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Spellbinders Amazing Florals

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for joining me for today’s project featuring the new Spellbinders Argyle Plaid 3D Embossing Folder. I look for any excuse to use the many, amazing flowers from Spellbinders, and today’s project gave me just that opportunity! Let’s go ahead and get into the details!

I began this project by embossing the Argyle Plaid onto a panel of black cardstock. I knew that I wanted a black and gold background with lots of flowers, so I then took gold ink and a brayer and rolled that over the raised portions of the panel. Yes, it messed up in one or two places, but I love the look just the same!

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Next, I die cut a bunch of flowers and leaves from pink and green cardstock using the Spellbinders Club Blooms and the Spellbinders Sealed Leaf Sprigs. I also die cut some of the flower centers from black, gold and yellow cardstock as well. Once the cutting was done, I used SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation, Honey and Pearfection and did some ink blending before assembling the flowers.

This super awesome sentiment is from the Spellbinders Making Me Smile Sentiments Hot Foil set, and I foiled that using gold foil onto black cardstock and trimmed it out with the included die. This is one of those sets that creates multiple sentiments at once, and that is a game changer! I did two extra cuts and adhered the three layers together using liquid glue for a stacked sentiment.

Now to assemble this masterpiece! I adhered the embossed panel to the card base and glued the leaves in place first, followed by the flowers. The two larger flowers, as well as the sentiment, were adhered using foam strips for a little added dimension. To finish up, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to tie everything together.

That does it for this project! I hope you don’t get tired of flowers, because I sure don’t get tired of creating with them! Thanks again for joining me today, and don’t forget to stop by and check out all the new July releases over on the Spellbinders website. Have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Sending You Joy

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s projects featuring the new Spellbinders Night & Day Pines Press Plate. What a fun set this is! I love that you get two plates in this set that give two different looks! Let’s run through the details!

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For this card, I used the “day” press plate, which gives a brighter, more airy image. I began by inking the press plate using PinkFresh Studio Evergreen ink, and running it through the machine. I then used the Spellbinders Nested Postage Labels & Tag set to trim that panel down. I decided that the panel was a little too bright, so I did some light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Cabbage.

I used the Spellbinders Club Blooms and Floral Spray sets to create the cluster of flowers and leaves. These were die cut from red and various colors of green cardstock. I did do some ink blending on those using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Cabernet and Kale to add some shading and dimension. Once the ink blending was complete, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to the centers of the flowers for some added shine.

The leaves and smaller flowers were adhered to the panel using liquid glue, while the larger flower was adhered using SSS 3D Foam Strips. The sentiment is from the new Spellbinders Mistletoe Greetings Press Plate set, and that was foiled using gold foil and trimmed out using the included dies. This is one of those great sets that creates multiple sentiments at one time, which I absolutely love!

The sentiment was tucked into the flower slightly and adhered with foam strips as well. The panel was then adhered to the card base to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to head on over to the Spellbinders site to check out all of the new releases and club kits! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Happy Christmas

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Spellbinders Poinsettia Spray, along with the new Starshine Background as well. Both of these products are from their new Home for the Holidays Collection that is available now over on their website. So, let’s go ahead and run through the details, shall we?

The Poinsettia Spray, as the name suggests, does creates a spray, however, I wanted to make a wreath with the flowers instead. Just another way to stretch your supplies! I began this project by cutting the poinsettias from the set a bunch of times from pink cardstock. While I was cutting, I cut some of the holly leaves and the flower centers from green cardstock as well. Once those were all cut, I sat down to do some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation and Pearfection.

I then assembled the flowers and set those aside while I worked on the rest of the card. I used the Spellbinders Starshine Background and cut that from a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and trimmed that down ever so slightly. I started arranging the poinsettias and holly leaves atop the background panel and, of course, decided that I needed more leaves. I cut some leaves from the Spellbinders Club Blooms from the same green cardstock and a few from gold cardstock as well. Those green leaves got the same ink blending before moving on with wreath assembly.

I adhered the leaves in place first using liquid glue, then glued the larger flowers in place and then secured the smaller flowers with foam tape for a little added dimension. I then went back through and glued the tiny holly leaves, as well as the gold leaves in place.

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The sentiment is from the new Spellbinders Mistletoe Greetings BetterPress set, and that foiled using gold foil. This is a great set, because it creates several sentiments with one pass, and I just love sets like that! The sentiment was adhered atop the flowers using SSS 3D Foam Strips, and the entire panel was adhered to the card base with foam tape. I added a few clear drops for a bit of interest to finish up.

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 Home for the Holidays Collection over on the Spellbinders website! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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PinkFresh Pastel Joyful Leaves

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I appreciate you stopping by to check out today’s project featuring some new-ish products from PFS! Let’s not waste time and jump right into the details.

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I began this project by foiling the PFS Joyful Day Press Plate using gold foil. Yes, you read that correctly! That’s the great thing about Press Plates .. They can be foiled, they can be inked and used as a press plate, and they can also be used to make an embossed impression if you so desire. No worries if you haven’t delved into the world of press plates, just use your Glimmer machine! I also foiled the PFS Decorative Frames using the same gold foil, along with the sentiment, which is from the PFS Script Sentiments Hot Foil Plate set. The frames were then cut using the coordinating die.

Moving on .. Since the machine was already hot, I used the PFS Solid Hot Foil Plate to go ahead and transfer the reverse image of the Joyful Day onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock, because I wanted to use that as well. Before using the coordinating die to trim the leaves out, I used the coordinating stencil to do some ink blending using PFS inks in Ballet Slipper, Sparkling Rose, Ocean Breeze and Turquoise.

The sentiment was cut two additional times and glued together for a stacked sentiment, which I really enjoy! Now that I have all of the pieces for the card, I started playing around with placement, and decided that I wanted a textured background inside the frame, so I used the PFS Dotted Chevron for that. I did some very light ink blending in the upper corner using the same Sparkling Rose ink, and I just trimmed it down to fit inside the frame without any of the edges showing.

I adhered the ink blended leaves atop the gold leaves with liquid glue and also glued the chevron panel behind the frame. The leaves were then glued in place, along with the sentiment, and the panel was secured to the card base with foam tape for some added dimension. To finish up, I added a few clear drops.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Divine Peony

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I’m back today with a card featuring some new products from Simon’s latest release, Sunny Vibes. Let’s get right into the details, shall we?

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I began this project by die cutting the SSS Divine Peony three times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I cut it three times, but only used two of the larger flowers for this project. I did some light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation, Celery, Pearfection and Sunbeam. Once the ink blended was complete, I assembled the flowers and set those aside with the leaves, while I worked on the rest of the card.

I knew that I wanted a black on black background, so I stamped the SSS Orchid Rose Bouquet onto a panel of black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I also stamped the sentiment from the SSS Just Breathe set onto a scrap of black cardstock using the same ink, and heat set that using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim out the sentiment, along with two additional cuts, and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

I used two dies from the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames to cut a frame from black cardstock. The frame was adhered to the stamped panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips, and I trimmed off the excess around the edges. The leaves were glued in place, along with the buds, and the flowers were secured with the foam strips. The sentiment was also adhered with foam strips, and some clear drops were added to finish up. I didn’t want a white border showing from the card base, so I added a black panel, and then secured my floral panel atop that.

That does it for this one. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Banner Daisy

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Today’s card is featuring the new Little Banner Basics from Simon’s latest release, Sunny Vibes. Have you checked out the new release yet? I’d love to know your favorites in the comments! Let’s run through the deets for this one!

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I began this card by die cutting the SSS Charming Daisy from some Neenah 110lb cardstock and doing some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Celery, Citrine and Pearfection, along with SSS Rainbow Splash Gravel ink.

For the background, I used the SSS Dibble Dot Embossing Folder and embossed a panel of black cardstock and ran a brayer over the raised portion using Hero Arts Unicorn White ink. I then used the TH Paper Distresser to rough up the edges of the panel for a little added interest.

I used the miss you sentiment from the new SSS Little Banner Basics set, die cut the sentiment twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock, cut the shadow portion twice from black cardstock and adhered all of those pieces together with liquid glue. I adhered the black panel to the card base using foam tape, glued the flower pieces in place and adhered the sentiment atop that using SSS 3D Foam Strips.

That does it for today’s card! It’s a super simple one, but I like how the white over the background came out! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an amazing day! Stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Just A Note Zinnias

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I hope you all are doing well and that your summer is off to a great start! The latest Simon release, Sunny Vibes, in live and I’m back today with a card featuring the new Zippy Zinnias Embossing Folder with Cutting Die. Let’s jump right into the details, shall we?

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I began this project by embossing a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the new SSS Zippy Zinnias Embossing Folder. I then embossed another panel and using the included dies to cut out the corresponding flowers. I colored the die cut flowers with a light pink colored pencil, and then decided that some ink blending would be better.

The inks used for the ink blending were SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum and Carnation. I also used Sprout on the background for the embossed panel. The centers of the flowers were colored using Copic Markers Y38 and YR27 to achieve the orange and brownish colors. Before adhering the die cut flowers to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips, I splattered the panel with some gold acrylic ink for some added interest.

I used the SSS Just a Note 2 for the sentiment and cut that once from gold cardstock and once from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I also die cut the shadow twice using the same cardstock, and adhered all of those pieces together using liquid glue. The sentiment was then adhered using foam strips, and the panel was adhered to the card base with foam tape as well for added dimension. To finish up, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls, because every card needs a little bling, in my opinion.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get creative in your space! Don’t forget to check out the entire Sunny Vibes release over on Simon’s website! I’d love to know your favorites in the comments! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Blog Hop Day One

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Today I’m participating in Day One of a Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop to celebrate the latest release, Sunny Vibes! Be sure to follow along the hop and comment along the way for your chance to win a $25 SSS gift card! Who doesn’t love gift cards, am I right?! There’s also a free gift with any $50 purchase. Just enter the code HELLO during checkout to receive this freebie! I’ll list the Blog Hop order at the end of my post so that you can follow along. And don’t forget, there will be a Day Two of the Blog Hop happening as well! Even more chances to win! My card today is featuring the new Gentle Layers Floral Wreath, along with the new Little Banners Basics. So, let’s run through the details!

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I began this project by die cutting all of the pieces of the wreath from Neenah 110lb cardstock and doing some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sprout, Seafoam, Lilac, Sunbeam, Honey, Dew and Aspen. Once all of the ink blending was complete, I adhered the pieces together with liquid glue and adhered those to the wreath.

For my background panel, I used the SSS Wistful Leaves Embossing Folder and embossed a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and then splattered it with gold acrylic ink for added interest. I always say this, but I felt like I needed more leaves, so I used the SSS Winsome Branch and cut some of those from white and gold cardstock. The wreath was glued to the embossed panel and I tucked the extra leaves in place and secured those with a bit more glue.

I used the Hello sentiment from the new SSS Little Banners Basics set and cut the banner from Neenah cardstock and cut the shadow portion from gold cardstock, adhering those with glue and then adhering it to the panel with SSS 3D Foam Strips. To finish up, I adhered the panel to the card base with foam tape before adding some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and don’t forget to join in the Blog Hop for your chance to win! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an amazing day! You can follow along the Hop below.

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Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Jennifer McGuire

Suzy Plantamura

Amy Rysavy

Debby Hughes

Lisa Addesa

Alberto Gava

Barb Engler

Kath Stewart

Karin Åkesdotter

Jean Doeringsfeld

Tracy Ware

Daniel West

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Simon Says Stamp Paper Hug Leafy Cluster

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I appreciate you stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Bad Day, Good Vibes stamp set, from Simon’s latest release, Sunny Vibes. I’m pairing it with the Friendship Leafy Cluster product suite, which is a favorite of mine. Let’s go ahead and get to the details!

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I began this project by stamping the leaves from the SSS Friendship Leafy Cluster set onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFiny Onyx Black ink and heat setting it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I did stamp several leaves, because I really wasn’t sure where this card was going. Once the stamping was done, I used the coordinating stencil to add color using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation, Lemonade and Citrine.

Once satisfied with the ink blending, I used the coordinating die to trim out the leaves. I did cut five more leaves from Neenah 80lb cardstock and adhered all of those together with the ink blended leaf with liquid glue for LOTS of dimension! Next, I took a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and foiled the SSS Mini Slimline Falling Dots Foil Plate. Unfortunately, I believe Simon must have discontinued this plate, because I was unable to locate it on their website. My apologies for that .. I will link to a similar product. I did have to foil the panel twice to cover the size of panel that I wanted. I then used the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim it down.

I stamped this super cute sentiment from the new SSS Bad Day, Good Vibes set using the same Onyx black ink and the same embossing powder and used my Brother Scan n Cut to trim it out. I adhered the foil panel to the card base using SSS Dot Tape Runner, and the leaf was glued directly to the panel, while the sentiment was adhered using SSS 3D Foam Strips to match the thickness of the leaf.

That does it for this one! I love this leaf, and I love the colors along with the cute foiled dots! Like I said, this set is a definite favorite of mine. I hope you enjoyed this project too, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Spellbinders Floral Thanks

Hello Crafty Friends, and thank you so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring some Spellbinders products from the May 2024 release, along with an older floral set. Let’s go ahead and run through the details, shall we?

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I recently created another card using this same color palette, and I loved it so much that I wanted to create another one! I began this card by using the Spellbinders Club Blooms Large Die of the Month from January 2023 and cutting the flowers and leaves from different shades of aqua, orange, green, yellow and black cardstock. I made quite a few flowers, and probably have enough to make one more card with those. Once the pieces were cut, I did some ink blending and assembled the flowers using liquid glue. These are great flowers, because you can assemble them in various ways.

For the background panel, I used the Spellbinders Nested Postage Labels and Tag set to trim that down, and then added some gold splatter for some added interest. Once the splatter was dry, I used the Spellbinders New Beginnings Timeless Sentiments Press Plates to add the sentiment directly to the panel using BetterPress Black ink. I arranged the florals atop the panel at an angle and then used some Press N Seal to lift them off so that I could apply some glue to the back and then adhere them to the panel.

The panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape, and I added some Spellbinders Fashion Gold Embellishments for some additional shine.

That finishes up this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! I thoroughly enjoy assembling flowers and floral sprays like this, so this card was right up my alley! Thanks again for stopping by! Stay awesome friend, and have a wonderful day!

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