Merry, White and Bright by Jean Okimoto

The new Vintage Tray joins classic sparkly snowflakes and a new snowman for a winter mix of something old, something new and something blue.  Hi, Jean here with another idea featuring the versatile Vintage Tray and 3D Embossing Folder and Die set that's quickly become a favorite.  

There are so many ways to use this great folder and die set.  Save the 5 rectangle offcuts - they're great for layering.  Diecut a stencil too -  it's perfect for contemporary and abstract designs.

Spritz both sides of heavy white cardstock with a light mist of water.  Emboss it with the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing folder.  Trim it slightly smaller than an A2 card.

Cut aqua cardstock with the tray die from the set

Cut Layered Friendly Snowman from heavy white cardtock.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind his eyes.  Sponge or brush the pieces with Distress Oxides.  Colors used here are salvaged patina, festive berries, frayed burlap and ripe persimmon.  

Here's a tip...add a little dimension for shaded diecuts using just a single color.  Ink the layering pieces with Festive Berries or Iced Spruce, dry the ink, then darken the background diecut with another layer of ink for color-matched shady contrast.

Cut the solid Merry Christmas Jolly Script background from red cardstock.  Cut the delicate top outline from heavy white cardstock - save the little pieces to attach inside the letters e and a. Assemble the greeting.

Cut Feathery Snowflake Discs from the blue Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet - we're using just the delicate inner diecut here, save the outer circles for another project.  Cut two of the smallest snowflake.

Another tip...easily remove delicate snowflakes by gently wiggling the outer edges of the circles away from the snowflakes instead of trying to pull the snowflakes out.

Attach everything to a side-folded white A2 card.  Add orange Bright Jewels for the snowman's buttons. Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

I've linked the featured items below - we're working on the Layered Friendly Snowman link.  It's #94746, from your favorite retailer.

Thanks for visiting...have fun creating cards this weekend!

 

 

94681 Feathery Snowflake Discs

94748 Merry Christmas Jolly Script

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

jwl003 Bright Jewels

GP1001

 

 

Berry Merry Christmas by Jean Okimoto

Colorful berries and evergreens from the New Poinsettia Floral Rub On Transfers fit perfectly into the Vintage Tray compartments for a simple holiday collage.  Add a gold-embossed Foil Greeting Tab - and your card is ready to go!  Hi, Jean here with a versatile design template for any season, occasion or holiday.

Cut green and smooth heavy white cardstock with the die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set.  Glue the layers together for dimension.  Attach them to a top-folded white A2 card.  Save the green offcuts for another project.  

 

Attach the Poinsettia Floral Rub On Transfers to the white offcuts.  The transfer set includes a wood craft stick to burnish the designs.  It's also easy to burnish the transfer with a diecutting machine. Just trim the design with the plastic and paper liners (leave a generous border), carefully remove the paper liner and lay the transfer on the cardstock.  Place it between 2 sheets of printer paper and roll it through the machine with the plates and/or base layer used for diecutting.  Carefully remove the plaster liner.

Fill the tray with the rub-ons. 

Pick your favorite typestyle greeting from the new Merry Christmas Foil Greeting Rose Tabs and add it to the collage.  The embossed, precut Greeting Tabs are a real time-saver!  10 each of 4 typestyles  - perfect for last-minute cards as December 25th approaches.

Attach sparkly red Bright Jewels.  

 

View the catalog here.

Thanks for visiting...see you again on Friday!

 

 

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jwl003

 

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st002 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings Rose Tabs

rub102 Poinsettia Rub On

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

Joyful Pink Poinsettias by Jean Okimoto

The Memory Box Christmas 2023 Collection has something for everyone.  Select from winter florals, birds, great typestyle greetings, 6x6's, snowflakes, evergreens and a friendly snowman.  Cute, sweet, elegant, traditional and contemporary!  Hi, Jean here with a winter pastels design today.

Cut a bright pink Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 with the 2-¼" x 3-½" A2 Rectangle Frames die.  Spritz it with a light mist of water. Place it in the bottom right corner of the new Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and lightly tape it in place along the left and right edges.  Emboss it with the plate(s) required for your machine.

