Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders May 2021 Large Die Kit Club

Hello crafty friends! Happy May (one of my favorite months of the year)! I’m delighted to share a card created with the Spellbinders May 2021 Large Die of the Month – “Stitched Card Front, Border & Flower.” With the seven-piece set, you can create beautiful cards incorporating needlework (or not!).

With the large card front die, and the A2-size die to cut the edges, I created a friendship card featuring a sentiment from this month’s Clear Stamp of the Month Club – “Borders & Sentiments.”

To begin, I die-cut the panel from Snowdrift cardstock .
I used DMC floss to stitch the flowers in the following colors: 972 (green), 726 (yellow), 597 (blue) 349 (red), and 603 (pink). I glued the ends of the threads to the back of the frame.
I heat-embossed the Clear Stamp of the Month Club sentiment in white on dark teal cardstock.
I trimmed the heat-embossed panel, attached it to a card base, and adhered the stitched frame to the top.

I stitched the panel using blunt tapestry needles sized 20 and 22. I generally use a 24 on 14-count Aida for cross-stitching. I chose as large as a needle that would fit through the holes.

As I stitched, I was reminded of the embroidery I did as a teen. I still have the eyeglass case that I made for my grandmother. This set would be great for friends to share or for a grandmother-granddaughter activity. You can die-cut the pieces now to stitch at a future date.

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Penny Black Abstract Encouragement Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS encouragement card created with Penny Black supplies.

- I stamped the 30-712 Words of Encouragement sentiment on to white cardstock.
- I inked cardstock with Distress Oxide inks and cut it with the largest triangle in the 51-647 Triangles set. I used the same die to cut a frame from black cardstock.
- I cut the 51-650 Viridescent leaves from black cardstock. Using the negative shape, I traced the leaves on to cardstock inked with Distress Oxide inks. I fussy-cut those leaves and glued them to the back of the outline. I trimmed the leaf stem to fit on the bottom of the triangle.
- I added the triangle with its frame and the leaves to the stamped panel.
- I embellished with a butterfly cut with one of the dies in the #51-132 Flights of Fancy set.

Spellbinders Stained Glass Bouquet Collection

Hello! I was recently a guest blogger for Spellbinders on their blog sharing three cards created with the Stained Glass Bouquet Collection from Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken. I hope you will head over to see my creations, read about the designs, and leave a comment.

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Penny Black Geometric Art

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS, geometric, thank you card created with Penny Black supplies from the newest release – “Delight.”

I added alcohol inks to a Yupo panel from which I cut the smallest equilateral triangle in the 51-647 Triangles set. The dies in the set cut a solid triangle and a thin outline triangle at the same time.
I heat-embossed a rectangular panel (slightly larger than A2-size) with a sentiment in the 30-813 Ever Thanks set in gold. I glued the triangles to the panel, trimming the overlapping pieces off the sides.
From a Brushed Gold cardstock panel, measuring 4 ¾” x 6″, I cut out an A2 rectangle to make a ¼” frame for the card.

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Spellbinders Spring Cleaning Warehouse Sale

Spellbinders is holding a huge sale at the moment! Click on the image above to be taken to the sale page. Many of the previous Small Die of the Month kits are on sale for $5! I have included two projects below featuring products that are also part of the sale. Click on the photo to be taken to the link for the original post.

Featuring the Lucky Clouds die:

Featuring the Waves die:

Featuring the Die D-Lites Elephant Festival die: