Shaped Floral Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card features Kat Scrappiness products. I hope you like it.

I created the flowers using the KS Oopsie Daisy 6x6 layering stencils. I die cut the pieces first on a white cardstock using the KS Oopsie Daisy Coordinating Craft dies before stenciling in the images. There is no rhyme or reason which between stenciling and die cutting go first. I think it is a matter of preference and it depends on the image being stenciled. I used the die cut pieces as a guide in lining up the images on the stencil. 

You can use a sticky mat to prevent the die cuts from shifting while blending ink on it. What if you don't have a sticky mat? Use those negative cuts to keep the die cut in place during ink blending. Just put a not so tacky tape behind the panel with the negative cut, piece in the die cut image, then position the stencil over it. 

I used the KS Gold Glitter Mousse instead of ink on one of the daisy stencil layers. Since I don't have a brown colored mousse, I used embossing powder instead. After treating the area with an anti-static tool, I pounced the sticky ink over the stencil using a sponge dauber. I poured the embossing powder over it, then heat embossed it. Not all of the details were captured with this technique so I repositioned the stencil and used an embossing pen this time to add sticky ink to the flower. 

I repeated this process on the leaves. I used the KS Emerald Glitter Mousse this time for the leaf veins. You might have to clean the stencil in between mousse application to remove the excess glue that got stuck in the stencil.

I die cut 3 pieces of windows from the KS The Night Before Christmas Window Scene craft dies on white cardstock. I trimmed the tree off the window using a scissor and a craft knife to create a window frame. This is a great way to stretch this die.

I adhered the windows on top of each other to create some dimension.

I die cut a kraft cardstock using an arch die. The arch die cut is a bit larger than the window frame but it is okay since I can snipped off the excess later on. I added some embossing detail to the top portion of this kraft die cut which will show through the arched portion of the window frame. To create this, I lightly marked with a pencil where the horizontal frame of the arch ends. I used this pencil mark as a guide where to position the embossing folder. 

I adhered the kraft die cut to the back of the window frame and cut off the excess.

I trimmed the yellow cardstock at 5 1/2" on the long side. I scored this at 4 1/4". I created a shaped arch card using this yellow note card. The left side of the die is hanging off the folded side of the note card. I also made sure that this part is hanging off the sandwich plate so no pressure will be applied to it thus, prevent this area from being cut. The arch die I used is larger than the window frame. 

I adhered the window to this shaped card.

I arranged the flowers and once I like the placement, I adhered it to the window note card. I raised two of the flowers with foam adhesive. I tucked the leaves underneath the flowers. I added some KS Sparkling Clear Diamond Jewels to the layout.

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this/these product/s. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!

 

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Christmas Trim Ornament Paper Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am a guest designer at the Cut It Up Challenge. The challenge theme is Starts with a "C." Can you guess what is my card's "C?" If you said Christmas, you are right. It might be too early to think about Christmas but it is never too early to start creating Christmas cards. 

What makes this card special is that it is not only a card. The tree embellishment on the front of the card is an ornament. I die cut the tree on green cardstock using a triangle die from the Spellbinders November 2018 Large Die of the Month kit. I adhered a double sided adhesive to one side of this triangle die cut. After removing the release paper from the adhesive, I adhered lace trims to this triangle die cut. I squirted liquid glue to some areas to keep the trim secure. I end up using a glue gun to adhere the ends of the lace trim to the back of the triangle die cut.

I die cut the trunk of the tree on brown cardstock. I used the mailbox post in the Lawn Fawn Happy Mail die set. I die cut several pieces and adhered one over the other to make it thick. This die cut has a slit which is part of the design. I adhered a scrap cardstock to one of the post die cuts to keep the slit shut. I fussy cut the excess. I adhered this to the back of the tree die cut.

For the star, I die cut two pieces on gold cardstock and one piece on gold mirror cardstock. The star die is from the same Spellbinders die set I used for the tree. I adhered one of the gold cardstock star die cuts on top of the tree.

