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Congrats Flower

Posted on April 17, 2026 10:02 PM by Julie Comment

My card today features a big floral outline that covers the card. It reminds me of stained glass so that’s the direction I went with it. The paper pieced petals are part of a marbled paper pad and I thought it looked perfect w/ the gold outline. Change up the greeting for another occasion or leave it for the inside.

For the Inspiration Challenge IC1063, we are visiting Kibak Tile & their Pinterest Boards. They have some very pretty handmade tile and I chose THIS one for my inspiration.

My card was fairly easy to make. I die cut the flower out of brushed gold then used the outline to cut the entire piece out. I cut the insides again out of marbled paper. The gold outline was attached to heavy piece of white & the marbled insides were pieced into place. I used a brighter gold for the center & stem. This whole panel was backed with a very narrow gold frame. For the greeting, I took the word die & cut it out of dk teal & pieced the S onto the Congrat part since the entire greeting wouldn’t fit horizontally. To help it meld together, I covered it w/ Versamark & clear embossed it a couple of times. I scribbled some colors onto a narrow white strip to attach the embossed part then attached it to a gold layer & onto the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: none

Paper: Staples 110# white, teal, brushed gold, Brass & Bliss: Marbled Perfection paper pad

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Spring Flower w/ Outline, Timeless Words dies, clear embossing powder

Spring Flower w/ Outline die 5907-04D	Rectangle dies 5003D	Timeless Words in Blocks dies 5905-03D	Stardream Paper	Ranger Embossing Powder
Versamark ink	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Scotch ATG

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Best Roses

Posted on April 11, 2026 9:44 PM by Julie Comment

Today I have an almost all occasion card. Birthday, graduation, congrats or wedding would all fit the bill. And it’s easy to make. Only takes 1 stencil, 3 dies & some red and green inks or any colors you prefer. I chose red & green because I like the high contrast with the black.

A big congrats to Dani,the newest Featured Stamper Challenge FS1001! She has a lovely gallery & I chose THIS coaster to case. I kept the roses theme w/ the black accents but I used a die, inks, a stencil & made mine a card instead of a coaster.

For my card, I die cut the roses out of black. I placed the outline on top of a piece of white in order to get the approximate areas I needed to blend w/ the reds. Then I placed the die on top of this piece & embossed it to show where the design would be. I covered the back of this w/ tape then die cut it. This held all the little pieces in place so I didn’t have to piece all of them. I die cut another out of black cardboard & attached it behind my main one. The background was a piece of white I accidentally cut too narrow for a card front (it’s only 3.25″ instead of 4.25″) so I placed the stencil on top & used the green inks, going from dark on the left to lighter on the right. I liked it backed w/ the black & a little to one side. The greeting was die cut & attached to 2 tags.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: none

Paper: Staples 110# white, black

Ink:Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #4, set#5, set #10

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Blooming Rose, Offset Tags, Birthday Wishes Saying dies, Flourish Leaf Stencil, Lg & Detail Blending Brushes

Blooming Rose die 5913-02D ”	Birthday Wishes Sayings dies 5842-03D	Offset Tag dies 5505-03D	Flourish Leaf Stencil 4505	Color Fuse Ink set #4
Color Fuse Ink set #5	Color Fuse Ink set #10	Detail Blending Brushes	Large Blending Brushes	Staples 110# White Card Stock
AC color card stock	Scotch ATG

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Birthday Knit

Posted on April 10, 2026 10:19 PM by Julie Comment

A card for all your knitting or crocheting friends! This new set is literally a ball! There are even more images and greetings to use and all come with coordinating dies. How cool is that? And the ticking background gives a wonderful pattern. It’s also a good to show off your own knit or crochet skills by adding a little yarn element or two.

For the Inspiration Challenge IC1062, we are visiting Muji and their Pinterest Boards where I was inspired by THIS pillow.

The making of this card went quickly, thanks to the matching dies. The knitting of the leaf & flower took a little longer. Mainly because I had to find a couple of patterns & secondly because I didn’t have the right color of crochet thread. As you’ll notice in the picture with the Copic colors I used, I started with a white leaf, but wasn’t really happy with it. So I used a different pattern (here’s a link for the leaf, it’s a free pattern) & I used the green inks to swipe over the crochet thread before I knit with it. I did the same for the flower, using the pinks (here’s a link for the flower, also free). I used the size 10 crochet thread & size 2 (2.75mm) needles. I’ll warn you, it’s a little like knitting w/ toothpicks, if you’ve never worked with small needles & thread. I used the ticking background with the Mist ink on white & also on a pale green frame I cut using a rectangle die. Then all the items were arranged on top w/ the knitted flower & leaf added last. (Next time I’ll take a little more time to make the flowers but I was in a hurry!)

Here are the Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by! The new items are a Sneak Peek & will be available on April 15th!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Loops of Love set, Ticking Background

Paper: Staples 110# white, pale green

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #5, set #11

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Rectangles, Loops of Love dies, Misti, lace knitting needles, cotton crochet thread

Loops of Love set 38007	Loops of Love dies 38007D	Rectangle dies 5003D	Vert Ticking Bg 38025″	Color Fuse Ink set #5
Color Fuse Ink set #11	Knitpicks Interchangeable lace knitting needles	Knitpicks cotton crochet thread	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock
MISTI	Memento Inks	Scotch ATG