Lavender Kisses

Hello friends! Happy Mother's Day! And Happy Birthday to my mom in Heaven. I miss you every single day.

The card below was posted on the Memory Box "Outside the Box" blog on 3/28/17, This was such a fun card to make and I hope it will bring some joy.




My A2 card base was cut from a pale gray card stock. I cut a frame from white card stock using two of the dies from the Rectangle Basics set. I also cut a frame from the Petite Doily Frames, and snipped off one long side. I sponged Milled Lavender on this piece, and edged it with a touch of Dusty Concord. I adhered this along the right side of the white frame. I added the tiny sentiment to the bottom right corner of the frame.

I cut one Antilles Floral Border from white card stock and snipped away the two flowers on the left. I cut the border again, but this time positioned the die so that only the three flowers on the right were cut. I sponged my fav … Peeled Paint … on the stems and leaves, and sponged Seedless Grapes on all of the flowers, varying the pressure to get different shades. To add some dimension, I shaped the top flowers and adhered them over the other flowers, offsetting them just a bit. I then adhered this to the bottom of the frame, snipping off the excess from the bottom.



I cut two of the Lavender Bunch from white card stock, and added Peeled Paint to the leaves and stems of one. I sponged Milled Lavender on all of the flowers, and shaded them with Dusty Concord. I snipped off the flowers from one die cut, shaped them, and added them over the top of the corresponding flower, again offsetting them just a bit. I also sponged a small area of white card stock with Dusty Concord, and die cut the Mini Butterflies from that area.

Now for the assembly. I added foam tape to the back of the frame, but before I adhered it to the card base, I held it over the base, and positioned the lavender flowers where I wanted them, adhering them in place, then adhered the frame. The three tiny butterflies were adhered where shown, and I decided to add some white dots with a gel pen to finish off the card.

Here are links to the dies I used:

Antilles Floral Border  

Lavender Bunch

So Many Things to Love Clear Set

Rectangle Basics Set

Petite Doily Frames

Mini Butterflies 

Have a peacefully blessed day today!

Whale of a Smile

It's been quite a while, I know ... but I'm back!

Here is a card using some products from the latest Memory Box release! You can find all the details on my post on the Outside the Box blog here.

This is a wonderful ocean-themed duo called "Whale Hello There" clear set and "Whale Hello There" matching dies. I've also used the Sheer Circle Trimming die for the background. This die can be used in so many ways. Check out the Memory Box blog for this week's blog blitz!

More posts to come! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Paper Pumpkin Thank You

Hi everyone! I thought I'd share an autumn card with you today. I'm sure ready for Fall, aren't you?


This card features all Memory Box dies and stamps. For details, you can visit the Outside the Box blog on the Memory Box website HERE.  Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

 

It's a Delight!

Good morning everyone!  Hope you week is going along smoothly!

Here is a card featuring the Adelaide Stem die from Memory Box, along with the Arin Bird Background die and the Honeycomb die which I used as a stencil for the background.


I started by cutting a piece of white cardstock to 3.75” x 5”. I die cut the Honeycomb Background and using it as a stencil, I sponged Dried Marigold through the design onto this white piece, then splattered with Forest Moss Distress Ink. I cut two of the Adelaide Stems from green cardstock, covered the tops using a Versamark Marker, and embossed with white embossing powder. The bird was cut from tangerine cardstock and I sponged the edges and part of the body with Dried Marigold to give some dimension. The beak was colored with an orange watercolor pencil and I added a black dot for the eye.



I arranged and attached the Adelaide Stems to the back of the bird, and mounted that with foam tape. I decided to add some sparkly Stickles to the tops of the flowers. A few sequins completed the arrangement, which I then mounted to a green card base with foam tape.


Thanks for stopping by!!

 

A Pocket Full of Posies

Hi everyone! Here is a card featuring Memory Box die called Blooming Chrysanthemum.


Who knew you could create a pocket using a hexagon die from the Open Studio Layered Hexagon set of dies? Just snip off the stop angle, add some stitching with a white gel pen, and there you have it!  This was a pretty simple card to assemble, and I hope it brightens your day!

Row of Poppies Thank You

Hello!  Here is a summery kind of card featuring the Row of Poppies die from Memory Box. I hadn't used this die yet, and I thought it was about time. It's so delicate when cut, and it can easily be snipped apart to use on a smaller note card if desired. I made this a thank you card, but this design could also be used for just about any occasion. 

  
I first cut a circle from the Stitched Circle Layers, and sponged on Peeled Paint through the Distressed Grid Stencil. I die cut the poppies from green card stock and again from white card stock. I sponged Scattered Straw Distress Ink on all of the white flowers, and added Spiced Marmalade to shade them. I then snipped off each of the sponged flowers and attached them to the corresponding flower on the green die cut. I then adhered these to the circle, snipping off the stems that hung over the bottom of the circle.

 
I thought it looked a bit boring when I laid it over a clean white card base, so I decided to splatter Forest Moss ink onto everything. Love that splattering! It still looked too plain to me, so I added two of the Grosgrain Ribbon die cuts to the background, then added the assembled circle to the card base using foam tape. I inked up the sentiments with Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamped the "Thank You" at the top. Uh-oh ... the rest of the sentiment was a little too long to stamp in a straight line at the bottom, so I decided to curve the saying to match the curve of the circle, and it fit just perfectly.

 
I added three of the butterflies from the Mini Butterflies set, along with a few gemstones to complete the card. So glad you stopped by! Have a wonderful rest of the week!
 

Peaceful Birds

Oh my gosh, Christmas is coming so fast!  With that in mind, peace is the focus of my card today!

Clean and simple cards are my favorite style, with a little glimmer to top it off.  For the ornament frame, I used the third largest ornament from the Drop Ornament Layers set and the second smallest stitched circle from the Stitched Circle Layers set.  This circle fit perfectly inside the ornament, and I was able to cut them together from cream card stock.  I cut three of the Sketchbook Peace die, glued them on top of each other, and layered that over the frame opening.  I die cut the "fluffiest" of the three sprigs from the Floral Sprigs set, added red gemstones for the berries, and adhered that to the ornament as shown.  I added two of the birds from the Birds of a Feather Die.

I mounted the assembled ornament to a piece of light sand colored card stock that was embossed with a wood grain embossing folder, and then used foam tape to adhere it to the cream colored A2 card base.  With a few gemstones scattered around and a little Wink of Stella on the birds, this completed the card. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

Shimmery Shaker Ornament

Hello everyone!  Sherry here with a fun shaker card for you today!  Shaker cards are such a blast to make, and this one comes with lots of glitter and glam!



I wanted a shimmery background for this card, so I decided to use the Starry Night Background die.  I cut a piece of card stock to 5" x 3.75", die cut the background, and then layered it onto a piece of double sided tape, which exposed the "sticky" on the open stars.  I poured light blue Glitter Ritz on the openings, achieving the shimmer I was looking for.  I then die cut the second largest ornament from the Drop Ornament Layers from the glittered piece.  The ornament that is cut out can be used for another card.



I adhered a piece of acetate to the back of the glitter piece, then die cut another ornament from fun foam that was cut to slightly smaller than the glittered piece, and adhered that to the back of the that piece.  I gathered my sprinkles of beads, glass glitter and sequins, into the center of the card base, and then adhered the assembled front over the sprinkles to create the shaker portion.  I die cut all three of the Shimmering Snowflakes, plus one extra of the small one, from double sided tape, peeled off the top later, and covered the flakes with dark blue and gold glitter.  I did the same with the "Joy", and positioned them as shown.  



I had fun with this one, and hope you enjoyed it too!  Thanks for stopping by!

Starry Night Background

Shimmering Snowflakes

Drop Ornament Layers

Memory Box Evershan Branch

My design today features the beautiful and elegant Evershan Branch die, and I decided to make it a monochromatic card just for fun. 

The top fold card base is from a light tan card stock.  I cut the Bengal Background die from ivory card stock, then used one of the dies from the Open Studio Rectangle Layers set to cut out the center to leave a window.  (I will be sure to use the cut out piece on a different card.) I cut a frame of the same size from the Open Studio Rectangle Frames set, adhered that over the opening to create a frame and then added that to the card base.  I cut the Evershan Branch from the same ivory card stock, and adhered that with foam tape as shown.  I punched several tan and ivory circles using a 1/4" circle punch and used a stylus to cup them.  I adhered some of them on the flowers and scattered the rest, then added pearls to all of the centers.  

When I showed this card to my friend and fellow teacher, Nance, she just happened to pick the card up and hold it so that the Evershan Branch was positioned at the top, different from the way I had oriented the card originally.  We both said, "Ohhh, that works!"

Then we turned the card 180 degrees so that the branch was at the bottom, and said, "Oh, THAT works too!"  It was one of those "happy accidents".

This card could be used for any occasion, any way you'd like to look at it!

Be sure to visit the Memory Box Outside the Box blog starting Monday, April 13th through Friday, April 17th, for some great inspiration using the latest release of dies, stamps and stencils!

Thanks for stopping by!

I Really Miss You

The card below is a springtime version of the winter card posted previously.  It features the Curbside Mailboxes, Frisky Squirrels and General Store Tags dies from Poppystamps. 

I used the Rectangle Layers again on this card.  I really believe all of the layer dies from Memory Box are must haves!  With so many different sizes, there are lots of ways to configure the layers for unique layouts, which I will be showing in posts to come.

I sponged the background using Shabby Shutters ink through the Mini Dots stencil.  The Leafy Sprig die from Poppystamps was cut using two shades of green card stock. The "letters" were cut from the smallest tag in the General Store Tags set.  It's the perfect size for the mailbox!  I arranged all as shown, and added some Spring Flower Soft at the bottom.  The sentiment is from a Penny Black set.

The Twinery and Poppystamps Blog Hop – Day Three!

Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to be able to participate in this oh-so-fun joint blog hop with The Twinery and Poppystamps.  A list of today's hops can be found on both the Poppystamps Blog and The Twinery Blog, where you'll also see the blog hop lists from June 24 and June 25.  Be sure to visit each of them for details on entering for a chance to win some fantastic prizes, which I'll get to at the end of this post.  If you've been hopping in order, you've arrived here from the blog of Denise Hahn. 

My card today features the Marigold Solid Mini Bundle twine from The Twinery, the Massa Leaf Background and Dianna Border dies from Poppystamps, and the Memory Box Texture Wave stencil.

For the background piece, I used daubers to sponge Shabby Shutters and Dried Marigold distress inks in a random fashion over the Texture Wave stencil to cover the entire piece.  I then splattered Peeled Paint distress ink over that by inking up an acrylic block, spritzing with water, loading a paint brush and splattering my heart out.  I cut three of the Massa Leaf Background die from dark green card stock, sponged Peeled Paint on the base of each leaf, and rounded the leaves using a stylus so that they would pop.  I arranged them as shown onto the sponged background, adhering them by the stems only.  

 


 



I then cut one of the Dianna Border die, colored only the stems with a dark green marker, then cut the die into two pieces, and arranged them as shown on the card front piece, adhering only the lower parts of the die cut. 

I next punched several circles of white, marigold and peach colored card stock with a ¼” punch and shaped each one using a stylus and a soft pad.  They make the cutest little flowers that can be added as accents just about anywhere. (For some reason, the peach card stock looks yellow in this photo.)

 

I then glued the little flowers randomly onto the leaves and Dianna Border stems. 

Was I ever thrilled that The Twinery has the perfect color to go with my card - Marigold Solid!  I love the fine quality of all of these Twinery twines!  I wrapped it four times around the bottom portion of the card piece, gathered it on the right side, and to finish it off, I threaded some twine through the holes of the button and fanned the ends out, then used a glue dot to adhere it.  After everything was assembled on the card stock piece, I used mounting tape to adhere it to the card base.  Oh, yes, almost forgot … I used a clear glitter brush to add a little glimmer to the leaves and flower centers.  It’s a little too subtle to see in the photo, but it’s there!

So now to the fun stuff.  By leaving comments as you hop through the blogs of the design team members from The Twinery and Poppystamps, you'll have a chance to win one of the fabulous prizes.  Don’t forget to leave comments on the Poppystamps and Twinery blogs as well! The Twinery will be giving away a Shimmer Pack, and Poppystamps will be giving away two dies from the latest release, the Elsa Butterfly Branch and Frozen Flakes.

 

The Twinery Shimmer Pack - Retail Value $32.00

Poppystamps Elsa Butterfly Branch and Frozen Flakes dies - Retail Value $26.50

The next and last stop on the hop will be to the blog of Rebecca Greco.  If you started in the middle, here’s a complete list of today’s participants:

The Twinery - http://thetwinery.com/blog

Poppystamps - http://poppystamps.typepad. com/

Julie Ranae - http://juliesopenwindow. blogspot.com/

Patty Tanuz - http://cardsbypattytanuz. blogspot.mx/search/label/DT% 20POPPY%20STAMPS

Amy Crockett - http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Jeanne Jachna - http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/

Rebecca VanDeMark - http://www.caravansonnet.com/

Rudlis/Irena Kowalczyk - http://papierowaobsesja. blogspot.com/search/label/ Poppystamps      

Melania Deasy - http://melaniadeasy.blogspot. com/

Sherry Eckblad - http://www.buttonjunkie. blogspot.com/search/label/ PoppyStamps                

Denise Hahn - http://www.inmyblueroom. blogspot.com/

Sherry Hester - http://lecardonbleu.blogspot. com/search/label/Poppystamps                          

Rebecca Greco - http://hugsarefun.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by!