind the tip of the large wing.

Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut a 5.5" square of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  Square cards require extra postage and special handling.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94719 Curved Magnolia Branch

94718 Magnolia Bud Trio

94723 Backyard Wren

94627 Cloudy Moon Collage

94628 Distant Sun Collage

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

2418 Whittle Sunshine

Wren Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features new products from the Memory Box, April 2023 release.  I love the Backyard Wren Die and I can see myself using it for numerous cards.

To create the card, I began by ink blending Distress Oxide Inks onto a white cardstock panel.  Next, I spattered the background with black ink, and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

I die cut the "Backyard Wren" and the "Curved Magnolia Branch" from white cardstock and used Distress Inks and Copic Markers to add color to the images.

I glued the Magnolia Branch to the front of the card.  Next, I glued the wren and magnolia on top of the branch.

I stamped the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner of the card and added some Clear Fairy Drops for a little glitz.

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the new release!

 

Supplies

 

DRP101 Fairy Drops

CL5266 Joyful Moments clear stamp set

 

Supplies

 

94723 Backyard Wren

94719 Curved Magnolia Branch

Two Cards- Freshwater Fish & Confetti Dot Hot Foil Plate by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with two cards featuring new products from the latest release.  

My first card is a slimline card using two fish from the combination "Freshwater Fish" stencil and embossing folder set.  The background for my card was ink blended with lots of blues.  Once it dried, I ran it through my hot foil machine using the "Confetti Dot" hot foil plate and some gold foil.  Here's a closer look:

I colored the fish with Distress Inks and watercolor markers and then fussy cut them out.  Next I splashed some water on the background to make more dots on it.  I added the two fish and then a sentiment from "You Anchor Me" stamp set.  It was stamped in brown ink on a stitched rectangle die.  Lastly I added water droplets from Memory Box and added the blue panel to a slimline size card base.  Here's one last look:

Now, here's a look at my second card:

I made this card the same way except I used very little ink on the background and I used Memory Box watercolor card stock.

Here's a closer look at this card.  You can see I heat embossed the sentiment on black card stock with white embossing powder.

And here's one last look at my card:

I hope you like my cards for today!  Be sure to come back each day to the blog for more inspiration from the design team!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

EF1028 Freshwater Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

88622 Freshwater Fish Stencil

mbf001 Confetti Dot Foil Plate

WP101 Watercolor Paper

cl5269D You Anchor Me clear stamp and die set

Cld101 Clear Fairy Drops

Scribble Daisy Against the Distant Sun Collage by Anne Thompson

Send hugs anytime with a card that features the Scribble Daisy  against the Distant Sun Collage.

• white notecard
• blue plaid paper cut 5 1/4 X 4 from SPRING PLAID PP1012
• cut DISTANT SUN COLLAGE 94628 from white card stock
• trim with CURVED CAP PINPOINT LAYERS 94646, the die that is the third one up from the smallest

• add these layers to the note card
• cut SCRIBBLE DAISY 94617 using blue card stock (that coordinates with the plaid) from the OCEAN BLUE COLLECTION SP 1005
• add to the panel
• add a blue Dewdrop from the CHRISTMAS FAIRY DEWDROPS DDP101 to the flower center

 

• cut the HUGS TENDER SCRIPT 94669 background from a scrap of the blue card stock and the detailed letters from a scrap of the blue plaid
• adhere the layers together

• add the sentiment to the lower right corner
• finish the card with two more of the blue Dewdrops

Happy Crafting!

Christmas Fairy Dewdrops DDP101

Distant Sun Collage 94628

Hugs Tender Script 94669


Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers 94646

Spring Plaid PP1012 

Scribble Daisy 94617

Ocean Blue SP1005

 

 

 

Freshwater Fish Stories by Jean Okimoto

Say hello to Friday with embossed, stenciled and diecut Freshwater Fish. They're from coordinating sets of a 3D embossing folder, dies and 2-layer stencils.  Hi, Jean here with a white and bright design from our spring collection - and a new pinpoint cover plate from Birch Press Design.

Spritz both sides of watercolor paper with a fine mist of water.  Emboss it with the Freshwater Fish 3D Embossing Folder.

Use a sponge, dauber or blending brush to color the fish with the Freshwater Fish Stencil Set and Distress Oxides.  Colors used here are salvaged patina, iced spruce, twisted citron, peacock feathers, broken china and shaded lilac.  Dry the inks, then diecut the fish.  Smaller accent pieces are also included in the sets.

Brayer the fish with VersaMark - use a clean, well-inked pad.  Heat-emboss them with detail clear powder for a glossy highlighted texture, like fresh-caught fish.  Add black Sharpie marker dots for the eyes.

Cut white and black cardstock with the End of My Rope die - save the ropes for another project.  Diecut the white interior offcut with the Birch Press Design Pinpoint Contour Plate.  Trim a tiny amount from the edges of the black offcut and attach it behind the white layer.  The dark backing emphasizes the pinpoint pattern - it makes a difference!

Cut a blue 6x6 from the Glitzy Glitter Pad with Hello Rush Script.  Cut watercolor paper with the die too and layer it behind the glittered greeting for extra dimension.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded 5-½" square white card. Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut a 5-½" square of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  Square cards require extra postage.

Freshwater Fish are perfect for embossing and diecutting from Memory Box mirror cardstock too. The Rainbow Reflections and Vintage Pastel 6x6 pads have a wide range of beautiful colors that capture the details of this great fish trio.  Add them to birthday, retirement and Father's Day cards for that special guy.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

ef1028 Freshwater Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

88622 Freshwater Fish Stencil

94468 Hello Rush Script

94546 End of My Rope Set

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

 

 

 

Supplies

 

57511 Pinpoint Contour Plate