Right as Rain

Hello! I’m excited to share a scene I created using Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets. This card features a charming birdhouse with birds and floral elements. I layered everything onto patterned background paper and framed the scene with an elegant frame die. To finish it off, a Hello sentiment on a tag is tucked into the scene. I love the combination of the die-cut elements with the patterned paper.

• • To begin, cut the frame from textured white cardstock.
  • Cut the patterned paper (I used a now-retired paper from 49 & Market) to 3 3/4″ x 5 3/4″ and adhere to the frame piece. The frame set contains a die of this size.
  • Cut the birds, birdhouse, and floral elements with dies in the Birds & Dwellings set from Distress watercolor paper that has been colored with Distress Sprays. This technique gives the die-cut pieces a painterly look. Assemble elements and add to the scene. I used a scrap for the birdhouse body that had been colored, stamped, and dry-embossed. (Here is the link to the tag I made with the same supplies 12 years ago! The piece I used for the birdhouse was one of my failed tags.)

This was my first time using products in the Everyday Memories Collection (formerly Everyday Elements), and I look forward to using more.

Hello! Today, I’m sharing an art-themed card featuring the Little Mouse paired with the Art Accessories die set from Elizabeth Craft Designs. This sweet scene includes an easel, art supplies, and an outfit for the mouse. The mouse has painted a self-portrait for an extra charming touch. The sentiment is a cheerful reminder to embrace the joy of making and creating.

You may have noticed I’ve been making a lot of scene cards with my Elizabeth Craft Designs supplies lately. I’ve built up a fun mix of pieces to play with, and honestly, creating these little scenes has become a lovely escape for me.

• • Stamp the In the Kitchen sentiment onto a cardstock panel. Trim  the panel to 7″ x 5″ and ink the sky and ground. Add to a card base.
  • Cut the Little Mouse and Art Accessories from Soft Finish Cardstock. Color with Distress Oxide inks and assemble. This is the first time I have used Pumice Stone and Saltwater Taffy to color the mice.

You can see more cards with the Little Mouse die set HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Additional Ink colors: Squeezed Lemonade, Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Twisted Citron, Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers, Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Brushed Corduroy

• • Add the assembled items to the scene with dot and foam adhesive.

Hello!  With the Elizabeth Craft Designs Little Mouse and Golf Accessories die sets, I created a golf-themed card with the sentiment “Above Par.” I’m discovering that making these little scenes is both soothing and so much fun. I’d send this card to let someone know they’re going beyond expectations in the best possible way!

• • Cut the Little Mouse and Golf Accessories, hand-color, and assemble.
  • Cut the Garden Edges and Fence pieces, hand-color, and trim to fit a card base measuring 7 inches wide.
  • Print a computer-generated sentiment or stamp sentiment onto white cardstock and cut with the Garden Edges and Fence cloud die. Trim.
  • Adhere the assembled pieces to a card base measuring 7 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches tall. Add the putting green, mouse, and golf bag with dot and foam adhesive.