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For You Gift Envelope

October 28, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my For You Gift Envelope.

To create my For You Gift Envelope, I’ve used a variety of dies from the Planner Essentials and the Sidekick Essentials Collection as well as dies from the Paper Flowers Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my gift envelope at home.

Step One. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. From the Sidekick Essentials 16 – Seed Packet Set, you’ll need the seed packet. Die cut the seed packet out of the patterned paper. Ink the edges of the packet using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. From the Planner Essentials 37 – Letters & Numbers die, you’ll need the letters to spell out For You. Die cut the letters to spell each word out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Ink the edges of the letters using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. From the Maple Leaves die, die cut both maple leaves out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink on each leaf. Using a blending tool with foam, use Ground Espresso Distress Ink to highlight areas on the leaves as desired.

Step Four. Die cut the Lacy Leaves out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Forest Moss Distress Ink over the entire surface of the leaves.

Step Five. Assemble and adhere the seed packet.

Step Six. Adhere the lacy leaves and maple leaves to the left hand side of the seed packet as desired.

Step Seven. Adhere the For You words on the seed packet as desired.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my For You Gift Envelope at home.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Distress Ink: Walnut Stain, Ground Espresso, Ripe Persimmon and Forest Moss
  • Blending Tool with Foam
  • Misc: Kraft Cardstock
Elizabeth Craft Designs General Joset Designs Planner Essentials Sidekick Essentials Soft Finish Cardstock

Hi Card

October 22, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Hi Card.

To create my Hi Card, I’ve used a variety of the new dies from the Planner Essentials Collection as well as dies from the Sidekick Essentials Collection and Joset Designs. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my card at home.

Step One. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Die cut a 4″ Stitched Indented Rectangle out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut a 3 1/2″ Stitched Indented Rectangle out of the other patterned paper. Distress the edges of both rectangles. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. Choose another piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Die cut a 3 3/4″ Fitted Indented Rectangle out of one of the patterned paper. Distress the edges of the rectangle. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. From the Planner Essentials 37 – Letters & Numbers die, die cut the letters H & I out of the patterned paper.

Step Four. Next you’ll need a creamy piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. From the Sidekick Essentials 5 die, die cut the & symbol out of the patterned paper.

Step Five. From the Planner Essentials 41 – Rounded Corners Page, you’ll need one of the tabs. Die cut the tab out of the same patterned paper you just die cut the & symbol out of. Distress the edges of the tab. Ink the edges of the tab using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Six. Fussy cut a tag, a herb piece and a tag out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Cut the tag down to 2 7/8″. Distress the edges of each piece. Ink the edges of each piece using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Seven. Next, you’ll need to choose one of the note pieces from the Planner Essentials 21 – Note Pieces die. Die cut the note piece out of a piece of patterned paper from the Reminiscence the Book 2. Distress the edges of the note piece. Ink the edges of the note piece using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Eight. Adhere the 3 3/4″ rectangle to the 4″ rectangle. Adhere the 3 1/2″ rectangle to the 3 3/4″ rectangle.

Step Nine. Adhere the label 5/8″ from the bottom and 1/8″ from the right of the 3 1/2″ rectangle. Foam square the herb piece 1/4″ from the left and 1/8″ from the top of the 3 1/2″ rectangle.

Step Ten. Adhere the tab to the left side of the note piece as desired. Foam square the note piece 1/2″ from the top and all the way to the left hand side of the 3 1/2″ rectangle.

Step Eleven. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the tag 3/4″ from the left and 3/8″ from the top of the 3 1/2″ rectangle. Adhere the & symbol to the right hand side of the tag as desired. Adhere the H to the right hand side of the tag and adhere the I to the right of it.

Step Twelve. Cut a cardbase out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 4″ x 10 1/2″, score at 5 1/4″. Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Hi Card at home.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Distress Ink: Walnut Stain
  • Blending Tool with Foam
Joset Designs

Boo – Quick and Easy Halloween Card

October 12, 2021

Hi there,

It’s Tanja here and today I am sharing the step-by-step tutorial for this quick and easy Halloween Card:

Step 1: Die-Cutting

  • die cut all the elements needed for our adorable Halloween Pumpkin from white Soft Finish Cardstock using the Scarecrow and Pumpkin die sets

Step 2: Coloring and Shading

  • color the die cut elements with Alcohol Markers and add extra shading with Distress Ink
  • cover the pumpkin background and the with hat with gold and clear glitter

Step 3: Assembly

  • assemble your Halloween Pumpkin

Step 4: Create the Background

  • cut out a black panel and a strip of green cardstock
  • die cut the scalloped circle and the circle from orange glitter paper and black cardstock using dies from the Pizza Box set

Step 5: Stamping

  • stamp some bats and the sentiment from the Halloween Party set with Versafine Clair Nocturne onto the strip of green cardstock

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs –

Other –
Alcohol Marker
Distress Ink
clear and gold Glitter Pen
black Cardstock
orange Glitter Paper
green Cardstock
Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elizabeth Craft Designs General Joset Designs Soft Finish Cardstock Watercolor Watercolor Palette

Gratitude Card

October 8, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Gratitude Card.

To create my Gratitude Card, I’ve used a variety of dies from Joset Designs and stamps from the Beautiful Blooms Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my card at home.

Step One. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Die cut a 4″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut a 3 1/2″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of the other patterned paper. Distress the edges of both rectangles. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. Choose one piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Die cut a 3 3/4″ Fitted Rounded Rectangle out of one of the patterned paper. Distress the edge of the rectangle. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. Choose another piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Die cut a 3/4″ Diagonal Stitched Fishtail out of the patterned paper. Cut the fishtail down to 3″. Apply Ground Espresso Distress Ink to the Gratitude word from the Beautiful Blooms – Gratitude stamp set. Stamp onto the fishtail. Distress the edges of the fishtail. Ink the edges of the fishtail using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Four. From the Gratitude Stamp Set, you’ll need the rose bunch and the single rose. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the rose bunch and stamp onto a piece of watercolour cardstock. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the single rose and stamp onto the same piece of cardstock. Reapply ink to the single rose and stamp again on the same piece of watercolour cardstock. Colour the rose bunch and the two single roses in using a waterbrush and the Watercolour Palette. Once the flowers have dried, fussy cut the flowers out. Ink the edges of the flowers using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Five. Adhere the 3 3/4″ rectangle to the 4″ rectangle. Foam square the 3 1/2″ rectangle to the 3 3/4″ rectangle.

Step Six. Adhere the fishtail 1 7/8″ from the bottom and 1 1/4″ from the left of the 3 1/2″ rectangle. Adhere the single roses around the fishtail as desired.

Step Seven. Foam square the rose bunch so that it sits slightly on the adhered single roses.

Step Eight. To finish the card, cut a cardbase out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 4″ x 10 1/2″, score at 5 1/4″. Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Gratitude Card at home.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Distress Ink: Walnut Stain and Ground Espresso
  • Archival Ink: Jet Black Archival
  • Blending Tool with Foam
Elizabeth Craft Designs General Joset Designs Soft Finish Cardstock

Season’s Greetings Slimline Card

September 27, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Season’s Greetings Slimline Card.

To create my Season’s Greetings Slimline Card, I’ve used the Classic Christmas Kit from Joset Designs. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my card at home.

Step One. Die cut the slimline die from the Classic Christmas Kit out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock.

Step Two. Cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 3 1/4″ x 8 1/4″.

Step Three. Choose three of the snowflakes. Die cut one of the snowflakes twice and the other snowflakes one time each out of a piece of shimmer cardstock.

Step Four. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut one of the ornaments out of each of one of the patterned papers. Die cut one other ornament out of the second piece of patterned paper. Die cut the tops out once out of a piece of copper foil paper. You’ll need a total of two ornament tops.

Step Five. Die cut a 1 1/4″ Diagonal Stitched Fishtail out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Cut the fishtail down to 3 7/8″. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Season’s Greetings stamp out of the Classic Christmas Kit and stamp onto the fishtail. Sprinkle Kells Gold Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped sentiment. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Step Six. Adhere the patterned slimline piece to the plain slimline piece.

Step Seven. Adhere a top to each of the ornaments. Foam square one of the ornaments to the middle of the slimline cardfront. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the other ornament to the left of the already adhered ornament.

Step Eight. Adhere Season’s Greetings fishtail to the middle of the ornaments.

Step Nine. Adhere one set of snowflakes to left of the Season’s Greetings fishtail as desired. Adhere the remaining two snowflakes to the to right side of the Season’s Greetings fishtail as desired.

Step Ten. Cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 7 1/2″ x 8 1/4″, score at 3 1/4″. Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Season’s Greeting Slimline Card at home.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Quietfire Design: Kells Gold Modern Gilding Powders
  • Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber
  • Misc: Copper Foil Paper & White Shimmer Paper
Elizabeth Craft Designs General Planner Essentials Soft Finish Cardstock

Love This Planner Insert

September 15, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Love This Planner Insert.

To create my Love This Planner Insert, I’ve used a variety of the brand new dies and stamps from the Planner Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my planer insert at home.

Step One. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Die cut the portion of the page with the tab on it from the Planner Essentials 44 – Folded Arrow Insert. If needed, trim off some of the other page. Distress the edges of the page. Ink the edges of the page using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. Choose another piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Die cut the Love This banner from the Planner Essentials 44 – Folded Arrow Insert out of the patterned paper. Distress the edges of the banner. Ink the edges of the pennant using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. Die cut the grid border from the Planner Essentials 40 – Number Border & Patterns from a piece of kraft cardstock. Trim the border down to 3 5/8″. Ink the edges of the border piece using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Four. You’ll need the plain label tab stamp from the Labels Tab Stamp Set. Apply Wild Honey Distress Ink to the label and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut the label out. Ink the edges of the label using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Five. From the Noteworthy Stamp Set, you’ll need the girl. Apply Potting Soil Archival Ink to the girl and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut the girl out. Ink the edges of the girl using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Six. From the Memorable Stamp Set, you’ll need the Bee and Frames stamp. Apply Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink to the bee and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Apply Ground Espresso Distress Ink to the frames stamp and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut both images out. Ink the edges of both images using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Seven. From the Memorable Stamp Set, you’ll need to choose two of the number squares. Apply Wild Honey Distress Ink to both squares and stamp onto a piece of kraft cardstock. Fussy cut both squares out. Ink the edges of both squares using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Eight. Adhere the label to the top left portion of the Love This banner as desired. Foam square the Love This banner to the middle of the plain banner.

Step Nine. Adhere the grid border 1/2″ from the right of the Love This Banner. Adhere one of the number squares in the bottom left corner by the Love This words. Adhere the other number square 5/8″ from the right and 1/4″ from the top of the Love This Banner.

Step Ten. Adhere the bee 3/8″ from the left and 1/2″ from the top of the Love This Banner. Foam square the frames image 1/2″ from the left and 3/4″ from the bottom of the Love This Banner.

Step Eleven. Adhere the girl on the right hand side of the frames.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Love This Planner Insert at home.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Distress Ink: Walnut Stain, Carved Pumpkin, Wild Honey and Ground Espresso
  • Archival Ink: Potting Soil
  • Blending Tool with Foam
  • Misc: Kraft Cardstock
Elizabeth Craft Designs General Paper Flowers Soft Finish Cardstock

Fall Gift Box

September 8, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Fall Gift Box.

To create my gift box, I’ve used a variety of dies from the Paper Flowers Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Fall Gift Box at home.

Step One. Die cut the Pizza Box from the Pizza Box Die out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Ink the edges of the pizza box using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. You’ll also need the scalloped and stitched squares. Die cut the scalloped square out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut the stitched square out of the other patterned paper. Ink the edges of both squares using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. Use the same pieces of patterned paper you just used for the previous step. You’ll also need the scalloped and stitched circles. Die cut the scalloped circle out of the same patterned paper you used to die cut the scalloped square. Die cut the stitched circle out of the same patterned paper you used to die cut the stitched square. Ink the edges of both circles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Four. Take out the patterned paper that the tags are on from the Reminiscence the Book 2. Fussy cut one of the labels out. Ink the edges of the label using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Five. Choose another piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book 2. Die cut the Lacy Leaves out of the patterned paper. Cut the leaf so one section has three leaves and the other section has two.

Step Six. From the Maple Leaves die, die cut the small and large leaves twice out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Wild Honey Distress Ink over one of the small and one of the large leaves. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Gathered Twigs Distress Ink over the remaining leaves.

