Spellbinders - Right as Rain

The Smallest Things

Hello! Today I’m sharing a CAS inspirational/friendship card combining die-cutting, dry-embossing, and heat-embossing. Let’s take a look.

I die-cut the Sketched Blooms from both white cardstock and colored cardstock. I applied tape on the back of the diecuts to hold the colored centers.
I dry-embossed the blue rectangle background (cut with one of the Matting Basics dies) with the Inspire embossing folder. I added another rectangle in gray as a mat.
I heat-embossed the sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio “My Favorite Things to Say” set and cut it with one of the dies in the Matting Basics sets.
I assembled the card on linen-textured card base. The sentiment is adhered with foam adhesive. The dry-embossed rectangle, its frame, and the blooms are attached with dot adhesive.

Supplies: SU cardstock – Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Smoky Slate

Spellbinders + FSJ – Die-cut Window Scene

Hello! Today I am sharing a spring-themed window scene on which I have used Spellbinders and Fun Stampers Journey products. I’ve also included details about a huge Online Warehouse Sale for the two companies at the end of my post. Let’s take a look at the card!

I used the Fun Stampers Journey Window View die to cut the window pieces.
I dry-embossed yellow cardstock (SU So Saffron) with the FSJ Bright Days embossing folder and attached it behind the window. The embossing folder depicts the sun and its rays. I placed the sun portion in the lower right-hand corner.
I attached the window assembly to a Sea Glass card base.
I cut the birds and foliage with the A Little Birdie die set (SU Flirty Falmingo, SU Calypso Coral, SU Granny Apple Green, Neenah white) and added them to the front of the window.
I added yellow enamel dots to the white flowers.
I heat-embossed the Every Moment sentiment on SU Bermuda Bay and cut it with a circle die.

Before you head off, the Spellbinders FSJ Online Warehouse Sale is now on! This HUGE sale will run from now through Thursday, March 21st and includes $1, $2, $3, $5, & $10 Deals.

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Spellbinders Coffee Date

Hello! Today, I am sharing a coffee-themed friendship card on which I have combined several Spellbinders die sets designed by Sharyn Sowell. Let’s take a look!

I used one of the Coffee Brewing dies to cut the coffee pot, which I backed with off-white cardstock. I first tried backing it with cardstock of the same color, but there wasn’t enough contrast.
I used the Cup and Beans die set to cut the two coffee mugs and their handles from patterned paper in my stash.
I used the Coffee Woman die to cut steam from vellum, which I placed behind one of the coffee mugs.
I stamped a sentiment from the “Coffee Break” MFT Stamps set and added it to a card base created with patterned paper.

Thanks for dropping by!

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Spellbinders Blog Hop – Shadowbox Collection by Becca Feeken

Welcome! I am delighted to be sharing two projects as part of the Blog Hop featuring the Spellbinders Shadowbox Collection by Becca Feeken. You should have arrived at my blog from the blog of Jennifer Snyder. The entire blog hop list is included at the end of my post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, February 10th 11:59 pm EDT. Winners will be announced in the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Monday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

My first project is a shadow box showcasing the Layered Sweet Birdie Thanks Scene.

To begin, I created the shadow box from solid yellow cardstock with the Shadowbox Frame with 1″ Border die set. The exterior measures 5 3/8″ x 6 5/8″. I covered the frame front with polka dot patterned paper. (The patterned paper was too light to use to construct the shadow box frame pieces.) I backed the assembled frame with a teal polka-dot patterned paper and a piece of chipboard (for stability). I created the layered scene from solid cardstock, using liquid and foam adhesive. To finish, I added Sweet Blooms Paper Flowers for additional texture.

The collection includes several other Layered Scene die sets which create dynamic focal images. They can be easily changed up simply by choosing different colors of cardstock and/or patterned paper. My second project features the Layered Thinking of You Woodland Scene with which I created a CAS masculine card.

I assembled the die-cut pieces and added them to a 4″ x 5″ dry-embossed card base. This card came together in a matter of minutes!

Thanks for stopping by! The next stop is the blog of Yana Smakula.

Blog Hop List:

Spellbinders
Becca Feeken
Nichol Spohr
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jung AhSang
Tina Smith
Lea Lawson
Desiree Kuemmerle
Dawn McVey
Olga Direktorenko
Gemma Campbell
Sandra Nagel
Jennifer Snyder
Jean Manis
Yana Smakula

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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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