A Mother's Day Gift

Hello! Happy Mother's Day! I am celebrating this day with a project made for two co-worker moms of mine. I hope you like it.

This project was supposed to be a part of a DT project but the colors are not matching so I decided to work on my DT project later and went ahead to finish this project. After all, I have been itching to sew for a while.

The pretty foiled patterned paper is from Spellbinders. I trimmed this based on the size of the stitched scallop rectangle die from Pretty Pink Posh. This paper is very light weight. I won't be able to support any stitching on it. I adhered a cream cardstock behind it to make this paper thicker.

I used The Stamp Market Stitched Alphabet dies to die cut the stitching holes. Initially, I was planning to stich on the patterned paper directly but I tear one of the papers when I was peeling off the tape that kept the letter dies in place. I die cut the letters again on the cream cardstock this time to cover the poked holes on the patterned paper. I cut the letters using a craft knife. 

I used a DMC embroidery floss and a DMC metallic threat do add cross stitching to the poked holes. I adhered this on the patterned paper.

I die cut a total of 6 pieces of the scalloped frame. I adhered 3 pieces on top of each other, stacking it for dimension. I adhered this on the patterned paper.

I used a Stampin Up rubber stamp to spell out the names of the recipients. I stamped the letters using  Wow! embossing pad then poured Wow! gold embossing powder over it. I heat set this. I punched the letters using the square punch included in the stamp set.

I adhered the letters underneath the stitched letter. 

I die cut 6 pieces of the scalloped frame. I adhered 3 pieces on top of each other, stacking it for some dimension. I adhered this on the patterned paper panel. 

I adhered a cream cardstock on the back to cover the stitching. I trimmed off any excess.

I used a die from The Stamp Market Scalloped Frame die for the easel. I die cut 6 pieces total. I trimmed the tabs off on 4 the easels. I adhered 2 of these pieces on the tabbed easel piece. I repeated this on the rest of the easel die cuts. I applied glue to the tab. I aligned the triangle/arrow tip of the easel to the bottom corner of the frame, then pressed the glued tab to the back of the panel. I set this aside to dry. 

I adhered the mini circles included in the die cutting to mimic the screws of the easel.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day! Celebrating all the mothers out there. Yay!

Maria Giselle B.

Spider Web on a Fall Card?!

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's project was created using Blank Page Muse products. I hope you like it.

I got busy with a month long post for the Day of the Dead that I was not able to use some of the BPM Halloween themed products that I ordered. I don't want to wait for next year. Luckily, on my web search, I was able to come across an image with a spider web but is not Halloween themed. The spider web is so subtle that it does not distract your eye from the focal point.

For my card, I decided to give the Stazon Metallic Platinum ink another try. I have been unsuccessful in using this ink. This is what's great about the internet. You can search for not only images but also techniques on using a product. 

I temporarily adhered the BPM Grunge Cobwebs Halloween Background to the glass mat. I inked the stamp with the Stazon ink. 

I placed an acetate on top of the inked stamp and gently ran my fingers across the acetate to transfer the ink to the transparency.

Not the greatest impression but not too bad either, right? The image popped when I placed a black cardstock behind it. I used a brown cardstock instead for a fall color.

I stamped the BPM Small Sunflower Blossom Rubber Stamp on watercolor paper. I used the Misti Stamping Tool just in case I need to re-stamp the flower. I temporarily adhered the rubber stamp to the door of the Misti using a glue stick.

I stamped the sunflower using different Tim Holtz Distress inks. To make sure the inked impression is dry, I heat set it.

I fussy cut the flowers leaving a small white border around it.

Using the same color of ink I used in stamping the flower, I blended the ink on the flower to add color to it.

For the flower center, I used a smaller blending brush to apply the same color of ink I used to stamp the flower.

I die cut some leaves on green cardstock using a die from Altenew. I blended ink on the leaves to add some depth. I also drew leaf veins on the leaves using a metallic green pen. 

I adhered the stamped transparency to the back of a scalloped frame die cut on orange cardstock using a die from Pretty Pink Posh. I used a thin double adhesive tape to adhere the transparency to the frame. I adhered the unstamped side of the transparency to the frame to preserve the inked impression of the background. 

I trimmed a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" dark brown cardstock. I spritz some Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain on this panel. The colors I used are Rusty Hinge and Fossilized Amber. I dried the panel with a heat gun.

I arranged the flowers on the brown panel using the transparency as a guide. I avoided adhering the flowers behind the spider webs. Once I am happy with the arrangement, I adhered the flowers and leaves to the brown panel. I adhered the framed transparency after. 

I adhered the rest of the flowers and leaves on top of the transparency. 

I die cut the letters using a My Favorite Things die for the sentiment. I die cut the letters on kraft and cream cardstock. I adhered the cream letter die cuts on the back of the kraft letter die cuts, slightly offsetting it for a shadow look. I adhered the letters to the transparency.

The frame is a bit shorter than the 5 1/2" length of the card. I trimmed off some of the edges to make the border around the frame even.

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

Maria Giselle B.

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All Die Cut Card

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. The theme for this month's challenge is/are Valentine/Love and/or No Pictures. I created an all die cut card.

I die cut the x and o's using dies from Sugar Pea Designs. It looks like a lot of work but the plus side of it is that I was able to use my scrap paper. 

The red cardstock back panel was cut at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I added detail to this panel using The Greetery Aida Cloth Texture plate. It is hard to appreciate this in the photos but in real life, the added texture adds some wow to the card.

I laid the die cut letters on the red cardstock panel. To keep the placement of the die cut letters intact, I used a Glad Press 'N Seal to pick up the letters from the panel. Most of it will stick to the Press 'N Seal. For the letters that fell off or did not stick, I just repositioned it to the space that I assigned it. I used a T-ruler to make sure the letters are adhered on a straight line. After I filled up the whole panel with the die cut letters, I set this aside to dry. I trimmed off any excess hanging over the red cardstock panel. 

For the main die cut sentiment, I stamped the heart from the Pretty Pink Posh Sparkle Dot Patterns 1 stamp set on a white cardstock. I poked holes on the dots created by the heart stamp. I added a chain stitch to the holes using a variegated DMC embroidery floss. I drew a line around the heart and cut the heart out using this line as a guide.

I die cut the letters using the Pretty Pink Posh Hugs coordinating die. I die cut this on white cardstock and on white glitter cardstock. I adhered the glitter letter die cut on the white letter die cut for some dimension. I adhered these letters and the stitched heart to the panel.

I adhered a ribbon die cut on the same white glitter cardstock, and a Pretty Pink Posh Cherry red pearl to the center of the stitched heart. 

I hope you like today's card, and I hope you join this month's challenge. Happy Valentine's everyone!

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Color Inspired Shaker Birthday Card

Hello. Welcome back to my blog. Several blog challenges inspired me to create this card. These blog challenges are linked at the end of this post.

The balloon frame was watercolored using a stitched scallop circle die from Pretty Pink Posh. I applied orange Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor to a watercolor paper. Once this has dried, I applied a coat of Coliro watercolor as a second coating for a bit of shimmer. I did the watercoloring before the die cutting. You can also do the other way around.

Using a slightly larger circle die, I die cut a window on a slate cardstock. I flicked some orange Coliro watercolor to this windowed panel. I adhered an acetate to the back side of this window panel. I adhered the scalloped circle frame to the front. For the tip portion of the balloon, I created this using a stitched polygon die. I partially die cut the polygon this since I needed only half of it to complete the balloon design. I ran this through the die cutting machine again to add the stitching detail to the end part of the balloon.

For the shaker portion of the card, I adhered foam strips to the back portion of the panel, lining the circle acetate window to create a well. I pre-treated the sides of the foam with a powder tool. I poured clear sequins to this well. 

I trimmed a white cardstock larger than the circle window. I adhered some of the clear sequins to this panel. After the glue has dried, I adhered this panel to the foam adhesive to seal the shaker window. The shakers I used are from Pretty Pink Posh.

Working on the front of the card, I smooshed the Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink on my palette. I spritz this with water. I applied this pigment to a watercolor paper. I applied several coats of the pigment to the watercolor paper. I die cut the sentiment to this watercolored paper. I also die cut this sentiment on scrap cardstock. The sentiment die is from Simon Says Stamp. I stacked the sentiment die cuts by adhering the colored cardstock on the back of the watercolored sentiment die cut. I added some Ranger glitter to parts of the sentiment die cut for a bit of sparkle.

