merry...

November 12, 2014, 1:00 am

A festive 'merry' card to share today. I used the Cursive merry die with Wonderful Time Combo stamp and Merry Christmas stamp (just the word Christmas) from the 2014 Holiday release.

I love embossing on vellum... so elegant and classy. Stamp with Versamark ink and emboss with white embossing powder.

Die cut the Catalina Wreath die from Cranberry and Dill cardstocks. Clip off the Cranberry flowers with a scissors and glue them to the Dill cut.

Some pearls and Lawn Fawn twine and it's done!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Natures Joy Pinecone Frame

November 13, 2014, 12:06 am

≫ Next: Classy Christmas Ornament Card

≪ Previous: merry...

Good Morning, Marnie here using the Pinecone Frame Die and a little Snow and a little tutorial here.

Today we are going to use the New Pinecone Frame - 98971 as a Stencil and airbrush the color in. First die cut the frame out of a heavy weight cardstock.

Next add some temporary adhesive too the back of the pieces.

I first added the frame with the branch to a blank sheet of paper. Colors used for the sky are Copic BG90 and BG93.

Here is the finished sky.

Now add the pinecone piece to the background lining it up with the branch. Airbrush Copic E43, E44 and E47

I didn't cover the entire pinecone with the each color but from the tips light to dark. Also airbrush the frame around the piece.

The finished pinecones before I peel up the stencil.

Now use a stylus and the Copic Opaque White to add snow to the points of the pinecones

I have also added snowy dots as well as the Pine Needle Border 98467. Nature was cut with Script Lowercase Alphabet 98896 and Joy out of Urban Uppercase Alphabet 98881 both out of Gold Mirror Card. The entire piece is glued to an Ivory Card Front.

Memory Box Products Used:

Pinecone Frame - 98971

Pine Needle Border - 98467

Script Lowercase Alphabet - 98896

Urban Uppercase Alphabet - 98881

If you are as addicted to Copics as I am I hope you get a chance to give it a try! Have a Wonderful Day!

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Classy Christmas Ornament Card

November 14, 2014, 3:00 am

≫ Next: Limoges Snowflake...

≪ Previous: Natures Joy Pinecone Frame

Hello all of you out there in cyberspace,

Today I wanted to share this card created by Annelvira Uberti, one of our teachers here at The Stamp Addict in San Diego. She will be teaching this card along with 3 others on Thursday Nov. 20th and Saturday Nov. 22nd, so if you are in the area, make sure you give us a call and reserve a seat in one of them!

She used the Globe Ornament Die, Portia Ornament Die, Curled Ribbons Dies, and Pine Needle Border Die. She added some pearls and ribbon on some layers and Voila, a Classy Christmas Ornament card!

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Limoges Snowflake...

November 14, 2014, 1:00 pm

≫ Next: White Christmas

≪ Previous: Classy Christmas Ornament Card

Here's a frosty, freezin' season card for you! This is one of three cards I taught at the Scrapbooking Studio last Saturday morning. A lot of steps to it but fun results!

I have a video HERE, that shows the embossing technique for how the Snowflake center is done.

I used...

Tiny Snowflakes Stencil

Limoges Snowflake die

Lindeman Snowflake die

Classic Lower Alphabet die set

Lagoon and White A2 notecards

Imagine Crafts irResistable Wedding Dress spray

Imagine Crafts Silver Delicata ink pad

Imagine Crafts large dauber

The snowflake pieces are die cut from Coreindations Opulent Glitter card-stock.

Another Limoges Snowflake card HERE.

The snow is blowing here... wow... how can it be 64˚on Monday and in the 20's a few days later! brrrrr Makes a gal thankful for heat!

Stay warm and keep creating!

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White Christmas

November 15, 2014, 3:40 am

≫ Next: Dreaming of a Neon Christmas

≪ Previous: Limoges Snowflake...

Hi, hope you're having a great weekend...and keeping warm! Jean Okimoto here - with a frosty winter card today.

Memory Box Products

Snowfall G1999
Small Forest Pine D2011
Wonderful Time Combo B2013 (there's a bonus Christmas tree attached to the side of the stamp)

Imagine Crafts Products

Kaleidacolor Blue Breeze Inkpad
Memento Luxe Wedding Dress Pigment Inkpad
Radiant Neon Electric Purple Inkpad

Spritz some watercolor paper with water. Ink a 4" soft rubber brayer with Blue Breeze and spritz it with water. Roll the diluted inks onto the damp watercolor paper. Repeat the process on another piece of watercolor paper - use it for layering and to stamp the greeting.

Dry the inks, then stamp Snowfall and Small Forest Pine with Wedding Dress. Emboss it with detail white powder. Stamp Wonderful Time Combo with Electric Purple and emboss it with detail clear powder. Attach everything to an A6 card and add some opaque and iridescent sequins.

Please visit our Ideas Gallery for additional details and supply lists.

Special thanks to everyone who took my Merry + Quick and Asian Holiday Designs classes at Impress last weekend! Hope you liked the cards and techniques - and were inspired to create all of your holiday greetings this year.

Have you seen the beautiful products over at Birch Press and Home, Dave and Monica's new online shop? They feature a wonderful selection of handcrafted pieces for dining, decorating and entertaining - and colorful contemporary greeting cards, journals and calendars. Great for gift-giving - or something special for yourself. Here's one of my favorites - the Medium Cream Stitched Cakeplate - isn't it lovely?

Birch Press and Home - Medium Cream Stitched Cakeplate

Thanks for visiting...hope you'll be back for another project this evening!

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Dreaming of a Neon Christmas

November 15, 2014, 3:26 pm

≫ Next: Christmas in white on kraft

≪ Previous: White Christmas

Radiant Neons for Christmas? Why not - the Memory Box Merry Background looks great with them! Jean Okimoto here with another holiday design for you this evening.

Memory Box Products

Merry Background Stamp G1998
Frosted Spruce Tree Die 99005
Snowflake Heart Die 99031
Peony Notecard (layering strip)
White Notecards
Peony Envelopes

Imagine Crafts Inkpads

Radiant Neons - Electric Pink, Electric Coral, Electric Orange
Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black Pigment Inkpad

Stamp Merry Background on white cardstock with Tuxedo Black and emboss it with detail clear powder. Mask the adjacent areas and daub the Radiant Neons onto the "merrys." Buff off any residual ink with a tissue. Dry the inks.

Diecut Frosted Spruce Tree from pink glittered craft foam.

Scrunch up some waxed paper and rub it briskly over the Snowflake Heart Die - this helps release the delicate little snowflakes and stars. Diecut it from gold mirror cardstock.

Attach everything to a White Notecard. Coordinate it with a matching Peony Envelope. Send it to someone who loves neons!

Thanks for visiting - be sure to stop by again tomorrow for Shelby's great project.

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Christmas in white on kraft

November 16, 2014, 10:34 am

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≪ Previous: Dreaming of a Neon Christmas

Hello dear friends! It's Evgenia Petzer with you today with an easy, but yet very pretty card, using white as a main accent.

The delicacy of Memoy Box dies will look even better if you use the kraft and then you will cut the white cardstock with your dies. Then add just little bits and pieces and your card will be ready:

Memory Box products used:

Cabrini Ornament (98926)

Plush Poinsettia Corner (98967)

Merry and Bright Combo (B2005)

Have a lovely Sunday,

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Happy Day Card

November 17, 2014, 12:00 am

≫ Next: Horse Country...

≪ Previous: Christmas in white on kraft

Hi everyone!

Today I have a clean and simple card for you. I need several birthday cards in the next few months so I thought I would create a card that could be used for Christmas and winter birthdays.

I inked a portion of the "Deers in the Field" stamp with green ink. Then I inked the "Snowfall" stamp with Versa Ink and embossed the image using White embossing powder. Using Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad I sponged the sky area. I drew in the moon with a White Sharpie Marker. Stamp the sentiment with Black pigment ink and emboss with clear embossing powder.

Simply change your sentiment to creat a Christmas Card.

Memory Box Products used:

Deers in the Field Stamp #F1944
Snowfall Stamp #G1999
Wishing You Combo Stamp #B1853
Latte Dot, Parchment and Dill Cardstock

Have a great week!

Donna

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Horse Country...

November 18, 2014, 1:00 am

≫ Next: Bundled Bear Hugs

≪ Previous: Happy Day Card

Hello and welcome to Outside the Box blog today! My post is a little bit different this time...I'm sharing two cards I created with Starlitstudio's exclusive new die from Memory Box, called Horse Country.

A Fall card...

inside...

and a Winter card...

inside...

I used the Memory Box Golf Club Landscape border diein the background on both cards. (I cut off the flag)

On the Fall card I added the small leaf from the Memory Box Marvelous Maple die, poppystamps new Fancy hello die, Trotting Pony die and Country Fence die. On the inside I used the Memory Box Give Thanks Combo stamp (leaves and sentiment) and Memory Box A-2 Notecards in Sky and Kraft.

On the Winter card I used Memory Box A-2 Notecards in Sapphire and White, Ho Ho Holly Leaves die and poppystamps new Vintage Seasons die. I just used the Greetings part on the front and on the inside, I cut the 's' from the end of Season's and stamped the words 'of the' from the Memory Box Wonderful Time Combo stamp.

The Christmas, Winter Horse Country scene card is spattered with white spray ink and then sprayed with Imagine Crafts Sparkle Spray.

I will be making Horse Country up in Spring and Summer versions too! Thanks for visiting today and Season's Greetings to you!

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Bundled Bear Hugs

November 19, 2014, 3:31 am

≫ Next: Merry, Bright, Spritzy, Shimmery and Sparkly

≪ Previous: Horse Country...

Here's a winter card with the lovable, hugable Bundled Bear wrapped in a red felt scarf. Jean Okimoto here today, with a card that's sure to make someone smile!

Memory Box Products

Bundled Bear Die 98947
Snowflake Heart Die 99031
Metal Adapter Plate 98100
Flurry Frame Designer Stencil 88579
Licorice Notecard (for diecutting)
Thistle Notecard (for debossing)
Thistle Notecard and Envelope

Cut Bundled Bear from textured white cardstock and attach Scor-Tape strips to the scarf sections before removing the diecut from the die. Remove it from the die and remove the diecut outline.

Cut the bear again from Licorice and attach the Licorice outline - the taped scarf area will keep the scarf pieces intact. Adhere tape behind the eyes and mouth and attach the Licorice eyes and mouth to the adhesive appearing through the cutouts.

Cut the scarf pieces from red felt that's been stabilized with a layer of adhesive label paper. Attach the felt scarf pieces over the white scarf pieces for dimension.

Cut a rectangle of Thistle and deboss it. Cut Snowflake Heart from silver mirror cardstock. Attach everything to a Thistle Notecard and coordinate it with a matching Thistle Envelope.

Visit our Ideas Gallery for detailed directions and supply lists for more holiday cards.

Thanks for stopping by - hope you'll be back for another card this evening...

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Merry, Bright, Spritzy, Shimmery and Sparkly

November 19, 2014, 4:46 pm

≫ Next: Let Heaven and Nature Sing Birch Trees

≪ Previous: Bundled Bear Hugs

Merry, bright, sparkly, shimmery, spritzy, sequins - here they are, all on tonight's card! Jean Okimoto here - with another holiday idea for you. I love jewel tones - hope you do too...

Memory Box Products

Cabrini Ornament Die 98926
Merry Cursive Die 98994
Zippy Dots Designer Stencil 88568
Pool Notecard (for diecutting)
Violet Notecard
Violet Envelope

Imagine Crafts Products

Craft Mat
Fireworks! Sprites - Pear Tart, Bahama Blue, Grape Jelly
Sheer Shimmer Spritz - Gold
Delicata Golden Glitz Inkpad
Radiant Neons Electric Purple Inkpad
Daubers

Spritz the Fireworks! onto damp watercolor paper and let the colors mix and mingle for a while. Spritz it with Gold - then air-dry everything for about 10 minutes. Heat-set the inks.

Diecut Cabrini Ornament from gold mirror cardstock. Diecut the center from the watercolor paper. Cut a rectangle from a contrasting section of the watercolor paper. Ink the edges of the ornament and the rectangle with Electric Purple.

Stencil some of the Zippy Dots with Golden Glitz. It's just a little stencil, but I love how it adds the perfect finishing touch. I use it often - I think you will too!

Add Merry Cursive, cut from Pool - and some sequins. That's it!

Please visit ourIdeas Galleryfor detailed directions and supply lists for this card - and many more.

Join us for my last holiday class of the year - GIFT TAG PORTFOLIO - atImpress on Saturday November 22nd. Fold, assemble and decorate a simple portfolio - then fill it with 12 colorful holiday tags. It's a great way use our favorite Memory Box and Poppystamps products - and up-cycle some cardstock and felt scraps from the stash -

Thanks for stopping by - join us again tomorrow for a great project by Marnie!

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Let Heaven and Nature Sing Birch Trees

November 20, 2014, 12:00 am

≫ Next: Snowy Evergreens

≪ Previous: Merry, Bright, Spritzy, Shimmery and Sparkly

Good Morning, Marnie here. Today I have for you a card using the Birch Trees Stencil - 88527 This really is a great Stencil and can be used for any season. Today I have sponged it with Viva Decor 3D Stamp paint in mat Black on white card stock, so it looks like chalk ink. The bird from Resting Birds Die - 98527 was cut from Gold Mirror Card. The Heaven Sings Stamp - B1385 was stamped on white card stock and inked with some light green ink. All of this was layered onto Sage card stock and Patterned Paper then finally put onto a Sage Note A2 Card.

Memory Box Products Used:

Birch Trees Stencil - 88527

Resting Birds Die - 98527

Heaven Sings Stamp - B1385

Note Card Sage

Thank you for stopping by to see all of the creative projects this week. Be sure to come back tomorrow for another Amazing project. Have a Wonderful Day!

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Snowy Evergreens

November 21, 2014, 3:00 am

≫ Next: Gathered blooms again

≪ Previous: Let Heaven and Nature Sing Birch Trees

'Morning Crafty Friends,

Over the last few days I have been watching the news coverage on the tremendous amount of snow falling, especially in Buffalo, NY. My husband hails from Buffalo and I met some wonderful friends this past summer while visiting family and teaching there--shout out to Buffalo Stamps! Hope Sharon and her crew are holding up well.

So this card is for anyone getting snow right now---we're thinking of you and hoping you stay warm and safe. And if you're getting "cabin fever" from staying indoors, keep crafting and try to enjoy your creative time!

Here's a clean & simple Christmas card that can be mass produced for all your friends and family.

On the outside, I inked and embossed theSnowy Evergreens stamp and theMerry Christmas sentiment in white. I used only dove gray, slate gray, white, black and red paper on this card and layered everything for a fresh, tailored design.

On the inside, more of the same color scheme with white embossing on the Wonderful Timesentiment and the adorable Deer Family...someday I hope to see real live deer in the snow!

I can't believe that next week is Thanksgiving already---for a change of pace my family will be celebrating the day at The San Diego Zoo. The Zoo is putting on a huge buffet dinner with all the trimmings then we're going to walk it off by exploring the rest of the zoo---kinda different but should be fun. What are your plans? Cooking at your house? Going "over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house"? Let us know, I'd love to hear about your Thanksgiving plans!

Happy Friday Everyone!

DA995DF6505C9086364AE6FF4AF862C2

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Gathered blooms again

November 22, 2014, 12:00 am

≫ Next: Thanks Giving: Gratitude Jar

≪ Previous: Snowy Evergreens

Hi Everyone! here is the second card in my gathered bloom series. I began this series with a straight up use of the stamp.

No I am going to move into other ways we can use this stamp. I have learned to look at my stamps- well for a lack of a better word- OUTSIDE THE BOX!!!! This way I can get the most use out of them.

Today, I die cut the cosenza tree border background. I then stamped the gathered blooms on each tree and colored them in autumnal colors with my copic markers. Each of the tree dies adhered back into the cardstock they were cut from with foam tape for a popped look.

When I look at this card, I see the view from my studio window of all the leaves changing colors and am reminded that Thanksgiving is just a week or so away!

Hope you enjoyed this "outside the box" use of gathered blooms. stay tune for my last installment- where I get really crazy!!!

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Thanks Giving: Gratitude Jar

November 24, 2014, 12:00 am

≫ Next: Christmas in the City

≪ Previous: Gathered blooms again

I saw the idea for a gratitude jar in a magazine and adapted it for use at my Thanksgiving table. I used an old blue Quick Seal glass canning jar that had belonged to my grandmother and made a large tag for it using Memory Box dies.

Memory Box Materials Used:

Pavilia Bloom Background die no. 98899; Mango Dots Paper
Pavilia Bloom Outline die no. 98888; Squash Moroccan Paper
Holly Branch die no. 98912; Dill Cardstock
Pinecone Corner die no. 98685; Dill Cardstock

Other Materials:

Brown Cardstock, The Paper Cut
Hero Arts Forever Green Ink
Jumbo Dauber, Imagine Crafts
Glue Dots; Glue Pen; Dimensional Dots; Ribbons from my ribbon bin

Steps to assemble tag:

I stamped a stack of small tags using the Simple Wreath stamp D1949 and Hero Arts Forever Green ink. I will place a few at each place setting with a pen so that everyone can write down the things they are thankful/grateful for before placing each completed tag in the jar.

Maybe this will be the beginning of a new tradition in my home. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!!

Happy Crafting!

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Christmas in the City

November 25, 2014, 1:00 am

≫ Next: Birthday card in Christmas colors

≪ Previous: Thanks Giving: Gratitude Jar

Hi Everyone,

I can't believe Thanksgiving is this week! Christmas will be here before we know it. So with that being said, I have another Christmas Card for you today.

The card base is die cut using the Sizzix Flip it Circle Die.

The main image was stamped on a die cut circle and glued to the card base. I cut a second flip card base using patterned paper and trimmed it to fit on the front of the card. I added a few embellishments and pine branches cut from the Pine Needle Border. I stamped the sentiment on a Parchment strip of paper and adhered it under the twine.

Memory Box products used:

City Globe Stamp # E1957
Christmas in the City Stamp # B1955
Pine Needle Border Die # 98467
Cranberry, Parchment, Dill and Latte Distress Dot Cardstock.

I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Donna

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Birthday card in Christmas colors

November 26, 2014, 2:04 am

≫ Next: Silver Spruce

≪ Previous: Christmas in the City

Hello dear friends! Its Evgenia Petzer with you today. I have a card where I used some of my old favourite Memory Box dies. You can make any occasion card using this combo and only the sentiment will define which occasion it will be for.

some close ups:

Memory Box products used:

Catalina Wreath (98189)

Leafy Border (98628)

Sweet Birthday Combo (B2010)

Have a great day,

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Silver Spruce

November 26, 2014, 2:31 am

≫ Next: Catalina Christmas Wreath

≪ Previous: Birthday card in Christmas colors

Hi there...Jean Okimoto here with a super-quick-day-before-Thanksgiving idea for you. It's the fastest card I'ver ever made!

Memory Box Products

Snowflake Heart Die 99031
Frosted Spruce Tree Die 99005
Wonderful Time Combo Stamp B2013
Graphite Notecard
Key Lime and Raspberry Notecards (for layering)
Key Lime Envelope

Imagine Crafts Products

Memento Luxe Rose Bud Pigment Inkpad
Iridescent Embossing Powder

Cut Frosted Spruce Tree from silver glittered craft foam and attach it to rectangles of Key Lime and Raspberry. Cut Snowflake Heart and attach the snowflakes.

Stamp and emboss the greeting and attach it with foam dots. Coordinate your card with a matching Key Lime Envelope. How quick was that?

Please visit our Ideas Gallery for more details and supply lists.

Big thanks to everyone who took last week's Gift Tag Portfolio class at Impress. Extra thanks for working so quickly...and sharing! Twelve colorful tags tucked into a handy little portfolio - in a little over two hours.

I appreciate your stopping by, especially when you probably have a long list of things to do.

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Catalina Christmas Wreath

November 27, 2014, 12:00 am

≫ Next: The final gathering

≪ Previous: Silver Spruce

Happy Thanksgiving! Well it is here in the US. Marnie here! Today we will spend time with our Families, extended Families and neighbors Giving Thanks and then we stuff ourselves with Turkey and other yummy things. It's the kick off to our Holiday Season as well and I'm with my Mom's cooking up a storm with the Macy's parade on in the background getting ready to begin work on my Holiday Cards, after the feast and we wash the dishes of course. So here is an idea for you.

The background for this is the Adornment Stencil 88587 stenciled over Shabby Shutters ink with clear embossing paste on glossy card stock. Once everything was dry I misted the project and whipped away the green where the embossing paste was not. I love the affect it looks like grand wallpaper. Then the Catalina Wreath 98189 was cut from Gold Mirror Card and added to the top of the card. To dress it up a bit more I added a few glitter domes to it. The Merry Christmas B2019 is stamped in red ink.

Memory Box Products Used:

- Adornment Stencil 88587

- Catalina Wreath 98189

- Merry Christmas B2019

Hope everyone has a Wonderful and Safe Holiday Weekend. If your not out tomorrow for Black Friday be sure to check back for more fun ideas. Thanks for stopping by.

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The final gathering

November 28, 2014, 12:00 am

≫ Next: Merry, Bright and Radiant Neons

≪ Previous: Catalina Christmas Wreath

I know I am really stepping outside the box with the final card in my gathered blooms series. For this last card I stamped just the blossoms multiple times with Memento toffee crunch, morocco and my favorite- bamboo leaves to create this fun autumnal pattern. Add a strip of washi and a sentiment and this quick CAS card is finished.

Here is a recap of all of the cards in this series.

I hope that all of you have had a blessed Thanksgiving.

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