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Hi everyone! I'm happy to share my second blog post featuring the beautiful Country Road Collection from Spellbinders. I used a die set that I love from the collection, and it turned out really great. The set works really well, and it was very simple to use. I highly suggest this collection because it's amazing
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Hello friends! First of all, I wish you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2019! I'm kicking off the year with a bunch of cards that I...
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Hey cardmaking friends welcome back. Today I have a two more Spellbinders Simply Perfect Cards to share with you. These are the same dies used on the Flowering Slimline Card I shared a couple of days ago here. The Simply Perfect Layered Blooms and Simply Perfect Mix and Match Sentiments Dies are beautiful and so
Hey card making friends, welcome back. Today I have 3 More Spellbinders Club Cards to share with you. I'm still catching up, and with Christmas looming and the cut off for ordering the December clubs on the 27th, I wanted to get these last three cards shared with you. They are the Large Die of
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Hello crafty friends ~ It's Tinsel Time at Spellbinders and I'm so excited to be a part of it! Tinsel Time is Spellbinders newest release, and it is filled with super cute winter and holiday themed sets that are perfect to help you get started on your Christmas cards for the year. Truthfully, I am woefully behind in my Christmas cards, so I really need to ramp up the volume and get making. I was so delighted when I received the Holiday Express dies in the mail. My dad loved trains so much. He volunteered for many years, to be "Mr. Conductor" at the Maine Narrow Guage Railroad's annual Polar Express rides. This picture was taken the Christmas before my dad passed away. I cherish this photograph of my dad, my daughter and me. It hangs on my refrigerator, and it brings me smiles of joy when I see it. You can see more pictures and read the full post about The Polar Express HERE on my blog. My first card is a CAS slimline card, using a panel from Mini Slimline Envelope & Nested Card Creator die set. I wanted this train to look like a gingerbread train with white frosting, so I cut it out of both brown and white cardstock. I sponged on a bit of Gathered Twigs DOX ink to the edges of the brown pieces to look like the gingerbread was baked. It turned out so cute! My second card features the Holiday Express, Tinsel Time Sentiments and the Starburst Glimmer Hot Foil Plate. I started by embossing the aqua colored background using Starburst Glimmer Hot Foil Plate. I wanted to see if I could use the hot foil plates to emboss, and it turned out well, I think. If I were to try it again, I might try lightly spraying the cardstock with water first, to avoid tearing. I cut the train out of soft colors and added gold accents to the gifts in the train car. I added some colorful sequins for the puffs of smoke. All in all, I'm pleased with how this card turned out. I love the pastel Christmas colors! I could see this train filled with so many fun things, birthday balloons, animals, etc. What would you put in the train cars? I enjoyed creating both of these cards and I hope you will check out the full collection. Thank you so much for shopping with my links if you choose to. Happy crafting!! Here's a list of products I used today: Mini Slimline Envelope & Nested Card Creator Holiday Express Tinsel Time Sentiments Starburst Glimmer Hot Foil Plate *Affiliate disclosure: I only use, review, and blog about products/companies I like and will continue to use. Some of the products shown on my blog use affiliate links. These affiliate links allow me to earn a small commission when products are purchased through those links. *This is at no cost to you!* Please do not feel obligated to use my affiliate links. If you choose to use these links, thank you so much! It helps support my blog and bring new content to you. Before I go, I wanted to let you know that Spellbinders is currently having their Christmas In July Bonus Event. You'll find slashed prices on past holiday collections – up to 40% off. There are some gems from the past, so get shopping! Thanks for stopping by!
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and I’m happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing some holiday cards using the Stitched for Christmas collection. Yes, Christmas! I’ve been crafting long enough to remember when companies would release their Christmas products in November, which never left me enough time to use them. So, I am thrilled to see Christmas in July. Chose a slightly nontraditional Christmas color palette, substituting aqua or teal for green. Note: I made these cards before the sentiments in this collection were available, so I used sentiments from last year’s collections. Warm & Cozy Sweater This card was inspired by all the sweaters my mom made me – and there were dozens and dozens. She was a master knitter, often creating her own intricate patterns. I miss her and her talent. So, I had to use the Stitched Christmas Sweater die. Die cut the main die from Stitched Christmas Sweater twice in white and 3 times in white for the neck, sleeves, and bottom trims. Die cut Stitched Poinsettia and Holly dies twice in Spellbinders Pink Sand, Lagoon, and White cardstocks, and stitched them with Very Light Dusty Rose, Light Seagreen, and white embroidery floss. Embossed a Lagoon panel with the Ski Lodge Embossing Folder and trimmed. Hot foiled a sentiment from Glitter Wishes Hot Foil Plate & Die in gold and die cut. Assembled everything onto an A2 white card and added Onyx Color Essential Gems. Addressed the envelope for the card so Christmas Card 2023 #1 is done! Tip: A sentiment with the word “warm” works particularly well with this sweater die. Tip: The Stitched Christmas Sweater die looks fantastic stitched. However, I did not stitch it here because I thought there would be too much stitching with the Stitched Poinsettia and Holly. But maybe I’m wrong! Tip: Stitching adds bulk to a card. Most of the time I also add embellishments and additional layers. I mail my bulky cards in thin cardboard mailers. In the US, it requires a stamp for a 2 oz. letter, which is currently $.87. It’s worth it to protect the handiwork! Stitch a Tree There is so much detail in this unique tree, yet it took me only 15 minutes to stitch. Die cut twice all 8 pieces of the tree in Spellbinders’ Alabaster, Lagoon, and Poppy Field cardstocks. I die-cut the Alabaster pieces (the trim on the tree, the star, and the trunk) 3 times. Stacked the die-cut pieces and adhered them with glue. Stitched the pieces as shown – the tree in Very Dark Seagreen floss and the trunk in gold. Added French knot embroidery stitches for the red centers. It is easy to do. Yana Smakula demonstrates this stitch in this fantastic video. Die cut the Stitched Starry Argyle in white. This is a stitching die but works beautifully as a textured background. Hot foiled Celebrate the Season from Glitter Wishes Hot Foil Plate & Die set in gold onto Poppy Field cardstock and die cut. Added some tiny gold gems to the tree trunk and star. Tip: Spellbinders cardstock coordinates with/matches DMC Embroidery Floss as indicated in the Spellbinders Shop. Tip: Practice the french knot embroidery stitch on scrap paper. It’s easy to do after a few tries. Stitched Background Isn’t this fun? I love this Starry Argyle background stitching die. Stitched or not this is a great background. Die cut the Starry Argyle Stitching die twice in Poppy Field. Adhere together. Following the sample provided by Spellbinders, stitched in Light Seagreen, Very Dark Seagreen, and white DMC embroidery floss. Added a few Opal gems. Hot foiled a sentiment from Christmas Mailbox Greetings Glimmer Hot Foil Plate using red glimmer hot foil (obsessed) onto white cardstock. Die cut the sentiment with a circle die and another larger circle with Lagoon cardstock. Glued it all together and popped up the white circle with foam tape. Tip: The Starry Argyle Stitching die is perfect for masculine birthday cards, Father’s Day, etc. – it’s not limited to the holidays. Tip: Die cut the rectangle-shaped sentiment with a circle because the lines of the background die are straight. A curved element paired with straight lines adds interest to a design. Thanks so much for checking out this post and thank you to Spellbinders! I would love to see anything you make with this collection, so feel free to tag me on my Instagram account. I’m Dear Paperlicious if you are looking for me. Other Supplies Paper trimmer.
Hello and welcome! I’m Joan Bardee and if you want to see what else I’m up to, you can find me on Instagram as Dear Paperlicious. Today I’m featuring 3 fun and colorful cards using products in the Showered with Love Collection designed by the super-talented Vicky Papaioannou. The design of each card was inspired by the sentiments in the I’ve Got You Covered Clear Stamp and Die set, which is part of this collection. The collection is full of clever open and closed umbrellas, weather symbols, flowers, a duck, etc. – all evoking spring. I took my cue from that season and used softer sherbet colors for each of the cards. Celebrating With You For Your Shower I’ll be attending a bridal shower later this spring so when I saw this sentiment, I had to make a card with the Umbrella Blooms die. Stamped the sentiment in black onto an A2 size white card panel. Created a stencil by die cutting one of the dies from the Raining Hearts Etched die set onto the vellum. Stenciled the rain in pale gray ink onto the white panel. It adds a fun touch without competing with the umbrella. Ink blended white cardstock in a variety of spring colors and black. Using Umbrella Blooms Etched Dies die cut the umbrella pieces and flowers and leaves. Adhered Opal Essential gems to the center of the flowers. Adhered the umbrella, flowers, and leaves onto the panel and then onto an A2 white card. Added a few more gems. Their sparkle just lights up the card. Tip: Ink blending onto white cardstock gives a softer look than colored cardstock and works well with a spring theme. Tip: The top of the umbrella has 2 main pieces and several decorative panels. I placed some of the flowers behind the bottom layer, but most of the flowers are in between the bottom and top layers. I didn’t adhere the top of the umbrella until most of the flowers were in place. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been space to “fill” the umbrella with flowers. RAIN OR SHINE, YOU’RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND This is such a great sentiment, and I thought it would be perfect for a heart-shaped card. Die cut the cloud and sun pieces (outer and center) from Rain or Shine Etched Dies into larger pieces of vellum to create stencils. Stenciled gray clouds and yellow, orange, and red suns form a grid pattern. Using Essential Hearts Etched Dies, I die-cut the stenciled panel and a white heart-shaped card and glued the panel to the card. Embossed the sentiment onto Black cardstock with white embossing powder. Trimmed with the die from Mini Everyday Sentiments Hot Foil Plate & Die set and adhered with foam tape. Added some clear drops to mimic rain. Tip: Every die is a stencil waiting to be made. Tip: To make a grid with stencils, temporarily adhere your cardstock to grid paper or a grid mat, and each time you move the stencil, move it the same number of squares on the grid. SORRY YOU’RE FEELING UNDER THE WEATHER Speaking of grids . . . love to use a small image repeatedly in a grid layout. It does take a bit of time to die-cut all the pieces, but I love the result. In this case, the lightning bolt die in Rain or Shine Etched Dies is so fun and pairs perfectly with this sentiment. Die cut the lightning bolt repeatedly in Brushed Gold cardstock and in a variety of colors that loosely follow a rainbow order. Die cut a few clouds in Graphite cardstock. Embossed the sentiment on Black cardstock with white embossing powder. Adhered all onto the white panel. Added some Sweet Sprinkles embellishments and adhered to an A2 layer of Graphite cardstock. Glued it all onto a white card. Thanks for taking the time to check out my projects and this awesome collection! And, thanks to Spellbinders for having me today. Other supplies Heat gun, clear drops, embossing buddy, scotch tape, scissors, paper trimmer, inks, cardstocks, time, and patience!
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I LOVE making cards! Everyone who knows me knows me knows that my favorite place is my craft room (AKA: Creation Station). I usually make cards, and when I’m done coming […]
