First Christmas Lessons by Jean Okimoto

The new Wistful Sparrow teaches her chicks some seasonal lessons in a Holiday Snowglobe scene.  Are they learning Christmas carols - or the difference between Santa's "naughty" and "nice" lists?  Hi, Jean here with 4 more great new items from our just-released Winter Days Collection.

Cut the circle from the new Holiday Snowglobe set from white cardstock - and cut a semi-circle from green cardstock.  Attach it behind the white circle for contrast on the left edge.  Cut the leaves and holly from two shades of green from the Greenery 6x6 Collection.  

Cut the base from kraft cardstock.

Cut Wistful Sparrow from the new Cherry Red 8-½" x 11" Paper Pack. It's 100# solid-core cardstock - perfect for diecutting, layering and card bases.  Color the background piece for the beak and eye with a black marker.  Cut the wing from the red Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.

Cut Little Bird Bunch from Cherry Red cardstock and the red Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Color the beaks with the black marker.  Save the extra birds for another project.

Attach the snowglobe circle to the base (about ⅛" above the bottom of the base) with foam tape.  Add the greenery and birds.  Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Add the new Christmas Labels Foil Greetings Black Tab.  Attach green Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

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

 

Supplies

 

94811 Little Bird Bunch

94808 Holiday Snowglobe

94798 Wistful Sparrow

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

st023 Christmas Labels Foil Greetings Black Tabs

sh44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Custom Backgrounds for Haunting Ghosts by Jean Okimoto

The Haunting Ghosts are back again - posing as little witches for today's card.  Hi, Jean here with a die that won't quit!  The ghosts needed a spooky, abstract background and found three perfect shapes.

Cut three shades of orange cardstock from the Sunrise 6x6 paper pack with the 3 greeting background dies from the new Magical Halloween Clear Stamp and Die Set.  Cut them again from black cardstock.  Shade the orange diecut edges with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair.  It's great for stenciling and shading - and it dries quickly.  Assemble the background blocks, slightly offset for dimension. 

Cut Haunting Ghosts from watercolor paper.  Attach scraps of black glittered cardstock from the 6x6 Glitzy Glitter Pad behind the eye cutouts.

Cut the cauldron - from the new Cauldron Witch set - from Black Glossy Paper.  Cut the bubbles from the chartreuse Graceful Garden Glitte Pad 6x6.  Cut the boiling goo from the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Cut three witch hats from the Cauldron Witch set from black cardstock.  The top right ghost's hat is reversed just so everything isn't too matchy.  Run that diecut through your machine to smooth the cut edges.  Cut three hatbands from the dark turquoise Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Assemble the hat.

Stamp the greeting - from the Magical Halloween Clear Stamp and Die Set - on another orange 6x6 from the Sunrise Collection with Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair.   Quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.

Cut the dark blue print - from the Yuletide Cheer 6x6 set - with the 2-½" wide Fringed Scalloped Frame Set die.  

Attach the diecuts and greeting to a top-folded light recycled Kraft A2 card - use foam tape near the top of the ghosts' heads and their hats.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the cardfront for mailing. 

Discover new ways to use your Memory Box dies - they're great for stenciling too!

Thanks for visiting our blog - see you again on Friday!

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94692 Haunting Ghosts

94849 Cauldron Witch

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

cl5284D Magical Halloween Clear Stamp Set and Dies

pp1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sh44004

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Haunting Ghosts in the Pumpkin Patch by Jean Okimoto

 

Intricate Mini Pumpkins join the Eerie Spiders and a trio of candycorn-colored Haunting Ghosts today.  There's a lot happening on this card...because it's Halloween!  Hi, Jean here with more ways to combine the great designs from our 2024 Fall Cornucopia release with items from previous collections. 

Cut Haunting Ghosts from white cardstock.  Save the 4th ghost for another project.  Tear the adhesive edge of a Post-it Note in a slight curve.  Cover the top of the ghosts with the torn edge - and brush, daub or sponge Summertime VeraFine Clair away from the Post-it, down towards the middle of the ghosts.  Blend Cheerful VersaFine Clair over the rest of each ghost.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the eye cutouts.

Cut heavyweight black cardstock (or two medium-weight layers glued together) with the 2-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Spritz both sides of the globe with a light mist of water, then emboss it with the Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder.

Cut Intricate Mini Pumpkins from the new Orange Peel and Summer Squash 8.5x11" Cardstock.  Create wonky stems from the legs of the largest Eerie Spider and Leaf Sprout 8.5x11" Cardstock.  Sounds creepy, but it works!

Cut Eerie Spiders from the copper Rainbow Reflections 6x6 sheet.  

Stamp Boo - from a previous release of the Halloween Pumpkin Clear Stamp Set - on Key Lime 8.5x11" Cardstock with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.  Quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the ¾" Circle Basics die.  Cut another circle from black cardstock and layer it for dimension.  Attach it over the Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab...Happy Boo Day!

Attach everything to a top-folded textured gray A2-card.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the cardfront for mailing.

Thanks for visiting - hope you'll have time to create a few fun Halloween cards this weekend!

 

Supplies

 

94692 Haunting Ghosts

94846 Eerie Spiders

94532 Nested Globes

94845 Intricate Mini Pumpkins

sh44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

sh44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

sh44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

sh44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

st010

cl5264 Halloween Pumpkin

ef1033 Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder

30087 Circle Basics Set

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

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

Glittery, Glossy and Glassy by Jean Okimoto

 

Celebrate Halloween with a mix of bright fall pastels  - and add glittery, glossy, glassy highlights to new dies from the 2024 Fall Cornucopia Collection.  Hi, Jean here with a glittery Haunting Ghost, glossy Eerie Spiders and glassy Potion Bottles.  

Found some ink-blended stash scraps to complement the new Orange Peel and Summer Squash 8.5x11" solid core 100# cardstock.  

Attach a piece of a self-adhesive laminating sheet to a portion of ink-blended or watercolored cardstock and cut just the bottles from the new Potion Bottles die.  Color the stopper-top portions with a brown Sharpie marker and set them aside to dry.

Cut the drippy goo sections from and un-laminated portion of the ink-blended or watercolored cardstock.  Assemble the bottles.  Scary picture - but notice the contrast between the glassy laminated bottles and matte drippy goo?  There's less reflection on the left bottle, but it's laminated too.

Cut Eerie Spiders from Black Glossy Paper.

Cut the ghost - from the new Haunting Ghosts die - from a white Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad 6x6.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the eyes.  Cut the ghost again from black cardstock and attach it behind the glittered ghost for dimension.

Cut Intricate Mini Pumpkins from Orange Peel and Summer Squash cardstock.  Select pumpkins for the card and ink their edges with Summertime and Cheerful VersaFine Clair.

Cut the 3.3 x 4.7" Fringed Scalloped Frame from pale peach cardstock.  Stamp the greeting - from the new Magical Halloween Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Summertime VersaFine Clair.  Quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded pale pink A2 card - use foam dots behind the ghost's head.

Need a vase die?  Cut just the bottle, without the drippy goo and leave the top of the bottle uninked.

Thanks for visiting...hope our Halloween ideas are inspiring you to create Halloween cards for everyone on your list.  Surprise them with a Halloween card this year..beat the Christmas crowd!

Supplies

 

94847 Potion Bottles

94846 Eerie Spiders

94845 Intricate Mini Pumpkins

94692 Haunting Ghosts

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

Cl5284D Magical Halloween Clear Stamp Set and Dies

sh44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

sh44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

gp1001

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

Ghostly Mummies, Mummy Ghosts…or Ghummies? by Jean Okimoto

Create Ghummies - happy little ghostly mummies -  with the new Haunting Ghosts die and a sheet from the Yuletide Cheer 6x6's.  Hi, Jean back again with another Halloween design featuring our 2024 Fall Cornucopia Collection.

We're using a wavy gold-foiled sheet from the Yuletide Cheer 6x6 set.  Here's an easy way to select a great section of the print for the ghosts.  Cut Haunting Ghosts from a contrasting cardstock scrap to create a template for the die.  Chose a section for your ghosts, then place the die in the template and cut the patterned paper exactly where you want it.

Cut scraps of black cardstock and attach them behind the eyes.  Cut another set of ghosts from black cardstock to add a contrasting black offset edge to the ghosts.  

Cut detailed top layer of Carving Pumpkin from the new Orange Peel 8.5x11" cardstock.  Cut the solid background from the black 6x6 in the Majestic Hues Glitter Pad.  Cut the stem/leaf/tendril pieces from the new Leaf Sprout sheet.  Color the stem with an orange marker - layering orange over Leaf Sprout creates a realistic woody-brown.  (A brown marker would be too dark.)

Cut 2 Eerie spiders from spiders from black cardstock. 

Stamp the greeting - from the new Magical Halloween Clear Stamp and Die Set - on a Key Lime 8.5x11 sheet with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the 2" wide Nested Globes die.  Shade the edges with Nocturne too.

Cut black cardstock with the 2-½" wide Nested Globes die.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded light  kraft A2 card - use foam tape for the pumpkin and the heads of the ghosts.

Have a crafty weekend -hope your favorite Retailer has already ordered the 2024 Fall Cornucopie Collection!

