Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Framed Beach Scene Retirement Card

Hello crafty friends! What would be better than a long trip to the beach to celebrate a retirement? I sure don't know! That thought was my inspiration for this framed beach scene card that features one of my favorites from the latest Honey Bee Stamps release, the Palm Beach Cover Plate and the coordinating Palm Beach stencils.

I began by running the Palm Beach Cover Plate die through my die cutting machine with 80# white cardstock. Then I used each of the coordinating stencils to color this beautiful scene with Blender Brushes and various inks. I used a few inks in my stash (linked below) and some Distress Inks. The Distress Inks I used are Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Black Soot, and Gathered Twigs.

Next I die cut 110# white card stock with the Wood Frame Builder dies. After I glued the stenciled scene to my A2 card base, I used glue to adhere the frame pieces to the card.

To add a few embellishments to my framed beach scene, I die cut 110# cardstock with the Lovely Layers: Small Seashells dies. I also colored these with Blender brushes and a few inks in my stash. Then I used glue to adhere three of the seashells at the corner of the frame and a foam dot to adhere the sand dollar.

I stamped the sentiment from the Rest & Relaxation stamp set with black ink and cut it out with the coordinating die. To accommodate the extra height added by the seashells, I added a double layer of foam strips to the right side of the sentiment. I added a bit of glue to the back left of the sentiment to adhere it.

I love how quick and easy it was to make this card! I hope you've found some inspiration here too. I appreciate you stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day!

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Sunday, July 28, 2024

A Hollies and Berries Filled Holiday Card

Happy Sunday friends!  Today I'm sharing this Christmas card I made with some products from Brass & Bliss's Holly Jolly release.  This is a cheerful and fun card made with the Hollies and Berries stencils.  Check all of the details on Brass & Bliss's blog.


 I used some Color Fuse inks to color the Hollies and Berries leaves.  Next I spread some very pretty Barn Door Stencil Butter through the berries stencil.  I you want this card to be extra fast to make, just use your favorite red ink for that step!

The sentiment is the Merry Christmas w/Shadow Die.  I really like the font of this sentiment!  A vellum layer behind the sentiment mutes the background just a bit and helps the sentiment to stand out.

Please join me over on the Brass & Bliss blog for all of the specific details to make this cheerful Christmas card.  I hope you have a wonderful week ahead with lots of crafty fun too!

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Sending Autumn Blessings

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing this card that I made with some new sets from the Picket Fence Studios Fall Into Autumn release that's now available!  My card features the beautiful Sweet Autumn Holiday stamps and coordinating dies.

Check out my Instagram to see the reel where I'm sharing the card making process!

I started first by creating my background with the Sprinkles 6x8 Layering Stencil Set (set of five stencils).  I used Blender Brushes to add Distress Oxide Inks through three of the stencils.  The colors used are Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet, Ripe Persimmon.

Next I added some of the new Paper Glaze colors.  First I spread Agapanthus Purple glaze through another Sprinkles stencil.  I let that dry and then added Marigold Orange and Daffodil Yellow glazes through the remaining stencil.  I cleaned the tools and set the panel aside to dry.

Next I stamped the images and sentiments from the new Sweet Autumn Holiday stamp set with black hybrid ink.  I colored these with my Copic markers.  I used these colors: V09, V17, V06, V12, YR18, YR07, YR04, E57, E58, 0, YG17, YG25, YG03, Y15, Y11, Y00.  Then I cut them out with the coordinating Sweet Autumn Holiday dies.  

After I trimmed the stenciled Sprinkles piece to 4" x 5-¼", I glued it to a coordinating purple layer, and then to an A2 card base.  I adhered the Sweet Autumn Holiday images and sentiments with foam tape.

I added some sparkle by choosing the purple sequins from the A Bird's Feathers sequin mix.

I hope you'll check out the rest of this awesome release over on Picket Fence's website.  Thanks so very much for stopping by!

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Cheering For You!

Hello friends!  I'm sharing my card I made with one of the new products from Simon Says Stamps' new Cheering For You release.  This release is available now!

 This card features the new Football Season stamp set.  I don't have the coordinating dies but the jersey I Copic colored was easy to hand cut.

I used a gold sparkle pen to color in all of the stars.  (The pen is a Pentel Sparkle pen that I think I remember getting at Michael's.)  The Football Season stamp set has several other images and sentiments to create football themed and, as I did, non-football themed cards.

I adhered the sentiments and images to an embossed background I made with Honey Bee's Star Spangled 3D embossing folder.  It was just too perfect to not use for my card!

I hope you will check out the wide assortment of products available in the Cheering For You release over at Simon's website.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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VW Van Beach Scene Light-up Card

Hello friends! Today my card features the SO fun Lovely Layers: Beach Bound Honey Cuts by Honey Bee Stamps.  But check this out! I made the van light up to go with my evening sunset beach scene! These are not as hard to make as you may think. Check out the details below!

First I created the background. I used two strips of removable tape to mask off the area for the ocean. Then I used blender brushes to add Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink through the two Layered Waves stencils.

I moved the pieces of tape to protect the inked ocean and then blended on several Distress Inks to create the sunset and evening sky. The inks I used are Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, and Chipped Sapphire. The sand is inked with a light tan ink and then stamped with the Sandy Shores background stamp in Gathered Twigs. I stamped it a few times without re-inking the stamp the second and third times.

I used a white gel pen to add dots to the evening sky for the stars.

I created the cute van by die cutting teal, white, and gray cardstock with the dies in the Lovely Layers: Beach Bound set. I also die cut a piece of vellum with the die that has the headlights on it because we need to have the lights transparent. Then I followed the Layering Guide to assemble the pieces with glue. NOTE: I did not adhere the headlights to the van.

I used a few Copic markers to color the surfboard and a fine tip black pen for the details.

Next I die cut the two palm tree layers that are in the Lovely Layers: Hammock set from white cardstock. I blended on green and brown inks to color the layers. I adhered the layers with glue while following the Layering Guide. I glued them to the background layer and trimmed off the excess.

For the lights, I used my die pick tool to poke holes in the center of the spot where the headlights are. Then I used a pencil to make a mark through the holes onto the background scene layer and poked a hole there too. Now I can use those holes to make pencil marks on the card base for the light placement.

Now I can adhere the die cut vellum "headlight covers" onto the van.

One more planning element is to decide where the battery pack for the lights will be placed. You can use a stamp that says "push", or just hand write it onto the front of the scene layer. Just be sure to place the "push" so the lights come on when it's pushed in that spot.

In the photo above, the card base is on the left and the back of the background scene is on the right. I only had a set of Pear Blossom Press's EZ-Light with three lights. That round foam dot you see is what I covered the third one up with. All of the foam tape is Pear Blossom's extra thick tape (World's Best Foam Tape). If you don't have that, just make a double layer of the foam tape you have.

As you adhere the beach scene layer onto the card front, press the lights to be able to see that those holes are directly over the lights.

Press the lights again as you adhere the van on the card to make sure the holes in the headlights are directly over the lights. Look how cute it is with the lights on!

It looks very subtle in the photo, but in real life it is noticeably brighter! You can also check out my post on my Instagramwhere I have a short video clip and the lights show much better in that!

I stamped a sentiment in black ink from the Rest & Relaxation stamp set and cut it out with the coordinating Honey Cut. It is adhered to the card with foam strips.

I hope you've enjoyed my light-up beach scene card today! Thank you so much for stopping by--you are appreciated!

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

You Make The World A Better Place -- A Beautiful Lighthouse Ocean Scene Card

Hello friends! I love sending cards to friends and family that sends the message of how wonderful they are. Today's card is just that type of card! This one features Honey Bee Stamps beautiful Light The Way stamps and dies with the sentiment set Be The Light stamps and coordinating dies.  If you would like to see some of my process to make this card, please head over to my Instagram to see a reel I will be posting soon.

To create this scene, I began with an A2 sized piece of 80# cardstock. First I stamped the sand from the Light The Way stamp set in a kraft colored ink. I stamped it once across the bottom of the cardstock, then shifted to the right and stamped it again, just above the first stamping. I used a blender brush to ink on the same color of ink.

Next I used another blender brush and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to add blue to the sky background. I left some areas white to give the look of clouds.

Next, on a separate piece of cardstock, with my MISTI I stamped the other elements from the Light The Way stamp set. I stamped the lighthouse, sailboat, and sandpiper with Intense Black ink. I colored these with my Copic markers.

Then I stamped the water with a teal ink and a gray ink for the rocks. To color the rocks I used a few gray Copic markers. I added a lighter teal ink to the water with a blender brush. I cut the items out with the coordinating Light The Way Honey Cuts.

Next I used glue to adhere the water to the piece. Then I trimmed the stamped panel to 4" x 5-¼". Before I added anything else, I put the rising sun stamp from the Light The Way set onto a stamp block and stamped it with a warm yellow ink. I also stamped the birds and clouds at this time.

Before I glued the panel to my card base, I adhered the rock die cut with foam dots and trimmed the excess off at the edge. I used glue and foam dots to adhere the lighthouse, trees, bird and sailboat to the card.

Have you checked out the Be The Light sentiment stamps? My goodness, there are so many kind and uplifting sentiments to choose from! I stamped my chosen sentiment with black ink and used the coordinating Be The Light die to cut it out.

I love this peaceful scene, and hope you do too! Be sure to check out the Light The Way stamp set as there are other wonderful elements for scene building in the set that I did not use.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope it's a good day with lots of crafting too!

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Monday, July 15, 2024

Floral Get Well Card with Die Cutting and 3D Embossing

Today I'm sharing another card from Spellbinders Out & About Collection.  This one features the sweet Sprinkle & Grow dies.  I used the Scallop Labels and Tag for this adorable shaped card!

I die cut the Sprinkle & Grow dies from the same cardstocks that I used on my first card from this collection.  You can check out the specific cardstocks in the list on this blog post.  I die cut the watering can from some mat silver cardstock.

After I assembled the flowers, stems and leaves I glued them into the watering can.

Next I took a side folding A2 card base and placed the second largest die from the Scallop Labels and Tag die set with the left edge of the die just beyond the folded edge.  I ran that through my Platinum die cutting machine to die cut the shaped card.  Then I die cut purple cardstock with the same die and glued the layer to the card base.  The finished card is about 4" x 5-¼".

The next layer is made by die cutting white cardstock with the third largest Scallop Labels die and then embossing it with the Flower Frenzy 3D embossing folder.

The sentiment is from the Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate and Die Set.  I love how this presses and then die cuts all of the sentiments at once.  It's so handy to have all of the extra sentiments on hand ready to use!

I hope you've enjoyed this sweet card today and have been inspired too!  Thank you for stopping by!

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Sunday, July 14, 2024

Easy-To-Make Heat Embossed Holiday Card

Happy Sunday friends!  Today I am over on the Brass & Bliss blog to share with you this beautiful, and easy-to-make, holiday card.

This card features just a few products that make it an easy to mass produce card!  The gorgeous background is the Snowflake Frame With Sentiment stamp.  Can you believe that is the only stamp used?!  The other supplies are dark blue cardstock, Sapphire ink for inking the edges, Versamark ink, silver embossing powder, and black ink just around the edges for more depth.

The sentiment from the set was also heat embossed in silver and trimmed out with scissors.  A few silver metallic gems adds even more sparkle!

Come join me over on the Brass & Bliss blog for even more details!  Have a wonderful day!

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Little Blooms and Dancin' In The Rain Card

Today I sharing this sweet card that features two die sets from Spellbinders Out & About Collection!  I used the adorable Dancin' In The Rain die set (yes, the legs move!) and the Little Blooms die set.

I used some of my saved small pieces of colored cardstock to die cut the pieces of the flowers in the Little Blooms set and the sweet little person with the umbrella in the Dancin' In The Rain die set.  I die cut the pants from a scrap of blue patterned paper.  I have all of the colored cardstock I used in the links before.

