Category: Word Die

  • Thinking of You by Rosemary Dennis

    Thinking of You
    by Rosemary Dennis

    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.

  • Spring Butterflies by Toni M Maddox

    Spring Butterflies
    by Toni M Maddox

    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.

  • Happy Birthday by Rosemary Dennis

    Happy Birthday
    by Rosemary Dennis

    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!

  • Elegant Peacocks by Toni M Maddox

    Elegant Peacocks
    by Toni M Maddox

    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.

  • Birthday Greetings Two Ways by Toni M Maddox

    Birthday Greetings Two Ways
    by Toni M Maddox

    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.

  • Penguin Wishesby Rosemary Dennis

    Penguin Wishes
    by Rosemary Dennis

    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!

  • Blue Heron Hello by Toni M Maddox

    Blue Heron Hello
    by Toni M Maddox

    Happy New Year, my friends! Toni here with an Asian-inspired any occasion card.

    To create the medallion, I used the Arista Layer Set.

    Notice how I used vellum for the first layer to make a subtle contrast to the texture base layer.

    Next, I constructed the Block Print Majestic Heron using a shimmer cardstock in ombre shades of blue. I love that sparkle!

    I used the same cardstock for the Hello Scripted sentiment.

    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.

    Supplies

  • Cozy Winter Bear | by Toni M Maddox

    Cozy Winter Bear | by Toni M Maddox

    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!

    Supplies

  • Rainbow Snowman | by Crystal Komara

    Rainbow Snowman | by Crystal Komara

    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!

  • Wise Fox | by Crystal Komara

    Wise Fox | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and happy December! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today. I know it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere, but I still have one last fall themed card to share with you using the beautiful Block Print Wise Fox dies.

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using a copper and rust colored piece of alcohol ink paper (that I pulled from my own pre-made stash) I used this as a bold vibrant background. I die cut a 3″ circle and adhered it left of center on the card front.

    Using the Block Print Wise Fox dies, I cut the dies from a variety of orange, brown and rust colored cardstock and then pieced them together in a pleasing palette of colors. I also used the Block Print Evergreen Trees die and cut them in the rust, orange and yellow cardstock piecing them together.

    Next, I die cut the sentiment “warm wishes” using the Warm Wishes Vintage Sentiment dies. I die cut the base outline layer from rust cardstock and the top thin layer from white cardstock. I adhered the two layers together with a fine-tip liquid adhesive and then adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    I love how this card turned out, particularly because of that beautiful alcohol ink background (which in all honesty, I tend to use a lot of)! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!