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Memory Box Backyard Wren JOY Postage Card…

Hi everyone!  A little Christmas spirit here thanks to the inspiration of Donna Mikasa!  You can see her card on her blog  HERE and on Instagram HERE.

Die cutting and ink blending with Distress Vintage Photo for the wren. Assemble it going by the indentations the die leaves on the pieces makes it really easy! YAY!

I die cut a Lawn Fawn Postage Rectangle Stackables in the largest size in white Hammermill 100# Color Copy Cover cardstock.  Then I embossed it with Simon Says Stamp Vine Canopy embossing folder.  It’s so pretty!

The holly is from the Spellbinders Christmas Cracker die set.  I cut the holly leaves off the stem.  The pine branch is from Impression Obsession, no longer available.

I used a green A2 size cardbase, adhered the embossed panel to the front.

The JOY sentiment is a die from Savvy stamps, no longer available but possibly another company has something similar!  I glued together three red JOYs.  I like that look so much.  I glued it in the upper right corner to give the ‘feel’ of the forever words or the cent amount.

The wren is adhered with the thin foam mounting tape I like…linked below.  The branches, berries and holly are glued directly to the card panel.   Allow room when you’re applying the mount tape to the back of the wren so you can stick stuff under easily.

Inside I die cut another white postage panel and stamped a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp set linked below.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I appreciate it!

Here’s links to the dies and supplies I used to make this!  Have fun looking and shopping!

12% off at SBC right now!

Memory Box – 94723 Backyard Wren…
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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Easel · Embossing Folders · Spellbinders dies

Spellbinders Chess and Checkers Easel Birthday Card and SALE info!

Hi everyone!  One of our grandsons just turned 20!  HOW?!  They grow up so fast!  Our daughter found an antique chess table for him for his gift so then I knew I had to buy this collection for a birthday card!  It can be checkers too so I know I’ll be able to use it some more.

Fortunately I saw some other cards made by Spellbinder cardmakers and was able to pretty much copy the set up. I know nothing about Chess!

The sentiment set that coordinates is really great too!  I love that!  Sometimes I get so bogged down trying to figure out sentiments! haha

I recommend doing the embossing folder first then stenciling in the colors.  I used woodgrain paper to start with so I didn’t have to add a lot of ink to the lighter brown.

I cut the embossed, stenciled panel and the smaller portion worked out perfect for the bottom inside corner!  So happy how that worked!

Easel cards are so easy to make.  Make your top panel,  then cut a card base and score the top in half.  Glue the full top panel to the bottom of the card base (below the score) and boom, that’s it!

Here it is laying flat.  Fits perfectly flat in an envelope and mail as usual.

One last close up photo…

Here’s a simple video showing it finished… (it doesn’t show the colors right but it gives you an idea for construction)  Click the bottom right corner for full screen.

Linking to some card challenges…

Crazy is our fame – STENCILS are our game! – stencils and optional CAS  (I used the Layered Harlequin Stencil set)

Seize the Birthday #332 – anything goes birthday

A Cut Above August – anything does with dies

NBUS #89 – never before used stuff!

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I appreciate it!

Here’s the dies and supplies I used to make this easel card. Email if you have any questions.

A GREAT SALE @ Spellbinders right now!  Remember the Baking sets I just used?  IT’S ON SALE 40% off!

HERE!

The Checkmate Collection that I used for my easel card is part of the sale too!!!

13% OFF @ Scrapbook.com.  Click/Tap SBC below. 

$5 OFF your next order @ Simon Says Stamp with code FRESH.

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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Fall · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Summer

poppystamps Cottage Terrarium Card…

Hello everyone!  I went a little Fall-ish today for this card.  Pulled out a couple dies I hadn’t used yet and some Fall pattern papers.

This card reminds me of the fairy garden trend.  The little house invites you in to imagine what could be living in there! lol

Basic die cutting and gluing.  I die cut in white cardstock and ink blended the colors on with Distress inks and mini ink blending tools.

This is a little larger than an A2 size card.  I will probably use an A6 or A7 envelope to mail it in.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Have a lovely weekend and keep making! (collecting ideas and products) hoho!

Dies and supplies I used to make this card… (I added some other dies from the series that complement the two dies I used.)

