Sending Birthday Love by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate her special day with the new Birthday Wishes Collection.  The Birthday Party Cake set includes candles, streamers and little banners for a perfect party-on-a-card.  Hi, Jean here with a sweet design for birthday girls of any age.

Cut the cake pieces twice from pink cardstock.  Layer them for dimension.  Cut 5 candles from lighter pink cardstock.  Color the flames with a marker - I used a light yellow highlighter for a softer color.  Cut the scalloped icing from a pink 6x6 in the Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad.  

Cut two sets of the streamers from the gold Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.

Cut the largest Double Stitch Happy Heart Cutout from the same pink Delicate Pastels 6x6.  Cut it again with the second-largest heart die.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-1/2" x 6-1/4") - use foam tape for the smaller heart(slightly offset) and the cake.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Birthday Chic Clear Stamps and Die Set - with Rose Bud Memento Luxe.  Heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Attach it with foam tape.  Cut an A6-sized piece  of cardstock to protect the cardfront for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...January's a great time to get a headstart on a stash of birthday cards!  

Supplies

 

94862 Birthday Party Cake

Cl5288d Birthday Chic clear stamp and die set

94361

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Build a Bouquet – Fringe Flowers & Lucky Blooms by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate with a bouquet of Fringe Flowers and Lucky Blooms from our latest release!  Mix, match and layer versatile design elements and create birthday, thank you, friendship and congrats cards with the new Birthday Wishes Collection.  Hi, Jean here with a bright-on-white slimline design.

The flowers are "extras" from my previous card - and some tiny pink Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad diecuts for extra sparkle.  They're cut from 6x6's in the Blush Collection.  

The centers are cut from green 6x6's in the Festive Glitter Pad and Greenery Collection.  Cut Lavender Bouquet from a Greenery 6x6 for the foliage and stems.

Cut the 1.5" wide Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangle from white cardstock.

Attach ScorTape above a strip of the dark coral Blush 6x6 and cut it with the background of the Congrats Marker Script die.  Cut the detailed top layer from white cardstock.  Save the individual letters for another project.  Attach the detailed layer to the adhesive-covered background - slightly offset for a shadow effect.   Cover the exposed adhesive with Imagine's Irirdescent Embossing Powder.  Tap off the excess powder, then heat-emboss the greeting.  It'll be glittery and securely attached in one easy step!

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-1/2" x 8-1/2") - attach the greeting with foamtape.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the cardfront for mailing.

Pick the recipient's favorite colors and build a custom bouquet.  Or diecut a bunch of Lucky Blooms and Fringe Flowers, assemble them.  They'll be ready when you need a quick card or tag.   

Thanks for visiting our blog - hope we're inspiring you to create fresh new designs with our Birthday Wishes Collection!

Supplies

 

94863 Fringe Flowers

94865 Lucky Blooms

94869

94640 Lavender Bouquet

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

Blooming Birthday Wishes by Jean Okimoto

 

Mix bold, brilliant blossoms - from our new Birthday Wishes Collection - and create a colorful card for someone special.  Hi, Jean here with another design from our latest release of dies, stencils, embossing folders and clear stamp sets.  They're designed for mixing, matching and creating cards to celebrate, congratulate, thank...or just send a caring hug.

We're diecutting the blossoms for today's card - and another design I'll share next week.  Cut the new Fringe Flowers from a mix of assorted pink/coral and dark red 6x6's in the Blush Collection.  Cut the centers from a medium-green 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.  Cut the small flowers from a Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.

Cut the new Lucky Blooms from the same 6x6 colors.  Assemble the 5 flowers - save the rest of the pieces for next week's card.

Cut Lavender Bouquet from a dark green 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.  We're using the 4-stem section plus a single stem - for the left side of the bouquet.

 

Cut the 2-3/4" wide Wrapped Stitched Rectangle from white cardstock.  Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card.  

Stamp the greeting - from the new Birthday Chic Clear Stamp Set - on white cardstock with Electric Coral Radiant Neon.  Heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the smallest Wrapped Stitched Rectangle die.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Do you like flowery cards?  We're  making a floral slimline with the extra diecuts next week.  Thanks for visiting our blog - hope your favorite Retailer has ordered this great new collection!

