Just a Note by Tricia Barber

Happy Holidays to you!  This week in between the holidays has me transitioning from holiday card making to looking forward to spring.  I realized this as I was creating this card using some wintery patterns from the Memory Box Yuletide Plaid paper paack with a jar full of spring using the Mini Forest Plants and Cottage Terrarium.   

I die cut the Cottage Terrarium, Mini Forest Plants, and the Simple Floral Bundle from white cardstock and colored with several different Distress Oxide inks.   In the center of the terrarium I ink blended with some light blue ink.   I die cut the jar lid from silver cardstock.   I then layered all the different die cuts with liquid glue and foam tape.   

To finish off the card, I stamped a sentiment from the Sentimental Banners stamp and die set.   I layered the Terrarium onto the A2 panel that had been covered with some holiday plaid papers.  I added some jute twine tied into a bow and some Fairy Jewels to complete the card.   I hope you have a wonderful new year!  

Supplies

 

2661 Mini Forest Plants

2663 Simple Floral Bundle

2648 Cottage Terrarium

CB516 Sentimental Banners

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

 

pp1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

Just a Note by Tricia Barber

Happy Holidays to you!  This week in between the holidays has me transitioning from holiday card making to looking forward to spring.  I realized this as I was creating this card using some wintery patterns from the Memory Box Yuletide Plaid paper paack with a jar full of spring using the Mini Forest Plants and Cottage Terrarium.   

I die cut the Cottage Terrarium, Mini Forest Plants, and the Simple Floral Bundle from white cardstock and colored with several different Distress Oxide inks.   In the center of the terrarium I ink blended with some light blue ink.   I die cut the jar lid from silver cardstock.   I then layered all the different die cuts with liquid glue and foam tape.   

To finish off the card, I stamped a sentiment from the Sentimental Banners stamp and die set.   I layered the Terrarium onto the A2 panel that had been covered with some holiday plaid papers.  I added some jute twine tied into a bow and some Fairy Jewels to complete the card.   I hope you have a wonderful new year!  

Supplies

 

2661 Mini Forest Plants

2663 Simple Floral Bundle

2648 Cottage Terrarium

CB516 Sentimental Banners

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

 

pp1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

Fall Terrarium by Birgit Norton

Hello Poppystamps friends!  Are you enjoying all the beautiful colors of fall yet?  Here on the east coast, the leaves are brilliant shades of orange, yellow and red and many leaves have already fallen from the trees, leaving bare silhouettes of trees preparing for their winter slumber.  I created this card using the newest release from Poppystamps. 

The darling Cottage Terrarium dies practically jumped right into my hands when they arrived, beckoning to be used.  I started with an A2 sized card base and attached a strip of the adorable mushroom printed paper from the Nutmeg Forest printed paper pack onto the right side of the card.

Next, I cut the house, mushroom and greenery out of white cardstock and colored them using Copic markers.  The jar was cut from the Greenery Solid Core Cardstock and a scrap of grey cardstock for the lid.  I also cut the jar layer out of vellum and adhered the vellum over the top of the green to soften the color.  I then adhered the mushroom, house and greenery using liquid glue.

The Happy Fall Moonlight Script sentiment was cut from black and vellum and adhered slightly over the base of the jar.

To finish the card off, I added some Fairy Jewels in autumnal colors.

 

Fall Terrarium by Birgit Norton

Hello Poppystamps friends!  Are you enjoying all the beautiful colors of fall yet?  Here on the east coast, the leaves are brilliant shades of orange, yellow and red and many leaves have already fallen from the trees, leaving bare silhouettes of trees preparing for their winter slumber.  I created this card using the newest release from Poppystamps. 

The darling Cottage Terrarium dies practically jumped right into my hands when they arrived, beckoning to be used.  I started with an A2 sized card base and attached a strip of the adorable mushroom printed paper from the Nutmeg Forest printed paper pack onto the right side of the card.

Next, I cut the house, mushroom and greenery out of white cardstock and colored them using Copic markers.  The jar was cut from the Greenery Solid Core Cardstock and a scrap of grey cardstock for the lid.  I also cut the jar layer out of vellum and adhered the vellum over the top of the green to soften the color.  I then adhered the mushroom, house and greenery using liquid glue.

The Happy Fall Moonlight Script sentiment was cut from black and vellum and adhered slightly over the base of the jar.

To finish the card off, I added some Fairy Jewels in autumnal colors.

 

Purple Passion by Tricia Barber

Hey there!  Purple is one of those colors that you either love it or hate it!  I have developed a love for purple lately.  I love the cool tones with silver.  I used the Nordic Floral Butterfly die and cut from light to dark shades of purple. Given that I used 4 colors, I now have a few extra butterflies in my stash for a future project which is always a plus for me! I used foam tape in between the layers of the butterfly to give it some dimension.  Such a beautiful die set with all the lacey details.   

I don't have many 3D embossing folders this one is from Memory Box and is called Cheerful Floral.   I think it is beautiful.  I kept it simple by just embossing the main panel.   I did spritz my paper with some light water to keep the cardstock from cracking or tearing.  I added the butterfly with more foam tape.   I layered it onto a silver panel from the Memory Box Vintage Pastel Mirror 6x6 pad.   Then I added some white Fairy Jewels to the card for a little more sparkle. 

I finished off the card with a simple sentiment strip using the Sentimental Banners and silver embossed my sentiment.   I hope that you have wonderful crafty weekend!  

 

Supplies

 

CB516 Sentimental Banners

2611 Nordic Floral Butterfly

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

 

EF1025 Cheerful Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

Purple Passion by Tricia Barber

Hey there!  Purple is one of those colors that you either love it or hate it!  I have developed a love for purple lately.  I love the cool tones with silver.  I used the Nordic Floral Butterfly die and cut from light to dark shades of purple. Given that I used 4 colors, I now have a few extra butterflies in my stash for a future project which is always a plus for me! I used foam tape in between the layers of the butterfly to give it some dimension.  Such a beautiful die set with all the lacey details.   

I don't have many 3D embossing folders this one is from Memory Box and is called Cheerful Floral.   I think it is beautiful.  I kept it simple by just embossing the main panel.   I did spritz my paper with some light water to keep the cardstock from cracking or tearing.  I added the butterfly with more foam tape.   I layered it onto a silver panel from the Memory Box Vintage Pastel Mirror 6x6 pad.   Then I added some white Fairy Jewels to the card for a little more sparkle. 

I finished off the card with a simple sentiment strip using the Sentimental Banners and silver embossed my sentiment.   I hope that you have wonderful crafty weekend!  

 

Supplies

 

CB516 Sentimental Banners

2611 Nordic Floral Butterfly

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

 

EF1025 Cheerful Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

A Ray Of Sunshine by Birgit Norton

Good morning crafty friends!  I just love the warmth the sunshine brings and today's card is full of sunshine just for you.  This card meets the requirement for the current challenge "Good Day Sunshine" too.  Double win!  Let's jump right in on how this card came together.

Using the Potpourri Flower Set, I cut several sets of flowers from some warm toned scraps I had in my scrap box.

In keeping with the sunshine theme, I cut the largest Double Scalloped Stitched Frame out of soft yellow cardstock from the Sunrise 6x6 cardstock pack and the medium sized frame from white cardstock. 

I used a heat embossed sentiment from Diamond Sentiments and cut it using a circle die and then layered it onto a Brilliant Ring cut out of a darker shade of yellow from the Sunrise pack. 

I layered the frames onto a piece of printed paper from the Gladiola 6x6 pack of paper and attached the circle sentiment and added the flowers, finishing the centers off with Fairy Jewels.  A warm and encouraging card to send to a friend.

 

Supplies

 

2512 Potpourri Flower Set

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

2328 Brilliant Rings

cb498 Diamond Sentiments clear stamp and die set

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

pp1027 Gladiola Plaid 6x6 pack

A Ray Of Sunshine by Birgit Norton

Good morning crafty friends!  I just love the warmth the sunshine brings and today's card is full of sunshine just for you.  This card meets the requirement for the current challenge "Good Day Sunshine" too.  Double win!  Let's jump right in on how this card came together.

Using the Potpourri Flower Set, I cut several sets of flowers from some warm toned scraps I had in my scrap box.

In keeping with the sunshine theme, I cut the largest Double Scalloped Stitched Frame out of soft yellow cardstock from the Sunrise 6x6 cardstock pack and the medium sized frame from white cardstock. 

I used a heat embossed sentiment from Diamond Sentiments and cut it using a circle die and then layered it onto a Brilliant Ring cut out of a darker shade of yellow from the Sunrise pack. 

I layered the frames onto a piece of printed paper from the Gladiola 6x6 pack of paper and attached the circle sentiment and added the flowers, finishing the centers off with Fairy Jewels.  A warm and encouraging card to send to a friend.

 

Supplies

 

2512 Potpourri Flower Set

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

2328 Brilliant Rings

cb498 Diamond Sentiments clear stamp and die set

sp1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

pp1027 Gladiola Plaid 6x6 pack

Wish We Were Together by Tricia Barber

Hello there!  I am sharing a slimline card using the Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit!   There are many ways that you can color your die cuts and today, I used a combination of ink blending and alcohol markers with my colored cardstock to create this card.   I pulled some scraps from my scrap pile and used my scraps to create this card.   I typically cut more than I need as I am adding details, I may make changes.  Worst case, I have few extras for the next card. 

I die cut a white card panel 3 3/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches.  I ink blended the sky and grass onto the card panel.   I created my dirt road with some kraft cardstock and added some ink blending to the edges.   I adhered this directly to the card panel.   I then started building my scene to figure out how many giraffe's, trees, cars and clouds I could use.   Next I determined where I would stamp my sentiment.  

