Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders September 2021 Clear Stamp Club

Hello crafty friends! I’m delighted to share a birthday card created with the Spellbinders September 2021 Clear Stamp of the Month Club – “A Little Birdie Told Me.” The stamp set is designed to work with the other Club Kits. Find out more about the stamp set here.

In black ink, stamp the birds, flowers, sentiment flag, and foliage on to cardstock colored with Distress Oxide inks. Cut the images with the coordinating die set (available separately).
Create a Snowdrift cardstock background with the Mini Slimline set (black with Onyx cardstock). Stamp the wreath images in black ink on to the background. Add Distress Oxide ink to the center of the circles. Add panel to teal cardstock card base.
Adhere the elements to the card with dot and foam adhesive. Add Silver Mix Gems to the flower centers and to the wing of the largest bird.

Spellbinders September 2021 Large Die Kit Club

Hello crafty friends! I’m delighted to share a friendship card in fall colors created with the Spellbinders September 2021 Large Die of the Month “Just a Tweet.” This die set is jam-packed with dies! Find out more about this set here. I combined the Large Die of the Month set with this month’s Clear Stamp of the Month Club “A Little Bird Told Me.”

Stamp card base in black ink with sentiment in the Clear Stamp of the Month Club set.
Die-cut cardstock for the Large Die of the Month birds, branches, musical notes, and leaves.
Adhere the birds and set aside.
Adhere the branches (trimming as needed) and glue to card base.
Adhere the birds and leaves to the branches and the musical notes to the card base.

Memory Box – Adventure Awaits

Hello! A more apt title for this post might be “Summer Has Sailed Away”! I created this CAS, nautical-themed card with a Memory Box die set, a Memory Box stamp set, and a Reverse Confetti frame die. I previous used the Marina Sailboats on this card.

I cut the Marina Sailboats from red, white, and navy cardstock. I trimmed pieces to change the color of the hulls.
I applied Distress Oxide inks to a background piece and set it aside.
I cut the frame and stamped the You Anchor Me sentiment using a stamping tool.
I added the Distress Oxide panel to the back of the frame and the sailboats to the scene.

Supplies: Memory Box YOU ANCHOR ME stamp set; Memory Box MARINA SAILBOATS die set; Reverse Confetti Double Stitch Window Cover Panel Confetti Cuts

Spellbinders – Christmas Night Scene

Hello! Today I am sharing a holiday card created with the recently-released Spellbinders Holiday Medley Collection showcasing the Silent Night Make a Scene and All is Calm Word Frame die sets.

While the Silent Night Make a Scene set is designed to work with the Make a Scene set (see my cards using that set here) to create a kinetic card, I created a static scene card.

I created a base and frame for the scene with the Scallop Façade Frame set. I die-cut snow banks with the Color Block Scenic Scape set, (this die set has been my go-to for holiday cards this year), from glitter cardstock.

I die-cut the elements from the Silent Night Make a Scene set and All is Calm Word Frame from white, colored, and silver foil cardstock. The houses were backed with silver foil cardstock.

I assembled the scene and added Silver Mix Gems to the snowflake centers and the lead reindeer’s nose.

Spellbinders is offering up to 40% off on Select Stamps through Sunday, August 29th, 2021.

Penny Black – Smell the Sea

Hello! I cannot believe that this is the last full week of August! The summer has flown by. Today I am sharing an “end of summer card” showcasing the Penny Black 30-844 At Ease stamp set, from their “Dream & Discover” collection.

With the 30-844 At Ease set, I stamped the beach houses. I then colored the images with Copics and colored pencils and fussy-cut them.
Separately I stamped the houses on to cardstock to which I applied Distress Oxide inks for the sky, ocean, and sand. Before applying the ink, I masked the flag and fish kite.
Next, I stamped the sentiment and birds with Archival Ink. After removing the masks, I colored the flag and the fish kite. I added the fussy-cut houses to the panel. The card measure 7 inches wide by 5 inches tall.