 

Supplies

 

94692 Haunting Ghosts

94848 Carving Pumpkin

94846 Eerie Spiders

CL5284D Magical Halloween Clear Stamp Set and Dies

94532 Nested Globes

sh44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

sh44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

sh44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

pp1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

Eerie, Haunting and Intricate by Jean Okimoto

Meet 3 of the new Halloween icon dies from the 2024 Fall Cornucopia Collection - Eerie Spiders, Haunting Ghosts and Intricate Mini Pumpkins.  They're part of a great new release of fall and holiday designs and 15 vibrant shades of 8.5x11" cardstock for your cards, journals, mixed media, layouts and decor.  Hi, Jean here with the first of many fall designs we'll be sharing as we welcome fall and prepare for winter.

You'll love these Halloween designs that began shipping this week.  The release also  includes the 15 cardstock colors, a clear stamp + die set, and 12 new foiled holiday greetings - tabs, banners and circles.  We're spotlighting Halloween here...

Here's a mix of Halloween icons featuring the new dies and clear stamps.  Cut Haunting Ghosts from heavy white cardstock and attach scraps of black cardstock behind the eye cutouts. Cut Eerie Spiders from black cardstock.  

Cut Intricate Mini Pumpkins from the new Orange Peel and Golden Wheat 8.5x11" sheets.  The smooth, rich colors are solid-core 100# cardstock - perfect for card bases, diecuts, stamping and 3D embossing.  They also make great treat wrappers and mini boxes for Halloween candies!  Lightly ink the pumpkins with Summertime and Cheerful VersaFine Clair to add dimension and highlight the details.

Save the extra ghost, spiders and pumpkins for other projects.

Cut the wavy dark gray/blue/gold print from the Yuletide Cheer 6x6 set with the 2" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut the new Orange Peel cardstock with the 2-½" wide Nested Globes die.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Magical Halloween Clear Stamp and Die Set - on a medium gray/blue 6x6 from the Stormy Blue Collection with Smoky Gray VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Trim it with the matching die.

Attach the diecuts to a dark gray A2 card - use foam dots for the greeting, ghosts' heads and the two pumpkins on the right.

Enjoy creating and crafting with these fall icons - we'll be sharing many more ideas in the coming weeks!

Thanks for visiting - see you again tomorrow...

Supplies

 

94692 Haunting Ghosts

94845 Intricate Mini Pumpkins

94846 Eerie Spiders

94532 Nested Globes

CL5284D Magical Halloween Clear Stamp Set and Dies

pp1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

sp1006 Stormy Blue

sh44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

sh44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

Merry Christmas Stencil Accents by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a quick easy clean and simple holiday card featuring the new Holly Wreath stencil and the Merry Christmas Wave die.

I love stenciling, especially with pastes, but often I don't have time to let them dry as I need a card quickly.  So this is when I will use inks and ink blending tools with the stencil.  Often the look I get with just ink is just too flat for me, so I will take colored pencils and a white gel pen to add darker colors and highlights with the white pen.

Here's another look at my card:

If you look closely you can see that I added darker greens and turqoise pencil to the leaves and green areas and then I took a red watercolor marker and colored in the berries a dark red.  Lastly I took the white pen and added highlights to the areas across from the darkest spots.   

Next I cut the Merry Christmas sentiment from white card stock and colored the background piece with the same ink I used initally on the stencil.  This die is great because you get all the separate letters too that you can use on a separate card in the future!  Lastly, I added gold jewels around the card.  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my stenciling accents and will give this technique a try.  It really helps the image pop and makes stenciling even more fun. 

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting my friends!

 

Supplies

 

94799 Merry Christmas Wave

88628 Holly Wreath Stencil

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

 

Create a Woodgrain Plank Tree by Jean Okimoto

 

Woodgrain panel diecuts are great for piers, birdhouses, log cabins, rustic backgrounds - and Christmas trees.  The new Narrow Woodgrain Planks are perfectly-proportioned to create a wonky tree - without the labor of measuring and cutting wood planks to the right lengths.  Hi, Jean building a DIY holiday tree design..

Cut Narrow Woodgrain Planks from a green 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.  Save the longest piece for another project.  Cut a ¼" x 4-¼" strip of the Kraft Woodgrain Paper for the trunk.  Ink it lightly with Vintage Sepia VersaFine. 

Attach adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet to bright red wool-blend felt to stabilize it and prevent adhesives from saturating it.  Cut Layered Birds.  Cut the birds again from the bright red Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.  Assemble the birds in a combination of felt and glittered bases and overlays - save the extra birds for another project.  

Cut the new Snowflake Joy background from the prepped red felt too.  Cut the detailed top layer from heavy white cardstock.  Cut two center snowflakes from the bright red Festive Glitter Pad 6x6 - for the treetop and the greeting.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Add clear Fairy Drops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

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

 

 

Supplies

 

94797 Snowflake Joy

94823

94684

drp101 Fairy Drops

gp1006 Festive Glitter Pad

sp1011

sh44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack