All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Easel · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Interactive · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Shape Cards · Spring · Thinking of You

poppystamps Floral Vase Pop Up Easel Set Card…

Hello everyone! It’s Geranium season for hanging baskets around here!  Ferns on the front porch and Geraniums on the back porch.

They always inspire me to make a Geranium card!

This poppystamps Floral Vase Pop Up Easel is so cute!  It’s not huge, fits in an A2 size envelope but it’s slim and so dainty size wise.  I love it!

There’s not much to tell about it!  You just die cut the pieces, glue them together and onto the card!  I did use my favorite thin mounting tape for the vase and the sentiments.

I wrapped a little twine on it… can I make a card without twine?! lol

So sweet and cute with so many different flower dies in the set you can make any flower you want!

I used poppystamps Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil and Cut die set and Memory Box Cardstock paper pads.

poppystamps easel cards are all so fun and easy and I love that they are easy to display too!  HERE‘s the Geranium I made last year with the basket easel card die set.

Linking to some challenges…

Cards 4 Galz – #198 Mother’s Day or Flowers For a Friend

Allsorts Challenge – anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge #5 – anything goes

Creative Knockouts #494 – anything goes

Creative Creases #57 – fun fold anything goes

my card is a winner!  YAY!  Thank you Creative Creases!

Beautiful Blossoms – anything flowers goes

Thank you for stopping by!  Spring weather here…a little cooler but never fear the heat and humidity will be upon us before we know it! haha

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppy Stamps FLORAL VASE POP UP EASEL…
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Poppy Stamps MODEST GREETINGS 2 Hot…
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Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack
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Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack
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Memory Box EARTH NEUTRAL 6×6 Paper…
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Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock…
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Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -…
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Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
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May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap…
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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All Occasion · Birthday · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Spellbinders dies · Spring · Thinking of You · Wedding

Spellbinders May Large Die and 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Clubs…

Hi everyone!  Time to introduce new clubs over at Spellbinders papercrafts!  It’s all about birthdays this time and boy they come around faster and faster these days! haha

A really fun 3D embossing folder that my photos don’t do it justice!  Getting used to a season change and light with photos again.

The die set has so many dies! You can make the banner as many levels as you want!  I was thinking the banner would be great for graduation cards too! Glossy Black!  Gold!  Silver! Besides the Happy Birthday To You words, there’s Wishes, Enclosed and Sending.  FUN!

Then there’s balloons and flowers!  Both would be great for any occasion and in any colors!

Also a great way to use up scraps! My card is an A7 size but would easy work for A2 or A6 also!

I’m getting excited about making grad cards now that I’m thinking and talking about it.  You could personalize it with alphabet dies or stamps with the name and year too!

To find out about Spellbinders Monthly Clubs, click/tap over to their website HERE.  It’s really easy and such a good deal! Links below to the clubs I used today.

thank you so much for stopping by!

Large Die of the Month Membership –…
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3D Embossing Folder of the Month…
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Cardstock, Paper, & Envelopes |…
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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Get Well · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Spring · Thank You · Thinking of You

Memory Box Magnolia Leaf Brand, Magnolia Bud Trio and Backyard Wren Mini Slimline Card…

This card says hello for me!  I had fun looking through the new paper pads and playing ‘matchy’! hahahaha  Almost felt like I was quilting again!

This release is stretching me!  I rarely use purple but not this time!  Purple it is!

This is such a sweet bird die… NEW….Backyard Wren.  So sweet and Memory Box just put a post up on Instagram showing it in all different colors!  So I decided I could use purple!  Why not!

I took pictures with a white background too but they look so washed out, I’m not posting them!  Crazy what a difference!

Cards always look better IRL even with all the awesome technology we have these days!

I die cut the Magnolia Leaf Branch, Magnolia Bud Trio and Backyard Wren in white Hammermill cardstock. I colored the branch and buds with Copic Sketch Markers and the wren with my distress oxide ink blending brushes.  I didn’t ink them just used the ink that was in them already.

I like coloring dies and cutting from colored cardstock.  I was thinking of the branch this time and knew I’d want the branch brown and leaves green.  It’d be really easy to do colored cardstock also…next time!

I used a new poppystamps die for the sentiment, Hello Moonlight Script.  What a fun name! What a beautiful font!  The white cardstock is Hammermill and the black is Memory Box Glossy Black. I love that cardstock so much.  I’m on my last sheet from the ten pack!

The pattern paper is the NEW 6×6 pads from Memory Box!   I’ll link them below with everything else.

Linking to some challenges!

Papercraft Challenges – Spring

Word Art Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed this sweet wren card!

