CAS - Right as Rain

Penny Black Hanging Planters

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Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS card showcasing the Penny Black Hanging Planters die set. Who knew macrame would make a comeback?! I remember learning how to macrame in the early 1970s. My mother bought at least one macrame book with complicated patterns for massive wall hangings (which we never made).

I heat-embossed one of my favorite sentiments (Stitched Flowers set) on SU Dapper Denim cardstock.
I cut the frame, using a 4″ x 5 1/4″ rectangle die (from a now-retired MFT Blueprints set) and the largest oval in the Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities set, from Gina K Coral Reef cardstock (included in the multi-pack). I dry-embossed the frame with the Taylored Expressions Weathered embossing folder.
I cut the planters from Gina K Turquoise Sea. The plants were cut from Gina K Lucky Clover (included in the multi-pack) and SU Cucumber Crush cardstock. I cut the macrame hangers from SU Very Vanilla. The small flowers were cut from SU Poppy Parade and Gina K Coral Reef. I assembled the pieces with glue.
I assembled the heat-embossed panel, the frame, and the planters and adhered the assembly to a SU Very Vanilla card base.

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Spellbinders Vintage Treasures Collection Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop showcasing the Vintage Treasures Collection by Becca Feeken for Spellbinders. You should have reached me from the blog of Hussena Calcuttawala. I have included a list of all of the participants 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, July 14th 11:59 pm EDT. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. Winners are responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.

According to the dictionary: vintage (adj): of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality; treasure (noun): something of great worth or value; a collection of precious things. With these definitions in mind, I incorporated pearl and metallic accents, as well as traditional color schemes, on my projects. At the same time, I stayed true to my CAS style in the designs. Let’s take a look!

My first two projects use the Brillante Rondelle set. I have used the same design, varying the colors, to show how easy it is to change the project simply based on the color scheme. For both cards, which measure 5 1/2″ square:

I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut the panel with the detail and outline dies in the Brillante Rondelle set.
I cut cardstock with the outline die for the panel underneath the sentiment section.
I cut the outside circle with the detail and outline dies. I cut the piece underneath with the outline die only.
I cut the flowers with dies included in the Floral Tiara Topper set. On one I added pearls to the flower centers. On the other I punched circles with a hole punch from gold cardstock.

My next set of cards feature the Marquise Diamond Pendant set.

For both cards:

I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut with with both the detail and outline die in the diamond shape.
I cut the solid panel with just the outline.
I adhered the pieces together and embellished with a detail die included in the set.

My final card combines dies from the Bella Luce Oval and the Floral Tiara Topper sets.

I cut the tiara shape with the detail and outline dies twice.
I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it with one of the oval dies in the Bella Luce Oval set. I cut the oval frame with the detail die and the outline.
I assembled the pieces on a gold base.
I added pearls to the tiara shape and flowers to the oval.

Thanks so much for stopping by! The hop continues over at the blog of Mallika Kejriwal.

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Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jean Manis
Mallika Kejriwal
Jennifer Snyder
Laurel Beard
Anita Kejriwal
Melody Rupple
Marie Heiderscheit
Brenda Noelke
Mindy Eggen
Varada Sharma

Monkey Business – Die-cut “Just Because” Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a “just because” card combining monkey-themed supplies.

I die-cut the Elizabeth Crafts monkey from Bazzill Chocolate Malt (face) and SU Chocolate Chip (body) and assembled him with glue. I tried a number of combinations for the face and body. If I were to die-cut the monkey again, I would consider cutting him from inked cardstock.
I used a circle punch to cut the mouth. I used a hexagon punch to cut the nose.
I stamped the Monkey Business sentiment and cut the white cardstock with a circle die.
I cut another circle in the same yellow as the banana for a mat.
I dry-embossed the card background with the Tropical Leaves stencil. Initially I tried an inked background (with the stencil) in green, but the orange worked much better with the colors used for the monkey.
I added the monkey and banana with foam adhesive.

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Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Kit – Besties Forever

Hello and happy July! Today, I am sharing two CAS projects created with the July Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Besties Forever” ($12.50 with US shipping included in the cost!). The dies to create the cat and dog are included in the kit, as well as the grass border die, the sentiment dies, and the two bone dies.

On my first card, I used both the cat and dog dies included in the set, along with the “Besties Forever” die-cut sentiment, to create a friendship card.

I cut the pieces for the dog and cat and assembled the pieces with glue. I used my rotary trimmer to cut the cat’s whiskers. It took some experimentation to get the right size for these.
I cut the bones and glued them to the light-blue background.
I cut the grass and attached it to the background.
I added the die-cut sentiments with glue and the assembled cat and dog with foam adhesive.

On my second card, I used color and repetition to create a friendship card with the cat dies. It would be easy to do something similar with the dog faces and a dog-themed sentiment.

I cut the cat faces and collars from a variety of cardstock colors.
I assembled the pieces with glue.
I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it with a circle die.
I attached the cats to the circle and attached the circle to the card base, which measures 5″ x 5″ with a 4 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ blue square background.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

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Hello Sunshine – Die-cut Tropical-themed Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a tropical-themed card created from a variety of products in my stash.

My starting point for the card was the Newton’s Nook Tropical Leaves stencil which I sponged with Shabby Shutters ink on Easter Grass cardstock.
I used the Penny Black Poinsettia die to cut the blooms from SU Melon Mambo and Bazzill Circus Peanuts. The centers were cut from Marshmallow Chick. I used the Penny Black Flower Frolic die to cut the greenery from SU Gumball Green (now retired) and attached the blooms to the greenery with foam adhesive.
I heat-embossed the FSJ Touch the Sky sentiment on to white cardstock which I cut with a circle die.
For whatever reason, I’ve been feeling the need to add sequins to my cards lately. I tried a number of different colors before choosing yellow sequins from Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by!

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