Trim the 2 poinsettias from the new Perfect Poinsettias Rub On Transfers - include a generous margin around the designs.  Carefully remove the designs from the paper backing and attach them to smooth white cardstock.  Cut them with the dies included in the Perfect Poinsettias 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies set.  The diecutting pressure will burnish them smoothly onto the cardstock.

Or - use the wood craft stick included in the set to carefully burnish the design onto the cardstock.

Remove the plastic layer.  Place the diecut designs in the embossing folder and emboss them.

Glue two layers of white cardstock together and diecut the new Brilliant Joy background.  Pressure-emboss it with the detailed overlay die using the rubber embossing mat and plate(s) required for your machine.  Cut the overlay from a green Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  Attach the glittered greeting to the background.  You'll have a bonus glittered greeting for another project too!

Cut white cardstock with the 2-½" x 3-¾" A2 Rectangle Frames die for a background layer.  The A2 Rectangle Frames set is perfectly sized for both A2 and A6 cards...no measuring or guessing required!

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foamtape for the greeting.  Add green Bright Fairy Jewels.

Looking for more ideas?

View the catalog here.  

View the Idea Book here.  

There are so many great designs in the Christmas 2023 Collection - it's hard to pick a favorite!  Thanks for visiting - see you next week!

   

        

 

 

 

 

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94672

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

jwl003 Bright Jewels

 

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rub102 Poinsettia Rub On

94759 Brilliant Joy

ef1037 Perfect Poinsettias 3D Embossing Folder and Dies

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

Winter Wishes from the Christmas 2023 Collection by Jean Okimoto

 

The Christmas 2023 Collection has arrived!  The festive release is filled with dies, stencils, 3D embossing folders, stamps, 6x6 prints and plaids - and convenient new ready-to-go foil greeting tabs. And a beautiful set of holiday floral rub-on transfers too!  It's everything you'll need for holidays!

Cut the Aurora Snowflake background from a pale blueish-white Delicate Pastel glitter pad sheet.  Cut the detailed snowflake from the blue Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad sheet.  

Cut the tiny snowflake pattern from the new Poinsettia Garland 6x6 with the 2-½" x 3-¾" A2 Rectangle Frames die.  Cut turquoise cardstock with the 2-¾" x 4" rectangle frames die.

Glue 2 layers of white cardstock together and cut the solid background of the Merry Christmas Charmed Script.  Pressure-emboss it with the detailed overlay die .  Cut the detailed top layer from the turquoise Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Attach the greetings - pressure embossing creates a debossed outline to receive the top layer. 

Two ways to dot the starburst "i" in Christmas - just attach the tiny little dot offcut, or use a screwpunch to create a tiny hole and attach a scrap of the turquoise Rainbow Reflections behind the hole.  

 

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Attach turquoise Bright Jewels.

 

View the Christmas 2023  catalog:

 

   

   

Thanks for visiting...hope your favorite Retailer has ordered our Christmas 2023 Collection for your holiday projects.

 See you on Friday!

 

 

 

94672

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

jwl003 Bright Jewels

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94753 Aurora Snowflake

94749 Merry Christmas Charmed Script

pp1024 Poinsettia Garland 6x6 pack

Flower Garden Ghosts by Jean Okimoto

Do flower garden witches wear colorful hats to match their flowers?  They do today!  Hi, Jean here with another mix of new designs, , stash favorites and two little ghosts from Poppystamps.

Cut the Garland 6x6 print with the second-largest A2 Rectangle Frames die - no measuring, guessing or wonky edges!

Cut Large Layered Witch Hat from coral cardstock.  Cut the vertical trim from light peachy-orange cardstock.  Cut the hatband from the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the hat.

Cut the Poppystamps Whittle Scary Guys ghosts from the textured side of Memory Box Watercolor Paper.

Cut the Boo Posh Script background from a scrap of the Garland floral print.  Cut the delicate greeting overlay from the light peach Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.  Assemble the greeting.