For the subsentiment, I stamped this on white cardstock using an orange dye ink. I die cut this into a strip using a sentiment strip die. I also die cut an extra strip and adhered it to the back of the sentiment strip die cut. 

I adhered the sentiments to the acetate.

I added a string and bow to the balloon using a twine.

I added more adhesive foam to back of the panel before adhering this a top folding A2 note card.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Slimline Mother's Day Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I stitched the letters I used on this card a while back. I wasn't able to make it into a card until now. I hope you like it.

The stitched letters are made using a die from Spellbinders. If you have been following my blog, I love to stitch. When Spellbinders came out with these alphabet dies, I added it to my wish list until finally I was able to purchase it. I die cut the letters on patterned paper which can be flimsy and won't stand the frequent handling while stitching. That's why I die cut duplicates of the letters on cardstock and adhered the patterned paper die cuts to this to make it sturdy.

The slimline background die is from Pinkfresh Studio. Same with the floral embellishments which actually is a washi tape. I adhered the washi tape to a white cardstock, burnish it to remove any air bubble, and fussy cut it. This washi tape has a coordinating die cut I don't have it. 

I added a burlap die cut to the back of the scallop windows. I die cut this on kraft cardstock. The die I used is from HoneyBee. To add some interest to the burlap die cut, I added gold foiling by heat setting sticky embossing powder to several parts of the burlap. I burnished the foil on the stick areas. Not all foil will work using this technique. Only the non-heat activated foil works on this technique. I used the Deco Foil transfer sheets. This is also one way of using those left-over scraps of foil. Even ones that are already used since you are not foiling a large area.

I also added gold gems from Pretty Pink Posh. The sentiment strip was made by heat embossing the sentiment using a stamp from Lawn Fawn. The strip die I used is from Avery Elle.

I adhered this panel to a top folding kraft slim line card. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Happy Mother's Day! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Interactive Spring Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog! Today's card has an interactive feature that I am hoping you will like. 

The focal image is the cute Quokka from the Kat Scrappiness Easter Quokkas stamp set. I know Easter has passed but it does not mean you cannot look beyond your occasion themed stamps and give it a new life. This is exactly what I did with this Quokka stamp. The original image of this stamp is a Quokka inside a half broken decorated Easter egg. I covered the egg with tape before applying ink to the stamp. Before stamping the image to the watercolor paper, I removed the inky tape and covered the egg portion with tape again to prevent the ink from transferring to the watercolor paper, just in case it had some ink on it. If I did not get it perfectly the first time, I repeat the process. You can also use a black marker to darken the imperfect line impressions should you not want to re-stamp and go through all this process again. 

The stamped images and umbrella canopy die cut are all watercolored using Zig Clean Color Real brush markers.

This card went a long way from just having the umbrella at the center of the card to making the umbrella swing. This slows down my creation of a project but the extra effort is truly worth it. 

Below is a short video showing the interactive feature of this card. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used and alternative products that can be used on this card. 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 especially the exclusive Kat Scrappiness products. They have a new release, too! You can also use flower sequins or sprinkles instead of a flower stamp. These are also available at Kat Scrappiness.

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Flipping Sentiment Greeting Card with Surprise Message (New to My Stash #24)

Hello! Welcome back to my blog and to another post in my series, New to My Stash. I have not made a post in this series in a while. I am so glad to be able to feature a newly purchased craft item, which is the focus of this series. 

For today's post, I am featuring Pretty Pink Posh products specifically the Hugs stamp set and coordinating die set. I created this card to also join in the latest Ellen Hutson blog's challenge as linked below. I like the colors in this challenge.

This is not a true waterfall card since not all the letters flipped to the back of the slider. What matters is the hidden sentiment gets to be seen once it is pulled out. The hidden sentiment is from the PPP Thoughtful Greetings stamp set. 

The background panel was created by inlaying the frame die cuts created by the PPP Scallop Frames die set on a Concord & 9th Stardust cardstock cut at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I blended the same ink on the scalloped frames and brushed in some pearl powder for some accent. 

This was adhered to a top folding A2 notecard. 

Thank you for visiting my blog! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day.