I knotted a gold embroidery floss and taped it to the back of the Christmas tree. I die cut another triangle on green cardstock and adhered this to the back of the tree. I adhered the other gold star die cut to the back to sandwich the floss. 

The gold mirror star die cut was adhered to the front. I taped the loop of floss to the back to hide it.

For the card panel, I die cut the Kat Scrappiness Buffalo Plaid Background die on white cardstock. I die cut thin strips of green pearl cardstock, red glitter cardstock and gold mirror cardstock using a die from the Kat Scrappiness A2 Stitched Strips Craft die set. I adhered these strips to a white cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" to create a plaid pattern that will show through the plaid die cut. I adhered the plaid die cut to this.

For the holder of the paper ornament, I adhered a gold washi tape on vellum. I trimmed off the edges leaving a slim border of vellum on the top and bottom of the greeting washi tape. I wrapped this around the plaid panel with the paper ornament inserted underneath it. I secured the ends with tape on the back of the panel. 

I adhered this to a top folding A2 note card. Because of the weight of the paper ornament, it has a tendency to slip off the band. I secured the tree in place with a low tack tape adhered to the back of the paper ornament.

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for Cut It Up Challenge Blog for the opportunity to guest design in your blog again. Don't forget to link up your projects with 'Starts with a "C"' theme.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this/these product/s. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!

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Embossing Paste & Glitter Glue on Stencil, A Blank Page Muse Post

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse with this project. Head on to the BPM blog for details. 

Thank you! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Repurposing an Old Planner, A Blank Page Muse Post

 

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse with this art journal page. Please head to the BPM blog for project details. 

Thank you! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Easter Treat Boxes

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. For today's project, I created an Easter Treat Box which can be filled with candy, chocolate, messages or just about anything as long as it fits inside. I used images from the Kat Scrappiness Easter Quokkas stamp set as box toppers. 

The treat box was cut using a Cricut Explore with the assistance of the Cricut Design Space. There are plenty of cut image files to choose from but I decided to use a cut from the images I already owned. The great thing about the CDS is that it allowed me to edit the cut image. On the original cut image, the box topper is a snowflake. I 'sliced' the snowflake off and 'welded' an arch shape in place. The snowflake was vital to the box design since it does not only adds decor to the box but it is also closes the box. 

The CDS also allowed me to 'attach' a score line on the treat box cut file. My cut file is originally from a cartridge so I had to do this unlike the new images in which this is already attached to the file for the user's convenience. You can always use a scoring tool to add the fold lines as another option. 

I used a light weight double sided patterned paper for the treat box. I highly suggest using a medium or heavy weight paper when creating a treat box. I found the colors of the patterned paper very Easter colors that's why I opted to use it.

I stamped the quokkas on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink which is a watercolor friendly ink. I colored the images with Akashiya Sai watercolor brush pens. You can color direct to paper and blend the color out with a water brush which I did in some areas. But for areas that I want the color to be light, I scribbled the color on a palette then picked the ink with the water brush. I dried the color with a heat tool in between layers.

I die cut the images using the coordinating die making sure that the image is dry before die cutting to prevent any transfer of color to the cutting plate. I die cut an extra piece on white cardstock.

I adhered the stamped quokka on a closure tab. I had to trim the tab smaller on some of the boxes so it will not show once I adhere the quokka. I adhered the white die cut to the back of the stamped die cut to hide the tab for a finished look.

I trimmed the other closure tab smaller to hide it on the back of the of the quokka box topper.

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this/these product/s. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!

World's Best Dad & Best Mom Ever Greeting Cards

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I mixed several techniques in today's cards. I did the eclipse technique on a panel created with cardstock strips. I also did my all time favorite technique which is paper stitching. 

I created a dad card and a mom card which can be given any day, not only on Father's or Mother's day. That's why my subsentiment is a non-holiday/occasion sentiment. 

