Golden Holiday Greetings by Jean Okimoto

Surprise someone with a frosty pink slimline holiday greeting this year.  The unexpected shape and color will stand out in a crowd of traditional designs. Hi, Jean here - hope you're enjoying a great weekend!  

We're using the Poinsettia Garland 6x6 pack with its array of beautiful metallic gold and matte florals, starbursts and botanicals.  Cut two of the pale pink and gold 6x6's with the Frilling Snowflake Ornament background die.  Attach narrow strips of cardstock behind the tops of the ornaments to reinforce the hole for the gold cord.  

Cut light pink cardstock with the same die. Cut a gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6 with the snowflake that's included in the Frilling Snowflake Ornament set.

Punch the holes and tie the ornaments with gold cord.  Curl the cord with the side of a bonefolder or that plastic burnishing too.

Cut two 2 pieces of white cardstock with the 2-¼" x 7-¼" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Spritz both sides of one rectangle with a light mist of water and pressure-emboss it with the Happy Holidays Streamlined Script die at a slight angle.  This step debosses the rectangle and makes it easy to attach the gold greeting diecut. Attach the other rectangle behind the embossed rectangle to add dimension.

Cut Happy Holidays Streamlined Script again from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6 - leave the tiny dot for the "i" in the die until you're ready to attach it.  Attach the gold greeting to the rectangle.  It'll fit perfectly into the debossed area.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-⅝"). Add pale pink Pastel Jewels.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

This design is great if you have a stack of Memory Box holiday papers in your stash.  The color-coordinated prints create beautiful ornaments and the single gold snowflake adds a cool contrast.

Thanks for visiting our blog - see you in December!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94758 Happy Holidays Streamlined Script

94695 Frilling Snowflake Ornament

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

pp1024 Poinsettia Garland 6x6 pack

fp1003

Home for the Holidays by Jean Okimoto

A plump red felt bird and a glittery Christmas tree fill the new Bird's Nest with holiday spirit.  Leaf Bunches and berries from Birch Press Design brighten the background.  Hi, Jean here with a holiday slimline design.

Cut Leaf Bunches  from dark green cardstock. Cut the 2.25" wide Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectange from white cardstock.  Attach it to a white slimline card (8-⅝" x 3-⅝").

Cut the large Layered Evergreen Trees background from lime green cardstock.  Cut the delicate top layer from the green Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  We're working on the link for the Layered Evergreen Trees #94751 - here's a picture:  

Cut Bird's Nest from kraft cardstock.

Attach adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to red wool-blend felt and cut one of the Nestled Chickadee Duo birds.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the head and trim sections from red cardstock.  Cut the wings from the red Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the eye cutout.

Cut the Birch Press Design Mixed Berry Contour Layers stems from the green cardstock.  Cut 5 berries from the Rainbow Reflections red 6x6 and from yellow cardstock.  Layer the berries - rotate the yellow pieces to fill the cutouts on the red berries

Assemble the Christmas tree, chickadee and the front portion of the Bird's Nest.  

Attach Leaf Bunches to the stitched rectangle background - place the single extra leaf so it covers the stem of the leaves on the top left corner.  

Attach the back layer of the nest, then the Christmas tree and the chickadee, then the top layers of the nest.  Attach the berry stems and berries.

Cut Happy Holidays Streamlined Script from the green cardstock - leave the tiny dot for the "i" in the die until you're ready to attach it.

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great weekend!

 

Supplies

 

94745 Leaf Bunches

94758 Happy Holidays Streamlined Script

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

94741 Nestled Chickadee Duo

94740 Bird's Nest

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

 

 

Supplies

 

57527 Mixed Berry Contour Layers

 

Pink, Poinsettia and Plaid by Jean Okimoto

Greet the season with pink, lime, a new plaid and the beautiful new layered Glorious Poinsettia. Hi, Jean here with a simple slimline design ready for your favorite mix of prints, colors, greetings and jeweled accents.  We're using the new Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 and Shining Star Clear Stamps too.

Cut Glorious Poinsettia from pink and green cardstock.  Cut the tiny centers from the bright yellow Graceful Gardens Glitter Pad sheet - we're using two of the three pieces.  Assemble the poinsettia.

Cut a plaid 6x6 with the 1-⅜" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die - cut the 6x6 vertically, including the top portion where the sheets are attached.  Cut bright, dark pink cardstock with the ⅞" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Shining Star Clear Stamp Set - on pink cardstock with Oasis Green VersaFine Clair.  Dry the ink, then trim the the greeting with the ⅝" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  

Eliminate measuring, guessing (and thinking!) with the Slim Basic Rectangle Layers dies.  They're perfectly proportioned for slimline layers and backgrounds.

Attach the diecuts and greeting to a white slimline card (3-½" x 8-½") - use foam dots for the tips of the larger petals.  Add pink/taupe Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Balance a bold layered poinsettia with a matching plaid and let the detailed petals be the focal point.  This design works in traditional reds and greens with our other plaids - and try it creamy whites with gold details too.

Thanks for visiting...see you on Friday!

Supplies

 

94734 Glorious Poinsettia

pp1023

gp1002

cry101

94556

cl5285

Boo Colorful Pumpkins by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with some super fun colorful pumpkins made with the newest pumpkin die "Autumn Pumpkin."  I love non traditional colors for cards so today I went a little crazy on my pumpkin colors!  

One of the reasons I wanted to create this card is because I recently started scrapbooking and I have so many left over scraps from those large 12 by 12 papers!  So for my card today I picked a group of coordinating paper scraps and used them to cut all the die cuts from.  For the background I used the Slim Diagonal Collage die twice to cut the two separate strips of diagonal lines and then backed that panel with a solid color from the paper collection.  Here you can see all the pumpkins I cut in a row, alongside the background panel:

You can see all the colorful papers I chose to mix and match.  And below you can see that I am arranging them in the order I like right over that solid white strip so it will look like the diagonal die cut the whole panel instead of 2 separate strips.

Once I was happy with my arranged pumpkins, I glued on the stems and leaves to each pumpkin.  Next I turned them over and added 2 layers of foam tape down the middle of them.  I did this because there are lines cut in the pumpkin with the die so that you can bend the sides backwards a little and if gives the illusion of a more rounded 3D pumpkin.  I love that about this die, it really looks realistic in real life.  Here's you can see the first layer of foam tape on the back of the pumpkins.

When I added the pumpkins to the background, each had foam tape in the centers and liquid glue on each side so I could kind of round them out a little more than just laying them down flat.  Next I cut the background brown piece using the Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles largest die from the set.  I put my white panel on top and then cut the BOO using brown and white card stock with the Bennet Alphabet die set.  

After adding the boo letters on the middle 3 pumpkins, I added shimmer pen and glossy accents to help them stand out more.  Here's closer look at this:

I had so much fun creating this large slimline card for today and I hope you will try making non-traditional colored die cuts from your leftover card stock pieces!  Here's one last look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

94582 Bennet Alphabet

94690 Autumn Pumpkin

94555 Slim Diagonal Collage

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

Plumed, Layered, Glittered and Ghostly by Jean Okimoto

Create a feathery background for the new Large Layered Witch Hat.  Diecut and stencil the trio of Plumed Gypsy Feathers in a colorful mix of pink, orange and coral inks.   Hi, Jean here with another Halloween slimline design for you today.

Cut the small Plumed Gypsy Feather from and coral cardstock.  Create 3 DIY feather stencils by cutting the feathers from vellum - one for each color.  Stencil Electric Pink, Electric Orange and Electric Coral Radiant Neon ink feather backgrounds onto the rectangle.  Dry the inks with a heat-tool.

Cut pink and coral cardstock with the Plumed Gypsy Feather die.  Cut the orange Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6 with the feather die too.  Attach the diecut feathers over the stenciled backgrounds.

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

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

Attach the diecuts to a kraft slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").   Add the amber Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

Thanks for visiting!  I'll be posting again on Friday - hope you won't get tired of seeing me this week!

 

Supplies

 

94693

94711 Plumed Gypsy Feather

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

wp101 Watercolor Paper

Halloween Lineup by Jean Okimoto

A lineup of Halloween icons fills a slimline card from end to end on an "everything" card.  Hi, Jean here with a very layered collection of fall diecuts featuring my favorite ghosts with new designs from our latest release.

Cut kraft cardstock with the 7-⅞" x 2-⅞" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangle die.  Attach it to a kraft slimline card (8-½" x 3-⅝").

Cut Layered Greenery Stems from black cardstock and the black Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  

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 Boiling Cauldron from Black Glossy Cardstock.  Cut the dripping overflow from the lime green Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the standing bubbles from the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the cauldron and bubbles - I trimmed the bottom edge of the tall bubbles a bit.

Cut Autumn Pumpkin from the dark orange 6x6 in the Sunny Orange Collection.  Cut the leaves and tendril from the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections sheet.  

Cut Large Layered Witch Hat from black cardstock.  Cut the vertical trim from the black Glitzy Glitter Pad sheet.  Cut the hatband from the orange Rainbow Reflections sheet.

Assemble the stems, pumpkin, and hat.  Attach the diecuts to the Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangle - use foam tape for the ghosts' heads.

Halloween seems like a great reason to fill a card from one end to the other with a variety of diecuts.  Our Fall '23 Collection has the perfect designs for that!

Thanks for visiting - see you again tomorrow...

 

Supplies

 

94691

94690 Autumn Pumpkin

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

94694 Layered Greenery Stems

94693 Large Layered Witch Hat

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sp1002 Sunny Orange

wp101 Watercolor Paper

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Pumpkin Stack Halloween by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Today I have a slimline (SL) pumpkin stack Halloween card featuring the Autumn Pumpkin die from the current 2023 Fall release.

 

The pumpkins were die cut out of three gradient orange papers from the Sunny Orange paper pack.  Added details to them using Copic Sketch markers YR02, YR24 and YR27.  The pumpkins to the left of the card in the photo above show the before and after the added details.  The happy face (I’m not a fan of scary or mean or gory looking faces) was created with the Shining Star and Circle Basics die sets.  Started by die cutting black cardstock using the largest star die.

 

 

Die cut the top piece with a circle die to form the mouth (pictured left below).  Die cut the other piece with the star die for an eye (pictured right below).  Repeated the process for the second eye.  The nose is pretty straight forward and was also die cut out with the star die.

The witch hat was die cut from black, pitch black and black glitter papers.  Assembled the pumpkin stack, then added shading with YR24/27 and E09 Copic Sketch markers under the hat and pumpkins.

 

 

Stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink on the bottom two pumpkins, then added drop highlights with a white gel pen.

 

 

The background panel is Bristol paper die cut out with the largest Slim Basic Rectangle die.  A circle moon mask was then die cut from masking paper and adhered off-the-edge at the top before ink blending Peacock Feathers and Black Soot distress inks (DI).  For some texture and a spooky feel, lightly dragged Black Soot DI cube down the length of the panel.  Splattered with diluted black gouache paint for even more texture.

 

Removed the moon mask and applied black ink remaining on the blender brush to give the moon texture/dimension.  Ink smooshed a scrap piece of mixed media paper with orange/brown/black dye inks to die cut the leaves from.  Assembled the card onto a split black/white 3.75”x8.75” slimline card base to finish.

That does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.

Supplies

 

94690 Autumn Pumpkin

94693 Large Layered Witch Hat

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

94321 Shining Star Set

30087 Circle Basics Set

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

sp1002 Sunny Orange

CL5264 Halloween Pumpkin

Special Moments – Embossed and Glossed by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate special moments with a summer-y floral slimline.  Hi, Jean here with a combination of soft colors, bold designs and a lot of texture.   

Cut the pale peach Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 with the blossom die from the Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set.  Place the diecut in the folder and  emboss it using the plates required for your machine.  Ink the center with Brilliance Pearlescent Lime and set it aside to dry.

The Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die set includes the floral die and 2 greeting dies.  Cut the design from heavy white cardstock.  Ink the embossing folder with Brilliance Rocket Red Gold - tap the inkpad repeatedly over the surface without squishing it into the design. Emboss the cardstock.  

Stamp the greeting on pale green cardstock with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair. Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.   Dry the ink, then trim it with one end of the ⅞" wide Slim Basic Rectangles die.  Trim the other end with the side of a larger die from the rectangles set.

Trim the Madras Plaid Coral and Green 6x6 with the 1-⅜" wide Slim Basic Rectangles die - cut it vertically, including the top portion  where the sheets are attached.  

Cut white cardstock with the 2-¼" wide Slim Basic Rectangles die

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-⅝") - use foam tape where the petals extend beyond the background rectangles.  Add clear Christmas Fairy Crystals.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting the blog...have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

cl5280 Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set

ef1026 Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

pp1013 Madras Plaid Coral and Green 6x6 pack

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

cry102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

Combine the Gracious Floral and Magnolia Collections by Jean Okimoto

Design elements from spring's Magnolia Collection and the Gracious Floral Collection team up for a slimline card.  Hi, Jean here with a mix of dies, stencils, clear stamps, a plaid 6x6,  jewels and a 3D embossing folder that somehow became floral design for summer greetings.

Glue two pieces of lavender cardstock together and diecut the flower from the Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set.  Diecutting the double layer adds extra dimension to the flower and it's faster than cutting two flowers and gluing them together.  

Ink the flower in the top portion of the  embossing folder with Brilliance Pearlescent Purple.  Tap the ink onto the design - don't squish or rub it into the flower.  Place the diecut flower securely in the folder and emboss it using the plates required for your machine.

The Gracious Floral Stencil Set is numbered for easy reference.  We are using the flower upside-down - it's OK!  Brush, sponge or daub Pearlescent Purple using stencil #A2 for the shaded purple areas.

Stencil Brilliance Pearlescent Yellow onto the flower's center using stencil #A4.  Stencil Brilliance Pearlescent Thyme using stencil #A3.  Add a light layer of Pearlescent Thyme to the center of the flower - just enough so you'll still see the yellow ink.

Cut Magnolia Leaf Branch from green cardstock.  Trim the two highest leaves on the left and the branch tip.

Stamp the greeting - from the Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Electric Purple Radiant Neon.  The color sounds a little scary, but it's a great purple - not too red, not too blue.  Quickly heat-emboss the greeting with detail clear powder.  Trim it horizontally with the smallest Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die - cut 1 short end using the die.  Trim the other short end using the side of a larger die.

Cut lavender cardstock with the ⅞" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut the purple Magnolia Plaid 6x6 with the smallest rectangle die.

Cut white cardstock with the 1-⅞" rectangle die.  Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card - use foam tape for petal- and  bigger leaf-tips where they extend past the background block.  Add purple Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Mix and match your blossoms and branches to create new designs and get the most from your Memory Box stash.  Thanks for visiting - see you on Friday!

 

Supplies

 

cl5280 Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set

pp1021 Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

88620 Gracious Floral Stencil Set

ef1026 Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

Simply Embossed - Gracious Floral Slimline by Jean Okimoto

Need a quick - really quick - thank you card?  3D-ink embossing adds color, texture and dimension to today's Gracious Floral design.  It's a rough, rustic handcrafted look that highlights the details of the 3D embossing folder.   Hi, Jean here with an easy slimline idea for a busy day.  

Cut a 4-¼" x 5-¼" piece of watercolor paper.  Place the Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder on a hard surface and ink the top portion with Electric Purple Radiant Neon.  For even coverage - lift and press the inkpad without squishing it into the design.  Pigment inks work best for this technique - dye inks might dry too quickly.  

Lightly spritz both sides of the paper with a light mist of water and place it in the folder with the smoother side facing the inked design.  Run it through your diecut machine using the plates required for pressure embossing.  Carefully remove the paper and heat-set the ink.

Daub Sunflower Yellow Brilliance ink onto the flower centers - I used stencil patterns A4 and D3 from the Gracious Floral Stencil Set.  Use a cotton swab to ink the centers if you're waiting for your stencil set delivery.

Cut the design with the die from the Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die Set.  

Cut the purple and gold diagonal plaid from the Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack with the ⅞" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut purple cardstock with the 1-⅛" wide die.  

Stamp the greeting - from the Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die Set - on watercolor paper with Electric Purple.  Heat-set the ink. Trim the greeting with the smallest Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die. Cut it near a short end of the die, then trim the excess using one of the larger dies in the set to create a custom-sized greeting strip with nice edges.  Details, details!

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foam tape for the petal- and leaf-tips.  Add the purple/blue Treasure Chest Gemstones. Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Inky embossing is a fast and easy process - make a few extras for future cards before you clean your embossing folder.  They'll be ready when you need another quick card.

Thanks for visiting...see you on July 4th!

 

Supplies

 

ef1026 Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

cl5280d Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die Set

gem101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

pp1021 Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack

88620 Gracious Floral Stencil Set

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers