Oh my gosh! These snowmen in the Be Merry Collection from Spellbinders are so dang cute! I’m not a fan of cold and winter and snow… but I LOVE snowmen. Yeah, I know, that’s weird. 🙃 Card #1 For the first card, I stamped the Friendly Snowmen clear stamp set onto watercolor paper with Versamark Onyx Black ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder, and … Continue reading Summer Christmas Projects – Cards #3 & #4 | Friendly Snowmen
Here’s the second card in my Summer Christmas Projects series. I once again used the Bottle Brush Trees die set from the Tis the Season Collection with my Spellbinders Platinum 6 die cutting machine. Plus I added a pretty metallic gold sentiment from the Create A Christmas Sentiment die set. I die cut three additional sentiments from Kraft card stock and glued them together with … Continue reading Summer Christmas Projects – Card #2 | Create a Christmas Sentiment
This is the first of my Summer Christmas Projects! I’ve been playing with some of Spellbinders super cute holiday themed products. The die set I used for this card is called Bottle Brush Trees and is from the Tis the Season Collection. I had so much fun going through all of my holiday themed paper to create this cute card. I used scraps of colored … Continue reading Summer Christmas Projects – Card #1 | Bottle Brush Trees
I had so much fun with the little flower dies from the Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri set that I kept making flowers… I have LOTS of them. (You’ll see what I mean in upcoming projects. 😁) I paired them with the Happy Anniversary Vignette die set, also from Spellbinders, to make a beautiful anniversary card with sculpted flowers. I grabbed some 6mm thick fun foam, … Continue reading Super Simple Flower Sculpting
Welcome to my entry in the Spellbinders Clubs Blog Hop. I’m highlighting the Clear Stamp of the Month Club with my mini slimline card. I used the flower, a sentiment, and an ink smooshed background to create this pretty project. This club is a terrific value at only $10 a month! You can get all the details and sign up here: Clear Stamp of the … Continue reading Spellbinders Clubs of the Month Blog Hop for July 2021
These pretty little flowers make me think of The Brady Bunch… yeah, I just dated myself. 😁 Grab some scrap card stock and cut out a bunch of these pretties, glue them down, add a sentiment, and you’re done. Spellbinders to the rescue once again for a really easy and fun card project. The process video can be watched by clicking the green button below. … Continue reading Easy Die Cut Card Project | No Stamping Required
So, I If you haven’t noticed by now, I love Spellbinders products. ❤️ I have lots of them and one reason is that they have wonderful clubs. One of those is the Stamp of the Month Club. I use July’s stamp in this tutorial… beautiful flower imagery and gorgeous metallic watercolor paints make this card super simple and elegant. You can watch a process video … Continue reading Super Easy Metallic Watercolor | Spellbinders July 2021 Stamp of the Month
If you’ve been following my artistic journey for awhile, you know I love squishing distress inks to make backgrounds. ❤️ So, I was in a mood and made a bunch of backgrounds with some Distress Oxides. I used different dies to create openings for the pretty to show through and then added a sentiment from my favorite sentiment die set made by Spellbinders. Once again, … Continue reading Using Inky Backgrounds | No Stamping Required
Playing with this beautiful Stained Glass Bouquet die set from Spellbinders was simply a joy. I love doing detail work every now and again… this inlay technique fit the bill. I got out a few of my alcohol inks to create this soft palette of color. I think these cards are just beautiful! You can watch a process video by clicking the green button below. … Continue reading Radiant Oval Stained Glass Effect with Alcohol Inks & Vellum | No Stamping Required
3D Embossing folders create absolutely beautiful texture on card stock, especially metallics. However, I really love how they look on Kraft stock as well, so that’s how this particular card project began. I added some die cut elements for a super simple but elegant card for just about any occasion. You can watch a short process video by clicking the green button. Have a wonderful … Continue reading No Stamping Required | Use a 3D Embossing Folder with Die Cut Elements
