Elizabeth Craft Designs - Right as Rain

Elizabeth Craft | Gnome Valentine

Hello! After the creating the Valentine’s Day card roundup, which you can see HERE, and rediscovering treasures in my crafting supplies, I was inspired to create a new card for the holiday. Picture a charming gnome on top of a cart brimming with hearts paired with a sentiment that reads “Loads of Love.”

- To begin, create sentiment on your computer and print. Trim to an A2-size panel and apply Distress Oxide inks in Hickory Smoke and Tumbled Glass to establish the ground and sky. Attach panel to a card base.
- Apply Distress Oxide inks to Soft Finish Cardstock and cut pieces for the Gnome (I used the Farmer set for the eyes), Hay Ride (trailer), and hearts (various die sets listed below). Assemble the gnome and the trailer. (Note: I used a 1/2″ circle die to cut part of the wheel assembly.)
- Add die-cut hearts to trailer. I added the hearts on the bottom row first, then I put the trailer on to the card base and filled the cart until I was happy with the amount.
- Add gnome to cart.

You can see a similar autumn-themed card with several of the same Elizabeth Craft Designs supplies HERE.

Arctic Love: Polar Bear Valentine

Inspired by my recent Valentine’s Day card roundup, I crafted a Valentine featuring a polar bear nestled inside a heart, surrounded by a backdrop of red, pink, and blue circles. With a die-cut “XO XO” sentiment, this card is created solely with die cuts.

- Cut Reverse Confetti Big Polkas Cover Panel from Snowdrift cardstock. (This cover plate is now retired, and I have been unable to locate a source for it.) Cut 1″ circles (using a die from the Everlasting Circles set) from Pomegranate, Dahlia, Pink Sand, and Sea Glass cardstock). Tape the circles to the back of cover panel (trimming circles as necessary where there is overlap). Add assembly to an A2-size card base.
- Cut heart from Pomegranate cardstock with second largest die in the Essential Hearts set. Add to card.
- Cut Elizabeth Craft Designs Polar Bear (retired but still available at Frantic Stamper) from Snowdrift, Onyx, and gray (Bazzill Taffy) cardstock. (I used the retired Paper Smooches Snowman 2 die for the mouth.) Assemble.
- Cut sentiment from white glitter foam with the Journal Letter die set. Add to card.

Penguin Valentine’s Day Card

Hello! After curating a roundup of Valentine’s Day cards, I was inspired to create a card using some of supplies I rediscovered. Picture a snowbank setting, a sky adorned with heart-shaped cutouts, and a charming penguin holding a heart—a whimsical way to say “Love You.”

- To begin, create a 4 1/4″ square card base from Lipstick Red cardstock.
- Cut frame using a My Favorite Things square frame die (now retired) from Snowdrift cardstock. The outside measurement is 4″.
- Cut Sea Glass cardstock with the Heart Sprinkle Trail die, trim to fit behind square frame, and set aside.
- Cut Elizabeth Craft Designs Penguin from Onyx, Snowdrift, and Persimmon cardstock. (Note: the Elizabeth Craft Designs Penguin die is retired, however, at the time of writing, it is available at Frantic Stamper.) Assemble.
- With the Drifting Stitches Border dies, cut snowbanks from Snowdrift cardstock. Layer and trim as required. Attach loosely at the bottom of the snowbanks so that the sentiment can be included in the assembly.
- With the Simon Says Stamp On Edge Love You die set (now retired), cut sentiment from Lipstick Red cardstock.
- Attach the snowbank assembly, with the sentiment in front of the back snowbank, to the frame. Add Heart Sprinkle Trail background to snowbanks. Add to card base. Slip penguin between the sentiment and back snowbank; adhere.

Supplies: Elizabeth Craft Designs Penguin, Simon Says Stamp On Edge Love You, My Favorite Things Square Frame

Elizabeth Craft Designs | Bucket of Flowers

Hello! Today, I am sharing a card created with products from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Paper Flowers collection. The A2-sized “Hello” card showcases the die sets Flower Pot/Bucket, Florals 13, Leaves & Branches, and Floral Minis. I previously shared a floral card created with products in the Paper Flowers collection HERE.

- To begin, dry-emboss an A2-size Chamomile cardstock panel with the Honey Bee Burlap folder. Attach to a card base.
- Cut Soft Finish cardstock with dies in the Flower Pot/Bucket, Florals 13, Leaves & Branches, and Floral Minis sets. Color pieces with Distress Inks. Assemble. Shape flowers with ball stylus tools. Add yellow prills to the flower centers of the small flowers.
- Adhere assembled bucket to the card with foam adhesive. Add floral elements to the bucket with glue.
- Stamp sentiment (Stampin’ Up Timeless Tropical stamp set) in black on white cardstock. Cut with small tag die (MFT Stamps). Add sentiment to the card.

Supplies: Stampin’ Up Timeless Tropical, MFT Stamps tag die

Elizabeth Craft Designs | Winter Florals

Hello! Today, I am dipping my toes into the Elizabeth Craft Designs Paper Flowers collection. My slimline-sized card showcases two die sets from the collection – Floral Foliage 1 and Floral Greenery 1. The birdhouse in a barrel filled with plants creates a picturesque winter scene.

To begin, create a 4″ x 6 1/2″ card base and cover with patterned paper (I used Carta Bella Santa’s Workshop Collection Border Strips).
Cut Soft Finish cardstock with dies in the Floral Foliage 1 and Floral Greenery 1 sets. Color pieces with Distress Oxide inks and Pan Pastels. Assemble. Shape flowers with ball stylus tools. Add micro beads for the birds’ eyes.
Place assembled birdhouse into barrel and tape on back. Add the assembly to the card base. Add birds to birdhouse with foam adhesive. Add greenery to barrel and adhere with glue.
Stamp sentiment (Hero Arts All Occasion Messages stamp set) in black on white cardstock. Cut with small tag die (MFT Stamps). Add May Arts twine through hole. Add tag to card with foam adhesive.

Supplies: Hero Arts All Occasion Messages, MFT Stamps tag die, Finnabair black micro beads