Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Floral Hello – Die-cut Inlaid Technique

Hello! Today I am sharing a floral hello card featuring Spellbinders die sets with which I have used the inlaid die-cutting technique. It’s one of my favorite techniques.

I cut white cardstock and cardstock colored with Distress Oxide inks with the Lovely Lilac and Petal’d Poetry die sets designed by Stephanie Low.
I inlaid the colored die-cut pieces into the white cardstock die-cut “frame.”
I taped the pieces into the frame from the back and adhered the assembled die-cut on top of the solid die-cut piece.
I heat-embossed the Altenew Mini Hello sentiment on to Gina K cardstock and added the assembled blooms to the card base. I was going for a tropical feel when choosing the card base color.

I’m delighted you dropped by!

Supplies: Petal’d Poetry by Stephanie Low

Stitched Florals – Die-cut Thanks

Hello! Today, I am sharing a thank you card featuring the My Favorite Things Stitched Blooms die set. This set is not new but it is new to my collection.

I applied Distress Oxide inks on to white cardstock and cut the flowers and leaves from that cardstock.
I assembled the die-cut pieces with liquid adhesive.
I placed the pieces on a kraft cardstock base on which I had stamped the Thanks sentiment. Some of the pieces were adhered directly to the base and some with foam adhesive.

Thanks for visiting!

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Simon Says Stamp CAS Summer Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS summer-themed card featuring Simon Says Stamp supplies. Why summer you ask? I just received the bike die and that made me think of warm and sunny days.

I taped the sky and grass (ground) cardstock pieces together on the back and cut them with a Lil’ Inker square die.
I cut the bike with the Classic Bicycle die and assembled it. I added it to the square panel with foam adhesive.
I cut the SUMMER letters with the Summertime die and glued them to the grass.
I stamped Hello and Happy with stamps in the Four Seasons Sayings set and cut them with a skinny banner die (MFT set that is now discontinued).
I dry-embossed the card base with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from Stampin Up’.

Supplies: Simon Says Summertime die set; Simon Says Four Seasons Saying stamp set; Stampin’ Up Lemon Lime Twist, Stampin’ Up Melon Mambo cardstock, and Gina K Designs Turquoise Sea cardstock; Memento Pear Tart ink; Stampin’ Up Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions embossing folder

Spellbinders Cut and Emboss Folders Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop celebrating the recently released Cut & Emboss Folders from Spellbinders. You should have reached my blog from the Spellbinders blog.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to a lucky blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, April 14th 11:59 pm EDT. Winners will be announced in our blog hop post the following Monday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.

Let’s take a look at what I created with two of the folders in the collection.

My first project features the Floral Splash folder. To create the background, I began by applying Distress Oxide inks to white cardstock. I worked from the center of the panel outwards.

I trimmed the panel to 5″ x 7″ and then cut and embossed it with the Floral Splash folder.

I brushed dark red ink across the embossed front to accentuate the pattern, and I glued cardstock,which I had colored with yellow ink, behind the panel for the floral centers.

I added a sentiment strip on which I arranged flowers and foliage cut with the Daisy 2 dies from inked cardstock .

My second card features the Reflections folder.

The A2-sized card front panel was cut and embossed from white cardstock. I wanted to highlight the strong relief achieved with the folder, as well as show the beauty of a simple white background.

I stamped a sentiment in the center of the panel and added flowers and foliage cut with dies in the Daisy and Daisy 2 die sets. Just as with the first card, I adhered cardstock, colored with ink, behind the panel for the floral centers.

Thanks for dropping by! Head next to the blog of Laurie Willison.
I’ve included the full list of blog hop participants below:

Spellbinders
Jean Manis
Laurie Willison
Tina Smith
Bibi Cameron
Inge Groot
Desiree Kuemmerle

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Oh My! – Spellbinders D-Lites Bear and Lion

Hello! Today, I am sharing two cards created with recently released Spellbinders D-Lites die sets. My cards feature the Bear and Lion. These are just two of several new die sets at Spellbinders.

For both, I die-cut the animals and assembled them according to the downloadable instructions on their product descriptions. I also dry-embossed backgrounds for both cards using the Beach Towel embossing folder.

I added a heart balloon to the bear card, which I cut with dies included in the First Crush set (January 2019 Small Die of the Month now available to purchase separately).

I used an oval die to cut a background for the lion. For the sentiment piece, I stamped the sentiment on cardstock, cut the stamped piece with an oval die, and then used a circle die to cut it again.

I’m delighted you visited!

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