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Heart Tree

I am feeling a sense of Christmas accomplishment today.  Cards are in the mail.  Packages have been sent.  Latest Valentine is made.  :)

For today's card, I stamped the Tree of Love (D1312) onto white cardstock using brown Versafine ink.  I used the little hearts on the side of the stamp as well as some VersaColor Opera Pink and Crimson Versafine ink to add the "leaves" to the tree.  I cut out the tree with a Marvy Mega oval punch and layered it onto Azalea cardstock that was cut with a Marvy Giga scalloped oval punch.  To finish the card, I added squares of Goassamer paper onto a cotton candy notecard and stamped Valentine Greetings (B1175) onto the bottom of the card.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!  We are expecting a lot of snow, and I am already pouting.  How many days till spring?

Butterfly Bookmark

Still need some gifts for Christmas?  Why not make some bookmarks.  It is a great way to use up some of your scrap papers and embellishments.  They are inexpensive, and you can customize them to suit the recipients.

For my bookmark, I used some of the new Gossamer paper as the base and cut circles from the same paper line as accents.  I then added some petal soiree paper for shimmer and stamped the Periwinkle butterfly (B1181) onto more of the petal paper with black Memories ink.  I stamped the butterflies onto my bookmark using the same black ink and then cut out the pink butterfly wings to piece onto my bookmark.  I will do anything to avoid cutting out antennae!  I then added some petal pink jewels for extra bling.  Here is a close up of the bookmark:

To keep my bookmark nice, I placed in into a bookmark sleeve by Sunday International.

Have a great day!

Love Birds

I am having a weird evening of watching Christmas movies and making Valentine's Day cards.  Something doesn't seem quite right!  Although, I have to admit that I could watch "White Christmas" year round white making any occasion of card.  I love Danny Kaye and live for the brief cameo by George Chakiris.  But, I digress.....

Back to card making.  The card I made today could be used for Valentine's Day, but the design would also work well for a wedding card.  Also, I chose a pink flower button, but I think a heart button would look nice too. 

To make this card, I stamped the Branch Heart (E1310) onto paper from the 6" x 6" Gossamer pack using brown Versafine ink.  The Nesting Birds (D1315) image in the center normally has a branch underneath it, but I chose to mask off the heart so that only the nest was stamped.  To finish the card, I added some twine, a couple of buttons, some petal pink jewels, blossom metallic pink cardstock, some 12" x 12" Gossamer paper, and a mocha notecard.

New Paper!

As a first on my blog, I am posting a card that has NO stamping on it.  The new Gossamer 6" x 6" papers are so beautiful, and I couldn't bear to add anything more to this card.  So, I teamed up a blossom metallic notecard with a truffle scalloped sheet of paper and layered some of the new patterned paper on top.  To finish the card, I added a pink ribbon and some petal jewels.  It was such an easy card to make!  Stay tuned for more sneak peeks of the latest products!

New Stamps!!!

I thought I would give you a quick sneak peek of some of the new Memory Box images for Valentine's Day.  Woohoo!  Is there anything better than new stamps?!

For this card, I stamped the bird image and floral image (sorry, they aren't labeled yet) onto some of the new Gossamer 12" x 12" line of paper called "happenstance."  I used my Colorbox Pigment Razzberry ink so that it would match the layers of metallic azalea paper I used as layers.  To finish the card, I used Azalea jewels for the centers of the flowers and placed everything onto a cherry blossom notecard.

How is everyone doing on their holiday cards?  Have you moved on to something new?  I have to admit, I was pretty excited to make some Valentine's Day cards?

Embossed Bird

I enjoy the stamping technique where you emboss and image with clear powder over a patterned paper or stamped background.  However, I decided to play around with the technique and used a red pearlized powder.  It wasn't as opaque as some powders, so some of the paper still showed through.

To make this card, I stamped the Woodblock Bird (D1307) onto Spiceberry paper using Versamark ink.  I embossed the bird with red pearl embossing powder and then sponged brown Versafine ink on top to make my bird stand out.  I then cut out the bird with a circle punch, layered more Spiceberry paper, added mocha cardstock mats, and layered everything onto a kraft notecard.  To finish the card, I stamped Happy Holidays (B1115) onto the card with the same brown Versafine ink.

Reindeer Gift

 
I thought I would take a quick break from making cards and post something that would make a nice little gift for a friend.  I altered a clear paint can, but you could just as easily decorate a box or bag the same way.

For my gift, I added some self-adhesive ribbon to the bottom and loaded the can with peppermints.

Here is a close-up of the top:

To decorate the top, I punched out a circle from white cardstock that would fit onto the top of the tin.  I then stamped it with Deer Friends (C1290) and the coordinating saing using brown VersaFine ink.  I colored the deer with colored pencils and then adhered the circle to the top of the can using a gluestick.  As a final touch, I squirted a ton of Diamond Glaze onto the top, removed the air bubbles with a pin, and let it set overnight.  The Diamond Glaze dried and left a hard shellac to the top of the project. 

One other suggestion...this deer stamp also makes really cute gift tags!

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

 
Did everyone have a great Thanksgiving?  I brought some Memory Box supplies with me to my mom's house so that I could get a couple of posts done during the holiday, but I realized that I left my pearls at home.  I look at the card on this post and all I can see is how it could really use some pearls on the Christmas tree for decoration.  Oh well.

To make the card, I stamped the reindeer (Rockin'Around the Tree D1291) and the saying found on the side of the stamp onto kraft cardstock using brown VersaFine ink.  I colored the reindeer with colored pencils, added some paper from the Spiceberry collection, and layered everything onto a Vanilla Bean notecard.

Of course, I recommend adding some pearls to the tree!

I plan to post another project in my "reindeer series" tomorrow, so stay tuned...

Jumping for Joy

I like this stamp for few reasons.  First, I love reindeer stamps.  They are just too cute!  Second, the saying is attached to the side, so it is like getting two stamps in one.  Finally, it gives me a chance to use a lot of rhinestones.  I suppose you could color in the lights of the jump rope, but why?  Jewels are so much better.  Okay, I will stop now.  My passion for bling is rearing its ugly head.

To make this card, I ran oval and scalloped oval Nestability dies though my cuttlebug to add some shape to my card.  I then stamped my reindeer (Jumping for Joy D1292) and saying onto the oval using brown Versafine ink. I colored in the reindeer with a brown watercolor pencil and softened the look with a Dove blender pen.  Finally, I added colored jewels to the jump rope and clear jewels around the scalloped oval.  I don't know if you can tell from the picture, but I added some Jupiter and Truffle metallic papers from the Soiree line for extra pizazz.  After all, I needed something to show off my rhinestones!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Glitter Acetate Card

I love the look of acetate because it adds a bit of elegance to a card.  For this particular card, I stamped the Pine Border (D1298) onto a piece of acetate using white Staz On ink.  I sponged some of the Staz On white reinker under the trees to look like snow and then sponged some Diamond Glaze on top of the "snow."  To add some pizazz, I sprinkled some glitter on top of the glue.  I chose Diamond Glaze because it is a clear adhesive, and I figured it is so strong that it wouldn't let any of the glitter escape.  It ended up working really well!  To finish the card, I added a bit of tape to adhere the acetate to a piece of Sapphire cardstock and covered the tape with a white satin ribbon.  I then layered everything onto a silver soiree notecard because I thought the metallic card worked well to show off the sparkly glitter of the snow.