Harvest - DT layout for Just Nick

Hi there crafty friends,

I'm back with you today sharing my latest layout I've created for Just Nick!

This week our theme is flowers, the easiest theme of all! Nicole creates the most wonderful floral cut files!

Another cut file I've wanted to use in ages was the Delicate Florals. I was just never quite sure what to do with it. Recently however I made another layout using similar cut files and now finally I felt inspired to use these gorgeous flowers!

I haven't had the chance to work with the new Pinkfresh Studio collections so I picked one of them for today's layout, the Let Your Heart Decide line. I think this is my favourite of the 3, although it's hard to decide! But the colors and flowers make my heart beat faster haha!

I cut the cut files from textured white card stock and I cut two of each flower. I then backed them with patterned papers. Each pair I backed with the same papers.

I chose a beautiful blue patterned paper for my background and adhered the flowers at the bottom - I kind of layered the same flowers on top of each other, if that makes sense. 

I added some tissue paper behind my photo, then tucked it behind one of the flowers and glued it down. I embellished around the photo using some labels, leatherette stickers and card stock stickers. I picked a different color for each of my letters in the title and arranged them in kind of a crooked way so that the layout is more fun.

Down at the bottom I also embellished a little with wood veneer stickers, die cuts and some fussy cut flowers.

To finish off my page, I stamped the date and wrote my journaling.

That's it for today lovelies!

Hope you like how this layout turned out!

Thanks for stopping by and have and awesome day!

X

Venice/Hey Sailor - DT layouts for Paige Evans + Silhouette

Hey there,

I'm back with two layouts that I've created for the Paige Evans + Silhouette Design Team. 

A while back I asked Paige to design a sailboat cut file (Silhouette ID: #249895) because there's a blue paper in her latest collection, Pick-Me-Up, with sail boats on it and I have quite a few photos of my son taken on a sailing boat. I thought I finally make a proper boy page. Except, I've had this ancient photo of myself on my desk for the longest time...And I was not going to use boy colors for this one, ha! Sooo then came the idea to make two layouts, a boy and a girl page, using the same design and the same cut file! 

Without further ado, here they are:

I started out by modifying the cut file in Silhouette Studio because I wanted the sails to look like lace. I've combined them with another cut file, the Flower Small Background (Silhouette ID: #225777), then cut the boat from white, textured card stock. I backed the flowers with two different patterned papers, then backed both sails with a pale patterned paper too. I also added patterned papers to the boat, the mast and the flag.

I added foam adhesive behind the whole cut file so that I could tuck my photo behind it. I cut a few more flowers and leaves using the Flower Cluster cut file (Silhouette ID: 216846) and adhered these on the sails to give some extra dimension. I also fussy cut some flowers from one of the patterned papers and created three floral clusters on the page. I kinda wish I had a boat like this haha!

I glued down my title, added some chipboard elements, labels, stickers, then wrote my journaling, the  date and splattered some gold ink to finish off my first layout.

First I wanted to modify the second cut file too and add stars to the sails but I also really wanted to use this watermelon paper because I haven't used it yet. So I decided against the stars. I bet it would have looked nice though! 

Instead I cut several clouds using the Cloud Trio cut file (Silhouette ID: #216711). I glued these down at the top of the page, but I only put adhesive to the middle of each one so they could stay dimensional. Just like on the previous layout, I added foam adhesive to this boat too. However I didn't tuck the photo behind it this time.

I added some embellishments: stickers, chipboard pieces, die cuts and tags. Oh, and a star button on the flag too! There was a baseball cap die cut in the ephemera pack and it fit on my son's head almost perfectly, so I added this too, because you know, if not now, when?

For my title I used the gorgeous alpha thickers from the Pick-Me-Up collection. I think these are my most favourite alphas from all of Paige's collections! 

I used a white pen for my journaling, because I felt like it fit the colors better. Also, I had to add those two boats on this layout obviously, one is a chipboard, the other is a card stock sticker.

That's it for today! I hope I could inspire you in some way! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

X

SUPPLIES: Pink Paislee - Pick-Me-Up collection: Paper 02, Paper 10, Paper 14, Paper 16, Paper 17, Paper 18, Paper 22, Paper 24, chipboard thickers, chipboard stickers, ephemera die cuts, journaling spots, stickers, haberdashery multi-pack

Easter cards - DT project for Fancy Pants Designs

Hi there crafty friends,

Today I'm sharing a few Easter cards with you that I've made for Fancy Pants Designs!

I've used the bright and colorful Take Note collection to create all of these cards. I just love the colors and patterns in this line! I knew I was not going to use embellishments, so the original theme of the collection didn't bother me, the papers were perfect!

I remembered a super adorable cut file the lovely Bea Valint created last year and thought I'd use it on my cards today. I however wanted to make both girl and boy bunnies, so I modified her original cut file to have a boy too (nose and eyelashes). I cut all bunnies from textured white card stock and for the rest of the card I used patterned papers. I cut little flowers for the girls (also part of the cut file) and hand cut a couple of hats for the boys. Plus added little bows for neck tie. I stamped my sentiment using a mini alpha stamp set and added some Nuvo drops to finish off these four cards.

I also wanted to make some more cards where the bunnies' ears are hanging off the card. Basically I've folded a standard A2 size card in half, this way the card still fits in the same sized envelope.

I added a piece of patterned paper to my white card base. I cut some grass with the help of a die and layered two on top of each other using some foam adhesive to create some dimension. I backed the bunny ears and faces with patterned paper, then glued them on the card front and decorated them with flowers and a hat. For my sentiment I used one of the patterned papers in the Take Note collection - I fussy cut out these tiny alphas to create the title. I added some Nuvo drops and done!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have an awesome day!

X

In the spotlight: Spellbinders / Sharyn Sowell Flower Garden collection, Part 3

Hi there crafty friends,

I'm dropping in today to share my third and final blog post using products from the Spellbinders / Sharyn Sowell Flower Garden collection. If you missed my previous posts, you can find them here and here.

I've really enjoyed working with these lovely products! I just love flowers above anything and because I only have a son, I can't go all girly on my scrapbook pages most of the time! So I love that with cards I can do whatever I want!

For my first card today I picked the gorgeous Shapeabilities Dimensional Floral Panel Etched Die. I was especially happy about this one, because wreaths are one of my favorite things to do on my scrapbook pages too! So I did exactly what I would do with digital cut files on my pages: I cut the design from white card stock, then backed the flowers with different patterned papers to give them colors. 

To add more dimension, I die cut some of the single roses and backed these with patterned papers too. Next, I prepared my card base: I adhered an A2 size patterned paper panel to my A2 size top folding card. I set it aside while I finished my rose wreath: I glued the wreath on a coral patterned paper and fussy cut it out. I embossed a sentiment in the middle using white embossing powder. 

I glued my wreath on the card base using a tape runner. I then started layering additional roses onto my wreath to achieve the design and dimension I like. I used pop dots for this. Next, I die cut several leaves from two different patterned papers and tucked these under the wreath and the roses in quite a few places. 

Last but not least, I added a few drops of glossy accents!

For my next card I also used an A2 top folding card base, to which I added a floral patterned paper panel. I also glued a light pink chipboard frame on this. 

The dies I've used here are from the Shapeabilities Butterfly Etched Die and the Shapeabilities Bird on Cherry Branch Etched Die sets. 

I die cut the butterfly from white card stock. I cut two wings but I only wanted one to show from above, if that makes sense. There's a little tab on the wings which go under the body of the butterfly - I glued the two tabs together and then folded the top up to give dimension to the butterfly. It's hard to describe what I mean, but you'll see in the close-ups. The body I cut from a raspberry card stock, then cut it in half and attached it to the wings. I glued on the antenna as well.

I then glued my butterfly onto the chipboard frame. At this point I felt like I was still missing something! Flowers, of course :). I die cut a few tiny flowers from a pink patterned paper, attached one to the butterfly and used another 3 to create a flower cluster at the right top of my frame. 

I die cut the little banner that is in the Shapeabilities Tiny Shadow Box Etched Die set, from pink patterned paper. I then embossed my sentiment on it, using white embossing powder. Recently I was looking for something in my ancient craft stash I never use (non-papercraft supplies I built up over 20+ years) and found a few different lace ribbons. These tiny things make me happy, you know, when you finally use something you spent money on at one point! So I cut a piece for my panel and glued my sentiment on top of this.

To finish off my card, I added a few Nuvo Jewel Drops.

 Spellbinders supplies:

• S2-285 Shapeabilities Bird on Cherry Branch Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell
• S2-286 Shapeabilities Botanical Butterfly Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell
• S4-851 Shapeabilities Dimensional Floral Panel Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell
• S5-339 Shapeabilities Tiny Shadow Box Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell

Other supplies:

• Patterned papers, chipboard frame: Cocoa Vanilla Studio - More Than Words
• Neenah solar white card stock 80LB
• American crafts pink textured card stock
• Tonic Studios Nuvo drops
• Ranger Glossy Accents
• WOW embossing powder
• Pinkfresh Studio sentiment stamps
• white lace ribbon
• die cutting machine

That's it from me for today! I hope you like these cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have an amazing day!

X

Zsoka

In the spotlight: Spellbinders / Sharyn Sowell Flower Garden collection, Part 2

Hello there,

I'm back today, sharing my second of three blog posts showcasing cards I've created with various die sets from the Sharyn Sowell Flower Garden collection for Spellbinders! If you've missed my first post, you can find it here.

I love all colors. If you follow me on Instagram you know that I don't like white space. Well, actually that is not entirely true. I love white on white on cards, but generally I will go with colors. For today's cards I went with one of my favorite colors, cobalt blue. I call this cobalt blue but I might be totally off, anyway, this shade is my absolute favourite. The last couple of Maggie Holmes collections have it so I purchased plenty, because who knows how long it will be available, ha!

On my first card I've used the Shapeabilities Botanical Dragonfly Etched Dies. I die cut all pieces, plus two of each wing. I then embossed all these with the most gorgeous embossing powder I've ever owned! Unfortunately my photos don't do it justice, but it's full of glitter and sparkle! I actually did this because for two of the wings one has to use the backside of the die cut and I haven't figured out yet how to keep that side tidy and nice. Mine always looks horrible from the cut lines in the plate.

I've used an A2 top folding card base and adhered the same size floral patterned paper on it. I also layered a piece of white and a piece of white-gold floral paper on top. I assembled the dragonfly - I've used liquid glue for this. Then I added a piece of foam adhesive around the middle of its body and placed it on my card.

Next, I die cut a small white flower using dies from the Shapeabilities Bird on Cherry Branch set and some leaves from the Shapeabilities Dimensional Floral Panel set and adhered these onto my dragonfly. For the flower center I just added some Nuvo drops. To finish off my card, I attached a sentiment and a piece of gold decorative ribbon. 

My second card is very simple. I glued a piece of patterned paper panel (as well as a thin strip of coral paper for contrast) onto an A2 top folding card base. I die cut three roses and some leaves from the Shapeabilities Corner Floral die set. 

I first adhered the leaves to the roses and cut off the ends so they are not visible. Then I layered all three roses on top of each other and glued them together with some liquid glue. I created a little nest  for my roses to sit on, using gold metallic thread and glued everything down.

For the sentiment I've used the "Love" die from the Shapeabilities Rose Bird Topiary die set. I die cut it 3 times from a coral patterned paper, glued them together to have a dimensional piece, then adhered it to my card base.

Last but not least I added some Nuvo drops here and there and used some twine to create a bow at the top of the card.

That's it for today! I hope you like these cards and I could inspire you to go to your desk and create!

Spellbinders supplies:

• S2-284 Shapeabilities Corner Floral Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell
• S2-285 Shapeabilities Bird on Cherry Branch Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell
• S2-287 Shapeabilities Botanical Dragonfly Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell
• S4-846 Shapeabilities Rose Bird Topiary Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell
• S4-851 Shapeabilities Dimensional Floral Panel Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell

Other supplies:

• Patterned papers: Maggie Holmes - Flourish, Cocoa Vanilla Studio - More Than Words
• Neenah solar white card stock 80LB
• Tonic Studios Nuvo drops
• WOW embossing glitter - Midnight Dream
• gold sewing thread, twine
• die cutting machine

I will be back with a final post soon to conclude this series. I hope you'll join me then too!

Have a wonderful day!

X

Zsoka

Spellbinders Blog Hop - featuring Classic Spellbinders, Joanne Fink, Stephanie Low and Tammy Tutterow

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to the March 2018 Spellbinders blog hop! You should have arrived here from the super talented Yana Smakula's blog!

I'm super excited to be here among all these amazing Ladies! Still pinching myself if I'm being very honest!

For today's cards I've used some awesome dies from the Classics collection. I've wanted some basic dies for ages and when I saw these, I instantly fell in love. All the scalloped edges! Faux stitching! And of course I have to mention how much I love the color of the Spellbinders dies haha (because that's important!). In all seriousness though, these are amazing quality dies! I need every set from this collection!

I chose the My Mind's Eye Palm Beach collection for my cards because I am sooo missing sunshine! The weather has been crazy here, snowy, rainy, just grey. I needed colors!

On my first card I used 3 dies from the Nestabilities Fancy Edged Ovals Etched Die set. I adhered an A2 size patterned paper to my A2 size top folding card base. Next I die cut 3 oval shapes from 2 different patterned papers and 1 white card stock. I stamped my sentiment on the white oval shape, then layered these die cuts on top of each other. I added some foam adhesive between the layers to create dimension. To decorate my card I used some chipboards, ephemera pieces, gold metallic thread, an enamel charm and some Nuvo drops.

For my second card I created a card base where I used the biggest die from the Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Ovals Etched Die set to partially die cut the card front. I then die cut 2 more ovals from different patterned papers and adhered them to the card front. Again, I used some foam adhesive between the patterned paper layers. This time I created my sentiment using some alphabet stickers which I placed on a tab sticker. I fussy cut some flowers and leaves from one of the patterned papers and glued these down in a cluster at the top left. I also added a big chipboard flamingo to the right and a few brads and Nuvo drops as well.

For my last card I used the Nestabilities Fancy Edged Rectangles Etched die set. I die cut the biggest rectangle from a pink patterned paper and adhered it to my A2 size top folding card base. I then created a shaker window using a smaller rectangle die. I stamped my sentiment onto a slim piece of paper and glued it on top of the acetate window. To finish off the card I created 2 floral clusters in 2 corners of the frame. I used a flower from the ephemera pack, the rest I fussy cut from a patterned paper. I also added some gold metallic thread and Nuvo drops. 

I hope you like today's inspiration!

Now for the fun part! GIVEAWAY YAY!

Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky winner. To be eligible, you need to leave a comment on the Spellbinders blog by Sunday, March 18th 11:59 pm EDT. We appreciate some love on all participating blogs too :). The winner will be announced in the blog hop post on the Spellbinders blog the following day. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

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AND THAT'S NOT ALL! Spellbinders is generously sponsoring a giveaway right here on my blog too! Leave a comment by Sunday, March 18th 11:59 pm EDT and you will be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate to the Spellbinders shop! I will a pick a winner the following day (best is to leave your email address in the comment section too so I can reach you in case you forget to check back). Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

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The winner of the $25 Spellbinders GC on my blog is:

Monika/BuzsyMarch 18, 2018 at 2:30 AM

Lovely cards! The layers of ovals look fantastic! I also love the combination of scallop edge and straight edge with stitched lines... the shaker is so pretty!

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And there's another awesome giveaway going on the Spellbinders website, check it out! Unfortunately this is for US residents only.

Your next stop is the wonderful Elena Salo!