Next I used glue to adhere all of the pieces together.  If you want the legs to swing do not glue the legs to the body.  There is a hole in the die cut piece for the legs that you can use to create the swinging motion.  I just used a round foam dot that was a bit smaller in size than the circle.

Before I adhered the umbrella, I used a bright yellow gel pen to add dots to the jacket.  The cute flower on the umbrella is from the Little Blooms die cuts.

It took me a minute to think of a way to "ground" my scene.  The puddle die cut is included in the Dancin' In The Rain set, but I wanted more of a ground for the flowers and duck.  My remedy was to mask off the middle section to create a watery path with blue ink and a blender brush.  I moved the tape pieces to add green ink for the grass.  I like how this turned out!

Before I adhere all the die cuts to the card layer, I used the same blue ink, diluted it, and added blue splatters to the piece.  These blue droplets will compliment the die cut raindrops!

I looked for a sentiment to go with this scene and found this one in the Hummingbird Sentiments stamp set.  I stamped it in black ink and used a corner rounder to make this unique shape.

I think the sentiment is perfect for this sweet summer rain scene.  What do you think?

I sure appreciate you stopping by today!  I hope it's a fabulous day!

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Beautiful Flowering Quince Birthday Card

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing this birthday card I made that features Spellbinders Flowering Quince dies from the Nature's Botanical Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn!  I've used the Nature's Botanical Wreath 3D embossing folder for a gorgeous background to set off the dimensional flowers.

I embossed an A2 sized panel of white cardstock with the Nature's Botanical Wreath 3D embossing folder.  This embossed image is large enough for a 5" x 7" card!  I centered my A2 panel so the wreath would emboss proportionally on the cardstock.  Then I adhered it to my A2 card base.

Next I cut the Flowering Quince dies from Susan's Garden Specialty Cardstock.  Note: I die cut two of the branch with leaves and nine of the flower die.  This is a wonderful textured cardstock that is easy to shape and it takes Copic marker blending beautifully!

I colored the pieces with these Copic markers:

  • Flowers: R22, R21, R11, Y08
  • Branch: E27, E25, E23
  • Leaves: YG97, YG67, YG17, YG25, YG03

Next I used several of the tools in the Ultimate Tool Kit to form and shape the flowers and stamens.  I snipped one of the branches with leaves into two pieces and adhered those pieces to the other branch.  Then I used glue to adhere the flower petals and stamens together and then to the branches.

The sentiment is from the A Little Message Sentiments BetterPress set.  This set includes coordinating dies for each of the 12 sentiments.  I love the crisp perfect image that the BetterPress Letterpress System gives!

I added a few crystal gems to give the card a bit of sparkle!

Have you tried shaping your own flowers from cardstock?  I find it so relaxing and enjoyable to create these beautiful flowers from paper!

Thanks so very much for stopping by!  I hope your day is fabulous!

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Beach Scene Card with Ink Blending A Sunset

Hello crafty friends!!  I love going to the beach and just love all of the beach themed items in Honey Bee Stamps new Sunkissed Summer release!  Today my sunset beach scene card features the Palm Beach Cover Plate with the coordinating stencils and one of the adorable houses from the Lovely Layers: Beach Houses Honey Cuts.

Did you know that the Palm Beach Cover Plate does not cut?  It presses this beautiful beach scene into your cardstock. To accentuate the embossed details, I used my tan embossing mat when I passed the piece through my die cutting machine.

Then I used ink blending brushes and various inks to add color through the six Palm Beach stencils. For the ocean I used Peacock Feathers Distress Ink.  The sunset is Mustard Seed, Crackling Campfire, Tumbled Glass, and Uncharted Mariner Distress inks.

When I was finished with each of the stencils in the Palm Beach stencil set, I trimmed the piece just a tiny bit. This gave me a white border of about 1/8" showing when I glued it to my A2 card base.

Next I chose one of the beach houses in the Lovely Layers: Beach Houses set and die cut it from 80# Neenah. I also die cut the palm trees, coconuts, ladder, fish, and a few other items.  I used mostly the same inks I used for the Palm Beach stencils to color all of the Beach Houses items.

I downloaded and printed the awesome Layering Guide that can always be found just below the product description on the website.  I used this guide to easily assemble the pieces with glue.

I used foam dots and foam squares to adhere all of the Beach House elements to the card.

Next I stamped a sentiment from the Rest & Relaxation stamp set with black ink. Then I cut it out with the coordinating Honey Cut.  I adhered it to the card with some foam strips.

I would love to have a sweet little house on the beach nestled into a grove of palm trees! How about you? Of course, I imagine that there is a back porch to sit out and enjoy all of the beautiful sunsets too!

Thanks so very much for stopping by.  I hope your day is awesome with lots of crafty time!

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Saturday, July 6, 2024

Getting Started On Christmas Cards -- Stitching and Embossing

Hello!  Today I am sharing my card that features two of Spellbinders July Club Kits.  I've used the Stitching Die of the Month along with the Embossing Folder of the Month and am happy to have a card to add to my Christmas card stash for later this year!

To get started, first I die cut the Stitching Die (called Stitched All Wrapped Up) pieces from teal green cardstock.  Then I stitched the pieces with Diamante Grande silver thread.

Have you stitched with metallic thread and found it difficult to work with?  I thought of adding tape runner to the back of the piece being stitched and as I made the stitches, I pressed the thread into the adhesive on the back!  Maybe you've thought of this, but I just now did!  This worked great to keep that fiddly thread in place!  It looked like this:

When I was finished stitching, I adhere the bow pieces together with glue.  Next I embossed white cardstock with the Embossing Folder of the Month, Hexi Snowflake.  I trimmed it to A2 size and glued it to a card base.

The sentiment is hot foiled in silver and is from the Wonderful Winter Sentiments Glimmer set.  I added some silver metallic pearls for a bit more shine!

Be sure to check out more of Spellbinders Club Kits to see if you would like to try one--they can be cancelled at any time!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have lots of crafty fun this week!

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

God Bless America, Land That I Love

Happy Independence Day eve to my US friends! And happy Wednesday to everyone else! Tomorrow is our big holiday to celebrate the USA so, of course, I just had to make a red, white, and blue card! The Sunkissed Summer release by Honey Bee Stamps has lots of awesome products perfect for this project. I used the new Americana Heavy Crepe Paper with the Star Spangled 3D embossing folder, and the Let Freedom Ring stamps and coordinating dies for my patriotic card.

I had an idea for the new Americana Heavy Crepe Paper, but wasn't sure how it would turn out. I added a Tear Tape Sheet double-sided adhesive to a piece of 80# Neenah. Then I adhered 1-5/8" strips of the red, white, and blue Americana Heavy Crepe paper to the piece.

Next I very lightly spritzed the back of the cardstock with water and placed it in the Star Spangled 3D embossing folderand ran it through my die cutting machine. I love how this turned out! Not only do you have the beautiful embossed stars on it, but also the texture from the crepe paper!

I embossed an A2 piece of white cardstock in the Star Spangled 3D embossing folder. Then I trimmed a strip from the crepe paper panel 1-3/8" x 5-½". I adhered it with glue to the white embossed panel.

Next I chose one of the stamps from the Let Freedom Ring stamp set and stamped it with a dark blue ink. I cut it out with the coordinating die.

For the banner below the stamped image, I die cut two red and one white crepe paper banners with two dies in the Lovely Layers: Buntings dies. I used glue to adhere them to the bottom of the stamped image.

Next I stamped the sentiment from the Because Of The Brave stamp set in the dark blue ink and cut it out with the coordinating die. Then I stamped three of the fireworks that are in the Big Pickup Add-on: Americana set in blue and red ink and die cut them with the coordinating dies.

To assemble the card I first tied red gingham ribbon to the card layer and then glued that to an A2 card base. I adhered the other elements with foam dots and foam strips. Of course, fireworks need some sparkle and the gems from the Americana Gem Stickers added just the right amount of sparkle!

It was really fun to use crepe paper on my card today.  I love trying different things!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

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