The new Bright Snowflake Closer pairs perfectly with Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember exclusive Love and Laughter set today! Hi there, Jean Okimoto here, welcome back to our September Release Blog Blitz. It's great to be introducing you to not just one – but two – great designs this week.
Our September Release - and the Memory Box STAMPtember Love and Laughter set available at Simon Says Stamp – are a great combination. There are so many ways to combine the designs and we love sharing our ideas with you. Let's get started on this fun interlocking snowflake card…
Cut a 5-½" x 12" piece of watercolor paper. Score it (deeply) at 1-⅝", 3-¾", 8" and 10-⅛". Fold and crease the paper on the 1-⅝" snd 10-⅛" scorelines. Tape the snowflake halves securely into the 1-⅝" and 10-⅛" scorelines as shown - wiggle the dies until the long straight edges "lock" into the scorelines. Diecut the watercolor paper. If necessary, place a sheet of cardstock over it and run it through your machine again to cut all of the tiny details in the small snowflakes. Carefully remove the excess cardstock.
Fold and crease the paper along the remaining scorelines to create your card.
Stamp the greetings on the smoother side of watercolor paper with Rose Bud. Stamp the hearts with Love Letter and the snowflake with Morocco - alongside the "love and joy." Heat-emboss everything with Imagine Crafts Iridescent Embossing Powder for clear, sparkly highlights. Imagine Crafts Memento Luxe inks are rich and vibrant – and great for embossing.
Diecut the greetings with the small dies from the Open Studio Stitched Rectangle Layers set. Attach the "love and joy" portion inside the card. Attach the outside greeting with foamdots. Add pink, orange, red and tiny clear sequins.
There are several ways to interlock the slotted snowflake halves. I found it easiest to let both halves meet in the center, then carefully slip the loose end of one half around the other. The slight crease that forms where the snowflakes are attached to the edge will help lock them in place. It's a lot easier than it sounds - you'll love the results, and it fits nicely into an A-2 envelope.
Want a chance to win the Bright Snowflake Closer set? Just add your comment to this post – and you could be the lucky winner! Be sure to comment on ALL of the Design Team posts during the Blog Blitz from September 19th thru the 23rd. The entry deadline is 11:00 PM EST this Sunday, September 25.
Big thanks to everyone who took last weekend's JUST A THOUGHT class at Impress! Thanks too – Ann, Erin and Shaby – for prepping that big table and helping us fill our shopping baskets with the September Release, and a lot more. It was a quick, refreshing detour from our holiday cards - and now I'm ready to make more. Are you?
Thanks for stopping by…don't forget to add your comments here and throughout the Blog Blitz for a chance to win a great prize!
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Jean… I love this mainly white (or is it cream/near white?) card with those bright pops of colour.
Thanks for the tip about scoring deeply to lock the dies into position before cutting. Pretty card. X
This is so cool! How fun to have to “unlock” the card to see the inside. Looks like it would be easy to snip off extras of the pretty small snowflake to decorate the inside of the card too.
Very pretty. Love how this opens.
That snowflake is so cute
This is realy fun how you have made this!
thanks for the inspiration!
nancy
Beautiful card! Love the white on white with just a pop of colour. Like the interlock concept of this die.
EEEEEEKKKKK!!! I absolutely LOVE this die! Jean, your card is so gorgeous and with a die like that, what fun you must have had. Thank you for the informative tutorial (very helpful) and Thanks for the chance to win!
YES! YES! YES! YES and YES!! I would love to win this awesome closer die!!! Very elegant and I can see it being used year round as a flower!!! LOVELOVELOVE it!! TFS!
What a fun die!
Lovely card! Love the closure, this is such a fun die! Thanks for all the tips.
What a lovely die…and beautiful way to close the card!
What a unique die and closure. It can be used for an elegant and dramatic card design.
I think that the snowflake closure die is just awesome. I will defintely be buying this die set. Thanks for the great inspiration today.
This is a gorgeous die! I love the concept of how it opens and closes but also love all the detail in the snowflake! It’s beautiful!
Great card!! Very cool new die!!!
What a great die, so many possibilities! thanks for sharing your creative card with us.
Love the new snowflake die.
Love the creativity of this die almost as much as I love Snow!
So different! Just love it!
This is an awesome idea.. You can unlock it revealing unlimited possibilities. Just beautiful!
Awesome die that you’re featuring on your beautiful card! Love the Bright Snowflake Closer and I’d be thrilled to win it!
Love that they have come up with such a neat closure for the cards. So fun!
What an awesome die!! Your card is so beautiful & shows it off to perfection! Thanks so much for the tutorial. I will be trying this as soon as I get that die in my hands.
Thought when I first saw your card you had just been really clever as always but wow a purpose built (so to speak) die fab instructions too ,still not sure how you mean it fastens together but guess that becomes self explanatory when the finished card is infront of you. Stunning card as always thanks for sharing.
This die absolutely belongs in my MB collection!!!
Love the idea of a simple way to make interactive cards! Beautiful snowflake too…
Fantastic die. Your card is fab – the pop of bright colours on the white is very striking.
What a sweet card and I love cards with folds.
Oh I adore that Snowflake Closer die and your fabulous card! The hot pink and cool colors look awesome!
Love the card and it’s stunning in it’s simplicity.
OhMyGoodnes…this is a gorgeous card and die…I can imagine one with glitter paper…!
I really like the unique fold to this card using this beautiful snowflake die!
Jean your cards are so simple and elegant. Memory Box has designed some out of the box dies-very creative.
I love this die! I love snowflakes and gatefold cards so this is perfect!
just WoW the design of 3 D with the snowflake is wonderful. I could see using glitter to cover the snowflake and making it really stand out.
The bright snowflake would make outstanding Christmas or winter cards to either friends or family. I would love to add this die to my collection of Memory Box dies which are of such excellent quality. I also love to watch snowflakes falling and even though the die is a stationary object each cut would be slightly different just like real snowflakes.
Good to see these in action.
Can’t help but love this Jean! In your minimalist style which is revved by the unique die – so pretty.
Clever, clever, clever!!!!!! Love the snowflake die. Again, so clever. Can’t resist having every Memory Box die as I think it is just a wonderful creative company. The designers such as yourself do a wonderful job showcasing all the new dies. Thanks for the inspiration!!
What a lovely die and unusual card this makes – love it!
Wow, what an awesome card and what an awesome die…LOVE it!!
I love all the cards you share with us and would love to win this snowflake die. It is a wow card for sure and anyone would love to receive it in their mailbox. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful talents
Wow! Your card is amazing! I love the Snowflake Closer die!
It is a fun, and beautiful card! Thank you!
The Bright Snowflake Closer die is super awesome for winter! I picture stunning napkin rings with them.
Love dies that help to close a card–this snowflake is just gorgeous and the non traditional colors are so trendy!
simple elegance!
Your card is so pretty, and this is such an interesting concept for a die. Love the look.
Very attractive, eye catching card. Must have the interlocking snowflake!!
Wow!! Fabulous card!!
What a clever idea. Love it!
I really like this die and you made a beautiful card with it.
Now that’s a very cool and interesting die. Love the concept! You sure made a gorgeous card with it! Very nicely done!!!
Very cool idea for a die! So different…
Such a delicate design! I love your elegant card with just a hint of color. TFS
so pretty and thanks for showing how to use them!
What a neat die!
This closer card is so fun. Thank you for the detailed instructions. I will define lye be trying this card for myself. Great job!
The card is beautiful and I just did a happy dance!! I literally just squealed!! I love the snowflake closer die!! WONDERFUL!!
Beautiful! I love those little pops of color against that crisp white!
Such a clever new die! Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh, what a beautiful card. Love that cool snowflake die. I love how you reveal the rest of the card in the middle, so lovely. Thanks for the inspiration.
So very pretty- love this die and its great possibilities!
Lovely card, Jean. So different and so elegant looking!