Memory Box Bumblebee Birthday

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a cute card featuring the new Buzzing Bumblebees die set.

Supplies:  https://ldli.co/e/zr77l2m  (Affiliate links at no extra cost to you!)

Here's a super close up of the bee dies:

I cut the bee pieces from both white and some watercolor panels I have left over.  I also cut the Bachyard Floral Sems 94638 from the same papaers plus from black for a shadow.  I re-cut just the top flowers from some more of the lighter yellow/orange colors and paper pieced them up top on the stems to match the bees better.  

The backgrounds are 2 pieces of woodgrain paper from Memory Box, cut with 2 sizes of the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die set 94646.  The white one was inked with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink and the kraft one was inked with Brushed Cordouroy Distress Ink and an ink blending tool.

After adding all the die cuts to the blue inked panel, I added it to the brown one and then popped both of those panels together on to the white card base with foam tape.

I really love using the woodgrain papers from Memory Box because with just so little inking, all that texture comes through and provides a lovely texture to your backgrounds!  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today!  I had a lot of fun putting it together for today's post!  Be sure to come back every day for more inspiration from the design team.  If you are interested in the product I used, you can find more information on my blog HERE.  

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Believe with Snowflakes from Memory Box

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a holiday card full of sparkle! 

Supplies:  https://ldli.co/e/om52lp1

I used the brand new "Snowflake Hot Foil Plate" to create my background on a piece of red paper from the "Blush" paper pad.

Sometimes when I hot foil, I actually get a hot mess on my paper, but I have a tip for you if your end result after foiling has foil in places you don't want it!  As you can see below, some of the foiled snowflakes look pretty bad with extra foil that got stuck in places it shouldn't and then there are some that look pretty good.  The reason that some flakes look better is because once I saw it come out messy, I took my sand eraser and rubbed it over places where extra foil landed and in places I didn't want foil.  It really cleans up foiled papers that don't always turn out perfectly.  

So you can see below up close, the panel that started out with messy foiled snowflakes was saved by my sand eraser.  The reason you get overfoiling has to do with your machine's temperature setting, the brand of foil you are using and how many seconds you set the timer.  Some foils require more time/heat and others don't, so it takes some experimenting - but the sand eraser is your friend when it comes to hot foiling that is for sure!  (The foil I used is called speckle silver glimmer foil.)

I used only 3/4 of the top of the card for my red panel and added it to a piece of white woodgrain paper, then added that to a white card base.  I cut the "Drifting Snowflake" detailed die from silver glitter paper from the "Glitzy Paper Pad" and also cut 2 thin silver glitter strips to add to the left and right side of the card front.  I cut the background die from the "Drifting Snowflake" from navy cardstock from the "Lagoon Paper Pad" for the dark background to enhance the silver glitter snowflakes.

I cut the sentiment "Believe Enchanted Script" die from white for the backgound and from navy card stock for the thinner letters and then glued them together.  Once dried, I added it to the bottom of the card on the woodgrain paper.  Lastly I added some silver jewels to the glitter snowflake centers, from the "Christmas Fairy Jewels" pack.  Here is one last look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you are interested in links to my supplies, check out my blog post HERE.  Be sure to come back each day for more inspiration from the design team!  Happy crafting....

 

 

 

Two Cards Featuring Lush Leaves 3D Embossing Folder from Spellbinders

Hello and welcome!  I have 2 cards featuring the new Lush Leaves embossing folder from the Cheers collection.  

Supplies:  https://ldli.co/e/kqryje9

This collection is all about mixed drinks and cheers, however, this embossing folder can be used with any theme.   Here's another look:

I embossed a piece of Tim Holtz Sparkle Alcohol Ink paper and then used LIndys Magicals on it, dried it with my heat tool and then wiped some of that off.  Next I added green Distress Ink to it and then wiped some of that off.  So this card is full of sparkle even though you can't really see it in the pictures.  The bird, brand and flower dies are from an earlier release called Love Note Bird and the sentiment is from the newly released All Season Sentiments.  Here's one last look:



My 2nd card was made using the emboss black out technique where you color the leaves with inks on the debossed side then normally you take black ink and rub it all over, except for my card I used a dark gray ink called Morning Mist from Versamark ink.

I trimmed down that panel and then took one of the Tunnel Clouds dies and cut it from the center.  Behind the opening I put a piece of watercolored cardstock and then cut and assembled the same bird for the center.  

This sentiment for card 2 comes from Sincere Sentiments, an earlier release.  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my cards for today!  I enjoyed playing with this new 3D embossing folder and using different techniques to get new looks.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Below and the link at the top contain affiliate links for you to shop with at no extra cost to you.

Happy crafting my friends!

O Christmas Tree!

Hello and welcome, I have another card featuring the wonderful "Yuletide 2024" release and this time I am featuring the new hot foil plate and the new slender trees.

Supply list:  https://ldli.co/e/xl91ynd

Here's a close up of the foiled background:

First I used the "Snowflake Hot Foil Plate" MBF015 on a piece of white card stock, and then cut it with the new "Fringed Scalloped Frame" die set 94842.  (The foil I used is called speckle silver.) While I had that die out, I went ahead and cut 2 more of that size from green glitter paper from the "Glitzy Glitter Pad" GP1007.  I put the white scalloped piece on top of the 2 green ones, only I offset them a bit so you could see the glitter paper on the right and left sides.  

I also cut the "Slender Pine Trees" 94796 from both the same glitter paper and from green cardstock form the "Greenery Cardstock" SP1011, then layered those slightly offset to give lots of fullness to the branches.  I heat embossed the sentiment from the new "Holiday Wishes" clear stamp  CL5286 set in white on black card stock and trimmed it with my scissors.

I added the sentiment to the white panel and then put all the scalloped panels together on a piece of "Kraft Woodgrain Paper" SH44003 that was trimmed to 5" by 3.75" and inked with some brown distess inks.  Then I added that whole thing to the front of a heavy weight card base.  Next I cut several snowflakes from the "Drifting Snowflakes" die set 94816 and added them to the card front.  Lastly I added silver and clear jewels to the snowflake centers and to the trees.  

Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today, it has many wonderful layers using the new products and lots of glittery shine too!

Be sure to come back each day for more inspiration from the design team!

Three Cards with New Spellbinders Release Goodies!

Hello and welcome!  I have 3 cards made with some of the newly released products from Spellbinders, combined with goodies released last year.

Supplies for all 3 cards:  https://ldli.co/e/76l7294 

(Also linked by photos at the bottom of this post.)

First card features some paper and die cuts from the "Serenade of Autumn" collection.  The sentiment is from a brand new stamp set called "All Season Sentiments." I stamped it in "pinecone" Versafine Clair ink.  Lastly I added gold gems on the butterfly centers.



For my 2nd card I used gold puffy stickers from the "Christmas Puffy Sentiment Stickers" pack - the stars and the "Sparkle."  The new die called "Stitched String of Lights" was cut with gold glitter paper, gold mirror paper and some ombre red papers from my stash.  Instead of stitching it I drew lines with a gold paint pen and added a gold gem in the center.  I rounded the bottom right corner and my card was complete.

My last card features the same new lights die, with bulbs cut from green and yellow ombre paper, plus I cut gold glitter and gold mirror paper like the previous card.  Again, I didn't stitch it but rather drew with a gold paint pen to simulate stitching.  I added lots of gold gems and heat embossed the sentiment from the brand new "All Seasons Sentiments" in white on a piece of the ombre green paper.  The background for this card was stamped with the older "Pretty Pine Background" large stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed in white.  I used the emboss resist technique and lightly inked over the panel so you can see the pine leaves and cones faintly in the background.  

Well that's it for today!  I had a ton of fun creating these and I hope you enjoy them!  If you are interested in any of the products I used, please use my affiliate links below at no extra cost to you!

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Most Wonderful Time with Memory Box

Hello and welcome!  It's Angie here today with a sparkly winter card featuring some new goodies from the latest Yultide 2024 release!

Supplies:  https://ldli.co/e/p324gj9

First I took a piece of dark blue card stock from my stash and added some sparkle paste through the new "Falling Snowflake" stencil.  Once it dried, I trimmed it down to 4" by 5.25" and added it to an A2 card base.

Below you can see a close up of all the blingy sparkle!

Next I stamped the sentiment from the "Holiday Wishes" stamp set, also new and then left it in the die (Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers) and inked it with light blue ink.  By leaving it in the die before inking it, you get that lovely white edge right by the dotted edge.  I added that sentiment to a "Fringed Scalloped Frames" die set cut from white woodgrain paper.  Next I added that to the sparkle background with thin pop dots for a little dimension.  

Next, I cut the "Petite Poinsettias" from dark red card stock and white card stock and put them together adding them to the top of the frame with thicker pop dots.  Lastly I added 3 jewels in the center of the poinsettias.  Here is one last look:

I hope you like my card for today!  Be sure to check out the whole new release!  Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Cookies from Memory Box

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a sweet cookie holiday card!  It features the new "Dimpled Cookies" die set.

Supplies:  https://ldli.co/e/gq2dj9n

Here's a closer look:

This card uses lots of new and older goodies:

"Spiral Delight" 3D embossing folder, "Dimpled Cookies", "Fringed Scalloped Frame" die set, along with "Stitched Circle" layers die set, "Greenery" paper pad and "White Woodgrain" paper. 

I cut the two largest frame dies from white woodgrain paper to frame my green panel.  The green panel was dry embossed with the 3D folder and then I tapped white ink on top of it lightly to accent the design so you can see it better.  I trimmed the green panel so I would fit behind the frame.

Next I cut several of each of the cookies from white card stock and colored them with markers and ink blending tools, paint pens, sprinkle sequins from my stash and Fluffy Stuff which is just like a snow marker in a bottle.  When you heat it up, it puffs up and looks like snow or frosting!  

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock.  That sentiment is from an earlier released stamp set called "Sweet Christmas."

I hope you enjoyed my cookie card for today!  I had so much fun decorating them - and the best part, they have zero calories!

Come back each day to see more and more inspiration from the whole team!  Thanks for stopping by!