Cottage Meadow Birthday Wishes by Jean Okimoto

Laura's beautiful Cottage Meadow Rub On card was the inspiration for today's project - love the pretty colors on her kraft background!  These new rub-ons are perfect for cards of all sizes with bright colors and happy flowers for any occasion.  Hi, Jean here with a floral circles to celebrate a special birthday.

Cut the wreath and smaller floral clusters from the new Cottage Meadow Rub Ons.  Carefully remove the paper backing and tap them onto white cardstock  - don't remove the clear top liner yet.  Cover them with printer paper if your cutting plate is scratched or not super-clean -  then cut the cardstock with the 3-¼" and 1-½" Circle Basics Dies.  Carefully remove the top liner.  Cut semi-circles of the dark bright orange Sunrise 6x6 and attach them behind the rub-on circles for color accents and dimension.

Cut the small butterfly wings of the new Canyon Butterflies set from the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut the center section from the chartreuse Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  Attach it to the background.

Cut white cardstock to 4-½" x 10-¼".  Score it at 4".  Attach the circles.

Prep the fun new Happy Birthday Breezy Script die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper for an easy release.  Diecut the greeting from a orange Sunrise Collection 6x6 - leave the dot for the letter i in the die until you're ready to attach it.  Attach the greeting.

Add orange Bright Jewels.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Cottage Meadow Rub Ons are great for quick cards.  The set of sheets also includes a wood craft stick to burnish the designs - but I use my diecut machine for quick, smooth results.

Thanks for visiting!

 

 

Supplies

 

rub104 Cottage Meadow Rub On

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

94782 Happy Birthday Breezy Script

94835 Canyon Butterflies

30087 Circle Basics Set

jwl003 Bright Jewels

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Breezy, Lavish Slimline Thank You by Jean Okimoto

Lavish Fuchsia Stems, Thank You Breezy Script and Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 prints create a white + bright slimline.  A slimline card gives this bold design trio lots of space for layering.   Hi, Jean here with a mix of green and peach tones highlighting our latest release - the 2024 Fuchsia Collection.

Spritz the pale peach Blush Collection 6x6 with a light mist of water.  Pressure-emboss it with the floral portion of the Lavish Fuchsia Stem set using the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.   Lightly ink the top petal layers and the bud with Electric Coral Radiant Neon.  Diecut it.  Cut the foliage and stamens from a bright green 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.  Assemble the blossoms and bud.

Cover the medium-green Greenery 6x6 with ScorTape.  Cut it with the Thank You Breezy Script Background.  Cut the bright green 6x6 with the detailed top layer of the greeting - leave the diecut in the die.  Remove the little pieces.   Press the detailed layer firmly onto the adhesive-covered background, then remove it from the die.  Cover the exposed adhesive with detail clear embossing powder. Heat-emboss it - it'll be secure and perfectly-centered, with a glossy background.

Cut the medium-green 6x6 with a portion of the 1-⅛" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut the green seedpod print from the Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 with a portion of the 1-⅝" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foam tape for the bud and large leaves.  Add lime green Bright Jewels.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Hope you're enjoying the 2024 Fuchsia Collection designs from our team.  Thanks for visiting - have a great weekend!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94780 Thank You Breezy Script

94785 Lavish Fuchsia Stem

pp1030 Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 pack

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

jwl003 Bright Jewels

Dainty Fuchsia Stem Hello by Anne Thompson

Memory Box has a new release:  the 2024 Fuchsia Collection.  You can see it here.  I love everything about this assortment of dies, papers, rub-ons, and embossing folders.  As much as I love the bees and the beetles, I decided to focus on using the Dainty Fuchsia Stem for my first card.  And, of course, I had to use papers from both of the new 6X6 paper pads--Brilliant Fuchsia and Fuchsia Plaid.

materials used from the 2024 Fuchsia Collection

• BRILLIANT FUCHSIA PP1030 fuchsia print paper to cover the front of the top-fold A2 note card
• FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029 for the flowers, leaves, and sentiment
• DAINTY FUCHSIA STEM 94787
• HELLO BREEZY SCRIPT 94781, just the detailed lettering

to make this card

• start with a blank white top-fold A2 note card
• cover the front with a print paper from the Brilliant Fuchsia paper pad
• die cut the Dainty Fuchsia Stem using both green plaid and pink plaid papers from the Fuchsia Plaid paper pad
• assemble the flower bud and the blossom

• add a white rectangle 3 3/4 X 5 to the card front--I used the Memory Box white woodgrain paper SH44001
• add the leafy branch to the white panel first, then the flower bud, and finally tuck the stem of the flower under a leaf
• die cut just the detailed lettering from the Hello Breezy Script set using a scrap of the plaid used for the flower

• add "Hello" to the open space in the lower left

A lovely card to send this late spring or anytime this summer!

Keep checking this blog daily for more inspiration from the Design Team!

Happy Crafting!

white woodgrain     Brilliant Fuchsia     Fuchsia Plaid

SH44001                   PP1030                     PP1029


Dainty Fuchsia Stem   Hello Breezy Script
94787                              94781

 

 

A New Release…The 2024 Fuchsia Collection by Jean Okimoto

Introducing our latest release...2024 Fuchsia!  It's a beautiful, versatile collection of garden-themed dies, 6x6 plaids and prints, embossing folders and rub-ons.  Buds, blossoms, branches, butterflies, bees, beetles and dragonflies - ready to create late spring and summer cards for every occasion.  Add the perfect greetings for thank-yous, friendship cards and celebrations.  Hi, Jean here with the first of many designs from this great collection.

Let's start with the fuchsia. Spritz both sides of watercolor paper with a light mist of water.  Pressure-emboss it with Little Fuchsia Flower Trio & Branch.  Use the die to cut a stencil from medium-weight cardstock.  Sponge, daub or brush the embossed designs with Distress Oxides - mowed lawn, flamingo kitsch and picked raspberry - and Charming Pink VersaFine Clair.  Heat-set the inks.  Diecut it - leave the pieces in the die to keep them organized.  Assemble the blossoms.

Attach ScorTape over a light green sheet from the Greenery 6x6 Pack.  Cut it with the Hello Breezy Script background.  Cut the detailed top layer from a medium green sheet from the Greenery pack - keep the diecut in the die but remove the tiny pieces inside the e, l's and o.  Press the detailed greeting firmly onto the adhesive-covered background.  Cover it with detail clear embossing powder,  tap off the excess, then heat-emboss it.  It'll be securely-attached, with a glossy background and perfectly centered!

Cut the light green 6x6 with the 2-¼" wide A2 Rectangle Frames die.  Cut the rectangle with the 1-¾" wide A2 Rectangle Frames die to create a simple framed background.

Cut the green, pink and white Fuchsia Plaid sheet with the  2-¾" wide A2 Rectangle Frames die.

Cut the small Azure Dragonflies from a green Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut it again from the lime green Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Attach the glittered wings to the mirror cardstock - it's easier to "sandwich" the wings between the 2 mirror cardstock diecuts.  Save the extra diecuts for another project.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for the dragonfly wing tips.  Add green Bright Jewels.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Here are the new items I've used today - 

Thanks for visiting...hope your favorite Retailer has ordered the 2024 Fuchsia Collection.  We'll be sharing designs from our latest release throughout the coming weeks - hope you'll join us again for more ideas and inspiration!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

jwl003 Bright Jewels

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

 

Supplies

 

94788

94781

94834

pp1029

Thank You Sunshine by Jean Okimoto

Brighten someone's day with a sunny-bright thank you from the Gladiola Collection.  Hi, Jean here with a mix of big blossoms and little words - my new favorite design combination.

Cut the Gladiola Blossoms and Leaves petals from a bright yellow 6x6 in the Sunrise Collection.  Shade the center areas with Cheerful VersaFine Clair.  Cut the stamens and leaves from Black Glossy Paper.  

Assemble the blossom - attach the petals to a small scrap of cardstock (about 1" in diameter) so it's easier to handle and arrange over the leaves.

Cut the bright yellow 6x6 with the 2-¾" wide Rectangle Basics die.  Cut the yellow and gold Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 with the 2-½" wide Rectangle Basics die.

Attach the diecuts to a light yellow A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam dots for the top, upper-right and center petals.

Attach a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Tab and gold Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

The Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 set also includes soft pink and lavender versions of the beautiful floral print.  Our 6x6 cardstock collections make it easy to coordinate prints and colors.  Make a stash of cards - then just add a foil tab greeting strip or circle later when you need a quick thank you or birthday card.

Thanks for visiting - see you in June...

Supplies

 

94795 Gladiola Blossom and Leaves

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

pp1028 Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 pack

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

st005 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Tabs

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

Exquisite Butterflies Birthday Wishes by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate a spring or summer birthday with a trio of Exquisite Butterflies.  A slimline card - with lots of white space - balances the shimmery, shiny metallic 6x6 artpapers.  Hi, Jean here with a simple design for a special occasion.

Cut Exquisite Butterflies from a gold Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6.  Cut a turquoise Rainbow Reflections 6x6 with the 2" wide  Wrapped Stitch Rectangle Layers die.  Assemble the butterflies and attach them to the rectangle - use foam tape for the upper wing sections.

Carefully remove the entire sheet of the turquoise and gold Anemone Grove 6x6 - including the top edge that's attached to the pad. Cut it with the 1-⅛" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Cut a turquoise 6x6 from the solid-core Lagoon Collection with the ⅝" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").  Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Add special wishes with a Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab. Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

I've used a lot of the white and black foil greeting tabs recently.  These instant greetings complement any design and add subtle dimension to your cards.  If you already have a stash of completed birthday cards our Thank You Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs would work with this design too.  

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

94771 Exquisite Butterflies craft die

st010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

pp1026 Anemone Grove 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

Create Wildflowers from Gladiola Petals by Jean Okimoto

Send heartfelt hugs with blossoms on a plaid slimline - they're wildflowers created with Fanciful Gladiola Stem petals and Lavender Bouquet sprigs. Hi, Jean here - mixing and matching designs from the Memory Box floral collection to create hybrid blossoms for spring projects.

Cut petals from the Fanciful Gladiola Stem set from a peach Blush Collection 6x6.  Randomly layer the diecuts to create 7 blossoms - I didn't use all of the pieces.  Cut Lavender Bouquet from a light green 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.  

Cut a dark green Anemone Plaid 6x6 with part of the 2" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut a dark green 6x6 from the Greenery Collection with part of the 1-⅛" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Attach the rectangles to a white slimline card (3-½" x 8-½").  Attach the bottoms and (approximate) centers of the Lavender Bouquet stems.  Attach the blossoms, then trim the stems so they'll cover the bottom of the blossoms.  Glue the trimmed stems over the blossoms.  

Attach ScorTape over white cardstock and cut the Hugs Tender Script background.  Cut the detailed "hugs" from a Greenery 6x6. Leave the diecut in the die and remove the inner offcuts from the h and g.  Flip the diecut (still in the die) onto the adhesive-covered white background and press it firmly to attach it and release it from the die.  Cover the exposed adhesive with detail clear embossing powder, tap off the excess and heat-emboss it to attach the top layer and create a glossy background.

Attach the greeting and pale peach/orange Autumn Fairy Jewels.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

94791 Fanciful Gladiola Stem

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94640 Lavender Bouquet

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

jwl004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

pp1025 Anemone Plaid 6x6 pack

Rounds, Rectangles and Birthday Wishes by Jean Okimoto

Going to a birthday celebration and need a fast card?  The 6x6 Glimmering Gladiola and Sunrise Solid Core Cardstock make it easy to design, diecut and assemble a very quick card.  Hi, Jean here with a versatile basic design that takes advantage of the great coordinating papers and colors in the Memory Box 6x6 prints and cardstock collections.

Cut 2 of the Glimmering Gladiola double-sided yellow 6x6 print with the 2-¼" diameter Circle Basics die.  Cut a bright yellow Sunrise Collection 6x6 with the 2-½" Circle Basics die.

Cut the A2-sized Wrapped Stitched Rectangle from a light yellow Sunrise 6x6.  Cut the 2-¾" x 4" Wrapped Stitched Rectangle from the same yellow 6x6.  Attach the large rectangle to a side-folded white A2 card.  

Attach the circles and smaller rectangle to the card.  Add a Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab.  Add gold Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thank You Foil Greetings Circle Tabs are available in white and black too.  They're great for just-in-time cards - or make a bunch of color-coordinated cards and add the greetings later.  

Thanks for visiting our blog -  you again on Friday...

 

 

Supplies

 

pp1028 Glimmering Gladiola 6x6 pack

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

30087 Circle Basics Set

gem101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

st010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

Gladiola Slimline Thank You by Jean Okimoto

Need a special thank you card?  Express your appreciation with a shimmery, sparkly floral design from our latest collection.  Add blooming Gladiola Floral Duo diecuts to an extended Budding Gladiola Stem and layer them on a slimline card.  Hi, Jean here with a thank you card that grew taller and taller as it progressed - like gladiolas!

