Pretty Posies

Greetings everyone, just a quick card design.

Materials:
Cuttlebug Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Spellbinders Nestabilities A2 Matting Basic A
Spellbinders Nestabilities Floral Ovals
Poppy Stamps Lorelai Leaf
Memory Box Twisty Stalk, Fabulous Phlox, Adorable Posies & Ting Bow

Getting Ready For Spring

Messy Craft Space while waiting for new floors

Greeting everyone and thank you to all that have joined my blog.  It is so nice to read all the fun comments.  I just thought you would think this was funny, as you know I am having wood floors installed in two rooms and I had to move all my craft goodies into this room.  It is a mess, I can't find anything, and my card creation is certainly waning.  Can't wait for this project to be done.

Materials:
Memory Box Meridian Border, Adorable Posies, Garden Pots, Garden Tools & Petite Umbrella
Poppy Stamps Climbing Vine, Trailing Vine, Madison Park Bench & Small Hydrangea Blooms

Birthday Greetings

Good Morning everyone, I needed a fun birthday card and the Lady Dancing always makes a great design. I added the petite cake as a hat to her head,  some candles, a few bangles on her wrists, a fashionable purse and the birthday word.

Materials:
Cuttlebug Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Spellbinders Matting Basics
Memory Box Lady Dancing & Petite Cake
Poppy Stamps Happy Birthday Background
Martha Stewart Bow punch

Forest Evening

Greetings Everyone, I am blown away by getting all  the new followers a special thanks to all of you and those that are kind enough to leave a comment, it is always fun to read them. I am very honored to have so many of you reading from all over the world.

On a side note I am replacing the carpet in two rooms and having a wood floor installed.  Well the company quoted me a price to remove the carpet, pad and tack strip.  I thought oh heck I could do this myself.  WHAT WAS I THINKING.  It took me two days, I can hardly move from being so sore and stiff and I never realized how heavy carpet is . Never again, I have learned my lesson.

Today's card is made to look like a dusky evening in the forest.  I just made all the characters in black card stock and attached to a white card stock card.  I thought this would be a fun masculine card design.

Materials:
Memory Box Grand Oak Tree, Deer Trio, Puffy Clouds & Gold Finch
Poppy Stamps Fuzzy Bunny
Martha Stewart grass punch

Easter Purse Tutorial

Trim off sides evenly and round the bottom corners of purse

Greetings everyone, I just couldn't resist creating another fun Spring purse design.  I have used this same technique for Christmas, Valentines, Halloween and now Easter.

Take your 8 1/2" X 11" piece of card stock and score in half then fold over.  Using a cutting mat with printed rule take a rotary cutter and ruler to cut off one side of the card.  Use the cut piece as your template to trim off the other side so each side matches.  Now you almost  have a purse shape, with scissors trim off the bottom corners to give the purse rounded edges.   Emboss with Polka Dot folder.

The Purse handle is created using the two largest Classic Oval die together and attached to back of card. (I used two white and one pink oval together so it was very stiff.

Using the Spellbinders Heartfelt Creations die attach pink piece to front of card.

Die cut Memory Box Lavish Branch in green card stock trim in half and attach to both sides of card at bottom.  Add the Delicate Blossoms and Martha Stewart Double Monarch Butterfly  and you are done.

When complete the card will stand upright.

Materials:
Spellbinders Heartfelt Creations Layered Elegant Swirl
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large  (3¾ x 2¾″ & 3 x 2¼″) Handle
Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder  Front of purse )
Memory Box  Lavish Branch & Delicate Blossoms
Martha Stewart Double Monarch Butterfly
White Half Pearls - Michaels Recollections Brand
Rotary Cutter
Cutting mat with printer ruler (Martha Stewart)
Glue, scissors, ruler

Building a Nest

Good morning everyone,

A big thank you to all my new and existing followers as well as everyone who stops by for a visit.  Another Spring filled card,  After embossing the paper I die cut a round circle for the birdhouse opening and used a slightly larger scalloped circle on top.  For the top of the house I used the Madison House die and some mounting tape and then attached it to the embossed pink background.    I attached the Plush Curtains behind the opening and added the nest, birds and rhinestones.  To the bottom of the card I added some grass behind the fence and tucked in some Fairy Flowers.

