Hello, everyone! Toni here with you sharing a trio of happy little notecards using the Rainbow Days set.
They were really simple to work up. I stamped the rainbow and clouds onto Memory Box Open Studio Watercolor paper with Versamark. This left me with faint lines that I could follow as I watercolored the images. I’m a total cheater! LOL.
For two of the cards I used Zig Real Brush markers in the newer smoky tones (038, 052, 208, 305, 401, and 812). For the brighter rainbow card I used Zigs 025, 036, 032, 040, 052, and 080.
I stamped the sentiments with Versafine Onyx Black so they’d be really crisp. I like the contrast with the watercolored rainbows, don’t you?
I hope you enjoyed today’s cards and have a great rest of your week!
Thanks for stopping by, BPD fans! Tonihere with you today sharing a Galentine card using the Kinsley Heart Plate Layering dies.
I started by sponging the bottom layer with Distress Oxides Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Festive Berries. I then adhered this to the navy card base.
My second layer is white followed by the Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter cardstock top layer.
I cut the Jumbo Lingo Hugs top layer out of glitter as well with the shadow from navy foil. Bling-a-ding! To complete the card I embossed the Happy Lingo sentiment in white on navy.
I really love the navy and pinks color combo. It makes my heart happy! I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Hello, BPD fans! Toni here today with another Valentine card for the upcoming holiday.
This time I’m using the Flora Heart dies, including the leftovers as a scattering of flowers on the card base.
I used Memory Box Berry Red and Ocean Blue 6×6 cardstock for both, switching the colors for each layer. The middle layer is Memory Box Delicate Pastel cardstock.
I wanted the card to remain flat enough for mailing at regular rates, so I did a bit of fussy cutting to allow the blue heart to nest with the red one. Notice how the outside borders are at the same height? Cool!
I stamped the Christmas Mandala sentiment with Ranger Archival Jet Black and popped it up on foam to finish up this simple card. I love that the sentiment looks embossed without all the fuss!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with another set of ornament cards. I just can’t seem to get enough of these ornament dies!
I’ve used the Belle Ornament Layering Dies on both cards but the layers are in different order on each. I’ve also embossed both card fronts with the Memory Box Gracious Leaves 3D embossing folder.
The first card uses the layers in A-B-C order. The design pulls the eye toward the center of the ornament (perfect opportunity to emboss the center and really make it shine!).
I paired the Sugar Cuts Peace dies cut from Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter 6×6 paper with it.
The second card uses the layers in A-C-B order, which really changes the visual effect. Yes, the eye is drawn to the center but there is competition, in a good way, from around it.
You may have noticed the foil layer peeking out behind the Belle Ornament layers. The Christmas Ornament and Labels set include an ornament outline die that works with a number of the other ornament layering sets, including the Belle.
Ah! Before I forget to mention it, I used a white pigment pen to add dots in the tiny openings. Wouldn’t it be cool to expand on that?!
I hope you’ve been inspired today. Thank for visiting!
Hello, everyone! Toni here with you today sharing a masculine holiday card using the Classic Sentimental Wreath & Dies.
I find masculine cards really difficult to make (where’s the glitter?? LOL) but the Memory Box Woodsy Plaid 6×6 paper made it a lot easier for me.
I used the blue plaid as my color inspiration for the Classic Sentimental Wreath, using Distress Oxide Speckled Egg and Catherine Pooler Something Borrowed to ink it up.
Before attaching the card front to the navy base, I roughened the edges with a Tim Holtz paper distresser.
I then spattered the background with Peerless Watercolor Transparent Gold and Copic Opaque White, having masked the Christmas Mandala sentiment I had embossed in white.
Lastly, I spattered the wreath with Distress Ink Spray Speckled Egg and Distress Oxide Spray Festive Berries to tie together the overall distressed look.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a wonderful holiday!!
Hi, hi! Toni here with you today. I’m sharing a couple of quick holiday cards assuming that you’re in a cardmaking panic realizing that Christmas is practically tomorrow. LOL.
Now I didn’t waste all that fabulous glitter cardstock beneath. I cut the Frosty Flake Layering dies from the gorgeous purple and Honey Script Peace out of the blue (for use later).
I used sentiments from Christmas Mandala for both as well–embossing in silver or stamping in Versafine Onyx Black.
