cardmaking - Right as Rain

Spellbinders – Swirl Happy Birthday Frame

Hello! I am back crafting after a break to the Mojave Desert to visit family. Today, I am sharing a birthday card created with the Swirl Happy Birthday Frame, part of the Blooming Garden Collection by Marisa Job at Spellbinders. I previously shared a card created with another die from this collection here.

The Swirl Happy Birthday Frame set includes the birthday sentiment, the background swirl panel, and a die to cut a rectangle which fits inside the background swirl. I used the dies to cut white cardstock with the swirl designs.

I cut both the sentiment swirl and the background swirl twice to create depth. I initially cut the sentiment from gold foil and from black cardstock, but after playing with a variety of patterned papers for the card base and the rectangular panel, the most elegant and striking combination was the one using the white cardstock. I wanted the swirls to take center stage!

Newton’s Nook – Live, Love, Aloha

Hello! Today, I am sharing another card created with the Newton’s Nook Aloha Newton stamp set. See my first card here.

I stamped the image with Intense Black ink on Mixed Media paper.
I colored the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.
I stamped the sentiment under the colored image and cut the paper with a rectangular die.
For the card base, I dry-embossed Taylored Expressions Candy Corn cardstock with a TE embossing folder that reinforces the tropical feel.

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Spellbinders – Special Moments Collection by Marisa Job

Hello! I recently created four cards for the Spellbinders blog using products from the Special Moments Collection by Marisa Job.

The projects were shared over on the Spellbinders blog here, here, and here. Head over to the blog posts for more details.

Newton’s Nook – Beach Days

We are having a record-breaking heat wave here in the Pacific Northwest. Lying in a hammock is about all I have the energy to do!

I stamped this adorable image from the Newton’s Nook Aloha Newton set with Versafine ink on Arches hot-press paper. I colored the image with a variety of watercolor mediums, including Distress Inks and portable palettes (no longer available). I used Taylored Expressions ink and cardstock for the Tropical Leaves stenciled background.

Taylored Expressions – Colorful Halloween

Hello! Today, I am sharing another Halloween card created with Taylored Expressions supplies. I created two cards for the Taylored Expression blog using color combinations with the new release colors – Eggplant and Sweet Potato Pie. You will find color combination suggestions and a free color inspiration download on that post. While I had the Halloween supplies out, I thought “How about another card?!”

I cut the Ghost Town Border from Eggplant cardstock. I backed the windows with Cookie Monster and Candy Corn cardstock.
For the background, I stamped the Bare Trees Background in Lime Zest ink on Lime Zest cardstock.
I cut the BOO sentiment from Candy Corn cardstock and adhered it to the scene with foam adhesive.
I cut a frame from Sugar Cube cardstock and adding the panel to a Cookie Monster background.

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