Intricate Butterflies by Sue McRae

Hello crafters! Sue here with a slimline card that is fairly quick to make when time is of the essence.

I started by die cutting the Leafy Vines Slim Plate from white cardstock and attaching it to my white card base. I like the simple elegance of tone-on-tone die cuts.

Next I took the Intricate Butterflies and die cut two sizes (there are 4 to choose from) from white cardstock and inked them with Distress Inks. The large butterfly was inked with a darker shade of the same hue as the smaller butterfly.

I sprayed the butterflies with shimmer spray and they sparkle so beautifully (the photo doesn't capture it)! Then I  layered them and I added a black gem to the body centre.

For contrast I decided to die cut the Brilliant Rings from black cardstock, added those to the card base with foam tape then adhered the butterflies to the rings. I really like how the colourful butterflies pop against the black!

I took two separate sentiments from the Birch Press Blooming Spring stamp set and used them for my card. The stamp for the top sentiment actually reads “sending you hugs this” but I didn’t ink up “this” and now the two sentiments “sending you hugs, happiness and joy” work well together.

I always enjoy making butterfly cards, I feel they work for many occasions and if you are ever stuck for a card design, repeating the same elements over is a great choice.

Wishing everyone a crafty week!

 

 

Supplies

 

2454 Leafy Vines Slim Plate craft die

2367 Intricate Cut Butterflies

2328 Brilliant Rings

CL8152 Blooming Spring clear stamp set

 

Intricate Butterflies by Sue McRae

Hello crafters! Sue here with a slimline card that is fairly quick to make when time is of the essence.

I started by die cutting the Leafy Vines Slim Plate from white cardstock and attaching it to my white card base. I like the simple elegance of tone-on-tone die cuts.

Next I took the Intricate Butterflies and die cut two sizes (there are 4 to choose from) from white cardstock and inked them with Distress Inks. The large butterfly was inked with a darker shade of the same hue as the smaller butterfly.

I sprayed the butterflies with shimmer spray and they sparkle so beautifully (the photo doesn't capture it)! Then I  layered them and I added a black gem to the body centre.

For contrast I decided to die cut the Brilliant Rings from black cardstock, added those to the card base with foam tape then adhered the butterflies to the rings. I really like how the colourful butterflies pop against the black!

I took two separate sentiments from the Birch Press Blooming Spring stamp set and used them for my card. The stamp for the top sentiment actually reads “sending you hugs this” but I didn’t ink up “this” and now the two sentiments “sending you hugs, happiness and joy” work well together.

I always enjoy making butterfly cards, I feel they work for many occasions and if you are ever stuck for a card design, repeating the same elements over is a great choice.

Wishing everyone a crafty week!

 

 

Supplies

 

2454 Leafy Vines Slim Plate craft die

2367 Intricate Cut Butterflies

2328 Brilliant Rings

CL8152 Blooming Spring clear stamp set

 

Two Colour Slimline Plate card. by Pam Simpson

Burgundy & Cream card..Simple quick card! we all need these sometimes..

I have cut "Leafy Vine Slim Plate" 3 times and adhered these together, it gives a lovely depth to panel.  Adhered onto a Burgundy/Wine card the same size, ..I have used a cream card 1" inch wide strip, wrapped 1" inch linen ribbon around to the back, adhere using double sided tape..Next adhere to the panel..

Next I cut in Cream and burgundy "Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames..using 3 D foam tape placed on a slant, cream "Happy Birthday Flourish" , decorated with Orchard leaves. finished with a cream Linen double bow and gems..

Finished card 9"inches x 4" inches..

Thank you for stopping by and "Happy Easter" to you all Pam x.

 

 

Supplies

 

2454 Leafy Vines Slim Plate craft die

2374 Happy Birthday Flourish craft die

2343 Orchard Leaves

2002 Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames

Two Colour Slimline Plate card. by Pam Simpson

Burgundy & Cream card..Simple quick card! we all need these sometimes..

I have cut "Leafy Vine Slim Plate" 3 times and adhered these together, it gives a lovely depth to panel.  Adhered onto a Burgundy/Wine card the same size, ..I have used a cream card 1" inch wide strip, wrapped 1" inch linen ribbon around to the back, adhere using double sided tape..Next adhere to the panel..

Next I cut in Cream and burgundy "Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames..using 3 D foam tape placed on a slant, cream "Happy Birthday Flourish" , decorated with Orchard leaves. finished with a cream Linen double bow and gems..

Finished card 9"inches x 4" inches..

Thank you for stopping by and "Happy Easter" to you all Pam x.

 

 

Supplies

 

2454 Leafy Vines Slim Plate craft die

2374 Happy Birthday Flourish craft die

2343 Orchard Leaves

2002 Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames

Happy Easter by Nancy Penir

Hi and welcome! If you love bright, happy and spring color, you're in for a treat today! Nancy here and I've been playing with Poppystamps' newest release. Oh my, Spring Bliss!

Have you created a slimline card yet? I'll share a secret with you, this is my first. Couldn't resist Poppy's new Leafy Vines Slim Plate. It packs a wow on a slim line card! Here's a quick and easy 'how to' for you.

Here's a photo of measurements that will get you the base for a slim line card. 8" x 8 3/4", fold down the middle, and the beautiful Leafy Vines Slim Plate fits perfectly on the card's front, with a nice edged frame too.

Then the fun begins! Pale Eastery pastel? Monotone single color? Or Bright no holds barred wake up color! Just had to celebrate the season's change with a bold punch of color for this card!

My card's a slimline shaker with the new Farm Fresh Eggs cut from Glitter Card Stock moving around inside. I threw in some spring sequins too.

Pretty much an afternoon of decorating bliss on the front of a card! The slim lines fit easily in a business size envelope, or you can find colors online on Amazon and many  hobby stores too.

Hope you're inspired to try a slimline. Be sure to check out the Poppystamps' store for all the newest stamps and dies. And a big shoutout to our sister stores, Memory Box and Birch Press for their latest. New paper packs that will thrill! Hugs, all!

 

Supplies

 

2454 Leafy Vines Slim Plate craft die

2377 Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set craft die

2459 Farm Fresh Eggs craft die

2462 Splendid Happy Easter craft die

GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Happy Easter by Nancy Penir

Hi and welcome! If you love bright, happy and spring color, you're in for a treat today! Nancy here and I've been playing with Poppystamps' newest release. Oh my, Spring Bliss!

Have you created a slimline card yet? I'll share a secret with you, this is my first. Couldn't resist Poppy's new Leafy Vines Slim Plate. It packs a wow on a slim line card! Here's a quick and easy 'how to' for you.

Here's a photo of measurements that will get you the base for a slim line card. 8" x 8 3/4", fold down the middle, and the beautiful Leafy Vines Slim Plate fits perfectly on the card's front, with a nice edged frame too.

Then the fun begins! Pale Eastery pastel? Monotone single color? Or Bright no holds barred wake up color! Just had to celebrate the season's change with a bold punch of color for this card!

My card's a slimline shaker with the new Farm Fresh Eggs cut from Glitter Card Stock moving around inside. I threw in some spring sequins too.

Pretty much an afternoon of decorating bliss on the front of a card! The slim lines fit easily in a business size envelope, or you can find colors online on Amazon and many  hobby stores too.

Hope you're inspired to try a slimline. Be sure to check out the Poppystamps' store for all the newest stamps and dies. And a big shoutout to our sister stores, Memory Box and Birch Press for their latest. New paper packs that will thrill! Hugs, all!

 

Supplies

 

2454 Leafy Vines Slim Plate craft die

2377 Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set craft die

2459 Farm Fresh Eggs craft die

2462 Splendid Happy Easter craft die

GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Leafy Vines Two Ways by Kim Singdahlsen

There are slimline dies in the new spring release at Poppystamps!!  Today I am playing with the Leafy Vines Slim Plate. I had a number of ideas and just couldn't decide whether to use it vertically or horizontally so I did both!

Using it vertically felt like branches for birds.  Earlier this week there was amazing bird song outside my window (I'm in Colorado and it's winter so cheerful chirping birds are very unusual.)  I am lucky enough right now to be working from home so I threw open my window and reveled in the sound.  Also this week people in my neighborhood have been posting pictures of cardinals.  I've never seen a cardinal in Colorado.  The pictures have been so amazing with brilliantly red cardinals sitting on snowy bird feeders.  So you can see I had birds on my mind.

I used a soft blue background then cut my Chirping Birds out of a variety of bright colors. This was such a fun and cheerful card to make!  The sentiment is also brand new - Happy Birthday Poe Script.  I am very picky about the look of my sentiments and how it fits the card, and I think this is a perfect match.  The sentiment is cut out of black glitter paper in keeping with the celebration.

Besides branches for birds, I also envisioned a tangle of growth - like wildflowers.  So my next card is horizontal and backed with green which I splattered with white and sparkles to give it a magical, sun-splattered look.

One of the other amazing new die sets is the Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set.  It is stunning done as an easel with all of the layers.  Check out this post by Pam to see all of the amazing detail.  It's a big sets of dies - the easel, the leafy background, multiple flowers and butterflies.  If I'm going to get a big set like this, I want multiple ways to use it.  So for my card, I just used the flowers and butterflies.  I didn't even layer them up like in the linked card by Pam; I kept them looking like simple wildflowers.  I did a loose stripe of flowers/butterflies across the center then used the new Splendid Happy Easter die cut from a new Memory Box glitter pad - Graceful Garden.

These were very fun cards to make.  I love the cheerful colors of the birds, flowers and butterflies as they play in the vines! Of course, this vine can also be very elegant - see this post by Marybeth.  I look forward to making more cards with the vines and I'll definitely make easel cards with the fern and daisy set.  The spring release is full of gorgeous products!

