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Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Trio – June Small Die of the Month Kit

Hello and happy June! Today, I am sharing three CAS projects created with this month’s Spellbinders Small Die of the Month die set “Kaleidoscope Trio” ($12.50 with US shipping included in the cost!). The set includes eleven dies with which to create layered shapes. Let’s take a look!

For my first project, I used the fan-shaped layering dies to create an A2-sized “Good Luck” card.

I die-cut the fan-shaped layers from cardstock in black (back layer), dark teal, brushed gold, and teal (top layer).
I assembled the layers with spray adhesive.
I heat-embossed the sentiment in gold and cut the cardstock with a circle die.
I attached the fan pieces to the card background, adhering the sentiment on top.

On my second card, measuring 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ square, I used the circle dies.

I cut the circles from cardstock in green (back layer), blue, and turquoise (top layer). I also used a circle die to cut a white cardstock circle for the base. (Otherwise the row of assembled circles in the background would be visible through the circles in the front).
I assembled the layers with spray adhesive.
I attached the rings together.
I added a white heat-embossed sentiment which I “framed” with a white circle and attached the two to the center of the “kaleidoscope.”
I added the assembly to the card background.

On my last card, I used the hexagon dies.

I cut the hexagon shapes from cardstock in white (back layer), turquoise, and orange (top layer).
I assembled the layers with spray adhesive.
I attached the hexagons together with tape on the back.
I added the assembly to the kraft card base.
I added a heat-embossed sentiment to the top of the hexagons.

There are lots of options with these dies! Thanks for dropping by!

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Penny Black – Let Your Heart Soar

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS encouragement card created with Penny Black supplies – the Soar stamp set and Butterfly Circles die.

I die-cut the Butterfly Circles from black cardstock.
I stamped the Soar sentiment on to a white cardstock panel.
I cut a circle, sized to the size behind the Butterfly Circles, from vellum.
Using the Butterfly Circles die-cut as my guide for placement, I sponged Distress Oxide ink through the circle stencil four times.
I adhered the die-cut over the sponged ink circles.
I adhered the panel to a card base in a pale blue (Bazzill Icy Mint).

Hope your day is terrific!

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Spellbinders – Artomology Collection by Jane Davenport

Hello! Today I am delighted to be sharing two cards featuring die sets from Spellbinders Artomology Collection by Jane Davenport – Marcia’s Makeover and Tousled. The Artomology Collection by Jane Davenport brings her iconic faces, fantasy creatures and quirky quotes to life! Keeping to my style, I used the die sets to create CAS mixed media cards. Let’s take a look.

My first card, measuring 5″ x 7″, features the Marcia’s Makeover die set and the Birthday Suit Pallette Pastel set, a palette of 18 colors housed in a custom case.

To create the card, I cut the detailed die and the collar from white cardstock to use as stencils.
I secured the stencils to white cardstock and applied the colors for Marcia’s hair, skin, and blouse to the white cardstock using the pastels in the set. I wanted to get the approximate location for the various colors.
I removed the stencil and filled in areas of the same color with sponge daubers knowing that I would cut the detailed piece as an overlay.
I cut the detailed piece from black cardstock and heat-embossed the sentiment – “Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.” I trimmed the panel to 5″ x 7″.
I sprayed adhesive on the back of the black piece and adhered it to the white cardstock on which I had applied the pastels.
I cut the sunglasses from cardstock colored with the pastels and added “glass” cut from an acrylic sheet to the frames.
I added the panel to a 5″ x 7″ card base. For embellishment, I cut flowers and foliage with dies in the same set from white cardstock colored with pastels in the pallette.

My second card, A-2-sized, features the Tousled die set combined with a digitally-created background and sentiment. On this card, I used the inlaid technique.

I digitally created and printed the background and “Chasing Dreams” sentiment on white cardstock.
I cut black cardstock with the Tousled die to work as the frame.
I cut cardstock colored with pink ink for the hair with the Tousled die and added the pieces to the frame, securing the pieces with tape on the back.
I cut cardstock colored with the a skin tone in the Pallette Pastel set for the face and added the pieces to the frame, securing with tape on the back.
I cut cardstock colored with teal ink for the eyes and added the pieces to the frame. There were several places in the eyes where I inlaid white cardstock as well.
I added the assembled face to the card base with foam adhesive.

Thanks for visiting today!

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My Favorite Things – Birthday Cake Take Two

Hello! Today I am sharing a second card featuring the My Favorite Things Birthday Cake die set. On this card, I incorporated the My Favorite Things Confetti stencil set. You can see the first card I created with this die set here.

I cut the cake layers, cake plate, and decorations from white, yellow, and pink cardstock. The decorative pieces were glued. I assembled the cake stack by taping the layers together on the back.
I stenciled the confetti in Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass inks. The set contains two stencils.
I stamped the sentiment (from the You Wow Me stamp set) with Picked Raspberry ink on the stenciled panel.
To help the cake stand out from the stenciled background, I die-cut a circle.
The assembled cake was added to the circle with foam adhesive. The circle was added to the card base with foam adhesive.

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CAS Thanks Card – Two Takes

Hello! Today I am sharing two CAS Thanks cards (slightly different designs) featuring the My Favorite Things Simply Thanks sentiment die paired with the Flower Explosion stamp from Simon Says Stamp.

When I designed these cards, I envisioned wedding Thank You notes using the colors from the wedding (there is no significance to the gold and teal, it’s just a combination I like). One of my favorite things to do is look at wedding mood boards; I love to see the different color combinations and themes. The colors for my own wedding, a small affair held outside at someone’s home, were Cornflower blue and yellow.

For the first card, I stamped and heat-embossed the Flower Explosion background stamp with gold embossing powder on Robin’s Egg cardstock. I created a band on which to adhere the gold letters. I used the negative piece from diecutting the letters as a guide.

On the second card, I stamped and heat-embossed the Flower Explosion background stamp on Audrey Blue cardstock. I die-cut the panel the sentiment from the panel and taped the gold letters into the knockout (inlaid technique). I added the panel to a card base.

One of the reasons I chose this particular background stamp is that it doesn’t have a strong direction, (up and down or side to side), which meant that I didn’t have a strong vertical or horizontal on which I had to line up the letters. Die-cutting directly into the panel was stressful enough!

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