Snowflakes, Butterflies and Extra Pages In our Cards? Why Not?

I love butterflies and snowflakes, but never thought of using them together on a card until I saw the dies in the new Miss P Loves release from Paula Pascual and couldn't resist them! The dies are designed for easy journal making but I thought I could use them for unique cards with several pages in them, and I show many cards with these innovative dies in my newest video here. Here are some more pages from this winter butterfly card:

Of course we don't need to make winter cards with this butterfly die, and here is a hello card I made in just minutes with the same die set: 

If you are a journal maker, you would love these dies from Miss P Loves at Create and Craft. But if you like to make unique cards like me, they are perfect for you too! 

I am entering the first card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Miss P Loves Boundless Journals For Cardmakers

I have been a huge fan of Paula Pascual from back in the day when we were both associated with Tonic Studios and when I saw her new release at Create and Craft recently, I was so inspired I bought the whole release. The dies are part of her Miss P Loves Boundless Journals and I am not a journal maker. However, I thought they could be used to make unique cards with extra pages if wished, and that is what I show in my newest video here. Here is the first card I made with the three Hexi die sets:

As I show in the video, the Hexi Page die set can make two large hexi pages, two smaller hexis,  and one of each all with a slot that fits over a hinge which is also made with the Hexi Page die. Here are a few more of this card's pages all made with dies from this Christmas release from Miss P Loves:

It is easiest to see in the video itself how these special cards with extra pages look. The front sentiment die is from Tonic Studios and the Peace, Love and Joy is from Penny Black. Here are a couple pictures of the 6 page card I make step by step in the video:

The Christmas Blessings sentiment die is from Sue Wilson. Rather than photo each page, I suggest watching the full video, but if no time right now, here is a mini video of each page of this special card I show how to make:

**I love my subscribers! But unfortunately my subscription service does not for some reason show mini videos when you read my blog in your email. Just click on the title and go to the actual blogpost to see it or click on any of the links for the full video with many more cards and how to make the Christmas Blessings card step by step. 

VIdeo - Mixing Sentiment Die Fonts on Cards with Unique Backgrounds

I love the look of mixed fonts on my cards and it is fun to design with them on unique backgrounds for lovely easy cards as I show in my newest video here. 

This is the card I show how to make in the video. The background was created with Nuvo Shimmer Powders mixed with Nuvo Midas Touch Aqua Shimmer gold liquid and water on watercolor paper. The gold Aqua Shimmer mixed with the shimmer powders creates a sparkly shimmery background that is just lovely in real life. Then I added Gina K Designs Therm O Web white Glitz Glitter Gel through a Bright Rosa stencil and let it dry. I die cut the sentiment strip using a Bright Rosa sentiment die and added two other thank you dies from Impression Obsession and Penny Black for a fun mix of fonts. 

My favorite dies for mixed fonts are Paula Pascual's Bright Rosa sentiment die sets because she mixes the fonts for us and the scripty ones can be layered or not. I created a background with Brilliant Blue Glitz Glitter Gel from Gina K Designs and Therm O Web and a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop. When it was dry, I die cut the word friend and also the layer on "special" which was then raised. All the beautiful scripty sentiments dies are also from the Friends Words Bright Rosa Set. 

Be sure to watch the video on my YouTube channel here to see more cards with mixed fonts and unique backgrounds. Thanks for your visit here and your support of my YouTube channel!

I am entering the 2nd card in the Stencil Fun challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday.

Bright Rosa Snowflake Panel Dies for Any Celebration

As I share in my newest video, the new Bright Rosa Snowflake Panel die is perfect for holiday cards and for any season or reason which makes it very versatile and stretches our die cutting dollars! I created two shaker cards with this die set and I share them in the video. On both cards I cut the snowflake panel our with it's outer die and layered it over a back piece with a hexagon cut out for the shaker elements. The hexagon die is part of the Hexagon Card die set from Bright Rosa's newest release and "Celebrate" is a from Karen Burniston. I filled the shaker with butterflies and beads and finished the card with my favorite gems from Gina Marie Designs. Here is a look with the butterflies and bead and my Christmas version all shook up:

For this Christmas shaker card, I die cut the Snowflake Panel die in dark green over Tonic's Gold Luxury Embossed Card. I added the die cut words from the new Christmas Words die set also from Bright Rosa and some white sparkly gems from Gina Marie Designs. Inside the shaker are green gems and beads. Here is another view of this 5 x 7 Christmas shaker card: 

To see more cards for any season or reason with these great new dies, check out my newest video here.

Video - Bright Rosa Snowflake Panel for Christmas Or Any Occasion Cards

In my newest video I am sharing cards all made with the new Bright Rosa Snowflake Panel Die Set. If you look at this die, you may see snowflakes or flowers or stars so it is perfect for cards for any season or reason. It is a larger die perfect for 5 x 7 cards such as this card here:

I simply cut out the Snowflake Panel die with it's edge die and placed over a 5 x 7 aqua blue card base. I added a couple butterflies cut with the new Bright Rosa Butterfly Border die set and a hello from Paper Smooches. Check out the gorgeous Butterfly Border die on the inside:

The "thinking of you" is from Sue Wilson and Creative Expressions. But what if you want an A2 sized card cut with these dies? In my newest video here, I show how to make this A2 sized Christmas card: 

I cut the Snowflake Panel die out of the red card base as well as the "Merry" die from the Bright Rosa Christmas Words Die Set. I am fascinated with the many ways you can use these Christmas Word dies in this set! You can cut the word out on the card base for a look like this or combine these with the 5 different sized stitched rectangle dies also in the set. There are also 4 different layered cursive Christmas word dies and you can choose to use their shadows or without. The front of this card also features three snowflakes cut with the Snowflake Border dies and gold Luxury Embossed Craft Perfect Card from Tonic Studios. The card front is backed with a white card piece and this is what the inside of the card looks like:

Merry is layered with gold and red and "Christmas" is cut out for the negative strip with a red backing. I love how this card turned out and show how to make it in the video here. You will see how with a little imagination, you can take a larger die set and use it for A2 cards too. Thanks for your visit today and for your support of my YouTube channel too!

Bright Rosa Hexagon Card Die Set Is Perfect For Any Occasion Not Just Christmas!

When I look at the pattern in the Bright Rosa Hexagon Card dies I see stars or flowers or snowflakes so it can be used for any reason or season stretching our die cutting dollars which we all love! I share 4 cards of different sizes and purposes in my newest video here. This card was cut with the base card die in the set and when folded has a hexagon shaped front and measures 5 x 5 3/4". I die cut the patterned pieces out of navy and popped up the stars included in the die set. This is the inside of this card: 

You can see the patterned corners when the card is opened or closed. I lightly brushed on some blue ink through the Shine Bright Stencil and added a die cut greeting that could be for sympathy or thinking of you or Christmas. "Wishing you" is from Memory Box and the Peace box is part of the Bright Rosa Christmas Words die set.

This is another card I share in the video and shows again how versatile the set is. I did not cut any of the pattern into this card but simple cut the card base and added the beautiful Snowflake Border across the top above the Noel strip. All the other snowflakes you see are also from that set and all were cut out of my favorite Silver Luxury Embossed Mirror Card from Tonic Studios.

When the hexagon shaped card front is lifted, you see more pretty snowflakes over a lightly brushed stenciled background. The Shine Bright Stencil from this Bright Rosa release is going to be my go to stencil for any card I want a pretty elegant stenciled background! 'Merry" is from the Christmas Words die set and I stenciled "Christmas" from the Joy Words Stencil. 

I hope my cards and video here have inspired you to check out this new die and stencil release from Paula Pascual at CraftStash US. You can get 15% off your first order when you sign up for their newsletter and get free shipping on orders more than $70.

I am entering the first card in the Midsummer Blues challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Video - Hexagons, Stencils & Snowflakes From Bright Rosa's Newest Release

Have you seen the newest dies and stencils from Bright Rosa? My favorite from the newest release by Paula Pascual is the Hexagon Card Die Set and in my newest video here I show many examples of different ways to use this die set as well as the new Christmas Words and Snowflake Border die sets and two new stencils.

I show how easy it is to make this hexagon easel Joy card in the video with all the dies I mentioned above. Here is a look at the inside with the pretty Joy Words stencil lightly brushed with blue ink:

The Christmas Words Die Set has both the negative strips as shown above that cuts the words out of the cardstock and also layered cursive words as you see in the merry and Christmas on this A2 sized card. The Hexagon Card die set is so versatile it can cut larger cards using the base die cut and also cut smaller hexagons with the pattern as shown in this card. I also cut the corner triangles with that set and added softly brushed stars with blue ink through the Shine Bright Stencil. You can see through the hexagon pattern to the inside which looks like this:

I added some more snowflakes from the Snowflake Border die set and both cards were finished with my favorite gems from Gina Marie Designs. 

To see these cards better and see all the dies and stencils I used from the new Bright Rosa release, please watch the video here. Thanks for your visit here and for your support of my YouTube channel.

Bright Rosa Fern Border Die Set First Look

When I saw all the new dies just released by Paula Pascual in her Bright Rosa collection, the one I knew I just had to get was her Fern Border set. There are 16 dies in this set and it sells for around $20 which is very reasonable. I have no time to make any super duper cards right now with a big trip next week and a huge To Do list, but I just had to take a few minutes and cut all the dies and put them on a card so I could share with all my friends including you. The largest fern cuts a beautiful border on a 5 x 7 card and I simply cut all of them and put them on this card.

Aren't those fern dies just gorgeous? I can't wait to play more with all three of the Bright Rosa sets I received and to get some more dies in this collection and others to come. Watch this space....

First Cards With Brand New Bright Rosa Dies!

I am huge fan of Paula Pascual from watching her demos both on TV and at Creativation and was so happy to see her recent release of her very own line of dies called Bright Rosa! The dies are unique and imaginative and I wanted them all! But I settled for three sets to start with and today's cards were made with this Butterfly Band and Border bundle. 

To be honest, I am going out of town next week and have a very long To Do list before I leave, so have no time to design any complicated cards. I intend to do more designing and show the versatility of these new dies in a video, but for now I simply cut all the dies from each set for simple cards. But I love how my first card turned out simply cutting the Butterflies Border dies and making a 5 x 7 Thinking of You card. The dies cut beautifully and you can cut a border on either or both sides of the butterfly border. I added a "thinking of you" sentiment die from Sue Wilson Designs and some gems from Gina Marie Designs (didn't have pink so I colored the white ones with a pink Copic.)

I bundled the Bright Rosa Butterfly Border and Band sets when I purchased them from Craft Stash to save a little money. The dies come from the U.K. and I got three large die sets for $60 which included shipping so that is not too expensive. I will play with more ways to use the large band when I have time, but for this quick card I simply die cut all the dies from the set and created a pop out butterfly on the inside of a 5 3/4" square card. The beautiful floral cardstock is from Crafter's Companion. 

I am entering the first card in Scrapy Land's current Anything Goes challenge (inside die is from Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions.)