Jumbo Curiosity Round Ornament

 I got two new items in the mail on the same day and had to put them together. The Jumbo Curiosity Round Ornament die by The Greetery and the Scattered Christmas embossing folder by Spellbinders. I based my card on this one by Laurie Willison.

It's hard to see in the photo but I cut the branch with Close to Cocoa and shaded it with Early Expresso. The pine needles are cut from Soft Succulent and shaded with Handsome Hunter.

I used the Opposites Attract Holiday Hot Foil plate by The Greetery for the sentiment. You can see the shine below.

SUPPLIES:

Paper: White, Handsome Hunter, Close to Cocoa, Soft Succulent (SU), gold foil, kraft (pti)

Ink: Early Espresso, Handsome Hunter (SU)

Dies: BotaniCuts Pine Bough, Jumbo Curiosity Round Ornament (The Greetery)

Other: Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Sage Shadow Stampin’Write marker (SU), red twine (American Crafts), Scattered Christmas embossing folder (Spellbinders), foam tape

Hot Foil Plate: Opposites Attract Holdiday (The Greetery)

Hot foil: Matte gold (Spellbinders)

Jumbo Curiosity: Butterfly

My daughter visited with her family and we had lots of time to craft together. This is my first card with the Jumbo Curiosity: Butterfly die by The Greetery.

After playing with the butterfly I figured out it works best to die cut and then ink blend using the stencil. I couldn't get it lined up the other way around.  I recently learned about Foundry Wax and thought it would look cool on the butterfly wings. I used the the end of a paint brush to apply the dots. I also splattered some of the gold onto the background but it is hard to see.

For the wood slice, I inked up the center part of the die with Early Espresso before die cutting so that the lines would show up better. After cutting I inked blended the outer ring with Vintage Photo DOX.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Sketched Wildflower Frame, Sentiment Suite: Birthday (The Greetery)

Paper: White, Kraft

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, DOX (Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire, Festive Berries, Barn Door, Vintage Photo)

Dies: Jumbo Curiosity: Butterfly, Wood Slices, Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery)

Other: Foundry Wax-Gilded (Tim Holtz/Ranger)

Tiny Just Mason Around from The Greetery

I got my order from The Greetery and Betsy had included a little freebie in honor of her 2nd anniversary. It is a very cute, but tiny, stamp of a her Mason jar set and a bouquet of flowers. My daughter hasn't received her order yet so I got to work and made a quick card to show her.

It is a 2 piece set so the jar was easy to stamp. The flowers were a bit more challenging.  I tried a couple different things but ended up stamping the bouquet in Soft Stone and then using the fine tip end of markers to go over it and color in the parts of the bouquet. It is a bit messy because I did it fast but I do like the results.

After doing the flowers I flicked some Early Espresso around the bouquet, added some clear Nuvo drops and tied some twine around in a bow.

I think that next time I might try die cutting some mini flowers to add to the jar. I'm thinking my new Alphabuds Bold might do the trick :-)

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Tiny Just Mason Around (free thank you set from The Greetery)

Paper: White, Lemon Tart, Lemon Tart Pattern Pack (pti)

Ink: Soft Stone, Aqua Mist (pti)

Dies: Border Basics: Rectangle, Border Bling: Tin Stitched (itp); Stitched Rectangles Stax die-namicss (mft)

Other: SU markers (Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Wisteria Wonder, Pale Plum, Blushing Bride); Linen thread (May Arts), spritzer, Clear Nuvo Crystal Drops