stenciling - Right as Rain

Spellbinders Tulip Trio Card

Hello! I’m thrilled to share a project that blooms with color – a birthday card featuring the beautiful Spellbinders die set Tulip Trio, designed by the talented Simon Hurley. The set contains dies to create three different tulip blooms, along with stems and leaves. I paired the die-cut blooms with a heartfelt sentiment and an eye-catching stenciled background.

- To create the background, stencil Salvaged Patina ink through the Kaleidoscope Window stencil on Waterfall cardstock. Trim to A2 size and add to card base. In this article, I discuss the use of stencils for creating card backgrounds.
- Ink Susan’s Garden cardstock with a variety of Distress Oxide inks (links included below). Using the Tulip Trio die set, cut blossom pieces, stems, and leaves from inked cardstock. Assemble.
- BetterPress the You are Everything sentiment on Snowdrift cardstock in black ink.
- Add assembled flowers to card base. Add sentiment at base.
- Embellish with clear enamel dots.

Stenciled Backgrounds | Paste and Glitter

Hello! I am delighted to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog discussing how to create stenciled backgrounds with modeling paste and white glitter. I hope you will head on over to take a look at the three projects I created with Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste and Art Glitter Baby Baubs White Glitter.

Penny Black | Blooming into a New Season

Hello! As the festivities of Christmas fade away, I find myself drawn to new cardmaking themes. I decided to revisit some Penny Black products, several of which I previously used on this card.

- Through the circle stencil in the Background Basics set, I applied Tumbled Glass ink. I stamped the Blooming Sentiments sentiment in black ink at the top of the circle and trimmed the panel as needed. I added the sentiment panel to an A2-size card base.
- To begin, I cut the Boots, Burst of Blooms, Daisy Delight, and butterfly (Flight of Fancy set) from Soft Finish cardstock. I colored the boots, Burst of Blooms floral sections, and butterfly with Distress Inks. I colored the stems of the flowers and the daisy centers with Copic markers. I adhered centers cut from white cardstock with the Dots die.
- I trimmed the floral pieces and added them to the boots, taping them in place on the back of the boots.
- I added the butterfly and filled boots to the card front with foam adhesive.

Impression Obsession | Frosty Fun

Hello! Experience the magic of winter beyond the holidays! As I mentioned HERE, I am looking to extend the use of my winter-themed supplies beyond the holidays. Today, I am sharing a CAS, winter-themed card perfect for a birthday, a thank you, or to brighten someone’s day. The card features a die cut of a boy sledding in the mountains, set against a stenciled sky that can transport anyone into a winter wonderland of joy and exhilaration.

Apply white embossing paste through the Lawn Fawn Snow Flurries Stencil on to an A2-sized panel of Taylored Expressions Blue Corn cardstock. Sprinkle on Spellbinders Sparkle Dust Glitter and set aside to dry. Once dry, add to card base.
Cut trees from Spellbinders Snowdrift cardstock with one of the dies in the Impression Obsession Tree Line set. The die cuts along the top but not at the bottom. Trim as necessary and add to card base.
Stamp and heat-emboss in silver a sentiment from the Rubbernecker Snowmen with Presents set. Cut a snowbank on the heat-embossed panel with a curved die (now-retired MFT Stamps Snow Drifts set). Trim at the bottom and add to card base.
Cut the Impression Obsession Sled from Spellbinders Brushed Silver cardstock several times and adhere together for extra depth. I used a Sizzix Release Sheet to help with the cut as the end of the sled was not easily releasing. Attach sled to card front.
Cut a frame with the largest die in the MFT Stamps A2 Rectangle Frames set from Spellbinders Snowdrift cardstock and add to the card.

Spellbinders | Timeless Botanical Elegance

Hello! Today, I am sharing a card, where simplicity meet sophistication, that showcases the Spellbinders Coneflower stencil set. This five-piece stencil set makes it possible to easily create a stunning floral background.

Create an A2-size card base from Brushed Gold cardstock.
Using the five-piece Coneflower stencil set, apply Distress Oxide inks through each stencil on Snowdrift cardstock. I used Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness for the green, Picked Raspberry for the petals, and Squeezed Lemonade for the flower centers. I used Picked Raspberry (non-oxide ink) for the final layer that adds dots to the flower centers and lines to the petals.
Cut stenciled panel with a die in the A-2 Matting Basics A set. Add to Brushed Gold card base.
Glimmer-foil in Gold the “Thank You” sentiment in the Sentiments for Everyday set. Cut with a banner die and add to the card with foam adhesive.