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Happy Garden

Posted on May 2, 2025 9:49 PM by Julie Comment

The weather is warmer, flowers are blooming and it’s a perfect time to sit in the garden. So many plants are blooming here and I wanted to try and capture that in my card. To me, it looks like a wonderful place to sit and drink in all the colors. This isn’t a hard card to make, so let me show how I did it.

It’s my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge & we’re visiting Art.com & their Pinterest Board. They have everything artsy you can imagine, so something to please everyone. I was inspired by THIS little garden scene.

To make my card, I die cut the chairs out of cobalt & turquoise then mix-matched them. I used the same blue for the awning, the tall pot and the narrow backing layer. The grass is two shades of green & the flowers are a mix of yellow, lt pink, dk pink & lt red. I die cut the white background first, then attached the darker green grass stri, leaving the very center unglued so I could slip in the white planter of tulips behind it.. I placed it back into the stitched rectangle die & recut so the grass would be even. I put together the awning & popped only the top part up (not the supports). The lighter green grass was attached behind the awning supports then the 2 chairs were popped up on top & the tall blue vase added on the left. The greeting was die cut & it’s backed w/ 2 plain cuts out of turquoise to shadow it. One is placed a little above the greeting & the other a little below it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Enjoy the Sunshine set

Paper: Staples 110# white, turquoise, cobalt blue, 2 shades of green, lt pink, dk pink, yellow, lt red

Ink: Versaclair nocturne

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Stitched Rectangles, Farmers Market Stand, Farmers Market Stand Spring Accessories, Enjoy the Sunshine set, Classic Grass dies, MISTI

Enjoy the Sunshine set 37011	Enjoy the Sunshine dies 37011D	Farmers Market Stand die 5813-01D	Farmers Market Spring Accessories die 5813-02D	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D
Adirondack Chairs 5613-01D	Classic Grass die 5615-06D	Scotch ATG	MISTI	Versafine Clair ink
AC color card stock	Staples 110# White Card Stock

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Bright Floral

Posted on April 25, 2025 9:52 PM by Julie Comment

This new flower cover die is so beautiful! I couldn’t wait to use it. It’s not at all hard, it just takes some color blending & paper piecing. And I do have a hint for making that a little easier. It’s also great for a lot of different occasions. Birthday, for a friend, Mother’s Day, Congrats, Graduation..just change the greeting and/or the colors to suit your needs.

For the Inspiration Challenge IC1012 we are visiting Street Angles & their Pinterest Boards. THIS dress was my inspiration. I liked the bright reddish/pink flowers & green/teal leaves.

To make my card, I die cut the floral cover once out of heavy white card & once out of cardboard & glued the two frames together. Here’s my tip for making the coloring & paper piecing. I took another piece of heavy white card, placed the cover die on top then embossed it only, but did not cut it. This embossed version is easy to see the pieces I want to color. I used the detail set of blending brushes & several reds, pink, greens & teals ink. I should have taken a pic when I did this, but I forgot. When finished w/ the color blending, I put the die back on top & cut it, but didn’t take it all apart. Then I picked the individual pieces from the colored version & placed them inside the white frame. Here’s a picture of the two when I finished the piecing. I’ll save the colored frame for another card.

Then I picked out a greeting & popped it up just a bit. The pieced cover was attached to a teal background.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Gardenia Floral set (greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white, dk teal, heavy white (Recollections)

Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #4, set #5, set #10, set #9

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Floral Cover, Gardenia Floral set dies, Detail Blending Brushes, Misti

Floral Cover die 5748-02D	Gardenia Floral set 37013	Gardenia Floral dies 37013D	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #5
Color Fuse Ink set #10	Color Fuse Ink set #9	Detail Blending Brushes	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock
MISTI	Recollections Hvy Wt white c/s	Versafine Clair ink	Scotch ATG

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Hot Hello

Posted on April 19, 2025 10:02 PM by Julie Comment

X3 !
Today, I have a fairly easy floral hello card in hot, hot colors. Like full on summer heat wave! The combo of pink, yellow & orange really sets this on fire. The same colors used on the background were also used for the flowers, but switch up the hot colors for cool colors & you’ll have a very serene look.

It’s my turn to host the Featured Stamper Challenge FS950, so a big congrats to Carol! She has a wonderful gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the hot colors & floral theme, but I used different dies, left off a panel & used a die instead of the embossing folder for the background.

To make my card, I picked out some hot summer colors of ink & a few dies. I started by using big blending brushes & the yellow, pinks & reds over a 4.25 x 5.50 piece of white card. When dry (it had a lot of ink on it), I die cut it w/ the Quilted Stitch cover die to give it a little more interest. I wanted a little more white around the edges, so I trimmed it down a bit using the largest plain rectangle die. For the flowers, I used the same ink on another panel, but blended them on in strips & also added an area of green for the leaves & stems. Then the flowers were die cut out of this panel. The flowers were shaped a bit before attaching to the stems & finally the front panel. Hello was die cut using the Vintage Alphabet die & the Friend was part of a larger greeting. After die cutting it, I trimmed off the upper part to just leave “Friend”.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Gardenia Floral set (greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white

Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse Inks set #1, set #4, set #5, set #11

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Gardenia Floral set, Lattice Cover, Vintage Alphabet, Build a Bloom Hollyhocks dies, Lg Blending Brushes, MISTI

Gardenia Floral set 37013	Gardenia Floral dies 37013D	Lattice Cover die 5735D	Build a Bloom Hollyhocks die 5808-03D	Vintage Alphabet die 5742D
Color Fuse Ink set #1	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #5	Color Fuse Ink set #11	Scotch ATG
Large Blending Brushes	Versafine Clair ink	MISTI	Staples 110# White Card Stock