Spring Bloomers and a Bunny by Jean Okimoto

Stenciled blossoms and a popular new bunny from Poppystamps are great for all-occasion cards.  The bold flowers and sweet poufy bunny are more than ready for spring...are you?  

Hi, Jean here finally after many hours of home security, modem and electrical issues.  Imagine loud warning chirps at exactly 25 minutes past the hour, every hour, 24/7!

Stenciling is quick, precise and forgiving when necessary.  Stenciling on the reverse side of a stamped image is even better.  Here's another design featuring Spring 2024's Cheerful Floral Clear Stamps and Cheerful Floral 6x6 Art Stencils.

Prep white vellum with the embossing powder tool to eliminate stray flecks of powder.  Stamp the floral image with VersaMark.  Heat-emboss it with detail white powder.  Flip both the stencils and the stamped, cooled image over to the backside and stencil the reverse side with Brilliance Inks - Pearlescent Lime, Lavender, Purple and Sunflower Yellow.  The stencils are numbered for sequential coloring and can create the look of layered colors. Cut it with the die included in the stamp set.

Reverse-stenciling keeps the white embossing clean + white and eliminates scratched, scraped embossing. 

Cut two pieces of white cardstock with the second-largest Nested Globes die.  Layer them for dimension, then attach the floral diecut with narrow strips of doublestick tape - it won't be visible under the opaque inks.

Sweet, poufy Poppystamps Cuddle Bunny will make you smile!   Cut him from the horizontal textured side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  The light horizontal lines add more character to this already-sweet bunny.  Color the ears and the nose area of the solid head piece with pink ink - Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid was used here. Color the eye areas with a black marker.  Attach it behind the other head diecut.  Assemble the bunny.

Attach a 1-½" x 4-½" piece of ScorTape to white cardstock. Cut it with the Thank You Daily Script background die.  Cut the detailed top layer of the greeting from a pale blue/lavender Ocean Blue Collection 6x6.  Before removing the diecut - carefully remove and save the  teardrop shapes for the "a" and "y" and the open oval for the "o."  Attach the top layer - and the tiny saved pieces.  Use the tape liner like a presscloth to press all of the pieces firmly onto the adhesive-covered background.  Cover the exposed adhesive with Imagine's Iridescent Embossing Powder, tap the excess off and heat-emboss.  Attach it inside the card.

Thanks for visiting our blog...Happy Easter to everyone celebrating on Sunday.  See you in April!

Supplies

 

cl5278

88619 Cheerful Floral Stencil Set

94655 Thank You Daily Script

sp1005 Ocean Blue

jwl003

94532 Nested Globes

wp101 Watercolor Paper

 

 

Supplies

 

2566 Cuddle Bunny

Vellum Cheerful Floral Birthday by Trina Pham

 

 

Hello everyone.  I have a super simple birthday card to share today featuring products (listed at the end of the post) from the 2024 Spring Cheer collection.

Started by creating the stripe background panel.  Picked pout four gradient colors of paper from the Blush paper pack and trimmed into 1/4” strips.  The white strips are 1/2” wide.  Cut copy paper to A2 size and glued the strips to it.  Trimmed off the overhangs.  

Next, white heat embossed the Cheerful Floral image onto vellum and die cut out with the coordinating die.  Applied glue behind the embossed lines and adhered to the stripe panel.  Mounted the panel onto a white card base and added the circle foiled greeting to finish.

So easy to do that I made a second version using the Lagoon paper pack and foiled greeting   

foiled greeting strip,

And that will do it for my cards.  Thank you for joining me   Have a wonderful day  

Supplies

CL5278D Cheerful Floral Clear Stamp Set and Die

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

SP1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

ST010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

ST006 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Tabs

Reverse-Stenciling on Vellum by Jean Okimoto

Send springtime hugs with a reverse-stenciled Cheerful Floral vellum design from our Spring Cheer Collection.  Hi, Jean here with an easy way to add spring pastels to stamped images.

Prep heavy white vellum with the embossing powder tool to eliminate stray flecks of powder.  Stamp the Cheerful Floral design with VersaMark.  

I usually hide inky stencils - or at least clean them - but they're shown here because I used them in reverse to color the reverse side of the embossed design. Lay the stamped side of the vellum on a darker piece of cardboard for visibility.  Reverse-stenciling also protects the white embossing from ink stains and scratches.

Flip the stencils over and sponge or brush the reversed image with Brilliance inks.  Pearlescent Coral, Pearlescent Orchid, Pearlescent Orange, Pearlescent Lime and Sunflower Yellow were used here. The six smallest blossoms have some separate petals for different colors - I used Pearlescent Orange for all of the petals.

My Brilliance inkpads might be older than you are - but they're still great for stenciling after many years of use and occasional re-inking.  Wish they'd add some new colors!

Let the inks airdry.  Cut it with the stamp set's matching die.  Here's a tip...leave some un-taped edges near the bottom to give the die some wiggle-room as it goes through the machine.  

