A Nursery DIY

Check out this  Nursery DIY at the Sizzix blog!

Card Tutorial: A Card to say Love You

Nothing says ' Love You' better than roses! And if the roses are embroidered, then it adds a touch of timelessness. My Fun Stampers Journey stamp set of embroidered roses makes it very easy for me to capture that look. 

Supplies:
Embroidered Rose Stamp Set
Embroidered Greetings Stamp Set
Candy Apple True Color Fusion Ink
Lemon Grass True Color Fusion Ink
Denim Days True Color Fusion Ink
Hazelnut Blend True Color Fusion Ink
Whip Cream Cardstock
Details Pro Shears
Crease Tool 
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner
Journey Foam Squares - Small

Follow along if you want to recreate my card.

Stamp the Embroidered Roses on Whip Cream cardstock using the following inks - leaves with Lemon Grass, flowers with Candy Apple, and the stems with Hazelnut Blend True Color Fusion Ink. 

Stamp 'Love you' from the Embroidered Greetings Stamp Set on Whip Cream cardstock using Denim Days True Color Fusion Ink.
 

Use Details Pro Shears to cut out the stamped images and sentiment. You could also diecut them with the matching dies.
 

Trim cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5". Fold in half using the Crease Tool to make a 4.25" x 5.5" card.
 

Attach the stems with Easy Glide Permanent adhesive Runner and layer on the flowers and leaves with Journey Foam Squares.

Attach the sentiment overlapping the floral arrangement.

Here's the finished card. 

I hope you enjoy today's tutorial!

Card Tutorial: A Botanical Greeting!

Botanical prints, you know the vintage ones... I love them! When I saw the Fun Stampers Journey Day Fern ATS and Sweet Buds ATS stamps, I was excited at the creative possibilities they offered. In today's tutorial, I used these stamp sets to create a card. 

Let's start by looking at the supplies.
Supplies:
Day Fern ATS
Sweet Buds ATS 

Embroidered Greetings Stamp Set


Candy Apple True Color Fusion Ink

Lemon Grass True Color Fusion Ink
Summer Days True Color Fusion Ink
River Stone True Color Fusion Ink
Hazelnut Blend True Color Fusion Ink
Whip Cream Cardstock
Details Pro Shears
Crease Tool 
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner
Journey Foam Squares - Small

And now let me walk you through the steps. 

Stamp the Day Fern ATS and Sweet Buds ATS on Whip Cream cardstock using the following inks - Fern, leaves and stems with Lemon Grass, flowers with Summer Days and Candy Apple, and the snail with River Stone True Color Fusion Ink.

Use Details Pro Shears to cut out the stamped images. You could also diecut them with the matching dies.

Stamp 'Miss you' from the Embroidered Greetings Stamp Set on Whip Cream cardstock using Hazelnut Blend True Color Fusion Ink.
 

Trim cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5". Fold in half using the Crease Tool to make a 4.25" x 5.5" card.

Attach the botanical images to the card as shown using the Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner.
 

Attach the sentiment to the card with Journey Foam Squares.

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and have fun with these dies. 

Book Review: A Well-Crafted Home

I'm very fond of DIY decor and Janet Crowther's A Well-Crafted Home was a great find! 
Starting with an introductory section about design rules and a DIY Tool Kit, the author goes on to detail the steps for creating projects for every room in the house. The projects are simple and can be tailored to your space and are notches above the average DIY as they require quality materials (often salvaged) and carefully designed to last a long time. 
My favorites from the book are the refurbished table lamp (p.139), woven leather basket (p.21), framed brushstroke art (p.62) and the air-dry clay bowls. 
The photography is beautiful too. Must have for a crafter's library!
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.  

Card Tutorial: An Autumn Greeting!

Ah GORGEOUS Autumn! With so much rain this year, we lost a lot of leaves before they could turn colors. But even then, every day it's a delight to see the colors peek though the thick morning mist. These are the scenes that inspired today's card. Follow along to see how I made this card, starting with the supplies:

Supplies:
Artsy Leaves Stamp Set
Embroidered Greetings Stamp Set
Lemon Grass True Color Fusion Ink Pad
Candy Apple True Color Fusion Ink Pad  
Summer Days True Color Fusion Ink Pad  
Dark Roast True Color Fusion Ink Pad   
Gold Silk
Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
Details Pro Shears 4.5"
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner
Journey Foam Squares - Small

Stamp the Artsy Leaves onto Whip Cream cardstock with Dark Roast True Color Fusion ink.

Press Lemon Grass True Color Fusion Ink Pad face down on the leaves. Repeat with Candy Apple True Color Fusion Ink Pad and Summer Days True Color Fusion Ink Pad till you have a spread of autumn colors over the leaves. 
 

Cut the colored leaves with scissors following the stamped lines and cut one into a block.

Attach the cut out leaves with the Easy Glide adhesive runner. Add the artsy leaf block overlapping the other leaves with Journey Foam Squares - Small.

Splatter Gold Silk on the card.

On Whip Cream cardstock, stamp the sentiment 'Hello' from the Embroidered Greetings Stamp set and Candy Apple True Color Fusion Ink.
Cut the sentiment out with scissors and attach to the card with Journey Foam Squares.

Here's my finished card. I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and have fun with these lovely stamps!

Book Review: New York Street Style

My first book by Zoe de las Cases was Paris Street Style. I had loved her loose drawings depicting various scenes from the city along with pages dedicated to patterns. I was excited to see her new release New York Street Style. As I turned the pages, I couldn't help smiling, seeing the various stylish expressions that I have seen walking in the streets of New York City. There are just enough details and yet the drawings are so laid back. I know I'm going to enjoy coloring this one as would anyone who is fond of coloring books!
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review. 

Card Tutorial: Love You!

I am fascinated by intricately cut papers. Most of us don't have the time it takes to cut papers into such fine details. So, the next best thing is to use die-cuts to do the heavy lifting for us. In the card above, I used a detail butterfly die. You can follow along to see how I put the card together.

Let's start by looking at the  supplies.
All Aflutter Die set
Origami Love Printed Paper
Embroidered Greetings Stamp set
True Color Fusion Ink: Candy Apple
Amaze machine
Cardstock: Whip Cream, Butter Cream, Cotton Candy 
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner
Journey Foam Squares - Small 
Journey Glaze
Other: scissors, trimmer, pen

Trim cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5". Fold in half to make 4.25" x 5.5" card. 
Open up the card and place the All Aflutter Butterfly die blade side down at about the center of the front flap of the card. Use the Amaze machine to cut a butterfly 'window' on the card.

Trim Cotton Candy cardstock to 4.25" x 5.5". Trim print paper to 4" x 5.25". 
Attach printed paper block to cardstock block. Attach the whole thing behind the butterfly window of the card using Journey Glaze. 

Stamp 'Love You' with Candy Apple ink on Butter Cream cardstock. Cut out with scissors and attach to card with Journey Foam Squares.

Add details with pen.

Here's the finished card. 
I hope you enjoyed the tutorial!