Simon Hurley - Right as Rain

Spellbinders | Simon’s Space Adventure

Hello! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog sharing space-themed cards created with Simon’s Space Adventure Collection at Spellbinders. I would be delighted for you to take a look and leave a comment!

I previously shared a birthday card created with products in the collection HERE.

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Spellbinders Die-cut Still Life Scene

Hello! Today I’m sharing a card on which I’ve brought together several die sets to design a timeless still life scene featuring vases filled with greenery and cheerful daisies. The die-cut sentiment, “bloom,” adds a sweet and simple finishing touch to the design. This card showcases how mixing and matching products can inspire entirely new designs.

- Dry-emboss light-yellow cardstock with the Tiny Dots folder. Add to an A2-size card base. Add a strip of gray cardstock (SU Gray Granite) 1 1/4″ tall (by 5 1/2″ wide) to the base to represent the ground.
- Cut the Ceramic Vases from three cardstock colors.
- With dies in the Floral Stems set, cut the daisies from textured white cardstock, yellow cardstock (SU Daffodil Delight) and white glitter foam (glitter side down). Cut additional greenery with dies in the Autumn Sealed Sprigs set.
- Cut sentiment from white cardstock and white glitter foam (glitter side down) with a die in the Fresh Picked Sentiments set. Adhere.
- Add vases with greenery and flowers to the card base with dot adhesive and foam squares. Add sentiment with glue.

Out-of-This-World Alien Birthday Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a birthday card that’s truly out of this world! Using Spellbinders products, I created a playful scene featuring a UFO and an alien with balloons.

- Dry-emboss an A2-size Blue Jay cardstock panel with the Stargazer folder. Attach to a card base.
- Cut UFO and aliens with the UFO Friend die set, which is one of several sets in Simon’s Space Adventure Collection. Assemble.
- Cut the balloons with dies in the Birthday Bliss set. Assemble.
- Press the Let’s Celebrate sentiment on to a yellow cardstock panel. With the UFO beam die in the UFO Friend set, cut the beam from scratch paper. Using the negative of the beam piece, draw the longer beam on to the sentiment panel. Use scissors or a paper cutter to cut the longer beam.
- Attach the sentiment beam under the assembled UFO. Add elements to the card base with glue and foam squares.

Simon Hurley | Deck the Halls

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a festive card created with Simon Hurley’s layering stencil – Mod Christmas Trees. This design features three inked Christmas trees adorned with gold decorations, adding depth and shimmer. The “Deck the Halls” sentiment ties the design together, complementing the trio of decorated trees.

- Create an A-2 size card base from Pomegranate cardstock.
- Stencil the first layer of trees with Later Gator green ink.
- Next, add Rustic Wilderness ink to all three trees with the half tree portion of the Mod Christmas Trees stencil.
- Stencil gold pigment ink (I used Color Box) through the stencil for the tree trunks.
- Next add the three gold pastes (left to right) – Slippery When Wet Astro Paste, Slippery when Wet Lunar Paste, and Golden Hour Solar Paste. Once dry, trim the panel and mat with gold cardstock. Add assembly to card base.

- Glimmer foil the Joyful Christmas Sentiments plate in Matte Gold and cut with the coordinating die. Add to the card with foam square adhesive.

This Clean and Simple card design shines with its simplicity, but achieving that effortless look takes attention to detail and a steady hand.

Traditional Christmas Mantel Card

Hello! A decorated mantel embodies the warmth and joy of the holiday season, making it the perfect inspiration for a Christmas card. Mantels are often the focal point of a home, traditionally adorned with garlands, stockings, and festive decor to set the tone for cozy holiday gatherings. This handmade card captures that charm with a beautifully crafted Christmas mantel, created entirely with Spellbinders products. The embossed background adds depth and elegance.

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- To begin, create an A2-size card base with glitter gold cardstock.
- Cut a rectangle from Snowdrift cardstock with the largest die in the Nestabilities set.
- Dry-emboss the rectangle with the 3D Vintage Ornaments folder and adhere to the card base.
- With dies in the Mantel Village and Mantel Decorations sets, cut the mantel, houses, reindeer, banner, trees, and greenery from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble individual elements.
- Cut foam with the mantel die and adhere to the back of the die-cut mantel.
- To create depth on the mantel, attach the assembled houses and sentiment banner to the back of the mantel. Adhere the greenery to the reindeer and then attach that assembly to the front of the mantel.
- Finally, add the assembly to the card base, adding the trees to the card base on either side of the houses.

I previously shared a card created with these products HERE.