Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders July Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! Today, I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop along with other papercrafters sharing projects created with the Spellbinders July 2020 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Joy Baldwin. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created two cards showcasing the July Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Ornamental Floral Card Creator.” I shared two other cards created with this set in this post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to three blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Hop along for additional chances to win. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 26th, 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

My cards are similar in design; both combine the Small Die of the Month set with foiled sentiments from the Stylish Script Collection. On the first card, I foiled the Beautiful Ride sentiment and surrounded it with a frame, blossoms, foliage, and small flowers cut with the Small Die of the Month set.

Because the petals are the same color as the flower’s outline, inlaying the petals was easy. I simply added tape on the back when I first cut the shape. I glued the foliage pieces before adding leaves cut from Brush Gold.

On my second card, I foiled a sentiment from the For You set. This time, I simplified the floral clusters (eliminating the one in the upper-left corner) and added more small flowers cut from Brush Gold.

Thanks for stopping by! The next stop on the hop is the blog of Virginia Lu. Scroll for the list of participants.

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Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Kathy Clement
Alicia Havranek
Jill Hilliard
Laurie Willison
Joy Baldwin
Jean Manis
Virginia Lu
Ilina Crouse
Varada Sharma
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jeanne Jachna
Gemma Campbell

Penny Black – Simply the Best

Hello! Today I am sharing a Copic-colored hedgehog card created with Penny Black supplies.

I stamped the hedgehog from 30-708 Plant Joy set and colored the image with Copic markers. (I shared another card using a different image from the same set here.) I fussy-cut the hedgehog.
I added the 51-623 Pretty Picket fence and the 51-033 Silver Linings clouds to the scene.
I stamped the sentiment from 30-710 Trust Me Builder and cut it with a 1/4″ die.
I cut the balloon string using the 51-609 Balloons set and the balloon with a die in the 51-004 Uplifting set.
I added the scene panel to a patterned paper card base.

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Lawn Fawn Beach Hut

Hello! Today I am sharing a beach-themed die-cut card created with Lawn Fawn products.

I imagined a beach hut in the Caribbean and chose tropical colors for the door, shutters, background, and palm fronds. Having made this one, I may make a more New England-style house next (without the palm trees!).

The trickiest part of the construction was the creation of the sand hill, on which I heat-embossed the sentiment. The trick was to cut it so that it covered the right amount of the palm frame piece but not too much of the hut.

The hut pieces are part of the Scalloped Treat Box Beach House Add-On set. I didn’t use the Lawn Fawn Treat Box set (which I do not own) for the base; instead, I cut the hut with a square die (which I dry-embossed).

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Happy Hedgehog – Grown with Love

Hello! Today I am sharing a Copic-colored hedgehog card created with Penny Black supplies.

I stamped the hedgehog (isn’t he the cutest?!) from 30-708 Plant Joy and colored the image with Copic markers.
I stamped and fussy-cut the same image on a sticky note to mask the image. With the mask in place, I applied Distress Oxide inks for the sky and the grass.
I stamped the sentiment from 30-713 Grown with Love directly on the image.
I cut a frame using a die in the 51-636 Dainty Dashes Stackers and cut the image to the same size. I glued the frame to the image.
I added the framed image to a background covered with patterned paper from the Great Escape pad.

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Spellbinders/FSJ – Make a Splash

Hello! Today I’m sharing a card in which I envision a summer day at the pool (let’s imagine a post-pandemic day!) with new products from Spellbinders/FSJ. Growing up, I spent many a carefree, summer day at our local pool.

I die-cut the pool, pool ladder, and umbrellas with dies in the Pool With a View set. I added enamel dots to the tops of the umbrellas.
I stamped, colored, and fussy-cut two images from the Make a Splash set.
I stamped the Make a Splash sentiment and cut it with a circle die.
I dry-embossed the card background with the Bright Days folder.
I added the pieces to the scene with dot and foam adhesive.

Scroll past the Supplies for information about a sale at Spellbinders.

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Spellbinders is having a sale on past club kits through Sunday 7/19/2020. This sale is ONLY available to active club members. You must first join the club to access the savings. This exclusive sale features select Past Club Kits with additional savings up to 50% added at checkout. Use the code “JULY” for 10% off the first month for new club subscriptions.