Hello again. I have a birthday card to share using some new products from Spellbinders:
There are a couple of challenges calling for Spring themed cards, so I used the new dies from Spellbinders which included these bluebells and pansies, and some bright card stock off-cuts I have handy.
I first cut and layered the pansies, then the bluebells, adding the stalks. The bluebell stalks hold one flower, but I layered three together to create several which dangle from the same stem.
The background panel was created using an older SIzzix 3D embossing folder and trimmed down slightly.
The bottom light brown/Kraft section was cut, and then the border added so it looked like a window box.
The flowers were arranged, then stems tucked beneath the brown section, with 3D foam behind each flower head.
The sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio – stamped then die cut – and two of the spare bluebell flowers attached to the side.
I have a card to share created using more products from the recent SCT event – this time using a die and stamp set from Scrapbook.com:
The current challenge at Color Hues is to use the colours Navy and Fuchsia, and these colours were my starting point. Certain neutrals are allowed also.
The birds were die cut with white for the base of each, and then navy and fuchsia card stock for the layers. The blue and pink pieces were ink blended a little to create some dimension, then the layers glued together. The wings were added with a small piece of 3D foam, the beaks were die cut from gold card stock, and the eyes are little black gems.
The background navy panel was cut slightly down, and run through my die cutting machine with a Spellbinders embossing folder, attached to the white card base with glue.
The sentiments and musical notes were stamped, then die cut with the matching dies, two more layers also die cut and glued behind the sentiments instead of using 3D foam.
To put this together, I added the sentiments first, then attached the two birds with 3D foam, making it look as though they were perched on the sentiments. The musical notes were glued flat to the card panel, and some ombre gold gems added – from Pinkfresh Studio to tie in with the gold beaks – and because I love to use them….. :)
I love how these two colours work well together, and am really pleased with how it turned out.
Hello once again. I have a card to share for the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. Billie A is hosting, and she has chosen the theme of:
Yellow Flowers
Here is my card:
The floral images are from a stencil set from Gina K Designs and their ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ box called ‘Magnificent Magnolias‘.
The layering stencil is 6 x 6 inches, and I ink blended onto a square piece of white card stock using Pinkfresh Studio inks. Once blended. I used a Master Layouts die to cut out the are I wanted, then matted with black and green card stock, before adhering to a card base.
The sentiment is also from the same Christmas box, stamped and die cut with the matching die, attached to the card, then some small black gems also stuck down.
I love the abstract look to these flowers, and I can see that I will be playing with this stencil set in various colours in the future.
I hope you can come and join us with your ‘yellow flowers’ creations. xx
Hello everyone. I have a card to share inspired by several challenges:
I started this card by taking a light blue piece of card and using a Simon Says Stamp snowflake embossing folder. I then ran – very gently – a white pigment ink pad over the top to bring out some of the embossing d3etails on the snowflakes.
This panel was then cut down slightly so I could a have a thin white border around when attached to the card base.
I then used some Pinkesh Studio snowflakes and die cut them out of vellum, attaching with a little tape runner to the blue panel, and adding gold gems to the centre of each snowflake.
The final step was to add the gold foiled sentiment.
I shall be entering the following challenges:
Seize The Birthday – birthday with the option of snowflake background taken
I have a card to share inspired by the current challenge at Festive Friday. When I saw their them was National Tulip Day, and aw the list to choose three items from the list, I remembered I had this die and stencil set from Waffle Flower that I have never used – time to play:
The first step was to die cut the panel, and then ink blend using the matching stencil set. I chose to use orange and yellow for the flowers, two colours from the provided list, but then I also added a backing piece of red paper which you can see behind the die cut panel.
Once all attached to a card base, I stamped and die cut the birthday sentiment – another item from the list – and adhered as you see.
I wanted the sentiment to be quite bold, which is why I chose black, so I also added some black enamel dots.
Quite a bright and cheery card to help get over this snow hump we are having in the UK at the moment. xx
I shall be entering the following challenges:
Festive Friday – at least three items from inspiration list – orange, yellow, red, birthday, tulips,
Hello everyone. I had a little play in my craft room today to create this fairly simple card:
I used some new dies to me from Spellbinders which included Pooh bear and some of his friends. These were bought as part of a Facebook live sale from one of our UK companies – Sir Stampalot. They do this sale once a month, and I generally pick up a few crafty bargains.
I started by die cutting Pooh himself, then the honey jar and the balloon. I chose colours from the current Color Throwdown challenge – which I haven’t entered in quite a while. The balloon and honey jar were then cut
Once the bear was die cut, I used another die for the turquoise back panel. I thought the panel and the balloon looked a little plain, so I used an embossing folder to add some details. I can’t remember who this is from, and it isn’t in my CML app.
The panel was adhered with 3D foam tape, then I added the bear, ensuring all the other elements fit in. The gold foiled sentiment was then added last.
Hello once again. I am here with a creation for the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. The theme has been chosen by Melanie, and she has chosen:
Z is for Zoom – anything which goes fast
Here is my card:
I used a Spellbinders die set to create the plane and banner, and a mixture of acrd stock from Concord & 9th and Spellbinders.
I did have to watch a YouTube video several times to be able to layer each part in the correct way – but I managed to achieve it – finally.
Once the plane and banner was assembled, I used an MFT stencil to create the background clouds. I wanted lots of clouds, and lots of dimension so I used a blue card panel and some slightly darker blue ink to create it.
The panel was adhered flat to the card base, the plane and banner attached with a thin 3D foam, then some clear enamel dots added here and there.
I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme.
Hello again. More creating in my craft room and this time I created this card:
I was inspired by the mood board at Just Add Ink and the vase of red flowers that was in their picture. Funnily enough, one of the die sets from the Spellbinders Advent Calendar was this vase with some flowers, so I used that die set, and some of the flowers from another day in the Advent Calendar – as well as the sentiment banner.
I first created the background by dry embossing a hot foil plate from Crafty Meraki ‘Loopy Hearts’. I like how the hearts are there in the background – I used the debossed side – and give a subtle texture. Onto that panel I splattered some gold acrylic paint to bring in some of the gold from the mood board.
The wooden shelf piece is a die which embosses wood grain into the die cut, and I used a light brown card stock.
The vase was die cut from grey – I was tempted to add texture of a pattern but I went without – let the flowers and the background take centre stage.
I then used Spellbinders green card stock, and some red card stock from Heffy Doodle for the leaves, stems, and the flowers. These were layered as needed, and the centre of the flowers were die cut with Pinkfresh Studio gold glitter card stock.
I always die cut more than I think I need so I can play around with the design.
The wood grain strip was adhered with glue, then the vase adhered with 3D foam pieces at the edges and the flower placement began. Glue was added to the bottom of the stems, but I added small pieces of 3D foam to the flower heads themselves.
I had extra gold glitter circles from die cutting the flowers centres, so I used them as glittery accents instead of gems of sequins – waste not, want not…..
The sentiment and banner are also from the Advent Calendar, die cut in the same red card stock with a gold layer behind to shine through the letters.
I don’t really like to use glitter itself, but I am a great fan of glittery card stock, preferably gold – and this glittery card stock from Pinkfresh Studio is one of the most sparkly – and doesn’t shed…..such a bonus!
I shall be entering the following challenges:
As You Like It – gold, silver or glitter and why – nope, no glitter, not for me – too messy
Hello everyone. It is my turn to host the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. Having reached the letter ‘E‘, I have chosen the theme of ‘embossing – wet or dry’. Here is my card:
I started by die cutting all the elements from a couple of Spellbinder die sets, and used a mixture of Concord & 9th and Spellbinders card stock.
Deciding to go landscape, and dry embossed a panel and adhered it flat to the card base.
I played around with the layout, knowing that the ampersand would be sat on top of the florals – which took a little figuring out when it came to 3D foam – where to place it, and how many layers………the ampersand was die cut a couple of times and layered together for added stability, and also ended up with 2 or 3 layers of itty bitty 3D foam pieces – I do like to make my life harder….!
I hope you can come and join us with your creations matching the theme – I look forward to seeing your creations. xx
Hello once again. The Alphabet Challenge has reached the letter ‘C‘, and Billie A has chosen the theme of ‘Cars‘. Here is my card:
The shaker element was created using Spellbinders ‘Stylish Ovals’ dies – two dies together to create the frame – cutting the shape several times in white, then a top layer of a light blue/teal. I prefer to use die cuts for the walls of the shaker instead of 3D foam as I think it keeps the edges neater.
Once the white layers were stacked together, and glued to the card base, I added the sequins, then added the top layer to which I had adhered the acetate.
I used a Spellbinders die for the car, from the Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2023, assembled all the layers, then glued that down to the acetate – slightly overhanging the lighter blue/teal as though this was the road……
A foiled sentiment was added for completion.
I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx
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