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Dave Brethauer
Creative thinking - inside and out
Interests: I am the designer for memorybox stamps and papers. I teach, write, paint, draw, travel + design.
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Salut les Filles: Aujourd'hui je vous apporte cette petite carte en couleurs froides, des bleus, violets et verts... Le fond est rehaussé avec un dossier de gauffrage colorié dans les mêmes tonalités...avec le cadre en violet... Au centre j'ai mis cette fleur en bleus Qu'en pensez-vous? J'espère qu'elle vous plait...... Continue reading
Posted 5 hours ago at Un Brin De Creativite
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Hola mis amigas: Hoy les traigo esta tarjeta para las Navidades, con un aire un poco más moderno de lo que usualmente hago... La hice con unos nuevos troqueles que Memory Box sacó para este mes de septiembre combinada con los arcos de pasadas temporadas. Corté dos arcos en papel... Continue reading
Posted 6 hours ago at A Crear Se Dijo!
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Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a quick and easy Christmas card using items from the newest 2023 Christmas release. These beautiful watercolored poinsettias and leaves and berries are all from the new "Poinsettia Rub-On's" and they are so gorgeous especially in real life. I filled the card front with different images and I must say the Memory Box rub-ons are the easiest I have ever used. They rub on easily and don't tear making them turn out beautifully! Once I had all the rub ons in place, I added one of the new ST1003 Merry Christmas Foil... Continue reading
Posted 19 hours ago at Outside The Box
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Hola mis queridas amigas: Hoy les traigo esta tarjeta para el Otoño... La hice con la plantilla que Memory Box sacó la colección pasada y con una frase de esta colección.. Usé los colores tradicionales del atoño en la plantilla Y en el centro puse esta frase de Otoño Espero... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at A Crear Se Dijo!
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The new Vintage Tray joins classic sparkly snowflakes and a new snowman for a winter mix of something old, something new and something blue. Hi, Jean here with another idea featuring the versatile Vintage Tray and 3D Embossing Folder and Die set that's quickly become a favorite. There are so many ways to use this great folder and die set. Save the 5 rectangle offcuts - they're great for layering. Diecut a stencil too - it's perfect for contemporary and abstract designs. Spritz both sides of heavy white cardstock with a light mist of water. Emboss it with the Vintage... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Outside The Box
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Hello everyone! Today's card features more new products from the 2023 Christmas release. I love the Vintage Tray Die and Embossing Folder set. There's so many ways you could use this die and today I chose to fill the openings with different die cuts. The good thing with this new release is that there are so many choices. I began by embossing 2 pieces of white cardstock with the 3D embossing folder from the Vintage Tray Set. Next, I die cut the frame from one of the embossed pieces and inked all the pieces with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Outside The Box
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Hello everyone. I’m so excited for the current 2023 Christmas release! So many beautiful products and I can’t wait to work my way through it! My simple Christmas card today features dies Nestled Chickadee Duo, Vintage Lantern, and Classic Pine Needle Sprigs along with the Shining Star stamp set for the sentiment. All black pieces were die cut from grey cardstock and ink blended/shaded with Black Soot distress ink (DI) to give them dimension. The pine needles were die cut from light green cardstock and shading added with Rustic Wilderness DI. The rest of the pieces were die cut from... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Outside The Box
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Colorful berries and evergreens from the New Poinsettia Floral Rub On Transfers fit perfectly into the Vintage Tray compartments for a simple holiday collage. Add a gold-embossed Foil Greeting Tab - and your card is ready to go! Hi, Jean here with a versatile design template for any season, occasion or holiday. Cut green and smooth heavy white cardstock with the die from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set. Glue the layers together for dimension. Attach them to a top-folded white A2 card. Save the green offcuts for another project. Attach the Poinsettia Floral Rub On Transfers... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Outside The Box
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I'm back today with another fall card using products from the newest collection, 2023 Christmas. This time I used a lot of plaid (surprised?!) from the Poinsettia Plaid paper pad as well as one of the leafy prints from the Poinsettia Garland paper pad. to make this card cover the front of a white note card with one of the plaid papers from POINSETTIA PLAID PP1023 cut a smaller rectangle using one of the leafy prints from the POINSETTIA GARLAND PP1024 paper pad add that rectangle to a scrap of white card stock and trim so there is a narrow... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Outside The Box
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Bonjour les Filles: Heureuse d'être ici à nouveau avec vous .. Aujourd'hui, je vous présente cette carte automnale avec les nouveautés de Memory Box pour ce mois de septembre... Le fond est rehaussé avec un dossier de gauffrage ...en blanc... Au centre j'ai mis cette lanterne en vert décorée avec... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Un Brin De Creativite
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Salut les Filles: Heureuse de vous retrouver dans cette nouvelle saison; qui est si belle avec ces couleurs de terre... Aujourd'hui je vous apporte cette petite carte simple mais si belle avec les nouveautés de Memory Box pour ce mois de septembre... Le fond est rehaussé avec un dossier de... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Un Brin De Creativite
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Hola mis queridas amigas: Hoy les traigo esta tarjeta para las Navidades... La hice con los nuevos troqueles que Memory Box sacó para este mes de Septiembre para las dos próximas estaciones ... Hoy utilicé un troquel como plantilla, lo corté en papel de acetato para poder utilizarlo varias veces...... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at A Crear Se Dijo!
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This Fallen Leaves card uses some of my favorite things from the newest Memory Box 2023 Christmas collection. Even though this is primarily a winter/holiday release, I'm just getting into fall mode on this first day of autumn. Fallen Leaves uses paper from the two new paper pads as well as gold mirror card stock. to make this card cover the front of a white note card with one of the embossed metallic papers from POINSETTIA GARLAND PP1024 6X6 PAPER PAD die cut the WINTER TREE ARCH 94735 from Gold mirror card stock from the VINTAGE PASTEL MIRROR PAD 6X6... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Outside The Box
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The Memory Box Christmas 2023 Collection has something for everyone. Select from winter florals, birds, great typestyle greetings, 6x6's, snowflakes, evergreens and a friendly snowman. Cute, sweet, elegant, traditional and contemporary! Hi, Jean here with a winter pastels design today. Cut a bright pink Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 with the 2-¼" x 3-½" A2 Rectangle Frames die. Spritz it with a light mist of water. Place it in the bottom right corner of the new Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and lightly tape it in place along the left and right edges. Emboss it with the plate(s) required for... Continue reading
Posted Sep 22, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Good morning everyone! I am so excited for the new 2023 Memory Box Christmas Release! There are so many beautiful products in this release, that it was hard to pick which ones to use first. I love the new Sentiment Strips! It's so handy to have these on hand when you need a quick card. The first thing I did was to add Distress Ink to white cardstock to create green paper to die cut the "Layered Evergreen Trees". I glued the lighter green die cut on top of the darker tree die cut. Next, I die cut the "Aurora... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a fun Christmas card using some of the beautiful newly released dies from the latest release! You have to check out this release, it's big and has so many beautiful things, including some new already foiled sentiments, new papers, 3D embossing folders and so much more. For my card today I used the Vintage Tray 3D embossing folder and coordinating die set. I only used the embossing folder and not the die. But it's very cool and it cuts out each shape of the woodgrain sections plus the outside frame that also... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2023 at Outside The Box
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The Christmas 2023 Collection has arrived! The festive release is filled with dies, stencils, 3D embossing folders, stamps, 6x6 prints and plaids - and convenient new ready-to-go foil greeting tabs. And a beautiful set of holiday floral rub-on transfers too! It's everything you'll need for holidays! Cut the Aurora Snowflake background from a pale blueish-white Delicate Pastel glitter pad sheet. Cut the detailed snowflake from the blue Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad sheet. Cut the tiny snowflake pattern from the new Poinsettia Garland 6x6 with the 2-½" x 3-¾" A2 Rectangle Frames die. Cut turquoise cardstock with the 2-¾" x 4"... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Hi everyone. It is an exciting day! Christmas 2023 release is here!!! it is my favorite time of the year. I have a snow globe tag card today. There is so many different products released and I couldn't help but us a lot of them. Background: Stamp the Aurora Snowflake on a 4" x 5 1/4" white card stock with VersaMark ink. Heat emboss using a clear glitter embossing powder. Globe Tag: Die cut the 3rd from largest Nest Globes die from white card stock. Ink blend using Fresh Ink Silicone Blue. Add snow bu using the Snow Flurries stencil... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Hello everyone. Pumpkins are not just for Halloween. 😉 I’m using the Autumn Pumpkin die from the 2023 Fall collection again, and this time using it to create a fall / thanksgiving card. All images / pieces were die cut from various white paper and/or cardstock. Ink blending with blending brushes and distress inks (DIs) were used to color them, except for the pumpkin and leaves. Copic Sketch markers E41/43, W3 and BG99 were used to color the white pumpkin, while the orange leaves were done by ink smooshing diluted Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge DIs. The large Layered Daisies... Continue reading
Posted Sep 17, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Hi everyone. I have another holiday card featuring the Bundled Bird layered die set. Bird: Die cut the bird from heavy weight cream card stock. Ink blend the different layers with Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Ground Espresso Distress ink. Use Ripe Persimmon for the beak. Follow the image on the packaging for ink blending and adhering the bird layers together. I did add some foam tape under the tops of the wings. Die cut the hat and scarf from red and white stock. Ink blend the bottom die cut for the fur with Fresh Ink Silicone Blue. Ink blend... Continue reading
Posted Sep 16, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Hi everyone. I have a quick and simple card but using Memory Box glitter papers it makes it shine. Background: Die cut the Fanciful Gilded Frame from a purple/red glitter paper from eh Graceful Garden Glitter Pad. Trim a lighter matching paper from the Vibrant Violet pad to A2. Ink blend the edges with Black Soot Distress ink. Adhere the frame die cut on the paper. Sentiment: Die cut the top Happy Birthday Tender Scrip die from the same Graceful Garden Glitter paper. Die cut the bottom Happy Birthday Tender Scrip die from the same Vibrant Violet paper and a... Continue reading
Posted Sep 16, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Do flower garden witches wear colorful hats to match their flowers? They do today! Hi, Jean here with another mix of new designs, , stash favorites and two little ghosts from Poppystamps. Cut the Garland 6x6 print with the second-largest A2 Rectangle Frames die - no measuring, guessing or wonky edges! Cut Large Layered Witch Hat from coral cardstock. Cut the vertical trim from light peachy-orange cardstock. Cut the hatband from the chartreuse Rainbow Reflections 6x6. Assemble the hat. Cut the Poppystamps Whittle Scary Guys ghosts from the textured side of Memory Box Watercolor Paper. Cut the Boo Posh Script... Continue reading
Posted Sep 15, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Hi everyone. I have a quick and easy birthday card that can be for anyone. You can switch up colors and make it more feminine or masculine. Die cut the 3rd largest Curved cap Pinpoint Layer die from a bright blue paper from the Ocean Blue pad. Stamp "sending smiles" in VersaMark ink all over the die cut. Die cut the same bright blue paper use the bottom of the Birthday Mail Post Script die. Die cut the top of the sentiment from white card stock. Glue together. Die cut the Starry Collage from the light blue paper from the... Continue reading
Posted Sep 14, 2023 at Outside The Box
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I've got more pumpkins--glittery ones on a glittery vine! to make this card start with a plain white notecard and add a piece of green plaid paper 5 1/4 X 4 to the front; this plaid that was in my scrap box is from MAGNOLIA PLAID 6X6 PP1021 die cut the MAGNOLIA LEAF BRANCH 94721 in green glitter paper from GLITZY GLITTER PAD GP1007 die cut two pumpkins from orange glitter paper and their stems and leaves from green glitter paper, both from GLITZY GLITTER PAD GP1007 using the AUTUMN PUMPKIN 94690 die add the leafy branch to the front... Continue reading
Posted Sep 13, 2023 at Outside The Box
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Create a Halloween forest scene with the familiar favorite Ghosts in the Forest set and the new Autumn Pumpkin. Add a creature from the Poppystamps Whittle Scary Guys too! Hi, Jean here a mix of old favorites and new designs from our fall collections. Cut the green and white Garland 6x6 floral print with the largest A2 Rectangle Frames Die. Cut the rectangle with Ghosts in the Forest. Attach the outer edges of the rectangle to a greenish/gray side-folded A2 card. Cut the small ghost - from the Ghosts in the Forest set - from the textured side of Open... Continue reading
Posted Sep 12, 2023 at Outside The Box