I must say it’s incredibly difficult to take good pics of the white background of these cards but I wanted to show you the amazing embossing of the Memory Box Stunning Mandala 3D Embossing Folder.
The blue card uses the mandala with the texture facing out. For the purple snowflake card (look at that snowflake!–swoon), I ran the embossed card panel through my Big Shot to flatten it some and then used the reverse, debossed side. Both are so very beautiful, don’t you think?
Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your busy day. I hope you get some (crafty) time to yourself soon!
As you saw above I created a belly band for the card, embossing the Christmas Mandala sentiment with Gina K Red Hot.
I did wonder about the having space to write a personal message but there’s plenty of room.
For my second card I wanted to use the Marisol Frame adhered to the card front without the interactive element.
I used the Marisol Ornament as a mask and used my Copic Airbrush with BG07 for the center. So so pretty. And easy cleanup: I just threw some 70% isopropyl alcohol onto the die to clean off the Copic and dried it.
I hope you enjoyed today’s cards and have a great rest of your week!
Hello, BPD fans! Toni here with you today sharing a trio of cards using the Viola Plate Layering Dies. I LOVE this set. I like gothic architecture–all those layers and lines–and this reminds me of that so much. I also read Pillars of the Earth this summer which piqued my interest in the style.
For the first card, I used all 3 layers on a base of Distress Oxide Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio which I had spattered with Copic Opaque White and a bit of water.
I used Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter 6×6 Paper for Layer C but kept the rest in white. I sponged the Honey Script Peace outline diecut in Peacock Feathers with just a touch of Salty Ocean at the top in keeping with the base ombre effect.
As I worked on this card I wondered how it would look without using Layer C so that the background would show more. Umm, amazing!
I used Lindy’s Magicals in Saltwater Taffy as well as a bit of Ranger Perfect Pearls to create the delicate pink background. Using only the top two layers of the Viola Plate set is like the best of both worlds–the background is easily seen AND the gothic pattern still remains.
For the final card, I found that the majority of the “bits” of Layer A which I had cut out of the Delicate Pastel Glitter 6×6 Paper remained as a whole (still cut out but within the diecut panel). I’m not one to let good glitter go to waste so I adhered those bits to a leftover hot foil experiment in my stash.
It’s like glittery poinsettias, right?! I cut the panel into a square and used the Christmas Ornament & Labels stamps and die for the sentiment. The lot is mounted on an off white base embossed with a wooden plank pattern. I love that the Viola Plate Layering die set is so versatile!
I hope you were inspired and have a wonderful rest of your day. Thanks for visiting!
For the first card, I stamped the tree image onto Copic-friendly cardstock and colored it up with Copics BG49, R43, Y18, and YR09. I then diecut the tree outline from the Memory Box Majestic Hues 6×6 Glitter Pad.
Isn’t that glitter dreamy? I added a few Fairy Jewels as well because why not–bling it on! I stamped the Christmas Mandala sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black and kept the remainder of the card very simple to really showcase that fabulous tree.
Since I had the Christmas Mandala set out, I made a very different second card. I used Catherine Pooler inks as well as Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink to stamp the Joy sentiment onto the card base bokeh-style. I made a few of these since they’re time-consuming to set up but once you do, easy peasy to stamp and off stamp on multiple cards.
I hope you were inspired today and find a bit of time to get crafty. Have a great rest of your day!
Hello, everyone! Toni here with you today with a couple of cards inspired by ornaments found on my grandma’s Christmas tree back in the day.
For the first card, I used the Marisol Ornament Layering Dies cut from Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter 6×6 paper and Cottage Stripes & Dots 6×6 paper.
I embossed the Christmas Ornament and Labels sentiment in white on kraft and cut it out with the coordinating label die.
For the second card, I used the Belle Ornament Layering Dies along with Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter 6×6 paper and foil paper from my stash (a great substitute would be Memory Box Polished Foil). I particularly love the patterned center of this ornament.
I embossed and cut the Christmas Ornament and Labels sentiment for this card as well, this time using Memory Box Fresh Aqua 6×6 paper.
On both cards I embossed the front with the Memory Box Gracious Leaves 3D embossing folder as the design reminded me of mistletoe. The texture is amazing!
Fun tip: I attached both ornaments to the card front with removable adhesive dots and included a silver hanging loop in case the receipient wants to hang the ornament in years to come.
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful rest of your day!
