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Spellbinders | Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection

Hello! Today I am sharing two takes with Spellbinders products to introduce the Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection by Becca Feeken.

I used the Layered Cherry Blossoms set on an A2-size card and a mini slimline card. Let’s take a look!

To create the card shown on the right:

Dry-emboss A2-size panel of light teal with the Diamond Plaid embossing folder.
Cut Layered Cherry Blossoms from Snowdrift cardstock colored with Distress Oxide inks. Cut flower centers from gold foil cardstock. Assemble flowers; add flowers and leaves to branches. Add assembly to card background.
Foil sentiment in Gold with plate in the Be Bold Glimmer Sentiments set.
Embellish with Gold Mix gems.

To create the card shown on the left:

Dry-emboss mini slimline-size background of lavender cardstock with the Diamond Plaid embossing folder.
Cut Layered Cherry Blossoms from Snowdrift cardstock. Cut flower centers from gold foil cardstock. Assemble flowers; add flowers and leaves to branches. Add assembly to card background.
Foil sentiment in Gold with plate in the Be Bold Glimmer Sentiments set.
Embellish with Spectrum AB gems.

Spellbinders | March 2022 Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop celebrating the Spellbinders March 2022 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Jill Hilliard. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created a spring-themed card with this month’s Large Die of the Month kit “Kaleidoscope Floral Slimline” and a tag with the Embossing Folder Kit Club “Garden Path.”

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to three lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, March 13, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Wednesday. 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.

I die-cut the flowers with both of the petal flower dies in the Large Die of the Month kit from five different colored cardstock colors.
To save time, I die-cut the floral centers from Snowdrift cardstock using the Kaleidoscope Argyle set, which has a die that cuts 15 circles at once.
I glimmer-foiled in Matte Gold on an A2-size Snowdrift card base a sentiment from the Sentiments for Everyday set.
I assembled the flowers and then glued them on to the card base.

I couldn’t resist using the sweet Open House Spring bunny on a tag dry-embossed with the Embossing Folder Die of the Month.

With the Embossing Folder Die of the Month, I dry-embossed a tag created with the Heart to Heart Tag die set.
I glimmer-foiled in Matte Silver on Snowdrift cardstock a sentiment in the Be Bold Glimmer Sentiments set.
I die-cut the bunny from a variety of cardstock colors using the Open House Spring set.
I die-cut a hill from green cardstock with a die in the Color Block Scenic Scape set.
I assembled the tag and added twine. This would be fun on an Easter basket.

One of the great advantages to the blog hop is to see all the ways that the kit products can be used. I hope you are inspired! Head next to the blog of Becca Feeken. Scroll for the full blog hop list.

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Bibi Cameron
Annie Williams
Jill Hilliard
Jean Manis <--You are here
Becca Feeken
Yasmin Diaz
Linda Parker
Virginia Lu
Sandra Nagel
Ilina Crouse
Laurie Willison
Jennifer Snyder
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Kotas
Deborah Jenkins
Hussena Calcuttawala
Linh Van
Joy Baldwin
Erin Thompson
Rosemary Dennis
Karen Yagel
Jenny Colacicco
Jeanne Jachna
Jessica Vasher
Melody Rupple
Alanna Moses
Lisa Tilson
Jen Krey
Emily Leiphart
Kathy W. Clement
Rebecca Keppel

Spellbinders | Spring Birdhouse

Hello! Today, I am sharing a birdhouse-themed “hello” card created with Spellbinders die sets and glimmer foil plate.

Glimmer-foil the Sentiments for Everyday in Black on Snowdrift cardstock and cut with the corresponding die. This is fast becoming a go-to set for sentiments.
Die-cut the Build a Spring Birdhouse elements from colored cardstock, Snowdrift cardstock, and white cardstock colored with Distress Oxide inks. Die-cut birdhouse from yellow and Snowdrift cardstock. Trim roof and add to yellow birdhouse.
Die-cut the Sweet Birds on a Branch elements from colored cardstock and white cardstock colored with Distress Oxide inks. Add leaves to branch with glue, glue together birds and flowers, add flowers to branch, and add bird inside birdhouse.
Dry-emboss a light-blue cardstock panel measuring 4 x 5 1/4 inches with the Pretty Plaid folder. Attach to white textured card background (adhered to an A2-size card base).
Add branch, birdhouse, bird, flowers, and sentiment to dry-embossed background with glue and foam adhesive.

CAS Valentine’s Day Die-Cut Birds

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS Valentine’s Day card created with a combination of die cuts. I have officially moved on from Christmas crafting.

The card spotlights the Elizabeth Craft Designs Birds die set; I dressed the birds for cold weather (one of the things I like about crafting Valentine’s Day cards is an opportunity to extend winter-themed supplies). I used Simon Says Stamps dies for the heart background and the sentiment and framed the scene with a now-retired My Favorite Things die. The base is dry-embossed with a We R Memory Keepers embossing folder.

Happy New Year!

Supplies: Simon Says Stamp On Edge Love You die set, We R Memory Keepers Wood Grain embossing folder

Let It Snow – Merry Monday Christmas Challenge Summer Link-up

Hello! I’m still playing along with the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge Summer Link-up (sadly, this challenge no longer is existence) with a CAS snow/ski-themed card featuring the Elizabeth Crafts’ Skis die set.

I began by die-cutting and assembling the skis and poles. I added Vintage Photo Distress ink to the skis for a little bit more color. I stamped the Hero Arts Let It Snow sentiment on white cardstock, which I die-cut with the mountain die in the Elizabeth Crafts’ Skis die set. I dry-embossed the MFT Stamps Timber Green cardstock base with the Taylored Expressions Cable Knit embossing folder for texture.