Summer - Right as Rain

Spellbinders | Happy Summer Raccoon

Hello! My second card created with the Spellbinders Summer Camp Collection is a 5 x 7 design featuring a landscape built with layered dies and a playful signpost sentiment. This adorable raccoon is dressed for a summer hike, complete with a backpack and s’mores for the campfire ahead. The “Happy Summer” greeting adds to the cheerful outdoor theme. You can see my first card created with this collection HERE.

- Create a 5″ x 7″ base from Breeze cardstock.
- Use the Landscape Edges to cut the hill and clouds. Add to the prepared base.
- Cut the raccoon with the Trailside Trio set. Assemble using the provided guide.
- Create the hiking accessories with the Camp Days set. Assemble using the provided guide.
- Create the trees and signpost with the Trails End set. Assemble using the provided guide.
- Add assembled items to the prepared scene.

Spellbinders | Canoe Adventure Hedgehog

Hello! This cheerful summer card features an adorable hedgehog paddling in a stenciled mountain lake scene, ready for adventure in his bright life jacket. The “Hot Days, Cool Vibes” sentiment captures the relaxed spirit of the Spellbinders Summer Camp Collection, which includes dies, stencils, and stamps designed for building playful outdoor scenes. This collection is perfect for sending a child off to camp, tucking into care-package letters, or creating scrapbook pages and photo albums that celebrate summer memories.

- Use the Lakeside Memories stencil set to ink a white cardstock panel. Trim to A2 size and adhere to a card base. Ink a portion of cardstock with the same ink used for the sand. Stamp the Summertime Sentiments sentiment on the inked paper and trim to a strip.
- Use the Woodland Trio to cut the hedgehog from cardstock. Assemble.
- Use the Splash Days die set to cut the canoe and accessories. Assemble and attach the paddle to the hedgehog, then place the hedgehog in the canoe.
- Place the assembly and sentiment onto the prepared base.

Art Impressions | Watercolored Tropical Scene

Hello! At this time of year, with summer winding down and fall and Christmas on the horizon, my cardmaking is all over the place—jumping from sunny beach scenes to Halloween ghosts to holiday sparkle. Today’s project captures the best of summer with a watercolored tropical sunset. I used a stamp set from Art Impressions to create the layered scene. Instead of making the set interactive, I stacked the layers for depth and added the sentiment on top—turning this card into a peaceful little getaway on paper.

- To begin, cover a 4 1/4″ square card base with patterned paper (I cut the paper with a now-retired stitched die).
- Stamp the now-retired Tropical Circlet Mini Tryfold images on Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor paper with Archival Ink. Watercolor with Tombow markers. Cut the images with the dies in the set and dies in the Hero Arts Circle Infinity set. Stamp the image in the set with the sentiment onto white cardstock and cut with two circle dies to create a ring. Assemble the stack of images and include a circle cut from vellum on the bottom. I also cut rings from foam, which I glued between the layers for additional depth.
- Add the assembly to the prepared card base.

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Penny Black | Watercolored Hydrangea

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a handmade card featuring a watercolored hydrangea bloom in a vintage-style watering can—created with stamps from Penny Black. I stamped the sentiment on vellum and cut it with a circle die sot that the words would not get lost over the background. It’s a simple, yet heartfelt, design that feels timeless.

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Stamp Hydrangeas and Sprinkles images on watercolor paper and color with media of choice. I used Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. Once dry, cut the watercolored items with the coordinating die sets. I added white enamel accents to the floral centers.
- Stamp the Sprinkles sentiment on vellum and cut with a circle die. Adhere the circle and floral assembly to the prepared card base.

Newton’s Nook | Celebrate the Fourth

Hello! I’m celebrating the 4th of July with a playful handmade card featuring a cat and dog riding in a wagon decked out in red, white, and blue! The adorable image, from Newton’s Nook, is perfect for patriotic crafting. I typically reach for watercolor markers, but this time I opted for my Kuretake Gansai Tambi pans for a fresh take. I decided I wanted to ~~torture myself~~ explore a different watercolor medium that I haven’t used in several years.

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Stamp the 4th of July stamp image on to watercolor cardstock. Color with medium of choice. Cut with coordinating die set.
- Stamp the sentiment onto cardstock and cut with a rectangular die. Add the watercolored image with foam adhesive.
- Add embellishments to the panel (I used Taylored Expressions white epoxy stars from my stash) and add to card base.