968 posts categorized "Embellishments"

06/17/2025

Tue 17

Sunny Garden Greetings
by Jean Okimoto

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Hello, Jean here with a different approach.  I like to preview a card by telling you how quick and easy it is.  Today's card is a detailed design that requires time, patience and a lot of glue.  Hope you'll like it!

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Stamp Sunshine and Wildflowers on white cardstock with Onyx Black VersaFine.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the 3-1/2" wide Nested Globes die.

Cut the small Bird Blossoms flowers from Raspberry Sorbet and Orange Peel cardstock, and from light peach cardstock.  

Cut the small Fringe Flowers from the cardstock too.  Cut three sets of the small Fringe Flowers centers from a sheet of the Black Glossy Paper Pack.  

I couldn't send sunshine and wildflowers with a sunburst so...cut the larger Fringe Flowers from the bright yellow Graceful Garden Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the largest Fringe Flowers center from the yellow glittered 6x6 too.  We're using 5 of the 6 flowers and the center to create a sun.  Build the sun by starting and ending with wider pieces and layering the skinny pieces in between.  Attach the circle.  (The only diecut not used for the sun is shown in the first photo)

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Attach the diecuts to the Nested Globe background.  Add 1/4" circles punched from the yellow glittered 6x6.

Attach the everything  to a textured white A6 card (4-1/2" x -1/4").

Stamp the greeting - from the new Sunshine and Wildflowers Clear Stamps - on pale peach cardstock with Onyx Black VersaFine.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Add the greeting to the card - use foam tape for the "Sending."

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

Thanks for visiting our blog...see you on Friday!

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06/15/2025

Sun 15

Just Saying Thanks
by Jean Okimoto

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Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to aqua woolblend felt  cut the large base sections of Bluebird Prince and Wistful Sparrow.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents adhesives from saturating it.

Here are the additional products used for Bluebird Prince - crown (gold Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6), head and wings (Rainbow Reflecions turquoise 6x6), beak (Sunset Collection yellow 6x6 - color the eye area with a black marker), legs (Sunset 6x6 - colored with a brown marker)

Additional products used for Wistful Sparrow - head and wing (Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad pale blue 6x6), beak (Sunset Collection yellow 6x6 - color the eye area with a black marker)

Prep the detailed Magnolia Leaf Branch die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help release the delicate pieces.  Cut the branch from a medium-green 6x6 from the Greenery Collection.  Darken the stems with a mustard-colored marker.

Cut pale green cardstock with the 4-3/4" wide Wrapped  Stitch Rectangle die.  Attach it to a matching A6 card (4-1/2" x 6-1/4").

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Attach the diecuts - use foam tape for the birds, and tilt the large leaf behind Bluebird Prince's crown to let the crown stand out.   Add a few of the extra leaves from the die set.  Trim the ends, then add a Thank You Foil Greetings White Tab.  Attach turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...enjoy the rest of the weekend!

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06/13/2025

Fri 13

Here for You
by Jean Okimoto

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Send caring thoughts and words of support with a mix of design elements and soft colors.  Hi,  Jean here after (hopefully!) many glitches and challenges.  Hoping these quiet thoughts and gentle colors will calm things down a bit...

Stamp the butterfly -  from the Hello Butterfly Clear Stamp and Die Set - on white vellum with VersaMark.  Heat-emboss it with detail white powder.  Cut two butterflies from the purple Lagoon Collection 6x6.  Score and crease  the butterflies at 1/8" to the left and right of the center for extra lift.  Cut the vellum butterfly too. MemoryBoxWithSympathyClearStampSet, MemoryBoxHelloButterflyClearStampAndDieSet, MemoryBoxLagoon6x6, MemoryBoxVintageTray3DEmbossingFolderAndDie, MemoryBoxTreasureChestFairyGemstones, MemoryBoxAnemonePlaid6x6, MemoryBoxCo, MemoryBoxDies, MemoryBox6x6PaperPads, ClearStamps, 3DEmbossingFolder, DiecutCards, StampedCards, ButterflyCards, FriendshipCards, CardmakingIdeas, BrillianceInkpads, JeanOkimoto, ButterflyDiecuts

Attach just the center of the vellum butterfly with a narrow strip of doublestick tape.  Layer the purple butterflies - offset and extend them beyond the vellum butterfly.

Cut the light blue/lavender Anemone Plaid with the die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Die.  

Spritz both sides of pale lavender cardstock with a light mist of water and emboss it with the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder.  Cut it with the coordinating die.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the butterfly.

Stamp the greeting - from the new With Sympathy Clear Stamps Set - on a light blue 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection - with Pearlescent Lavender Brilliance.  Dry the ink, then cut it with the short end of the largest block of the Vintage Tray die.  Trim the excess.  Attach it with foam tape.

Add purple/bronze Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

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Caring cards are always appreciated - especially when you've created them for the special people in your life.  Thanks for visiting our blog!

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06/10/2025

Tue 10

Nutmeg Forest Dragonflies
by Jean Okimoto

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Combine Garden Beauties dies and Nutmeg Forest 6x6 prints to create  simple, gilded dragonflies.  The die's details accentuate the beautiful sage and gold print.  Hi, Jean here with another quick card made even easier with designs from Memory Box.

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Cut two sets of Garden Beauties dragonfly wings from the sage and gold 6x6 from the Nutmeg  Forest set.  Cut the centers from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the dragonflies - the one at the top combines the top wings from the big dragonfly with the bottom wings from the small dragonfly so you'll have 3 unique dragonflies. 

Cut three centers from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Blend peacock feathers, salvaged patina and squeezed lemonade Distress Oxides on the  smoother side of watercolor paper.  Spritz the salvaged patina applicator with a light mist of water and blend the colors.  Heat-set the inks.  Spray the watercolor paper with Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Let it air-dry for a few minutes, then heat-set it.

Cut it with the 2" wide Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die.  

Cut the teal 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection with the rectangles die.  

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Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the upper wings and greeting circle tab.    Attach green Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing

Thanks for visiting our blog!

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06/06/2025

Fri 06

Anemone Grove Gypsy Butterflies
by Jean Okimoto

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Need a quick thank you card?  Just diecut the solid Gypsy Butterflies backgrounds from a  beautiful Anemone Grove 6x6 - then layer the butterflies over an ink-blended, gold-spritzed Heritage Rectangle Frame background.  Add a foiled Thank You Greeting Tab and Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Done!

Hi, Jean here with a simple card featuring designs from our Summer Meadow release.  It's another example of letting Memory Box do the work for you - butterflies from a 6x6 print, a foiled greeting tab, textured rectangles and matching gems for shimmery accents.  

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Cut the Gypsy Butterflies solid backgrounds from the teal and gold Anemone Grove 6x6.  Cut the centers from a gold Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6.  Spritz ink-blended watercolor paper with a light mist of Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Air-dry it for a few minutes, then heat-set it.  Cut it with the smallest and 2.1" Heritage Rectangle Frames dies.

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Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card  - use foam tape for the top halves of the wings and the small rectangle.

Trim the ends of the Thank You Foil Greetings White Tabs and attach it to the Heritage Rectangle diecut for an instant-greeting.

Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  There are several Anemone Grove 6x6 prints that are perfect for butterflies.  Chose your favorites and make a stash of cards - then add the foiled greeting tabs or circles when you need a quick card.

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

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06/05/2025

Thu 05

Congrats Card
by Donna Sledzik

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Welcome everyone!  Today I have a quick and easy card for you using a new stamp set from the 2025 Summer Meadow release.

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I began by creating a ink blended panel, using dye ink pads from Gina K Designs. Next I stamped the Wildflowers image with black ink to create a silhouette on the background.

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I mounted the panel onto a black cardstock mat and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

I die cut the word "Congrats" from black cardstock, glued it to a white cardstock shadow die cut, and used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

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To finish the card, I glued some clear fairy drops to add a little shine to the card.

That's it for today! 

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06/03/2025

Tue 03

Caring Thoughts from the Heart
by Jean Okimoto

 

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Send heartfelt caring thoughts with a soft pink Elegant Peony Blossom on a Wildflower Field background.  Add words of support and condolence from the With Sympathy Clear Stamps Set.  Hi, Jean here with little  inspiration from our Summer Meadow release for June's Sympathy Cards Challenge.

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Stamp Wildflower Field on light pink cardstock using a well-inked Nocturne VersaFine Clair inkpad.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut the cooled design with the largest Double Stitch Happy Heart Cut Out die.  The stitched details are the heart's outline - we're using the solid interior diecut.

Cut Elegant Peony Blossom from slightly darker pink cardstock.  Cut the stamens from Black Glossy Paper (cardstock).  Cut the narrow, curved accent layer (used as an overlay for the petal on the left edge) from the Black Glossy Paper too - we'll use it as a sepal/base for the peony.

Cut a side-folded white A2 card - then trim the card front to 4-1/2" wide.  Attach the diecuts - let the right side of the peony extend 5/8" over the edge.

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Stamp the greetings - from the new With Sympathy Clear Stamps Set - on the darker pink cardstock with Nocturne.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut the cooled greetings with the 2" and 2-1/4" long Rectangle Basics dies.  They're the perfect size - and eliminate measuring and trimming.  Attach the outer greeting with foam tape.

Add 1/4" dots punched from the pink Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad 6x6's.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

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Handmade cards add extra meaning to messages of condolence, support and encouragement.  

 Thanks for visiting - see you again on Friday!

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05/27/2025

Tue 27

Butterflies and Quiet Thoughts
by Jean Okimoto

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Delicate butterflies from the new Garden Beauties die set deliver caring thoughts and encouragement in challenging times.  Hi, Jean here with a quiet monochromatic design from our Summer Meadow release.

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Spritz ink-blended watercolor paper with a light mist of Imagine Crafts Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Air-dry it for a few minutes, then heat-set it with heat-tool.  Cut it with the .75", 1.5" and 2.25" wide Heritage Rectangle Frames.

Cut one large and two small Garden Beauties butterflies from the shiny pale aqua Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6.  Cut the centers from dark blue Lagoon Collection 6x6.  

Cut a white cardstock background with the 2.75" wide Rectangle Basics die.  

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Stamp the greeting - from the new With Sympathy Clear Stamps Set - on a light blue Lagoon Collection 6x6 with Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair.  Cut it with the 1" x 2.25" Rectangle Basics die.  Attach the diecuts to a white A-6 card (4.5" x 6.25"). 

Add 1/4" dots punched from the teal Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thank you for visiting our blog.  See you in June!

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05/23/2025

Fri 23

Blossom on a Wildflower Field Background
by Jean Okimoto

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Happy Friday!   The new Wildflower Field 6x6 Cling Stamp creates great backgrounds - big or small - for spring-into summer projects.  Hi, Jean here with a collage-y design featuring a versatile new stamp from our Summer Meadow release.  

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Stamp Wildflower Field on pink cardstock with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.  Get a great image by keeping the stamp attached to the clear backing layer and laying it on a hard flat surface.  Ink it with Nocturne Versa Fine Clair - apply extra ink and pressure to the center of the stamp. Quickly place the cardstock onto the inked stamp and press it firmly with a large acrylic block - or a book - again applying extra pressure to the center portion.

Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut the cooled design with die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set.  

Cut black cardstock with the Vintage Tray die too.  We'll use 4 of the offcuts to back the background blocks and the blossom - like a "top-shadow" instead of drop-shadow.

Cut the pink 6x6 from the Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad with the Gladiola Blossom and Leaves .  Cut the stamens from Black Glossy Cardstock.  Cut an extra of the larger stamen and remove the right half.

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Cut white cardstock to 4-1/2" x 11.  Score it at 5" to create a 4-1/2" x 6" card.  Attach the stamped diecuts to the black diecuts.  Attach the blossom to the second-smallest black diecut.

Attach the diecuts to the card - use foam tape for the blossom.  Attach a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tab with foam tape. Punch and attach three 1/4" circles from the pink mirror cardstock - punch it from the reverse side for smoother edges. Cut a 4-1/2" x 6" piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

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

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05/20/2025

Tue 20

Gypsy Swallow-tail, Swirls and Spirals
by Jean Okimoto

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Highlight the swirls and spirals of the new Gypsy Swallow-tail with a coordinating background and a greeting that matches too!  Hi, Jean here with another design from our Summer Meadow collection.  It's 3D- and heat-embossed, glittered and layered in a warm mix of yellows for summer thank-yous.

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Cut Gypsy Swallow-tail from natural cardstock (body and wing overlay), ink-blended cardstock (narrow yellow center strip) and gold Glitzy Glitter Pad (wing background and top accent strip).

Color the beak section with pale orange and black markers and attach it behind the head.  

Cut Summer Squash with the 3.25" Circle Basics die.  Press Cheerful VersaFine Clair ink onto the smoother side  of the Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder.  Spritz both sides of the cardstock circle with a light mist of water.  Place it in the Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder and pressure-emboss it with the plate(s) required for your machine.  Heat-emboss the design with detail clear powder to highlight the design.  The spirals will curl to the left, matching the bird's wing.  Details, details!

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Attach the diecuts to a side-folded Summer Squash A2 card - use a liquid adhesive like Tacky Glue for the area over the shiny embossed circle and foam tape for the wing and tail.

Attach a Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tab with Tacky Glue.  Add punched 1/4" dots of the Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog - hope you're enjoying our designs from the  Summer Meadow release!

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