Mouse Themed Note Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

A Little Note...

Today we are sharing a sweet little note card created by Tatiana. This cute little scene filled with mice and flowers is perfect for sending a cheerful spring wish to a friend. 

She started out by stamping and coloring the duo of mice holding flowers from our Garden Mice Stamp Set. She colored the mice in neutral grays and then added bright pops of orange and purple for the big blooms. She also added highlights with a white gel pen for added detail. She cut the two images out using the coordinating Garden Mice Die Set. 

For her card, she created a fun background scene onto a white card base. She added green grass using our Hills & Grass Stencil along the bottom and then added blue ink for a sky along the top. She then added a few clouds into the sky using our Cloudy Sky Stencil with a bit of white pigment ink. This is such a fun and easy way to make a background scene. 

Next, she cut out the fun stitched frame using our Frames & Tags Die Set. She then arranged the frame over the background and tucked the mice into it on opposite sides. Isn't it cute how the mouse is peeking down from the top corner? She added the sentiment "just a little note..." from the Garden Mice Stamp Set, embossed in white onto a purple banner. She also added a few epoxy dots in orange and purple for a finishing detail. 

We love this layout! It's so fun how the scene peeks in from behind the frame! 

You can see more of Tatiana's beautiful creations on her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich. 

Birthday Barks Card by Zsofia Molnar

Birthday Barks!

Today we are celebrating a birthday with a cute puppy card by Zsofia! This adorable card is perfect for sending a birthday greeting to a dog lover. 

This sweet card features the image of three dogs from our Birthday Barks Stamp Set. This trio of dogs are ready to celebrate a birthday and are so cute with their party hat, cake and noisemaker! She colored the dogs in neutral shades of brown and gray and then added pink and brown tones for the cake and birthday accessories. She cut the image out using the coordinating Birthday Barks Die Set. 

She also added fun bits of gloss to the image. Here is a close up so you can see all the amazing detail:

For her card, she used our Confetti Hot Foil Plate with sparkly gold foil to create a fun strip of sparkle up the card. She then cut the panel out using the zig zag edged frame from our Frames & Tags Die Set and added pink ink blending over the top of the panel. She then added the image of the dogs over the top, adhering it with some dimensional adhesive. She added the Happy Birthday message using our Birthday Greetings Hot Foil Plates and then cut the greeting out using our Speech Bubbles Die Set. She added this to the top of the tall dog image to complete the card. 

This amazing card is sure to make the recipient feel special on their birthday! We hope you enjoyed this fun card by Zsofia today! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Have a Brew-tiful Day Card by Diane Morales

Have a Brew-tiful Day!

We're staring Monday out with two of our favorite things: Coffee & Cats! Diane has created an adorable card that features both, sure to brighten your monday! 

This adorable card features the big image of kitties and coffee mugs from our Caffeinated Cats Stamp Set. This image is sized to fit the whole card front and Diane colored mugs in tons of fun playful colors! She colored all the kitties in neutral shades of gray and they look so perfect peeking out behind all the colors! 

For her card she cut out a scallop edged frame using our Frames & Flags Die Set to frame the image. On top of that she used our Basic Frames Die Set with our Bright Basics Paper Pad to cut out the fun blue pattern with tiny hearts. These two dies layer perfectly together and create a fabulous background for the kitties. Then she cut fussy around the image she had colored of the kitties and layered it onto her card. 

The finishing touch is the sentiment "Have a Brew-tiful Day!" from our Time For Coffee Stamp Set. This message was stamped onto a banner that was die cut using our Banner Duo Die Set. 

We hope you have this fun inspiration has perked you up today! To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project. 

Stenciled Gift Bags by Ellen Haxelmans

Use Stencils to Dress up a Small Gift!

Want a way to make a small gift seem extra special? Ellen shares how you can dress up the packaging using stencils and die cuts! 

She started out by creating stenciling patterns onto two small flat gift bags. She created one with a cat birthday theme and one with a holiday theme. 

