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Bee Mine – CAS Valentine

Hello from the snowy Pacific Northwest! We have had more snow in the past few days than we typically have all winter. We are breaking snow records for February. Today I am sharing a CAS Valentine featuring the Paper Smooches Bees Dies and a punny sentiment.

- I cut and assembled the bees.
- I created and printed the sentiment on my computer and cut it with a die in the now-retired Avery Elle Scalloped & Pierced Hearts die set.
- I used a 4 1/4″ square die from Lil’ Inker to cut the patterned paper background (Pebbles 6″ x 6″ pad from several years ago).

Congratulations – MFT Birds + Birdhouse

Hello! Today I am sharing a card showcasing the Birds of a Feather and Birdhouse die sets from My Favorite Things. I designed the card to congratulate someone on their new digs! There is a Snowmageddon in the forecast for the PNW, so I chose spring colors for the card to make it cheery.

I die-cut the birds, birdhouse, and floral pieces from Neenah Solar White, SU Melon Mambo, SU Pink Pirouette, TE Peapod, FSJ Black Licorice and TE Pineapple cardstock.
I assembled the pieces with Tonic Nuvo glue and added them to a panel cut from TE Sprinkles cardstock with a now retired MFT Blueprints set.
I stamped the background, before cutting it, with a sentiment from the You Wow Me stamp set.
Although the Birdhouse set includes a post, I wanted my sentiment to go below the birdhouse, so I added a string of cardstock cut with the IO Vintage Ornament die to hang the birdhouse from the top of the card.

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Spellbinders Blog Hop – Shadowbox Collection by Becca Feeken

Welcome! I am delighted to be sharing two projects as part of the Blog Hop featuring the Spellbinders Shadowbox Collection by Becca Feeken. You should have arrived at my blog from the blog of Jennifer Snyder. The entire blog hop list is included at the end of my post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, February 10th 11:59 pm EDT. Winners will be announced in the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Monday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

My first project is a shadow box showcasing the Layered Sweet Birdie Thanks Scene.

To begin, I created the shadow box from solid yellow cardstock with the Shadowbox Frame with 1″ Border die set. The exterior measures 5 3/8″ x 6 5/8″. I covered the frame front with polka dot patterned paper. (The patterned paper was too light to use to construct the shadow box frame pieces.) I backed the assembled frame with a teal polka-dot patterned paper and a piece of chipboard (for stability). I created the layered scene from solid cardstock, using liquid and foam adhesive. To finish, I added Sweet Blooms Paper Flowers for additional texture.

The collection includes several other Layered Scene die sets which create dynamic focal images. They can be easily changed up simply by choosing different colors of cardstock and/or patterned paper. My second project features the Layered Thinking of You Woodland Scene with which I created a CAS masculine card.

I assembled the die-cut pieces and added them to a 4″ x 5″ dry-embossed card base. This card came together in a matter of minutes!

Thanks for stopping by! The next stop is the blog of Yana Smakula.

Blog Hop List:

Spellbinders
Becca Feeken
Nichol Spohr
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jung AhSang
Tina Smith
Lea Lawson
Desiree Kuemmerle
Dawn McVey
Olga Direktorenko
Gemma Campbell
Sandra Nagel
Jennifer Snyder
Jean Manis
Yana Smakula

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Snow Much Love

Hello from the snowy Pacific Northwest! We received almost a foot of snow overnight. Today I am sharing a CAS Valentine created with the Marianne Design Eline’s Penguin and Igloo & Mountain sets (I purchased the sets from 123 Stitch).

I paired the assembled penguins and igloo with a sentiment that I created on my computer and cut with a snow slope die.

Patterned paper from my stash filled in the background.

Hope your week is off to a terrific start!

Spellbinders February 2019 Small Die of the Month

Hello! Are you ready for spring? I sure am! Today, I am delighted to share two spring-themed gatefold cards created with the February Small Die of the Month “Spring Flutter” from Spellbinders. Let’s take a look!

I cut the gatefold panel twice from Whip Cream cardstock. I scored the pieces on the fold line and adhered them to the back of a Sweet Pear cardstock panel, on which I had heat-embossed the sentiment. The Sweet Pear panel was trimmed to 4 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ before I adhered the gatefold panels.
I adhered the assembly to a card base and then added the die-cut butterflies and floral pieces, cut from Watermelon Fusion, Orange Creamsicle, and Lavender Fusion cardstock.
To finish, I tied twine through the loops to close the gate.

I created the second card in a similar manner to the first simply switching up the colors (this time more subdued) and the orientation (portrait vs. landscape). Additionally, I adhered the Spring Greetings sentiment, cut with the dies included in the set, inside the gatefold panels. I cut the sentiment twice for extra depth.

I have never made a gatefold card before, and I was pleasantly surprised at how easily the cards came together. There are so many variations possible with this set! You can forgo cutting the extra pieces, for example, and just use the panels or you can add even more color using the dies for foliage.

Looking for more inspiration? Head over to the Spellbinders blog.

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