Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders Star Spangled Savings

There is a big sales event at Spellbinders available through Monday, July 5th, 2021. I’m sharing cards created with a few of the products included in the sale. I’ve listed the sale items below the card photos. Happy Fourth!

Wedding Dress & Tux

Witch on Broom

Haunted Manor

Celestial Star Background, Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Starstruck Sentiments

Joyful Christmas Tree

Spellbinders July 2021 Large Die Kit Club + Star Spangled Savings

Hello crafty friends! Happy July! I’m delighted to share a mini slimline birthday card created with the Spellbinders July 2021 Large Die of the Month “Mini Slimline Envelope and Nested Card Creator.” With this 16-die set you can create a mini slimline card, as well as an envelope for that card size. I couldn’t help using red, white, and blue (solid cardstock and patterned paper) to create my July birthday card.

Scroll to the end of the post for info on a big sales event at Spellbinders – I spy some great die sets at 40% off!

The Large Die of the Month set includes all of the dies to create a number of layers (with details such as dots and scallops), as well as floral embellishments.

If you’re in the US – Happy Fourth of July!

Rubbernecker Dies – Gnomes on Vacation

Hello and Aloha! Today I am sharing a vacation-themed card created with Rubbernecker die sets. (Note: Rubbernecker is now Bliss & Brass.)

I die cut the Gnome Couple from colored cardstock and assembled the pieces.
I die-cut the Palm Trees from colored cardstock. Before assembling the trees, I added Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink to help blend the two colors.
I die-cut the Beach Bag with accessories from colored cardstock and assembled the pieces.
I printed the sentiment on to white cardstock on my computer and cut it with the frame.
I blended Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide onto a rectangle. I blended Desert Sand ink on to cardstock and cut it with a die in the Deckle Hills set.
I adhered the Deckle Frame to the sky and sand with foam adhesive. I added the palm trees to the scene, followed by the gnome couple and the beach bag, which are popped up with foam and fall outside of the scene.
I added the framed assembly to an orange cardstock base.

Monkey on the Farm – Elizabeth Craft Designs Die-cuts

Hello! Today I am sharing a farm-themed card crafted with Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets. I recently shared another ECD farm-themed card here. The Elizabeth Craft Designs farm release includes a farmer die set that I don’t own. There are some cute examples of various farm animals from the release driving the tractor, which are on my list to try. I figured I would start with the monkey, (part of a safari-themed release from several years ago) who I have used on cards here, here, and here.

I die-cut the tractor and assembled the pieces. I made the tractor orange as that’s the color of my husband’s tractor.
I die-cut the grass from patterned paper and die-cut the fence from white cardstock.
I die-cut the corn stalks with dies in the Farm Accessories set.
I used a Taylored Expressions alpha die set to cut the “Howdy” sentiment. I like the balance the black letters provide with the black tires.

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Patriotic Fourth of July Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a patriotic card for the Fourth of July.

I started with the Reverse Confetti Big Polkas Cover Panel, which I cut from Polar White cardstock. (You can see a Christmas-themed card featuring this cover plate here.)
I cut circles in red, two shades of blue, and Polar White with a circle die, sized slightly larger than the holes in the cover plate; I taped the circles to the frame on the back.
I used the Taylored Expressions Star Stacklets to cut stars out of navy and red cardstock. I attached the stars to the panel.
I used a now-retired set (TE Caps Lock – USA) to cut the letters from Polar White cardstock. (I cut the letters twice for additional depth.)
I created the smaller sentiment on my computer and cut it with a banner die.