Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders – Santa Parade

Hello! Today, I am sharing three takes with the same die set from the Spellbinders A Sweet Christmas Collection by Sharyn Sowell. All three of the CAS holiday cards showcase the Santa Parade set which is part of this fabulous collection. The parade die measures a generous 7″ x 3″. With little effort, this set packs a big punch! I cut the parade out of black cardstock, glitter cardstock, and white cardstock, which I colored with Distress Inks. On all three cards, the bases are 7 ¼” x 4″; the rectangle backgrounds are 7″ x 3 ¾”.

For the card featuring the black cardstock parade silhouette, I used a sentiment from the same die set. I cut the sentiment twice from brushed gold cardstock for extra depth; I used the same gold cardstock for the base.

I heat-embossed a Hero Arts sentiment for the card on which I cut the parade from glitter cardstock. The gray cardstock base lends a cozy feel with the patterned paper.

On my final card, I used Distress Inks in Festive Berries, Barn Door, and Fired Brick to color white cardstock before cutting the cardstock with the parade die. I heat-embossed the Hero Arts sentiment on to the solid teal cardstock rectangle. To finish, I sprinkled on Taylored Expressions sequins.

Taylored Expressions – Halloween Sarcasti-Chick

Hello! Today, I am sharing a Halloween card featuring the Taylored Expressions Sarcasti-chick dressed for Halloween.

I used the Haunted Cutting Plate as a frame over the Twinkle Twinkle Background, adding a ghost and Spooky Clouds to the scene.

I used the Sarcasti-chick on a non-Halloween card in this post.

Spellbinders – Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell

Hello! I recently created three cards for the Spellbinders blog using products from the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell. What an amazing collection combining some of my favorite things – coffee, tea, and die-cuts!

The projects were shared over on the Spellbinders blog here, here, and here. Grab some coffee (or tea!) and head over to the blog posts for more details.

Lawn Fawn – Spooky Town

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

I heat-embossed the Happy Howloween sentiment with American Crafts Leaf embossing powder on Taylored Expressions Oreo cardstock and cut the panel with the Lawn Fawn Village Border. I backed the windows with Simon Says Orange Peel cardstock.
I cut the Stitched Tree Borders from TE Earl Grey cardstock and used TE Lime Zest cardstock for the foliage.
For the background, I dry-embossed TE Jelly Donut cardstock with the Lifestyle Crafts Wood Grain embossing folder.

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Spellbinders – A Charming Christmas

Hello and fa la la! Today, I am sharing my first Christmas cards of the season featuring die sets from Spellbinders A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feekan.

My first card showcases the Cinch and Go Poinsettia die set.

I cut the flowers from Stampin’ Up cardstock in Real Red and the leaves from Garden Green. The center circle piece was cut from Taylored Expressions Gold Foil. I secured the die-cut pieces with a gold brad.

I stamped a Stampin’ Up sentiment on Echo Park patterned paper which I cut with one of the dies in the Vintage Stitched Squares set. I added sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and Kelly Purkey.

My next card features the Charming Christmas Boughs die set.

I cut the swirling wreath from Neenah white cardstock. I also gold heat-embossed the sentiment from the Technique Tuesday Twinkle On set (retired) on to white cardstock; I cut that cardstock with the swirling wreath die and placed it into the wreath.

I cut the ornaments from American Crafts glitter paper in red and silver and Taylored Expressions Gold Foil. I added bows made from May Arts gold metallic twine. The background paper is Lawn Fawn Let’s Bokeh in the Snow (retired) patterned paper.

Thank you for visiting! I am totally smitten with this collection of timeless Christmas dies!