Good Morning.  Our weather is much cooler and the trees and shrubs are such beautiful colors now.  I have my front porch decorated for Autumn.  Since I'm in the Autumn mood, decided to work on creating another Autumn card.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  I scored around the edges and a few extra score lines down the left side.  I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs Elegant Decorative Borders die set and die cut the small border using gold metallic cardstock.  The die was placed close to the edge of the cardstock to die cut which gave me an extra thin piece to add to the top of the card edge.

The Floral Foliage 1 die set was used to die cut the wooden barrel.  Gold Metallic cardstock was used to die cut the bands for the bucket.  Tiny black beads were glued to the holes in the bands.

I used the Florals 30 die set for all the flowers.  There are three levels of petals for the larger flowers.  For the small yellow flowers, I used the smallest flower die in this same set and colored the flowers yellow and added a burnt orange at the base of the petals.  I use the Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Cardstock for all my die cuts.  I wanted these tiny flowers on a branch so I used the Holly Greenery Die Set and die cut two of the Berry Branches.  The tiny flowers were glued onto these branches.  Once the flowers were glued to the branches, I added a tiny gold bead to the center of each flower.

For the Berry Branches, I used the Holly Greenery Die Set again and die cut two branches, and colored them brown.  I used purple flat backed pearls and glued to each of the spaces provided on the die cut for the berries.  I used a black marker to add a dot of black on the top of each berry.  

For additional foliage, I used the Floral Greenery Die Set and die cut the two different leaf branches.   For the larger set of leaves, I colored yellow with a little green and the branch of smaller leaves I colored green.  I used a yellow interference ink to brush over all the leaves.

Around the bottom of the barrel, I added three Maple Leaves.  These were die cut using the Floral Foliage 1 die set.  They were colored using a variety of ink colors, shaped and placed behind the barrel.

Metallic Poinsettia

Good Morning.  Today I wanted to try something different.  I created this card using only metallic cardstock an die sets from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  

The Florals 29 die set was used to die cut the poinsettia using red metallic cardstock.  The leaves were die cut using green metallic cardstock and the largest die of the poinsettia.  The poinsettia was shaped and glue together with Kids Choice Glue.  The green leaves were cut apart and individually glued under the poinsettia.

The Lacy Leaves die set was used to die cut four sets of leaves using gold metallic cardstock.  One set was cut into individual leaves.  They were arranged in a circular pattern on the front of the card.  The poinsettia was attached in the middle.  Gold embellishments were used for the center of the poinsettia.  

The Holly Greenery die set was used to die cut four pine branches.  The branches were cut apart and attached around the arrangement.  

The Elizabeth Craft Designs Joyous Christmas Stamp Set was used to gold emboss the sentiment.  It was die cut using an oval die.  A slightly larger red metallic oval was die cut and attached under the sentiment.  Gold metallic elements were attached around the arrangement and on the oval sentiment.

Working with all metallic cardstock turned out to be very easy to work with to create this card.  

Below I have links to the Elizabeth Craft Designs Holiday collection.

Autumn Leaves

Good Morning.  The leaves are starting to change colors and I decided to create a card using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Floral Foliage 1 die set.  The leaves I created show up much better on the actual card than they do in these photos.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  I used a piece of design paper from my stash for the background. Using another piece of design paper, I used the Frames and Elements die set for the yellow die cut frame.

The leaves were die cut using the Floral Foliage die set and colored with a variety of inks.  The branches were die cut using the same die set and gold metallic cardstock.   Gold Cording was tied in a bow and added to the bottom of the stacked leaves.  Gold embellishments were added to complete the card. 

Sending my Love

Good Morning.  Today I designed a card using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Florals 27 die set.

This is a 5x7 inch card.  For the background I used the Elegant Decorative Borders die set and die cut the larger border twice using white cardstock.  The two borders were glued to the center of the pink card.

For the flowers, I used the Florals 27 die set and die cut the next to largest petals to create five flowers. To color the petals, I used Altenew Blush ink to lightly color the petals then used Altenew Fuchsia ink to add the bright ink spot on each petal.  An Arteza magenta pen was used to draw on the lines on only the top petals of each flower.  On the bottom petals, I used the Derwent Intense Fuchsia Pencil to lightly draw on the lines.  These lines are much lighter than lines on top layer. On the very center tip of each petals, I used the OLO marker YG 8.3 to add light green.  The same green was used at the base of all the petals.   The petals were glued together and shaped before adding the stamens.  The stamens are yellow with black tips.  

 The Leaves were die cut using white cardstock. The die set used is Wild Flower 1.   All the cardstock used is the Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Cardstock.  The leaves were colored using OLO markers YG 8.7, YG 8.5, and YG 2.5.  They were shaped and glued to the lacy border design.  The Flowers were added to the stems then additional leaves cut from stems were added to make them fuller.

The Floral Greenery 2 die set was used for the Baby's Breath.  The stems were die cut using white cardstock and colored with a light green marker.  The die for the tiny flowers in this set were die cut, shaped an glued to the Baby's Breath Stem.  A dark Green fine tip pen was used to dot the center of each little flower.  

Embellishments from my stash were added along with a sentiment.

It was nice to take a break from Christmas cards and design a card using the Florals 27 die set.  The products used are linked below.  Thanks for stopping by.

Poinsettia Arrangement

Good Morning,

I recently posted an Autumn card using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Barrel  from the Floral Foliage 1 die set.  Today I used this die set to create a holiday arrangement.

The barrel was die cut using a piece of woodgrain design paper and attached to a heavier piece of white cardstock.  The woodgrain was emphasized by using a fine line brown pen in the debossed creases, then brown distress ink was sponged around the edges.  The bands were die cut using bronze metallic cardstock and small gold beads glued across the bands.

The poinsettias were die cut, using the Elizabeth Craft Soft Finish Cardstock, and Florals 29 die set.  Distress Inks were used to color them.  For the bracts, I used small styrofoam balls colored with alcohol ink and tiny bits of yellow Flower Soft added.  The largest poinsettia die was used to die cut leaves that were colored green using OLO markers.  

The Holly Greenery die set was used to die cut the Berry Branch and Pine Branches.  The berries were created using small styrofoam balls colored red with Alcohol Ink.  When dry, they were glued to the Berry Branch and a black fine tip pen pressed on the end of each one.  

The brown branches were die cut using the Floral Foliage 1 die set.  They were cut into small pieces and glued under the arrangement.

The Elizabeth Craft Designs Joyous Christmas Stamp Set was used for the sentiment.  It was gold embossed, fussy cut and glued in the lower corner.

The Elegant Decorative Borders die set was used for the narrow border on the bottom of the card.  It was die cut using gold metallic cardstock.  

Autumn Card

Good Morning.  Our weather has turned to perfect Autumn temperatures which inspired me to create an Autumn card.

I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs Floral Foliage 1 die set which includes the wooden barrel, birdhouse, birds, bare branches and large leaves.  I also used the Floral Greenery 2 and Wild Flower 4 die sets.  

Using a piece of woodgrain design paper the barrel and birdhouse were die cut.  They were layered onto another die white die cut for strength because they were attached with dimensional tape.  Elizabeth Craft Design Soft Finish Cardstock was used for all the die cuts.  Before assembling the barrel, I used a pencil to emphasize the slats.  Then using distress ink, highlighted around each slat.  Tiny black embellishments were glued over the die cut holes in the barrel bands.  The birds were die cut and color sponged on them and attached to the birdhouse.  

The branches were die cut from the Floral Foliage 1 die set and colored using Ranger Mica Spray.  The large Maple Leaves from the same die set were also colored using Mica Sprays.  

The foliage (leafy branches) were die cut using the Floral Greenery 2 die set and colored using Distress Inks. 

The flowers were die cut using the Wild Flower 4 die set.  They were colored with Distress Inks.  I use three of the smallest flower die cuts for each flower.  

The Floral Foliage 1 Die Set is perfect for creating beautiful Autumn Themed cards.

Pink/White Poinsettia

 

Hello.  I love making pretty  Christmas cards using dies.  All the dies, cardstock and stamp used are from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Joyous Christmas Release.

For this card I die cut the doily from the Joyous Ornament-Round die set.  It was attached to a piece of the design paper from the Joyous Christmas Patterned Cardstock pack.  