To see the products  I used and shop, click/tap the abbreviations below the item…

Memory Box – 94723 Backyard Wren…
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Memory Box – 94721 Magnolia Leaf…
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Memory Box – 94718 Magnolia Bud Trio…
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Poppystamps – 2509 Hello Moonlight…
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Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid…
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Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove…
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Memory Box BLACK GLOSSY 8.5×11 Paper…
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Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
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Copic
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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Kuretake ZIG Memory System Squeeze…
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Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot…
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All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Thinking of You · Watercolor

Memory Box New Marvelous Magnolia 3D Embossing Folders Cards…

Hello in hot foil on watercolor paper today!

Two cards to share with the same coloring idea.  I used watercolor crayons.  Do you remember those?  Do you have some stashed away in a drawer or cupboard?  It was really easy to do, color it on then go over it with a wet paint brush.

I started out by embossing the folder on watercolor paper…this picture is Strathmore.  I ended up using Memory Box Watercolor paper for the card with the plaid background.  My second card is Hammermill color copy cover cardstock.

I had to do it over because after I was done painting, I put it back in the folder and ran it through again but I didn’t get it lined up right.

The second time I didn’t run it through again after painting!  Learned my lesson! haha

I used the NEW Magnolia Plaid paper for the background and a strip of paper from the New Magnolia Grove paper pad under the sentiment.

Lines of foiling run through this plaid paper so I used Gold Mirror/Foil Cardstock to mat the embossed panel.  I die cut out the center of it so I can use it for something else.

I wanted to carry over the gold into my sentiment so I used the Hello from poppystamps Birthday Wishes Poe Script foil and cut die set.

I used Memory Box watercolor cardstock for the embossed panel and the sentiment.  I really like how it colors and how easy it is to remove color if you get it where you don’t want it!

My next card is the same 3D embossing folder but lighter colors and on cardstock.

This folder comes with dies!  I embossed another panel of cardstock and die cut and embossed them but didn’t get a card made with them yet.

I did the same coloring with watercolor crayons.  I bet watercolor pencils would work too!

For this one I die cut the Memory Box Thank You Posh Script die in vellum and TE Cupcake Pink cardstock.

Very simple but I’m happy with both of them!  whew!  I can’t believe it’s already Thursday.  I’ve worked on these since Monday.  I guess I played too much! haha

Linking to some Challenges…

Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge – anything goes (isn’t this a fun name?!)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – anything goes

Papercraft Challenges – #93 Spring

Thank you for stopping by! Talk to you again soon!

Products I used to make these cards…

Memory Box – EF1035 Marvelous…
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Memory Box – 94529 Thank You Posh…
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Poppystamps – PSF807 Birthday Wishes…
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Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold
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Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid…
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Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove…
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Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -…
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Caran d’Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle…
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Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
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TE Premium Cardstock – Cupcake -…
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Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil Roll…
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Get Well · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · sympathy · Thinking of You · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Days Release…

Hello everyone! After Winter we’re thinking #Beautiful Days!  Bring ’em on!   Simon Says Stamp sent me this stamp set to play with and I’ve made two cards with it.  A super cute set, Garden Fresh!

Out came my Distress Reinkers and paint brushes to watercolor.  I stamped the images on Strathmore Best Watercolor paper with Ranger Black Archival Ink in the MISTI.

The first one I made is pretty rustic…I wasn’t sure it was post worthy but I was encouraged by cardmaker friends on Instagram to go for it!  So here it is!  A not so rustic one follows!

There’s something about watering cans that just draws me in.  I have a really old one I like to sit out for Summer porch decor.

I stamped and watercolored this regular like, then decided after I’d spattered to go over it with my Gathered Twigs mini blending tool!  All the while telling myself it was only a card! lol

It’s A2 size and I die cut the frame from Simon Says Stamp Frames die set, inked it with Gathered Twigs regular Distress ink and glued it on.

I added some think twine and a button and called it good.  The sentiment is from the set also.

Here’s my next card…not brown card! lol

Jars are so fun for flowers too!  The images in this set are so easy to color in!

The water looks dark in my pictures… I’m gonna have to go back and take some water and lighten it up!  Funny what you notice after you’ve taken photos and are writing a blog post!

I’m thinking this card could be used for any kind of shower and also for get well!  A very versatile set.

There’s one more floral image in the set that would be perfectly delightful stamped inside!  I love the birthday sentiment too!

Happy Saturday to you!  It’s looking like our weekend will be on the chill side so I might get some more cardmaking in!  A good day to shop the Beautiful Days NEW Release!

ttul!

Links to see what I used to make these cards…

Simon Says Clear Stamps Garden Fresh…
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Simon Says Stamp Garden Fresh Wafer…
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Simon Says Stamp FRAMES Wafer Dies…
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Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER PAD…
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Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK…
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MISTI TEAL PRECISION STAMPER VERSION…
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MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER 6×7…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker GATHERED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker RUSTIC…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker PEELED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker PICKED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker BROKEN…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker FIRED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker MUSTARD…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker HICKORY…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker DUSTY…
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Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi STARRY…
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May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap…
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Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET…
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GATHERED…
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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS…
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