Let's look at the cat themed bag first: 

For this fun bag she used our  Plaid Stencil Set to add a fun teal and pink pattern. This stencil is two pieces and has etching each piece to help you align the pattern so it's easy to add two fun colors. Next she used the small tags from our new Frames & Tags Die Set to cut out two little tags from light pink and teal papers. She added the kitty face from our Pawprint Shaker Die Set and the word "wish" from our Balloon Shaker Die Set. So cute!

Next, let's look at the holiday version:

This time she used our Argyle Stencil Set to add a red and green argyle pattern to her bag. Again, this stencil is two pieces with etching and makes a quick and easy two color pattern. For the tags on this gift she again used our new Frames & Tags Die Set to cut out two little tags, this time from from red and green papers. Then she added the snowflake and word "joy" using from our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set. 

These cute little gift bags would be perfect for sharing a special cookie treat or little gift. We love how easy it is to create them for different occasions just by mixing up the patterns and colors! 

To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

Happy Birthday with a Cherry On Top Card by Amanda Wilcox

Ice Cream Birthday Wishes!

What is sweeter than a birthday wish with ice cream? How about adding some sweet kitties too!? Today Amanda has a yummy birthday card that is filled with a big stack of both!

She started by stamping the fun tall image of kitties and ice cream scoops from our Newton's Birthday Delights Stamp Set. She colored the kitties in neutral tones of gray and used fun bright teals, pinks and chocolate brown for the ice cream colors! Of course a red cherry on top finishes it off! She cut the image out using the coordinating Newton's Birthday Delights Die Set. 

For her card she started with a white card base and added a fun pale pink panel that was stenciled with stars using our Cascading Stars Stencil and splattered with pink and brown ink splatters. The torn edge on the bottom gives a fun bit of texture.  She layered this onto her card and then layered a vellum square at an angle (cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set). The ice cream stack is the final layer along with the sentiment, which was stamped onto a white stitched cirle, also from our Frames Squared Die Set. A bit of pink twine across finishes the fun layout. 

We love how this card is simple yet filled with small details and textures! What a fun way to make a special birthday greeting! 

Don't forget to say hello to Amanda and see more beautiful cards by her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Just Wing It! Butterfly Card by Samantha Mann

Just Wing It!

Samantha is enjoying playing with our Monarchs Stamp Set and has created another amazing card to share today! 

To create this gorgeous card she started by using our Tropical Leaves Stencil transfer gel on a dark blue cardstock background. Then she applied three colors of flock to create fun fuzzy leaves. She then used our 

Essential Alphabet Die Set to cut out the words "Just Wing It" from the background panel and mounted it onto a white card base so the white showed through behind the letter cut outs! Stunning! 

Next, she used our Monarchs Stamp Set and ctamped three butterflies. She colored their wings with reds, pinks and yellows and added white paint splatters. Then she cut the butterflies out using the coordinating Monarchs Die Set. She used the same die set again, this time cutting the shapes out with vellum. She then used her sewing machine to stitch the vellum wings over the stamped butterflies. 

Here are some close-ups so you can see all the amazing details:

Isn't this card just stunning!? The mixes of textures really make this creation unique and the added dimension gives it a special finishing touch!

To say hello to her and see more of her beautiful creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy! 

Have a Purr-fect Day Card by Diane Morales

Purr-fect Day!

Today Diane has created a sweet kitty card that is purr-fect for sending smiles! This card was inspired by all the flowers she is seeing in her neighborhood this spring!

For this fun card she started out by stamping the kitty surrounded by flowers and butterflies from our Newton's Flower Garden Stamp Set. She colored the image using neutral colors on the kitty and bright reds and yellows for the flowers and butterflies. She also stamped and colored two additional butterfly images. Everything was then cut out using the coordinating Newton's Flower Garden Die Set. 

For her card base she used our Floral Lace Stencil with some white pigment ink and dark red ink to create a fun floral background. She cut this panel out using the stitched rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set to add a fun stitched edge on her card. 

She then added the kitty and butterflies onto her card and the sentiment, "Have a purr-fect Day!" stamped from the Cat-itude Stamp Set onto a white bubble that was cut out using our Speech Bubble Die Set. 

We love the fun floral theme of this card combined with the sweet kitty! To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project. 

 

Thinking of You Card by Amanda Wilcox

Thinking of You!

