Floral Thoughts
Hi Crafty Friends, It is the beginning of June and flowers are blooming everywhere… included on today’s project! The sweet flowers in the Stargazers die set by Lisa Horton and Spellbinders are the stars of the day and the embossed background sets them off! As always, I started with the flowers. There is nothing that jump starts my creative juices than sweet flowers. So, using a piece […] 
Hey There
Hi Creative Friends, Let the sunshine in… with our new card design featuring the Abstract Florals stamp and cut set by Hero Arts. The cool thing about this set is that not only does it have oodles of flowers, but as a bonus, it also includes the stamps and dies in the set. that’s a win-win in our book! These flowers are so fun and cheery, we […] 
Bee-utiful Friend
Hi Creative Friends, I am sharing a charming card design featuring a few of the new goodies from Papertrey Ink. I love bees, so the Build-A-Bumblebee set was a must, along with the lovely Wildflower Wreath! Combined, these two sets were the stars of the show! Let’s start with the Wildflower Wreath. It was stamped with an alcohol-friendly ink, such as Memento Tuxedo Black, then colored with […] 
Friends Like You!
JB (@inkblissbyjb)here with you today! With Spring comes ladybugs! I must say I’m seeing more this year. Sharing a 5X7 card featuring “Build-A-Ladybug” die collection from Papertrey Inc. These are big and beautiful for cards, even tags! They are so easy to put together. I started with Bristol smooth cardstock to cut the shells and all my flowers and foliage. For my ladybugs, I like to ink-blend my dies, […] 
Sweet Flowering Fuchsias
Happy Friday to you all! I have a love affair with fuchsias! So when Spellbinders released the Magical Fuchsia collection, I had to have it… and I am so glad I did! It is wonderful! I used the Magical Fuchsia embossing folder and dies, along with assorted colors of cardstock for this card design. But if you prefer to color your own, the coordinating stencil set is […] 
A Flowery Birthday
Hi Creative Friends, I am sharing a special card I made for a special person, and I had so much fun doing it. It features the beautiful Into The Blooms: Pressed Flowers by Papertrey Ink and a few supporting actors. The Into the Blooms: Pressed Flowers die set has so many gorgeous flowers in it that I had to cut all of them out. I used Bristol […] 
Sweet Flowers!
FAST FRIDAY EDITION Hi Creative Friends, We are designating today as Fast Friday, celebrating a fast, easy card design without sacrificing charm and sweetness. To help make this happen, we are using the Leaf & Blooms die set and an awesome embossing folder, Molded 3D Frame. Each is from Spellbinders. Let’s start with an A2 ‘Night’ blue panel and card base. The panel was embossed with the […] 
A GARDEN TO A FRIEND
Hi Cardmaking Friends, Concord & 9th has a brand new release, and it is filled with awesome goodies. Over the coming days, you will see a sampling of new card designs featuring their newest. Today, I am starting with a pretty stamp, die, and stencil set called Garden’s Edge. These lovely flowers are so cheerful, they couldn’t help but bring a smile to anyone’s face! I started […] 
A Floral Birthday for You
Hi Creative Friends, Today’s card design is bursting with flowers from the Floral Spray die set by Spellbinders. Flowers are always a welcome sight, and I love how cheerful they make me feel. The Floral Spray die set has all the flowers you need to create a beautiful bouquet! The hardest part is choosing the colors. I settled on a mixed bouquet of colors. I used the […] 
Blooming Basket of Flowers… for Mom
Hi Creative Friends, I am back with another papercrafting adventure. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I am making a sweet blooming basket of flowers for Mom. I used the new and very lovely Basket of Blooms from Papertrey Ink and their brand new ‘Happy Mother’s Day‘ sentiment! I began with the basket. There are two stamps for this. I used Lost Shadow distress ink for […] 
