cardmaking - Right as Rain

Penny Black – Mixed Media Hello

Hello! Today, I am sharing a mixed-media card created with Penny Black supplies. I previously shared a card with the 40-728 Entranced stamp in this post.

To create the background, I stamped 40-254 Decadence on to tissue paper and collaged it to white cardstock. I applied several Distress products to grunge it up.
I stamped the “brushstroke” 40-728 Entranced image with Distress paint on to that surface.
When dry, I added collage medium over the entire image. When that layer was dry, I added Distress ink to the corners, as well as Picket Fence Distress paint.
I cut the sentiment with the 51-638 Thanks & Hello set from cardstock that I had collaged with pre-printed tissue paper. I added Picket Fence Distress paint to the letters to mute the paper’s pattern.

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Hero Arts Plant + Stand Die Set

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS “hello” created with the Hero Arts Paper Layering Plant + Stand die set.

I colored Bristol with a variety of inks and cut it with the die set pieces. The stand was cut from a woodgrain cardstock.
I stamped the Sending Smiles sentiment on vellum.
I added the vellum to a faux watercolored paper background, which is revealed on the left-hand side. The vellum is adhered to the background under the leaves and pot.
I adhered the pot, stand, and leaves to the card front, using foam adhesive on some of the leaves for dimension.

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Spellbinders Simply Perfect Collection

Hello! I was recently a guest blogger for Spellbinders on their blog sharing three projects created with the Simply Perfect Collection. I hope you will head over to read about the collection, look at my cards, and leave a comment!

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Spellbinders March 2021 Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop sharing projects created with the Spellbinders March 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 spring-themed cards using this month’s Large Die of the Month kit “Spring Together with Lever Pull.” 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, March 14th, 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 gift-card holder on which I included an interactive bunny, created with the Large Die of the Month and the Festive Wreaths Slider Card die sets.

I created a tone-on-tone, glimmer-foiled Skinny Stripe Background for the gift card holder front.
I also glimmer-foiled one of Yana’s Tiny Sentiments.
I cut and assembled the bunny and mechanism, using a vellum oval as the background.
The bunny is holding a carrot cut with a die in the Hoppy Sunday Drive set.

While the Large Die of the Month set makes it possible to create interactive cards, it can also be used to create cards without the interactive element, as shown on my next card.

I cut and assembled the six chicks and added them to a vellum circle.
I added the assembly to a patterned paper background.
I foiled a sentiment from the Mini Everyday Sentiments set, which I added across the chicks with foam adhesive.
I accessorized the card with the egg shell and flowers.

Head next to the blog of Annie Williams. Scroll for full list.

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Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Becca Feeken
Becky Roberts
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Sandra Nagel
Sandi MacIver
Jill Hilliard
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Snyder
Kathy Clement
Jean Manis<-You Are Here
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Betty Wright
Jenny Colacicco
Hussena Calcuttawala
Virginia Lu
Emily Leiphart
Joy Baldwin
Ilina Crouse
Desiree Kuemmerle
Ilda Dias
Henriëtte van Mierlo
Zsoka Marko

Penny Black – Daydream Hello

Hello! I am sharing a CAS, spring-themed Hello card that features products in the Penny Black Daydream release.

I cut the 51-650 Viridescent leaves, inlaying the white frame with green leaves. I achieved this by first cutting from white cardstock, putting tape on the back of the white frame, and cutting the leaves and placing them into the frame from the front.
I cut the sentiment with the 51-638 Thanks & Hello set from gold foil and white cardstock, which I glued together for depth.
I added Distress Ink to the center of a white A2-size card base.
I adhered the assembled leaves at the top and the bottom of the card.
I glued the letters to the center, using the die-cut negative as a guide.
I added the die-cut birds, cut with the 51-657 Wildwood set from textured cardstock, with foam adhesive.

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