Hello! Rosemary here on the blog with a fun card featuring the new Block Print Edge Snowman, Bright Snowflakes, and Merry Christmas Dapper Script. Let’s take a look at what I made.
Every year I make Christmas cards for my mom to give the grandchildren and great grandchildren. When I saw the new Block Print Edge Snowman I knew I would be using it to make cards for the great grandchildren.
When I started out I thought I would make the snowman out of glitter cardstock. I even diecut one snowman, the scarf and nose from glitter cardstock, but in the end I decided against it. I decided to use Memory Box woodgrain cardstock for the snowman and Memory Box Yuletide Plaid patterned paper. My mom has three great granddaughters and one great grandson so at first, I thought I would make three snowmen with red scarfs and one with a green scarf. Later I decided to do two red and two green.
As I continued working on the card I decided that I would add some snowflakes using the new Bright Snowflakes. I die cut the snowflakes from more woodgrain cardstock, as well as some vellum. I did keep some sparkle by using orange sparkle cardstock to die cut the nose. I love that little bit of sparkle. For the eyes I simply cut strips of glossy black cardstock and glued it on the back of each snowman.
Since there is subtle gold foiling on the patterned paper I used I decided to use gold foil cardstock to die cut the word portion of the Merry Christmas Dapper Script die. The shadow layer was die cut from the red and green plaids. I also trimmed strips of the red and green patterned paper to add along the edge of each card. To keep the card from having alot of bulk I kept everything to one layer and used glue to adhere everything down. That way my mom can mail them and not need extra postage.
I hope you enjoyed today’s project. I had a lot of fun creating them! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.
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Vintage Block Print Ornaments | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, friends! Toni here with you today with another holiday card, this time using the Block Print Ornament series.
To create the base of the card, I used various widths of Scor-Tape burnished with glitter for a subtle white-on-white striped effect for the background.
Next I cut out the Simple Evergreen Sprigs using Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 paper (I LOVE that there’s a solid-core paper option now).
Next, I cut out the Block Print Wave, Block Print Petal and Block Print Drop Ornaments from Memory Box Blush 6×6 cardstock and a gold foil from my stash.
I finished the card using part of the Dapper Merry Christmas sentiment. So so pretty!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
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Autumn Fox | by Christina Rannow
Hello! Christina here to share a warm and cozy card featuring products from the new Block Print Christmas release. This release is full of festive winter and holiday-themed die sets, but they can easily be reimagined for other seasons or occasions. I did just that by creating this autumn card featuring the new Wise Fox die set. He’s the focal point of this card design, and I have him nestled in a vibrant forest of Evergreen Trees. Let’s take a closer look at how this card came together.
I started by die-cutting the pieces for the Wise Fox from white cardstock. Then I used Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Scorched Timber, and Antique Linen Distress Inks to ink each piece before assembling them to create this cute critter.
Next, I die-cut the Evergreen Trees and inked them with a combination of Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Forest Moss, and Scorched Timber Distress Inks. I chose to use just the base pieces of the Evergreen Trees and not the decorative layering pieces for this project.
With my die-cutting and inking done, my next step was to create a soft background for my autumn scene. I softly blended Speckled Egg Distress Ink on the top half of a white A2 cardstock panel and Scattered Straw on the bottom half. Then I stamped a sentiment with brown ink in the lower right corner of my background panel.
Lastly, I arranged the Evergreen Trees and the Wise Fox on my background using a combination of glue and thin foam squares. The finishing touch was to add some highlights to the eyes with a white gel pen.
Thank you so much for checking out my warm and cozy autumn card featuring products from the Block Print Christmas release. Happy crafting!
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Masculine Deer Holiday | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, my crafty friends. Toni here and today I’m sharing a masculine holiday card with unconventional colors.
For the background, I kept everything very neutral using Catherine Pooler Macchiato with the Poppy Stamps Nordic Motif Stencil (used at an angle) on the front.
The diecut oval is cut from kraft cardstock then embossed with holiday sentiments.
I got my hands on some Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 paper and thought it would really jazz up the Block Print Deer. I love it so very much!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
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Hey, Foxy! | by Toni M Maddox
Hey, my foxy friends! Toni here today sharing the first of many projects using the latest release. You are going to love it!
I cut out the Block Print Wise Fox and sponged it using Catherine Pooler inks. I used black Enamel Accents for the eyes and nose.
While that was drying, I cut out the Wavy Hillside, Block Print Evergreen Trees, and Block Print Forest Scene elements using Memory Box Nutmeg Forest and Nutmeg Plaid 6×6 papers.
I used the Tim Holtz Moon Mask on the Block Print Forest Scene moon using Catherine Pooler inks.
I think the sentiment is from Spellbinders but not positive.