 

 

Supplies

 

94863 Fringe Flowers

94865 Lucky Blooms

cl5288 Birthday Chic clear stamp set

94640 Lavender Bouquet

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

gp1006 Festive Glitter Pad

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

The 2025 Birthday Wishes Collection by Jean Okimoto

 

Happy 2025!  Celebrate and welcome the New Year with our Birthday Wishes Collection of fabulous dies, stencils, embossing folders and clear stamp sets.  Party designs, big and little flowers, birds, balloons, cover plates and greetings - ready for special occasions and everyday-greetings.   Hi, Jean here with the first of many designs we'll be sharing as we introduce our latest release.

Cut the lavender and blue Anemone Grove 6x6 with the 3.5" wide Nested Globes die.  It's a beautiful floral print - I'm using some of the delicate stems as strings for the new Celebration Balloons.

Cut Celebration Balloons from a turquoise 6x6 in the Glitzy Glitter Pad - cut 2 of the medium-sized balloon.  Attach them to the globe background.

Attach an adhesive label sheet (or sticker sheet) to aqua felt to stabilize the felt and prevent adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the large Bluebird Prince base and the head overlay.  Cut the beak background and legs from a yellow-orange 6x6 in the Sunrise Collection.  Color the eye area with a black marker.  Color the legs with a tan marker.  Attach those diecuts behind the base section.

Cut the wings from a turquoise Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut the crown from a gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the bird.

Cut the detailed Happy Birthday Marker Script from a light blue 6x6 in the Lagoon Collection.  Attach ScorTape over a dark teal Lagoon Collection 6x6 and cut the greeting background.  Attach the detailed overlay to the background, then cover it with detail clear embossing powder.  Tap off the excess powder and heat-emboss it to adhere the pieces and create a glossy, textured greeting...in one easy step!  Save the individual letters for another project.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (6.25" x 4.5") - use a double layer of foam tape behind the crownd.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Create a stash of birthday cards for the special people in your life.  Make some congratulatory cards and thank-yous with these great designs too!

Hope your favorite Retailer has ordered the 2025 Birthday Wishes Collection.  You'll love the versatile designs and find many ways to feature them with Memory Box prints, plaids, 6x6 and 8.5"x11" cardstock collections.  View the catalog here.

Be inspired by our Idea Book here.

Thanks for your support throughout the years.  We look forward to to sharing more ideas and designs with you in 2025!  

Supplies

 

94860 Celebration Balloons

94855 Bluebird Prince

94870 Happy Birthday Marker Script

pp1026 Anemone Grove 6x6 pack

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

94532 Nested Globes

Many Thanks by Jean Okimoto

 

Need a thank you card for a holiday gift ?  Say thanks with a layered arrangement of Nested Globes, blossoms and a Foiled Greetings Circle Tab.  Hi, Jean here with a versatile design you can use throughout the year with your favorite prints and colors.

Cut the new Blushing Bloom and Small Anemone Duo from a light blue/lavender 6x6 in the Ocean Blue Collection.  Color the stems with a marker.  Color the dotted centers from the Blushing Bloom set with a light lavender marker.  Cut the solid center pieces from the pale yellow Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  

 

Assemble the flowers - build the 3 Small Anemone Duo petals into a plump bud and add the centers from the Blushing Bloom set.  Cut the scalloped Anemone Grove 6x6 with the 3" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut a matching Ocean Blue 6x6 with the 2", 1.5" and 1" Nested Globe die - cut the largest globe first, then cut the smaller sizes one at a time.  Tape them together on the reverse side to create a textured background.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam dots for top and sides of the Blushing Bloom.  Attach a Thank You Foiled Greeting Tab.  Add the lavender Treasure Chest Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great weekend.  See you on Tuesday!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94843 Small Anemone Bud Duo

94844 Blushing Bloom

gem101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

sp1005 Ocean Blue

st008 Thank You Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

94532

pp1026

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Sweet Treat Wrappers by Jean Okimoto

'Twas the night before Christmas - and you need some quick dinner party favors.  Diecuts, rub-on transfers and foiled greeting tabs add a festive finale to holiday celebrations.  Hi, Jean here with simple candy wrappers for your guests.

 

 

 

Cut Cranberry, Cilantro and Raspberry Sorbet 8.5x11" cardstock with the 2-7/8" wide Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Score  and crease them at 3-7/8" and 4-1/8".  The stitched design frames the holiday icons.

 

Cut Wreath Sprigs from two shades of the green from Greenery 6x6 Collection.  Create a circle guide for the sprigs by pressure-embossing the 1-1/2" Circle Basics die onto the front of the treat wrapper.  Attach the springs in alternating greens.

Cut the berries - from the  Festive Holly set - from a red Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.  Attach the diecuts and add a Merry and Bright Foil Greeting Tab Banner.

 

Cut the Festive Holly stem from dark brown cardstock.  Cut the leaves from a Greenery 6x6.  Cut more berries from the Festive Glitter Pad red 6x6.  Attach the diecuts to the wrapper and add a Merry Christmas White Circle Foil Tab.  

 

Cut two 1" circles and one 1-1/4" circle of Cranberry Cardstock with the Circle Basics dies.  Carefully cut 3 designs from the Snowflake Rub-Ons and remove the paper liner.  Tap the rub-ons onto cardstock circles.  Place them between 2 sheets of printer paper and run them through a diecut machine using the plates used for cutting.  Carefully remove the plastic liner.

Attach the circles to the wrapper and add a Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tab.

 

I've used Theo organic Peppermint Cocoa Cups for the treats - and folded and taped the  bottom edge behind the candy to make it more compact.  Attach the candy inside the wrapper with doublestick tape.  Tie it with gold cord and curl the cord with the side of a bonefolder or plastic burnishing tool.    Ghiradelli chocolate squares would also be great in these wrappers.

 

Thanks for visiting our blog - hope you've enjoyed our latest designs.  Happy Holidays if you're celebrating tomorrow!

Supplies

 

94814 Wreath Sprigs

94801 Festive Holly

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

30087 Circle Basics Set

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

gp1006

rub105

sh44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

sh44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

sh44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

st022 Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tabs

st016

st012 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

 

Lavishing Red Merry Christmas Swirl by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have a quick and easy monochromatic Christmas card to share that is perfect for mass producing and/or when time is limited.

Cherry Red paper was spritz with water a couple of times on each sides before embossing with the Pinecones and Berries 3D embossing folder (EF).   Ink blended Lumberjack Plaid and Black Soot distress inks around the perimeter for a spotlight effect.  Used a black Polychromos pencil to add a bit of shading beneath the berries. 

The sentiment was die cut from Cranberry and white glitter papers.  Splattered the background with diluted white gouache paint for a snowy texture.  Adhered the panel onto a white card base then popped up the sentiment with foam adhesive to finish.

The color was inspired by our Lavishing Red challenge this month.  The challenge is open till December 30, 2024 so there is plenty of time to enter.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

 

 

Supplies

 

94803 Merry Christmas Swirl

EF1043 Pinecones and Berries 3D Embossing Folder

sh44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

sh44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

Friendly Bird and Drifting Snowflakes by Jean Okimoto

Drifting Snowflakes - placed vertically - create a frosty background for a plush Friendly Bird.  Hi, Jean here with a simple winter design made even easier with an instant greeting using a foiled Christmas Labels Greeting Tab.

Cut the Drifting Snowflakes background from a white 6x6 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad sheet.  Cut the detailed snowflakes from white cardstock.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to bright red wool-blend felt.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents adhesives from saturating it.  Cut Friendly Bird's base, tail and overlay from the felt.  Cut the feathers and top of the head from the Cranberry 8.5 x 11" cardstock.  Cut the beak section from a orange/yellow 6x6 in the Sunrise Collection - then color the eye section with a black marker.

Glue two layers of white cardstock together for dimension and cut it with the 2.5 x 3.75" Rectangle Basics die.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape Friendly Bird's tail.  

A tip for storing the foiled greeting tabs - attach a piece of removable tape or washi tape behind the tabs to keep them in place.  Not a major discovery,  just sharing an easy way to keep things organized!