PS I recently purchased the Sizzix Susan's Garden Tool Kit after watching several videos on creating flowers.  I really love the kit, that is what I used to create the flowers on the top of the card.  I am only just getting starting on improving my skills, but this kit has lots of potential.

Diane

Materials:
Poppy Stamps Madison House Set, Picket Fence, Plush Curtains, & Climbing Vine
Memory Box Fairy Flower Drops & Gold Finch
Cuttlebug Kassie Embossing Folder
Spellbinders Scallop Circle.
Martha Stewart branch & grass punch
 Pink Rhinestones
Sizzix Susan's Garden Tool Kit

Singing in the Rain

Good Morning everyone, just wanted to say a special hi is all my followers and everyone who stops by and is nice enough to leave a comment.  I so enjoy reading them.

Well, we had a strong wind storm last night and lost power for eight hours, wow it seems strange not being able to turn on the lights.  Looks like I need to buy some candles just in case.

I am so looking forward to Spring so my post today started with the cute Chocolate Bunny die nestled in some grass holding the Umbrella doted with yellow stickles.  I assembled the Fairy Flower Drops, but really I am not sure they are glued correctly.  I tucked in some fun eggs, and added two Fairy Flower stems with more flowers.  I embossed the background and added the clouds.  The frame was made using the Spellbinders A2 Matting Basic A.

Materials:
Poppy Stamps Chocolate Bunny & Fairy Flower Stem
Memory Box Fairy Flower Drops, Petite Umbrella & Puffy Clouds
Spellbinders Nestabilities A2 Matting Basics A
Sickles Yellow
Martha Stewart Grass punch
Cuttlebug Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Mounting Tape

Valentine Candy Caterpillar (Tutorial)

Greetings everyone,

Well here in the Northwest we have certainly had some wild weather, over seven inches of snow on the ground and then if that was not bad enough mother nature decided why not add a layer of ice. 

When I first saw the Poppy Stamp Cute Caterpillar die I thought wouldn't this be a fun project for kids.  All I did was paint a wooden clothes pin, filled a snack/sandwich bag with M & M peanuts and die cut and coated the caterpillar with my favorite Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer.  To assemble after filling the bag I pinched it in the center with the clothes pin and attached the caterpillar.  You could make these for Easter and fill it with yellow and green candies.  Oh course any of the candies that tried to escape the bag were eaten.

PS If you want to create the elongated body cut a thin strip of paper and glue the caterpillar pieces to it.

Enjoy Diane

Materials:
Martha Stewart Black High Gloss Acrylic Craft Paint (for clothespin)
Wooden Clothespins
Ziploc Snack or Sandwich bag (for candy wings)
Poppy Stamp Cute Caterpillar (center of clothespin)
Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer (to coat caterpillar)
Candy of your choice

Chicks In The Grass

Hello Crafting friends and visitor’s, I hope you are all well and having better weather where you live.  Thank you all for you lovely comments on my last post, as you can see I am making Easter cards out ahead.

For my card project today I double punched the grass, added a little mounting tape behind the clouds and tree for some dimension.  I used half of the cracked egg punch piece and trimmed the chicks heads off and attached them to the eggs.  Then just added the tools, flower pots, a little foliage and flowers.

Materials:

Martha Stewart, Cherish Punch Around The Page,  Chick, grass and cracked egg punch

Memory Box Puffy Clouds, Grand Alder Tree, Garden Tools, Garden Pots
Mounting Tape

Easter Train

Greetings everyone and thank you for visiting my blog and leaving such nice comments on my last card.  Also, a big thanks to all of you who have joined my blog it really is so nice.

