Kaisercraft Dandelions Thankful Card

 

Hi friends,

Today I am sharing my Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Design Team Card for the February theme of Good People - and one of the suggested interpretations was cards inspired by someone you admire.  I am inspired by my sister-in-law who is the kindest person I know.  She is very humble and caring and I am so thankful for her in my life.  

Now that it is 6+ months since the challenge went live, I can share my card online.

The main image was trimmed from one of the 12" x 12" papers.  I layered the image onto a dark blue sheet of designer paper and added a 1/16" border using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.  I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush to the fluffy parts of the dandelions - technically called pappus - which looks so pretty in real life.  All the designer papers, other than the main image, are from the smaller paper pad.

I added Silver Brads to the layers underneath the main image, then popped up those layers using scraps of white cardstock.

I kept the card unfussy otherwise just to let the main image take centre stage.

Finished size is:  5-5/8" x 4-1/8" or 143mm x 105mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Papers:  Kaisercraft Dandelions 12" x 12" + 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" Paper Pad

Accessories:  Tombow Mono Multi, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Silver Brads, We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides, Scraps of White Cardstock, Uniquely Creative White Card Base

A Gender-Neutral Thank You Card

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing another Thank You Card.  This was my Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Design Team card for the February Theme of Good People .  One of the suggested interpretations for the theme was to make a Thank You Card for people who help.  I made this card to be more gender-neutral:

Now that it has been more than 6 months since the challenge went live, I can share it online.    

I stamped the leaf image in Versamagic Tea Leaves Chalk Ink onto white cardstock.   I used my Stamping Platform for perfect placement for the leaf and the sentiment because my ink pad was a little dry so I needed to repeat stamp until I was happy with how it looked.

The scrap strip of designer paper along the bottom of the main panel is 3/4" x 3-1/2". The designer paper on the card base is by Kaisercraft - Open Road.  The cardstock is from my stash and is a Bamboo colour and was trimmed to 1/16" on the main panel as well as the card base.

The twine is by May Arts - Parrot Green and was added in two separate elements as I couldn't seem to tie a neat bow and have it sit at the right angle.  I glued the bow on using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

The main panel has been popped up a little on scraps of white cardstock.

Lastly, I added a Kaisercraft Green Rhinestone to the RHS of the sentiment but added a dot of Art Glitter Glue underneath as I tend to find glue dots slip over time.  

Finished size is 4-1/8" x 4-1/8" or 104mm x 104mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Leaf + Thank You Sentiment

Ink:  Versamagic Tea Leaves Chalk

Designer Paper:  Scrap of Green (stash), Kaisercraft Open Road 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" pad PP1034 

Accessories:  May Arts Parrot Green Twine SM-66, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Art Glitter Glue, Kaisercraft Green Rhinestone, Stamping Platform, Cardstock - White + Bamboo

Kaisercraft Tranquil Lane Thank You Card

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing another Thank You Card.  This was my Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Design Team Card for the February theme of Good People and one of the interpretations was to make a Thank You Card for people who help.  Now that it is over 6 months since the challenge went live, I can share my card anywhere online.

The leaf image is by Kaisercraft - Tranquil Lane from their Collectables and was glued on using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.  The sentiment was stamped using Navy Blue Ink.  I used my Stamping Platform for perfect placement.

The strip of designer paper along the bottom of the main panel is 3/4" x 3-1/2" and is also from the Tranquil Lane Designer Papers, as is the paper on the card base.  I fussy-cut the butterfly from one of the papers using my Uniquely Creative Fussy-Cutting Scissors and glued down just the centre so I could pop the wings up a little.  The cardstock is by Kaisercraft - Navy - and was trimmed to 1/16" on the main panel as well as the card base.

The white twine is from my stash and was added in two separate elements as I couldn't seem to tie a neat bow and have it sit at the right angle.  I glued the bow on using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

The main panel has been popped up a little on scraps of white cardstock.

Lastly, I popped on a Uniquely Creative Navy Rhinestone but added a dot of Art Glitter Glue underneath as I tend to find glue dots slip over time.  

Finished size is 4-1/8"" x 4-1/8" or 104mm x 104mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Thank You Sentiment

Ink:  Navy Blue

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Tranquil Lane 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" Pad + matching Collectables

Accessories:  White Twine, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Art Glitter Glue, Uniquely Creative Fussy-Cutting Scissors, Uniquely Creative Navy Rhinestone UCE1753, Stamping Platform, Cardstock - White + Kaisercraft Navy

Craft Creations Goldfinch in Cherry Diecut Decoupage Birthday Stepper Card

 

Hi everyone,

My cousin is turning 70 next month so I thought I would make her an extra-special card for her birthday:

Challenges

I am popping my card into the following challenges (click on the underlined link to take you to the challenge):

• Splitcoaststampers - Use it 2026 - Using old supplies to make a card

• The Creative Crafters - Challenge #103 - Anything Goes

• Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday F4A862 - Hobbies.  Mine is birds.  I have been very passionate about birds since I was a little girl & my drawing books were filled with birds.  We have many birds that visit our Australian garden and I spend alot of time with them.  Some even hop on my knee or let me sit beside them and we hang out together.  I am known as:   "The Bird Whisperer".

The main image plus the sentiment is by Craft Creations - Goldfinch in Cherry - and is diecut decoupage.  I ADORE using diecut decoupage images for my cards.  It is one of my most-favourite styles of card to make and I have made many over the years.  There is something magical about bringing a flat image to life and I just enjoy the process so much.

I popped the images out of the sheet and cleaned up the edges because you always get this white bit which really stands out if you don't trim it off.

I put the layers together using both 0.5 and 1 mm Doublesided Adhesive Foam Squares but I added a dot of Tombow Mono Multi Glue to give me a little bit of wiggle room to make sure I have the elements exactly where I want them.  This is something I learned to do a little while ago because if you just use the foam squares alone without the glue and stick it in the wrong spot, it can be problematic trying to get it up again without tearing it or leaving some of the foam square behind which can ruin the entire thing.

All the designer papers are by Graphic 45 - Botanical Tea - 8" x 8" pad which was first released in 2014.  Graphic 45 re-released a Keepsake Edition of Botanical Tea in August 2025 so if you are after these papers, you can still get them (yay!) but the Keepsake Edition has 12" x 12" papers not the 8" x 8".  I absolutely adore this collection - the colours make me very happy.  It really was just pure coincidence that they matched the main image so perfectly.

Once I had finished putting the picture together, I layered it onto pink then blue designer paper with 1/16" and 1/8" borders respectively.  These were trimmed using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides.

The Stepper Card was diecut from White Cardstock using my Big Shot with an Extended Platform and an old die from 2013 by Cheery Lynn Designs - Step Card #1.  I picked this die up at a Craft Show many years ago here in Australia when it was half price.  It was unique at the time but since then, a number of companies have released Stepper Card Dies - and of course, you can always just trim one out yourself without having a die.  Personally, I suck at measuring so a die just saves me the frustration and hassle of trying to do it myself.  This Cheery Lynn Die also comes with other dies to do the borders plus the card inside so it really is quick and easy to put the card together.

Here is a photo at an angle so you can see the layers on the main image:

Here is a photo of the card inside:

Sorry, it's not a great photo.  It is so hard to take a photo of white with the designer paper because if I brighten the white, the designer paper looks all washed out and nothing like what it really looks like in real life.  

The Green Cardstock was diecut using one of the dies from the Stepper Card Die Set and I just trimmed up the designer paper to fit.

The white sentiment panel was diecut using a Spellbinders Labels 1 Small Nestabilities Die.  The sentiment is from the diecut decoupage set and was popped up on 1mm Doublesided Adhesive Foam Squares.  I wrote on the inside:  "A little bird told me you were having a special birthday" which I thought was fitting given that I had a bird on the front 😊

Finished size is 5-5/16" x 5-7/8" or 119mm x 105mm.

I decided not to put 70 on the card so it didn't shout at my cousin, HEY - YOU'RE 70.  Not everyone necessarily wants a number on their card (I certainly don't!) - well, unless your a kid of course, then it is mandatory to show your age!  

This card will be winging its way over to Western Australia - so the other side of the country to where I live.  I am allowing at least two weeks for it to get there as it goes by truck - a journey of just around 3500 kilometres/2170 miles - and whilst they say 4-7 days, you never can be 100% sure - and I want to make sure my cousin definitely gets my card in time for her birthday and not a week too late!

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Graphic 45 Botanical Tea 8" x 8" Pad

Accessories:  Big Shot with Extended Platform, Craft Creations DCD558 Goldfinch in Cherry Diecut Decoupage, 0.5 & 1mm Doublesided Adhesive Foam Squares, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, WRMK Perfect Layers Guides, Cardstock - White & Green

Dies:  Cheery Lynn Designs Step Card #1 B348 (retired), Spellbinder Labels 1 Small Nestabilities S4-308 (retired)

Vintage Tools Masculine Card

 

Hi everyone,

I originally made this card as my Splitcoaststampers Design Team Project for the February Fan Club Challenge CT0226 of 'Good People' - and one of the suggestions was to make a Thank You Card for people who help:

Now that it is 6 months since I shared this card in the Fan Club Gallery, I can share it here on my blog.

In case you don't know, the tool on the card is a wordworking plane which is used to flatten, reduce the thickness of and smooth wood surfaces by shaving off thin layers with a sharpened blade.  It transforms rough, uneven timber into straight, true, and refined pieces, essential for furniture making and joinery.  My late father's passion was working with wood and used this tool alot.  I used to love sitting with him in his workshop watching him work.  After he left school at Grade 8, he took himself off to Night School in the 1930s to learn cabinet-making and was very skilled.
 
I stamped the Plane and Sentiment using Dark Grey Ink onto White Cardstock.  I diecut the panel using a Lifestyle Nesting Circle Die then went around the edges using Dark Grey Ink.  I layered the main panel onto a grey piece of Kaisercraft Documented Designer Paper then diecut black cardstock using a Spellbinders Inverted Scalloped Circle Die and my Big Shot.  I popped the panel up a little using scrap pieces of Black Cardstock.
 
The top designer paper on the card base is from the Kaisercraft Documented Pad - and the bottom is by Mintay Garage from their Add-On Pack.  This Kaisercraft range is old and was released in 2017.
 
The Black Cardstock centre panel was dry embossed using a free embossing folder that came with a UK Cardmaking Magazine ages ago.  I sanded the panel using a Kaisercraft Sanding Tool - which I thought was in-keeping with the whole vibe of my card.
 
I added the 3/8" / 1 cm wide Black Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon in two separate elements because I find it easier for me that way.  
 
The card base is Dark Grey.
 
Lastly, I added 3 x Kaisercraft Black Pearls to the top RHS.
 
Finished size is:  4-1/4" x 5-15/16" or 118mm x 150mm.

I think you could use the card for a birthday as well - or just to tell someone how amazing they are.

 

Thanks for stopping by!
 
Jocelyn
 
 
Card Recipe:
 
Stamps:  Vintage Tools
 
Ink:  Dark Grey

Designer Paper:  Mintay Garage 6" x 8" Add-On Pack MT-GAG-11, Kaisercraft Documented 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" Pad (retired)
 
Accessories:  Ink Blending Tool + Domed Pad, Big Shot, Diamond Embossing Folder (free with magazine), Kaisercraft Sanding Tool, Kaisercraft Black Pearls BR211, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, 3/8"-1cm wide Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Cardstock - Black + White + Dark Grey 
 
Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles (retired), Spellbinders Inverted Scalloped Circles S4-195 (retired)
 
 

Uniquely Creative Echoes of the Outback Female Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone,

I made a Birthday Card for my cousin - another August birthday - but at least my cousin is female so it gave me a break from doing masculine cards:

I used a sample card in Uniquely Creative's Echoes of the Outback Magazine as the basis for my card but changed it significantly so it does look quite alot different to the original one.

I trimmed a sheet of 12" x 12" designer paper down to slightly smaller than my card front and dry embossed it using my Big Shot and Uniquely Creative Foliage Embossing Folder.  I ran my Kaisercraft Sanding Block over it to highlight the foliage.  I really love this embossing folder - one of my favourites.

The brown wooden ring is from the matching Creative Cuts and I glued on some Brown Check Designer Paper underneath from one of the 12" x 12" designer papers, then popped it up on Uniquely Creative Foam Mounts.

I added the Cockatoo on Foam Mounts as well.  The foliage on the bottom RHS is from the Creative Cuts and is several layers thick so has loads of dimension which you can see here in this photo:

The foliage on the top LHS is also from the Creative Cuts.  I glued the leaves down but left the tips so I could bend them up for dimension.  The flowers and two more leaves were popped up on Foam Mounts.  

The sentiment is from the Creative Cuts and was popped on a some scraps of White Cardstock.

I glued the entire panel onto Chocolate Cardstock, then glued the card front to a White Card Base.

Final touches were adding some Kaisercraft Pale Green Rhinestones using Art Glitter Glue.  They did come with glue dots but as these rhinestones are quite old, the glue dots aren't overly sticky and I didn't want them to fall off in the mail.

Finished size is 4-5/16" x 6" or 109mm x 152mm.

I really love how my card turned out and it was so much fun to layer up all the different elements.  My cousin lives in rural northern Victoria so I thought making a very Australian card would be perfect for her.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe (all products by Uniquely Creative unless otherwise stated):

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Echoes of the Outback 12" x 12" + Creative Cuts (April 2025)

Accessories:  Fussy-cutting Scissors, Foam Mounts, Foliage Embossing Folder UCE2024, Chocolate Cardstock, Big Shot, Kaisercraft Sanding Block, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Art Glitter Glue, Kaisercraft White Card Base, Scraps of White Cardstock, Koala 1mm Foam Mounts, Kaisercraft Pale Green Rhinestones

Uniquely Creative Echoes of the Outback Birthday Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

Today I am sharing another Masculine Card that I made for my brother-in-law's birthday:

I used a Uniquely Creative Echoes of the Outback Card Kit but made a few changes to the sample in the kit.  This kit was released in April 2025.  I love how Uniquely Creative has released lots of products over the years that celebrates everything Australian.  When I first started cardmaking many years ago, the most Australian image you could get was Santa on a surfboard and that was about it - and even then, he was wearing a Hawaiian shirt which isn't remotely Australian.....sigh....  It is so refreshing to see local creators crafting cardmaking and scrapbooking products that capture the soul of our unique flora and fauna and sweeping landscapes.

Anyway, I am digressing, so back to my card:  I specifically chose the images because my brother-in-law lives in rural Victoria and he regularly helps out a friend on their farm - and he just loves everything rural - so it was a no-brainer to choose a card design that encompasses his lifestyle.

I added a sheet of designer paper underneath the main image and used my Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool to rough up the edges to make it look distressed.  I glued the paper to Uniquely Creative Chocolate Cardstock using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

The main image was fussy-cut from one of the 6 x 6 inch designer papers and was popped up on Uniquely Creative Foam Mounts.  The original design in the card kit had more flowery images behind the main image - but I swapped them for gum blossoms and added extra gum leaves.  I also added kangaroo paw flowers (the red flowers) as I felt they were more masculine than the other flowers.  Some of the elements were fussy cut using my Uniquely Creative Fussy Cutting Scissors - others were from the matching Creative Cuts.  I also used Uniquely Creative Paperbark Blooms Creative Cuts - and this range was released in April 2026.

For the most part, I glued down the stems so I could bend up the leaves/flowers a little to add some dimension to them.

The barbed wire underneath the sentiment is from the Echoes of the Outback Creative Cuts.  The sentiment is also from the same pack and was popped up on 1mm mounts.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Finished size is 5-15/16 x 4-1/4 inches or 151 x 108mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe (all Uniquely Creative unless stated otherwise):

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Echoes of the Outback 6" x 6" + matching Creative Cuts, Paperbark Blooms Creative Cuts

Accessories:  Fussy-Cutting Scissors, 1mm Foam Mounts, Distressing Tool UCE1986, Chocolate Cardstock, White Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue