Hello! It’s Christina, and today I’m sharing a bold but simple card that is bursting with beautiful blooms. I chose an analogous color palette of yellow, green, and blue and used the Block Print Lovely Flower craft dies, layering multiple flowers across my card front. I wanted a big bold leaf to match these blooms and settled on using the wing of the Block Print Crane craft dies and finishing with the Thinking of You Vintage Sentiment.
After choosing my color palette, this card came together quickly. First I die-cut and assembled multiple flowers and arranged them on a peacock blue cardstock panel. I attached some of the flowers with glue and others with thin foam squares for some dimension. Then I die-cut the wings of the crane multiple times from chartreuse green cardstock to be the leaves and tucked them into the flowers. The final steps were to die-cut the sentiment from more chartreuse cardstock, attach it using glue, and then secure the card front to a side-fold card base.
Thank you so much for checking out my bountiful blooms card I made featuring the Block Print Lovely Flower craft dies. I hope I’ve inspired you to create something beautiful today!
Hello! It’s Christina, and I’m excited to share this vibrant card featuring the unique Pretty Peacock Craft Dies. These dies are unique because the showy display of tail feathers is made up of the small negative spaces after die-cutting them from a cardstock panel. Then you can back the negative spaces with beautiful ink blends, iridescent spatters, or your prettiest cardstock to complete the magnificent display. For this card, I chose a yellow ink blend and a spritz of Distress Mica Stain for a little shimmer. Then I complemented this magnificent bird with some green foliage and pretty blooms. Let’s take a look at how it all came together.
I started by die-cutting the feathers from a white cardstock panel and then ink-blended Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, and Bluepriny Sketch Distress Inks over them. Underneath the feathers, I added a tropical green ink color for the suggestion of foliage. Next, I created the backer panel for the feathers. After inking another white cardstock panel with two shades of bright sunshine yellow inks, I then spattered the panel with Flickering Candle Distress Mica Stain. I let the inks dry for a few minutes and then secured this panel behind the first one. Finally, I die-cut a circle from one last white cardstock panel and layered it onto the other panels. This last panel framed the peacock and gave it a little more definition.
My next step was to die-cut and ink the remaining elements for my card design, including the pieces for the body of the peacock, the foliage, and the flowers. I used white cardstock for all the pieces and inked them with more of the Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, tropical greens, and sunshine yellows. After inking them, I assembled the pieces and then secured them to my card front using either glue or thin foam squares.
To finish up my card design, I added the sentiment die-cut from black cardstock and a few yellow enamel dots for embellishment. The last step was to secure the card front to a top-fold card base.
Thank you so much for checking out my vibrant card featuring the magnificent Pretty Peacock Craft Dies. See you again soon!
Hello! Christina here. Did you know that a grouping of butterflies is commonly called a kaleidoscope? I always thought they were referred to as a swarm, which is another common word to describe these fluttering beauties, but I think “kaleidoscope” is a better description. Don’t you?
So today I’m sharing with you a card featuring a kaleidoscope of the Linear Boho Butterflies. I love these simple yet intricate die-cuts, and they look beautiful on a soft faux watercolor background. Let’s take a look at how this card came together.
First I die-cut the butterflies from white cardstock and then inked them with a buttery yellow and a muted orange to create a soft gradient color blend. Then I applied a light spatter of black ink to the butterflies before attaching the body pieces that I die-cut from black cardstock.
For the background panel, I used a faux watercolor technique to create a soft, dreamy backdrop for the butterflies. I started with a piece of heavyweight white cardstock, larger than I needed so when I was finished with the faux watercolor technique, I could choose the part of the panel I liked the best. This technique is simple, and there really is no right or wrong way to do it. After choosing an ink color (I chose Salvaged Patina Distress Ink this time), I dabbed the ink pad on my glass mat a few times and then lightly spritzed the ink with water.
From this point, you have some options. You can lightly press parts of your cardstock panel into the ink, turning the panel different ways each time, or you can use a piece of plastic wrapping to pick up the ink and dab it across the panel, twisting and turning the plastic each time, or, lastly, you can use a sea sponge to pick up the ink and then apply it to your panel, which adds a little more texture than the other methods. All methods work well and will give you beautiful results. For this card, I picked up some ink with my cardstock panel and used a piece of plastic wrapping to achieve the results I was looking for. I also added some ink spatter to the panel for a little more interest.
I let the ink dry for a few minutes and then trimmed the panel down to 3.75 x 5 inches. Then I arranged the butterflies on the panel, and before attaching them with foam squares for some lift off the panel, I stamped a sentiment in the bottom right corner. The finishing touch was to add a few clear drops for embellishment.
Thank you so much for checking out my card featuring a kaleidoscope of the Linear Boho Butterflies on a dreamy background I create using a faux watercolor technique. See you again soon!
Hello, it’s Christina! Spring has sprung, and I have a bright and happy card to share with you featuring the new Block Print Daisy Flower craft dies. I love that you can layer up the daisy petals to get full, beautiful blooms with plenty of depth and dimension. I combined the daisies with some more new goodies, the Mod Branches and Thinking of You Vintage Sentiment craft dies. And to round out this bright and happy card design, I added a small Buzzing Bumblebee and a few smaller flowers to complement the daisies. Grab your favorite cardstock colors and we’ll get started!
I started by die-cutting all the components for the different elements of my design and then assembled them, securing everything with glue. I chose a pale pink and a salmon-colored cardstock for the daisy petals and a buttery yellow and an orange for the smaller flowers. For the Mod Branches, I chose a bright cilantro green cardstock, and after die-cutting two of them, I snipped a few leaves and berries from the branches, leaving me with just a few leaves on each one to accent the daisies. I decided on black cardstock for the sentiment because it coordinated with the bumblebee, tying everything together.
With all the die-cutting and assembling done, it was time to put everything together. I kept the background panel simple and used plain white cardstock that I die-cut to give it a dotted detail around the edges. Then I placed the Mod Branches on the panel so they formed a natural frame and added the big beautiful daisies to fill in the corners. I placed the sentiment along the bottom and then embellished my design with the smaller flowers, scattering them throughout, and the sweet bumblebee buzzing into the scene. The final step was to attach the card front to a side-fold card base.
Thank you so much for checking out my bright and happy card design featuring the new Block Print Daisy Flower craft dies! Happy crafting!
Hello! Christina here to share a quick and easy birthday card featuring the Tall Party Candles craft dies. I’m always in need of more birthday cards, and this design is perfect for mass-producing. This card would work for just about anyone, plus you can customize it by changing up the candle colors. Let’s take a look at how this card came together!
Like I said, this card is quick and easy. I started by die-cutting the candles from four different shades of blue cardstock. I think shades of pink or even a rainbow of colors would be pretty too. I wanted the flames to be yellow, so I die-cut the candles again, but from yellow cardstock. I snipped the flame pieces off the candles and attached them to the blue candles.
Next, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to approximately 3.75 x 5 inches and arranged the candles in the center. Before attaching them to the panel, I lightly blended yellow ink where the candle flames would be so they would have a bit of a glow. Then I attached the candles with glue and stamped a sentiment from the Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings stamp set just underneath them.
My final step was to attach the panel to an A2 side-fold card base. I used foam tape so the panel would pop off the card base for a little dimension to the design. And that’s all there is for this quick and easy birthday card. Thank you so much for checking it out!
Hi friends! Christina here to share a charming Valentine’s-themed card featuring the sweetest pair of lovebirds. These cuties are part of the latest release and are from the Block Print Bird Duo die set, and since we are coming up on Valentine’s Day, I decided to make them pink and red lovebirds. I have them perched on a branch and framed by a simple heart die-cut from the background panel. Let’s take a look at how this lovely card design came together!
My first step was to die-cut the components for the sweet little birds. I used red and two shades of pink cardstock for the main body pieces and a khaki color for the beak. I assembled the birds using glue for most of the pieces but used thin foam squares for the wings. I die-cut the eyes twice from dark gray cardstock and stacked them for a little dimension before gluing them in place.
Next I die-cut the pieces for the Abundant Branch from green and brown cardstock and then assembled the branch using glue.
With most of the elements completed, I moved on to the background panel. I used the heart from the Block Print Garden Heart set to die-cut the shape from the center of a white A2 cardstock panel. Then I lightly inked the center of another A2 white cardstock panel with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink before layering the heart panel on top. This created a heart-shaped window for the lovebirds to be perched against.
My last steps were to bring everything together and add a sentiment. First, I attached the branch across the panel near the bottom of the heart. Then, using thin foam squares, I attached the bird duo so they were perched on top of the branch. Next, I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Poppy Stamps Sentimental Banners on red cardstock with white embossing powder and die-cut it using a small wavy banner die. I added the banner to my card front along with some small red heart die cuts that I got from the Poppy Stamps Hearts Shining Arch die set.
Thank you so much for checking out my Valentine’s Day card design with the sweetest pair of lovebirds that I created using the new Block Print Bird Duo die set. See you again soon!
Hi friends! I’m excited to share my first Christmas tags of the season with you featuring the Block Print Winter Cardinal. I combined this handsome cardinal with plenty of holiday greenery, an embossed background, and a sentiment that is the perfect fit. Let’s get started on these handmade tags while we still have time!
I started with two kraft cardstock tags that measure 2.5 x 3.5 inches. I embossed each tag with a snowflake pattern using an embossing folder and then lightly swiped a white pigment ink pad over the tags, letting the ink pad highlight the embossed areas.
Next I die-cut the layering pieces for the cardinals and the pieces for the Christmas greenery, including the berries, a holly leaf, and two pine sprigs for each tag. I used two shades of red cardstock for the cardinals and the berries and two shades of green for the Christmas greenery. Then I assembled the layering pieces for the cardinals, secured each piece with glue, and then added a tiny white highlight to the eyes.
To assemble the tags, I arranged the greenery first, gluing each piece in place, and then tucked the cardinals and the berries into the greenery, attaching them with thin foam squares. With the cardinals and greenery in place, I lightly spattered the tags with thinned white gouache paint for a snowy effect.
To finish up the tags, I added the die-cut sentiment and a few small die-cut snowflakes. Before looping a ribbon through the tag topper, I layered another tag, this one die-cut from green cardstock, behind the cardinal tag to be used for writing a personal message or the recipient’s name.
And we finished in plenty of time to adorn some gifts with these beautiful Christmas Cardinal tags! Merry Christmas, friends!
Hello! Christina here to share a festive little Christmas card featuring the new Block Print Petal and Wave Ornaments. I played up the retro feel of these ornaments with a vintage color palette of pink and red and gave them a soft minty green backdrop with a flurry of silver snowflakes. This simple card design comes together quickly and is perfect for the busy holiday season. Let’s get started!
My first step was to die-cut and assemble the ornaments. For the cardstock, I chose Birch Press Design Cherry Red, my favorite red cardstock, along with a soft pink for the bases and a matte silver for the ornament toppers. Then I accented the ornaments with a little greenery from the Foliage Bunch die set.
Next I created the background by softly blending Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink on a white A2 cardstock panel, concentrating the color in the center of the panel and blending it out to white around the edges. Then, for some texture and interest, I lightly spattered the panel with Lucky Clover Distress Ink and Frozen Fog Mica Stain. The Frozen Fog Mica Stain adds a touch of silver sparkle to complement the other silver in the design.
To finish things up, I added the ornaments to the background panel, popping them up with foam squares, and then added a few die-cut silver snowflakes from the Bright Snowflakes die set. The last step was to die-cut the Merry Christmas Dapper Script sentiment from green and silver cardstock, layering them slightly offset, and adding it to my card design.
Thank you for checking out my festive Christmas card featuring some new products from the latest holiday release. See you again soon!
Hi friends! Christina here to share another card featuring products from the Block Print Christmas release. This release has some wonderful winter and holiday-themed die sets like the handsome Block Print Polar Bear. He’s an adorable addition to your wintertime cards, especially when paired with one of the new Block Print Scene die sets. I decided to combine elements from both scene sets to create a starry Arctic night perfect for our polar friend. Let’s take a closer look at how this wintertime card came together.
I started by creating the starry night sky that will peek through the circular cutout from the Block Print Forest Scene die. First, I applied ink to a white cardstock panel, softly blending two shades of navy ink from top to bottom. Then I spattered the panel with a sparkly liquid watercolor to create a starry sky.
Next, I die-cut the Block Print Forest Scene from a white cardstock panel and, using whatever ink was left on my teal blending brush, very lightly blended small areas of ink to create an icy look to the panel. There is one tree attached to the forest scene, and I inked this tree along with some other trees I had die-cut with green and brown ink colors. Then I attached this panel to the starry night sky panel with thin foam tape and attached the other trees to the scene.
With the background scene completed, I moved on to die-cutting the pieces for the polar bear. I used white cardstock and added shading to the body pieces with a light gray ink and inked the eyes, nose, and ears with a little Black Soot ink. Then I assembled the polar bear, layering the pieces and securing them with thin foam squares. This, along with shading the body pieces, gives the polar bear incredible dimension. And to really bring him to life, I added Glossy Accents to his nose and a black glaze pen to his eyes with a tiny white gel pen highlight.
To finish up my card front, I attached the bear to the nighttime forest scene and added the star from the Block Print Starry Night Scene. I gave the star some sparkle with more of the sparkly liquid watercolor and then stamped a sentiment in the bottom right corner.
Thank you so much for checking out my wintertime card featuring a starry Arctic scene that I created using new products from the Block Print Christmas release. See you again soon!
Hello! It’s Christina, and I’m excited to share this masculine holiday card with you today. My card showcases products from the latest Block Print Christmas release with the majestic Block Print Deer front and center. He makes quite an impact all on his own, so I kept the background simple with a tone-on-tone diecut technique. I love using this technique because it’s a unique alternative to embossing folders, stencils, or background stamps. Let’s take a closer look at how this masculine holiday card came together.
I started by die-cutting the elements for the Block Print Deer from colored cardstock. I used two shades of brown, ivory, and black. After die-cutting, I added shading and dimension to the pieces by inking the edges with a coordinating ink color. Then I assembled the pieces, securing most of them with glue but attaching his head with foam squares for even more dimension. There aren’t very many pieces to assemble for the deer, and they layer together so easily. It’s truly an impressive image when he is complete.
Next I worked on the background. I chose pine green cardstock and die-cut multiple Simple Evergreen Sprigs. I glued these sprigs randomly across a pine green cardstock panel, letting some overhang the edges and trimming them after the glue had set. These sprigs are delicate, and applying glue to them without making a mess was a little challenging, but I think the results are worth it. My last step for the background panel was to apply white spatter using thinned white gouache paint.
To finish up my card, I attached the Block Print Deer to the center of the panel with thin foam squares and added the Warm Wishes Dapper Script. I chose ivory cardstock for the sentiment and stacked three of the diecuts together before adding to my card design.
Thank you so much for stopping by to see how this masculine holiday card came together! See you again soon!
