Birthday Wishes with the Jumbled Line Collage by Jean Okimoto

Birthdays happen - and some of us need a slimline card wide enough to hold a lot of candles!  The new Jumbled Line Collage makes it easy to create 21 paper-pieced candles with bright blocks of cardstock from our 6x6 Collections.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a birthday design - including a greeting from the Poppystamps Birthday Blowout Clear Stamp Set.

Our new adhesive Fairy Jewels are available in brights, pastels and clear gems.  I could have used the yellow jewels from the Bright Jewels set, but I wanted to check if the Clear Jewels could be custom-colored with Sharpies.  I colored them with alternating layers of yellow and orange Sharpies and let them dry while I made the card.  They passed the Sharpie test!

Cut white cardstock with the largest Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Cut the rectangle with Jumbled Line Collage. 

Cut cardstock from the Berry Red and Sunny Yellow Collections to color the candles - 2-¾" x 2" of the medium and dark pinks and 2-¾" x 1-⅝" of the yellow.  Tape them behind the collage.  Attach the rectangle to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-⅝").

Cut Layered Daisies, Layered Fresh Flowers and Layered Cosmos from the same pinks and yellow - cut two of the cosmos.  Cut Vertical Lines from a green sheet in the Lush Green Collection.  Assemble the flowers and attach them to the card.

Stamp the Poppystamps Birthday Blowout greeting on a light orange sheet from the Sunny Orange Collection with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair.  Attach it with foamtape.

Attach the Fairy Jewels for the candle flames.  It's easy to remove jewels from the plastic sheet if you wiggle them gently with tweezers before lifting them from the sheet.  

Place a layer of cardstock over the card front to protect it in the mail - it may require special handling and postage.  

Hope your favorite storefront or online retailer has received the Under the Sea release so you can enjoy creating with it as much as we have!  Admire and be inspired by Dave's wonderful Idea Book.

Thanks for visiting...see you again this weekend!

Supplies

 

SP1002 Sunny Orange 6x6 pack

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

94560 Jumbled Line Collage craft die

94553 Vertical Line Collage craft die

JWL001 Clear Jewels

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles craft die

94472 Layered Daisies craft die

94474 Layered Fresh Flowers craft die

94473 Layered Cosmos craft die

CL470 Birthday Blowout clear stamp set

Better with Friends by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate friendships with bright colors and brilliant Fairy Drops on a crisp white slimline card. There are so many ways to combine the versatile designs of our Under the Sea Collection on cards to celebrate, greet or just say hello.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a Bubble Coral Collage friendship card in very bright colors.

Let's start with the backdrop using the Blue Breeze Kaleidacolor inkpad.  My Kaleidacolors are probably older than you are...but they still create unique color-blended backgrounds. Place a large acrylic stamp block on a craft mat or double layer of papertowel.  Push the inkpad lever to move the colors together, then press the inks onto the block. Spray the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper with several spritzes of water to help blend the colors.  

Lightly spritz the inks and let the colors blend for a few seconds.  Press the watercolor paper onto the inks  for a few seconds.  Carefully remove the paper and air-dry it so it's not drippy, then heat-set it.  Flick it with specks of Imagine Crafts Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz, let it air-dry for a few minutes, then heat-set it.

Cut white cardstock with the largest Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Cut it with the Bubble Coral Collage.  Stamp the greeting - from the All the Happiness Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Paradise VersaFine Clair.

Attach a portion of the watercolored paper behind the collage.  Attach the rectangle to a white slimline card (3-⅝ x 8-⅝").  Cut School of Fish from orange- and pink-inked white cardstock.  Attach the top 2 with foamtape. Add different sizes of  clear Fairy Drops.  Place a protective layer of heavy cardstock over the card front for mailing.  (This design requires special handling and postage - but a special friend deserves that extra effort!)

Take a few minutes to create a stash of ink-blended backgrounds for your cards. Use papers that are at least A2-sized - like the 4-½ x 5-¾" Open Studio Watercolor Paper - and select the perfect blend of colors for your projects.  

Thanks for visiting...see you again tomorrow!

Supplies

 

DRP101 Fairy Drops

94562 Bubble Coral Collage craft die

94570 School of Fish craft die

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles craft die

CL5265-D All the Happiness clear stamp and die set

WP101 Watercolor Paper

Grand Tulip Shell on Embossed Waves by Jean Okimoto

 

 

Our newest release - Under the Sea - is a mix of nautical, seashore, background and contemporary designs for spring-into-summer projects.  It features embossing folders, woodgrain cardstock,  a rainbow of adhesive Fairy Jewels - and some guy-card designs perfect for Father's Day, grads and birthdays too.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a Grand Tulip Shell design that's watercolored, spritzed, pressure- and heat-embossed to create layers of color and shimmer.

 

Found a piece of watercolored paper in my stash - it's painted with diluted layers of dye inks from the Vineyard Kaleidacolor inkpad and spritzed with Imagine's Grape Jelly Fireworks .  Dry the inks, then cut it with the Grand Tulip Shell background.  Spritz both sides of the paper with a light mist of water.  Pressure-emboss it with the detailed Grand Tulip Shell die using the rubber embossing mat and plate(s) required for your machine.  

Use the detailed die as a stencil and sponge the embossed areas with VersaMark.  Heat-emboss it with Imagine's Iridescent embossing powder. Clean the die with a damp washcloth.

Cut the detailed shell from the gold sheet in the Polished Foil pad.  Layer it over the embossed background/

Cut the light lavender Twilight Purple 6x6 sheet with the largest Rectangle Basics die.  Spray it with a very light mist of water, then pressure-emboss it.

Stamp the greeting - from the All the Happiness clear stamps and die set - on a different shade of lavender  from the Twilight Purple 6x6 Collection with Spanish Moss VersaFine Clair.  

Use a corner rounder punch to trim the Blooming  embossed sheet.  Round the corners of a top-folded white A-2 card.  Attach the embossed cardstock.  Add the greeting (trimmed with the corner rounder), shell (use foam tape) and the new Bright Jewel accents.

 

Discover, enjoy and create with this great release - it's like a sparkly, colorful papercrafting vacation!  Here's a link to the Under the Sea Collection at the Impress online store. 

Thanks for visiting - see you again this weekend!

Supplies 

94566 Grand Tulip Shell craft die

SP1008 Twilight Purple 6x6 pack

CL5265-D All the Happiness clear stamp and die set

JWL003 Bright Jewels

EF1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

FP1001 Polished Foil Pad pack

 

Bold and Bright by Jean Okimoto

Need a quick card?  Greet someone with crisp white blossoms and a bold Wooden Alpha greeting on a  sponged, gold-spritzed background.  The All the Happiness Clear Stamp and Die Set pairs bold blooms with coordinating dies for simple layered designs.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a flowery spring slimline idea.

   

Stamp the flowers on smooth white cardstock with Onyx Black VersaFine Clair and quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the coordinating die from the set.

Diecut the Wooden Alpha greeting from a pink sheet in the Berry Red 6x6 Collection.  

Sponge flamingo kitsch Distress Oxide onto white cardstock.  Cut it with the 7-¼ X 2-¼" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Spray it with Imagine's Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz.  Airi-dry it for a few minutes, then heat-set it.

Attach the diecuts to a kraft slimline card (3-12 x 8-½").  Punch ¼" dots from the gold 6x6 Holiday Glitter Pad sheet.

Let bright colors and a spritz of gold upgrade quick cards for any occasion.  A bold greeting becomes part of the design -  the 108 colors in our 6x6 cardstock collection make it easy to find the perfect shade for your design.  

Hope you'll have a chance to take advantage of Impress' annual sale this weekend - the sales ends on April 18th.  Save 20% off the price of the Memory Box, Poppystamps and Birch Press Design stamps, dies andpapers on your wishlist.  View sale  details here.  

Supplies

 

94579 Wooden Alpha craft die

CL5265-D All the Happiness clear stamp and die set

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers craft die

GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

Birthday Mail by Donna Sledzik

Happy Friday everyone! I have a bright spring card for you today, unlike today's weather, which is snow and rain! 

To make this card, I started by creating a Distress Oxide ink blend on a piece of white cardstock.

I placed the inked cardstock into a 3D embossing folder and ran it through the die cut machine. Next, I took a sanding block and lightly rubbed over the embossed area revealing the white paper underneath. I glued the background to a white card base.

I die cut "Birthday Mail" shadow and "Wild Flower Stems" from white cardstock. The sentiment was die cut from purple glitter paper and glued to the white shadow die cut.

I glued the die cut stems to the card front and then used foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the card.

That's it for today! Have a great day!

 

 

Supplies

 

94531 Birthday Mail Posh Script craft die

94538 Daisy Stems craft die

EF1014 Blooming 3D Embossing Folder

GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

Watercolor and Double-Emboss the Stained Glass Butterfly by Jean Okimoto

 

Celebrate a sunny spring week with the popular - and versatile - Stained Glass Butterfly.  It's pressure- and gold-embossed for extra dimension.  Add a wonky DIY embossed slimline background and a greeting from Poppystamps too.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with more ways to use this great addition to the Memory Box butterfly collection.

Cut a 3" square of Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  Paint the smoother side with overlapping diagonal layers of ink.  I used diluted shades of Imagine's dye ink refills - Vermillion, Lemon, Teal and Chartreuse.  Heat-set it, then pressure-emboss it with Stained Glass Butterfly using the rubber embossing mat and plate(s) required for your machine.

Trim it with the 2-½" Square Basics die.  Add a few specks of the Teal ink, air-dry it for a few minutes, then heat-set it.  

Cut a scrap of cardstock with Stained Glass Butterfly - use the 3 big offcuts to mask areas around the butterfly.  Place the die over the butterfly - it'll fit into the embossed design - then tape it so it masks the butterfly too.  Firmly daub the exposed colored area with VersaMark - a clean VersaMark inkpad works best.  Remove the masks and heat-emboss the butterfly with detail gold powder.  (Everyone knows what gold embossing powder looks like, but it's shown here because the VersaMark inkpad looked lonely by itself!)

 

Cut a turquoise sheet from the 6x6 Fresh Aqua Collection with Stained Glass Butterfly.  Attach just the center of the butterfly to the background.  Punch a tiny hole on the watercolor paper and tie the diecut to the background with gold twine.

 

Cut white cardstock with the 2-¼ x 7-¼" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Pressure-emboss it - at an angle - with the 2 x 7" die to add some detail to the background.  Stamp the greeting - from the Poppystamps Diamond Sentiments Clear Stamp Set - with Summertime VersaFine Clair.

 

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-½ x 8-½").  Add ¼" dots punched from the turquoise Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet.

 

Make the most of your Memory Box Collection - many of the dies are great for embossing and stenciling.  Use the Basic layers (Rectangle, Square, Circle and the new Slim Rectangles) to create frames and backgrounds to highlight your designs.

 

Celebrate - and save - with the Impress Annual Sale happening right now and running through April 18th.  Here's the code - sale2021.   It's a great time to save 20% on the  Memory Box, Poppystamps and

Birch Press Designs products on your wishlist!  Sale details here.

Thanks for visiting...see you again this weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94477 Stained Glass Butterfly craft die

WP101 Watercolor Paper

GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6x6 pack

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers craft die

CL498 Diamond Sentiments clear stamp set

30088 Square Basics Set

Spritz, Sponge and Speckle a Slimline Birthday Card by Jean Okimoto

Need a birthday card idea?  Here's a spring birthday greeting in pinks and greens.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with techniques for weekend crafting.

Spritz both sides of Open Studio Watercolor Paper lightly with water.  Attach the Stained Glass Floral die to the smoother side of the paper.  Pressure-emboss it with the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  

Cut Stained Glass Floral again from printer paper - we're using the 3 large offcuts to mask the uninked sections of the watercolor paper.  (You can also mask the very small triangle at the bottom...I didn't!)  Lightly tape the offcuts to mask areas around the embossed design.  Have a double layer of paper towel nearby.

Hold the offcuts down with a stylus or skewer and sponge the embossed sections with flamingo kitsch and twisted citron Distress Oxides.  Carefully remove the offcuts and spritz the inked design with just enough water so the inks start moving and filling the embossed sections.  Blot the excess ink with the paper towel.  Heat-set the inks.  Diecut it with the 2-½" Square Basics die.  

Flick specks of diluted flamingo kitsch ink around the embossed design.

Cut the pink and green Spring Plaid Slim sheet with the 2-¼ x 7-¼" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut a ¾" x 3-½" strip of the lime green Frosted Glitter Pad sheet.  Attach both pieces to a pale sage slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").  Attach the embossed square.

Diecut Stained Glass Floral from a sheet in the 6x6 Lush Green Collection - leave it in the die.  Attach narrow strips of lined doublestick tape - like Diecut'nBond or Scor-Tape - along the outer edges and run it through the machine again to cut the tape.  Leave it in the die and remove the offcuts and tape liner pieces.  Flip the diecut (still in the die) over onto the watercolor paper.  Press it firmly to transfer and adhere the diecut onto the watercolor paper.   Carefully remove the die.

Cut the Birthday Mail background from another 6x6 Lush Green Collection sheet. Cut the delicate Birthday Mail overlay from the pink Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad sheet.  You can either save and attach the very, very tiny piece that dots the "i" - or punch a ¼" dot of the pink glittered sheet and attach it behind the tiny hole on the green diecut. Option #2 is much easier!  Punch 3 more dots and attach them on the left side.

Thanks for following this long, detailed process - it's a lot easier than it sounds!  Hope you'll try this idea with similar Memory Box dies and your favorite colors.

Have a great Sunday - see you again on Thursday...

Supplies

 

94478 Stained Glass Floral craft die

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers craft die

30088 Square Basics Set

WP101 Watercolor Paper

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

PP1015S Spring Plaid Slim

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

94531 Birthday Mail Posh Script craft die

Nested Globes Become Berry Red Blossoms by Jean Okimoto

Diecut contemporary flowers for spring cards with the versatile Nested Globes and the Berry Red 6x6 Collection.  A bit of upcycled diecutting and the great colors of the Berry Red set add a fresh look to a slimline design for any occasion.  Hello, Jean Okimoto here sharing a self-challenge design.  I wanted to create these simple flowers from supplies in my stash, including the Poppystamps products I buy to make card kits for Impress here in Seattle and Stamps and Memories in Hawaii.   

Cut partial pieces from the 6x6 Berry Red Collection with the 2nd- and 3rd-smallest Nested Globes dies.  Cut smaller sections of contrasting shades to create a layered, dimensional look.  Trim the edges with 2 of the Poppystamps Wave Trio dies.  

Cut Seed Stems from the lime green sheet in the Frosted Glitter 6x6 pad.  Assemble the flowers - trim the Seed Stem for the small flower.  

Cut two partial pieces of the dark brown Earth Neutral 6x6 sheet with the 7-¼ x 2-¼" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangle. Overlap and attach them where it'll be covered by the flowers, about 3" from the top edge.  

Stamp the greeting - from the Big and Little Reverse Words Clear Stamp and Die Set - on white cardstock with Tulip Red VersaFine Clair.  Dry the ink and diecut the greeting with the die that's included in the set.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-½ x 8-½") - use foam dots for the greeting.  Add ¼" dots punched from the gold sheet in the Holiday Glitter Pad.

Hope you like these bright blossoms and their simple contemporary style.  The pandemic has taught me to be more resourceful - even when designing and papercrafting. Think of all the ways you can repurpose your Memory Box and Poppystamps products! 

Thanks for visiting...see you again this weekend!

Supplies

 

94532 Nested Globes craft die

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles craft die

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

SP1009 Earth Neutral 6x6 pack

94534 Seed Stems craft die

CL5259 Big and Little Reverse Words clear stamp set

2201 Wave Trio

Daisy Stems in a Crystal Frame by Jean Okimoto

 

Add sparkly highlights to the new 6x6 cardstock collections to create custom backgrounds for any project.  The Crystal Frame offcut becomes a shimmery setting for Daisy Stems and Lavender Stems. Lavender Stems are colored green here to be used as fillers for a casual handpicked bouquet.

 

Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a basic floral design that works for any occasion.  Cut Crystal Frame from the dark orange sheet in the Sunny Orange 6x6 Collection.  Save the large center offcut - and the tiny triangles on both sides.  

Shake the Imagine Crafts Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz, the spray the center offcut with a light, shimmery mist.  Airdry it for a few minutes, then heat-set it.

 

Attach the Crystal Frame to a 3-⅝" x 8-½" slimline card.  Attach the center section, then the delicate frame and the two little side triangles.

 

Create a stash of inked backgrounds to diecut flowers and foliage.  The pieces used here are painted with light layers of diluted Kaleidacolor dye ink refills, dried, then sprayed with the Shimmer Spritz.  

 

Cut the main Daisy Stem, three of the smaller flowers and the leafy stem.  Cut the Lavender Stems from green-painted paper.

 

Attach the diecuts to the background - remove the small bottom branch of the leafy piece and attach it near the blossom on the left - and use tiny slivers of foamtape to add dimension to the flowers.  Trim the bottom of a few stems so they vary in length.

 

Tie a small gold cord bow and attach it the the bouquet.  

 

Stamp the greeting - from the Joyful Moments Clear Stamp Set - on white cardstock with Summertime VersaFine Clair.  Cut it with the 1-½" Circle Basics die.  Cut another circle from scrap paper and paint it green.  Attach it behind the stamped circle for dimension.

 

Attach ¼" circles punched from the green Twinkling Jewel 6x6 sheet.

 

Mix and match the colors  and Memory Box flowers in your collection and create unique cards for any occasion.  I think anyone would appreciate a handmade card topped with colorful flowers.

 

Supplies

 

SP1002 Sunny Orange 6x6 pack

94538 Daisy Stems craft die

94535 Lavender Stems craft die

30087 Circle Basics Set

CL5266 Joyful Moments clear stamp set

94523 Crystal Frames craft die

GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

Hugs Bunny by Jean Okimoto

Celebrate friendship with a felt Bunny Face and big hugs spelled out in bold Wooden Alpha letters.  Madras Plaid Coral and Green prints are great throughout the year - and are a perfect match for the new Berry Red and Lush Green 6x6 Collections.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a spring-ish design that would work throughout the year.

Here's a tip for selecting and diecutting the perfect section of printed papers for your design.  Diecut scrap paper in a contrasting color - then use the offcut as a template to find the right area to cut.  Attach the template to the printed paper, place the die into the cutout and diecut exactly what you need.  No guessing required!

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to gray felt and diecut the main Bunny Face section.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps glues from soaking through.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the eyes.  

Cut the outer ears from one of the coral Madras Plaid sheets.  Cut the layered face section from the gray dotted Dashing Stripes and Dots 6x6.  Punch a ¼" dot of pink cardstock from the Berry Red Collection and attach it behind the notched area on the face section.  (A fidgety little detail...but it makes a big difference.)

Cut the Wooden Alpha H, G and S from the pink cardstock too.  I think Bunny Face looks (vaguely) like the letter U - hope you agree!

Cut white cardstock with the 7-¼ x 2-¼"  Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangle die.  Trim (or mask) the bottom of the "sending love" clear stamp from Poppystamps Diamond Sentiments Clear Stamp and Die set. Stamp it with Starlite Black Brilliance.  Stamp "to a wonderful friend" too.

Cut two detached hearts - from the Heart Streamer Globe set - from the pink 6x6 Delicate Pastels Glitter sheet.

Attach everything to a white slimline card (3-½ x 8-½").

Have fun with variations of this basic design.  Use your favorite colors, little prints and felt scraps.  Thanks for visiting!

 

 

Supplies

 

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

PP1013 Madras Plaid Coral and Green 6x6 pack

PP1002 Dashing Stripes and Dots 6x6 pack

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

94579 Wooden Alpha craft die

94558 Heart Streamer Globe craft die

94545 Bunny Face craft die

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles craft die

CB498 Diamond Sentiments clear stamp and die set