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All Occasion · Birthday · Bookmaking · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies

Turn the Page Collection by Spellbinders…

Hi everyone! Spellbinders sent me the dies to this NEW collection but not the whole collection so this is what I came up with using other products I’ve purchased this year!  Very fun and I didn’t begin to use all of the options! Yay for timeless though!  (Watch for tags coming soon!)

Photo heavy post…

 

Cookies!  Measure, Weigh, Mix, Bake, Cool, ENJOY!  And the word RECIPES and rectangle on the front and under Cookies on the next page, as well as the main pages and hole reinforcements are all from the Keepsake Capsule Page Die Set.

I made a video and it’s posted on Instagram HERE.  I tried to load it here but I couldn’t get it to work!  grrr

The ticket under the word RECIPES is from the Page With Flap Pocket Die set.

The tag with the two cookies at the top and the ENJOY tag at the end are from the Keepsake Capsule Page Die Set.

Everything else is from the Tina Smith baking line of dies and stamp set. I’m just going to link below because it’s pretty easy to see what I used where.

If you have questions be sure to contact me through my email link here.  I will answer!

I’m thinking to some challenge blogs…

Can You Handle the Pressure? – anything goes using embossing folders

A Cut Above – anything goes with a die cut (I didn’t do the optional twist)

NBUS #89 – Never Before Used Stuff

Thank you so much for stopping by! TTUL!

Dies and Supplies I used to make this little book…

Spellbinders has the Make it Bake it Collection on sale right now!  Scrapbook. com has 12% off right now!

Spellbinders and Simon Says Stamp are out of stock on the Turn the Page Collection BUT Scrapbook. com has them in stock and I linked to them below! YAY!

SBC takes you to Scrapbook. com,  SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp, SPL takes you to Spellbinders!  Thank you so much for shopping through my links.  I appreciate the help paying for my blog to have NO ADS and to pay for Linkdeli to bring you these links to find products easier!

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Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flourishes stamps · Impression Obsession · Karen Burniston · Masculine · Summer · Waffleflower Crafts

Waffleflower Postage Collage A7 Size Fishing Birthday Cards…

Hi everyone!  Here’s two more cards in the birthday series postage cards I’ve been making!

My husband is a big fisherman and he’s hooked several of our grandsons on fishing!  So I got out my stash of fishing products and used part of them on these cards.

One grandson just celebrated his HAPPY 16th birthday.  The big drivers license one!  YAY!  The other one celebrated his 17th birthday.  We make a little bit bigger deal out of the 16th birthdays because it’s some what of a landmark so they get more cash for it. lol

I’m going to link up the products that are available in stores below.

Better At the Lake is a die from Impressions Obsession, DIE701-F.  Maybe you can find it in the FB sale groups or on eBay.

The fishing stamps are from a stamp set by Marcella Hawley, Flourishes Stamps.  It says 2011 on the label.  I searched her name and found her website now…some digital images HERE.

The fishing pole is from a die set that I saw someone else use.  The packaging says Globeland Fishing Em….  It’s been so long ago, I don’t remember where I bought it.  I’ll link to one below but just know it’s not the one I used but it would probably work…maybe even better!

The cards just didn’t quite look finished so I had to make a bobber for the end of the line!  I LOVE that touch of red!  I made it with punches and the little hook is from a Karen Burniston set that I’ll link below.

The Every Day sentiment is from a Karen Burniston set also, it’ll be below.

An A7 Hammermill Color copy 100# Cover for the white cardbase and the white postage collage die cut.

I die cut the A7 Postage Collage Block die in black and in white.  I used the shapes from the white to stamp and ink on and the frame from the black for the mat layer.

Linking to the following card challenges…

Pick 3 #6 – frame, ink blending and sentiment

Inkspirational #371 – Summer Vibe

Try it on Tuesday – Animals, real or imaginary

Time Out #317  – Water

We Love Stamping July –  summer and must have stamping

Just Us Girls – word week PLAY

Four Seasons July 2026 – think Summer!

Word Power July 2026 – sentiment is the focus

Seize the Birthday #330 – one or more numbers

So fun!  Holler if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  It’s so hot and humid here it’s easy to stay inside and make!  Hope you’re all creating too!  Take care!

Here’s the products I used that are available in the shops I link to….

Click/Tap SBC below to go to scrapbook. com 13% off TODAY!

Click/Tap SSS below to go to Simon Says Stamp and coupon code FRESH good through 8/25/26 for $5 off

(I linked to the other stencils in the A7 series also)

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