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Spellbinders November Kit of the Month Blog Hop

Hello there and welcome to the November Kit of the Month Blog Hop with Spellbinders. 

For today's hop I am showcasing the November Large Die of the Month kit, Merry Stitching. I just found out that this kit has SOLD OUT. So if you are one of the lucky ones that was able to get this kit I have another idea with it for you.  If you were not able to get it you can still make the ornament I am showing today and put another decorative element on the top.  

You can watch these ornaments being made in the video below. 

 

If you can not see the video on this screen you can also see it right here. 

These ornaments are one of my favorite things to make at the holidays. I have made them several times. They are easy to do but so beautiful.  And you can decorate them with any fun embellishments you have. 

To make these woven snowflake ornaments you need a 6" x 6" piece of patterned paper. You cut that into 1/2" strips. The assembly is easier to learn by watching, which is why I made the video. You can follow along  with the video and make your own Woven Snowflake Ornament! 

When I first played with the Merry Stitching die set I knew I wanted to make one to put on this Woven Paper Snowflake. They are a perfect match. I find all the dies in this set to be easy to stitch.  But I love that you can use them with out stitching on them too.  For this snowflake I used white thread on a die cut red snowflake. Then I went back with a bit of black thread and accented the center.  Then I finished it off with some black gems.

Here is the second ornament I made. This time I alternated colors for a red and black stitched snowflake. 

I added a Glimmer Hot Foil sentiment in the center from Yana's Christmas Sentiments with Black Foil on red card stock. I think it looks great layered on the stitching. For even more shine I added some small red gems too. 

These ornaments are going to make some great gifts. I think with a home made treat for a neighbor. Or on top of a secret gift exchange gift. It would also look great as part of a wreath. 

If you are really wanting to get the Large Die of the Month for November, you may still be able to get it in one of the Value Kit options. I will link all of them for you below. 

Now it is time to hop along. Remember you want to be sure to stop by the Spellbinders blog and comment there as well to be entered into the giveaway!  There are 5, $50 shopping sprees being given away!  The giveaway closes on the 15th and winners will be announced on the SB blog on the following Tuesday. 

Next up on this hop is Bibi Cameron, who always amazes me with her creations!  

Below is the entire blog hop list incase you missed a stop. 

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Sandi MacIver
Jill Hilliard
Jennifer Snyder
Kathy Clement
Sandra Nagel
Virginia Lu
Jean Manis
Marie Heiderscheit
Joy Baldwin
Zsoka Marko
Ilina Crouse
Jenny Colacicco

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make these ornaments as well as all the Club Kits that Spellbinders has to offer. 

The black and red gems I used are from Craft Supplies by CC on Etsy.

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Sweet Cardlets

Hello there! Today I am sharing two Glimmer Hot Foil sets from the Sweet Cardlets collection by Spellbinders. 

There are 3 Glimmer Hot Foil sets in this collection. I am sharing the Lovely Ladybug and the Graceful Swan sets. The third set, Just Bee-cause, is also very adorable!  If you like these Glimmer Hot Foil sets, you can get all three in a kit with a project kit to go with each set! Check that out right here. 

To show off these new Glimmer Hot Foil sets I made a slimline card with each. 

You see these sets in action and my cards come together in this video. 

If you can not see the video on this screen, you can also view it right here. 

My first card uses the Lovely Ladybug set. 

I Glimmer Hot Foiled all the elements on this card. The leaf pattern is hot foiled with Green Foil from the Shimmering Holiday Variety Pack on to Limeade Cardstock. The ladybug is two different plates that you piece together. For the body I used Opal foil on black card stock. For the wings I used black foil on Candy Apple Cardstock. I also used black foil to do my "Cute as a Bug" sentiment. 

All of these elements sit on top of a Black and White stripped paper from the Journey Basics Black and White Printed paper pack. All the things I used are listed and linked for you below if you want to check them out. 

Finally I used Rainbow Drops to embellish my card. 

For card two I used the Graceful Swan Glimmer Hot Foil set. 

If you look closely at this card you will see I used the outline swan plate and Opal foil to create a background on my white panel for this card. 

But the striking purple foiled images are the star of this card. I am just loving purple right now and think it really makes this swan card special. 

I hope that you have enjoyed today's cards. You can see all the supplies I used to make them listed and linked for you below. 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Let me know if you have any questions about Glimmer Hot Foiling! 

 

 

 

Spellbinders November 2020 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit

I love surprises, I think that is why I love getting the Glimmer Hot Foil kit each month. I get a fun new set to hot foil with and a roll of foil to go with it. 

The November Kit was a good surprise with a very fun Christmas set that includes 4 plates and 1 die. It is the Merry Christmas Wishes set. 

I love the word Merry inside the hanging ornaments. And a die to cut the bottom edge is so much fun! 

Then you can use the remaining sentiments to build on to the Merry for a card that is centered around the foiled wording. 

You can see the card I made with this kit along with the new Quick Trimmer by Spellbinders in the video below. 

 

If you can not see the video on this screen, you can also view it right here. 

