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Spellbinders Withered Viburnum

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I’m back today with a card featuring the new Withered Viburnum from the Winter’s Grace Garden collection from Spellbinders. This is such a beautiful set from Susan Tierney-Cockburn, and I just loved adding sparklies for the berries! Let’s go ahead and go through the details.

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by cutting the leaves from Fern cardstock, and cutting the berry portion from Indigo cardstock. I did end up cutting the leaves several times for a fuller spray. Once the cutting was complete, I did some ink blending on the leaves using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Cabernet and Kale.

Like I said earlier, I added jewels to the berry portions and then went to work on the rest of the card. The background was created using the Leafy 3D Embossing Folder and I lightly ink blended some Sprout ink on that before splattering it with some gold acrylic ink.

The sentiment, which is from the Making Me Smile Sentiments set, was gold foiled onto black cardstock and die cut several times using the included die. I adhered the background panel to the card base and then began the layout.

The leaves were adhered first and the berry clusters were adhered next, tucking those in as needed. To finish up, the sentiment was adhered with foam strips for dimension.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Don’t forget to head over to the Spellbinders website to catch all of the September releases! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Picture Perfect Sunflowers Large Die of the Month

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by! The September Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders is titled Picture Perfect Autumn, and for today’s project, I only used the sunflowers from the set. You can check out my last post to see the scene that I created with more elements from this set.

If you are not familiar with the Spellbinders Clubs, here’s a little bit about how it works ..

  • On the 6th of the month, Non-Club members can join the club and get this month’s Club product(s) at the reduced Club Member price with free shipping.
  • On the 27th of the month, registration for this month’s club products closes.
  • On the 10th of the next month, Club products become available to everyone without requiring a Club membership; however, they are available at regular price and there is no free shipping. If a product is sold out, it will be re-ordered.

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

Even though I’m only featuring the sunflower today, I think it’s great to look at sets and think of different ways that you can use them. To begin these cards, I die cut the sunflowers from yellow cardstock and cut the centers from a dune colored cardstock.

When I was done cutting, I did some ink blending on the pieces using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Citrine, Clay and Woodsy. Those pieces were then adhered together using liquid glue. For the leaves on these cards, I opted to use the Sealed Leaf Sprigs and cut a bunch of those from two colors of green cardstock.

My background was created using the Leafy 3D Embossing Folder, along with some splatter and those were adhered to the card bases before assembly. The sentiments that I used were already made, because I like having a stash of sentiments on hand to choose from. These were created from the You are Everything Sentiments BetterPress Plate and the Faith Glimmer Sentiments, along with gold and matte gold foil. When trying to link the faith sentiments, I was unable to find those, so I think those must have been discontinued, unfortunately. Whenever I create sentiments, I do cut them three times and stack them for more sturdiness.

To assemble the card, I arranged and glued the leaves in place, adhered the flowers using foam tape, and glued the sentiments atop the leaf stems.

That does it for this set of cards! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to look at your die sets a little bit differently! Don’t forget to head over to the Spellbinders website to check out all of the Clubs that they have to offer! They really are a great value! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Double Plaid Floral

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Double Plaid Cover, as well as the new Rustic Layering Flower. These new products are from the STAMPtember release, and I had a blast making this card, so let’s get into the details!

NOTE: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by pulling an inspiration card from the Color Cubes, just to get some color variety going on. Once I decided on a color combo that I liked, I die cut the Rustic Layering Flower three times from aqua, orange and pink cardstock. This flower has several pieces so I did some ink blending on those pieces before assembling them. The ink colors that I used were Carnation, Sweets, Ocean, Cantaloupe and Sherbet.

For some additional flowers and leaves, I used the Fine Floral Stem for some light blue flowers, as well as the Budding Branches for some white leaves. I have to say that the Budding Branches is by far my most used leaf set from Simon! I did die cut the centers of the flowers from gold cardstock to pull the elements together.

Moving on to assembly .. I splattered my card base using black acrylic ink before adhering the Double Plaid Cover with foam strips. I arranged the flowers and leaves and adhered those using a combination of liquid glue and foam strips to provide support where necessary. I always have to add embellishments to the “buds” of the leaves, because I just think it’s so awesome and so pretty!

I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Mix & Match Butterflies set, using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to cut it several times for a stacked look. The sentiment was glued directly to the panel to finish up.

That does it for this project! I’m sorry if you’re sick of florals, but I literally can’t help myself! Florals and leaves are my jam! Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release, as well as all of the collaboration sets happening all month long! Thanks again for joining me, and have yourself a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Picture Perfect Pumpkin Patch Large Die of the Month

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! It’s the 6th of the month and that means the new Spellbinders Clubs are released to NON Club Members! The Clubs are a super, great value, and I hope my card today inspires you to check them out, if you’re not already a club member.

Here’s a little bit about how the Clubs work ..

  • On the 6th of the month, Non-Club members can join the club and get this month’s Club product(s) at the reduced Club Member price with free shipping.
  • On the 27th of the month, registration for this month’s club products closes.
  • On the 10th of the next month,  Club products become available to everyone without requiring a Club membership; however, they are available at regular price and there is no free shipping. If a product is sold out, it will be re-ordered.

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

For this month’s Large Die of the Month Club, which is titled Picture Perfect Autumn, I created a fun pumpkin patch scene. So, let’s run through the details for this one! I knew going in to this project, that I wanted a rolling hills type of scene with some sunflowers and a pumpkin patch, so I started the die cutting process. I used blue, brown, green, kraft, orange, yellow and white cardstock colors for all of the die cutting of the various pieces for the scene.

Once all of the cutting was done, I did some ink blending on the pieces using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Honey, Clay, Pearfection, Field, Morning and Mocha. I then assembled the flowers and the pumpkins using liquid glue. For the assembly of the card, I worked my way from the top to the bottom of the card, securing pieces with glue and tucking items between the layers as necessary. The sentiment was added to the top of the card with foam strips for a little bit of dimension.

That does it for this project! Are you a die cutting fan or not? I’d love to know in the comments! Personally, I absolutely love die cutting! Whoever came up with the idea of die cutting is the cat’s meow in my opinion. Thanks so much for stopping by, and don’t forget to check out all of the Clubs over on the Spellbinders website. I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Crimped Floral Thanks

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! Today’s project is featuring two new products from Simon’s STAMPtember release, the Crimped Floral Embossing Folder and the Simple Thanks. Let’s not waste any more time, and get right into the details!

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by embossing a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the new Crimped Floral folder, and then went to work ink blending the panel on the de-bossed side. The inks used were SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Lilac, Orchid and Amethyst. I’m not sure what this technique is called, but I then used a black ink pad to rub across the flat side of the panel, leaving the purple visible. Is it called like a “black-out” technique?! I have no idea!

I then trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a black panel using foam tape for added dimension. I cut the Simple Thanks once from silver cardstock, twice from black cardstock, and I cut the shadow portion twice as well. Those pieces were all adhered together using liquid glue before before being glued to the panel. I thought the card needed a little bling, so I added some PFS Purple Gems to the centers of the flowers.

That finishes up this one! It was a super simple card, but I like how it turned out! I haven’t tried the “black-out” technique before, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing it again. Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and have yourself a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Floral Birthday Love STAMPtember Blog Party

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so happy that you joined me for today’s HUGE STAMPtember blog party! Each stop throughout the party has a STAMPtember promotion, so you’ll want to check those out for sure! You can start your party experience here or by heading to Simon’s blog. My project is featuring the new Rustic Layering Flower in aqua tones with a hint of grey. This is such an awesome release, with so many more things coming during the month, so stay tuned for all of the excitement! Let’s go ahead and go through the details for my project!

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by pulling an inspiration card from The Color Cubes, and then I ink blended a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Mist and Raindrop. Those two colors seemed to match the color palette best. Once the ink blending was complete, I cut the Rustic Layering Flower twice from that panel. I do a little more ink blending in the center of the flowers for more depth before assembling the flowers using liquid glue.

Now that I had the flowers, I had to decide on the rest of the card! I opted to go with the Whirl Diamond Plate for my background, and I cut a bunch of leaves from grey cardstock using the Budding Branches. In laying out the card, I decided that I needed one more small flower, so I cut that and assembled it as well.

I splattered my card base using TH Distress Oxide Spray in Hickory Smoke before adhering the background panel. I began adhering the grey leaves in place first using liquid glue, trimming down as necessary. Once I was happy with the leaf placement, I adhered the flowers using foam strips.

For the sentiment, I used the Mix & Match Butterflies set and stamped that using VersaFine Onyx Black and heat set it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I trimmed it out using the coordinating dies, and made two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment. That was then adhered using foam strips as well. To finish up, I added some Surf Dazzling Gems and some silver metallic pearls to the “buds” of the branches.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I always love working with die cut flowers, so this card was totally in my wheelhouse! Don’t forget to head on over to Simon’s website to check out the entire STAMPtember release! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Fresh Roasted Coffee

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! I’m once again playing with the Coffee Time set from Simon’s latest STAMPtember release. This is a CZ Design card if I ever did see one! Cathy is just so freaking talented! Let’s not waste time and go through the details.

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

This card is a double stencil technique. I used the SSS A2 Mask Stencils on a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and then secured the new SSS Fresh Roast Stencil atop that. I did some light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Latte and Cappuccino. Once the ink blending was complete, I used the rectangle portion of the mask stencil to cover my ink blending and then splattered it with TH Distress Mica Spray in Crooked Broomstick.

I stamped the coffee mug and the sentiments using VersaFine Onyx Black in and heat set those using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I wanted two mugs, so I did a mirror stamping for the second one. In all honesty, I did have to watch a Jennifer McGuire video to learn how to do it! I then used the coordinating dies to trim those out. I did cut the sentiments two additional times for that stacked sentiment look.

I colored the mugs using Copic Markers in C1, C2, C3, E23 and E47, and those, along with the sentiments were adhered to the panel using foam strips. That panel was then adhered to a black panel with foam tape for added dimension, because what do we say? Dimension is life!

And, that does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release over on Simon’s website, and stay tuned all month long for the collaboration sets! Have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Lush Birthday

Hello! Hello! Thanks so much for joining me for today’s project featuring the new Lush Leaves 3D Embossing Folder from Spellbinders. For my first go with this folder, I had to pair it with the traditional green just to get a feel for it. Let’s run through the deets for this one!

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by using the Lush Leaves folder to emboss a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock. I then did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Aspen, Sage and Pine on the de-bossed side of the panel. Once satisfied with the ink blending, I used the Encore Gold ink pad to rub over the raised portions. I thought the green and gold were a nice pair!

For the sentiment, I used the Spellbinders You Are Everything Sentiments set and gold foiled that onto black cardstock. I used the included die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts for that stacked sentiment that I love.

I felt the card was going to need some additional elements, so I used the Spellbinders Sealed Squiggles set and cut a few of those from gold cardstock. The embossed panel was adhered to a black panel for contrast, while the squiggles were adhered with liquid glue, and the sentiment was adhered with foam strips for added dimension.

That finishes up this project! A super simple project, but I really like the green and gold together. Head on over to the Spellbinder’s website to check out all of the new things for August, as there’s tons of fun stuff! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Happy Little Moments

Hello Crafters, and welcome back! Thanks for stopping by! Today’s project is featuring the new Spellbinders All Season Spring BetterPress plate. This is a cute little set that features several sentiments suited for spring time cards. And the best thing, it’s a single plate and die set that creates multiple sentiments at once! Such a game changer for me! Let’s run through the details for this one, shall we?

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

To be honest, I’ve been struggling with different color combinations lately. I find a combo that I like, and it’s hard for me to break away from that one. So, I pulled a few cards from the Color Cubes and settled on this combo which features aqua colors with sage green colors, and it’s beautiful. I began my project by gold foiling the Spellbinders Cosmos Backdrop BetterPress plate and using the coordinating stencil to add the color.

The inks that I used were PinkFresh Studio Eucalyptus, Paradise, Atlantis and Sweet Mustard. Once the ink blending was complete, I used the Spellbinders Nested Postage Labels & Tag set to trim it down. While I was foiling the panel, I went ahead and gold foiled the Spellbinders All Season Spring BetterPress plate as well, and trimmed that out using the included die. I did cut it several times for a stacked sentiment.

I felt that the panel needed some additional elements, so I used the Spellbinders Delicate Butterflies and cut three of those from gold cardstock. The butterflies were adhered with liquid glue, while the sentiment was adhered using foam strips for added dimension.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed this project! Don’t forget to stop by the Spellbinders website to check out all of the fun things for August! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Spellbinders Best Friends

Hello Crafty Friends! I’m so glad that you stopped by! The Spellbinders August releases are live, and I’m back today with a card featuring the new All Seasons Spring BetterPress Press Plate. Let’s not waste time and go through the details!

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I look for any reason to create with Spellbinders flower sets, so having a new sentiment set was all I needed to pull them out. The Spellbinders All Season Spring set is great because it’s a single plate and a single die, so you’re able to create multiple sentiments in one pass! I love this so much, because it allows you to add so many sentiments to you stash for those times when you don’t have much time to create.

I began this card by pulling an inspiration card from the Color Cubes and die cutting a bunch of flowers and leaves from aqua, various shades of blue, yellow and black cardstock using several sets from Spellbinders. I’ll link to those sets below for your reference. Once those were cut, I did some ink blending on the flowers using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Seafoam, Morning and Dusk, before adhering the pieces together using liquid glue.

For my background panel, I used the Spellbinders Fluted Classic Rectangles and splattered that with black acrylic ink. While that was drying, I prepared my sentiment by using BetterPress Black Ink onto Grey BetterPress Paper. I did cut the sentiment several times for a stacked sentiment for added dimension.

I began adhering the leaves to my panel using glue, along with the lower level flowers. Once I reached the main flowers, those were adhered with foam strips, as well as the sentiment. To finish up, I did add some clear drops for a little shine.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I really can’t get enough of creating beautiful flowers! Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to head over to the Spellbinders site to check out all of the new August releases! Have yourself a wonderful day!

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