Simple Secret Garden Flower Card

I made this simple card for a quick thank you the other day. I originally was going to put the white part on the card in a portrait layout, but the leaves weren't fitting on. So I switched the layout to a landscape layout. At first it looked there was a lot of plain Crumb Cake card base, but then it grew on me and I really like it!

 

I did a few fun touches on the embossed background. I sponged some Whisper White Craft ink on it, then I spritzed some Frost White Shimmer paint (from a Stampin' Spritzer). I hadn't done any 'spritzing' for a while - and I forgot how much I like it!! - Just a cool added look, with such a little effort!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

Bloomin' Marvelous!

I made this card with the Bloomin' Marvelous set - it's a FREE Sale-A-Bration choice! I love that the set has images AND some great sayings to go with them! I know I'll be using this set a lot!

I'm also loving the new Bitty Butterfly punch - it's so cute to layer onto the Elegant Butterfly punch we already had from the main catalog.

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Julie B

Same Card - Two Occasions!

I've been lagging in getting a couple cards sent out - and I finally decided and got them done!  It made them to easier to pick one design and then change colors and the saying - and done!

 

So I kept the design a Clean and Simple one! I used Perfect Plum for the wedding one, and Pink Pirouette for the baby one. And I used the one set for both, Sweet Essentials - a perfect choice for just about any occasion! 

 

And probably my favorite part of the card, and best seen in person, is the Lacy Brocade embossed background!  Kind of hard to get a good look, but I sprayed it with Frost White Shimmer paint mixed with rubbing alcohol. It gives it a beautiful glittery shine in person!!

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Julie B

Perfectly Preserved Fun Fold

This is a card I made just for a fun thank you! I used the same layout for a Halloween card last month, but I also had been wanting to use the Perfectly Preserved set - so I came up with this card.

 

This is how the card opens - and I love the layout!  The Indigo Island piece is a 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" piece (nice cuz you get 8 of them from a full piece of card stock).  The Sahara Sand piece is the usual 4-1/4" x 11". It's folded at 5-1/2" and 2-3/4".  With the top flap folded up, and the Island Indigo piece overlapped onto the fold, it creates this fun layout.

 

The new little scallop circle was punched out of the Island Indigo piece before it was embossed - and I Love how it works as a little 'staying-closed holder' for the card. It fits right back into where it was punched out of, and it keeps the card closed!

 

And I so... wasn't going to get that jar set - 'not my style.' Well, I did! And it has quickly grown on me after seeing just a few samples from others - and I'm Lovin' it!! There are so many pieces to the set, and with the Framelits that coordinate, plus buying it in a bundle set - "Must-Have!!"

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Julie B

 

A Toxic Treacherous Treat and a Tutorial!

When I got the must-have Oval Accent Bigz die, I had so many ideas for it.  Then it got set aside, and neglected... until the other day!  I came across it, and realized all the plans I had for it - so I busted it out!

Because the Oval Accent is a large enough piece, I knew it could make a great fold-over treat. And with Halloween coming up soon, I decided to use the Toxic Treats and Howlstooth and Scaringbone paper to decorate it!

And here's a quick tutorial on how it came together! 

After die-cutting the Oval Accent, lay it on the Simply Scored so that the little right-angle corners are lined up with 1-1/4" and 4-1/4" (when they are, you'll know that the piece is lined up evenly on the board). Then score just at 2-1/4" and 3-1/4".

 

Then run the piece through the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, and fold on the score lines you made.  Use Glue Dots to place Pumpkin Spice Kisses (my favorite!) in the 1" center.

 

Close the top edges and punch a hole through it.  Use a small scrap of ribbon to tie it together.

 

I glued a 5/8"-wide piece of Howlstooth and Scaringbone paper, about 4" long, cut 'fishtail' on the ends.  

Then I stamped the the Toxic Treats image onto Crumb Cake.  I sponged the center with Pumpkin Pie ink, and die cut it with the Framelits Label Collection.  Then I cut it just below the cat!  And finally I used Dimensionals to stick that on!

It's definitely one of those treats you could make a bunch of because they come together so quickly!

Hope you're making some fun Halloween treats too!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B