Attach the diecuts to a dark peach notecard - use foam tape for the ghosts' heads and hat.  Attach pale beige/pink Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A2-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Halloween isn't just orange, black and white anymore.  We have winter pastels and spring pastels - let's add fall pastels to our repertoire.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

 

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94690

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

94587 Boo Posh Script

94693 Large Layered Witch Hat

pp1010 Garland 6x6 pack

wp101

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

 

 

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2545 Whittle Scary Guys

Halloween Forest Scene by Jean Okimoto

 

Create a Halloween forest scene with the familiar favorite Ghosts in the Forest set and the new Autumn Pumpkin.  Add a creature from the Poppystamps Whittle Scary Guys too!  Hi, Jean here a mix of old favorites and new designs from our fall collections.

Cut the green and white Garland 6x6 floral print with the largest A2 Rectangle Frames Die.  Cut the rectangle with Ghosts in the Forest. Attach the outer edges of the rectangle to a greenish/gray side-folded A2 card.  

Cut the small ghost - from the Ghosts in the Forest set - from the textured side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  

Cut Autumn Pumpkin from bright orange Sunny Orange Collection sheet.  Cut the leaf and tendril from green cardstock.

Cut the Poppystamps Whittle Scary Guys dinosaur  from bright green cardstock.  Attach scraps of black cardstock behind their faces.

Attach the diecuts to the card - use foam tape for the dinosaur and the ghost's head.  Add orange Bright Jewels.

Thanks for visiting...see you on Friday!

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94690

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

jwl003 Bright Jewels

sp1002 Sunny Orange

pp1010 Garland 6x6 pack

wp101 Watercolor Paper

 

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2545 Whittle Scary Guys

Bubble, Bubble…Boiling Cauldron by Jean Okimoto

Bubbles on the Deepwater Collage create a great backdrop for a Boiling Cauldron Halloween card.  A smiley pumpkin and pair of ghosts - from the Poppystamps Whittle Scary Guys - completes the design.  Hi, Jean here with a fun fall mix of favorite dies from my stash, the new Boiling Cauldron, and a popular new Poppystamps set of Halloween icons.

Cut light gray cardstock with the 3" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut it with Deepwater Collage.  Trim and save the bubbly stalk on the right side. Attach the outer edges of the diecut to a dark gray A2 card.  Attach the saved bubbly stalk on the left half of the diecut, under the inner edge of the collage.

Cut the Boiling Cauldron pot from the black Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut the drippy rim from the orange Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut the rising bubbles from the orange Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Assemble the cauldron and bubbles.  

Cut the Poppystamps Scary Guys ghosts and pumpkin from white and orange cardstock.  Attach scraps of black cardstock behind their faces.  

Attach the diecuts to the card - use foam tape for the cauldron and top of the ghosts.

Cut 2 sets of the 4 extra bubbles from the turquoise Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Attach 7 of them over the stalks for a bright colorful  contrast.

Use your nautical designs for fall cards - it's too early to stash the dies for the winter!  They're great for Halloween - when "anything goes" - so mix, match and layer them with traditional fall icons.

Thanks for visiting - see you next week!

 

 

 

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94691

94563 Deepwater Collage

94532 Nested Globes

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

 

 

 

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2545 Whittle Scary Guys

Autumn Pumpkin Collage by Jean Okimoto

 

Rotate an underwater coral collage 180 degrees...and it's a spooky, twiggy forest scene for Halloween!  Hi, Jean here with an upside-down Bubble Coral Collage, the new Autumn Pumpkin and those popular ghosts.  Cut a Glitzy Glitter Pad BOO! too.

Cut black cardstock with the 3-¾" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die.  Cut it with an upside-down Bubble Coral Collage.  Cut the extra coral from black cardstock too.

Cut the ghosts - from the Ghosts in the Forest set from heavy white cardstock.  Attach black cardstock behind their faces.

Cut Autumn Pumpkin from bright orange cardstock and the tendril and leaf from green cardstock.

Cut BOO from the black Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6 with Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet. Save an offcut from inside the letters - they'll become an exclamation mark.

Trim an orange/yellow A2 card with a corner-rounding punch.  Attach the diecuts - use foam dots behind the ghosts' heads.  Add the green/gray Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Nautical designs - like this Bubble Coral Collage - are popular for summer cards.  Turn it into a fall design for Halloween with the Boiling Cauldron, Layered Witch Hat or Rickety House. Just a few ideas - or some inspiration for September's Crazy for Orange Challenge.  The entry deadline for the Challenge is the end of the day EST on September 29th.

Thanks for visiting - see you again on Friday!

 

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94690

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

94562 Bubble Coral Collage

94342 Mini Vintage Varsity Alphabet

gem101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Shadowy Fanciful Gilded Frame by Jean Okimoto

Add a shadowy, dimensional effect - like itallic curliques - to a Fanciful Gilded Frame background.  The Large Layered Witch Hat and Poppystamps Scary Guys ghosts complete this Halloween scene.  Hi, Jean here with another design featuring the great new frame from our Fall '23 Collection.

Prep Fanciful Gilded Frame by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the swirls and curls.  Cut the frame from black cardstock and a Sunny Orange Collection 6x6 sheet.  Trim half of the borders from the bottom and right sides of the black frame diecut so they won't show when the frames are offset   Attach the orange and black frames  to a top-folded orange A2 card - don't attach the two curliques that  will overlap the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer diecut.

Cut the 2-¼" Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer from a "slightly yellow-er" Sunny Orange Collection sheet.  Attach it to background.

Cut Large Layered Witch Hat from black cardstock.  Cut the vertical trim from the black Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the hatband from the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Cut the sweet ghosts - from the Poppystamps Scary Guys die - from heavy white cardstock.  Attach black cardstock behind the eyes.

Attach the diecuts to the card - use foam tape for the tops of the hat and ghosts.  Add the yellow-orange Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Memory Box frame and coverplate dies are great for quick cards.  Use them for pressure-embossing, stenciling and inlaid designs too.  Trim them into different shapes too. 

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

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94660

94693 Large Layered Witch Hat

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gem101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

 

 

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2545 Whittle Scary Guys

Dimensional Stenciling with Memory Box Dies by Jean Okimoto

 

Embossing and stenciling are great basic papercrafting techniques. Combine them to add texture and dimension to highlight your design.  Hi, Jean here with another idea featuring the bold Fanciful Gilded Frame from our Fall '23 Collection.  The hat-wearing cat is from Poppystamps.

Spritz both sides of an A2-sized rectangle of orange cardstock with a light mist of water. Place a layer of heavy plastic between the Fanciful Gilded Frame die and the cardstock to  cushion and protect the cardstock.  A single layer of plastic from a quart- or gallon-sized Ziploc back or page protector sleeve would be great.  Pressure-emboss the design using the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  

Remove the plastic layer, then replace and attach the die to the embossed cardstock. Use the die as a stencil to apply Onyx Black or Nocturne VersaFine Clair with a sponge or blending brush.  Heat-set the ink.

Diecut the embossed design with the 4" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut the orange cardstock with the 2" wide Nested Globes die too.

Cut the ghosts - from the Ghosts in the Forest set - from the textured side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  Attach scraps of black cardstock behind the faces.

Cut Large Layered Witch Hat from the black Glitzy Glitter Pad sheet.  Cut the hat's vertical trim from the black Rainbow Reflections sheet.  Cut the hatband fron the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections sheet.

Glue two layers of black cardstock together for dimension and cut the new Poppystamps Whittle Purring Cat.  Attach a scrap of the orange Glitzy Glitter Pad sheet behind the nose.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded A6 card (4-½" x 6") cut from a 12" square sheet.  Or use a side-folded A6 card cut from an 8-½"x11" sheet.  Add taupe Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Hope you'll try this embossing+stenciling technique to add extra dimension and details to your cards.  

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

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94660

94693 Large Layered Witch Hat

94532 Nested Globes

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

wp101 Watercolor Paper

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

 

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2546 Whittle Purring Cat