Eerie Spiders Attack The Mini Pumpkins by Anne Thompson

Here's another Halloween card.  This one features lots of EERIE SPIDERS 94846 and the INTRICATE MINI PUMPKINS 94845.

to make this card

I started with a blank white top fold note card and added a 5 1/2" X 4" piece of green plaid paper from YULETIDE PLAID PP1031.  I cut a piece of brown card stock 4" wide and tore the top edge and added it to the plaid background to act as a field for pumpkins.

Next I die cut the INTRICATE MINI PUMPKINS 94845 from ORANGE PEEL CARD STOCK SH44017.  I stuck them onto a strip of glue dots and set them aside.

Then I die cut the EERIE SPIDERS 94846 three times from BLACK GLOSSY PAPER SH44004.  I stuck those onto a strip of glue dots and set them aside.

I arranged the Intricate Mini Pumpkins on the brown field, placing the smallest ones toward the top edge and the larger ones in the foreground.  Next I placed the tiniest spiders on and around those pumpkins.  I put four of the larger spiders against the green "sky" and used a ruler and a pen to draw their silken threads from the top edge.  

At this point I stamped the sentiment "Halloween Greetings" from MAGICAL HALLOWEEN CLEAR STAMPS SET CL5284 on a scrap of the Orange Peel card stock using VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) Ink.  I fussy-cut it with detail scissors.

To finish the card, I glued the sentiment to a scrap of the Black Glossy paper and cut around it.  I also added two more large spiders on dimensional foam  to the note card.  I placed the sentiment in the lower right of the field using dimensional foam dots.

I'm pretty sure that spiders don't know how to carve pumpkins.  But I did see the funniest video on Facebook this week of chickens carving pumpkins.  Who knew!  Hope your Halloween includes pumpkins but maybe not giant (or even tiny) spiders!  

Happy (Halloween) Crafting!

Intricate Mini Pumpkins 94845                   Eerie Spiders 94846                                 Magical Halloween CL5284

Yuletide Plaid PP1031                              Orange Peel Card Stock SH44017        Black Glossy Paper SH44004

 

Candycorn Haunting Ghosts by Jean Okimoto

Candycorn-colored Haunting Ghosts replace the typical white diecuts on today's card.  Hi, Jean here after a  series of Typepad photo-rejections and draft-saving issues, the bouncy new puppy and big tree challenges.  That called for something sunny, bright and happy...nothing scary!

Cut Haunting Ghosts from white cardstock and the bright yellow and orange Sunrise Collection 6x6 sheets.  Tried to keep the color proportions and sequence similar to real candycorn...details, details!  Attach scraps of black cardstock behind their eye cutouts.

Cut a pearlescent white vellum moon with the 1" Circle Basics die.

Cut the yellow/mustard Gladiola Plaid 6x6 diagonally with the 2-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut the new Orange Peel 8.5 x 11" Cardstock with the 2" Nested Globes die.  Cut the mustard/white Glimmering Gladiola leafy branch 6x6 with the 1-½" wide Nested Globes die.

Cut 3 new Eerie Spiders from Black Glossy Paper (cardstock).

Stamp the greeting - from the new Magical Halloween Clear Stamp and Die Set - on mustard cardstock with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.  Quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the set's coordinating die.  Cut an extra greeting shape from black cardstock and layer it for dimension.

 

Trim the top corners of a yellow/orange A2 notecard with a rounding punch.  Attach the diecuts - use foam tape for the yellow ghost and behind the heads of the orange and white ghosts.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Working on another candycorn Haunting Ghosts design for my next post - here's a peek - see you on Friday!

Supplies

 

94692 Haunting Ghosts

94846 Eerie Spiders

94532 Nested Globes

30087 Circle Basics Set

pp1027 Gladiola Plaid 6x6 pack

pp1028 Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 pack

sh44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

cl5284d

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

Cauldron Witch – Simply Silhouetted by Jean Okimoto

The new Cauldron Witch can be artfully colored and shaded...or simply cut for a spooky silhouette design.  Add a bit of plaid, an ink-blended scrap of cardstock, glitter, pearlescent cardstock and Bright Jewels - all in a mix of black, orange, violet and purple.  Hi, Jean here with a simple Halloween design from the 2024 Fall Cornucopia Collection.

I used a scrap of white cardstock covered with violet, orange and dark pink ink - cut with the 2" wide Nested Globes die.  Smudge the edges with Electric Purple Radiant Neon ink.  Sounds scary, but it's a great color!

Cut the witch and cauldron from Glossy Black Paper (cardstock).  Cut the hatband, bubbles and boiling brew from the violet Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut the hat from the black Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  

Stamp the greeting - from the new Magical Halloween Clear Stamp and Die Set - on the new Lavender Bloom solid-core 100-lb cardstock with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Let it cool, then cut it with the coordinating die.  Cut the greeting shape again from black cardstock and layer it - slightly offset - for dimension.

Cut the violet/purple/gold Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 with the 2-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut the new Orange Peel cardstock with the 3" wide Nested Globes die. 

Attach the diecuts to a light kraft A2 card - use foam dots for the greeting.  Add violet Bright Jewels to three of the bubbles.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Highlight a spooky black silhouette with glitter, shimmer, glossy cardstock and sparkly jewels in a mix of bright colors.  Halloween says it's OK to over-bling and experiment with a mix of colors.

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

Supplies

 

94849 Cauldron Witch

94532 Nested Globes

CL5284D Magical Halloween Clear Stamp Set and Dies

jwl003 Bright Jewels

pp1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

sh44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

sh44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1007

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

Potion Bottles + Cauldron = A Magical Halloween by Anne Thompson

There's a new collection from Memory Box--2024 Fall Cornucopia.  I've put together a Halloween card that uses the POTION BOTTLES 94847, the cauldron from CAULDRON WITCH 94849, and the sentiment "Have A Magical Halloween" from the MAGICAL HALLOWEEN CL5284 clear stamps set.

I started with a white side fold note card and added a piece of a dark plaid paper from YULETIDE PLAID PP1031 cut 5 1/4 X 4.

I cut a large circle from BLACK GLOSSY PAPER SH44004 and added that to the top of the note card.

I die cut the cauldron from CAULDRON WITCH 94849 and the POTION BOTTLES 94847 using watercolor paper.  I colored the pieces with a variety of inks using fingertip daubers.

I stamped "Have A Magical Halloween" on a scrap of white card stock using VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink.  This is one of the sentiments  from the MAGICAL HALLOWEEN CL5284  clear stamps set.

Add the die cuts to the black glossy paper circle--I placed the cauldron in the upper left and the bottles in the lower right.  I used dimensional foam dots for the cauldron and the round bottle as well as the sentiment panel.

You can see the whole 2024 FAll CORNUCOPIA collection here...Halloween-themed dies and clear stamps as well as packages of fifteen new colors of 8 1/2 X 11 card stock sheets!  

Happy Crafting!

Yuletide Plaid PP1031                                Black Glossy Paper SH44004

Cauldron Witch 94849       Potion Bottles 94847                      Magical Halloween CL5284

Merry & Bright Candles by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have a rustic masculine Christmas card to share today using more products from the 2024 Yuletide collection. 

 

Started with the background again and die cut the Narrow Woodgrain Planks from brown cardstock.  Darker brown cardstock was then trimmed to 4x5.25-inches.  Covered it with a sheet of double-sided adhesive and attached the planks to cover it.  For a spotlight effect, ink blended Gathered Twigs and Black Soot distress inks around the perimeter of the panel.

 

 

The candle base and top layers were die cut from white glitter and white mirror paper, respectively.  Shading was then added to them using cool grey Copic Sketch markers C00/0/1/2/3.  The flames were die cut from alcohol marker friendly paper and colored with Y11/15 yellow Copic Sketch markers.  The pine cones were die cut from dark brown and Kraft cardstock, while the pine needles were prepped as described in a previous post HERE.  The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder on a strip of red Yuletide Plaid paper and a fish tail cut out for something different.  Assembled the card onto a white card base then added snow details with a white Posca pen to finish.

 

 

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

Supplies

 

94812 Merry and Bright Candles

94802 Pinecone Duo

94823 Narrow Woodgrain Planks

CL5286 Holiday Wishes clear stamp set

PP1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

Yuletide Plaids, Pinecones and Poinsettias by Jean Okimoto

Layer poinsettias, pinecones and pine branches on a holiday design from the 2024 Yuletide Collection.  Double-embossing adds shadowy texture to the new Pinecone Duo too.  Hi, Jean here with another design for your stash of holiday ideas.

Cut Pinecone Duo background and detailed overlay from dark brown cardstock.  Spritz both sides of the background diecuts with a light mist of water.  Pressure-emboss them using the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  

Sponge or brayer the detailed overlays with VersaMark.  Heat-emboss them with detail clear powder.  Assemble the pinecones.

Cut two sets of Petite Poinsettias from the bright pinkish-red Blush Collection 6x6.  Cut 3 sets of the centers from the orange Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6. Assemble 1 small and 2 large poinsettias.

Cut the evergreens from the Pinecone Duo and Pine Branches sets from a dark yellow-green Greenery Collection 6x6.

Cut a dark green Greenery 6x6 with the 2-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut a diagonal red and gold Yuletide Plaid 6x6 with the same die.  Trim the bottom corners with a corner rounding punch.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Holiday Wishes Clear Stamp and Die Set - on natural cardstock with Tulip Red VersaFine Clair.  Dry the iink, then cut the greeting with the smallest Nested Globes die.  Trim the straight end so the diecut is about 1-⅞" long.

Attach the diecuts to a natural A6 card - 4-½ x 6-¼" - use foam dots for the right edge of the greeting.

Thanks for visiting...see you on Friday!

 

Supplies

 

94802 Pinecone Duo

94822

94817

cl5286D Holiday Wishes clear stamp and die set

pp1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

sp1011

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Festive Holly and Pretty Presents by AnneThompson

Here's another holiday (or December birthday?) card using dies and papers from the 2024 Yuletide collection.

to make this card

Cover the front of a side-fold A2 note card with one of the print papers from YULETIDE CHEER PP1032.

Use one of the dies from the FRINGED SCALLOPED FRAME SET 94842 to cut a piece of white card stock and add it to the front of the note card.

Die cut the PRETTY PRESENTS 94761--I did this twice, once from a green plaid and once from a red so I could mix and match them--and FESTIVE HOLLY 94801 using those same green and red papers in the YULETIDE PLAID PP1031 paper pad.  

Assemble the holly branches and the presents and add them to the white frame on the note card.  I placed the presents first (I only used five of the six I'd made--the extra one is tucked inside!) and then stacked the holly branches in the upper left to leave room for a sentiment.  I added tiny black gemstones to the holes in the berries for a bit of sparkle.  I used small dimensional foam dots to pop up a couple of the leaves.

Die cut the BELLO JOY 94763 using a scrap of the red plaid for the background and the smooth side of a scrap of watercolor paper for the detailed letters.  

Glue the letters in place on the background and add to the note card.

That's it!  I'm really loving the Fringed Scalloped Frame Set as a way to showcase dies from this Yuletide collection.  I have another idea already cooking up for my next post!

Happy crafting!

Yuletide Cheer PP1032          Yuletide Plaid PP1031

Fringed Scalloped Frame Set 94842

Festive Holly 94801                                     Pretty Presents 94761                                  Bello Joy 94763

Snowflakes and Pinecone Joy by Anne Thompson

Today's card features a number of papers and dies from the newest 2024 YULETIDE collection-- YULETIDE PLAID PP1031 and YULETIDE CHEER PP1032 papers; FRINGED SCALLOPED FRAME SET 94842, PINECONE DUO 94802, DRIFTING SNOWFLAKES 94816, and SNOWFLAKE JOY 94797 dies.  I also used some scraps of white, dark brown and light brown card stock papers.

to make this card

Choose one of the plaids from YULETIDE PLAID PP1031 and cover the front of a side-fold A2 note card.  I used one of the lighter red plaids.

Die cut one of the patterned papers from YULETIDE CHEER PP1032 using the next to the largest die from the FRINGED SCALLOPED FRAME SET 94842.   I chose a light brown-ish paper.

Use the PINECONE DUO 94802 dies to cut the solid shapes from dark brown card stock, the detailed cones from a lighter brown card stock, and the pine branches from one of the green plaids from YULETIDE PLAID PP1031.

Die cut the two pieces of DRIFTING SNOWFLAKES 94816 from white card stock.

Use the SNOWFLAKE JOY 94797 dies to cut the sentiment--cut the background solid shape from the scrap of the red plaid left from covering the note card; cut the snowflake-detailed JOY from a scrap of white card stock, remove the J and Y to leave the letter outlines,  and save the tiny star-shape from the snowflake center.

to assemble this card

• add the Fringed Scalloped Frame to the center of the note card front
• audition the placement of the other die cut pieces
• add the Drifting Snowflakes (without the solid backing piece), the Pinecone Duo pieces (pop up the pinecones with dimensional foam dots), and the Snowflake Joy sentiment to the card front
• add a few clear dots in three sizes to the snowflakes

One more holiday/winter card done!  This is a card design I will use over and over, cutting multiples of each die and assembling a bunch at once.  I love those pinecones!

Happy crafting!

Fringed Scalloped Frame Set 94842                                     Pinecone Duo 94802

Drifting Snowflakes 94816        Snowflake Joy 94797

Greetings from the Piney Woods by Anne Thompson

Happy Christmas in July!  The new Memory Box 2024 Yuletide Collection is here!

Today's card features all thing pine--SLENDER PINE TREES 94796, PINE BRANCHES 94817, green papers from YULETIDE PLAID PP1031, and a pine branches paper from YULETIDE CHEER PP1032.

I started with a white top-fold A2 note card and covered the front with the pine branches paper from the YULETIDE CHEER PP1032 6X6 paper pad.

I die cut two sets of the PINE BRANCHES 98417 from one of the green plaid 6X6 papers in the YULETIDE PLAID PP1031 pad.

I used another sheet of the same plaid to die cut the SLENDER PINE TREES 94796.

To assemble the card I cut a piece of light blue card stock 3 X 4 1/4.  I used a glue pen to add the trees to the panel.  I then glued on the Pine Branches, stacking them up in the empty space in the lower right quadrant.  I attached the panel to the front of the note card.

To finish the card I added a large white satin ribbon bow at the base of the branches stems.  To balance the weight in the lower part of the card I placed several clear circular jewels in three sizes among the tree tops.

I could actually send this card anytime and add an appropriate sentiment in the space under the panel or inside the note card.  This card came together quickly and reminds me of the piney woods near my childhood home.

Be sure to check out the Yuletide Collection here.  Keep checking the blog every day for inspiration from the Memory Box Design Team.  And it's not too early to start making those holiday cards!

Happy Crafting!

 

 

Introducing...The 2024 Yuletide Collection by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate the holidays with our newest release...the 2024 Yuletide Collection!  It's a versatile mix of contemporary, traditional, fun and classic designs for all of your Christmas projects.  Dies, 3D embossing folders, stencils, color-coordinated 6x6 plaids and prints, cling stamps, a snowflake hot foil plate and clear stamps!

Hi, Jean here with the first of many designs our team is creating for your winter celebrations. It's a late post  - Typepad had server issues for several hours last night and today.   Thanks for your patience!

Attach adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to white wool-blend felt.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the new Wintertime Bear.  Cut the portion that goes behind his face from Glossy Black Paper (cardstock) for the eyes and nose. 

Cut the scarf and hat from a dark red plaid in the new Yuletide Plaid 6x6 set.  It’s actually a Santa hat – we’re going for the coordinated plaid look here today.

The Wintertime Bear set includes ski equipment and boots - he’s delivering gifts first, he’ll ski later.  Cut the boots from a dark red 6x6 in the Blush Collection

Cut the new Pretty Presents gift boxes from the dark green Yuletide Cheer 6x6 print. 

Cut the ribbons from the red Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the gifts – attach the bottom of the ribbons for the tallest and shortest gifts behind the boxes.

Cut a grass-green 6x6 from the Greenery Collection with the second-largest Fringed Scalloped Frame Set die. 

Cut a dark green 6x6 from the Greenery Collection with the 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” die from the A2 Rectangle Frames Set.  Attach it to a top-folded white card that’s about 1/16” smaller than an A2 card.

Attach the diecuts to the card – use foam tape at the bottom of the shorter gifts, and for the top layer of the scarf. 

The blog isn't letting me link to the catalog and Idea Book - please visit our website to view the items and ideas - www.memoryboxco.com.

Here’s a list of the new items I’ve used:

94842     Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

94761     Pretty Presents

94819     Wintertime Bear

PP1032    Yuletide Cheer

PP1031    Yuletide Plaid

Thanks for visiting...hope your favorite Retailer has ordered these great new designs for your holiday projects!

 

Supplies

 

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

Supplies

 

94761 Pretty Presents

94819 Wintertime Bear

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

pp1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

pp1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack