Flower Soft Vintage Christmas Moments

Here's a card I made awhile ago but never posted.

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I simply embossed a piece of cream cardstock, stamped a sentiment and then put it together.  It doesn't get much easier than that.

This card was so simple to make and I love the CAS look. The Flower Soft card toppers make it so easy. These are the Christmas Vintage Toppers.

Be sure to check out the Flower Soft Blog and Facebook Page for updates on newly released and retiring products.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - PTI Peaceful Poinsettia
Paper - CTMH New England Ivy and Colonial White
Ink - New England Ivy; Tea Dye ink
Flower Soft Vintage Christmas Toppers

Flower Soft Foxy Christmas

Here is a super simple card I made using the Winter Animals Design Set from Flower Soft.

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I simply cut the topper and mounted it onto my card base that I had already edged with a silver paint pen. I then added some Polar White Flower Soft to the tree. I splattered a little white paint onto the piece to mimic falling snow. I then cut the sentiment from the same page of the kit using a Spellbinders die and mounted that onto a piece of cardstock I cut with the next larger die. I again used my silver paint pen along the edges and popped the whole thing up with dimensionals. Super quick and easy with some fun dimension but it's not too bulky to mail.

Products Used:
Winter Animals Design Set
Paper - Royal Velvet and SS White
Flower Soft Polar White, white paint, silver paint pen, Spellbinders Labels 16 dies

Flower Soft Winter Scene Merry Christmas

Today I have another quick and easy card to show you.

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This time I used the Winter Country Scenes topper which I trimmed to mount on my card base. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the topper in black ink and then I used a snowflake border punch to cut out some glittered snowflakes which I adhered randomly onto the card.  Super simple!

As for the sentiment, you could easily substitute and use some Versamark and either gold or silver embossing powder for a little more glitz. To add extra dimension, sprinkle some Polar White Flower Soft throughout the tree. There are many options with these design sets.

Products Used:
Winter Country Scenes Design Set
Stamp Set - Tall Tails Owl & Reindeer
Paper - Pure Poppy
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Martha Stewart snowflake border punch, glitter

Flower Soft - Santa Toppers

With the holidays fast approaching, you may be looking for cards that are quick and easy and can be done at the last minute. If this is the case, you are in luck because today I am highlighting the Flower Soft Santa Toppers. They come in packs of 6 (3 each of 2 designs) and they are already cut to the perfect A2 size to leave a little border around the image on your card base.

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I used the Santas from 2 different packs and the Christmas Blessings stamp set to create these cards. I simply stamped my sentiments onto the preprinted image in Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. After I adhered the topper to my card base, I went around the edges with a gold paint pen. How easy is that? You could do this with all 6 cards in the pack and you would have a cute set to give as a gift or to send yourself.

I hope you'll give it a try.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Christmas Blessings
Paper - Pure Poppy
Ink - Versamark
Forest Santa and Magical Santa toppers; gold embossing powder; gold paint pen

Flower Soft Shaker Tag

Today I have a shaker tag to show you using the new Winter Animals Design Set from Flower Soft.

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I cut the tag using two different Spellbinders dies and then embossed the cardstock with the Darice Snowflakes folder. I edged it with white ink and also added a little glitter to the raised snowflakes with my Wink of Stella pen. I added tiny rhinestones to their centers as well. I used Polar White Flower Soft for my filler.

This is a fairly big tag but could also be used as a card front if you prefer or even an ornament for the tree.

Products Used:
Flower Soft Winter Animals Design Set
Stamp Set - The Lamppost
Paper - Enchanted Evening, SS White
Ink - CTMH White Daisy and Dutch Blue; Versafine Onyx Black
Flower Soft Polar White, Darice Snowflake embossing folder, Spellbinders Labels 18 and 25 dies

Flower Soft Snow Globe Ornament

Today, I am featuring the Flower Soft Snow Globes and I thought I would make an ornament for the Christmas Tree. I love the vintage look of this!

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I used the Flower Soft Spellbinders Vintage Christmas kit for my
images and I simply cut them out with an oval die and popped it up on an oval base that was cut to the same size as my globe. I edged the images in gold ink, cut the "Peace" scroll from the included sheet and added some bling.  I did this on both sides of the base and the glued two globed back-to-back over the whole thing.

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To hide the glue, I attached some cream lace along the edges of the globe using some scor-tape and then used my gold Wink of Stella pen to add some glitter along the edge of the lace.

I used a hole punch at the top so that I could add some gold cording for a hanger.

You could also use one Display Globe and leave the other side flat to create a beautiful tag for a special gift that could then be hung on the tree. I hope I sparked some ideas and you will give these a try.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Flower Soft Christmas Blessings
Paper - Fine Linen
Ink - Versafine Vintage Sepia; Delicata Golden Glitz
Flower Soft Display Globes, Spellbinders Vintage Christmas kit, Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Grand Ovals dies, Gold Wink of Stella pen, lace, adhesive gems, gold cord

Flower Soft & Peachy Keen Blog Hop

Hat/Sweater - B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, Y11, Y13, Y15, RV000; Nose - YR04, YR07; 

Tire - T2, T4, T6, T8; Shadow - B0000, B00

Welcome to the Katie Sue Designs (The Home of Flower Soft) & Peachy Keen Stamps blog hop! Our Designers have had a great time combining the products and have some great projects to share. If you came from Melissa's Blog, you're on the right track but if not, there is a list of all the participants at the end of this post so you won't miss a single bit of inspiration. It's important to visit each of the blogs and leave a comment so you can be eligible to win one of two gift certificates.

To enter to win a Peachy Keen Stamps or Flower Soft Prize, leave a comment on each of the blogs participating in the hop. Two lucky winner  will be chosen at random from all blog hop comments (one for a Peachy Keens Stamps -$25 Gift Certificate) and one for a Katy Sue Designs (Flower Soft) $25 Gift Certificate). Hurry! The hop ends tonight, Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 at 11:59 pm CT.

I used the Peachy Keen small Tubular Snowman for my card. I stamped him, colored him with copics and then fussy cut the image. I used one of the pages from the Winter Wonderland Card Creator kit for my background and dabbed a little bit of Picket Fence paint onto it to simulate snow.

I cut a couple of snowdrifts from white glitter felt and attached it to the bottom of my card and then tucked my snowman in between. I added a little Polar White Flower Soft to his hat for some added dimension. The sentiment was cut out from the same page on of the Card Creator kit.

Now you are off to see some amazing artwork from Janice.

Blog Hop Participants:

Katie Sue Designs (The Home of Flower Soft)
Tanya Adams
Jeanne Streiff
Vickie Harper
Vivienne Holden
Amy Crockett
Cindy Beland
Dawn Lusk
Gigi McKellips
Melissa Haas
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Janice Wilson
Lorie Souther
Peachy Keen Stamps Blog

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Tubular Star Snowman small
Paper - Flower Soft Winter Wonderland Card Creator; SS White and Enchanted Evening
Ink - CTMH White Daisy; Memento Tuxedo Black
Flower Soft Polar White; Wink of Stella clear pen; In the Meadow Snowdrift dies; glitter felt; Picket Fence Distress Paint; Copic markers

Flower Soft - Morning Tea

This week, the Flower Soft Design Team is showing you ways to use our card toppers.  For my project today I chose to use the Recipes for Break Time Beverages card toppers to create a super quick and easy card, perfect for Mother's Day.

Using the Spellbinders Marvelous Squares dies, I cut the image and mat and attached it to a card base along with a gold Wilton Doily. I edged all the cardstock with gold ink. I used a gold paint pen to go around the edges of the cup for some added shine.

Be sure to check out the Flower Soft Facebook Page and Blog for more examples of how to use these versatile toppers.

Products Used:
Flower Soft Recipes for Break Time Beverages card topper
Paper - Raspberry Fizz, SS White
Ink - Gold Delicata
Spellbinders Marvelous Squares dies
Gold paint pen, Wilton doily

Flower Soft - Chalkboard Friends

This week the Flower Soft Design Team is featuring projects made using Kool Tak foils and glitters.

For my card, I chose the Mabel Lucie Attwell Pop-Up Card kit because it allowed me to make a card in no time. All you have to do is cut and fold and you have an instant card! The chalkboard technique is all the rage now, so I stamped my sentiment on to the card front and embossed with white and then stamped over it using a white pigment ink. I then edged the card with Kool Tak's 1/4" Premium Pro adhesive tape and used some of the red glitter to frame my image. So simple!

Be sure to check out the Flower Soft Blog and Facebook Page for more inspiration. Remember, the Kool Tak foils and glitters are 15% off until May 7, 2013 at the Flower Soft Store.

Products Used:
Mabel Lucie Atwell Pop-Up Card kit
Stamp Set - Let's Talk
Ink - Versamark; CTMH White Daisy Pigment 
White embossing powder
Kool Tak 1/4" Premium Pro Adhesive Tape
Kool Tak Red Sparkles Bonus Pack

Flower Soft - Best Friends

This week Flower Soft is celebrating friendship and I thought this image was perfect. It's from one of the Mabel Lucie Attwell Card Kits (#8) and I cut the image with the Labels 1 die from Spellbinders. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things and I stamped it and then cut the words out.

Since these images are so vintage, I sponged the edges of all my paper with Tea Dye ink. I also added the cute little corner stamp from the one of the new Elizabeth Bell stamp line.

Be sure to visit the Flower Soft Facebook Page and Blog to see some other projects with a friendship theme.

Products Used:
Mabel Lucie Attwell Card Kit #8
Stamp Sets - Elizabeth Bell Just a Though Away; MFT Complimentary Greetings
Paper - SS White; FarmHouse Fair Skies
Ink - Versafine Black Onyx, Fresh Ink Navy, Tea Dye
Spellbinders Labels 1

Flower Soft - Relax

Hair - E11, E50, E53; Skin - E000, E00, E11; Shirt/Vest - W2, Y11, Y13, Y15; Shorts - B95, B97, B99

Grass - YG11, YG17, YG67; Water - B00, B32, B34; Sky B0000, B000, B00;

Rocks/Shadow - N2, N5; Dog and Boat - E55, E57, E59, E49

This week the Flower Soft Design Team is showcasing a new collection from Elizabeth Bell. The images are adorable and are available in clear stamps and also in digital format.

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For my card, I chose the Sailing digital stamp which I printed out and colored with Copics. I added some Ultra Fine White Flower Soft to the clouds for a little texture. The sentiment comes from the Coffee Time clear stamp set.

If you do chose the digital route, not only do you get the stamp, you also get frames, backing paper and the ability to create shaped cards. You also get the image as a Sepia or Black & White polaroid. There are so many options with these digital collections. The best part - this week the downloads are on sale at 50% off so you will get 27 files for only @3.99. Take a look at all the different images HERE.

Be sure to check out the Flower Soft Facebook Page and Blog for more inspiration this week.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Sailing (digital) and Coffee Time
Paper - MME Portobello Road; Ocean Tides and Soft Stone
Ink - Fresh Ink Steel Blue
Mat Stack 1 die; MFT Fishtail Flags die
Copic Markers

Flower Soft - Little Birdie Hexi Box

I have a cute project for you today using Flower Soft's Little Birdie Toppers. They are Spellbinders compatible and come in cream and white. I used the cream here and cut it with the Hexagon Nestabilities. I also added a little butterfly from the Summer Die Cut Paper Flowers Collection.

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To make the box, simply trace two of the largest Hexagon die and cut it out. Then cut a piece of cardstock to 2.5" x 6.75" and score at 2.25" from each end on the long side and .25" from each end on the short side. Cut the short score lines and adhere to the inside along three sides of the Hexagon using a strong tape. I used Scor-tape here.

I edged all of my cardstock with gold ink and also ran the ink along the top of the honeycomb embossing and the edges of my tissue paper.

Be sure to check out the Flower Soft Blog and Facebook Page for more inspiration using these toppers and your chance to win them!

Products Used:
Flower Soft Little Birdie Card Toppers
Flower Soft Summer Die Cut Paper Flowers
Paper - Chocolate, Rustic Cream
Ink - Delicata Gold Ink
TH Honeycomb embossing folder, adhesive pearls

Flower Soft - Line Art

I have a new product from Flower Soft to share with you today - the Line Art Vintage Embroidery kit.  It contains several die cut flowers and panels that coordinate with many of the Spellbinders dies.  I chose this panel which pairs nicely with Labels 8 and decided to use the Decorative Labels 8 as a base.

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The flowers are all black and white so I decided to use my copics to add just a little color. I also added some glitter to the centers and used one of the die cut flowers as an embellishment.

Please be sure to check out the Flower Soft Blog to see more inspiration using this kit.

Products Useds:
Line Art Vintage Embroidery 3D Papercraft Kit
Stamp Set - Floral Sentiments #1
Paper - Black 
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Glitter, Spellbinders, Decorative Labels 8
Copic Markers - RV10, R81, R85, YG11

Flower Soft - Summer Flowers

Here is a brand new product from Flower Soft - Summer Die Cut Flowers. Aren't they beautiful? They come on a sheet that is already die cut for you (scissors are not necessary). Simply pop the images out and shape or layer them any way you wish and then use them as embellishments on your projects.

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I used the Summer Flowers here but there are also Spring Flowers. I also added one of the little die cut butterflies from the kit. I added glitter to my border with scor-tape and created texture with a Spellbinders Lattice die and my Swiss Dots embossing folder. The sentiment is from the Floral Sentiments #1 stamp set from Flower Soft.

Be sure to check out the Flower Soft Blog this week for some beautiful projects using these floral die cuts.

I am entering this card in the Moxie Fab Make a Window Card Challenge.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Flower Soft Floral Sentiments #1
Paper - SS White
Ink - Memento Gray Flannel
Flower Soft Die Cut Flowers - Summer, Double Ended Banner die, Mat Stack 3 Mega and Layerz dies, Spellbinders Lattice die, Swiss Dots embossing folder, glitter, scor-tape