Have you ever colored on vellum? Today Amanda has created a beautiful floral card using vellum that is perfect for sending thoughtful wishes. 

She started our be stamping the large circle image filled with flowers using our Floral Roundabout Stamp Set onto a piece of vellum. She used Versamark ink and embossed the image in white. To emboss on vellum, just make sure you have a thick weight vellum paper. She cut the image out using the Circle Frames Die Set to give it the fun scalloped edge. Then she colroed the florals using copic markers. A tip from Amanda for coloring vellum is to choose a much darker, deeper color than you're looking for because the vellum lightens it considerably.

Isn't it gorgeous? Here is a close-up:

For her card, she started with a white card base and inked green leaves onto it using our Trailing Leaves Stencil. The leaves coordinate perfectly with the florals for a fun nature theme. Next, she used our A2 Card Layout Die Set with kraft colored cardstock to cut out the fun panels. She added some ink to the edges to give them a bit of dimension. Then she layered the vellum image on top. The finishing touch is the sentiment from our Floral Roundabout Stamp Set, which she embossed in white onto a banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set. The bright pink paper she used for the banner really makes it pop off the card! 

We love how this turned out and we hope that you are inspired to stamp and color images onto vellum! 

Don't forget to say hello to Amanda and see more beautiful cards by her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Nine Lives & How to Spend Them Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Create a Scene with Die Cuts!

Most of us make cards with stamping as the main focus, but creating a card with mostly die cutting is a very fun and creative way to create a card with a twist! Today we are sharing a card by Ellen has created using several of our favorite die sets to inspire you!

Ellen started by die cutting the stitched rectangle using our Basic Frames Die Set. This will be the panel for her scene. She inks up the panel in warm orange and yellow distress inks and adds a bit of splatter to make it into a stunning sunset or sunrise sky. Next, she cuts a piece for the ground using our Land Borders Die Set, inking it up with shades of brown and adding lots of splatter for texture.

Once she has her setting in place, she adds a stack of books to the center of the scene using the book images that come with our Bookmark II Die Set. She uses our Forest Scene Builder Die Set to add the trees, leaves and the little bird that is perched on the speech bubble.  The little hearts and speech bubble is from the Speech Bubbles Die Set. Inside the speech bubble she embossed a message from our Newton's Reading List Stamp Set. This sentiment works perfectly with the theme of the card! So fun!  

Then she adds a cat using our Cat Silhouettes Die Set and a the warm cup of cocoa or coffee from the Coffee Silhouettes Die Set.  To finish the scene she frames it with a soft pink zig zag edged frame, die cut using our Frames & Tags Die Set.

We hope you are inspired by this gorgeous scene that Ellen created using mostly die cuts! To see this card with dogs and a nighttime theme, check out Ellen's post from last week! There are so many options! We hope you are inspired to try creating a scene using dies in your craft room! 

To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

Cherry Blossoms Card by Larissa Heskett

Thinking of You Card with Cherry Blossoms!

Today Larissa has created a gorgeous card filled with cherry blossoms that is perfect for letting someone know they are in your thoughts!

To create this beautiful card she began by stamping the branch of cherry blossoms from our Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set onto a white panel with a stitched edge that was cut out using our Basic Frames Die Set. She stamped the image twice and embossed it in white. She then inked over the blooms using pinks greens and browns. She added glitter and a gem to the center of each of the flowers to add a fun bit of sparkle. 

Next, she cut out a scallop edged frame using our Frames & Flags Die Set with the pink gingham patterned paper from our Pastel Basics Paper Pad. This pretty pink paper coordinates perfectly with the image and she layered it behind to frame it. 

Last, she stamped the "thinking of you" message onto a circle that was die cut using our Circle Frames Die Set and layered it onto the card front. 

What a beautiful way to send caring thoughts to a friend or family member! So gorgeous! 

To say hello to Larissa and see more of her creations, you can visit her over at her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

So Many Books, So Little Time Card by Donna Idlet

So Many Books!

This fun book themed card by Donna is perfect for sending a cheerful greeting to a book enthusiast!

To create this adorable card she started by cutting out books in a rainbow of colors. She used our Bookmark II Die Set for the book silhouettes and cut them out of patterned papers from our Bright Basics Paper Pad. She cut the images out again from solid colored cardstock and layered in the ovals and rectangles on the book ends. She also cut out a cat using our Cat Silhouettes Die Set and she stamped and colored the clock from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set, cutting it out using the coordinating Never Enough Books Die Set.

Next, she created a bookshelf scene using all of these elements. She stenciled a background pattern using our Basketweave Stencil with a light gray ink on white cardstock. She then cut this panel out using the rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set to give it a fun stitched edge. She also cut out a brown striped patterned paper strip from our Coffee House Stories Paper Pad. She also cut this strip again using the rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set so that she could layer it over the background and have the stitching match up. Finally, she added the books, cat and alarm clock onto the shelf. 

For a message she added "So many nooks, so little time" from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set. She also framed the whole panel with a black postage edged frame, cut out using our Framework Die Set. 

What a fun way to combine all these great products together! The cheerful rainbow of books is sure to brighten the day of any book lover!

We hope you have enjoyed this project today. To see more fun creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

Always Paws for a Good Book Card by Farhana Sarker

PAWS for a good book!

This lovely card by Farhana features a is filled with stacks of books and a kitty too, making it a perfect way to send smiles to lovers of books and cats!

For her card front she started with a white card base and masked off the bottom. On the top she used stamped the image of a stack of books from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set several times and embossed them in white. Then she inked over it using several Distress inks in soft colors.

Next, she stamped the image of the kitty on the tall stack of books from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. She colored the books using copic colors that coordinate with the background colors. Then she cut the image out using the coordinating All Booked Up Die Set. She layered the image over the inked background, raising it up with some dimensional foam adhesive. Then so added the sentiment "Always PAWS for a good book!" from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. This sentiment works perfectly with the kitty and book images! 

Here are the copic marker colors she used on the image of the kitty sitting on the pile of books: 

This adorable card would be perfect to send a smile to anyone who loves books and cats! 

To see more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her you can visit her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

Mushroom Birthday Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Bright Mushrooms for a Birthday Wish!

Tatiana has crafted a delightful birthday card today, brimming with vibrant mushrooms. It's guaranteed to spread joy on someone's special day!

To create this fun card she started by stamping the mushrooms from our Fabulous Fungus Stamp Set and coloring them in a rainbow of fun bright colors. She added dots and highlights using a white gel pen. 

She also stamped tufts of grass using our Newton's Blooms Stamp Set. She cut the images out using the coordinating Fabulous Fungus Die Set and Newton's Blooms Die Set. 

For her card , she started with a white card base. Next she die cut the fun frame with three windows from our Frames & Tags Die Set. She added blue ink to the window cut outs and then assembled everything together. She added mushrooms to each window and tufts of grass. For the sentiment she added "Oh, Cremini" onto the top window and then stamped and embossed "It's your birthday!" in white onto a pink cardstock strip which she adhered up the side of the frames. What a fun message combo! It goes perfectly with the mushroom theme! 

We hope this colorful mushroom card has made you smile today!

To see more of Tatiana's beautiful creations, you can visit her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich! 

Reading Makes Ruff Days Better Card by Zsofia Molnar

So Many Books!

Today Zsofia has created a card full of colorful books that is sure to make a book lover smile! 

This adorable card features two stacks of books from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set and another stack of books with a puppy on top from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. The book piles from these two sets pair perfectly together! Zsofia stamped the three book images and then colored them in fun bright colors. She also added in the eyeglasses, clock and mug from the two sets. All the images were cut out using the coordinating Never Enough Books Die Set and All Booked Up Die Set. 

For her card, she used our Frames & Tags Die Set to cut the frame with the zig zag edge. She used this as a frame for her scene, arrange all the fun images together and then adding the sentiment "Reading makes RUFF days better!" from the All Booked Up Stamp Set along the top. This fun sentiment really goes perfectly with the puppy sitting on the pile!

If you know someone who loves dogs and books, this would be the perfect card to send to them to brighten their day! 

We hope you enjoyed this fun card by Zsofia today! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.