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Spellbinders All Aboard Card Kit Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be taking part in the Spellbinders All Aboard Card Kit Blog Hop. You should have reached me from the blog of Ilina Crouse. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) I previously shared projects with the kit here, here, and here.

Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, October 3rd, 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.

For the hop, I created two cards and two tags with the All Aboard Card Kit. I had kept the kit pieces together in the original box, and it was easy to find coordinating die-cut and chipboard elements, solid cardstock, patterned paper, and embellishments. These projects took almost no time to assemble.

I dry-embossed the card bases using the Evergreen folder (dark green) and the Stargazer folder (burgundy).

To help cluster the die-cut pieces, I cut 3-inch circles with the detail and outline dies and backed with gold foil. Both the textured white cardstock and gold foil are included in the kit. I embellished the tree with Gold Mix Gems. To add dimension to the cards, I mixed chipboard elements from the kit with the die-cut pieces.

I die-cut the tags with the Heart to Heart Tag set from patterned paper in the kit, which I backed with white cardstock.

I added one of the tags to a coffee/chocolate-themed gift.

Just as I did on the cards, I mixed die-cut elements with chipboard pieces. I used enamel dots from the kit to embellish the tree.

Thank you for dropping by! I hope I have inspired you. Head next to the blog of Yasmin Diaz. Scroll for full list of participants.

Jean A Manis <–You are here

Spellbinders – Festive Christmas Cars

Today, I am sharing a slimline Christmas card featuring products from Spellbinders. If it looks familiar, it is because I designed a similar one a couple of months ago, which you can see here.

Create a slimline card background by dry-embossing Onyx cardstock with the Striped Slimline folder.
Die-cut snowy hills from white velvet cardstock (Stampin’ Up) with the dies in the Color Block Scenic Scape set.
Die-cut the vehicles with the Special Delivery die set; they were assembled with the inlay technique.
Add trees to the top of two of the vehicles created with the Bottle Brush Trees set and packages to the center car using the Shopping Spree set.
Stamp the sentiment using the All-Occasion Sentiments set on to a tag cut with a die in the Party Cupcake Pocket set. Add tag to the middle vehicle with the packages.
To embellish, add snowflakes cut with dies in the Holiday Decorations set.

Spellbinders – Halloween Village Scene

Hello and happy almost equinox! Around here, in the Pacific Northwest, we have chillier temps early morning, spider webs on the plants, and leaves changing colors. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, about which I have talked before. I put together several Spellbinders die sets to create a Halloween village scene.

I created the card base with Shaded Lilac, Broken China, and Hickory Smoke inks using vellum to mask.
I cut a 2 inch circle from orange cardstock and added Spiced Marmalade to it. I trimmed the circle and added it to the card base.
I used dies in the Silent Night Make a Scene set to cut the village houses Onyx cardstock. I added cardstock behind the windows. Some were added to the base with foam adhesive.
I die-cut the ghosts with dies in the Open House Boo! set, backing their eyes with Onyx cardstock. I used the same set to create the sentiment. The ghosts were added with foam adhesive.

Spellbinders September 2021 Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop sharing two projects created with the Spellbinders September 2021 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Virginia Lu. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created cards with this month’s Large Die of the Month kit “Just a Tweet” and the Clear Stamp of the Month Club “A Little Birdie Told Me.” I previously shared cards created with the Large Die of the Month here and the Clear Stamp of the Month here.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, September 19th, 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.

Create background by dry-embossing light-blue cardstock with the Simply Perfect Florets folder. To put the focus on the bird and flowers, die-cut a 3-inch circle in tan cardstock with a die in the Essential Circles set. Attach to background.
Die-cut Large Die of the Month bird, flowers, stems, and sentiment from cardstock, assemble, and adhere to card.
Add Silver Mix Gems for embellishment.

In black ink, stamp the birds on to cardstock and cut with the coordinating die set (available separately).
Die-cut balloons, balloon strings, and sentiment with dies in the Large Die of the Month set. As I have mentioned before, this set is jam-packed with dies! Assemble pieces as necessary.
Add balloons, birds, and sentiment to card base.
Add Silver Mix Gems for embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Head next to the blog of Jessica Vasher. Scroll for full blog hop list.

Spellbinders is having a HUGE Sale that runs until 9/19/21.

Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Yana Smakula
Sandi MacIver
Becky Roberts
Bibi Cameron
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Kristie Marcotte
Jenny Colacicco
Jill Hilliard
Rosemary Dennis
Jennifer Kotas
Betty Wright
Virginia Lu
Jean Manis<—you are here
Jessica Vasher
Ilina Crouse
Hussena Calcuttawala
Alanna Moses

Spellbinders Snowy Christmas Scene + A Sale

Hello! Today, I am delighted to share a winter Christmas scene created with Spellbinders supplies from several different collections. I really enjoy mixing and matching between collections.

Apply white embossing paste through the Layered Christmas Tree stencil on to an A2-size navy cardstock panel and allow to dry.
Cut snowy hills from Stampin’ Up white velvet cardstock with the Color Block Scenic Scape dies. Add to card background. Die-cut trees with a die in the Chill Bear set from green cardstock.
Cut houses with dies in the Silent Night set from red cardstock and back with soft yellow cardstock.
Cut snowflakes with dies in the Silent Night set and the Chill Bear set from white felt cardstock.
Heat emboss Sunday Drive All-Occasion sentiment in white on green cardstock and cut with die in the Yana’s Tiny Sentiments set.
Add elements to card base.

Spellbinders is having a HUGE Sale that runs until 9/19/21.