Hello crafty friends! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop celebrating the recently released Cut & Emboss Folders from Spellbinders. You should have reached my blog from the Spellbinders blog.
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to a lucky blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, April 14th 11:59 pm EDT. Winners will be announced in our blog hop post the following Monday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.
Let’s take a look at what I created with two of the folders in the collection.
My first project features the Floral Splash folder. To create the background, I began by applying Distress Oxide inks to white cardstock. I worked from the center of the panel outwards.
I trimmed the panel to 5″ x 7″ and then cut and embossed it with the Floral Splash folder.
I brushed dark red ink across the embossed front to accentuate the pattern, and I glued cardstock,which I had colored with yellow ink, behind the panel for the floral centers.
I added a sentiment strip on which I arranged flowers and foliage cut with the Daisy 2 dies from inked cardstock .
My second card features the Reflections folder.
The A2-sized card front panel was cut and embossed from white cardstock. I wanted to highlight the strong relief achieved with the folder, as well as show the beauty of a simple white background.
I stamped a sentiment in the center of the panel and added flowers and foliage cut with dies in the Daisy and Daisy 2 die sets. Just as with the first card, I adhered cardstock, colored with ink, behind the panel for the floral centers.
Thanks for dropping by! Head next to the blog of Laurie Willison.
I’ve included the full list of blog hop participants below:
Spellbinders
Jean Manis
Laurie Willison
Tina Smith
Bibi Cameron
Inge Groot
Desiree Kuemmerle
Supplies:
Absolutely stunning! I love the vibrant colors you chose!
Beautiful cards…the first one is bright and very striking with the oxide ink outer halo, second the card is more simple but the color choice is really nice….well done and tfs
Thank you for sharing both creations for this Blog Hop, Jean! Both compositions are very striking with such lovely color combos!
Your cards are just darling. This is the first time for me really checking out the cut & emboss folders. Guess I have been under a rock somewhere. LOL
I love the Spellbinder products that I already own…so it is no surprise that these pretty embossing folders are so lovely.
Thank you so much for sharing your pretty cards. Great job.
I love the white card. The embossing is so pretty. The folders do two things at once, love it!
The colors are beautiful. ❤💛💚💙💜
Beautiful. Thanks for showing two different looks for the same folder. I love the cut and emboss folders!
Lovely! The detail is just gorgeous!
Oh my good ness, I love what you did with the oxide ink background. These cards are gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing!
Love the beautiful cards…would like to win this gift certificate
Love the beautiful cards, like to win
Love these beautiful cards
Would like to win
Love to win
Beautiful cards
Very cheery card. Thanks for sharing.
My favorite is the white background with the orange and yellow flowers.
Perfect color choice! Happy card.
Beautiful cards. Great embossing folders I’ll have to check them out .
Wow! What an amazing pair of cards! I LOVE your style and what you crafted with the new folders!
Love these folders and the colors you used really making the embossing pop – thanks for sharing!
Oh my Jean, what gorgeous cards especially the color palette you chose. So creative and inspiring. Appreciate your sharing of your talents.
The Spellbinders Cut & Emboss Folders are something special. The cards you created from them are simply beautiful.
beautiful cards Jean, I especially love the red one. So vibrant and eye catching.
Love the distress oxide background.
Your cards are simply gorgeous, Jean!! Love these new cut and emboss folders and you have used them so beautifully!
Gorgeous cards. I love the cut and emboss folders.
I love your cards, the white one is my favorite, Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful vibrant colors love the cut and embossing folders.
The red is spectacular
Gorgeous cards. TFS!
Red is my favorite color, so I love the brightness of the first card, however, the simplicity of the white background, in the second card is so pretty!
This is beautiful! The floral splash is my favorite. Lovely colors.
This is beautiful! The floral splash is my favorite. Lovely colors. Can’t wait to try one of these folders
The red ink on that Floral Splash card is stunning! Both cards are beautifully done…the embossing just pops!
Lovely cards. I especially like the second, the image and sentiment worked so well together.
Beautiful. Such bright cheery colors!
Wow!! I already love the Cut & Emboss folders but when the card base is colored with that vibrant orange, it gives a whole new look!! LOVE these cards
Gorgeous & colorful cards!
I love the colors you used on your background.
I love these new products and your cards are beautiful, happy cards!
Beautiful card you made. Can’t wait to get my hands on some of these folders.
Both cards are lovely!
Wow, that is a real pop of color! How bright and cheerful these cards are!
Love these cards. They are sunshine in an envelope. TFS.
Very pretty Jean. Love the ombre background… such a pretty shade. Those sweet flowers look lovely.
This is my first time to see your work and I Love this card!
Love the distress oxide background on the first card. Both cards are gorgeous!
Great cards!
So lovely, simple but elegant. Being a new paper crafter I appreciate these types of projects so not so overwhelmed. And sometimes you just dont have a lot of time to spend on 1 card. Thanks so much!
Bright,Beautiful with right choice of colors…loved both the cards…Thanks for sharing!!
Awesome card and pretty colors
All I can say is that I love them both! Really great embossing folders. Leave itto Spellbinders to kick it up a notch!!!
Wow, coloring your embossed background really makes this card burst with color! I love it
What lovely, detailed cards
All I can say is WOW !!!!! Thank you Laurie for the eye catching ideas.
Beautiful backgrounds! 🙂
These Cut and Emboss folders make oh so beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Love the colors and the look of embossing, looks like pin holes!
Love these pretty Cut & Emboss designs! Beautiful cards!
Love the idea of just adding colour via distress ink!
Wow! Beautiful cards! I especially love the blending on the colored card stock… So pretty!
Your cards are so pretty. I’ve never used a cut and emboss folder, but it’s a genius idea with clearly stunning results.
Two beauties, Jean! What a fabulous emboss/cut set and I love how you used it! Especially love the addition of the layered blooms!!