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Art Studio Botanicals – February 2020 Spellbinders Small Die of the Month

Hello and Happy February! Today, I am sharing two friendship cards created with the February Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Art Studio Botanicals.” The set includes seven dies with which you can create fun abstract art – three circle shapes feature botanical images, three circle shapes feature geometrical images, and a circle die (to cut the outline on the images and to cut a solid circle).

My first card features the assembled circles placed around a “hello” sentiment on an A2-sized card.

I cut the botanical images from Whip Cream cardstock. I cut the geometrical pieces from green, blue, and teal cardstock. I cut the bottom circles from black. I assembled the circle stacks and added them to the card front. I added enamel dots to help fill the “white space.”

My second card is sized 6 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ and features the assembled circles in a row.

I cut the botanical images from Whip Cream cardstock. I cut the geometrical pieces from teal, blue, and red cardstock. I cut the bottom circles from black. I assembled the circle stacks and added them to a yellow cardstock rectangle. I heat-embossed the sentiment on to dark grey cardstock.

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Spellbinders Walrus Valentine

Hello! Today I am sharing a Valentine that showcases Woliver, a walrus die set from Spellbinders.

I cut Woliver and the iceberg from cardstock and assembled the items.
I cut the heart from patterned paper and added it to a patterned paper base.
I heat-embossed the Fun Stampers Journey “Sending My Love” sentiment on black cardstock.
I added hearts cut with a die in the Festive Wreaths set to fill the space.

Hope your week is off to a terrific start!

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Bold Love – January 2020 Spellbinders Small Die of the Month

Happy New Year! Today, I am sharing two Valentine’s Day cards created with the January Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Bold Love.”

I’ve created cards of the same design in two different color combinations to illustrate the variety obtained simply by changing colors. For example, including metallic cardstock creates a more formal card.

The red background card incorporates brushed gold letters, a white background for the letters, gold hearts, and purple flowers. The LOVE letters were added to the background assembly with foam adhesive.

The turquoise/teal background card incorporates red letters, a white background for the letters, red hearts, and yellow and blue flowers.

I’m already thinking of additional color schemes for the card. Black background? Gold background for the letters? Brushed and shiny metallic for the hearts and flowers?

Wishing you all the best in 2020!

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Santa at the Window

Hello! I recently commented on how much I like cards with windows – today I am sharing a CAS Christmas card with Santa at the window!

I cut the window pieces with the Window View die set.
I cut Santa with the Santa Parade die and positioned him behind the window.
I backed the window with soft yellow cardstock.
I heat-embossed a sentiment from the now-retired Hero Arts Holiday Animals stamp set.
I added embossing paste to the dark blue base through the Carta Bella Snowed In stencil.

I originally had the window assembly on a green dry-embossed (pine bough motif) panel, and it just wasn’t quite whimsical or fun enough. I’m so glad I swapped that panel out for the dark blue with snow. Another idea would be to apply the Transfer Gel product through the stencil and run the panel through the Minc with white flock (something I’m just now thinking about).

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Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Kit – Our Favorite Font Sentiment Set

Hello! Today, I am sharing two cards created with the December Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Our Favorite Font Sentiment Set.”The set includes fourteen word dies, in a versatile font, with which you can create a variety of expressions for a number of occasions such as: “Thinking of You,” “With Sympathy,” “Birthday Wishes to You,” and “Congrats to You,” as well as the more obvious “Thank You,” “Love You,” and “Happy Birthday.”

My first card is a Valentine, which includes several other Spellbinders sets, on which I used the “Love You” sentiment.

I’ve combined the Tux set (he’s still wearing a scarf but I removed his ear muffs) with the First Crush die set (balloon). I created the heart panel with the largest die in the Nestabilities Class Heart set. The card measures 4 1/2″ square.

My second card is a Thank You note on which I combined the sentiment with the Butterfly Frame-A-Long die set.

I dry-embossed the background (measuring 4 1/4″ square) with the Pretty Plaid embossing folder. I created a frame by adhering the butterfly/flower strips together at the corners; I then added the flower overlays, cut from yellow cardstock. I glued pearls to the centers of the flowers for embellishment.