Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders | Team Spirit Penguin

Hello! With the start of regular season football just around the corner, I am sharing a handmade card featuring a penguin sporting his (her) team’s colors. Using Spellbinders dies, I’ve dressed this penguin in Seattle Seahawks green and blue, perfect for celebrating my hometown team. But don’t worry—whether you’re a fan of another team or want to make a card for someone else, the penguin’s scarf and earmuffs can easily be changed to match any sports colors.

- Create card background from a Purple Mist cardstock panel cut with the largest die in the Precision Layering A2 A set and dry-embossed with the Sparkling Snow 3D folder. Add to A2-size card base.
- Cut penguin with dies in the Whimsical Winter Critters and Festive Ornaments sets from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble.
- Cut snowflakes with dies in the Christmas Wreath Add-Ons and the Holiday Decorations die sets from white flock.
- BetterPress the All Seasons Winter sentiment in black ink and cut with coordinating die.

Bring a touch of team spirit to your cards with this design!

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Elizabeth Craft Designs | Harvest Sunflowers

Hello and happy final week of August! Today, I am sharing a handmade card that brings the beauty of sunflowers to life! Featuring a wood barrel brimming with sunflowers, this card is created using Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets. I cut the pieces from white textured paper, coloring each piece with inks to achieve rich, vibrant tones that make the sunflowers pop.

- Cut pieces for sunflowers, leaves, and stems with the Florals 26 set from Soft Finish cardstock. Color with Distress Inks. Shape with flower tools if desired. (I have tools from Dress My Craft, Heartfelt Creations, and McGill.) Assemble.
- Cut pieces for barrel with dies in the Floral Foliage 1 set from Soft Finish cardstock. Color with Distress Inks and assemble. I previously shared a card HERE featuring the Floral Foliage 1 set.
- Create a 5″ x 7″ card base from textured white cardstock. Add patterned paper cut with the largest die in the Nestabilities 5 x 7 Matting Basics A set.
- Add barrel, flowers, and leaves to the card front with foam and dot adhesive.
- Stamp sentiment (I used an older SU set) on white cardstock in Potting Soil ink. Cut with small tag die (I used a now-retired MFT set).

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Spellbinders | All Seasons Collection

Hello! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards created with the All Seasons Scrapbooking Collection, exclusive to Spellbinders. The BetterPress plates in the collection feature a timeless lowercase script font for sentiments that fit any season and a multitude of occasions. I’ve used three of the BetterPress sets and one of the die sets from the collection, along with other Spellbinders die sets, to design a fall card, a Christmas card, and an Easter card. Each card highlights the beauty and adaptability of this collection, bringing a touch of seasonal charm to your crafting projects.

Spellbinders | Christmas Time Gnome

Hello! Rev up your holiday cardmaking with this Christmas card featuring a whimsical gnome behind the wheel of a sports car, loaded with festive presents! Created with Spellbinders die sets, this card brings together playful charm and holiday spirit, making it a perfect choice for spreading cheer. Created with an exclusive BetterPress plate, the “Christmas time” sentiment adds the final touch to this joyful scene. Scroll for information on the BOGO sale at Spellbinders, now through August 25, 2024.

- Create A2-size card base with glitter cardstock.
- Cut Snowdrift cardstock with the largest die in the Emerald Cut Labels set and add to the card base.
- Cut Sea Glass cardstock with the Starshine Background die and then with the next largest die in the Emerald Cut Labels set. Use the same die in the set to cut white glitter cardstock and trim to create the snowbank. Add snowbank to Sea Glass panel, add assembly to the Emerald Cut Labels mat, and add to the card base.
- Cut gnome and sports car with dies in the Gnome Drive set from a variety of cardstock colors and textures. Cut packages with dies in the Delivering Joy Sleigh set. Assemble car, gnome, and packages as required and add entire assembly to the card with white foam adhesive.
- BetterPress the sentiment in gold metallic ink on Snowdrift cardstock with the All Seasons Winter Press Plate. Cut with coordinating die included with the set. Add sentiment to panel with white foam adhesive.
- Embellish with Gold Mix Gems.

Queen & Co. | Christmas Exotic Animals

Hello! Today, I am sharing Christmas shaker cards created with the Exotic Creatures set from Queen & Co. This set is an add-on set to the Go Safari kit. The x and x are ready for Christmas with the Santa Hat die set, which works with several of the previously released kits.

The Exotic Creatures kit includes dies with which to create a panda, a sloth, a koala, and a penguin. I created cards with the panda and koala. Additionally, I used the Heartfelt Holiday, Santa’s Workshop, and Winter Wonderland paper pads, various foundation dies, Border Bonanza 2, and the Holiday Pops and Holiday Sequins for the shaker elements.

I shared similar Christmas cards HERE.