Jan's Paper Flowers

2378 - Blackfoot Daisy

CS432 - Bohemian Rose Sentiments

C015 - Beautiful Brights Cardstock

Other Products Used: Cream Cardstock, Memento Dandelion, Peanut Brittle and Morocco Inks, Archival Olive Ink, VersaMark Ink, Aged Ivory Embossing Powder, Sisal, Cheesecloth, Hot Glue Gun, Imagine Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray - Sparkle

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Have a beautiful day!

Crafty Hugs, 🤗🤗🤗

Janet

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Pink Columbine Birthday - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi and Welcome!

This is a birthday card I created for a friend using the beautiful Columbine flower from the Bloom Wildly Collection designed by Liz Gaze and Els Van de Burgt. I love how this flower comes together.

Create a 7 x 5" tent fold white card base. Diecut white cardstock using the largest Stitched Rectangle, ink all around the edges with Vibrant Fuchsia ink. Diecut white cardstock using the next largest die and dry emboss. Adhere layers together and adhere to card front.

Stamp, diecut, color and shape the Columbine flowers, leaves and buds. Assemble the flowers and add stamens to the flower centers. (I colored white stamens using Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink.) Adhere the flowers to the left side of the card front using hot glue.

Stamp the sentiment on white cardstock, diecut using a die from the Rectangle Gift Box, add a satin cord and adhere to the card front using dimensional dots. Stamp the butterfly on vellum using VersaMark ink, cover with WOW Sparkling Snow embossing powder and heat set. Cut again from white card stock, color and adhere the vellum to the solid.

Adhere the butterfly to the sentiment tag.

Diecut second largest Stitched Rectangle die from white cardstock, ink the edges and adhere to the inside. Diecut smallest rectangle from white cardstock, add personal message and adhere to inside.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used:

CS432 - Bohemian Rose Sentiment

Other Products Used: White Cardstock, Embossing Folder, Vibrant Fuchsia and English Ivy Archival Inks, Vellum. VersaMark Ink, WOW Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Hot Glue Gun Stamens, Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink, Satin Cord.

Thank you for stopping by, I truly love it when you visit.

Till we meet again, please stay safe and be well!

Have a beautiful day.

Crafty Hugs, 🤗🤗🤗

Janet

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Pastel Poppies - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi and Welcome!

I love how the Wild Poppy, from the Bloom Wildly Collection designed by Liz Gaze and Els Van de Burgt, looks when it's colored with pastels.

Create a white 6 x 6" tent fold card base. Using the largest Stitched Square die, cut from white cardstock. Using the next size die, cut from Garden Party cardstock, ink the edges, adhere the two layers together and adhere to the card front. Diecut the Stitched Oval from white cardstock. Diecut the next smallest oval, dry emboss adhere layers together and adhere to right side of card front.

Diecut, color and shape the poppies leaves and greenery. Add prills to the flower centers and adhere all to the oval.

Stamp the sentiment on vellum using VersaMark ink, cover with white embossing powder and heat set. Diecut using die from the Rectangle Gift Box and adhere to the bottom left. Add a couple of pretty, colorful gems.

Stamp the butterfly on vellum using VersaMark ink, cover wth WOW Sparkling Snow embossing powder and heat set. Diecut using the coordinating die, diecut again from white cardstock, color, shape and adhere to the top left.

Make a triple loop bow from sheer ribbon and adhere on the side of the flowers.

Using the second largest Stitched Square die, cut designer paper, ink the edges and adhere to the inside. Using the second smallest Stitched Oval die, cut from white cardstock. Using the smallest oval de, cut from designer paper, ink the edges, stamp the sentiment using VersaMark ink, cover with white embossing powder and heat set. Adhere the ovals together and adhere to the inside.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used:

2350 - Stitched Squares and Circles

2376 - Wild Poppy

2381 Stitched Ovals

C019 - Garden Party Cardstock

Other Products Used: White Cardstock, Vellum, Archival Inks: Coastal Coral, Garden Patina, Buttercup, and Library Green, Prills: Coral Sea and Lemon Chiffon, Stamens, Versamark, Ink, White Embossing Powder, WOW Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder, Embossing Folder, Sheer Ribbon.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I love seeing you.

