Valentine's Candy Heart Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a Valentine's candy card featuring the Love You Gallery Script Die.

Heart Candy:

Die cut the smallest die from the Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die from a light yellow paper from Sunny Orange pad, light purple from Vibrant Violet pad, and pink from Berry Red pad.  Also cut 3 cards from white card stock. To give the candy look ink blend with a white pigment ink. Stamp a saying in the center from the Big and Little Valentines using just darker inks.  I used Fresh Ink Pink Lemonade and French Lavender then VersaFine Clair Summertime.  

Sentiment:

Die cut Love You Gallery Script from the peach Vintage Pastel Mirror paper and heavy weight cream card stock.  Use just the outline of the sentiment and adhere the mirror die cuts over the cream die cuts.

Assembly:

Adhere a 4" x 5 1/4" panel cut from Kraft Woodgrain card stock to some fun foam that is cut slightly smaller.  Adhere the panel to a side folding white card. Adhere the 6 hearts in the center of the front panel.  Adhere the sentiment in-between the hearts.  Add Fairy Sugar Dewdrop to the center of the hearts of the sentiment.  Let dry.

Supplies

 

94636 Love You Gallery Script

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

cl5252 Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set

sp1007 Vibrant Violet

sp1001 Berry Red

sp1002 Sunny Orange

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

sh44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

Cuppa Love Stack by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have this super easy rainbow card to share today featuring the Cuppa Love die from the current 2023 Valentines collection.

Started by picking out a light and darker color paper of each color hue.  The outline/handle was die cut from the light color paper white the cup was die cut from the darker one.  Unwanted parts were cut off before stacking the cups in rainbow order.

Glued the cup stack onto an A2 size white woodgrain panel.  Die cut the sentiment twice from white paper and mounted them onto its black shadow piece.  Die cut the heart from white cardstock and adhered to the cup to finish.

Did I mention how super easy this was? 😂  That does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94637 Cuppa Love

94527 Just a Note Posh Script

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

SP1001 Berry Red

SP1002 Sunny Orange

SP1003 Lush Green

SP1004 Fresh Aqua

SP1005 Ocean Blue

SP1008 Twilight Purple

Luxe Peony Heart by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Taking a break from pinks / purples / Valentine to create a simple hello card featuring the beautiful Luxe Peony die from the current 2023 Valentine’s collection.  The color may or may not have been influenced by blue Monday two days ago. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

The peony layers and leaves were die cut from white cardstock.  The petal layers were ink blended with light blue dye ink using a finger blending brush, while the leaves were colored with FB2 Copic Sketch marker.  The ink blending ended up being too faint, so used light blue Copic Sketch markers to give it more contrast.  Glued the peony layers together, then spritz with a shimmer spray for some sparkle (couldn’t capture it in the photos).

A heart aperture was then die cut from white woodgrain paper with the Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die.  Die cut the sentiment from black and white cardstock, then assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.

And that’s it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94714 94714 Luxe Peony

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

94658 Hello Daily Script

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

Chocolate Valentine by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have a CAS (clean and simple) and fun non-traditional chocolate bar Valentine’s card to share today.  I was going to make a card with a heart box of chocolates, but Jean beat me to it. 😂

Started by embossing brown cardstock with the Geometric Crystal 3D embossing folder (EF) for the chocolate.   Applied the same color brown dye ink with a foam blending tool to it for dimension.  Trimmed a piece of silver paper from the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad next and tore it to create the silver foil wrapping.

The outer chocolate bar wrapper was created from Twilight Purple paper.  Decorated it by ink blending Shaded Lilac distress ink (DI) over the edge of a piece of acetate for the rays.  The sentiment was die cut from white cardstock usimg the new Love You Gallery Script die.  Modified the “L” to get the “I”.  Assembled onto a white woodgrain panel to finish. 

Easy-peasy and fun, right?  That does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

94636 Love You Gallery Script

EF1016 Geometric Crystals 3D Embossing Folder

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

SP1008 Twilight Purple

Double-Emboss the Blissful Heart by Jean Okimoto

The new Blissful Heart Hot Foil Plate is a hardworking multi-tasker that's also perfect for embossing the beautiful botanical design.  It's double-embossed here - pressure-embossed, then heat-embossed to highlight the delicate details.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a slimline Valentine design for you.

Cut the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper with the largest Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out.  Lightly spritz both sides of the heart 4 times - from about 12" away.  Let the paper absorb the water for about 30 seconds then place the smoother side of the heart onto the Blissful Heart Foil Plate and pressure-emboss it. Use the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  

Place the embossed heart on a smooth, hard surface and use a brayer or the direct-to-paper technique to ink the entire design with picked raspberry Distress Oxides.  Quickly heat-emboss it with Imagine's Iridescent Embossing Powder for a sparkly, glittery, glossy look.

Use a blending brush or sponge dauber to ink the edges of the heart with picked raspberry.  Sprinkle the embossing powder along the edges and heat-emboss it.

Cut the "love" portion of the Sending Love Daily Script from dark gray and bright pink cardstock - save the little pieces in the "ove."  Attach the greeting to the Blissful Heart with a liquid adhesive - I used the original Tacky Glue.

Cut bright pink cardstock with the 1-⅛" x 6-¼" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die. Cut two strips of the silver 6x6 in the Delicate Pastel Mirror Pad with the smallest slim rectangle die.

Attach the diecuts to a card of Creme Woodgrain cardstock (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foamdots for the heart.  Add the lightest Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting - see you again on Sunday...

 

Supplies

 

MBFO14

94661 Sending Love Daily Script

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

sh44002 Cream Woodgrain Paper Pack

gem102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

wp101 Watercolor Paper

A Wish for Peace by Jean Okimoto

Create a pastel holiday card of pinks, plaid and Fairy Crystals with the Poinsettia Watercolor Floral set.  The 6x6 Berry Red Collection has the perfect pinks to complement  the Christmas Jolly plaid.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a holiday design for you.

Cut Poinsettia Watercolor Floral in 2 shades of pink from the Berry Red Collection.  Cut the center accent from the yellow 6x6 in the Graceful Garden Glitter Pad.  Assemble the poinsettia - use the darker pink for the base layers and the medium pink for the tops.  

Save the extra diecuts and create an extra poinsettia with light pink base layers and darker pink tops.  

Stamp the greeting - from the Sweet Christmas Clear Stamp Set - on lighter pink 6x6 with Lightning Black Brilliance.  Dry the ink, then trim the greeting with the second-smallest Nested Globe die - just turn it sideways for a greeting tab.

Cut another pink globe, the pink/red/gold/white Christmas Jolly plaid and White Woodgrain Paper with the 3", 2-½" and 2" Nested Globes dies.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded textured gray A-2 card - use foamtape near the tips of the poinsettia.

Add pink Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A-2 sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Layered, contrasting diecuts add dimension to any design.  Mix 2 shades of red or cream cardstock for a different look.  Or use a combo of matte and metallic cardstock - or matte cardstock and glittered cardstock.  Have fun with this design - rearrange the diecuts or rotate the entire poinsettia for a different look.

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

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94676 Poinsettia Watercolor Floral

94532 Nested Globes

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

cl5283 Sweet Christmas clear stamp set

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

sp1001 Berry Red

pp1019 Christmas Jolly 6x6 pack

sh44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

First Snow…from Skates to Winter Boots by Jean Okimoto

Turn a pair of ice skates into waterproof winter boots for a walk in the woods this weekend.  Add a glittery scarf and a matching pink felt hat and you're ready for winter!  Happy First Snow Weekend if you're in the northwest - Jean Okimoto here with a holiday slimline on a frosty Saturday.

If (like me!) you can't skate, but you can walk the dogs - just eliminate the blades from the Classic Pair of Ice Skates.  Diecut them in adhesive pink vinyl (attached to heavyweight white cardstock) and create glossy, waterproof boots for a walk in the woods.  Cut the sole and heel from black cardstock.  Stitch the boots with floss or crochet thread.

We're borrowing the scarf and hat from the Little Bundled Snowman and cutting them in girlie pink.  Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to pink felt and cut the main portion of the hat.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the pompom and bottom band from the pink 6x6 in the Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad.  Cut the scarf sections from the pink 6x6 too.  Trim the fringe and assemble the scarf - I've used some of the pieces and added the short fringed end over the top to resemble a knot.  (I hope!)

Cut the small and medium Alpine Snowflakes from a silver Majestic Hues Glitter Pad 6x6.

Brayer Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink onto White Woodgrain Paper and dry the ink. Diecut it with Birch Tree Trunks.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foamtape for the hat, scarf and the boot on the left.  

Keep warm, be safe and have a great weekend...see you again next week!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94680 Alpine Snowflakes

94678 Little Bundled Snowman

94701 Birch Tree Trunks

94674 Classic Pair of Ice Skates

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

gp1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

sh44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

Merry Christmas Trio by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Christmas is just a little over a month away!  With that said, I am sharing an easy way to create a set of CAS (clean and simple) Christmas cards using products from the 2022 Christmas collection.  

The process was the same for all three cards.  Started by ink smooshing a piece of mixed media paper with diluted Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet distress inks.  Die cut all images from this piece then added clear shimmer to them for some sparkle.  Die cut the images twice from thick white paper to stack for dimension.  Die cut the sentiment from Vintage Pastel Mirror paper and stacked on top of two white ones for dimension.  Assembled so onto white woodgrain paper to finish.  

On this first card and just like the large skates in my last post, the Classic Pair of Skates were laced with white baker’s twine.  The heels were die cut from silver metallic shimmer paper and the blades from silver mirror paper.

The next card features the Alpine Snowflakes. 

And last but not least, the third card features the Little Trees die.  These are adorable, don’t you think?

And that’s it for my set of cards.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Supplies

 

94674 Classic Pair of Ice Skates

94677 Little Trees

94680 Alpine Snowflakes

94682 Merry Christmas Curled Script

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

Build a Big Layered Pine by Jean Okimoto

 

 

Need a bigger tree for the new Layered Birds and Layered Sled?  Create a taller, wider layered pine with glittered, overlapping diecuts of Layered Narrow Pines.  

But first...Happy Veterans Day and Thank You to those who served our country!

Hi, Jean Okimoto here with another way to use the great versatile designs from our Christmas '22 Collection for your holiday greetings...

Cut the large Layered Narrow Pines from a Lush Green Collection 6x6 sheet. Remove the trunks of the two smaller pieces.  Color the remaining trunk with a brown marker.  Overlap and glue the pieces to form a wide "tree."    

Cut the narrow overlays with a green Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad  6x6.  Layer them over the tree.  It's a new tree - big enough for the birds!

Cut Layered Birds from heavy white cardstock.  Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to bright red felt and cut the birds again.  The paper stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating the fabric.  Assemble the birds.

Use a hard rubber brayer to roll Starlite Black Brilliance over a strip of White Woodgrain Paper to define and darken the texture.  Cut the individual strips in the center portion of the  Layered Sled.  Cut the remainder of the sled with the red Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6.  Cut the handle from dark gray cardstock.  Assemble the sled.

Cut two of the small Feathery Snowflake Discs from heavy white cardstock.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Sweet Christmas Clear Stamp Set - on white cardstock with Satin Red VersaFine.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it wit h the 1-¾" Square Basics die.

 

Attach the diecuts to a 5-½" square light green card.  Square cards require extra postage and special handling, but some designs just call for a square.

Thanks for visiting our blog...keep warm and have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

94681 Feathery Snowflake Discs

94684 Layered Birds

94686 Layered Sled

94706 Layered Narrow Pines

sp1003 Lush Green

gp1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

cl5283 Sweet Christmas clear stamp set

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sh44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

30088 Square Basics Set

Fall Colors and Falling Leaves by Jean Okimoto

 

Create a familiar seasonal scene with the new Woodgrain Tree Trunk and a colorful pile of Fanciful Fall Leaves from Poppystamps.  It can celebrate Thanksgiving, friendship or a birthday, send encouraging thoughts - or just say Hello.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a simple slimline idea featuring  some of our favorite new designs. 

Using watercolored paper from my stash - spritzed with Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Let it dry, then cut two sets with the new Poppystamps Fanciful Fall Leaves.  Save the extra leaves for another project.

Cut Woodgrain Tree Trunk from a medium-brown 6x6 in the Earth Neutral Collection.  

Cut natural cardstock with the 2-⅛" x 7-⅛" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.

Attach the diecuts to a Cream Woodgrain Paper slimline card (3-½" x 8-⅜").

Stamp the greeting - from the new Sweet Christmas Clear Stamp Set - on natural cardstock with Lightning Black Brilliance.  Attach the greeting with foamdots.

Add 3 copper/gold Autumn Fairy Crystals.  Cut a slimline-sized layer of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting - have a great weekend!

 

Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

94630 Woodgrain Tree Trunk

cl5283 Sweet Christmas clear stamp set

sp1009 Earth Neutral

cry101 Autumn Fairy Crystals

sh44002 Cream Woodgrain Paper Pack

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2493 Fanciful Fall Leaves