It’s July, half way to the Christmas holidays if you celebrate, so time for me to get started building up my holiday card stash. Toni here with you today sharing a simple and easily customized cat holiday card.
I knew I wanted to combine the new Block Print Kitty with the Block Print Festive Joy, maybe by having the cat off to the side or perched on top. Ultimately, I decided to replace the “O” with the regal feline.
Of course, I had to cut the Block Print Festive Joy from red Memory Box Glitzy Glitter 6×6 cardstock. This is for the holidays after all!
Next, I used the Loop Stitch Frames, one cut from Memory Box White Woodgrain Paper layered on top of another of blue cardstock from my stash. Notice how I used scraps of that same blue for the cat’s eyes and nose.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a card created with the Block Print Wise Fox, Block Print Starry Night Scene and Thinking of You Vintage Sentiment die set. Let’s have a look at what I made.
I started off my card by making all the pieces for my fox. I had been doing another rummage through my supplies and found my Distress watercolor pencils. I hadn’t really used them before so thought this would be a good time to give them a try.
I cut down a piece of watercolor cardstock and then scribbled on a combination of Gathered Twigs and Ripe Persimmon and then blended with water. The first generation of color was pretty light so I let the area dry and then scribbled on more color to get a slightly darker patch. To get an even darker value I got heavy handed with my scribbling and was able to get a nice darker tan color.
Once my panel was dry I die cut all the parts of the fox from different areas on the sheet to get the varying shades. I used the white parts were cut from the sheet of watercolor cardstock that wasn’t colored. I assembled my fox with liquid adhesive. Now it was time for the background. For this I used a Tonic Studios aqua flow pen in a dark blue on another piece of watercolor cardstock. I love the variation in the color that I was able to achieve.
I let it dry and then worked on the top panel that features the arched opening for the background piece. I die cut cream Memory Box woodgrain cardstock down with a rectangle die and then die cut the Starry Night Scene from the panel. I then die cut the trees and the star from scraps of cardstock that I had left over from the card I posted earlier this month. I trimmed out the trees and adhered them on top of the die cut panel.
The larger trees were also die cut from scraps. The background panel was dry and so I tried adding some “stars” to the background. I discovered that the blue is so deep and intense that the white just disappeared into the background. So I added drops of Nuvo jewel drops in a clear glitter. Once the panel was dry I adhered it to the top panel using thin foam squares.
I then adhered the fox and the large trees using thin foam squares. I finished with the sentiment that I die cut from a strip of watercolor cardstock that I colored with the same blue Aqua Flow pen and the woodgrain cardstock. I adhered them together and added to the card front with thin foam squares.
That’s it for me! I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for coming by and have a lovely day.
Are you ready for nicer weather, my friends? Toni here and I’m very much looking forward to spring so I channeled that into a cheerful card.
To create the background, I used two layers of the Flora Plate set, one from Memory Box Cilantro cardstock and the other from Key Lime.
Next, I cut out a branch from the Floral Arch Contour set from kraft. I then added Abundant Branch blossoms which I had cut from Memory Box Summer Squash cardstock.
Creating the butterflies might have been my favorite part. I cut the Linear Boho Butterflies from Memory Box Golden Wheat cardstock then sponged them with an orange and magenta ink to create a gradient. They’re so pretty!
Finally, I added the Thinking of You Vintage Sentiment, using black on white to really draw the eye.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
Hello, hello! Rosemary here on the blog today share a fun mixed media card that I made with the new Block Print Tropical Perched Bird and Handwritten Happy Birthday and Outline dies. I also used the Honeycomb Stencil for the project. Let’s take a look at what I made.
When I started the card I used just going to use some colored cardstock to create my bird. Then I started going through my supplies and I found containers of some Ken Oliver color burst medium that I had purchased long ago. So I decided to grab a sheet of watercolor cardstock and see what happened. Below is what happened, lol.
Bit of a mess, right? But I knew I could make something out of it once I cut all the pieces. I cut both dies multiple times so that I would have enough pieces to come up with the right combination.
Here are the majority of the pieces.
And here is the combination that I decided upon. Originally I was going to have more red in the bird, but in the end decided to limit that color to just the wing.
I adhered the bird with liquid glue and then set him aside to dry. I used a sketch layout for my card and decided to use the Honeycomb stencil for the background. I thought I would just do some ink blending, but then decided to take a look at some of the stencil butters that I had. I decided to combine a bright yellow and bright green and came up with this darker green that you see. I die cut white heavystock cardstock and then applied my stencil butter mix.
