Color Inspired Graduation Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. My eldest son will be graduating in two weeks. How exciting is that, right? This celebration needs a card. Thanks to the latest Newton's Nook Challenge with their color challenge, I was able to create this card.

I die cut the shapes using a Honey Bee Stamps Double Stitched Polygons on yellow, green and purple cardstocks. I made the center polygon into a frame. 

I traced the outer frame of the window die cut on a kraft cardstock. I stamped the sentiment and the graduation cap on this panel. The pencil mark gave me an idea up to where I will stamp the graduation caps. I used a kraft die ink for the graduation caps to achieve a tone on tone look. The stamps I used are from the Newton's Nook Designs Newton's Graduation stamp set.

For the other polygons, I temporarily adhered it together with a tape. I stamped the graduation cap on these die cuts using a white pigment ink. It was hard to see the stamping on the yellow cardstock. If I will do this all over again, I  will use a yellow dye ink for stamping on the yellow cardstock.

I adhered the window frame die cut to the stamped kraft panel. I adhered the rest of the polygon die cut pieces making sure that the pieces are butted next to each other. 

For the star of the card, Newton, I stamped Newton on a white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the image with Copic markers with Crystal, our dog, as the model in coloring. (Sorry for we don't have a cat.) I fussy cut the image to the line. I ran a black marker around the edges of the fussy cut image to hide the white core of the paper. I adhered this to polygon panel.

I trimmed off 1/4" on each side to make this into a 5 1/4" x 4" panel. I adhered this to a top folding A2 note card. 

I used the negative polygon cut as an accent to the inside of the card. The sentiment is from Ellen Hutson.

I hope you like today's card. It brings me joy each time I am able to join the Newton's Nook Challenges. I don't ever get tired of coloring Newton. I know I have a dog but I fell in love with Newton first before we adopted Crystal. I wish I can join more of their challenges often but my DT responsibilities pretty much take over my crafting time. That's why I appreciate the few times that I can participate in their challenges.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Newton's Nook Design Challenge Blog #17

 

Monochromatic Mandala Pattern Panel, a Blank Page Muse Post

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse with this project. Head on to the BPM blog for details. Thank you! 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Simon Says Stamp IG Challenge

Shaped Floral Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card features Kat Scrappiness products. I hope you like it.

I created the flowers using the KS Oopsie Daisy 6x6 layering stencils. I die cut the pieces first on a white cardstock using the KS Oopsie Daisy Coordinating Craft dies before stenciling in the images. There is no rhyme or reason which between stenciling and die cutting go first. I think it is a matter of preference and it depends on the image being stenciled. I used the die cut pieces as a guide in lining up the images on the stencil. 

You can use a sticky mat to prevent the die cuts from shifting while blending ink on it. What if you don't have a sticky mat? Use those negative cuts to keep the die cut in place during ink blending. Just put a not so tacky tape behind the panel with the negative cut, piece in the die cut image, then position the stencil over it. 

I used the KS Gold Glitter Mousse instead of ink on one of the daisy stencil layers. Since I don't have a brown colored mousse, I used embossing powder instead. After treating the area with an anti-static tool, I pounced the sticky ink over the stencil using a sponge dauber. I poured the embossing powder over it, then heat embossed it. Not all of the details were captured with this technique so I repositioned the stencil and used an embossing pen this time to add sticky ink to the flower. 

I repeated this process on the leaves. I used the KS Emerald Glitter Mousse this time for the leaf veins. You might have to clean the stencil in between mousse application to remove the excess glue that got stuck in the stencil.

I die cut 3 pieces of windows from the KS The Night Before Christmas Window Scene craft dies on white cardstock. I trimmed the tree off the window using a scissor and a craft knife to create a window frame. This is a great way to stretch this die.

I adhered the windows on top of each other to create some dimension.

I die cut a kraft cardstock using an arch die. The arch die cut is a bit larger than the window frame but it is okay since I can snipped off the excess later on. I added some embossing detail to the top portion of this kraft die cut which will show through the arched portion of the window frame. To create this, I lightly marked with a pencil where the horizontal frame of the arch ends. I used this pencil mark as a guide where to position the embossing folder. 

I adhered the kraft die cut to the back of the window frame and cut off the excess.

I trimmed the yellow cardstock at 5 1/2" on the long side. I scored this at 4 1/4". I created a shaped arch card using this yellow note card. The left side of the die is hanging off the folded side of the note card. I also made sure that this part is hanging off the sandwich plate so no pressure will be applied to it thus, prevent this area from being cut. The arch die I used is larger than the window frame. 

I adhered the window to this shaped card.

I arranged the flowers and once I like the placement, I adhered it to the window note card. I raised two of the flowers with foam adhesive. I tucked the leaves underneath the flowers. I added some KS Sparkling Clear Diamond Jewels to the layout.

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this/these product/s. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!

 

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Simon Says: Blooming Blooms #10

Christmas Trim Ornament Paper Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am a guest designer at the Cut It Up Challenge. The challenge theme is Starts with a "C." Can you guess what is my card's "C?" If you said Christmas, you are right. It might be too early to think about Christmas but it is never too early to start creating Christmas cards. 

What makes this card special is that it is not only a card. The tree embellishment on the front of the card is an ornament. I die cut the tree on green cardstock using a triangle die from the Spellbinders November 2018 Large Die of the Month kit. I adhered a double sided adhesive to one side of this triangle die cut. After removing the release paper from the adhesive, I adhered lace trims to this triangle die cut. I squirted liquid glue to some areas to keep the trim secure. I end up using a glue gun to adhere the ends of the lace trim to the back of the triangle die cut.

I die cut the trunk of the tree on brown cardstock. I used the mailbox post in the Lawn Fawn Happy Mail die set. I die cut several pieces and adhered one over the other to make it thick. This die cut has a slit which is part of the design. I adhered a scrap cardstock to one of the post die cuts to keep the slit shut. I fussy cut the excess. I adhered this to the back of the tree die cut.

For the star, I die cut two pieces on gold cardstock and one piece on gold mirror cardstock. The star die is from the same Spellbinders die set I used for the tree. I adhered one of the gold cardstock star die cuts on top of the tree.

I knotted a gold embroidery floss and taped it to the back of the Christmas tree. I die cut another triangle on green cardstock and adhered this to the back of the tree. I adhered the other gold star die cut to the back to sandwich the floss. 

The gold mirror star die cut was adhered to the front. I taped the loop of floss to the back to hide it.

For the card panel, I die cut the Kat Scrappiness Buffalo Plaid Background die on white cardstock. I die cut thin strips of green pearl cardstock, red glitter cardstock and gold mirror cardstock using a die from the Kat Scrappiness A2 Stitched Strips Craft die set. I adhered these strips to a white cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" to create a plaid pattern that will show through the plaid die cut. I adhered the plaid die cut to this.

For the holder of the paper ornament, I adhered a gold washi tape on vellum. I trimmed off the edges leaving a slim border of vellum on the top and bottom of the greeting washi tape. I wrapped this around the plaid panel with the paper ornament inserted underneath it. I secured the ends with tape on the back of the panel. 

I adhered this to a top folding A2 note card. Because of the weight of the paper ornament, it has a tendency to slip off the band. I secured the tree in place with a low tack tape adhered to the back of the paper ornament.

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for Cut It Up Challenge Blog for the opportunity to guest design in your blog again. Don't forget to link up your projects with 'Starts with a "C"' theme.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this/these product/s. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!

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Challenge #121~Anything Goes Christmas #35

 

Embossing Paste & Glitter Glue on Stencil, A Blank Page Muse Post

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse with this project. Head on to the BPM blog for details. 

Thank you! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Anything Goes ~ Weeks #694-695

Repurposing an Old Planner, A Blank Page Muse Post

 

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse with this art journal page. Please head to the BPM blog for project details. 

Thank you! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Easter Treat Boxes

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. For today's project, I created an Easter Treat Box which can be filled with candy, chocolate, messages or just about anything as long as it fits inside. I used images from the Kat Scrappiness Easter Quokkas stamp set as box toppers. 

The treat box was cut using a Cricut Explore with the assistance of the Cricut Design Space. There are plenty of cut image files to choose from but I decided to use a cut from the images I already owned. The great thing about the CDS is that it allowed me to edit the cut image. On the original cut image, the box topper is a snowflake. I 'sliced' the snowflake off and 'welded' an arch shape in place. The snowflake was vital to the box design since it does not only adds decor to the box but it is also closes the box. 

The CDS also allowed me to 'attach' a score line on the treat box cut file. My cut file is originally from a cartridge so I had to do this unlike the new images in which this is already attached to the file for the user's convenience. You can always use a scoring tool to add the fold lines as another option. 

I used a light weight double sided patterned paper for the treat box. I highly suggest using a medium or heavy weight paper when creating a treat box. I found the colors of the patterned paper very Easter colors that's why I opted to use it.

I stamped the quokkas on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink which is a watercolor friendly ink. I colored the images with Akashiya Sai watercolor brush pens. You can color direct to paper and blend the color out with a water brush which I did in some areas. But for areas that I want the color to be light, I scribbled the color on a palette then picked the ink with the water brush. I dried the color with a heat tool in between layers.

I die cut the images using the coordinating die making sure that the image is dry before die cutting to prevent any transfer of color to the cutting plate. I die cut an extra piece on white cardstock.

I adhered the stamped quokka on a closure tab. I had to trim the tab smaller on some of the boxes so it will not show once I adhere the quokka. I adhered the white die cut to the back of the stamped die cut to hide the tab for a finished look.

I trimmed the other closure tab smaller to hide it on the back of the of the quokka box topper.

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this/these product/s. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!