I started of with planning my color combinations for each card. I usually do a search online for color combos that will appeal to me. After going through my cardstock stash for the colors that I need, I trimmed these cardstocks into strips at 4 1/4" x 1/2". 

I adhered a double adhesive sheet on a printer paper cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I created two pieces of this panel. I adhered the cardstock strips to this panel making sure that each strip is butted to each other. After filling the whole panel with the cardstock strips, I burnished the panel with a scoring tool just to make sure that the cardstock strips are adhered well to the double adhesive sheet.

I die cut the letters from the Spellbinders Stitched Alphabet Etched dies on the panel. I kept every piece that fell off with the die cutting. I added stitching to these letters using DMC embroidery floss. I die cut two more pieces of each letter on black cardstock which I will use to add dimension to the stitched letters. 

I adhered another scrap piece of typing paper to the back of the striped panel. I pieced in the black die cut letters to the negative space on the striped panel. I pieced back the drop out pieces of the striped panel. I pre-treated the striped panel with an anti-static powder tool. I stamped a floral background to the mom panel using Versamark ink. The stamp I used is from Honey Bee. For the dad panel, I stamped several stars using stamps from the Altenew Halftone Stars stamp set. I used Versamark ink in stamping. I poured clear embossing powder to the sticky ink then heat embossed it.

I trimmed an 8th of an inch from each side of the panel. I adhered this striped panel on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cardstock.

I adhered the rest of the letters to the panel by aligning the letters to the letters already pieced in the panel.

I stamped a subsentiment on a cardstock strip using dye inks. I adhered this to the panel.

I hope you like today's cards. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Altenew is holding its annual card drive which aims to send homemade cards to the elderly who lives in nursing homes or shelters, and let them know that they are not forgotten. After losing my parents, I feel this is the best way to honor them by making other parents feel special. I hope you consider joining this drive. Please visit the Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive 2025 post for details. 

Baby Boy Themed Hot Air Balloon Centerpiece

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Early this month I created a hot air balloon centerpiece for Paper Rose Studio. A coworker of mine liked it that she commissioned me to create a baby boy themed centerpiece which she will gift to a friend on her friend's baby shower.

I find it challenging to re-create a project I made. It gives me a chance to improve the design of the project.

My first challenge was to find the right patterned paper for the project. She requested it to be colored blue. My local craft store does not carry a lot of blue patterned paper. So, I resorted to online ordering with the hope that it is the right blue, and that it will arrive on time for me to meet my deadline. I ordered the patterned papers from Scrapbook.com which shipped my order in time. The patterned papers are from Doodlebug Design which was perfect for the project theme.

I won't go into details on how I created this centerpiece. If you are interested in the creation process, here is the link to the post of my first hot air balloon project which includes process photos:

https://ienjoywhatido.blogspot.com/2025/03/paper-rose-studio-sweet-valentine-hot.html

I cut the giraffe using Cricut. I layered the cuts. I added details to the eyes and the spots using markers. 

On the weaved basket, instead of cutting the excess, I folded the excess inward and adhered it to the inside of the basket. This made the edge of the basket smoother. This is one of the improvements I made on this balloon.

I adhered baby themed sequins on the bottom of the platform where the giraffe rests for additional details. I should have adhered this sequins before inserting the platform inside the basket. It just makes the adhering of the sequins easier.

I added something heavy underneath the platform to prevent the centerpiece from falling. This is another improvement to this hot air balloon. I used heavy foams from my stash which perfectly fitted underneath the platform. I got these foams from my sister, who is not sure how to use it.

I adhered a light blue pearl on the top of the hot air balloon for additional embellishment. This is another improvement to the design. It is also a way of hiding any imperfections with adhering the honeycomb paper.

This is how the hot air balloon looks viewing it form the side. I love the design variation created by the double sided patterned paper.

I took a photo of both hot air balloon centerpieces that I created before delivering the blue piece to my coworker. 

I hope you like today's project. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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