Maria Giselle B.

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Cross-Stitched Greeting Card

Hello! Welcome back. I would like to thank Cathy Carlson of @cathycarlson21 on IG for the stitching pattern I used here. Here is the link to her IG post if you are interested to re-create this stitching piece, Cathy Carlson (@cathycarlson21) • Instagram photos and videos, 

After I have stitched the whole panel, I die cut a rectangular frame out of blue cardstock. I adhered this to the stitched panel. I also adhered the negative cut to the back of the stitched panel to secure the stitching. I matted this with a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" light blue cardstock.

For the sentiment, I die cut the same light blue cardstock using a stitched square die. The die is from Lawn Fawn. I heat embossed the sentiment onto this. The sentiment is from Li'l Inker Designs. I adhered this to the stitched panel. Before I forget, the stitching die I used is from Paper Smooches.

I added Pretty Pink Posh clear confetti sequins to the stitched panel.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Die Cut Surgery Part 2 (Craft My Stash #16)

 

Hello! I created this card from the left over supplies of my last post. Instead of throwing the frame heart, I created this into a dimensional heart frame by adhering each left over heart on top of the other. 

I die cut several pieces of patterned papers using a stitched rectangle die. I created a stacked rectangles quilt using these die cut rectangles. I adhered the frame heart to this. I trimmed off the excess. 

I die cut the sentiment on a dark colored patterned paper from the paper pad. I adhered this to the quilted pattern. I added shimmer to the sentiment die cut using Zig Wink Of Luna Copper Brush Marker Pen and Zig Wink Of Stella Clear Brush Marker Pen.

For the card panel, I adhered several strips of left over patterned paper to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" typing paper. I trimmed off any excess. I added a cross stitching detail to the seams of the patterned paper. 

I adhered the heart to the panel. I added shimmer to the heart frame using Nuvo Midas Touch Aqua Shimmer Pen. I added gold flower sequins and Pretty Pink Posh confetti sequins. 

Thank you for visiting my blog! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Heat And Dry Embossing In Lay Card

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. Our challenge theme is Colours Of Spring And/Or Embossing-Wet Or Dry. I am using one of the images provided by our sponsor.

I printed the image on Neenah Solar White cardstock. After looking online for a spring themed dress, I chose to go with a white dress with different floral prints. I colored the image with Copic markers, using B000 and 0 to create shadows on the white hat and dress. I doodled flowers with Sakura Souffle pens and Pilot Juice Pastel Gel Ink pens. I fussy cut the image, leaving a small white border around it. I colored this white border with a C00 Copic Marker to create a shadow that will make the image pop out. 

For the background panel, I trimmed a light blue cardstock at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I prepped the area with an anti-static pouch. I stamped the My Favorite Things Rose All Over Background stamp. I embossed this using Wow! Gold Pearl embossing powder. 

I die cut the word 'hi' on this embossed panel using The Stamp Market Hi die. I die cut an extra piece on white cardstock. This die cuts an outline and the letters. I set aside the outline. I am going to dry emboss on the letters.

I am using a floral embossing folder. I lightly brushed a light blue ink on the raised side of the embossing folder. I maintained the positioning of the letters with a Full Stick Post-It Note. I sandwiched this inside the embossing folder and ran it through the die cut machine. This technique created an inked, de-bossed impression of the flowers on the letters.

I inlaid the letter outlines and the letters on the negative space of the blue embossed panel. I secured this together with tape. 

I added a secondary sentiment by stamping over this inlaid panel. I used the Misti Stamping Tool so I can stamp repeatedly since I have to get to the nooks and crannies of the embossed impression on both the blue cardstock and the letter h. I prepped the area with an anti-static tool. I stamped the sentiment from My Favorite Things You Got Mail stamp set using dark blue dye ink and Versamark ink. I used Paper Source Navy embossing powder. 

I trimmed a sliver from each side of the panel. I adhered this to a top folding wide A2 note card. I added shimmer to the outline using a cleark Kuretake Zig Wink of Stella. I added gems to the center of the de-bossed flowers. The gems are from Pretty Pink Posh.

I blended Tim Holtz Distress inks on the blue background to mute down the embossed background. I adhered the digital image with foam adhesive. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see your creations at the challenge blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B. 

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