Hi, everyone! The January Blessings Box was absolutely amazing and the team had a blast with it. I didn't think it could get any better.....until Kelley revealed the April Blessings Box!!!! What a fabulous welcome to spring!!!! If you aren't familiar with the Blessings Box quarterly subscription, please check it out HERE. You can see all of the beautiful designer samples HERE on the website or HERE on Instagram. Enjoy!!
Here are some fantastic add-on products which can received with a discount if combined with the Blessings Box:
For my first sample, I chose one of my favorite papers from the Cottage Garden A2 Card Fronts paper pack and cut the bottom peony out with a circle die (to use for another card below). The sentiment from Birthday Wishes was stamped onto white vellum and adhered to the white panel with an adhesive sheet. Other products used: Pierced Rectangles Dies, Matting Rectangle Die, A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Die set, and Foam Mounting Tape.
The peony image cut out from the previous card was used for this card. The scripture verse from Birthday Wishes was stamped on white vellum then adhered to the peony circle with an adhesive sheet; a Scalloped Circle Die was used for a mat. For the background panel, a white panel was dry embossed with the Cross Stitch Embossing Folder, then green, yellow, and apricot inks were used with Blending Brushes. The bottom layers of the Peony Dies were colored with Blending Brushes and the top layers, cut from apricot, were adhered using adhesive sheets. (Attach a piece of adhesive sheet to the back of the cardstock before die-cutting. This saves the trouble of trying to glue the intricate die-cuts!)
Next up is a card created for my step-mom for Mother's Day. Her favorite color is red, so this gorgeous designer paper from the Stained Glass Roses A2 Card Fronts pack was perfect! The Roses Dies were cut from red and gold foil cardstock to coordinate with the designer paper. The sentiment is from The Greatest Gift Stamp/Die Duo set; panels cut and matted with Ovals and Pierced Ovals Dies.
This next card was created for a great-niece for her birthday. I chose a sentiment from Birthday Wishes and a pretty bookmark from the Shabby Chic Rose Bookmarks Paper Pad. One end of the bookmark was cut with the bottom end of the Hummingbird Bookmark Die, then cut the other end of the bookmark in order to create a panel instead of a bookmark. Other items used: Fancy Fans Mixed Media Stencil, Blending Brushes, Butterfly Layering Combo 3, Mini Slimline Card Base, Mini Slimline Rectangles, Mini Slimline Scalloped Rectangles, Ovals Dies, Scalloped Ovals Dies.
Last but not least, an anniversary card created for my in-laws, featuring another gorgeous pattern from the Cottage Garden A2 Card Fronts Paper Pad and the most perfect scripture for them from Bookmark Scriptures 2. I love to stamp onto vellum and adhere straight to the designer paper using an adhesive sheet; this allows a clear image with the stamp but it allows the beautiful paper to be seen as well. The largest arch die from the Arches Shaker Set was cut and popped up with Foam Mounting Tape over the scripture.
Thanks for visiting with me today!
Blessings,