I love pink and green for Christmas and the retro feel of these ornaments had me gravitating to this color combination. 

I foiled the ornament image twice to extend the length of this slimline card, 8", using Polished Brass foil. 

For the bottom half of the card I used Green foil on Limeade splash card stock. 

For the tiny sentiment, To You And Yours, I used Polished Brass foil on Sweet Berry card stock. 

To finish off the card I accented each of the ornaments with a Gold Pearl. And the top left and right corner got a little holly with pink berries. 

I love all the shine on this card and I think shine is the perfect thing for a Christmas card. 

If you have been on the fence about getting into Glimmer Hot Foiling, you should know that you can get 10% the Glimmer Hot Foil system when you sign up for the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month. It's an offer you have to take advantage of when you join the monthly kit.  

If you are already a Glimmer Hot Foiler, like me, you should know about the new Quick Trimmer. Spellbinders just released this new tool that helps you to easily cut your hot foil to the size you need for any plate. I am in love with it. You can see it in action in today's video. 

I love the size of this trimmer, not too big so it is easy to store and pull out for quick use. 

The self healing mat has grid lines and a ruler, helping me to get straight cuts.  The top trimming plate has tracks in it that fit the blades of the foil and paper trimming blades. This makes cutting straight a breeze.  I will be using this trimmer every time I cut foil. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's card so you can easily find it. 

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I will be back again soon with more stamping inspiration for you! 

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month - Nov 2020

I love the first of the month, it means I get to share with you the newest Large Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders. And every month I am excited about the die set. This mont is no exception. The Merry Stitching die set is super cool.

It is a set of 6 dies. Three of the dies cut out images that can be stitched and the other three cut out these images. There is a snowflake, a tree and a scalloped border. 

Not only can these dies be stitched but the way they are designed they also look great with out stitching. It is so genius!  For my projects I wanted to show how to stitched on all of the die cuts. The other thing I love about this die set is that the possibilities are endless. Just by changing the colors of card stock and floss you use you can get so many different looks. 

You can see these dies in action and what I made with them in the video below.

If you can not see the video on this screen you can also view it right here.

Now let's take a closer look at each of the projects I made with this die set. 

First up is the card with the scalloped border. 

I used three shades of blue floss on this card and just love the ombre look.  All the of the stitching on these die cuts is easy to do and are all some form of a fan shape. Like on this card you have a square fan and a scalloped fan. You can see how to do it in my video and the die set actually comes with a guide. 

Now let's take a look at the Christmas tree all stitched up. 

For this tree I die cut the image from white card stock and used a dark green floss. I die cut the outline of the tree from a mint tree card stock to back the tree with. Each of the die cuts in this set have openings on them that are not stitched, but decorative elements. So backing them with a colored card stock is another fun way to add detail. 

I used DIY Hoops from Fun Stampers Journey to turned the Christmas Tree and Snowflake into ornaments. 

I seriously love how this snowflake turned out! You can expect to see more of this snowflake. Which also looks like a doily when you just die cut it and do not do any stitching. So don't feel like you have to stitch these die cuts. They look amazing either way. 

I think these ornaments would make great tags that the recipient can then use as an ornament. 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make the projects. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Spellbinders Christmas Wishes Card Kit

When Spellbinders asked me if I wanted to share the Christmas Wishes card kit with you I thought that would be fun. It has been a while since I used a card kit. And since I am already challenging myself to send out mostly slimline cards for Christmas this year I decided I would make all slimline cards with this kit. 

I ended up making 8 Slimline cards and I think they all turned out great. There are so many elements in these card kits that you could make dozens of cards. 

You can see what all comes in this kit and the 8 cards. I made in this video: 

If you can not see the video above you can also view it right here.

Also, right now all past Spellbinders Club Kits are 30% off. Check out the sale right here. 

I'd love to know which card is your favorite. Here's a closer look at each card. 

Card One:

 

Card Two: 

Card Three

 

Card Four: 

 

Card Five: 

Card Six:

Card Seven: 

Card Eight: 

I loved playing with the contents of this kit and creating eight different cards. It made making Christmas cards fast, easy and fun. I still have plenty of left overs if I wanted to create more cards, tags or scrapbook pages. 

All the things I used to make these cards are listed and linked for you below: 

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Crimson Fall Glimmer Hot Foil Kit

Today I am sharing the Crimson Fall Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month from Spellbinders. 

This month's kit is an amazing plate that can cover the entire front of an A2 sized card by hot foiling it twice. 

There are also two sentiments in this set; Happy Fall Y'all and Hello Pumpkin

And every Glimmer Hot Foil kit comes with a roll of foil, this month the foil is Blush. 

You can see this kit in action in this video where I make two fall cards, pairing up this plate set with Gel Press prints. 

If you want to find out more about the Gel Press I have a lot of videos on print making right here. 

Let's take a closer look at each of these cards. 

The Gel Press print I used here is a more subtle background but has the look of weathered wood. I thought t was a great look for a fall card. I used Polished Brass foil and foiled the leaf plate twice to get this look. Quick and easy for a stunning background. 