My whimsical card today uses the Classic Egg which I found to be just the right size and shape for the little carts.   I used a circle punch to cut out the dip in the first cart and then added wheels and some left over pieces from the Valencia Border for the tail. For the rest of the carts I trimmed off part of the egg shape and filled the carts with the cracked eggs, nestled bird, blooming violet and petite cake.

Materials:
Memory Box Tender leaf (bird wing , Classic Egg (might be discontinued), Blooming Violet, Valencia Border (cart tail) & Petite Cake
Poppy Stamps Fuzzy Bunnies & Nestled Bird
Martha Stewart Grass, cracked egg & Doily Lace punch Pink Top border)
EK Success Paper Shaper 1/2" circle punch (Black wheel)
Fiskars 1/4" hand punch (white circle for wheel)
Crimper (for grass)

Getting Easter Supplies

Oh I am wishing for Spring, too many days with fog and gray skies.

My card today used the Grand Labels Twenty-Three to create the frame and I popped it up with mounting tape.  I die cut and trimmed off the Oak Tree and added a few flowers then punched some grass and used the crimper to give it a textured appearance. Added the bunnies, basket and (eggs from the Martha Stewart Basket punch).  Then attached the Violet flower and bird.

Materials:
Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Grand Labels Twenty-Three (Might be retired)
Memory Box Woven Basket, Blooming Violet, Tender Leaf & Grand Oak Tree
Poppy Stamps Fluffy Bunny, Fuzzy Bunnies & Nestled Bird
Martha Stewart Grass & Easter Egg Basket punch (just used eggs)
Crimper
Mounting Tape

Spring Is In The Air

Greetings Everyone

I have wanted to use the Memory Box Trellis Border for a while but just couldn't come up with anything until recently.  I die cut three white Trellis Border pieces and glued them side by side. Then die cut the Grand Oak Tree twice and yes I trimmed off and re-glued all the branches then coated them with my favorite Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Art Glitter for a bit of sparkle.

I punched a few flowers for the tree using the Fiskars 3/4" Burst punch and added a white glitter card stock circle to the center.   I die cut a Poppy Stamps Nestled Bird and added a Memory Box Tender Leaf for a wing. To complete the design I used the Martha Stewart Cherish punch for the top and bottom border and added a small Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly.

Materials
Memory Box Tender Leaf, Grand Oak Tree & Trellis Border
Poppy Stamps Nestled Bird
Martha Stewart Cherish & Monarch Butterfly punch
Fiskars 3/4" Burst punch
Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer

Will You Be My Valentine

Hope everyone is fine and your weather is not too bad.  Today I had four large female deer in my yard and they like to stand under the bird feeder and lick the seed out of it.  I guess they are wishing for spring like I am. 

Sorry the picture does not really show how pretty the glossy red heart is  but we are having a bit of fog and clouds so my picture taking is not the best.  If you have not used the Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer  is really makes a beautiful glossy finish when dry. 

PS. If you use the Crystal Lacquer get a piece of wax paper to put your die cut on and use your finger to coat the entire surface. 

Materials:
Poppy Stamps Nestled Bird, Small Blooming Poinsettia & Climbing Vine
Memory Box Tender leaf (wing)
Spellbinders Classic Heart
Sakura 3D Crystal lacquer

Let's Build A Home Together

Good Morning Everyone:

My post today started with punching the Martha Stewart frame then added the white card stock Spellbinders Matting.   I decided to use the "negative" side for a less detailed appearance, I added the corners, flower sprig and the birds. Once completed the card had a nice silhouette feel to it.

Materials:
Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Punch (Lace Frame)
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Lace Hearts  (Center Heart Shape & Corners)
Spellbinders Nestabilities A2 Matting Basics A (White square)
Memory Box Honeyblossom Sprig
Poppy Stamps Nestled Bird
Memory Box Tender Leaves (Bird Wing)

Love Birds

Good Morning Everyone

First off let me say I am sorry about the picture it really does not show how pretty the glitter on the leaves are but when you live in an area with no sun for months you just have to do your best. Seeing the sun at this time of the year is like winning the lottery about  2 million to 1.

I die cut the tree twice and cut off the leaves and glued them to the brown die cut tree. Then coated them with Sakura 3D lacquer and my favorite Art Glitter.  I used the classic heart (3¼ x 3⅜″)  on the bench and then added the small heart in red glitter card stock.  For the birds I die cut twice and trimmed the white and attached it to each bird. Then added the small tender leaf as a wing which was die cut out of white glitter cardstock.

Materials:
Martha Stewart Cherish Punch
Spellbinders Classic Heart
Poppy Stamps Madison Bench & Nestled Bird
Memory Box Grand Oak Tree & Tender Leaves (bird wings)
Fiskars 1/4" circle hand punch (center of flowers)
Fiskars 3/4" Burst punch
Art Glitter Crystal  Transparent Ultrafine
Sakura 3D Lacquer
Red & white glitter cardstock

A Pocket Full Of Valentines

Wow I am on a roll with these Valentine cards, I guess when you are stuck indoors all day because of the weather you really get the creative ideas flowing.  Thanks again for all you nice comments on my posts and taking the time to stop by for a visit.

I recently purchased the Spellbinder Shapeabilities Lace Hearts and I am finding all sorts of ways to use them.  They really die cut a beautiful design that can be used in so many ways.

Materials:
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Lace Hearts
Memory Box Honeyblossom Sprig, Petal Party & Meridian Border (retired)
Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco F
Sakura 3D Crystal lacquer (To coat heart)

Valentine Love

Good Morning everyone:

I started off die cutting the door twice and cutting the panels out from the second piece and then adding mounting tape to the back so the finished door would have some dimension.  I then added the Lacy Curtain to the top of door, the wreath, added some flowers and a couple of fun birds.  For the bottom of card I used a brick embossing folder and then added the trimmed pieces from the fence die and finally a strip of crimped paper.

Materials:
Memory Box Meridian Border (Top of Card, retired die)
Poppy Stamps Grand Madison Door
Poppy Stamps Lacy Curtain (Top of door)
Poppy Stamps Picket Fence, Breezy Wreath & Nestled bird
Fiskars 3/4" Burst flower
Paper Crimper
Martha Stewart branch punch
Mounting Tape

Dancing a Valentine Hello For You

Greetings Everyone

After I die cut the Lady Dancing I re-positioned her arm so she could hold the sparkly heart box.  I coated the heart and bow with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and when dry attached to hands.  I die cut the Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco F out of glitter card stock.  Sorry the picture does not really show how pretty it looks.

Materials:
Memory Box Lady Dancing (retired)
Spellbinders Classic Hearts
Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco F
Martha Stewart Bow punch
Martha Stewart Confetti Heart punch
Sakura 3d Crystal lacquer

Delivering Valentine Wishes

Click on picture for better image.

Good Morning Everyone,

Thank you to everyone that left a comment on the precious card.  I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by.  I love to hear what you think and if in some small way I have given you a new idea of how to use a die or inspired you to try something different.

Wouldn't it be fun to have this dapper gentleman flying in to bring you a Valentine greeting.   After I die cut the Gentlemen I coated the entire piece with the Sakura 3d  Crystal lacquer.  It really gives a nice shine when dry.   I die cut the Cupid and trimmed off the bow part which I added to his arm and some fun hearts and the Cheery Lynn corner pieces.

PS. You can also reposition the legs and arms to give it a different look.  I tend to use parts of  dies to create something new that way you get more use out of them.

Materials:
Martha Stewart Double Hearts Punch Around the Page
Memory Box Gentlemen Leaping (retired die)
Wing Punch
Savvy Stamps Cupid 
Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco F
Sakura 3d Crystal Lacquer

Love Is In The Air

Good Morning everyone:

For today's card I wanted to create a Poodle but not having a die cut shaped like that I took the Labrador die cut and improvised.  Really all you need to do is trim between the legs, add some circles, a leaf die for the ears a strip for the collar and finish with a fun Rhinestone.

I hope I have inspired all of you very crafty people to look at dies differently and maybe get more use out of them.

PS. the little beret hat is actually the top of a Martha Stewart pumpkin punch.

Materials:
Poppystamps Labrador
Memory Box Tender Leaves (ears)
Fiskars 1/4" & 1" circle punch
Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Punch
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Hearts (2⅝ x 2¾″)

Galloping Greetings Poppy Stamps Design Team

Greeting Fellow Crafters

Happy New Year and let me tell you I am so excited to start using the new and totally fabulous Poppy Stamps dies and Memory Box stencils.  

My post today features the fun Trotting Pony and who wouldn't want these beauties galloping in to wish someone a birthday greetings.  I added the new Happy Birthday Background die and cut the Petit Four Border for the corners. 

P.S. To create the tails die cut a second set of tails and use your scissors to cut strips so the tail flares them glue on and for mane take the Tender leaf die and cut in half then cut strips and attach behind horse.   I just thought it added a little more dimension to the fun horses.

Materials: Poppystamps Trotting Pony, Birthday Greeting & Petit Four Border

Tweeting A Valentine Greeting

Thank you for all the lovely comments on my last post.  I do appreciate you all taking the time to come and visit my blog.  I was over at my local craft store the other day and I saw a bag of feathers.  I thought to myself I could use those on my cards.  I remember as a kid getting greeting cards that had feathers on them.  

Materials:

MemoryBox-  Perched Reed Bird, Tender Leaves (wings) & Meridian Border die

Spellbinders Classic Heart

Michael's Craft Store (Yellow Feathers)

Rhinestone

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Kassie's Brocade

Valentine Dreams

Good Morning, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I always look forward to what the New Year brings and all the fun new dies that are released. I wanted to get started on a Valentine’s Day card since that will sneak up on us soon. The Swan die has so many uses I thought it would be fun to give it a little dimension by adding pink and white glitter leaves. Yes, you do have to die cut a lot but I think the end result is worth it. The big Splash border was a fun addition and placing the Lattice Heart & Vine in the center of the design connected the two swans to complete the card.

Materials:
Cheery Lynn Designs Lattice Heart & Vines
Memory Box Gentle Swan, Big Splash Border & Tender Leaves
Martha Stewart Heart  & Bow punch
White glitter cardstock (feathers)
Pink cardstock (feathers)
Darker Pink Swans
Gold glitter cardstock (bow)
Gold Rhinestone

Icicle Cabin & Stocking Hung By The Chimney

Materials:
Dee' Distinctively - Small Snow Covered Stacker Tree
Papertrey Ink - In the Meadow Die Collection
Cuttlebug Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Icicle Edge Punch
Poppystamps  Sparkling Tree Lights & Curious Cat
Memory Box Woodland Deer
Impression Obsession House Die

Stockings Hung By The chimney

Materials:
Memory Box Cheerful Stockings & Holiday Hats (flames for fireplace)
Holidays Bells & Wrought Iron Fence (grate for fireplace)
Poppystamps Pine Springs, Small Blooming Poinsettia, Breezy Wreath & Small Garden Sprig
Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder (white background)
Spellbinders M- Bossabilities Brick Embossing Folder (fireplace)

Frosty the Snowman & Second Card Toys To Make

Materials:
Cheery Lynn Designs - Frosty the Snowman
Memory Box Frosted Christmas Tree & Twiggy Tree
Poppystamps Sitting cat, Santa's Magic Sleigh & Frenchy
Papertrey Ink - In the Meadow Die Collection (snow bank & sledding)
Paper Crimper
Glitter
Cuttlebug Polka Dot embossing folder

Materials:
Martha Stewart Icicle Border Punch
Spellbinder Nestabilities Floral Ovals
Carol's Rose Garden Santa Gift Tag