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Spellbinders Marvelous Mermaids by Jane Davenport

Hello! Today I am sharing two projects created with supplies from Spellbinders to showcase the Marvelous Mermaids Collection by Jane Davenport.

On the first card, I combined the Mermaid Paper Doll with the Mermaid Scale Tiles.

I colored Soft-Finish cardstock with a variety of Distress Oxide Inks in shades of blue and cut the pieces with the second smallest die in the tiles set.
I used the template provided on the Spellbinders site to lay out the tiles and adhered them to a piece of aqua paper.
I colored the mermaid pieces with pastel in the Birthday Suit set and Distress Oxide inks.
For the torso piece: I stamped the bikini top, masked it, sponged on the pastel, removed the mask, and brushed on green ink to the bikini top. Then I put the cardstock back into the stamp press (on which I had left the stamp) and restamped the bikini top.
I stamped the face onto cardstock colored with the pastels; I stamped the hair onto cardstock colored with Distress Ink.
I cut all of the pieces with their corresponding dies and attached the pieces with brads.
I foiled the Thank You sentiment with black foil and cut it with a circle die.
I added the sentiment and mermaid to the tile background (measuring 5″ wide x 6 1/4″ tall).

My second card showcases the She Sells Sea Shells stamp set.

I foiled the Thank You sentiment in black foil on light blue cardstock.
I colored Soft Finish cardstock with Distress Oxide Inks.
I stamped the She Sells Sea Shells images onto the colored cardstock and fussy-cut them.
I trimmed the sentiment panel to 4″ wide x 5 1/4″ tall and added it to an A2-sized Brush Gold card base.
I scattered the shells on to the card front and adhered them with dot adhesive.

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Spellbinders July Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! Today, I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop along with other papercrafters sharing projects created with the Spellbinders July 2020 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Joy Baldwin. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created two cards showcasing the July Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Ornamental Floral Card Creator.” I shared two other cards created with this set in this post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to three blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Hop along for additional chances to win. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 26th, 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.

My cards are similar in design; both combine the Small Die of the Month set with foiled sentiments from the Stylish Script Collection. On the first card, I foiled the Beautiful Ride sentiment and surrounded it with a frame, blossoms, foliage, and small flowers cut with the Small Die of the Month set.

Because the petals are the same color as the flower’s outline, inlaying the petals was easy. I simply added tape on the back when I first cut the shape. I glued the foliage pieces before adding leaves cut from Brush Gold.

On my second card, I foiled a sentiment from the For You set. This time, I simplified the floral clusters (eliminating the one in the upper-left corner) and added more small flowers cut from Brush Gold.

Thanks for stopping by! The next stop on the hop is the blog of Virginia Lu. Scroll for the list of participants.

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Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Kathy Clement
Alicia Havranek
Jill Hilliard
Laurie Willison
Joy Baldwin
Jean Manis
Virginia Lu
Ilina Crouse
Varada Sharma
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jeanne Jachna
Gemma Campbell

Penny Black – Simply the Best

Hello! Today I am sharing a Copic-colored hedgehog card created with Penny Black supplies.

I stamped the hedgehog from 30-708 Plant Joy set and colored the image with Copic markers. (I shared another card using a different image from the same set here.) I fussy-cut the hedgehog.
I added the 51-623 Pretty Picket fence and the 51-033 Silver Linings clouds to the scene.
I stamped the sentiment from 30-710 Trust Me Builder and cut it with a 1/4″ die.
I cut the balloon string using the 51-609 Balloons set and the balloon with a die in the 51-004 Uplifting set.
I added the scene panel to a patterned paper card base.

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Happy Hedgehog – Grown with Love

Hello! Today I am sharing a Copic-colored hedgehog card created with Penny Black supplies.

I stamped the hedgehog (isn’t he the cutest?!) from 30-708 Plant Joy and colored the image with Copic markers.
I stamped and fussy-cut the same image on a sticky note to mask the image. With the mask in place, I applied Distress Oxide inks for the sky and the grass.
I stamped the sentiment from 30-713 Grown with Love directly on the image.
I cut a frame using a die in the 51-636 Dainty Dashes Stackers and cut the image to the same size. I glued the frame to the image.
I added the framed image to a background covered with patterned paper from the Great Escape pad.

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Spellbinders Foiled Nautical Thank You

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS card showcasing a foiled sentiment from the Spellbinders Stylish Script Collection.

I paired the foiled Thank You sentiment with ovals cut using dies in the Elegant Twist Ovals set. I previously shared a card created with this same die set here.

To create a nautical-themed Thank You:

Foil the sentiment on Whip Cream cardstock in Gold.
Cut the Elegant Twist Ovals frames from Brush Gold cardstock.
With dies in the set, cut an oval from Whip Cream cardstock; adhere to the back of the larger gold twist oval.
With a die in the set, cut the foiled sentiment cardstock; adhere the smaller gold twist oval on top.
Add the ovals to a card base covered with Carta Bella paper; add nautical stickers (Paper House Productions “At the Beach”) for embellishment.

Note: the card is slightly larger than A2.

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