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Freshly Made Sketches #401

Hello! I am playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week. I really like sketch challenges as it forces me to think of new ways to use my supplies.

To begin, I stamped the Flower Explosion stamp in white pigment ink on So Saffron cardstock.
While the ink dried, I cut the two birds, flowers, and foliage with the A Little Birdie set. I used a hole punch to cut centers for the flowers.
I heat-embossed the Pinkfresh Studio sentiment on Poppy Parade cardstock.
I cut the stamped So Saffron piece with a circle die.
I used woodgrain cardstock in my stash to place behind the birds.
The background was cut with the Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop die.

A couple of take-aways: I need to remember that foliage can be cut from vellum, white, metallic cardstock, … it doesn’t have to be green; a stitched circle, something that just cuts the outline, but not the center, would make a great addition to my stash.

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Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Kit – Eek-A-Boo

Hello and happy September! With fall in the air, I’m making Halloween projects! It’s one of my favorite holidays, in fact, I’m fond of fall in general.

Today, I am sharing two projects created with the September Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Eek-A-Boo.” This adorable die set is perfect for all sorts of Halloween crafting – cards, treat toppers, scrapbook page elements ..!

My first card features two trick-or-treaters – the ghost and skeleton boy.

I triple-cut the letters in the sentiment for extra depth and added the centers to the letters, cut from Whip Cream cardstock, for better visibility on the teal patterned paper background. Have you noticed how teal has snuck into the Halloween color palette?

On my second card I paired the devil with two ghosts on a vertical card. For one of my very first Halloweens, I dressed as the devil.

I used the ghost die to cut the ghosts and then I lined the die along the bottoms of the die-cut ghosts and trimmed off a little bit. I felt that the slightly shorter ghosts looked better on the vertical card. Again, I triple-cut the letters in the sentiment for extra depth.

For the background, I paired a dry-embossed panel with patterned paper.

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Spellbinders Becca Feeken Holiday 2019 – Blog Hop + Giveaway

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Hello! I am delighted to be part of the Spellbinders Holiday 2019 Blog Hop showcasing products by Becca Feeken. My projects showcase products from 3D Holiday Vignettes. You should have reached me from the blog of Amy Rysavy. I’ve included a full list of participants at the end of my post.

As part of the blog hop, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky blog reader to be selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, September 1st, 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

My cards use similar designs and the same color scheme. The cards measure 4 1/2″ wide by 5 1/4″ tall. The Becca Feeken dies do all of the heavy lifting in these projects – their detail is just amazing!

On my first card I’ve paired the Santa Claus set with the Grand Snow Globe.

I cut the Grand Snow Globe frame from Whip Cream cardstock and backed it with light blue cardstock. I used the Grand Snow Globe pieces as a frame for my card, rather than to create a 3-D object; I trimmed the tabs from the sides.

I cut the front panel of the Santa Claus from Whip Cream cardstock to which I had applied Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink.

I cut the star garland and ornaments from Brush Gold cardstock.

I heat-embossed with gold powder a sentiment on to cardstock colored with Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink.

I placed the Santa piece into the Grand Snow Globe opening and taped it from behind.

I added the star garland piece to patterned paper, which I cut with the circle die in the set, and adhered them to a back panel.

I adhered the front panel to the back with foam adhesive and added the entire assembly to a card base. I then added the ornaments and sentiment.

My second card pairs Reindeer Prance with the Grand Holiday Cabinet.

I cut the Grand Holiday Cabinet from Whip Cream cardstock and backed it with light blue cardstock (cut with the outline die in the set). I used the Grand Holiday Cabinet pieces as a frame for the card; I trimmed off the tabs that are used if making a 3-D object.

I cut the front panel of the Reindeer Prance from Whip Cream cardstock to which I had applied Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink.

I heat-embossed with white powder a sentiment on to cardstock colored with Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink.

I placed the Reindeer front piece into the Grand Holiday Cabinet opening and taped it from behind.

I added the snow/icicle/star garland piece to patterned paper, which I cut with the circle die in the set, and adhered them to a back panel.

I adhered the front panel to the back with foam adhesive and added the entire assembly to a card base. I then added the sentiment.

Thanks so much for dropping by! The next stop on the hop is the blog of Varada Sharma. I’ve included the entire list of blog hop participants at the end of the post.

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Blog Hop Participants:
Spellbinders
Becca Feeken
Hussena Calcuttawala
Bibi Cameron
Amy Rysavy
Jean Manis
Varada Sharma
Pam Sparks
Melody Rupple
Karin Åkesdotter</a

Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Kit – Pack It Up – Travel Version

Looking for the Spellbinders Holiday Inspiration Blog Hop post? Head here.

Hello! Today, I am sharing two more projects created with the August Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Pack It Up.” You can see my previous post with projects using the die set here. As I mentioned in that post, this die set lends itself to a couple of themes including school and travel. In this post I share two travel-themed cards.

My first card is for someone headed to Disneyland! I used a vintage Disneyland map for the background and added ears to the backpack!

I cut the backpack body, straps, and the ears from a shiny black cardstock. I cut the zipper and buckles from silver foil cardstock.

My second card is for someone NYC-bound. Same design with a few tweaks to the colors of the backpack and sunglasses, and of course a different map. For this card’s background, I used a NYC subway map.

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Spellbinders Holiday 2019 Release – Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello crafty friends! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop celebrating the Spellbinders Holiday 2019 Release! You should have reached me from the blog of Wanda Guess. I’ve included a full list of participants at the end of my post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, August 25th 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.

I’m sharing projects created with three die sets in the new collection. Let’s take a look.

My first project showcases the Christmas Bandit die set. I’ve set the bandit into a snow-covered scene.

I used the Winter Hills die set to create a snowy backdrop. (I trimmed off the edges of the panels; the die set was designed to create a layered tri-fold card.)
For the background, I dry-embossed the background with the FaLaLa folder.
I cut and assembled the bandit and added him to the scene with foam adhesive. The heat-embossed sentiment reinforces the theme and adds additional color.

One of the great things about this collection is there’s something for everyone. Case in point, the Laurel & Bows Cut and Emboss folder.

I cut and embossed Brush Gold cardstock with the Laurel & Bows Cut and Emboss folder.
I heat-embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder on Cranberry Bliss cardstock. I attached the panel to the back of the dry-embossed panel with foam adhesive.
I adhered the assembly to a card base. The card measures 5″ x 7″.

Quick, easy, and elegant – perfect for mass production!

My final projects use the Shapeabilities Joy die set. There are so many options available with this set! And again, the set is completely adaptable to one’s own style. My projects reflect my CAS style.

I created card backgrounds from teal solid cardstock, patterned red paper, and green solid cardstock. For all three cards, I cut the poinsettia blooms with the included die and added them to the JOY back panel with foam adhesive. The back panel for the letters does not cut the center of the “O” but the die set includes a die with which to do so.

For the holidays, I like to add metallic accents. For the teal and red background cards, I cut the letters from Brush Gold cardstock. I cut the flower centers on all of the cards from the gold cardstock.

There really is no limit to the possibilities with this set! I could have cut the greenery pieces, dry-embossed the card base, used glitter or shiny cardstock for the letters, …. You get the idea!

Now it’s time to head to the blog of Keeway Tsao. The entire blog hop list is included at the end of the post. Thanks for stopping by!

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Blog Hop List:

Spellbinders
Jennifer Mcguire
Debby Hughes
Yana Smakula
Nichol Spohr
Wanda Guess
Jean Manis
Keeway Tsao
Svitlana Shayevich
Mindy Eggen
Marie Heiderscheit
Zsoka Marko
Laurie Willison
Karin Åkesdotter
Nina-Marie Trapani
Mindy Baxter
Amy Rysavy
Betty Wright
Daniel West
Amanda Korotkova
Mayline Jung
Varada Sharma