Attach a Christmas Labels greeting tab - use foam tape for the left edge.  Add red Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...keep warm and have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

94841 Friendly Bird

94816 Drifting Snowflakes

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

st022 Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tabs

sh44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

Warm Suede Mitten Wishes by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have a simple winter card to share today featuring an “oldie but-goodie’ faux suede technique and the Stitchable Mitten die set from the 2024 Winter Days collection.

Solid core paper, or paper that was dyed throughout the whole sheet, is required for this technique.  Started by trimming Deep Turquoise paper to fit the Stitchable Mitten.  Used a bone folder next to curl the paper front and back just like curling ribbon until the paper eventually separates.  If it does’t separate easily, then continue to break the fibres of the paper until it does. This will result in two pieces of soft “suede-like” textured paper as seen in the photo below.

As evident from the photo, the faux suede papers are lighter in color than the original paper because they are a single layer.  To strengthen them before die cutting the mittens from them, they were glued to 80# cardstock.  I used the backside of cuff cutouts because I liked the texture that was caused by the scratched up cutting plate when running them through the die cutting machine.  Added faux stitching with a white gel pen.



The background panel is Bristol paper trimmed to 4.5x6-inches and then dry embossed with the Winter Knit 3D embossing folder.   Needed the larger size to fit both mittens.  The snowflakes were die cut from white glitter paper.   Assembled the card onto a white card base then added the gold foil white banner tab to finish.

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

 

Supplies

 

94824 Stitchable Mitten

94816 Drifting Snowflakes

EF1044 Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder

ST016 Merry and Bright Foil Banners White Tabs

SH44008 Deep Turquoise Paper Pack

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

Create a Holiday Keepsake with Advent Tabs by Jean Okimoto

 

Create a special keepsake with the new Advent Tabs. Fill it with sweet treats, little notes - or tiny diecuts for your favorite papercrafter.  Or a mix of all three!  Hi, Jean here with a white Advent Circle Tabs design for the holidays.  I've used a rediscovered Advent box set from my stash.

The instructions are lengthy, but the techniques are very basic!  It's a diagonal layout for color variation that's not distracting.  Numbers run in a clockwise spiral and end with a special glittery design in the center.  Hope you like it! 

Cut strips of the new Cranberry 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock and attach them to the top, bottom and sides.

Cut the new Cherry Red 8.5x11" cardstock with the second-smallest Fringed Scallop Frame.  Cut it into 2 pieces, a tiny bit shorter than 1.5" high.  Nine are needed for the project.  Use the 1/2" Circle Basics die or a punch to cut a semi-circle notch at the top.

We're using the new Snowflake Rub-Ons on green cardstock for the red squares.  Cut a piece  about 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" - you'll have extra snowflakes, but this provides a mix of designs to chose from.  Carefully remove the paper backing and lightly tap the designs onto a bright lime green 6x6 from the Greenery Collection.  Place it between 2 layers of printer paper and run it through a diecut machine with the plates used for cutting.  Or use a wood craft stick to burnish the rub-ons.  Select and handcut 8 sections - then trim them with the 1" Square Basics die.  Carefully remove the plastic liners.

The "25" square features a 1" square of a bright green Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the largest Alpine Snowflake from the white Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.

Cut 8 medium-green Greenery 6x6 squares with the 1-1/2"  Square Basics die.  Cut 8 dark-green squares.  Cut 1/2" semi-circles.

Use the 1" Square Basics die to cut 8 of the green Christmas Tree print from the Nutmeg Forest 6x6 set.  Cut 8  1"squares from a green/gold Yuletide Plaid 6x6.

Attach the 1-1/2" background squares to the Advent set.  It's easier to place doublestick tape on the boxes and add the red and green backgrounds.  Add the decorative 1" squares.  And finally... attach the Advent Circle Tabs!  

Thanks for visiting our blog...see you again tomorrow!

 

Supplies

 

st021 Advent Foil White Circle Tabs

rub105 Snowflake Rub On

sh44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

pp1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

pp1034 Nutmeg Forest 6x6 pack

sh44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

94680 Alpine Snowflakes

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

gp1006 Festive Glitter Pad

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

30088

30087 Circle Basics Set