Here's the full blog hop list:

• Spellbinders 
• Kristina Werner 
• Yana Smakula 
• Zsoka Marko ---> YOU ARE HERE
• Elena Salo 
• Melania Deasy 
• Tammy Tutterow 
• Wanda Guess 
• Sharyn Johnson Sowell 
• Emily Midgett 
• Melissa Phillips 
• Susie Lessard 
• Erum Tasneem 
• Keeway Tsao 
• Cynde Whitlow 
• Janette Kausen 
• Laurie Willison 
• Rubeena Ianigro 
• Virginia Lu 
• Tiffany Solorio 
• Olga Direktorenko

Have fun hopping! Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

X

In the spotlight: Spellbinders / Sharyn Sowell Flower Garden collection, Part 1

Hi there crafty friends,

Today I am sharing my first of three blog posts showcasing cards I've created with various die sets from the Sharyn Sowell Flower Garden collection for Spellbinders!

Most of the time my inspiration comes from the products I'm using. I normally just look at the supplies I have and start making things without any plans really. 

For the first two cards I'm sharing today, I've used the gorgeous Card Creator Floral Panel Card Etched Dies. I love flowers and scallops so this die set is just perfect! I wanted to use this one first because I've never had any similar dies before. 

For this card I only used the outside edge of the die and cut a white panel. I then layered some hot pink textured card stock and some patterned paper on top and decided to run it all through my die cutting machine - of course if I ever did planning, this step could have been avoided haha! I added some foam adhesive to the back and adhered it to a top folding A2 size card base. I glued a strip of hot pink ribbon on the panel and added an oval, scalloped label (also part of this die set) with my sentiment. I popped this up with 3D foam adhesive. I placed a little nest of gold metallic thread behind this and as a finishing touch I added some Nuvo drops.

I hardly ever make just one card, normally 2-3 with similar designs, I find it takes about the same time actually. So in this case as well, I wanted to show you two different ways to use this fabulous die! On my second card I used the inside piece of the die too, which gives this beautiful floral lace look. I glued some patterned paper on an A2 size top folding card base. I then backed the flowers in the panel with some hot pink card stock, tied some twine around the panel, added foam adhesive to the back and adhered it to my card base. 

Here I placed the label on a piece of patterned paper and fussy cut an oval shape that is slightly bigger than the die cut shape. I used pop dots between all layers to give the card dimension. 

Finally, I added a few Nuvo drops. 

For my next two cards I've picked the lovely Shapeabilities Bird on Cherry Branch Etched Dies. Like I said, I LOVE flowers :D. Again, I used an A2 size white card base, then glued a slightly smaller size patterned paper (that I cut at an angle) on top. I also added some white lace where the two different papers meet. I die cut the bird with the tree from blue patterned paper, then again from pink and cut out only the bird. Her wing I cut from another pink patterned paper.

Next, I die cut some leaves from a light blue paper and some flowers from a hot pink, textured card stock. Then I assembled my card: I used liquid glue to adhere my bird/tree branches first, then used foam adhesive to add the pink bird on top, and again foam adhesive for the wing. I really love dimension on both my layouts and cards, so I love using foam adhesive! I also added some pop dots between the two layers of flower petals.

I curled up the tiny extra leaves and glued them down here and there, same with the flowers. To finish off my card, I attached a stamped sentiment and added some Nuvo drops to the bird and the flower centers.

My second card is exactly the same, I just started out by adding a light pink patterned paper to my card base first and I just used different colors. Notice that this floral panel is the other half of the one I used on the first card. 

Spellbinders supplies:

• S2-285 Shapeabilities Bird on Cherry Branch Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell
• S4-847 Card Creator Floral Panel Card Etched Dies, Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell

Other supplies:

• Patterned papers: Pink Paislee/Paige Evans - Pick-Me-Up, Cocoa Vanilla - More Than Words
• Neenah solar white card stock 80LB
• American Crafts pink textured card stock
• Tonic Studios Nuvo drops
• Sentiment stamps, Black onyx Versafine ink
• WOW gold glitter embossing powder
• white lace ribbon, pink ribbon, gold sewing thread, twine
• die cutting machine

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope I could inspire you in some small way. I will be back with my second post very soon, I hope you'll join me then too! 

Have a wonderful day!

X

Zsoka