Paper-Pieced Blue River Butterfly by Jean Okimoto

The bold dimensions of the Blue River Butterfly highlight a paper-pieced design - and the Anemone Grove 6x6 prints has the perfect colors and patterns for a summer butterfly.  Hi, Jean here with a collage-y mix of prints, blues, teals and gold.  And a bit of inspiration for June's Sympathy Card Challenge.

Cut 5/8" x 4-1/2" strips of prints from the Anemone Grove 6x6 set - you'll need 2 from the sheet with tiny gold + pale aqua flowers on one side and large pale blue flowers + a turquoise background on the reverse side.

Attach the strips to a piece of adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet).  Cut Blue River Butterfly from printer paper. Use the offcut  as a template to find the perfect area to diecut your butterfly.  Place the die in the template and cut the butterfly.  

Cut the butterfly's center and wing accents from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Cut white cardstock with the 1.75" and 2.25" wide Rectangle Basics dies.  Attach just the centers of the rectangles so the edges lift slightly for dimension.  Attach the butterfly.

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam dots for the top of the wings.

Stamp the greeting - from the With Sympathy Clear Stamps Set - with Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair.  

Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Memory Box 6x6 sets feature a great mix of colors, gold details, prints and patterns to mix and match for colorful summer designs.  Add sparkly, shimmery accents with our glitter pads, mirror cardstock, gems, dewdrops and jewels.

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

 

 

Supplies

 

94832 Blue River Butterfly

cl5291 With Sympathy Clear Stamp Set

fp1003

pp1026

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

Sunny Garden Greetings by Jean Okimoto

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!

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)

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!

 

 

Supplies

 

94864 Bird Blossoms

94863 Fringe Flowers

CL5290

gp1002

94532 Nested Globes

sh44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

sh44017

sh44004

Just Saying Thanks by Jean Okimoto

 

Happy Father's Day to everyone celebrating today!   Hi, Jean here, adding an extra weekend idea - felt birds sharing thanks between generations!

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").

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!

 

Supplies

 

94721 Magnolia Leaf Branch

94855 Bluebird Prince

94798

sp1013

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1007

30094

st004 Thank You Foil Greetings White Tabs

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

Here for You by Jean Okimoto

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.

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.

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

Supplies

 

cl5291 With Sympathy Clear Stamp Set

EF1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

gem101

sp1010

pp1025 Anemone Plaid 6x6 pack

cl5289d Hello Butterfly Stamp and Die set

Nutmeg Forest Dragonflies by Jean Okimoto

 

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.

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.  

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!

 

 

Supplies

 

94893 Garden Beauties

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

pp1034

sp1010

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

st009

Anemone Grove Gypsy Butterflies by Jean Okimoto

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.  

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.

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!

Supplies

 

pp1026 Anemone Grove 6x6 pack

94890 Gypsy Butterflies

94883

st004

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Caring Thoughts from the Heart by Jean Okimoto

 

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.

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.

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.

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

 Thanks for visiting - see you again on Friday!

Supplies

 

cs2086 Wildflower Field Cling Stamp

cl5291 With Sympathy Clear Stamp Set

94878

gp1001

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

94361 Double Stitch Happy Heart Cut Out

sh44004

Butterflies and Quiet Thoughts by Jean Okimoto

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.

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.  

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!

Supplies

 

94893 Garden Beauties

94883 Heritage Rectangle Frames

cl5291

fp1002

gp1006 Festive Glitter Pad

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

30086

Blossom on a Wildflower Field Background by Jean Okimoto

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.  

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.

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!

Supplies

 

cs2086 Wildflower Field Cling Stamp

94795 Gladiola Blossom and Leaves

sh44004

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

st009 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tabs

Gypsy Swallow-tail, Swirls and Spirals by Jean Okimoto

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.

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!

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!

 

Supplies

 

94891 Gypsy Swallow-tail

ef1033 Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

sh44018

30087 Circle Basics Set

st009 Thank You Foil Greetings Black Circle Tabs