Hello, sweet friends!

Today we have a special post that Liz put together showing how to create a focal point that stands out. Plus, she’ll be using a “Christmas” set and show us how we can use it year round!

This card was fun to make and best of all, the steps are easy so you can make several cards to send out to family and friends.

Take any A2 size card stock or designer paper and lay down flat. Then, place a circle die and rectangle die on top and run through the die cut machine. Here, I used a 2 5/8″ circle die as I wanted to add the smaller Scallop Circle from Pretty Pink Posh on top to add a decorate look.

Here is a picture after I ran it through the die cut machine, but still wanted to add some extra touches.

Next, I flipped the cardstock upside down and added white fun foam to pop the card base up. It doesn’t have to be fun foam. You can use foam mount tape instead.

Next step, I added the Scallop Circles directly on top of the circle opening that was previously cut.  Here, I used the smaller scallop circle.

From there, I wanted to add a sentiment, so I die cut the mini scallop border using the Stitched Borders 4  as it’s one of my favorites and then cut a 3/8″ black strip to place on top and in the middle of the white border.

Here, I pulled out the Birdie Fiends stamp set as it has a wonderful variety of sentiments and love the font style which I embossed using versa mark and white embossing powder. Then, I stamped the little envelope and little heart from the Birdie Notes set to add next to the sentiment.

Now moving on to the focal point of the card, I pulled out the Winter Friends stamp set, again, it’s not just for winter and can be used all year round, so I stamped the little coffee mug along with the little bear. Then, I colored it using my copic markers and added foam mount tape to pop them up along with one more little envelope stamped with the little heart.

Last but not least, I added some beautiful new 4mm Rose Gold sequins along the inside of the circle and alternated it with some 4mm clear sequins

I love the rainbow background that Liz paired with her focal point. It really makes the card stand out and those 4mm sequins do a perfect job highlighting the adorable bear in mug!

Stay tuned to the blog… I heard there might be a sale in honor of Memorial Day happening soon!

Hello Everyone, Joni here sharing another project creating a soft watercolor background. For this project I used The cute stamp set Holiday Pals,  Window Frames dies and for the sentiment I used the Birdie Friends stamp set.

To begin, I first stamped the critters from the Holiday Pals stamp set then watercolor directly from the brush to the watercolor paper, I picked the lightest color from the set of the ZIG Color Clear Brush.

After coloring the critters, I then colored more of the background using the RB-6000AT, this is really a gorgeous gray.

Next, I set up the pieces to assemble my card. For the Window Frames I die-cut a pieces using the paper cardstock from Michaels. Next, I stamped the sentiment from Birdie Friends stamp set. Then adhered some sequins from the Sweet Pea Sequins Mix.

This technique would be great for any occasion and you can customize it to fit the recipient!

I hope you guys enjoyed, thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful week!

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh fans!

This is Yana and I’m excited to share a simple card tutorial today. I love to create cards that incorporate both a bit of stamping and a little bit of die cutting. When it comes to die cutting, I enjoy using various mediums, not just paper. For the card I’m sharing today I’m using canvas; it adds a nice texture to the background and makes my project pop.

Canvas can be difficult to die cut and you won’t be able to die cut it like paper, detailed intricate shapes most likely will not cut, but it doesn’t mean you can’t use canvas for simple shapes like rectangles or circles.

I find I’m able to get best results when die cutting canvas when I have an additional layer with it when I send it through my die cutting machine. Simply adding a layer of paper or cardstock can help a great deal, however you will still have a few uncut fibers you’ll have to trim with your scissors.

• Adhesive Sheets: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
• Stick It Sheets: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

To create the card I’m sharing in this blog post begin by adhering a sheet of Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive to the back of your canvas. This will make it easier to cut it and it will allow us to adhere our canvas onto a cardstock panel to make it sturdy. If you don’t have Adhesive Sheets from Scrapbook Adhesives you can also use Stick It from Ken Oliver or any other thin double sided adhesive in sheets or tape.

Once you’ve adhered it go ahead and die cut your canvas using a rectangle die from the Stitched Duo 2 set. You’ll also need to die cut an identical panel out of white cardstock and make it slightly smaller (about ⅛ smaller on each side). Alternatively, you can cut the panel using your paper trimmer, it doesn’t matter, you don’t need to faux stitching on it.

Once you have both of these cut go ahead and adhere canvas onto cardstock. Because the cardstock panel is slightly smaller it should remain invisible from the side.

Because our canvas is a lot more sturdy now go ahead and foam mount it onto a card base. I love to use foam adhesive as it helps me to add dimension to my cards and I also believe it helps the die cuts to stand out. I used woodgrain textured cardstock to create a base for my card, but plain white card should also work great.

We will also need to create a frame for our project so go ahead and die cut the smaller circle from the Scallop Circle Dies set 3 or 4 times out of white cardstock. You can die cut more layers if you want the final piece to be thicker. Use glue, I used Multi Medium in Matte and adhere the layers together to create one thick dimensional element.

Stamp several leaves from the Holiday Pals stamp set using green ink and die cut those out using a matching die. You’ll also need to die cut a small tag from the Mini Tags Die set out of white cardstock.

To finish this card you’ll need to stamp, color and die cut an adorable little owl (or any other cute creature) from the Holiday Pals stamp set, heat emboss a You’re The Best sentiment in white embossing powder onto black cardstock and also die cut several hearts using a tiny heart die from the Mini Tags Die set.

Adhere the elements onto a yellow canvas rectangle, foam mount the sentiment and the tag and embellish your card using a few 6mm sunshine glow sequins.

Happy cardmaking!