Add a light mist of Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz to the dark pink/coral Blush Collection 6x6.  The new solid-core 110# sheets and Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz create vibrant customized metallic cardstock in a rainbow of colors.  Let it airdry for a few minutes, then heatset it.  

Cut the spritzed cardstock with with Gladiola Floral Duo and the stem portion of Budding Gladiola Stem.  The buds on the stem will be visible - and we'll cover the other sections with dark gray cardstock diecuts and a long, skinny strip.

Cut the remaining Budding Gladiola Stem pieces and the leaves from dark gray cardstock - leave the little pieces in the die so they'll be easy to identify and attach later.  Cut a narrow dark gray strip to create a longer stem - approximately ⅛" x 6-½".

Trim the pale peach Blush Collection 6x6 with the 1-⅜" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  The die is longer than the 6x6 - but diecutting eliminates measuring and wonky rectangles which are really noticeable on slimline cards.   Attach the spritzed stem to the rectangle.  Attach the dark gray pieces - except the one at the top - to create buds.  Add the narrow gray strip so it creates a stem that extends about ½" below the rectangle.  Add the dark gray piece at the top.  Attach the leaves.

Cut two sets of the Gladiola Floral Duo stamens and remove one section from one of the pairs.  Assemble the Gladiola Floral Duo blossoms - I like to attach the petals to a small scrap of cardstock for easy assembly and arrangement.

Cut the Gladiola Plaid 6x6 with the same Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Attach the diecuts to a cream slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foam tape for the upper glossom.

Add a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tab.  It's a quick and easy way to complete a very detailed card!  These versatile heavyweight circle tabs are available in black/gold and white/gold - 36 tabs, 4 each of 9 typefaces.  

Thanks for visiting...have a wonderful weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94793 Gladiola Floral Duo

94792 Budding Gladiola Stem

pp1027 Gladiola Plaid 6x6 pack

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

st009 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tabs

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

A Bundled Bird for All Seasons by Jean Okimoto

The new Bundled Bird greets all 4 seasons on these little idea-cards.  Hi, Jean here with additional spring, summer and fall projects for this versatile die set from our Christmas 2023 Collection.  Internet problems continuing for several days - hope it lets me finish this post for you before timing out again.

Felt, seasonal colors, holiday icons,  glittered and mirror cardstock add year-round versatility to this sweet bird.  It's even a chubby chick for your Easter greetings!  It's almost Christmas - let's start with the winter design and work backwards.

The winter and spring designs include felt for the main portion.  Attach wool-blend felt to adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to stablize the fabric and keep adhesives from saturating it.

All of the diecuts are attached to a 4" square top-folded mini-card for this post.  You can also create a standard A2 card by attaching a 4" square to a colorful notecard.

All of the beak sections are cut from orange cardstock.  Color the portion that goes behind the eye cutout with a black marker.

Winter - Cut the bird, hat and scarf from red and white felt, red cardstock, orange cardstock and the red Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Cut Pine Tree Grove from two shades of green cardstock.

Fall - Cut the bird from kraft cardstock.  Color the head, wings and tail with Brilliance Pearlescent Rust and Pearlescent Chocolate inks. Cut the small leaves from the Gypsy Oak Leaves set from two shades of Sunny Orange 6x6's.  

Summer - Cut the glitzy summer bluebird bird from two shades of Ocean Blue 6x6's and orange cardstock.    Cut the wings and tail from the royal blue Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut 3 pieces of a yellow 6x6 from the Sunny Orange set with the (approximately) 1-⅞"-wide Shining Star Set die.  Layer them to create a dimensional summer sun.

Spring - Cut the bird from yellow felt, yellow cardstock and orange cardstock.  It's now a sweet fuzzy chick!  Cut the larger tail section from orange cardstock and trim it to resemble little chick-feet.  Cut light pink, dark pink and green Graceful Garden 6x6's with the smallest Half a Dozen Eggs die.

Have fun with these designs and see how many designs you can create with the Bundled Bird set!

Thanks for visiting...

 

Supplies

 

94760

94736

94744

30072

94321

sp1002

sp1005

gp1002

gp1007

fp1003