Blog Hop - Right as Rain

Spellbinders February 2021 Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop sharing projects created with the Spellbinders February 2021 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Kathy Clement. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created two number/date-based cards using this month’s Large Die of the Month kit “Birthday Wishes for Everyone.” I shared two other cards created with the kit in this post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, February 14, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Please note: store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions; store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras, and regular releases.

My first card is a 28th birthday card on which I die-cut the numbers from strips of orange, teal, and blue cardstock.

I used a die in the Holiday Sentiments Series 2 set to cut the strips of colored cardstock. I taped the pieces together on the back and die-cut the numbers.
I paired the numbers with the die-cut “Happy” from the Large Die of the Month set and a glimmer-foiled sentiment from the More Sentiments set.
I added the elements to a background dry-embossed with the Stargazer folder.
For embellishment, I added balloons cut with a die in the Sunday Drive set.

The Large Die of the Month set works for a number of occasions, including graduation! I created a grad card customized with school colors of navy and gold.

I added the numbers die-cut from navy cardstock to a Brush Gold background dry-embossed with the Stargazer folder.
I die-cut the “Congrats” twice (for extra depth) using a die in the Mix & Match Sentiments set.

Supply List:

Head next to the blog of Sheri Holt.

Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Becca Feeken
Becky Roberts
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Sandra Nagel
Jackie Pasko
Sandi MacIver
Laurie Willison
Jill Hilliard
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Snyder
Kathy Clement
Jean Manis
Sheri Holt
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Betty Wright
Melody Rupple
Jenny Colacicco
Hussena Calcuttawala
Mindy Eggen
Emily Midgett
Virginia Lu
Emily Leiphart
Joy Baldwin
Ilina Crouse

Spellbinders January 2021 Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop sharing projects created with the Spellbinders January 2021 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Jennifer Snyder. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created two CAS Valentine’s Day cards using this month’s Large Die of the Month kit “Slimline Kaleidoscope Hearts.” I shared two other cards created with the kit in this post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Saturday, January 17th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Please note: store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions; store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras, and regular releases.

My first card is a slimline Valentine’s Day card with an ombré inlaid background.

I cut the Large Die of the Month frame from Whip Cream cardstock and backed it with Pool Play cardstock.
I used the frame die to cut the smaller hearts from pink and three shades of red and inlaid them into the frame.
I cut two kaleidoscope hearts from white cardstock and two shades of red, backing the assembly with a solid heart cut from dark red.
I glimmer-foiled the Heart Melt sentiment in silver on red cardstock and cut it with the Forever Love Hearts set.
I adhered the sentiment heart and kaleidoscope hearts to the frame.

To showcase the versatility of the die set, I created a 4 1/4″ square card in which the background is created in the same manner as above.

I die-cut the frame from white, linen-textured cardstock by cutting a 3 1/4″ square from the center of a 4 1/4″ square.
I created the background in the manner as described for my first card.
I cut the ring and sentiment from white, gold, and glitter cardstock using the Special Celebrations die set. (This post shares other ways to use the Special Celebrations set.)

Supply List:

Head next to the blog of Henriëtte van Mierlo.

Blog Hop List:

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Becky Roberts
Desiree Kuemmerle
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Laurie Willison
Jill Hilliard
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Snyder
Jean Manis
Henriëtte van Mierlo
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Brenda Noelke
Betty Wright
Melody Rupple
Jenny Colacicco
Dilay Nacar
Hussena Calcuttawala
Mindy Eggen
Virginia Lu
Emily Leiphart

Spellbinders December Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop sharing projects created with the Spellbinders December 2020 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Jennifer Snyder. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created two CAS holiday cards using this month’s Small Die of the Month kit (“Daydreaming”) and Large Die of the Month kit (“Look Behind the Curtain”).

I previously shared projects using these dies here and here.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, December 13th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in this blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Please note: store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions; store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras, and regular releases.

I used the same approach on both cards: patterned paper as the scene through the window, the Small Die of the Month window oriented horizontally on a card base glimmer foiled with a Holiday Series 2 sentiment, and a curtain created with the Large Die of the Month curtain panel (cut in two) .

The Large Die of the Month set includes dies to create a moving curtain panel. Figuring that a lot of people might be short on time during the holidays, I wanted to show how to create cards without an operable curtain. With the Large Die of the Month set, I cut one curtain panel and cut it into two pieces. I framed the window scene with the panels and the curtain valance. Quick and simple!

On the second scene, I added a cat cut with a die in the Small Die of the Month set along with packages cut with dies in the Home for the Holidays set.

Supply List:

Head next to the blog of Sheri Holt.

Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Bibi Cameron
Sandi MacIver
Jill Hilliard
Jennifer Snyder
Jean Manis
Sheri Holt
Joy Baldwin
Hussena Calcuttawala
Kathy Clement
Ilina Crouse
Jenny Colacicco
Michelle Short
Virginia Lu

Reverse Confetti December 2020 Blog Hop

Hello! Welcome to the December Reverse Confetti Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from the blog of Jeanne Jachna. (If not, you’ll want to start at the Release Confetti blog. The entire blog hop list is included at the end of this post.) For the hop, I am sharing a card suitable for a number of occasions including friendship and birthday.

To begin, I stamped the flowers and leaves with the Bold Blooms set and cut the pieces with their coordinating dies.
I added the pieces to a frame cut with the Center Circle Cover die from Polar White cardstock and backed with light-blue cardstock.
I stamped the Mixed Messages sentiment on to Polar White cardstock, which I cut with one of the Tag Duo dies. I tucked the sentiment into the floral arrangement on the right-hand side of the card.

Next stop on the blog hop is the blog of Deanne Kuntz.

Supply List:

Reverse Confetti Blog

Spellbinders November Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop sharing projects created with the Spellbinders November 2020 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Virginia Lu. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created a gift card holder showcasing the November Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Frankie Goes to the North Pole.” (I previously shared cards created with the November Small Die of the Month set in this post. I shared gift card projects using the the Festive Wreaths Slider Card die set here.)

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to five lucky blog readers, selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, November 15, 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Please note, store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions. Store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras and regular releases.

To begin I die-cut and assembled Frankie. I set him aside.
I glimmer foiled the Glimmer Gift Border in Gold on Candy Apple cardstock. I foiled the entire plate on the left-hand side of the cardstock. I then moved the plate down to foil the bottom-right side and finally moved the plate up to foil the upper-right side. In doing so I created more of a random background than had I simply glimmer foiled the full image on the right-hand side.
I cut the top of the Festive Wreaths Slider Card using the foiled cardstock. (By the way, the Festive Wreaths Slider Card die set is one of the products in the Spellbinders BOGO sale!)
I created the insert with patterned paper from a past Spellbinders kit. I backed the assembly with Candy Apple cardstock.
To showcase the snowman, I cut a circle from Brush Gold cardstock and dry-embossed it with the Falala folder.
I added Frankie, along with snowflakes cut with the Festive Wreaths Slider Card, to the dry-embossed circle and added the circle to the gift card assembly.
Frankie is ready to be posted!

Head next to the blog of Marie Heiderscheit.

Supply List:

Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Sandi MacIver
Jill Hilliard
Jennifer Snyder
Kathy Clement
Sandra Nagel
Virginia Lu
Jean Manis
Marie Heiderscheit
Joy Baldwin
Zsoka Marko
Ilina Crouse
Jenny Colacicco