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Enchanting Poppy Stems add spring color to a slimline friendship card. Layer them over an ink-blended backdrop and the Cascadia Background Strip. Hi, Jean Okimoto here with another beautiful, versatile floral set from our February 2022 Collection. Cut white cardtock with the 7-¼" x 2-¼" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die. Cut the rectangle with Cascadia Background Strip. Blend blue, green, purple and teal inks on smooth white cardtock - use a piece large enough for the background strip and the greeting background. Dry the inks, then spritz it with a light mist of Imagine's Sparkle Shimmer Spritz. Dry it, then...
Hello and Happy '22! Jean Okimoto here with a quick card to start the year. Diecut Rose Bouquet Wide Washi Tape and layer it over a leaf-green Jumbled Lines Collage. Add a quick stamped and diecut greeting and sparkly Fairy Crystals - that's it! The design is simple, versatile and matches several of the greetings in the Big and Little Reverse Words stamp set. Cut white cardstock with the 3.1 x 8.1" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die. Cut the rectangle with Jumbled Line Collage. Cut a strip of soft green 6x6 from the Lush Green Collection and attach it behind...
Brighten a winter day with the new Stained Glass Rose Circle Frame and a little note. The greeting is from the new Springtime Typewriter Sentiments Clear Stamp Set. Hello and happy weekend - Jean Okimoto here with more designs from our 2019 Spring Collection of dies and stamps. There are many ways to use this delicately-pretty new frame. Circles are an easy way to add a bright background to each blossom. The ¾" circles aren't a perfect fit - but I think they add a cool, quirky pop of color. Hope you agree! Sponge the smoother side of watercolor paper...
***1/11/16 UPDATE***We've added a Memory Box Calendar + Watercolor Workshop class to the Impress class schedule! It's on Sunday January 31st from 12:00 to 3:00 PM - $43 includes a metal calendar stand too. Please bring a waterbrush. Please call 206 901.9101 to reserve a seat. We've reached the final quarter of our watercolored calendar. Jean Okimoto here with a few of my favorite seasonal dies from Memory Box and Open Studio, Peerless Watercolors - and of course, more sequins. I love how those tiny, sparkly little circles of prettiness can add so much to a design. Cut three of...
It's a very different Christmas this year - winter pastels and muted textures somehow seem so right for 2020. Hi everyone - Jean Okimoto here with my last Christmas design of the season. We're looking forward to sharing our Valentine 2021 designs with you soon! Cut light gray cardstock with the 3" Circle Basics die. Prep the Stitched Burst die by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to help remove the tiny dots. Cut the circle with Stitched Burst. Use Scotch Transparent Tape to attach pink floss to the backside of the diecut. Begin at an outer point, skip...
Inspiration for using Memory Box papers, stamps, dies, and stencils in your papercrafting and cardmaking projects!
Love the look of layered blossoms? I do - and decided to improvise and create some for you today! I used the English Rose Bouquet from my stash of favorite dies - and layered it over the brand-new Plush Perfect Gardenia from the Spring Release. The just-released English Rose Collage would work perfectly too. It's a popular look right now - and we can create it with Memory Box Dies - yay! Jean Okimoto here this evening...let's get started. Cut English Rose Bouquet from gold mirror cardstock and snip three of the blossoms. (Yes cutting - with scissors, by hand...
Let's make three more calendar pages with our Memory Box and Open Studio dies and Peerless Watercolors. Jean Okimoto here with more of our 2016 calendar - have fun with these pretty colors and shimmery sequins! The cute little calendars are from Impress. They all begin with an Open Studio Stitched Pinpoint Layer...then add splashes of color, more diecuts, and a scattering of pretty sequins. I've designed these as calendar pages, but they'd be nice birthday cards too - create personalized greetings by highlighting the date of someone's birthday. Diecut watercolor paper and paint it with Peerless Watercolors. Paint a...
Bumblebee Daydreams, Peerless Watercolors and giveaways from our Blog Blitz...it's a great day! Hi, Jean Okimoto here, welcoming you to the midpoint of our summer blitz. View our latest collection - and be sure to leave a comment on each designer's blog blitz post this week for a chance to win a great new stamp set. There's a lot happening today - Laura announced the winners of our May Challenge and the details of our June Challenge. Sherry posted another beautiful card...and I got a bit carried away with the cool, contemporary Bumblebee Daydreams Die and Stamp Sets. I think...
Looking for more Butterfly Spectacle inspiration? Create a window card that opens to reveal a watercolored Butterfly Ensemble trio and some sparkly lavender gems. Hi again, Jean Okimoto here with my 401st post on Outside the Box. The actual post count is a bit higher - maybe around 550 - it all began about 9 years ago on the InKollage blog. It was a very steep learning curve for me - but Dave was very patient about it all. Thanks Dave! And to all of you, thanks for visiting, and for all of your comments and likes on our Facebook...
