Birch Tree Forest Cardinal by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Keeping the bird theme going, I have a vintage brown and red Christmas card to share today featuring the Layered Cardinal die and Birch Tree Forest embossing folder (EF) from the current 2023 Christmas release

The Layered Cardinal, Classic Pine Needle Sprigs and pine cones were all die cut from white paper then ink blended with distress inks (DI) using blending brushes:

reds - Abandoned Coral, Lumberjack Plaid

brown - Gathered Twigs

black - Black Soot

yellow - Fossilized Amber

The background was created by “stamping” with the EF.  Inked the flat side of the EF with Brushed Corduroy and Gathered Twigs DI, spritz with water then pressed onto watercolor paper.  Just like you would for the stencil monoprint technique, except with an EF… so EF monoprint! 🤗

Left the panel to air dry then trimmed down to A2 size before black heat embossing the sentiment from Shining Star with clear glitter embossing powder directly on the panel for a bit of sparkle.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.

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

Supplies

 

94754 Layered Cardinal

EF1039 Birch Tree Forest 3D Embossing Folder

94757 Classic Pine Needle Sprigs

94595 Smooth Pine Cones

CL5285 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

Joy Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features more new products from the 2023 Christmas release.

I love the Vintage Tray Die and Embossing Folder set.  There's so many ways you could use this die and today I chose to fill the openings with different die cuts.  The good thing with this new release is that there are so many choices.

I began by embossing 2 pieces of white cardstock with the 3D embossing folder from the Vintage Tray Set.  Next, I die cut the frame from one of the embossed pieces and inked all the pieces with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I adhered the pieces onto the other embossed piece of cardstock to create the background for my card.

I die cut the frame die 4 times from black cardstock, stacked and glued them together for some dimension.  I glued the frame onto the prepared background.

All the die cut elements were cut from colored cardstock and inked with Distress Inks.  The Chickadee body was die cut from white cardstock and inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The other parts of the chickadee were cut from colored cardstock and glued in place.

I glued all the die cuts in place in the frame openings.

I stamped the sentiment in black ink on a strip of white cardstock.  I lightly inked the edges with Vintage Photo Ink and glued it under the word "Joy".

To finish the card I added some red fairy crystals for berries on the pine branches.

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

 

 

 

Supplies

cry102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

94741 Nestled Chickadee Duo

94751 Layered Evergreen Trees

94756 Small Poinsettia Layers

94757 Classic Pine Needle Sprigs

94759 Brilliant Joy

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

cl5285 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

Gracious Floral Birthday by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I needed a birthday card and created this simple card using all three products from the June 2023 Gracious Floral collection. 

The floral image was stamped with Fade Out ink on white cardstock for a no-line coloring look.  Used the coordinating stencils and a couple of gradient dye ink colors in blue, green and gray to color the image.  Die cut the image out with the coordinating die next, then ran it through the die cutting machine in the coordinating embossing folder.

Cut the image apart into two, adhered on opposite corners on a white woodgrain panel, and trimmed off the overhangs.  The sentiment from Poppy Stamps Modest Greetings 1 Hot Foil Plate & Die was hot foiled with gold foil.  Die cut it out with the rectangle strip die included in the set and matte it to gold Vintage Pastel mirror cardstock.  Assembled the card to finish.

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

Supplies

 

CL5280 Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set

88620 Gracious Floral Stencil Set

EF1026 Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

PSF802 Modest Greetings 1 Hot Foil Plate and Die

Happy Haunting Card by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone!  Today I have another Halloween card featuring new products from the 2023 Fall Release.

I started but creating the ink blended the background panel using Distress Inks in Lost Shadow and Hickory Smoke.  I spattered the background with plain water and dried it with the heat tool, then spattered it with white ink.  

The moon was die cut from white cardstock, then inked with Mustard Seed and Vintage Photo Distress Inks.  I spattered the moon with plain water to give it a little texture.

I die cut the "Ghosts in the Forest" from white cardstock and stamped the greeting on the bottom portion of the panel.

The moon was glued to the gray background panel and the white die cut was adhered on top of the background.

The witch was die cut from black cardstock and I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

I used foam tape to adhere the card front to a white card base.

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

 

Supplies

 

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

30087 Circle Basics Set

94624 Flying Witch

CL5264 Halloween Pumpkin

Trick or Treat by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have a Halloween card for you which features new products from the 2023 Fall Release.

I started by creating an ink blended background using Distress Oxide Inks.  Once I was happy with the blend, I spattered it with plain water to add some texture to the background.  Next, I stamped the greeting with black ink on the bottom portion of the background.

I used foam tape to adhere the background to a white card base.

Next, I die cut the Layered Witch Hat from black, gray and white cardstock.  I inked the edge of the gray shadow die cut with Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink, and the hat band with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink, then glued them to the black witch hat.