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
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Majestic Whale | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello, Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a birthday card that I created using the Majestic Whale die set. Let’s have a look at what I made.
Ever start making a project and then decide halfway through that you don’t like it and go in a completely different direction? Well, that was me, lol! I had a completely different color scheme/idea for my card using different dies and for whatever reason I couldn’t make it work.
As I was working on the first idea I decided to create an alcohol ink background to see if that would help my initial idea work. Loved the background I created, but it didn’t go with the other colors and fish I was using. Then I thought of the Majestic Whale die set. I hadn’t used that set yet so set aside the other fish and idea to start fresh.
I die cut the whale from a light blue Memory Box cardstock and then added distress oxide ink in Chipped Sapphire ink to darken up tail and top portion of the whale. I added a little bit to the belly and fin, as well. Then I adhered everything together. Before the alcohol ink had completely dried I added a little touch of gold using a foil sheet in rose gold. Then I die cut the background using a Memory Box arched rectangle die.
I adhered everything to the card front using glue and then added the sentiment that I hot foiled using the Sugar Script Sentiments 2 hot foil set. I added a little bit of ink to the edges so that it blended in with the background. Well, that is it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Just Because | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a card that I made using products from the Block Print Ocean inspired collection. Yes, this is my third card this month using some of these products, because it is such a beautiful collection, particularly if you are into the nautical theme.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I used a piece of pre-watercolored background paper as the first layer. I keep a stack or supply of watercolored backgrounds and alcohol ink backgrounds, because it’s SO much easier to just pull from them, rather than creating on the fly.
Using the Block Print Majestic Whale and Block Print Whale duo, I die cut the whales from a navy blue cardstock and white cardstock. I used a liquid adhesive to adhere the components together and then once the whale pieces were assembled, I added the whales to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
Using the Sea Kelp and Mini Fish dies, I die cut the key from a lighter blue and a green cardstock. I stamped the sentiment on a white circle in navy ink.
What a majestic whale! It makes for such an elegant card. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day.
An Autumn Tufted Bird | by Christina Rannow
Hello! Christina here to share an autumn-themed card that I designed by combining an unexpected trio of die sets. I chose the Tufted Bird from the Block Print collection and nestled him in some fall foliage that I created with the Rosebud Arch and Mixed Berry Contour Layers die sets. These very different sets combined beautifully and make for a lovely autumn card. Let’s take a look at how it came together.
I started by die-cutting the elements for the Tufted Bird from white cardstock. I used a variety of Distress Inks and small blending brushes to ink up the diecut pieces and then assembled them, securing them with glue.
Next, I die-cut the elements from the Rosebud Arch and Mixed Berry die sets from more white cardstock. I used the same process for these diecuts as I did for the Tufted Bird. I inked all the pieces with Distress Inks and then assembled the Mixed Berries components.
For the background panel, I inked a pale jade color in the center of an A2 card panel with a very light hand and let the edges softly blend out. Then I lightly spattered the panel with the same ink color for a little texture and interest.
Lastly, I arranged the foliage and berries on the background panel and added the tufted bird nestled in the center. The final detail was to stamp a simple sentiment from the Sentimental Banners set from Poppy Stamps using a chocolate brown ink.
Thank you so much for checking out my autumn-themed card that I created by mixing and matching some unexpected die sets. See you again soon!
Here Fishy Fishy | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a good start. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today, sharing a card that I made using a variety of new Block Print Ocean themed products. Let’s take a closer look at the cards and which products I used below:
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I used a piece of my own premade watercolor paper for the background of the card and cut a frame around the watercolor paper.
Using the Block Print Swimmer Fish and Block Print Ocean Fish, I cut them from various shades of blue and green cardstock and then began adhering all the fish pieces together randomly just mixing and matching. I also used the Sea Kelp and Mini Fish dies and cut cardstock in another shade of blue and green. I kept the colors very monochromatic for this card.
I adhered all of the fish to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension and then lastly, I added a tabbed foil sentiment (from sister company Memory Box) to the card.
I love these beautiful new ocean themed products. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
Pacific Northwest Holiday Card | by Toni M Maddox
Ahoy, friends, and happy holidays a little early. Toni here with a holiday card inspired by living in the Pacific Northwest.
I started the card by rubbing a few Memory Box Snowflake Rub-on Transfers onto a pale gray card front.
I then added the Birch Press Design Corner Waves cut from Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 cardstock.
While I had the diecutting machine out, I cut out the Waterfront Pilings, Curious Seagull and Happy Seagull then sponged them with Catherine Pooler inks.
I’m giving you a sneak peek of the upcoming release with that glittery hat. Cuteness awaits!
You can see the full list of supplies used on my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, as well as check out my other makes.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
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