Cut Cream Woodgrain Paper (cardstock) with the 3-¼" x 4-½" A2 Rectangle Frames Die.

Stamp the greeting on natural cardstock with Pearlescent Lime and dry the ink.  Cut it with the die that's also included in the Cheerful Floral Clear Stamp Set.  Cut another background and layer it for dimension.

 

Stamp the rest of the greeting inside the card.

Attach the diecuts to a natural A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for the "hugs."  Add clear Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

94672

cl5278 Cheerful Floral Clear Stamp Set

88619 Cheerful Floral Stencil Set

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

sh44002

Happy Easter Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features a fun technique called Blackout Embossing.  I watched several YouTube videos featuring this technique and I thought I would give it a try.  I felt the  3D embossing folder from the new spring release would be perfect for this technique.

I began by dry embossing white cardstock using the Cheerful Floral 3D embossing folder.  Next, I used blending brushes and dye ink to add color to the debossed side of the embossed image.

I know this picture looks like it's the embossed side of the paper, but it's not.  You don't have to be precise with the coloring because the final step uses a dark ink to cover the background.  Usually, black ink is used to fill in the background, but I went with a dark blue ink to give the card a more spring like look. 

You need to use a pigment or foam ink pad for the next step.  Keep the ink pad flat in your hand and gently swipe over the embossed image.  I went in both directions across my paper and it took several times to cover the background.  The 3D embossing folder allows you to pick up color on the raised areas of the image.

See how dramatic the black inked background looks?  I'll use this for another card.

Next, I spattered the background with gold ink

I cut a strip of vellum to go across the bottom of the card and used gold metallic cardstock to die cut the "Happy Easter" words which I glued to the vellum strip.

To finish the card, I added some gold fairy crystals and jewels.

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94731 Happy Easter Curled Script

EF1025 Cheerful Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

JWL003 Bright Jewels

GEM101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

Joy Card by Donna Sledzik

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

I began by die cutting the Aurora Snowflake Frame from white cardstock and glued it to a white A2 card base.

Next, I die cut the shadow from the Aurora Snowflake Die from vellum paper and adhered it to the middle of the card front.

The shadow from the word Joy was die cut from green glitter cardstock and the word from red cardstock.  I glued the red letters on top of the green glitter shadow die cut and used foam tape to adhere it on top of the vellum snowflake.

To finish the card, I glued a Red Sentiment Strip under the word Joy.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

94753 Aurora Snowflake

94750 Aurora Snowflake Frame

94759 Brilliant Joy

ST002 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings Rose Tabs

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Just For You by Donna Sledzik

Happy Thursday everyone!  I have a summer themed card for you today, using an easy embossed technique.

To create the background, I stamped the fish using yellow pigment ink and heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder.

Next, I applied distress ink to the background using domed blending tools.  The ink resists the yellow embossed images to highlight the yellow fish.

I spattered the background with white ink and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

I die cut some seaweed and coral elements from vellum and glued those to the card.

The sentiment was stamped with gold ink and heat embossed using gold embossing powder.  I used the coordinating die to cut out the words.  Foam tape was used to adhere it to the card front.

To finish the card I used some Fairy Gemstones to add some texture.

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

 

 

Supplies

 

CL5280D Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die Set

GEM101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

CL5203 Fish Tales clear stamp set

94561 Kelp Collage

94562 Bubble Coral Collage

94563 Deepwater Collage

Introducing…The Gracious Floral Summer Release by Jean Okimoto

Welcome a new season with our fresh new Gracious Floral release!  It's a coordinated collection of clear stamps, dies, layering stencils and a 3D embossing folder - perfect for cards, invitations, layouts and mixed media designs. Hi, Jean here - with the first of many Gracious Floral projects from our Design Team.

Stamp the beautiful floral design on medium-weight white vellum with VersaMark.  Heat-emboss the design with detail white embossing powder.  

Flip both the stamped/embossed vellum and the layering stencils over to their reverse sides and brush or daub the design with Distress Oxides.  Colors used here are twisted citron, bundled sage, kitsch flamingo, spun sugar and dried marigold.  Set it aside to dry.  Adding colors to the reverse side protects the glossy white embossing and lets the image stand out.

Stamp the greeting on natural cardstock with Pearlescent Orchid Brilliance and dry the ink.  Diecut the greeting.  Glue two pieces of natural cardstock together and diecut the greeting shape again - then layer it behind the stamped greeting for dimension.

Diecut the 3-¼" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer.

Diecut the floral design.  Attach it to the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer with narrow strips of doublestick tape.  The tape won't be visible behind the vellum and Distress Oxides.

Attach the diecuts to a natural A6 card (4-½"x 6-¼").  Add pale pink Pastel Jewels.  Cut an A6-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

You'll discover many ways to combine the versatile design elements in our new release.  Have fun creating summer projects - they'll be beautiful in soft pastels, summer brights, or contemporary color combos.

Thanks for visiting...can't wait to see what Anne's designing for our next post!

Supplies

 

88620 Gracious Floral Stencil Set

cl5280d Gracious Floral Clear Stamp and Die Set

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

Magnolia Wreath by Trina Pham

Hello there.  I have a simple magnolia wreath card to share today made with the Curved Magnolia Branch die.  This started out as a Mother’s Day card for my mom, but remembered afterwards that I had already made one for her! 😆   So now she’ll get this next month for her birthday. 😂

The flowers and foliage were die cut from alcohol marker friendly cardstock and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.  I stuck to pink and grey to keep in line with the card for my MIL, except a lighter palette was used.

Copic markers used:

magnolias - R81, R83, R85

leaves - C2, C3, C5, C6

The A2 size white woodgrain panel was scored horizontally at every inch.  The Love You Posh Script sentiment was die cut from silver Vintage Pastel Mirror paper and twice from thick white paper.  Adhered the mirror die cut on the front of its vellum shadow and the two white ones behind the vellum to give it a lift for a floating effect.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added clear shimmer to the magnolias for some sparkle to finish,

Before I go, I want to wish my mom, and all the moms who are celebrating tomorrow, a happy Mother’s Day.  Hope you all have a fabulous day.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94719 Curved Magnolia Branch

94668 Love You Posh Script

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Drifting Feathers by Jean Okimoto

A trio of the feathers - simply stenciled - creates a glittery friendship card for a winter day.  Hi, Jean here with a simple design using DIY Plumed Gypsy Feather stencils cut from heavyweight vellum for easier placement and crisp stenciled edges.

Prep the small Plumed Gypsy Feather by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help remove the tiny offcuts.  Cut the feather stencil three times from heavyweight vellum.  Cut white cardstock with the medium-sized Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Stencil the feathers with Distress Oxides - salvaged patina, iced spruce and kitsch flamingo.  

Cut the feathers again from the pale blue Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad sheet and the silver Majestic Hues Glitter Pad sheet.  The pink-stenciled feather doesn't have a glittered layer - that's part of the "missing" theme.  (The Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad has a matching pink sheet if you want 3 glittered feathers.)

Glue 2 pieces of white cardstock together for dimension,  then cut the background of the Miss You Posh Script.  Pressure-emboss it with the detailed top layer of the greeting. Cut the detailed top layer of the greeting from the pale aqua sheet in the  Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad - leave the tiny dot for the "i" in the die (or on the cutting plate) till you're ready to attach it because it tends to disappear.  Embossing the background creates a debossed area to easily align and attach the top layer.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foamtape for the greeting.  Add the pale pinkish-violet Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting - have a great weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94589 Miss You Posh Script

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

94711 Plumed Gypsy Feather

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

gem102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

Backpaint a Vellum Scribble Daisy by Jean Okimoto

Here's a floral card with a technique that's fast, forgiving and foolproof!  The new Scribble Daisy is perfect for reverse-painting on vellum.  It's faster than paper-piecing, forgivingly painted on the backside and simply foolproof.  Hi, Jean here with a spring-into-summer design that would work in any color combination, for any occasion.

Cut medium-weight vellum with the 3-¼" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer.  Cut the pale lavender 6x6 from the Twilight Purple Collection with the 2-¼" wide Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer.

Prep the Scribble Daisy die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the little pieces.  Cut the daisy from Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  We won't be watercoloring it - but it's the perfect heavy weight for a bold outline. Attach tiny pieces of doublestick tape behind the top center - it'll be filled in with diecut yellow glittered cardstock.  Attach more tape to the flower's center, the leaf tips and where the stem meets the leaves. 

 

Flip it over to the reverse side and place it on a dark background (not purple or green!) - to make it easy to see and control the painted colors.  Paint the backside using diluted dye inks - Imagine's Pansy and Spring Green were used here, about 1 part of ink to 10 parts of water. Undiluted Distress Oxide refill inks can also be used.  Test the inks on scraps of the same vellum to see how they'll look.

Set it aside to airdry completely - heat-setting might warp or burn the vellum.

Cut the tiny pieces for the center of the flower from the light yellow 6x6 in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.  Attach them to the vellum background. Attach the vellum to the smaller Curved Cap Pinpoint Layer - narrow strips of ScorTape (or Couture Doublestick Tape) won't show through the painted areas.   Attach everything to a lavender notecard.

Cut the Hugs Tender Script background from green cardsstock.  Spritz both sides of it with a light mist of water to prep it for pressure-embossing. Pressure-emboss it with the detailed script background to make it easy to attach the top layer.  Cut the top layer from a green 6x6 in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.

Assemble and attach the greeting .  Add some sparkle with lime green Bright Jewels.

Thanks for visiting - backpainting vellum is a great way to brighten any outline design - try it in your favorite colors!

 

Supplies

 

94669 Hugs Tender Script

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

94617 Scribble Daisy

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

sp1008 Twilight Purple

jwl003 Bright Jewels

wp101 Watercolor Paper