Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders | Summer Camp Skunk

Hello! Today I’m sharing another scene card created with the Spellbinders Summer Camp Collection. This playful 5 x 7 design features an adorable skunk dressed for a day at the lake, complete with a swimsuit and surrounded by all the details that make summer camping so memorable. A hammock is tucked between two trees, signs point toward the cabins and lake, and landscape edges were used to create grass hill and soft clouds. You can see a similar card created with the collection HERE.

- Create a 5″ x 7″ base.
- Use the Landscape Edges to cut the hill and clouds. Add the cloud to the base, insert cardstock for lake, and add the hill.
- Cut the skunk with the Trailside Trio set. Assemble using the provided guide.
- Cut the swimsuit with the Splash Days set. Assemble using the provided guide.
- Cut the trees, hammock, and signpost with the Trails End set. Assemble using the provided guide.
- Add assembled items to the prepared scene.

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Summer Camp Collection Products: Splash Days, Trails End, Trailside Trio

Floral Cards Beyond the Vase

Florals are one of my favorite elements in cardmaking, but I rarely let them sit in a traditional vase. Instead, I enjoy placing them into containers that add personality, tell a story, and set the tone of a card. A watering can feels fresh and garden-like, a barrel brings in rustic warmth, and a pair of boots adds a touch of whimsy. In this collection, I’m sharing a series of floral cards where the container is just as important as the flowers themselves. Click the card photo to visit the original post.

Watering cans are one of the most natural and effortless ways to present florals. They immediately evoke a garden setting, where flowers feel freshly gathered and loosely arranged.

In this watering can design, I used stamped and watercolored images rather than die-cut elements. Both the flowers and the watering can were stamped, colored, and then die cut, creating a more painterly interpretation of the same container idea.

Barrels bring a completely different mood that is more rustic and seasonal. They pair beautifully with foliage, autumn leaves, and warm-toned blooms.

Boots are where things become more playful. They instantly add personality to a floral arrangement. These designs can be whimsical or soft depending on the color palette, but they always carry a sense of fun.

Floral containers influence a card’s personality. The same floral elements can feel completely different depending on what holds them.

If you enjoyed these floral container ideas, you might also like the floral bouquet card I shared recently, where the flowers are wrapped in paper instead of placed into a container.

Tim Holtz | Funky Floral Wreath

Hello! Today I’m sharing a floral wreath card with both texture and soft watercolor detail. I cut the pieces from the Funky Floral Wreath set from watercolor cardstock that had been colored with Distress Spray Stains.

The assembled wreath is layered over a kraft background that I dry-embossed with the Woodgrain folder (Sizzix 666297) for texture. I finished the design with a sentiment from the Simple Sayings stamp set, cut with a tag in the Tag Collection set (Sizzix 658784), keeping the overall look clean while letting the wreath take center stage.

Distress Spray Stains: Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Tumbled Glass, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry

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Funky Floral Wreath — scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp

Simple Sayings — scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp

Elizabeth Craft Designs | Build a Bouquet

Hello! Today’s card features the beautiful Build a Bouquet set from the Romantic Revival Collection by Elizabeth Craft Designs. This thoughtfully designed set makes it easy to create a full floral arrangement, beginning with the bouquet base and layering in individual blooms and foliage. For this card, I cut all of the pieces from watercolor cardstock that had been colored with Distress Sprays, giving the bouquet variation and a painterly feel. I also used the tag die from the Build a Bouquet set to cut a “hello” sentiment stamped with a Tim Holtz Simple Sayings stamp, which tucks perfectly into the arrangement for a clean and finished look.

Elizabeth Craft Designs | Dog in Jeep

Hello! Today I’m sharing a birthday card (measuring 6″ x 7″) created with dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs. The Jeep die was originally designed for a now-retired collection. I paired it with a dog from the more recent Dog Days Collection. Swapping in a different animal gives the design a fresh personality while keeping a fun feel for anyone who enjoys a little adventure.

I added the “Happy Birthday” sentiment created from the Always and Forever Sentiments set from Spellbinders. I always end up with extra sentiments from this set since you press and cut 16 at a time, which makes it a great value. Those extras are perfect for adding to scene cards where the main focus is the imagery, and the sentiment supports the story.

I created a similar card with the monkey in the Jeep HERE. I created a scene with the dog in a car (part of the Dog Days Collection) HERE.

You don’t always need to reinvent the wheel when making cards. Mixing and matching older products from the same company can lead to fresh, unexpected combinations that feel brand new. It’s also a smart way to be economical with both your time and budget, getting more mileage from the products you already own.

Retired Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets: Safari Jeep, Party Accessories