Birthday Mail Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a quick and easy birthday card that can be for anyone.  You can switch up colors and make it more feminine or masculine. 

Die cut the 3rd largest Curved cap Pinpoint Layer die from a bright blue paper from the Ocean Blue pad.  Stamp "sending smiles" in 
VersaMark ink all over the die cut.  Die cut the same bright blue paper use the bottom of the Birthday Mail Post Script die.  Die cut the top of the sentiment from white card stock.  Glue together.  Die cut the Starry Collage from the light blue paper from the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad.  Die cut the Poppy Stamps Large Stitch Envelope and Postage die from white card stock.  Fold the 2 sides in and the bottom side up, leaving the top open

Assembly:

Adhere the Curved Cap Pinpoint die cut to a side folder A2 card in the center.  Adhere the envelope in the center, slightly a skew.  Adhere the sentiment on the top flap of the envelop.  Adhere the star die cuts in and around the envelope. 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

94531 Birthday Mail Posh Script

94631 Starry Collage

cl5280 Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set

SP1005 Ocean Blue

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

 

Supplies

 

2530 Large Stitched Envelope and Postage

Glitter and Shine Pumpkin Card by Anne Thompson

This month's blog challenge is all about orange.  This card uses orange mirror paper, orange glitter paper, and an orange plaid paper (as well as some green mirror paper).  It's quite difficult to photograph all of those shiny textures and have it look right, but here's an angle shot that is the best out of twenty or so pictures I took.

to make this card

• start with a white note card
• cover the front of the card with orange mirror paper from RAINBOW REFLECTIONS MIRROR PAD PP1003
• die cut the CELESTE PLATE 94699 with green mirror paper from the RAINBOW REFLECTIONS MIRROR PAD PP1003
• add the Celeste Plate to the front of the note card using a glue pen around the outside edges

• die cut the AUTUMN PUMPKIN 94690 from a scrap of the orange mirror paper for leaves, a scrap of the green mirror paper for the stem, and a piece of orange glitter paper from GLITZY GLITTER PAD GP1007 for the pumpkin itself
• assemble the pumpkin with the stem and leaves attached...I used Glue Dots

• make a base panel for the pumpkin from a scrap of an orange plaid paper (this one from the Garden Folly papers was left from a pumpkin I made on my last card) just a bit larger than the pumpkin and mount it on a scrap of the orange glitter paper and trim that to be just a tiny bit larger than the plaid piece...I found it best to use Scor-Tape to adhere the plaid paper to the glitter paper
• pop the pumpkin onto the panel using dimensional foam
• add this panel at an angle to the front of the notecard
• and there's still plenty of room on the front to add an appropriate sentiment

Plenty of shadow across the front of the card in this outdoor photo..

I do love all the textures and shine on this card!  And it's another one that I could send any time this fall.  It's certainly starting to feel like fall here in Maine--cooler nights and the leaves have begun changing color further north.

Happy Crafting!  And enter our Crazy for Orange blog contest for September--the information is here.

Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad PP1003
Celeste Plate 94699
Autumn Pumpkin 94690
Glitzy Glitter Pad GP1007

 

The Pumpkin Patch by Anne Thompson

Here's a card you can use any time this fall.  This Pumpkin Patch features the Autumn Pumpkin 94690 multiple times and the Fanciful Gilded Frame 94660 which looks to me like a vine-y garden space.

To make this card, start with a white note card.

Add a light green plaid paper from the MAGNOLIA PLAID PP1021 6X6 paper pad cut to fit the front of the note card.

Die cut the FANCIFUL GILDED FRAME 94660 from a dark green card stock.

Add this frame to the front of the card using a glue pen.

Die cut the AUTUMN PUMPKIN 94690 three times from an orange paper and three times from a bight green paper, both in the RAINBOW REFLECTIONS MIRROR PAD PP1003.

Assemble the pumpkins, using the green stems and leaves with the orange pumpkins. 

Reorient the card so it folds at the top.

Add the three pumpkins using dimensional foam of varying thicknesses, so the one on the left is the flattest and the center one pops up more than the others.  Add any extra green leaves among the vines.

This cute card would be perfect for any fall occasion with an appropriate sentiment tucked inside.  Love these newest products from Memory Box!  Think about how you might combine the new with other Memory Box stamps, dies, stencils, and embossing folders you already have or ones that are still available to purchase from previous collections.  Try other color combinations and textures--glossy mirror paper, glitter paper, card stock, and printed papers from Memory Box.  And there are idea books on the website for even more inspiration.

Happy Crafting!

Autumn Pumpkin 94690
Fanciful Gilded Frame 94660

Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad PP1003

Magnolia Plaid PP1021

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

Magnolia Buds Pop-Up Card by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Today I am sharing a floral bouquet pop-up card featuring the Magnolia Bud Trio die from the April 2023 Magnolia collection.  Removing the belly band reveals the fun surprise inside! 🤗

Started with two side folding A2 size card bases made from black cardstock.  Trimmed one down about 1/8” smaller, then using a ruler and a white gel pen, marked off the bouquet details as follows. 

The dot is the point of the bottom of the bouquet wrap while the lines are the top of the wrap and shelves for attaching the buds and leaves. Cut along the lines with scissors and scored from the end point of the longest line to the dot.  Fold as follows.

Opened it up and mountain fold all sections to form the bouquet base.

Die cut the Magnolia Bud Trio from white cardstock and colored the buds with a finger brush and Wilted Violet distress ink.  Die cut the leaves with the Magnolia Leaf Branch die and colored the leaves with YG61/63/67 Copic Sketch markers.  Glued the buds and leaves to form the bouquet, checking each time to ensure placement does not impede folding.  Magnolia Plaid paper was used for the wrap  

Created the belly band from black cardstock and the same plaid paper to keep the card cohesive.  The For You Posh Script sentiment was in my stash.  It was die cut from gold Vintage Pastel Mirror paper and mounted on its black shadow.  

Didn’t want the few unused buds and left over branch to go to waste, so added them to the belly band afterwards.  Finished off with some clear shimmer on the buds for some sparkle.

update: a quick video of it can be seen over on my IG account HERE.   Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94718 Magnolia Bud Trio

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

94709 For You Posh Script

PP1021 Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Pink and Grey Happy Birthday Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone!  I have a quick and simple birthday card featuring the new Happy Birthday Tender Script layered die.  The Tender Script dies are the right size to add over background panel.  Add some Fairy Jewels and you have a pretty card. With the Mirror paper pads and Fairy Jewels makes it easy got change up the color then to match the recipient of the card.  

Background panel:

White heat emboss the geometric stamp from the Birth Press Design Crystal Lingo stamp set on A2 sized heavy white card panel.  Stamp heat emboss in the center of the card panel first then to each side.  Ink blend from opposite corners meeting in the middle using Distress Oxide Ink Ketch Flamingo to Spun Sugar and Lost Shadow to Black Shoot. Trim down to 4" x 5 1/4".

Sentiment:

Die cut the Happy Birthday Tender Script top die from the pink mirror paper from the Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad.  Die cut the bottom die from a matching grey card stock.  Adhere the pink die cut to the bottom.

Assembly:

Adhere an A2 panel from the same grey card stock used for the sentiment to a white top folding A2 size card.  Adhere the background panel to the center using foam tape.  Adhere the sentiment to the center of the card. Add pink gems from the Pastel Jewel pack.  

Supplies

 

94671 Happy Birthday Tender Script

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

 

cl8155 Crystal Lingo clear stamp set

Magnolia Wreath by Trina Pham

Hello there.  I have a simple magnolia wreath card to share today made with the Curved Magnolia Branch die.  This started out as a Mother’s Day card for my mom, but remembered afterwards that I had already made one for her! 😆   So now she’ll get this next month for her birthday. 😂

The flowers and foliage were die cut from alcohol marker friendly cardstock and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.  I stuck to pink and grey to keep in line with the card for my MIL, except a lighter palette was used.

Copic markers used:

magnolias - R81, R83, R85

leaves - C2, C3, C5, C6

The A2 size white woodgrain panel was scored horizontally at every inch.  The Love You Posh Script sentiment was die cut from silver Vintage Pastel Mirror paper and twice from thick white paper.  Adhered the mirror die cut on the front of its vellum shadow and the two white ones behind the vellum to give it a lift for a floating effect.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added clear shimmer to the magnolias for some sparkle to finish,

Before I go, I want to wish my mom, and all the moms who are celebrating tomorrow, a happy Mother’s Day.  Hope you all have a fabulous day.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94719 Curved Magnolia Branch

94668 Love You Posh Script

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Collage Die Encouragement Card by Angie Cimbalo

Hello it's Angie here today with a encouragement card featuring the new stackable collage dies released in February.  My card features these collage dies:

94628 Distant Sun Collage

94627 Cloudy Moon Collage

94626 Cloudy Sun Collage

 

I inked the edges around the clouds and after putting them together added them to a piece of mirror card stock.

 

The sentiment is from Cl5276 Friends and Family stamp set and mirror paper for the mat is from the FP1103 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad.  I also used the new 94672 A2 Rectangle Frames dies to cut all the rectangles for my card.

 

The background night sky was made with alcohol inks, including some gold metallic alcohol ink.  The sentiment from the stamp set was heat embossed on the front panel of the card.  Here's a closer look:

 

 

Memory Box has lots of Collage dies like these that are really fun to put together, but you can also use them separately which makes them very versatile.  

 

I hope you like my card for today!  Be sure to come back often to see all the inspiration on the blog from the team!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94627 Cloudy Moon Collage

94628 Distant Sun Collage

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

94626 Cloudy Sun Collage

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

CL5276 Friends and Family clear stamp set

Glitter Hugs Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone! I have a side folding card featuring the Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral die set.

Flower:

Die cut the Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral from light and dark peach paper from Vintage Pastel Mirror pad.  Adhere the smaller pieces on the full piece on top of the embossed sections.  Die but the Wayfarer Leaves from green Vintage Patel Mirror paper.  Adhere the leaves behind the flower.

Sentiment and background:

Die cut Hugs Tender Script top from white Vintage Pastel Mirror paper and the bottom from silver Majestic He's Glitter paper.  Adhere together.  Die cut the 5th and 4th largest die from the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die set.  Adhere together.

Assembly:

Adhere the flower and leaves to the center of the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers. Adhere the sentiment to the bottom center of the flower.  Adhere the background to a side folding A2 white card base.  

Supplies

 

94713 Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral

94712 Wayfarer Leaves

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

Luxe Peony For You by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have an all-occasion card today featuring the Luxe Peony and For You Posh Script dies from the 2023 Valentine’s collection.

The peony was die cut three times from white cardstock.  Using a finger brush, ink blended Victorian Velvet distress ink to each piece before layering / gluing them together.  For some sparkle, spritz them with a shimmer spray.  The leaves were die cut from alcohol marker friendly cardstock then colored with Copic Sketch markers YG61, YG63 and YG61.

The sentiment was die cut once from gold mirror paper and twice from thick white paper, then stacked onto its white shadow piece.  On a white A2 size panel, splattered with diluted black gouache paint for a bit of texture.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, popping up the middle peony with foam squares.  Added a few clear Fairy Drops to finish  

That’s it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful week.

Supplies

 

94714 Luxe Peony

94709 For You Posh Script

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

DRP101 Fairy Drops