 

 

Supplies

 

2454 Leafy Vines Slim Plate craft die

2437 Happy Birthday Poe Script craft die

1522 Chirping Birds

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

2462 Splendid Happy Easter craft die

2377 Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set craft die

GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Leafy Vines Two Ways by Kim Singdahlsen

There are slimline dies in the new spring release at Poppystamps!!  Today I am playing with the Leafy Vines Slim Plate. I had a number of ideas and just couldn't decide whether to use it vertically or horizontally so I did both!

Using it vertically felt like branches for birds.  Earlier this week there was amazing bird song outside my window (I'm in Colorado and it's winter so cheerful chirping birds are very unusual.)  I am lucky enough right now to be working from home so I threw open my window and reveled in the sound.  Also this week people in my neighborhood have been posting pictures of cardinals.  I've never seen a cardinal in Colorado.  The pictures have been so amazing with brilliantly red cardinals sitting on snowy bird feeders.  So you can see I had birds on my mind.

I used a soft blue background then cut my Chirping Birds out of a variety of bright colors. This was such a fun and cheerful card to make!  The sentiment is also brand new - Happy Birthday Poe Script.  I am very picky about the look of my sentiments and how it fits the card, and I think this is a perfect match.  The sentiment is cut out of black glitter paper in keeping with the celebration.

Besides branches for birds, I also envisioned a tangle of growth - like wildflowers.  So my next card is horizontal and backed with green which I splattered with white and sparkles to give it a magical, sun-splattered look.

One of the other amazing new die sets is the Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set.  It is stunning done as an easel with all of the layers.  Check out this post by Pam to see all of the amazing detail.  It's a big sets of dies - the easel, the leafy background, multiple flowers and butterflies.  If I'm going to get a big set like this, I want multiple ways to use it.  So for my card, I just used the flowers and butterflies.  I didn't even layer them up like in the linked card by Pam; I kept them looking like simple wildflowers.  I did a loose stripe of flowers/butterflies across the center then used the new Splendid Happy Easter die cut from a new Memory Box glitter pad - Graceful Garden.

These were very fun cards to make.  I love the cheerful colors of the birds, flowers and butterflies as they play in the vines! Of course, this vine can also be very elegant - see this post by Marybeth.  I look forward to making more cards with the vines and I'll definitely make easel cards with the fern and daisy set.  The spring release is full of gorgeous products!

 

 

Supplies

 

2454 Leafy Vines Slim Plate craft die

2437 Happy Birthday Poe Script craft die

1522 Chirping Birds

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

2462 Splendid Happy Easter craft die

2377 Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set craft die

GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

You Made My Day by Sue McRae

Happy Tuesday everyone! Sue here with a slimline card. It’s actually my first attempt at a slimline card and I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. It’s a fun size to try different card design ideas. My slimline card measures 3.5” x 8.5” and can fit into a #10 business envelope.

I decided to make a colourful background with pieces of scrap cardstock that I cut into a variety of widths. I played around with the colours until I was happy, applied adhesive to the card base and adhered the strips.

Next I took the largest Whittle Circles Frame and die cut it 9 times from grey cardstock and adhered 3 frames together to create one thicker frame. I offset each layer when I adhered it because I like the dimension and depth it added to the frame.

Did you know there are some new animal friends that were added to the Whittle Family? I used three of the newest animals, the Squirrel, Sloth and Papa Hedgehog on my card. I die cut them from white cardstock and added them inside the wreaths. They are so cute!

I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Whittle Love stamp set and finished off with a few gems.

This card makes me happy with its rainbow background and adorable critters and the slimline size was perfect for this design.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

 

 

Supplies

 

2428 Whittle Circle Frames craft die

2378 Whittle Papa Hedgehog craft die

2430 Whittle Sloth craft die

2431 Whittle Forest Squirrel craft die

CL488

 

 

You Made My Day by Sue McRae

Happy Tuesday everyone! Sue here with a slimline card. It’s actually my first attempt at a slimline card and I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. It’s a fun size to try different card design ideas. My slimline card measures 3.5” x 8.5” and can fit into a #10 business envelope.

I decided to make a colourful background with pieces of scrap cardstock that I cut into a variety of widths. I played around with the colours until I was happy, applied adhesive to the card base and adhered the strips.

Next I took the largest Whittle Circles Frame and die cut it 9 times from grey cardstock and adhered 3 frames together to create one thicker frame. I offset each layer when I adhered it because I like the dimension and depth it added to the frame.

Did you know there are some new animal friends that were added to the Whittle Family? I used three of the newest animals, the Squirrel, Sloth and Papa Hedgehog on my card. I die cut them from white cardstock and added them inside the wreaths. They are so cute!

I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Whittle Love stamp set and finished off with a few gems.

This card makes me happy with its rainbow background and adorable critters and the slimline size was perfect for this design.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

 

 

Supplies

 

2428 Whittle Circle Frames craft die

2378 Whittle Papa Hedgehog craft die

2430 Whittle Sloth craft die

2431 Whittle Forest Squirrel craft die

CL488