Once the panel was dry I got to work putting the card together. I adhered the bird with glue and then added the sentiment (which I had already had die cut and ready to go) with rolled up glue dots and glue
I hope you enjoyed today’s project. I had a lot of fun creating it using supplies that to be honest I had forgotten I had! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Hello, friends! Toni here with you today with a couple of thank you cards using the Block Print Pretty Peacock from the latest release.
I used an “ugly” origami paper behind the tail fan. It’s just one I didn’t prefer but looks amazing through those feathers.
I chose the colors of the Block Print Pretty Peacock from it, using Memory Box 6×6 cardstocks.
It occurred to me that the tail fan could be used twice to create a cool symetrical background. I decided they looked like mums that the Block Print Soaring Hummingbird is exploring.
For both cards, I used the Sugar Script Big Thanks die which is one of my favorites–such a great size and font!
I hope you enjoyed today’s cards and have a great rest of your week!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
Greetings, friends! We can never have too many birthday cards on hand, right? Toni here sharing two birthday cards, one quite feminine and the other cheerfully unisex.
I created the background of my first card using the Birthday Candle Blowout Stencils. I spattered that with ink for a funky vibe.
Next, I arrange some of the Plain & Simple Birthday Greetings on my MISTI and embossed them on sturdy vellum. I left a space at the top to add the Plain & Simple Birthday Greetings sentiment diecut.
I covered the back of the vellum panel with double-sided tape, leaving a small margin that I burnished with black glitter.
My second card definitely has a more feminine feel to it, don’t you agree?
I created an aperture and shadow with the Block Print Forest Scene die. A random assortment of Tall Party Candles cut from mirror and glitter cardstocks fill the space.
Finally, I sponged a bit of blue at the bottom of the card front before adding the Handwritten Happy Birthday & Outline. Pretty!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a card that could be used for a winter birthday or a friendship card. Let’s look at what I made.
For my card today I used the Block Print Peaceful Penguin and Superb Penguin dies, as well as the Warm Wishes Dapper Script die set. These dies are from the winter release. I also used my favorite Wavy Hillside dies for the card. I started out by diecutting the pieces of my penguins.
I die cut the bodies from white, the beaks and second layer from a medium yellow (from the Memory Box Sunset 6×6 pad) and then a gray cardstock from my stash. I used Black Soot distress oxide ink on the yellow second layer and the gray top layer to darken them up, but still have some of the yellow and gray in each penguin. I used Fired Brick distress oxide ink on the beaks.
I let everything dry before adhering all the pieces with liquid adhesive. While the penguins were drying I die cut the wavy hill from Memory Box white woodgrain cardstock for some texture. A piece of light blue cardstock was die cut and then I did some light ink blending of a blue distress oxide ink around the edges. I don’t know what blue it is because I just used the residual ink on my blending brush for a soft look.
I added a little bit to the Wavy Hillside, as well. For the penguins I added a little bit of Pumice Stone distress oxide and then used the blue, again, over that. I layered the hillside onto the light blue panel with glue and then added my penguins, also with glue.
I finished off the card with the sentiment. I die cut the shadow layer from the same light blue cardstock as the background and the word layer from white cardstock. I adhered the words to the shadow layer with liquid adhesive and then adhere the sentiment to my card with liquid adhesive.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Have a wonderful day!
Are you staying cozy this season, my friends? Toni here and I’m loving the cold weather (from inside by the fire cuddling with my cat, of course). For today’s card, we have a winter scene.
First, the Pinpoint Contour Plate sponged in blue and spattered with water and Copic Opaque White reminds me of a blustery day.
On top of that I added a couple of Wavy Hillsides and Block Print Evergreen Trees.
But, the Block Print Polar Bear, disguised as a brown bear, is all ready for winter dressed warmly in his Block Print Hats and Scarves.
You know my love of pink so I had to match his winter accessories to the Warm Wishes Dapper Script sentiment.
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!
Hello friends! It’s hard to believe we are only 9 days away from Christmas, so I hope you’ve got all your holiday cards in the mail by now! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today featuring a fun and vibrant card using the Block Print Edge Snowman.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I pulled a pre-made rainbow alcohol ink background from my stash of alcohol ink backgrounds (such as time saver!) and used it as the first use layer of the card. Using the Block Print Edge Snowman, I die cut the snowman from white cardstock and his carrot nose from orange cardstock. The scarf was die cut from a magenta pink cardstock.
I die cut the Bright Snowflakes dies from white cardstock and adhered the snowflakes to the card using liquid adhesive. Lastly, using the Warm Wishes Vintage Sentiment dies, I die cut the sentiment from black and white cardstock. I adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
I LOOOOVE how this card came out, it just really makes me smile. And, I think rainbow colors make cold and snowy winters seem much less dark and well. . . cold.
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
