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Spellbinders Expressions of Spring

Hello! I was recently a guest post author on the Spellbinders blog showcasing cards created with the Expressions of Spring Collection. There’s nothing quite like a change of seasons, and spring brings a new color palette and images.

I hope you’ll hop over to the post (pun intended) to read about the collection and the cards I created, as well as leave a comment!

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Spellbinders Dancin’ Hearts

Hello! Today, I am sharing CAS Valentine created with a fun new die set from Spellbinders – Dancin’ Hearts.

I created the frame and card base from patterned paper cut with dies in the Nested Clipped Squares set. I also cut a frame from vellum to soften the edge between the patterned paper frame and the geometric patterned paper.
With the Dancin’ Hearts set, I cut the heart guy, his bow tie, the flower, and the sentiment.
I added the assembled heart guy and sentiment to the card base.
To embellish, I cut hearts with the Sunday Sunset Drive set and the Classic Heart set.

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Spellbinders January 2021 Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop sharing projects created with the Spellbinders January 2021 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Jennifer Snyder. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created two CAS Valentine’s Day cards using this month’s Large Die of the Month kit “Slimline Kaleidoscope Hearts.” I shared two other cards created with the kit in this post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Saturday, January 17th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. 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.

My first card is a slimline Valentine’s Day card with an ombré inlaid background.

I cut the Large Die of the Month frame from Whip Cream cardstock and backed it with Pool Play cardstock.
I used the frame die to cut the smaller hearts from pink and three shades of red and inlaid them into the frame.
I cut two kaleidoscope hearts from white cardstock and two shades of red, backing the assembly with a solid heart cut from dark red.
I glimmer-foiled the Heart Melt sentiment in silver on red cardstock and cut it with the Forever Love Hearts set.
I adhered the sentiment heart and kaleidoscope hearts to the frame.

To showcase the versatility of the die set, I created a 4 1/4″ square card in which the background is created in the same manner as above.

I die-cut the frame from white, linen-textured cardstock by cutting a 3 1/4″ square from the center of a 4 1/4″ square.
I created the background in the manner as described for my first card.
I cut the ring and sentiment from white, gold, and glitter cardstock using the Special Celebrations die set. (This post shares other ways to use the Special Celebrations set.)

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Head next to the blog of Henriëtte van Mierlo.

Blog Hop List:

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Becky Roberts
Desiree Kuemmerle
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Laurie Willison
Jill Hilliard
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Snyder
Jean Manis
Henriëtte van Mierlo
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Brenda Noelke
Betty Wright
Melody Rupple
Jenny Colacicco
Dilay Nacar
Hussena Calcuttawala
Mindy Eggen
Virginia Lu
Emily Leiphart

Spellbinders Expressions of Love Collection

Hello! Today I have two love-themed cards using products from the Spellbinders Expressions of Love Collection. On both, I have combined die-cutting and glimmer-foiling.

My first card showcases the Sunday Sunset Drive die set – an add-on set for the Sunday Drive set – on a wedding congratulations card.

I die-cut the pieces for the car, the groom, the bride, the flowers, and the license plate from solid cardstock and silver foil and assembled them. (There are many options for the Sunday Sunset Drive set; I chose to create a wedding card.)
I glimmer-foiled the Wedding Wishes sentiment in silver on Whip Cream cardstock in silver and cut it with a die in the Holiday Sentiments set.
I added the sentiment and car to a patterned paper background to which I added die-cut hearts (cut with a die in the Sunday Sunset Drive set).

The second card uses the strip technique to create a quilt-like background for a heartfelt sentiment.

I glimmer-foiled the Scattered Hearts background in gold on light blue, pink, and two shades of red cardstock. I cut the pieces with a rectangular die and pieced them together to form a 3 3/4″ x 5″ rectangle. I added the rectangle to a linen-textured white background.
I glimmer-foiled the Heart Melt sentiment on Whip Cream cardstock and cut it with the outline die in the Forever Love Hearts set. I added it to the card with foam adhesive.

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Spellbinders January 2021 Large Die Kit Club

Happy 2021! I’m delighted to be sharing two projects created with the January 2021 Large Die of the Month – “Slimline Kaleidoscope
Hearts” – at Spellbinders.

My first project is a slimline Valentine’s Day card.

I cut the Large Die of the Month frame from Whip Cream cardstock.
I used the frame to cut the smaller hearts from red paper and inlaid them into the frame. I backed the frame with Brush Gold cardstock.
I cut two kaleidoscope hearts from white cardstock and two shades of red, backing the assembly with a solid heart cut from dark red.
I heat-embossed the Sending My Love sentiment in white on red and cut it with the frame die. (The solid heart of the kaleidoscope is slightly smaller than the large heart of the frame.)
I adhered the sentiment heart and kaleidoscope hearts to the frame.

To illustrate the set’s versatility, I created a gift tag with the kaleidoscope heart for a Valentine’s Day treat.

For the candy wrapper, I glimmer-foiled Scattered Hearts in Gold on Whip Cream cardstock. I scored the rectangular strip to cover the chocolate.
I cut the kaleidoscope heart layers from Whip Cream and Brush Gold cardstock.

I used the Large Die of the Month to cut the tag from Brush Gold cardstock. The left-hand side is not cut through completely, which creates a hinge.
I stamped the Sending My Love sentiment in gold on Whip Cream cardstock and cut it with the solid heart die, adhering it to the inside of the tag.

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