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CAS Winter Comfort Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS winter-themed card featuring dies from Spellbinders and Fun Stampers Journey. I wanted to convey a sense of comfort with the teapot and hearts set against a window, which I cut with the Fun Stampers Journey Window View die set.

The teapot was cut with one of the dies in the Spellbinders Tea Pots by Sharyn Sowell die set; the hearts are included in the Spellbinders Gingerbread Boy Garland Tag set. I used Echo Park patterned paper from my stash along with a sentiment from My Favorite Things Cup of Tea.

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Spellbinders January 2019 Small Die of the Month

Hello! Wow, it is hard to believe that it is 2019! Happy New Year! Today, I am delighted to be sharing two friendship/Valentine-themed projects created with the January Small Die of the Month “First Crush” from Spellbinders. This die set is just precious! Let’s take a look!

On my first card, I created a boy and a girl with the dies in the January Small Die of the Month set.

I added the assembled children to a card base on to which I had adhered a heart cut with one of the Nestabilities Heart Dies from the Follow Your Heart paper. (I used the same patterned paper for the boy’s shirt and the girl’s dress.) The children are popped up with foam adhesive. I added the balloon after I had the children attached.

On the second card, I created a girl in the same manner as on my first card. To fill out the space, I cut three balloons, over which I added the LOVE letters, cut with a die in the Miss You Swirl set.

Both cards are 5″ x 7″. I wanted to give plenty of room for the assembled children.

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Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job

Hello! Today I am sharing two projects created with the recently-introduced Spellbinders Exquisite Splendor Collection by Marisa Job – beautiful botanical dies that can be used for a number of occasions including birthdays and weddings! I used the Tulip Flower Frame Card Creator die set to create the background for both of my CAS cards. Let’s take a look.

On my first project, I began by cutting the card panel with the rectangle die in the Tulip Flower Frame Card Creator set, (the set includes an A2 size 4.25 x 5.50 in. outline frame and an intricate tulip design insert), from Whip Creme cardstock. I then cut the tulip design from the A2 panel. I did this a second time and adhered the layers together. I backed the assembly with coral cardstock. I used the tulip design to cut soft blue, soft yellow, and soft gray pieces which I adhered to the coral base with glue. Having the two layers makes this technique easy!

I dry-embossed a strip of soft yellow cardstock with the Beach Towel embossing folder and added a sentiment stamped with the Every Moment stamp set, cut with a Spellbinders circle die.

My second project is of a similar design, and I followed the same steps as for my first card. I created the sentiment with the Happy Birthday Banner, another die set in the Exquisite Splendor Collection.

I adhered the sentiment letters to a single piece of floss with liquid adhesive and attached the ends of the strings to the back of the dry-embossed strip, which was then adhered to the card base.

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Spellbinders New Collections Inspiration Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be sharing four cards created with the Spellbinders Collection Destination China by Lene Lok as part of the New Collections Inspiration Blog Hop. You should have arrived from the blog of Caly Person; the blog hop begins at Spellbinders. The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, December 23 at 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.

My first project combines the Shapeabilities Lucky Clouds die with one of the shapes in the Shapeabilities Lanterns set.

I cut Whip Cream cardstock with the two Lucky Clouds dies (a rectangle and the detailed design). I backed the die-cut piece with Cranberry Bliss cardstock and added the assembly to a Brush Gold card base. I cut the Lantern from Brush Gold cardstock and from Cranberry Bliss, adhering the two together. I gold heat-embossed the Everyday Script sentiment and cut it with its coordinating die.

My next two designs combine the Shapeabilities Chinese Traditional Fence die set with the Shapeabilities Lanterns. On both, I heat-embossed the Everyday Script sentiment on to Cranberry Bliss cardstock and then cut the cardstock with the Chinese Traditional Fence dies.

My final card was created with the Chinese Traditional Fence set highlighting the detailed beauty of the designs. I added a heat-embossed Everyday Script sentiment to the center with foam adhesive.

Thank you so much for visiting!

Blog Hop Participants:
Spellbinders
Marisa Job
Desiree Kuemmerle
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jennifer Snyder
Erum Tasneem
Anita Kejriwal
Sharyn Sowell
Mayline Jung
Anna Komenda
Brenda Noelke
Deepti Malik
Tina Smith
Mona Tóth
Ilda Dias
Laura Volpes
Kaja Vezenšek
Caly Person
Jean Manis

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Spellbinders – Great, Big, Wonderful World by Sharyn Sowell

Hello! Ready for some happy cardmaking inspiration? Spellbinders has recently introduced the Great, Big, Wonderful World Collection by Sharyn Sowell. This collection is all about friendship and connection. The products could be used to create cards and project for a variety of occasions including (but not limited to) Valentine’s Day.

I created four cards of similar design with the collection. My cards use the Peaceful Garden and Love & Flowers die sets, as well as sentiments from the Fun Stampers Journey Chosen Family stamp set, cut with the corresponding die set.

I die cut the silhouette images from both white and black cardstock. In all cases, I cut two silhouettes and adhered them together to add depth.
I combined patterned papers in spring colors for the card backgrounds. (Without thinking about it, I ended up pairing pink with blue and yellow with blue.) I stitched the patterned paper to the card bases. On the Love & Flower card, I added ribbon since more of the transition between the two patterned papers was visible, given the narrower silhouette.
I white heat-embossed the Chosen Family stamp set sentiments on black cardstock and stamped the sentiments in black ink on white cardstock. I cut the sentiments with their corresponding dies.
I adhered the silhouette images to the card bases and popped up the sentiments with foam adhesive.

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