The Poinsettia was die cut using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finished White Cardstock and Florals 29 die set.  I used Tim Holtz water colored pencils to color the center of each petal pink.  The leaves were colored using green alcohol markers.

The pretty ornament was die cut using white cardstock and the Joyous Ornament-Stars1 die set.  It was attached to the doily with glue.

The Holly Greenery die set was used to die cut the berry branches and pink styrofoam balls added for the berries.

The Holly Greenery die set was used to die cut the pine branches using the Soft Finished  White Cardstock.  Green ink was sponged on them.

The sentiment, from the Joyous Christmas Stamp Set, was stamped and silver embossed.

Products used to create this card are linked below.  Thank you for visiting my blog.

White Poinsettia

Hello Paper Crafters.  I am still working on completing my Christmas cards.  I am working with the Joyous Christmas release from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Today I decided to use a piece of the gorgeous Joyous Christmas design paper from this collection and use a piece of the cardstock that included a lot of design.   I had fun creating dimensional pieces to go over some of the design in the cardstock.

 Using Elizabeth Craft Design White Soft Finish Cardstock, the poinsettia was created using the Florals 29 die set. A hint of blue was added to the center of the poinsettia to go along with a blue and gold theme.  Gold dimensional elements were added in the center.  The leaves were also die cut using this cardstock and colored using three shades of green alcohol markers.  

Using the Holly Greenery die set, the branch die was used to die cut three berry branches.  White small Styrofoam balls were colored using Indigo Alcohol Ink.  A fine tip black pen was used to press down on the top of each berry.  (The berries were glued to the small circles on the die cut berry branch.)

The Holly Greenery die set was also used to die cut the pine branches.  They were die cut using green cardstock and cut into smaller pieces to glue under the berry branches.

The Joyous Christmas Stamp Set was used for the sentiment.  It was gold embossed on ivory cardstock and die cut using an oval die.  A slightly larger oval die was used to die cut a blue oval.  The sentiment was attached using dimensional dots.  Gold flat backed elements were used to complete the card.

This was a fun card to create using the Joyous Christmas Patterned Cardstock for a beautiful background.

Have you started creating your Christmas cards so you aren't rushed during the holidays?

Pretty Mistletoe

Hello.  Today I have another card designed using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Joyous Christmas Release.

The background paper is from the Joyous Christmas Patterned Cardstock pack.  On the bottom I silver embossed the holly design using the stamp from the Joyous Christmas Stamps.

The Joyous Christmas Ornament-Round die set was used to die cut doily using silver mirror cardstock.  It was attached using dimensional tape.

Four branches of Mistletoe were die cut using Elizabeth Craft White Cardstock and the Holly Greenery Die set and were colored using alcohol markers.  The berries are Styrofoam balls that have been colored using alcohol markers.  A black fine tip pen was used to push down on the top of each berry.  Doing a Google search, I found out Mistletoe berries are usually white but there is a pink variety.

The Holly Greenery Die set was used to die cut the Pine Branches.  They were die cut using green cardstock and brown Pan Pastel was used to color the branch.

Flowers were created using the Florals 30 die set.  They were die cut using white cardstock and in the center I stamped the stamens using Flower Centers-CS330.  Prills were added to the center of each flower.

A silver bow was created and attached under the center flower.  

Joyous Christmas

Hello Paper Crafters.  

Today I have a card designed using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Joyous Christmas release.

The plaid background is a piece of the design paper from the Joyous Christmas Paper Pad.  

Using the Joyous Ornament-Round die set, the large background doily was die cut using gold metallic card stock and the smaller lacey circle was die cut using white cardstock.  

The poinsettia was created using the Florals 29 die set.  The berry branch, holy leaves and pine needles were die cut using the Holly Greenery die set.  The berries were created using small Styrofoam balls that were colored using alcohol ink.  A black fine tip black pen was pushed down on the top of each berry.  The Pine Cones were created using the Pine Cone die set.  The small white flowers were die cut using the Florals 30 die set.  Two die cuts were glued together and a gold flat bead was glued to the center of each flower.  

To tie in with the gold on the card, a gold cold was made using gold twine.

The sentiment is from the Joyous Greetings stamp set.  It was gold embossed on white cardstock and mounted over a piece of gold mirror cardstock.  

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Below are links to all the products in the Elizabeth Craft Designs Joyous Christmas release.

Christmas Card

Hello Paper Crafters.   It is Christmas in July.   I always like to start creating my Christmas cards early so I don't have a big rush during the holidays trying to complete my cards.

Today I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs Pine Cone die set.  This set includes dies to create two different size pine cones plus two different evergreen branches.

The card I created is a 5x7 inch card.  I used a piece of snowflake design paper from my stash for the background.  

Six evergreen boughs were die cut using 90 lb Soft White Cardstock and two shades of green ink brushed on.  A brown marker was used to color the center of each branch.  The needles were shaped so they don't lay flat.  

Using the Pine Cone die set, two of the larger pine cones and one smaller pine cone were die cut and colored using brown markers.  These were also die cut using the Soft White Cardstock.  Starting at the tip of the pinecone, each layer was glued onto the pinecone base.  These are very easy pine cones to assemble.  

I used a foiled poinsettia and framed it with the evergreen boughs and pine cones.  Small styrofoam balls, colored red, were used for the berry clusters.  

Hello Sweet Friend

Good Morning,

Today I have a card designed using Elizabeth Craft Designs Florals 28 die set.  The frame behind the arrangement is a die cut using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Frames & Elements die set.

This is a 6x6 inch card.  I used a piece of design paper from my stash for the background.  

Using white cardstock, the leafy Frame was die cut and attached in the center of the card. The center of the frame is a separate piece and was attached using dimensional tape to raise it slightly.  Two little pieces from the top of the frame (that normally would be discarded) were glued on each side of the frame  

Using Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft White Cardstock, the flowers were die cut using the  the Florals 28 die set.   To add color, I used Distress Picked Raspberry ink and a small blending brush to lightly color only the base of the petals. The petals were lightly misted with water and shaped.   Beacon Kids Choice Glue was used to assemble the flowers.  GinaK light spruce ink was used to color the leaves.  The flowers and leaves were arranged on the frame.  Using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Frames & Elements die set, two white bows were die cut.  One of the bows was colored using the same ink that was used to color the flowers.  The white bow was offset over the pink bow and attached at the base of the arrangement.

For the sentiment, I used a sentiment from the Altenew Sweet Jasmine Press Plate.  It was  attached with dimensional tape.  

Below are links to the products used.  

Memory Box Magnolias

Hello Crafty Friends,

It has been a while since I have worked on creating cards. Recently I was gifted a set of Memory Box Magnolia dies and used them to create this card.  The die sets I used from this collection include Curved Magnolia Branch, Magnolia Leaf Branch and Backyard Wren. This is a 6x6 inch card.

All the pieces were die cut using white card stock.  Altenew inks were used to color them.  Clear  Crystal Glaze was brushed on the Magnolia leaves to give them a waxy appearance.  The arrangement was attached to an embossed background that was die cut using a Notched Corner Frame Layering die.

 The Butterfly was die cut from Pink Fresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies Washi Tape. The Washi Tape strip was attached to a piece of Vellum Paper to give the butterfly more delicate wings.  The Memory Box Backyard Wren was die cut using white card stock and color sponged on the layering pieces before assembling it.  A small black embellishment was added to the eye. The bird cage, from my stash, was die cut using gold metallic cardstock.   The sentiment is from the Spellbinders BetterPress - A Little Message Sentiment Plate. Part of that sentiment was cut off because I only wanted the "thanks" sentiment.  

Thanks for visiting my blog. 

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Autumn Bouquet

Good Morning,

Today I have an wooden bucket filled with an Autumn bouquet.

The bucket was die cut using Susan's Antique Wooden Bucket die set.  It was colored and shaped and attached using dimensional tape.  This bucket is still available in Spellbinders Bundle.  

Susan's Black-Eyed Susan die set was used to create the two yellow flowers.  They were die cut using Susan's Specialty Cardstock, colored using OLO markers, and shaped using her Flower Tool Kit.

Three different color Asters were made using the Aster die set.  Susan has instructions on YouTube on how to create all the different flowers in her releases.  You can search -  Spellbinders Susan's Tierney Cockburn and type in name of flower you are looking for, or just scroll through to see all the different flowers she has instructions for using her die sets.

To complete this bouquet, I used Susan's Autumn Foliage die set.  I used Ranger's Distress Mica Sprays to color the leaves.  I have several tutorials on my blog on how to color autumn leaves using Mica Stains - one is at this link.

Slimline Christmas Card

Good Morning,

I am still working on a few more Christmas cards.  Today I have a slimline card created using a Spellbinders Christmas border die set and Susan's Garden Poinsettia.

Using the Spellbinders Christmas Strip & Borders die set, a variety of dies in this set were used to create the pretty border. This die set originally sold for $40 and is on sale right now at Spellbinders for $10.  I have it linked below.   The borders were die cut using white card stock and layered over red cardstock.  Some red flat-back pearls were added to the berries on the border and a yellow rhinestone added to the center of the die cut poinsettia in the design.

Susan's new Hemlock & Chickadee die set was used to die the hemlock branches.  They were die cut using watercolor paper, colored with OLO markers and shaped using tools in Susan's Flower Tool Kit.

Susan's Poinsettia die set was used to create the poinsettia.  Sorry but I couldn't find this die set to link.  The poinsettia and leaves were die cut using Susan's Specialty Cardstock, colored using OLO markers and shaped using her Flower Tool Kit.  I used Beacon Kids Glue to assemble.  In the center I used small Styrofoam balls colored yellow green and on top added a red Prill.  A tiny bit of yellow pollen was added.

I used Susan's new Snow Garden Sentiment set to red foil the Merry Christmas and die cut it using the matching die in this set.  It was attached using dimensional tape.    

For additional embellishment, I added a few tiny rhinestones around the border and additional red flat pearls.  Along the top, I added a narrow strip of red mirror cardstock. 

This card can be mailed in a slimline acrylic box purchased from clearbags.com.

If the links aren't showing below, click on this post title (Slimline Christmas Card) right above the picture of the card.

Creating dimensional berry branch tutorial

Good Morning,

What weird weather we are having!   Autumn did not last long.  We have already had some snow and now days of cold rain, frost and fog.   Good time to stay indoors and work on a few more Christmas cards.  

Today, I decided to experiment and see if I could create dimensional berry branches.  If you need directions on creating berries with the little Styrofoam balls, you can go to my blog on this  link.

Susan has several different berry branch dies.  I used one of them and die cut the berry branch using watercolor paper. Die cut two identical branches.  This is a little heavier weight than Susan's Specialty Cardstock that I use for creating her flowers. Color the branches either brown or green. 

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In order to create the branches so they could be dimensional in the arrangement, I cut the berry branch apart into small clusters and glued them to a piece of thin floral wire.  When cutting apart, place two identical branches together because you will glue one piece on top of the wire and one identical piece on the bottom.  This gives the berry branch stability.  The wire is thin so it fits along the center of the branch and the two glued pieces hold it inside the branch. 

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 Now you can glue the berries on to the berry branch on to each berry space on the branch.  I let them dry a little to set, then glue a few more on top in between the berries to create dimension.  Once they are dry, use a black fine tip pen to push down on top of each berry for realism.  When you are ready too insert the berry stems into your arrangement, you can cut off some of the extra wire below the berries.  With the berries on the wired branch, you can lift the ends up so they are very dimensional in your arrangement. This was a little extra work, but I really like how they look in the arrangement.  

 For my background, I used the Spellbinders Holiday Floral Swag 3-D embossing folder.  

Create the poinsettia using Susan's Poinsettia die set It was die cut using Susan's Specialty Cardstock, colored and shaped using tools from Susan's Flower Tool Kit.  In the ecnter I added green Styrofoam balls with yellow and red Prills on top.  

Susan's new American Holly die set was used for the holly.  They were die cut using watercolor paper, once shaped, clear crystal glaze was brushed on to give them the waxy appearance.  

Susan's Hemlock & Chickadee die set was used to die cut the hemlock branches.

For the sentiment, I used a GinaK foiled greeting.  It was die cut using a circle die and attached with dimensional tape.

Hope you have fun creating your dimensional berry branches.

Thank you for stopping by today.