Hello crafty friend! Today I am sharing cards created with new products at Spellbinders this month: the August Small Die of the Month kit, the Crafty Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil set, and the Craft Happy Stamp & Die Bundle. Let’s take a look!
With the the August Small Die of the Month set, I created a CAS Hello card featuring a mandala shape.
The Small Die of the Month set includes a variety of shapes and a full alphabet.
- I cut the mandala shapes from cardstock to which I had applied Distress Inks.
- I glued the pieces together on to a black cardstock background.
- I added a vellum strip to the center, to which I applied double-sided adhesive.
- I glued the “Hello” sentiment to the vellum.
- I added the black panel to a 4 1/2″ square card base.
My second card showcases a sentiment from the Crafty Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil set and stamped images from the Craft Happy Stamp & Die Bundle.
- I foiled the sentiment in Black Foil on white cardstock and cut it with a circle die.
- I stamped the images on to cardstock which I had colored with Distress Inks and cut them with their corresponding dies.
- I added the sentiment and craft-themed images to a card base covered with rainbow patterned paper.
Sticking with a rainbow theme, my third card uses the paint tube image in the Craft Happy Stamp & Die Bundle set with a sentiment cut with the alphabet dies in the Small Die of the Month set.
- I colored cardstock with a variety of Distress Ink colors.
- I stamped the cardstock with the paint tube stamp in the Craft Happy Stamp & Die Bundle set and cut with the corresponding die.
- I cut the Hello sentiment with the alphabet dies in the Small Die of the Month set and glued the letters to the paint tubes.
- I added the paint tubes to a card base covered with patterned paper.
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All are fun and colorful as usual!
Love these cards! I can’t wait to get my small die of the month. What is your trick for gluing those narrow mandala bits without having glue smooshing out the sides?
Hi Lisa, if there is too much glue, I use the side of a small piece of cardstock to scrape/wipe it off. The Nuvo glue I use is very forgiving, in that it doesn’t show and it’s easy to wipe off.
I took one look at that small die of the month and thought what could you do with that? Well, your card is truly beautiful. Love the design, color and the blending. Amazing.
Three darling cards, Jean! Especially love the mandala card you created with those small shapes!!
Love how bright and cheerful your cards are. Even on black, the colors are bright and I love them all.