The ghosts were die cut from white cardstock and glued to the card.  I used foam tape to adhere the witch hat over the ghosts.

That's it for today!

 

Supplies

 

94693 Large Layered Witch Hat

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

CL5264 Halloween Pumpkin

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

Witchy Wren in a Fanciful Gilded Frame by Jean Okimoto

 

The popular Backyard Wren wears the new Large Layered Witch Hat on a Halloween card today.  The new Fanciful Gilded Frame die   creates a great embossed background.  Hi, Jean here with a quirky mix of colors, textures and shapes.  Halloween somehow lets us mix mint and olive greens, orange, black, glitter and mirror cardstock - all on one card!

Cut a rectangle of olive cardstock that's slightly larger than an A2 card.  Cut a layer of heavy plastic (example: a quart or gallon Ziploc bag) to place between the Fanciful Gilded Frame and the rectangle.  Spritz both sides of the rectangle with a light mist of water.  Cover it with the plastic layer, then the die - the plastic layer cushions the cardstock and keeps it from cracking.  Add the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  Run it through the machine.  Dry it with the heat tool if it's still slightly damp.  Let it cool, then trim it with the largest A2 Rectangle Frames Set die.

Cut olive cardstock with the 2-¼" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die.

Cut Large Layered Witch Hat from black cardstock.  Cut the vertical trim from the black Glitzy Glitter Pad 6s6.  Cut the hat band from the mint green Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the hat.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to orange wool-blend felt.  Cut Backyard Wren and the head overlay.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the beak piece from yellow cardstock.  Color the eye area with a black marker.  Attach it behind the head.

Cut the wings from the orange Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the wren.

Stamp the greeting - from the Halloween Pumpkin Clear Stamp and Die Set - on a Sunny Orange Collection 6x6 sheet with Onyx Black VersaFine.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with one end of the stamp set's greeting die.  Rotate the die and trim the excess cardstock.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded olive A2 card - use foam tape for the right side of the greeting and the ends of the hat.  Add Clear Jewels.

Pressure-embossing the background, then trimming it to the A2 dimensions gives it a smooth inlaid look - like the opposite of 3D embossing.  

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

 

Supplies

 

94693

94660 Fanciful Gilded Frame

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

94723 Backyard Wren

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sp1002 Sunny Orange

jwl001 Clear Jewels

cl5264-D Halloween Pumpkin clear stamp and die set

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

Debossed Gracious Floral Thanks by Anne Thompson

Experimentation continued in my craft room this week which resulted in a debossed image of the Gracious Floral and this thank you card.

to make this card

• start with a plain white note card
• cover the front with a green plaid paper from MAGNOLIA PLAID PP1021
• ink the inside of the GRACIOUS FLORAL 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER EF1026 with VersaFine Clair Rain Forest (green) ink; put a piece of white card stock inside the folder and run it through your embossing machine to deboss the image which pushes it down rather than raising it up
• color the Gracious Floral with colored pencils
• trim it to 4 X 5 1/4; back it with a piece of black card stock trimmed closely
• decide on the orientation of the card--I chose top-fold because of where I wanted to place the sentiment
• stamp "thanks for all you do" from the GRACIOUS FLORAL CLEAR STAMP SET CL5280 using the VersaFine Clair Rain Forest ink
• add tiny amber FAIRY JEWELS /BRIGHT JWL003 to the flower centers
• add larger amber AUTUMN FAIRY CRYSTALS CRY101 in white space on the card front
• add the finished panel to the front of the note card

This was really a happy accident as I thought I had inked up the side of the folder that would emboss rather than deboss the image.  I decided to work with it and colored everything but the flowers as if they were all leaves, trying to match the ink's green with an appropriate colored pencil.  Maybe this is more inspiration for this month's green blog challenge.

Happy Crafting!

Bright Fairy Jewels JWL003
Autumn Fairy Crystals CRY101
Magnolia Plaid 6X6 PP1021
Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set CL5280
Gracious Floral 3D Embossing Folder EF1026

 

 

Happy Birthday by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone!  Today I have a monochromatic card for you using the new Gracious Floral Stamp set.

I began by stamping the Gracious Floral several times on white cardstock to create a background and then used colored pencils to fill in the stamped images.  I added some shading around the images with a gray marker.  

I spattered the background with black ink and mounted the background to a black cardstock mat.   Using foam tape, I adhered it to a white card base.

Next, I die cut the words Happy Birthday from silver foil cardstock and glued it to a black shadow die cut.  I glued this to the center of the card.

To finish the card I added Black Nuvo Drops to the flower centers and the card background.

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

 

Supplies

 

CL5280 Gracious Floral Clear Stamp Set

94588 Happy Birthday Posh Script

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad