Hello Seashell Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone!  I have a greeting card featuring the new Dazzling Seashell 3D embossing folder and dies.

Seashells:

Ink Spray Open Studio's Watercolor paper with shimmer sprays.  I used Lindy's Starburst Sprays in a peach, gold, sand, and hot pink colors.  I also added 2 light sprints of Distress Mica Stain Hocus Pocus for some depth.  Let dry.  Die cut the Dazzling Seashells out of the paper.  Secure the die cuts in the matching 3D embossing folder with small pieces of Washi tape.  Embossing the die cuts.  Remove from the folder and lightly add some Lunar Paste Slippery When Wet and Bee Sting with your finger.  Let dry.

Frame:

Trim a piece of Black Glossy paper to A2 size.  Take the 2nd and 3rd largest dies from the Rectangle Frame Die Set to create 2 separate frames.  

Sentiment:

Die cut the Hello Rush Scrip from a light orange paper from the Sunny Orange pad.  Cover in Lunar Paste Slippery When Wet paste.  Let dry.

Assembly:

Adhere an A2 panel from the same paper used for the sentiment to a cream A2 card.  Glue the larger of the 2 frames to the card.  Arrange the Dazzling Seashells around the card front, making sure some of them are right up to the frame.  Adhere the smaller frame to the card base, hiding small portions of the shells.  Adhere the sentiment and add from Fairy Drops, small and medium size, around the shells.

 

Supplies

 

ef1029 Dazzling Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

94468 Hello Rush Script

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

sp1002 Sunny Orange

wp101 Watercolor Paper

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

drp101 Fairy Drops

Backpaint a Vellum Scribble Daisy by Jean Okimoto

Here's a floral card with a technique that's fast, forgiving and foolproof!  The new Scribble Daisy is perfect for reverse-painting on vellum.  It's faster than paper-piecing, forgivingly painted on the backside and simply foolproof.  Hi, Jean here with a spring-into-summer design that would work in any color combination, for any occasion.

Cut medium-weight vellum with the 3-¼" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer.  Cut the pale lavender 6x6 from the Twilight Purple Collection with the 2-¼" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer.

Prep the Scribble Daisy die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the little pieces.  Cut the daisy from Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  We won't be watercoloring it - but it's the perfect heavy weight for a bold outline. Attach tiny pieces of doublestick tape behind the top center - it'll be filled in with diecut yellow glittered cardstock.  Attach more tape to the flower's center, the leaf tips and where the stem meets the leaves. 

 

Flip it over to the reverse side and place it on a dark background (not purple or green!) - to make it easy to see and control the painted colors.  Paint the backside using diluted dye inks - Imagine's Pansy and Spring Green were used here, about 1 part of ink to 10 parts of water. Undiluted Distress Oxide refill inks can also be used.  Test the inks on scraps of the same vellum to see how they'll look.

Set it aside to airdry completely - heat-setting might warp or burn the vellum.

Cut the tiny pieces for the center of the flower from the light yellow 6x6 in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.  Attach them to the vellum background. Attach the vellum to the smaller Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer - narrow strips of ScorTape (or Couture Doublestick Tape) won't show through the painted areas.   Attach everything to a lavender notecard.

Cut the Hugs Tender Script background from green cardsstock.  Spritz both sides of it with a light mist of water to prep it for pressure-embossing. Pressure-emboss it with the detailed script background to make it easy to attach the top layer.  Cut the top layer from a green 6x6 in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.

Assemble and attach the greeting .  Add some sparkle with lime green Bright Jewels.

Thanks for visiting - backpainting vellum is a great way to brighten any outline design - try it in your favorite colors!

 

Supplies

 

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

94617 Scribble Daisy

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

sp1008 Twilight Purple

jwl003 Bright Jewels

wp101 Watercolor Paper

A Feathery View by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Using dies from the current 2023 February release, I created this thank you card.  To be honest I set out to do something else, but this resulted instead. 😂

Once again, I saw several watercoloring/painting reels on Instagram (IG) and wanted to give it a try.  Started by adding blobs of gouache paints on the smooth side of Memory Box’s watercolor paper in the order of the desired colors.

Using flat watercolor brushes and as little water as possible, created a background wash.

Took a small round brush and black gouache paint and painted in the land mass.  Lightly splattered with diluted white gouache paint for the stars.  Also used white gouache paint to paint the moo and reflection in the water.

The artists in the IG reels painted in their own silhouettes.  I didn’t want to take the chance of ruining my progress, so I die cut my silhouettes from black cardstock using the Backyard Floral Stems die.

The Plumed Gypsy Feather background die was then used to die cut the feather aperture from an A2 size Bristol panel.  The detailed top layer was also die cut from Bristol and mounted onto the back cutout layer.  Die cut the Tilted Thanks sentiment 3x to stack for dimension, then assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.  

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

Supplies

 

94711 Plumed Gypsy Feather

94638 Backyard Floral Stems

94470 Tilited Thanks

WP101 Watercolor Paper

Hugs by Donna Sledzik

Hi everyone!  I have another card using new products from the 2023 Memory Box Spring Release.  I love the pattern on the new Curlicue Die Plate and thought I would try it using Simon Hurley's Stamping Foam.

I heated the circle stamping foam with a heat tool and quickly pressed it into the die.  Next, I inked the foam with dye inks and misted it lightly with water to stamp it onto watercolor paper.

The stamped image looks like a watercolor painting.  I dry embossed the circle frame around the stamped image using the largest circle from the circle die set and followed the directions on my die cutting machine for embossing with a die.

The leaves were die cut from green cardstock and inked with Rustic Wilderness Distress ink, then glued in place on the card.

I die cut the word hugs from white cardstock and the shadow from black cardstock.  I used foam tape to glue the word to the card.

Next I glued the card front to a black cardstock mat and adhered it to a white card base.

To finish the card, I added some fairy crystals to add a little shine.

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

 

Supplies

 

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94712 Wayfarer Leaves

94698 Curlicue Plate

DDP101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

WP101 Watercolor Paper

Pastel Plumed Gypsy Feather by Jean Okimoto

The new Plumed Gypsy Feather is both bold and delicate - and perfect for any occasion.  It's just one of many beautiful and versatile designs in our Spring '23 Collection.  Hi, Jean here with a simple pastel design ready to welcome spring.

Cut the delicate overlay of the Plumed Gypsy Feather from heavy white cardstock.  Here's a tip - use the diecut as a template to find just the right section from a pale, watercolored background painted onto the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper.    Cut the background with the solid die.  This great set also includes a junior Plumed Gypsy Feather - I'm saving that for another project.

Tape two layers of white cardstock together and cut the new Hugs Tender Script background.  Pressure-emboss it with the overlay to create a debossed impression of the greeting to attach the overlay.  Cut the overlay from the pale blue Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet.  

Assemble the feather and the greeting.  Attach the diecuts to a pale aqua card - use foamdots for the greeting.  Add matching Pastel Fairy Jewels.  

  
We're loving the great designs in our Spring Collection - there's something for everyone, and every occasion.   View the newest dies, stencils, embossing folders and hot foil plates here.  Enjoy our Idea Book too!

Thanks for visiting - join us again tomorrow for Angie's great project.

Supplies

 

94711 Plumed Gypsy Feather

94669 Hugs Tender Script

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

wp101 Watercolor Paper

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

Fresh and Fabulous for February by Jean Okimoto

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone celebrating today!

Brighten this winter day with the fresh new designs from Memory Box!  You'll love our latest collection - including florals, foliage, feathers, greetings, layering collages, seashells, shop tools and fishes -  and a beautiful Curlicue Plate.  There are so many great designs - we can't wait to share our ideas with you!  

Hi, Jean here with one of my new favorites - Backyard Floral Stems.  It can be a leafy background just in shades of green - or add bright pops of color for little blossoms and buds.  Snip and arrange some stems as fillers for bouquets or vases.  Add a bunny and pastel eggs for Easter.  Diecut black cardstock for a spooky Halloween scene.  

To create a subtle white-on-white background - tape two pieces of white cardstock together, then cut the doubled layers with the 2-¾" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die.  Run it through the machine twice to highlight the pinpoint pattern.

Paint the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper with diluted layers of abandoned coral, dried marigold and wild honey Distress Oxides.  Dry the inks, then spritz it with Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz and heat-set it.  Cut it with the Plumed Gypsy Butterfly background.  Cut the detailed butterfly layer from heavy white cardstock.

Prep Background Floral Stems by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the delicate pieces.  Cut it from the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  Leave the delicate diecut in the offcut and paint it with mowed lawn and abandoned coral Distress Oxides.  It's easier to paint it that way - especially the stems.  Gently heat-set the inks, then remove it from the offcut.

Cut Hello Rush Script from a green glittered 6x6 in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for "h" in "hello" and the left edge of the butterfly.  Add pale gold Pastel Fairy Jewels.

Hope your favorite Retailer has ordered our latest release - you'll love the designs!  View the catalog of the newest Memory Box, Poppystamps and Birch Press Designs products. 

Thanks for visiting - join us again tomorrow for Sara's great Spring Collection card!

 

Supplies

 

94708 Plumed Gypsy Butterfly

94638 Backyard Floral Stems

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

94468 Hello Rush Script

wp101 Watercolor Paper

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

Hugs and Kisses by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  I have another Valentine's Day card for you featuring products from the 2023 Valentine's Day release.

I did a faux letterpress technique using the Blissful Heart Hot Foil die.  This is a good example of using dies other than what they were intended for.

To do this technique I used a brayer to apply Red Archival ink to the die and placed a piece of watercolor paper on top of the die.  Next, I ran this through my die cutting machine following the instructions for embossing.

 

I used one of the hearts from the Double Stitch Loving Heart die set to die cut the letterpress heart.  

I die cut the Pinpoint Leaf Plate on a white cardstock panel and adhered it to a red cardstock mat.  This was glued to a white note card.

To create the strip behind the heart, I applied double stick to a white cardstock strip of paper and glued strips of cardstock to it.  This is a great way to use scraps of cardstock.  I glued this to the center of the card and used foam tape to adhere the letterpress heart to the card.

Next, I white heat embossed the words Hugs and Kisses to a strip of black cardstock and used foam tape to adhere it to the center of the heart.

To finish the card I added some Clear Fairy Drops and that's it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

Supplies

 

94381 Pinpoint Leaf Plate

CL5252 Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set

SP1007 Vibrant Violet

DRP101 Fairy Drops

 

MBF014 

Blissful Heart Hot Foil Plate

 

Foil Plate Embossing with the Blissful Heart by Jean Okimoto

Add a glossy pressure-and heat-embossed Blissful Heart to your Valentines with the new hot foil plate.  It's a quick and easy way to highlight the beautiful details of this versatile die - without foil, for a different look.  Hello, Jean Okimoto here with a fresh pink greeting for a coffee-lover.

Spray 2 light spritzes of water onto each side of textured pink cardstock.  It softens the cardstock and preps it for pressure embossing.  Place the Blissful Heart Hot Foil Plate face-down onto the textured side of the moist cardstock.  Pressure-emboss it using the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.

Briefly heat-set the cardstock if it's still damp, then let it cool.  Place it on a hard, flat surface and brayer it with VersaMark - use a clean, juicy inkpad.  Heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  

Let it cool, then trim it asymmetrically with the second-largest Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die.

Prep the detailed Cuppa Love die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the little pieces.  Cut it from the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  Cut the side of the cup from the textured pink cardstock.  Cut the coffee oval from dark brown cardstock.  Cut the interior of the heart from a pink sheet in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.  

Prep the Sending Love Posh Script die with waxed paper and diecut it from a white glittered sheet in the Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad - leave the tiny dot for the "i" in the die until you need it.

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded recycled Kraft A2 card.

Memory Box Hot Foil Plates create beautifully foiled detailed images.  They're also great with just basic pressure embossing for a subtle monochromatic look.  Or follow this technique for glossy, highlighted designs.  

Thanks for visiting - have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

mbf014

94637 Cuppa Love

94543 Sending Love Posh Script

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

wp101 Watercolor Paper

Bear Hugs for You by Jean Okimoto

The Layered Polar Bear - from our Christmas release - makes a great addition to Valentine cards too.  Cut this very popular guy from soft white felt and

Open Studio Watercolor Paper for plush texture and contrasting shades of white.

Hi, Jean Okimoto here with my favorite design from our holiday release.  Pair the friendly bear with the Woodgrain Tree Trunk and imagine "xoxo" carved into the trunk with Poppystamps' Poetic Lowercase Alphabet.

Prep white wool-blend felt by attaching it to adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to stabilize it and prevent adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the large bear background.  Color the eartips with a pink marker.  Let it dry for a few minutes - then blot it to be sure it's really dry.

Cut the other bear sections from Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  Attach a scrap of Black Glossy Cardstock behind his face.  The glossy finish makes a big difference  - his eyes look brighter.  Assemble the bear - use foamtape behind the top layers of the paws and leave a section on the left unattached to insert the hugs heart

 

Cut a bright red 6x6 from the Berry Red Collection with the smallest

Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out.  

Cut "xoxo" and "hugs"  - from the Poppystamps Poetic Lowercase Alphabet - from dark brown cardstock.  Attach the letters to the heart.

Cut Woodgrain Tree Trunk from medium-brown cardstock.

Prep bright red felt with adhesive label paper or a stick sheet and cut 3 of the Layered Birds.  Cut the coordinating smaller top layers from the Berry Red 6x6.

 

 

Attach the diecuts to a light kraft slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").  Add the amber-colored Autumn Fairy Crystals.  

Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Add a greeting - the new For You Posh Script - cut from light kraft cardstock and the bright red Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut 2 background layers from the kraft cardstock and pressure-emboss 1 using the rubber mat and plate(s) required for your machine.  Pressure-embossing creates a debossed area to easily attach the detailed top layer.  Attach the other kraft background behind the greeting for extra dimension.

Construct a brown bear with brown felt and cardstock if they're more common in your neighborhood - like they are here.   He's also great for baby and kid cards too - and birthdays, holding a balloon or cupcake!    Add a scarf for extra color on winter cards.

Thanks for visiting - keep warm, be safe and have a great weekend!

 

Supplies

 

94709

94685 Layered Polar Bear

94684 Layered Birds

94630 Woodgrain Tree Trunk

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

sp1001 Berry Red

wp101 Watercolor Paper

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

 

 

 

 

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Supplies

 

2332 Poetic Lowercase Alphabet

Double-Emboss the Blissful Heart by Jean Okimoto

The new Blissful Heart Hot Foil Plate is a hardworking multi-tasker that's also perfect for embossing the beautiful botanical design.  It's double-embossed here - pressure-embossed, then heat-embossed to highlight the delicate details.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a slimline Valentine design for you.

Cut the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper with the largest Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out.  Lightly spritz both sides of the heart 4 times - from about 12" away.  Let the paper absorb the water for about 30 seconds then place the smoother side of the heart onto the Blissful Heart Foil Plate and pressure-emboss it. Use the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  

Place the embossed heart on a smooth, hard surface and use a brayer or the direct-to-paper technique to ink the entire design with picked raspberry Distress Oxides.  Quickly heat-emboss it with Imagine's Iridescent Embossing Powder for a sparkly, glittery, glossy look.

Use a blending brush or sponge dauber to ink the edges of the heart with picked raspberry.  Sprinkle the embossing powder along the edges and heat-emboss it.

Cut the "love" portion of the Sending Love Daily Script from dark gray and bright pink cardstock - save the little pieces in the "ove."  Attach the greeting to the Blissful Heart with a liquid adhesive - I used the original Tacky Glue.

Cut bright pink cardstock with the 1-⅛" x 6-¼" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die. Cut two strips of the silver 6x6 in the Delicate Pastel Mirror Pad with the smallest slim rectangle die.

Attach the diecuts to a card of Creme Woodgrain cardstock (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foamdots for the heart.  Add the lightest Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting - see you again on Sunday...

 

Supplies

 

MBFO14

94661 Sending Love Daily Script

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

sh44002 Cream Woodgrain Paper Pack

gem102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

wp101 Watercolor Paper