Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis
Hello! It’s a rainy day here in the PNW and the leaves are coming down! I’m playing along with Freshly Made Sketches #254 with a fall-themed card showcasing patterned paper and dies.
I let the American Crafts Give Thanks patterned paper (from last fall) do the heavy lifting (including the sentiment) and paired it with die cuts cut with the Essentials by Ellen Gourd-jus set. The circle was dry-embossed with a Stampin’ Up Sizzix woodgrain folder.
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Hello! I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #53.
I used the sketch to create a fall-themed scene:
I stamped the Birch Tree Background and cut it out with a circle in the Stitched Circle Stacklets set. I created a lot of pumpkins with Little Bits – Fall Harvest and the Little Bits – Fox placing them in the On the Road – Wagon (I wanted the fox to appear to be almost camouflaged by the pumpkins). I used a sentiment from Woodsy Wishes (the sentiments in the set have just the right touch of whimsy!).
Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!
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Happy Monday! It’s a crisp fall-like day here in the Pacific Northwest. These puppies from Lawn Fawn’s Happy Howloween set are irresistible!
I Copic-colored the dogs and cut them with their corresponding dies adding them to a scene created with a variety of Lawn Fawn die cuts. I pulled the sentiment from Argyle Backdrops. Keep Cozy!
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Hello! Today, I’m sharing a CAS fall-themed card created with Penny Black stamps.
This card came about as a result of a happy accident. Using my MISTI, I stamped the tree 40-417 Regalia with a variety of Distress Ink colors and then again with VersaMark ink, which I heat-set. The heat-set image allowed me to stencil light blue ink onto the tree with a sponge applicator. (I created a stencil by cutting a circle shape out of vellum.)
After stenciling, I stamped a sentiment from #30-345 Soar and cut the image with a rectangular die, adhering the panel to a wood-grain card base.
Last week, I shared a card on the Simplicity Blog using non-holiday dies to create a bold and modern Christmas creation. I hope you’ll head over there and take a look.
Hello! Welcome to Day 3 of the Taylored Expressions September Sneak Peeks. With this release, Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with some fun party favors! (I’ve got more info on that at the end of this post.) The wait is almost over! The September products will be released tomorrow – Thursday, September 1 @ 7 AM PST!
Today, I’m sharing two cards: a fall-themed one and a birthday-themed one! Let’s start with my decorated fall door using Door to Door Fall Decor.
I tried a number of different colored doors cut with the Door to Door set and this red one made me happy! (So much so that I think I need to paint our front door this color.) I decorated the door with foliage and a wreath cut with the Door to Door Fall Decor set (which includes the squirrel) and Little Bits – Fall Harvest. I put vellum behind the Door to Door Molding to soften the patterned paper (Playful Patterns – Harvest) and to simulate glass. I stamped a sentiment from Pumpkin Bouquet on to coordinating paper from the same patterned paper pack.
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My birthday-themed card showcases the Candle Numbers die set.
I chose “29” since it’s often used as the age for birthday wishes in which the actual age of the recipient isn’t discussed. Aren’t these candles fun? I cut the cake with the Build a Cake set from paper in TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Hello Happiness. I added embellishments cut with the Little Bits – Sequins Confetti and Little Bits – Sprinkles Confetti sets. The sentiment is from Simply Stamped – Cupcakes.
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Don’t forget – Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with favors including the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set along with patterned paper packs, ink and more! Visit the TE Blog for all the special offers and for your chance to win a fun prize! Over on the TE Blog you’ll also see more projects, as well as a complete list of participating designers!
