Say Freeze, second installment

 I've not made even a dent in it, but here are some more 5" x 7" cards using this year's version of Michael's "Say Freeze".

This one uses the cute slipper dies from Spellbinders, called "Cozy Toes Slippers". So cute!

More using the "Cozy Toes Slippers" from Spellbinders.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things.  All the cards are decorated inside and have an inside sentiment.

The inside sentiment for this one was printed from my computer, in deep red.  Since I live in Florida it seems appropriate to wish for snow somewhere else.

Say Freeze, 2024 version

 Each year I end up buying more of the big paper pads from Michael's, and using one or 2 sheets out of it and then putting it aside.

This year, I have to decided to use the paper pad I bought this year, while it's fresh on everyone's mind. So here it is, this year's version of "Say Freeze", the annual snowman themed paper from Michael's Recollections.  The paper pad has 58 sheets in it, so my goal is to (eventually) make at least 30 cards with it. 

So, here are the first 11.  These are all A7, 5 x 7 inches. They are, for the most part, quickly made using the cut-aparts.  I am looking forward to the A7 rectangle dies that are coming next week, so the next installments will have better proportions.

Deer for the season.

 This is a generic deer die that's been in my stash for over 5 years.  I love those curly antlers. The other elements of this card were in my "Christmas extras" box. The background paper is from Honeybee Stamps.

Nordic moose!

 

I love this Nordic Moose from Poppy Stamps but doing it in white silhouette made it hard for me to photograph the details. Do you think he needs a bow on his antlers?

The red and green plaid paper is from Honey Bee Stamps, and the sentiment is from Spellbinders'.

He's propped up on Fiestaware plates.

Dancin' moose!

 

This is the "Dancin' Moose Klondike" from Spellbinders.  He's just so stinkin' cute!  The white panel is embossed with the 2D embossing folder of the month from July, "Hexi Snowflake", and the striped paper and gems are from a Michael's paper kit from last year.  The sentiment is a free printable from Sassy's LLC, a channel on YouTube.

He's so tall that it needed to be a 5 x 7" card!

Yes, he's propped up on a Fiesta plate.

Michael's paper pads

 

Every so often I get the urge to try to use up some of my 12 x 12 paper pads that I HAD to get from Michael's.  I swear those paper pads have pheromones that call to us.

Anyway, I created a few A7 sized Thanksgiving cards, and one A2 housewarming card.

On this card, I used owl stickers that I got from the Dollar Tree 3 years ago, and an oak tree branch die from Honey Bee stamps.  That die isn't features on many cards online so, here's some love for it.

The sentiments for the housewarming card are from a free printable from Sassy's LLC.

First Christmas cards--Hark the Newborn King

 

I brought out a kit I got last year from Simon Says Stamp, Hark, The Newborn King.  I had already sort of started some of these so I finished them up.  The patterned paper did most of the work. I stamped and embossed the sentiments right on the image, then added other embellishments like die cuts, spattering, foiled washi tape, and some star shaped confetti.

Dogs in Halloween Costume, How Cute is That?

 

I love the meme that goes around every year with the 3 yellow labs in ghost costumes, all ready for Trick or Treat.  So when Spellbinders came out with a die set for these I was all over it!  I didn't get the other set with sentiments in them, as they were from either Better Press or Glimmer, both of which I do not have the tools or desire to do.  So the outside "Happy Halloween" is a die-cut from a different set, and the inside sentiments are printed on lightweight cardstock and glued inside.

Except I had already ordered a similar one from the cheap Chinese place.  I looked all over for the brand name for the cheap one and couldn't find it not even as clipart. What I've seen on the cheap Chinese site is that a lot of the dies are ripoffs of .gif  or other clipart, but not necessarily other die brands.  What are the ethics there?  Same art but different product?  

This one is the Spellbinders' "Woof or Treat". So cute.

This one is from the Chinese site.  If you know where this design is from, please let me know so I can purchase it authenticlly from the real artist.

Oh yes, I did buy 4 more big paper pads from Michael's this week, 3 of them Halloween  themed.  I have gift cards and I'm not holding back any more! Although my stack of paper is threatening to slide over again.

Spooky house!

 

It's a start on Halloween!  I've had these generic, no-name dies in my stash for a few years now and finally broke them out! I think the glue behind the vellum ghosts adds to the creepy factor, don't you?

The "BOO"s were cut with Lawn Fawn letter dies.

A New Lizard in my 'Hood.

 We are basically overrun with iguanas here, but today I saw my first Agama.

Peter's Rock Agama, to be specific. This one is about a foot long.  He is an invasive species, as are most of the "interesting" big lizards.  This is also a result of escaped or released exotic pets. 

Party Parrot is back!

 

More 5x7 cards with Spellbinders' die kits of the month for May, 2024.e birds are Tropical Friends, and that big pink flower is from the Grand Tropical Flamingos. Or maybe Tropical Grand Flamingos, I can't remember!  The background is from an old Michael's 12x12 pad which I broke down last year.

I still have a couple of these birds so keep partying, all you parrots and toucans out there!

Party parrot says Howdy!

 

Spellbinders' Tropical Friends dies the 3D embossing folder of the month on the green card. 

I have made a formula for using the Spellbinders 3D embossing folders in my Big Shot:

I take one tab off the platform, add 3 cardstock shims (the backers in the packaging for Spellbinder's embossing folders, LOL) and one Magic Mat.  I put the embossing folder down on the platform and put all the other layers on top of that so the folder doesn't get warped.   So how thick IS that top tab??? 

Flamingos are fla-mazing!

 

From Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for May 2024, Tropical Grand Flamingos, these are just amazing!  The big tropical flower was very fun to assemble.

The sentiments are from Sassy's LLC.

In the card below, I had a 5 x 7 piece of patterned paper that reminded me of a beach, so I ran with it. It came from a big Michael's watercolor pack that I've had for years. The little crabs and fish are Poppystamps Whittle creatures. So fun!

Another Whittle creature peeping out from the inside!