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Spellbinders February 2019 Small Die of the Month

Hello! Are you ready for spring? I sure am! Today, I am delighted to share two spring-themed gatefold cards created with the February Small Die of the Month “Spring Flutter” from Spellbinders. Let’s take a look!

I cut the gatefold panel twice from Whip Cream cardstock. I scored the pieces on the fold line and adhered them to the back of a Sweet Pear cardstock panel, on which I had heat-embossed the sentiment. The Sweet Pear panel was trimmed to 4 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ before I adhered the gatefold panels.
I adhered the assembly to a card base and then added the die-cut butterflies and floral pieces, cut from Watermelon Fusion, Orange Creamsicle, and Lavender Fusion cardstock.
To finish, I tied twine through the loops to close the gate.

I created the second card in a similar manner to the first simply switching up the colors (this time more subdued) and the orientation (portrait vs. landscape). Additionally, I adhered the Spring Greetings sentiment, cut with the dies included in the set, inside the gatefold panels. I cut the sentiment twice for extra depth.

I have never made a gatefold card before, and I was pleasantly surprised at how easily the cards came together. There are so many variations possible with this set! You can forgo cutting the extra pieces, for example, and just use the panels or you can add even more color using the dies for foliage.

Looking for more inspiration? Head over to the Spellbinders blog.

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Spellbinders Shadowbox Collection Inspiration

Hello! I am over on the Spellbinders blog sharing three projects showcasing the Shadowbox by Becca Feeken collection. I hope you will head on over and check them out!

Love You – Die-Cut Valentine

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS die-cut Valentine’s Day card featuring the Baby Envelope Die with a sentiment cut from the Miss Your Swirl die set.

I created the background with patterned paper from my stash to which I added a vellum circle in the center. I wanted to quiet the pattern so that the sentiment would be more visible.

I glued the assembled envelope to the circle and then added the letters and the hearts (cut with the Gingerbread Boy die set).

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Spellbinders – Latte Love

Hello! Today, I am sharing a Valentine’s Day card featuring the Heart Latte die set from Spellbinders.

I paired the assembled latte cup (I colored the latte and the spoon with Distress Oxide inks) with a heat-embossed sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set, sold separately as well as part of the November Bloom Box. (I shared tea-themed cards created with the Bloom box here.)

To reinforce the Valentine’s Day theme, I placed the sentiment on a heart cut from patterned paper using a die in the Classic Heart Nestabilities set and used heart patterned paper for the base.

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CAS Winter Comfort Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS winter-themed card featuring dies from Spellbinders and Fun Stampers Journey. I wanted to convey a sense of comfort with the teapot and hearts set against a window, which I cut with the Fun Stampers Journey Window View die set.

The teapot was cut with one of the dies in the Spellbinders Tea Pots by Sharyn Sowell die set; the hearts are included in the Spellbinders Gingerbread Boy Garland Tag set. I used Echo Park patterned paper from my stash along with a sentiment from My Favorite Things Cup of Tea.

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