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Spellbinders Blog Hop – Shadowbox Collection by Becca Feeken

Welcome! I am delighted to be sharing two projects as part of the Blog Hop featuring the Spellbinders Shadowbox Collection by Becca Feeken. You should have arrived at my blog from the blog of Jennifer Snyder. The entire blog hop list is included at the end of my post.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, February 10th 11:59 pm EDT. Winners will be announced in the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Monday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

My first project is a shadow box showcasing the Layered Sweet Birdie Thanks Scene.

To begin, I created the shadow box from solid yellow cardstock with the Shadowbox Frame with 1″ Border die set. The exterior measures 5 3/8″ x 6 5/8″. I covered the frame front with polka dot patterned paper. (The patterned paper was too light to use to construct the shadow box frame pieces.) I backed the assembled frame with a teal polka-dot patterned paper and a piece of chipboard (for stability). I created the layered scene from solid cardstock, using liquid and foam adhesive. To finish, I added Sweet Blooms Paper Flowers for additional texture.

The collection includes several other Layered Scene die sets which create dynamic focal images. They can be easily changed up simply by choosing different colors of cardstock and/or patterned paper. My second project features the Layered Thinking of You Woodland Scene with which I created a CAS masculine card.

I assembled the die-cut pieces and added them to a 4″ x 5″ dry-embossed card base. This card came together in a matter of minutes!

Thanks for stopping by! The next stop is the blog of Yana Smakula.

Blog Hop List:

Spellbinders
Becca Feeken
Nichol Spohr
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jung AhSang
Tina Smith
Lea Lawson
Desiree Kuemmerle
Dawn McVey
Olga Direktorenko
Gemma Campbell
Sandra Nagel
Jennifer Snyder
Jean Manis
Yana Smakula

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Snow Much Love

Hello from the snowy Pacific Northwest! We received almost a foot of snow overnight. Today I am sharing a CAS Valentine created with the Marianne Design Eline’s Penguin and Igloo & Mountain sets (I purchased the sets from 123 Stitch).

I paired the assembled penguins and igloo with a sentiment that I created on my computer and cut with a snow slope die.

Patterned paper from my stash filled in the background.

Hope your week is off to a terrific start!

Spellbinders February 2019 Small Die of the Month

Hello! Are you ready for spring? I sure am! Today, I am delighted to share two spring-themed gatefold cards created with the February Small Die of the Month “Spring Flutter” from Spellbinders. Let’s take a look!

I cut the gatefold panel twice from Whip Cream cardstock. I scored the pieces on the fold line and adhered them to the back of a Sweet Pear cardstock panel, on which I had heat-embossed the sentiment. The Sweet Pear panel was trimmed to 4 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ before I adhered the gatefold panels.
I adhered the assembly to a card base and then added the die-cut butterflies and floral pieces, cut from Watermelon Fusion, Orange Creamsicle, and Lavender Fusion cardstock.
To finish, I tied twine through the loops to close the gate.

I created the second card in a similar manner to the first simply switching up the colors (this time more subdued) and the orientation (portrait vs. landscape). Additionally, I adhered the Spring Greetings sentiment, cut with the dies included in the set, inside the gatefold panels. I cut the sentiment twice for extra depth.

I have never made a gatefold card before, and I was pleasantly surprised at how easily the cards came together. There are so many variations possible with this set! You can forgo cutting the extra pieces, for example, and just use the panels or you can add even more color using the dies for foliage.

Looking for more inspiration? Head over to the Spellbinders blog.

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Lawn Fawn Hey There – Two Takes

Hello! Today, I am sharing two cards of the same design featuring Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. I had some time this past weekend to break out my Copic markers and colored pencils, so I colored lots of critters!

I stamped, Copic colored, and added color pencil to the cute critters from the Lawn Fawn Hey There set and cut them with their corresponding die cuts.
I created frames for the critters with the Mini Picture Frames dies. The white backgrounds were dry-embossed with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from Stampin Up’.
I popped the critters up with foam adhesive in their frames.
I created the backgrounds with the Quilted Backdrop.
I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it with the banner die (twice).

Thanks for dropping by!

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Spellbinders Shadowbox Collection Inspiration

Hello! I am over on the Spellbinders blog sharing three projects showcasing the Shadowbox by Becca Feeken collection. I hope you will head on over and check them out!