Step Seven. From the Florals 10 die, you’ll need the extra large, large, medium and small flowers. Die cut one extra large, one large, three medium and three small flowers out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Fossilized Amber Distress Ink over the entire surface of all of the flowers.

Step Eight. From the Florals 10 die, die cut the flower centres once out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. You’ll need to choose three centres.

Step Nine. Assemble your pizza box.

Step Ten. Adhere the stitched square to the scalloped square. Foam square the scalloped square to the top of the pizza box.

Step Eleven. Adhere the stitched circle to the scalloped circle. Adhere the scalloped circle to the middle of the stitched square.

Step Twelve. Adhere the three leave bunch to the top left side of the pizza box. Adhere the two leaf bunch to the bottom left side of the pizza box.

Step Thirteen. Adhere a large brown leaf and a small orange leaf to the bottom left side of the pizza box, making sure that the previously adhere leaves are still showing. Adhere a large orange leaf and a small brown leaf to the top left side of the pizza box, making sure that the previously adhere leaves are still showing.

Step Fourteen. Adhere a medium and small flower together. Repeat the previous step for one more of the same flower bunch. Adhere the remaining flowers together. Adhere a centre in the middle of each flower bunch. Adhere the extra large flower bunch to the middle left side of the pizza box. Adhere the remaining two smaller flower bunches above and below the extra large flower bunch as desired.

Step Fifteen. Adhere the fussy cut label in the middle of the stitched circle, making sure that part of it slides underneath the flowers.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Fall Gift Box at home.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Distress Ink: Wild Honey, Gathered Twigs and Walnut Stain
  • Blending Tool with Foam
  • Misc: Kraft Cardstock
Elizabeth Craft Designs General Joset Designs Paper Flowers Planner Essentials Soft Finish Cardstock

I Love You Tag

August 18, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my I Love You Tag.

To create my tag, I’ve used dies from the Paper Flower Collection as well as dies from the Planner Essentials Collection and stamps from Joset Designs. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my tag at home.

Step One. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Planner Essentials 30 – Wave Pocket Die, you’ll need the medium tag. Die cut the tag out of the patterned paper. Ink the edges of the tag using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. Die cut the 2 1/2″ Stitched Circle from the Pizza Box die out of a piece of kraft cardstock. From the Build Your Own Sentiments Stamp Set, you’ll need the heart and I love You. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink the I love you sentiment and stamp on the right hand side of the circle as desired. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the heart and stamp below the I love you sentiment. Ink the edges of the circle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. From the Florals 10 die, you’ll need the large, medium and small flowers. Die cut the large flower once, the medium flower three times and the small flower three times out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Wilted Violet Distress Ink over the entire surface of each flower.

Step Four. Die cut both leaves three times each out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Mowed Lawn Distress Ink over the entire surface of each leaf. Shape the leaves as desired.

Step Five. Die cut one of the ferns from the Ferns die twice out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Forest Moss Distress Ink over the entire surface of both ferns. Trim the ferns down to your desired length.

Step Six. Foam square the circle 3/4″ from the left and 5/8″ from the bottom of the tag.

Step Seven. Adhere a fern and two leaves in the top left side of the tag. Adhere two leaves in the middle left side of the tag. Adhere the remaining fern and two leaves in bottom left side of the tag.

Step Eight. Adhere a small and medium flower together. Repeat this step for a second flower. Adhere the remaining flowers together. Add a black enamel dot in the middle of each flower. Adhere the two medium/small flowers to the bottom left and top left sides of the circle. Adhere the large flower in amongst the other two flowers as desired.

Step Nine. To finish the tag, tie a piece of twine through the top of the tag.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my I Love You Tag at home.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Distress Ink: Forest Moss, Wilted Violet, Mowed Lawn and Walnut Stain
  • Blending Tool with Foam
  • Ranger Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink
  • Misc: Kraft Cardstock, Black Enamel Dots and Twine
A Way With Words Elizabeth Craft Designs General Joset Designs Soft Finish Cardstock

Good Luck Card

August 7, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Good Luck Card.

To create my card, I’ve used a variety of dies from Suzanne Cannon as well as Joset Designs. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my card at home.

Step One. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut a 4 1/4″ Fitted Indented Rectangle out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut a 3 3/4″ Fitted Indented Rectangle out of the other patterned paper. Distress the edges of both papers. Ink the edges of both papers using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. Choose two coordinating pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut a 4″ Stitched Indented Rectangle out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut a 3″ Stitched Indented Rectangle out of the other patterned paper. Distress the edges of both papers. Ink the edges of both papers using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. Die cut the Flourished Frame out of a piece of black cardstock.

Step Four. Die cut the Good Luck word once out of black cardstock and a second time out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock.

Step Five. Adhere the 4″ rectangle to the 4 1/4″ rectangle.

Step Six. Foam square the 3 3/4″ rectangle to the 4″ rectangle. Adhere the flourished frame to the 3 3/4″ rectangle.

Step Seven. Foam square the 3″ rectangle to the middle of the 3 3/4″ rectangle.

Step Eight. Adhere the two Good Luck words together, making sure that a bit of the black Good Luck word shows behind the white Good Luck word. Adhere the Good Luck word to the middle of the 3″ rectangle.

Step Nine. Cut a cardbase out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″. Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Good Luck Card.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Ranger Ink: Black Soot Distress Ink and Blending Tool with foam
  • Misc: Black Cardstock
Elizabeth Craft Designs General Joset Designs Paper Flowers Planner Essentials Soft Finish Cardstock

Oh Happy Day! Card

July 26, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Oh Happy Day! Card.

To create my card, I’ve mixed new and older dies from the Paper Flower Collection as well as dies from Joset Designs and stamps from the Planner Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my card at home.

Step One. Choose a piece of nature inspired patterned paper and die cut a 4″ Stitched Indented Rectangle. Die cut a 3 1/2″ Stitched Indented Rectangle out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Distress the edges of both pieces. Ink the edges of both pieces using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. Die cut a 3 3/4″ Fitted Indented Rectangle out of a piece of book page. Distress the edges of the rectangle. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. From the Pizza Box Die, you’ll need the large plain circle and the nesting stitched circle. Die cut the large plain circle out of a piece of book page. Die cut the stitched circle out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. From the Planner Essentials – Pieces of Life 4 – Retro Stamp Set, you’ll need the Oh Happy Day! sentiment. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the sentiment and stamp in the middle of the stitched circle. Distress the edges of both circles. Ink the edges of both circles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Four. Die cut the Lacy Leaves twice out of a piece of Rose Gold Foil Paper.

Step Five. Next, you’ll need the Florals 11 die. Die cut the leaves three times out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Die cut the flower centres three times out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. You’ll need a total of two small centres and three medium centres. Die cut the large flower three times, the medium flower five times and the small flower five times out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Forest Moss Distress Ink over the entire surface of all three leaves. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Dried Marigold Distress Ink over the entire surface of all the flowers. Shape the leaves and flowers as desired.

Step Six. Adhere the 3 3/4″ rectangle to the 4″ rectangle. Foam square the 3 1/2″ rectangle to the 3 3/4″ rectangle.

Step Seven. Adhere the stitched circle to the plain circle. Foam square the plain circle 1/2″ from the left and 1″ from the top of the 3 1/2″ rectangle.

Step Eight. Adhere the flowers together. You will have a total of three – three layered flowers and two – two layered flowers. Make sure to adhere a centre in each flower.

Step Nine. Adhere a lacy leaf and plain green leaf in the top left side of the circle as desired. Adhere the two – two layered flowers in the top left side of the circle, making sure they look like they are apart of the leaves.

Step Ten. Adhere the remaining lacy leaf to the bottom right side of the circle as desired. Adhere a green leaf in the bottom left side of the circle and top right side of the circle. Adhere the remaining three – three layered flowers in the bottom right side of the circle, making sure they look like they are apart of the leaves.

Step Eleven. Cut a cardbase out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 4″ x 10 1/2″, score at 5 1/4″. Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Oh Happy Day! Card at home.

Katelyn

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

  • Distress Ink: Forest Moss, Dried Marigold and Walnut Stain
  • Blending Tool with Foam
  • Ranger Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink
  • Graphic 45: Bird Watcher – 12×12 Patterns & Solids Paper Pad
  • Misc: Book Page and Rose Gold Foil Paper
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