I typically don't have a plan until I can start placing my die cuts around and start to see the scene come together.  I love to have my images go beyond the panel like the second giraffe with this head going above the card, having the cloud and tree extend beyond the sides.   For mailing, I would use a large envelope and will add a piece of cardstock to the envelope slightly larger than my card to help provide support to the inside of the card.   I used a combination of ink blending to each of the die cuts and then added more details to the giraffes with my alcohol markers and adding little bits of extra card stock behind the mouths of each one with darker cardstock. 

To finish off my slimline card, I added some Fairy Jewels.   What are your tips for adding color to your die cuts? Hope you have a wonderful day! 

 

 

Supplies

 

KT007 Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit

JWL002 Pastel Jewels

Wish We Were Together by Tricia Barber

Hello there!  I am sharing a slimline card using the Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit!   There are many ways that you can color your die cuts and today, I used a combination of ink blending and alcohol markers with my colored cardstock to create this card.   I pulled some scraps from my scrap pile and used my scraps to create this card.   I typically cut more than I need as I am adding details, I may make changes.  Worst case, I have few extras for the next card. 

I die cut a white card panel 3 3/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches.  I ink blended the sky and grass onto the card panel.   I created my dirt road with some kraft cardstock and added some ink blending to the edges.   I adhered this directly to the card panel.   I then started building my scene to figure out how many giraffe's, trees, cars and clouds I could use.   Next I determined where I would stamp my sentiment.  

I typically don't have a plan until I can start placing my die cuts around and start to see the scene come together.  I love to have my images go beyond the panel like the second giraffe with this head going above the card, having the cloud and tree extend beyond the sides.   For mailing, I would use a large envelope and will add a piece of cardstock to the envelope slightly larger than my card to help provide support to the inside of the card.   I used a combination of ink blending to each of the die cuts and then added more details to the giraffes with my alcohol markers and adding little bits of extra card stock behind the mouths of each one with darker cardstock. 

To finish off my slimline card, I added some Fairy Jewels.   What are your tips for adding color to your die cuts? Hope you have a wonderful day! 

 

 

Supplies

 

KT007 Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit

JWL002 Pastel Jewels

Floral Frenzy by Sphoorti

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Sphoorti here, back with a floral card because those never go out of style!

 

 

 

I started by distress-inking some cardstock in Blueprint Sketch and Picked Raspberry. Then I die-cut numerous flowers and foliage from various die sets from the distressed panels. I've linked a number of floral die sets in the Supplies list below. It doesn't matter which ones you use, you just need a whole bunch of flowers and leaves.

 

 

 

Then came the tedious part, i.e. foam mounting the flowers and leaves. This took a little bit of time, but it was totally worth it. I adhered the foam mounted flowers and leaves on a card base and also scattered some clear jewels in the gaps. I topped the flowers with some pearls.

 

 

 

For the sentiment, I used the PSF804 You Are Amazing Poe Script Greetings Hot Foil Plate and Dies to hot foil the Thinking of you sentiment. I centered and glued sentiment. It looked somewhat incomplete to me, so I cut a frame from a silver cardstock using the 2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames craft die and adhered it around the sentiment.

 

 

 

What do you think? Please do let me know in the comments below! Have a great week ahead!

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

2552 Floral Vase Pop Up Easel Set

2338 Floral Cluster

PSF804 You Are Amazing Poe Script Greetings Hot Foil Plate and Dies

2469 Floral Cake Pop Up Easel

2377 Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set

2622 Flower and Leaf Sprinkles

Floral Frenzy by Sphoorti

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Sphoorti here, back with a floral card because those never go out of style!

 

 

 

I started by distress-inking some cardstock in Blueprint Sketch and Picked Raspberry. Then I die-cut numerous flowers and foliage from various die sets from the distressed panels. I've linked a number of floral die sets in the Supplies list below. It doesn't matter which ones you use, you just need a whole bunch of flowers and leaves.

 

 

 

Then came the tedious part, i.e. foam mounting the flowers and leaves. This took a little bit of time, but it was totally worth it. I adhered the foam mounted flowers and leaves on a card base and also scattered some clear jewels in the gaps. I topped the flowers with some pearls.

 

 

 

For the sentiment, I used the PSF804 You Are Amazing Poe Script Greetings Hot Foil Plate and Dies to hot foil the Thinking of you sentiment. I centered and glued sentiment. It looked somewhat incomplete to me, so I cut a frame from a silver cardstock using the 2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames craft die and adhered it around the sentiment.

 

 

 

What do you think? Please do let me know in the comments below! Have a great week ahead!

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

2552 Floral Vase Pop Up Easel Set

2338 Floral Cluster

PSF804 You Are Amazing Poe Script Greetings Hot Foil Plate and Dies

2469 Floral Cake Pop Up Easel

2377 Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set

2622 Flower and Leaf Sprinkles