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Spellbinders August Small Die of the Month Kit

Hello! Today, I am delighted to be sharing two CAS projects created with the August Small Die Of The Month kit from Spellbinders. These cards took very little time to put together!

I created a “cheer up” card and a holiday card with the set. The birds, flourishes, frames, and flower lend themselves to a number of different occasions! First a look at the “cheer up” card.

I cut the pieces from cardstock to which I had applied watercolor and Distress Inks. I heat-embossed the birds with clear embossing powder. The background was dry-embossed with the Spellbinders SES-006 Circles and Diamonds embossing folder. I added Nuvo Crystal Drops to the flowers.

Now the holiday card.

For the holiday card, I cut the frame, flourish, and birds from cardstock to which I had applied double-sided adhesive. I applied microfine glitter to the pieces before adding them to a piece of patterned paper on which I had stamped the sentiment.

I already have more ideas swirling around my head for the pieces in the kit. Head over to the Spellbinders blog for info about the kit and more inspiration!

Spellbinders Layers of Flowers – Take Two

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a CAS card created with the Spellbinders Layers of Flowers die set. This is my second card using this die set. My first take had a vertical orientation.

The set, designed by Marisa Job, includes three different floral panels. I heat-embossed a sentiment on to a rectangular panel to which I attached the assembled layers. Two of the layers are cut from white cardstock, which puts the focus on the top detailed layer. I added small yellow circles to the centers of the flowers for additional color and to tie in with the patterned paper background.

Freshly Made Sketches 345

Hello! I am playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches #345 Challenge.

For my CAS card, I combined a My Favorite Things die and stamp set (Die-namics Double the Smiles and All Smiles) with Carta Bella patterned paper and a Spellbinders flower (from the Die D-Lites Daisy set). I heat-embossed the sentiment from the All Smiles set with Ranger Red embossing powder.

On CAS cards, I tend to start out with the mindset of “Oh, this won’t take any time at all”! I quickly realize that because there are so few items on the card, the choices have to work just right. I obsessed a lot over the colors and patterned paper with this card.

Spellbinders Top Floral Panel – Two Ways

Hello! Today, I am sharing two cards created with the Spellbinders Top Floral Panel die, part of the Blooming Garden Collection by Marisa Job. The cards vary in orientation and color.

I used the same technique for both versions:

I cut the Top Floral Panel from white cardstock three times. I adhered the panels together to create a thick die-cut.
I heat-embossed the sentiment on to a rectangle, which I sized to fit just inside the Top Floral Panel, and adhered the heat-embossed rectangle to the card base.
I adhered the Top Floral Panel to the heat-embossed rectangle before adding the petals and flower centers.
I used the Top Floral Panel die to cut the the petals and flower centers. I added a small amount of liquid adhesive inside the Top Floral Panel frame and inlaid the petals and flower centers.

Spellbinders Layers of Flowers

Hello! Happy July! Today, I’m sharing a CAS, red/white/blue card created with the Spellbinders Layers of Flowers die set. It’s not technically a Fourth of July card, but I certainly had the holiday in mind while I created it.

This set, designed by Marisa Job, includes three different floral panels. I have used the three panels together to create a dimensional panel, although the panels could be used alone. I stamped a stacked sentiment on white cardstock to create a vertical card.

I plan to use this die set with a different color scheme on another card. I’m also thinking about rotating the dimensional panel to create a horizontal card.