Till we meet again, please stay safe and be well!

Have a beautiful day!

Crafty Hugs, 🤗🤗🤗

Janet

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Bold Ruffled Poppies - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi and Welcome!

The wild poppies from the Bloom Wildly Collection designed by Els Van de Burgt and Liz Gaze for Elizabeth Craft Designs are just so beautiful. They really pop on my white and black background, don't they?. This is another flower that's very versatile and can be shaped and colored many different ways.

For this card, create a 5 x 7" black card base. Diecut largest Stitched Rectangle die from black cardstock and the next largest rectangle from white cardstock, dry emboss the white layer, adhere the two layers together and adhere to the card front. Using the scalloped die from the Rectangle Gift Box, cut from black cardstock. Use the inside die to cut from white cardstock, emboss, adhere the two diecuts together then adhere to the card front using dimensional tape.

Diecut, stamp, color and shape the poppies, buds and leaves. Assemble the poppies and create a pretty arrangement on the card front using hot glue.

Stamp the butterfly on vellum, cover with WOW Sparkllng Snow embossing powder and heat set. Diecut using the coordinating die. Diecut again from white cardstock, adhere the layers together and adhere to the top right of the scalloped layer. Stamp the sentiment using black ink, cut using an oval punch and adhere to the bottom center. Make a triple loop bow from black satin ribbon and adhere under the poppies.

Now we're ready to decorate the inside.

Using the second largest Stitched Rectangle die, cut from white cardstock and stamp the sentiment in the middle. Adhere some white diecut greenery for interest and adhere to the inside of the card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used:

2376 - Wild Poppy

Other Products Used: Black and White Cardstock, Archival Carnation Red, Red Geranium, Bright Tangelo and Olive Inks, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Black Satin

Ribbon, VersaMark, WOW Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder, Embossing Folder, Oval Punch

Thank you so much for stopping by, I always enjoy your visit.

Till we meet again, please stay safe and be well.

Have a beautiful day!

Crafty Hugs, 🤗🤗🤗

Janet

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Pretty Wildflowers - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi and Welcome!

Here's a fun side step card using the beautiful Bloom Wildly collection designed by Els Van de Burgt and Liz Gaze. I love these wildflowers and the sweet sparrow. The Blackfoot Daisy is so much fun to create with and it's so versatile.

Create a white 7 x 5" side step card base. Cut dark blue cardstock from the Evening Rose Collection 2 7/8 x 4 7/8", 3 7/8 x 2 3/8", 3 7/8 x 1 3/8" and 3 7/8 x 7/8". Then cut light blue designer cardstock from the same collection 2 3/4 x 4 3/4", 3 3/4 x 2 1/4", 3 3/4 x 1 1/4" and 3 3/4 x 3/4". Ink all the edges and adhere the layers together. Stamp the sentiment on the smallest layer and then adhere all the layers to the front and steps of the card base.

Diecut, color and shape 3 Blackfoot Daisies and the leaves, assemble, add prills to the flower centers and adhere to the left side of the card.

Diecut the smallest Stitched Oval from white cardstock and light blue designer cardstock, ink the edges, adhere together and then glue to the top of the tallest step. Diecut and color the sparrow, branch and leaves and adhere to the oval as shown using glue and a dimensional dot. Diecut, color and shape the Floral Greenery and adhere to the center step. Diecut, color and shape the tiny flowers, add prills to the centers and add to the bottom step.

I love the dimension of this card. Note: I added a couple of strips of grass from the Garden Edges and Fence Die set over the stems of the greenery.

"Be like a wildflower, beautiful, fierce and free."

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used:

2381 - Stitched Ovals

2380 - Sparrow

2378 - Blackfoot Daisy

2331 - Garden Edges and Fence

C023 - Evening Rose Cardstock

Other Products Used: White Cardstock, Green Cardstock, Archival Inks: Goldenrod, English Ivy, Pebble Beach, Coastal Coral, Cactus Flower; Memento Bamboo Leaves Ink; Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Ground Espresso, Black Soot, Gathered Twigs, Hickory Smoke and Pumice Stone, Hot Glue Gun, Minnie Pearls and You Had Me at Yellow Prills, Dmensional Dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I love it when you visit!

Till we meet again, please stay safe and be well.

Have a beautiful day!

Crafty Hugs, 🤗🤗🤗

Janet

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Purple Columbine - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi and Welcome!

Yay! Today is the release day of the amazing Bloom Wildly Collection designed by Els Van de burgt and Liz Gaze. I love all of these gorgeous wild flowers and the first one I used is the Columbine. This is such a bold and beautiful flower and really made my card pop. The new stitched oval dies enabled me to create a fantastic frame for my flowers.

Create a 5 x 7" white card base. Diecut white cardstock using the largest stitched rectangle. Diecut Evening Rose cardstock using the next size stitched rectangle, ink the edges and adhere to the card base. Create a frame using the new Stitched Oval dies - diecut white cardstock using the 3rd largest stitched oval and the 2nd smallest stitched oval dies, then cut white cardstock using the 3rd largest and 3rd smallest dies. Finally, diecut white cardstock using the 3rd largest and 4th largest dies. Adhere the diecuts together using dimensional tape to create the frame and then adhere to the card front using dimensional tape.

Stamp, diecut, color and shape the Columbine flowers, buds and leaves. Assemble the flowers and adhere around the bottom and sides of the oval frame.

Stamp the butterfly on vellum using VersaMark ink, cover with WOW Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder, and heat set. Diecut using the coordinating die and color the back. Diecut again from white cardstock, color, adhere the vellum to the cardstock and shape. Adhere to top right. Stamp the sentiment on white cardstock, diecut using the die from the Rectangle Gift box. Adhere to the left center of the frame using glue and dimensional dots.

I love the dimension of this oval frame.

Diecut designer cardstock using the second largest stitched rectangle die, ink the edges, stamp the sentiment and adhere to the inside of the card. Diecut and color greenery and adhere as shown.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used:

2381 - Stitched Ovals

C023 - Evening Rose Cardstock

CS461 - Flower Centers 3

2311 - Delicate Fancy Vase

Other Products Used: White Cardstock, Archival Majestic Violet, Olive and Buttercup Inks, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Hot Glue Gun, VersaMark Ink. WOW Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder, Vellum, Dimensional Tape

Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate you!

Till we meet again, please stay safe and be well.

Have a beautiful day!

Crafty Hugs, 🤗🤗🤗🤗

Janet

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Birthday Floral - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi and Welcome!

Here's a pretty floral bouquet for a special someone's birthday.

The beautiful dahlia by Els Van de Burgt and Liz Gaze can be shaped in so many different ways. Angelica Turner's pretty vase and greenery are the perfect vessel and accompaniment for the elegant flowers and Devid Roodenburg's designer paper creates a wonderful background for all this beauty.

Create a 5 x 7" cream card base. Cut the largest stitched rectangle die from cream cardstock and the second largest stitched rectangle from designer paper, adhere the two together and adhere to card front. Diecut the solid vase and the decorative vase from cream cardstock. Cover the decorative diecut with VersaMark, sprinkle with Aged Ivory embossing powder and heat set. Adhere the two vases together, lightly shape and adhere to the card front using glue and dimensional dots.

Diecut, color and shape the flowers and greenery. Assemble the flowers and add stamens to the flower centers. Create a pretty arrangement in the vase.

Color a piece of white cardstock using distress oxide ink, diecut using the tag from the stitched rectangle set, stamp the sentiment using VersaMark ink, cover with Aged Ivory embossing powder and heat set. Add a satin cord bow and adhere to the vase using glue and dimensional dots.

Using the second largest stitched rectangle die, cut from designer paper. Add your sentiment to cream cardstock and diecut using the smallest rectangle die. Adhere the two together and adhere to the inside of the card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used:

2308 - Fern & Greenery

2346 - Dahlia

C039 - Backgrounds Volume 4