For the Happy Fall Y'all sentiment with Copper Foil, which has a metallic brownish look to it. I thought it complimented the background quite well. 

I used the Happy Harvest stamp set by Fun Stampers Journey to accent today's cards. I just love that scarecrow! At the time of this post this stamp set is currently on sale!!! I colored up the images with my Copic Markers, cut them out and added them to the corner of the card. I then embellished the card with orange and yellow rainbow drops, my favorite gems to use on all my cards!!! 

For my second card I went with a brighter background. 

This time I hot foiled my background with Tangerine Foil. I just love the look of these leaves over a gel press print background. It would also look good over a watercolor or ink blended background. 

I use the Polished Brass foil for the sentiment. I love having a Hello Pumpkin sentiment!  So cute and so much fun!  The pumpkin stamp I used is also from the Happy Harvest stamp set. I colored three, inspired by the colors in the background. 

Again I added some rainbow drops to finish off this card, only orange gems this time. I love all the shine, texture and different mediums used on these cards. 

Now let's take a look at these cards side by side. For the card on the left I started with a background panel that measured 5-1/2" x 4-1/4". I then foiled it twice with the leaf plate.  You can see the leaves barely overlap, see the mid point on each side. I then trimmed this panel down to 5-1/4" x 4" to fit on my A2 sized card base with a border around the background. 

For the card on the right my background started at 5-1/4" x 4". When I hot foiled my background twice on this panel there is much more overlapping on the sides. I don't mind this look at all and I did not have to trim it once it was foiled to add it to my card base. But I wanted you to see the difference and know this before you begin foiling with this plate. Either look is good in my opinion. 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make todays cards and if you want to learn more about Gel Press Printing you can find all my videos RIGHT HERE.

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. I love hot foiling!  You can see more of my Hot Foil projects here if you like. 

 

 

 

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for October 2020

Hello, it's time for the October Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders. This die set could not be any more fun!  

This die set is called Always Welcome. It is a gorgeous set of 18 dies that allow you to create a front door scene. 

In my video I will show you what each of these dies looks like die cut and how to put them all together to create a cute front door scene. 

Like this fall front porch scene. 

Once again, Spellbinder has thought of all the things. Look at the tiny envelope for the mail slot on the door!!! 

You can even have the door open for an additional sentiment or surprise, like I did in my Halloween card below. 

For both of my cards today I pulled out some Glimmer Hot Foil sets to accent my scenes. For this one I used the Spider Web background behind the door and the Spooky Greetings set (linked below) for the surprise when you open the door. 

You can see how easily these die cuts go together to make a scene in my video below. 

If you can not see the video above you can also view it right here. 

Below I have linked all the things I used to make today's cards as well as the club kits available from Spellbinders. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Spellbinder Picot Petite Circles and Squares - 3 Fall Cards

Hello there my stamping friends! Today I am sharing two new die sets from the Spellbinders shop, the Picot Petite Circle and Squares.  They are part of the Amazing Paper Grace collection by Becca Feeken. Although my style and Becca Feeken's style differ these dies are great for any style. I am using them to dress up some bold fall cards. 

First let's take a look at each of these die sets. 

Both are a set of four. Here are the sizes of the dies. 

Largest Die = 4.9 inches

Medium Die = 3.9 inches

Small Die = 2.9 inches

Smallest, shape die = 2 inches

These dies nest together perfectly.  You can die cut one of the dies on it's own for a decorative edge on your shape, or you can nest them together to die cut a beautiful frame. They also layer together for and even more stunning look. 

Let's take a look at the three cards I made with these dies. You can see the making of these cards in THIS VIDEO. 

My first card uses the Medium circle, cut as a frame. 

I put this circle onto a card that is 4-1/4" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4". I added some sprayed and splattered ink, using Blue Lagoon and Shimmer Gold Silks and Citrus Cooler Silk, all from the Spellbinders Shop. They all have a touch of shimmer to them and make for a quick and easy background. You can see me make this background in the video that showcases these dies.

The pumpkins I used for today's card are from the Martha's Pumpkins stamp and die set. I also used my favorite embellishment, Rainbow Drops, on all of these cards for some bling! Look how that Picot Petite Circle so beautifully frames the pumpkins. 

For card two I wanted to layer up the circles, they are so pretty this way.  I used the largest circle as a frame and the medium circle with out the center cut out. For my background I used the Oatmeal Cookie stamp pad and drug it across this card stock panel to create a woodgrain like look.  

I would love to know what you think of Blue and Orange with Kraft as a fall color combination. 

Card Three is a Slimline card! 

The white panel on the front of this card measures 9" x 3". I was able to fit 2 die cut squares on the front and left the center whole to add some pumpkins and a sentiment. 

 

What do you think about the addition of blue to a fall color scheme?  

You can see the making of all three card and these dies in action in the video below. 

If you are having trouble seeing the video on this screen, you can also watch it here. 

I would love to know which card is your favorite!  

All of the supplies I used are listed and linked for you below. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Spellbinder Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month - September 2020

I am so excited about the September Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month!  It is a fun and versatile kit featuring RAINBOWS! Glimmer Hot Foiling rainbows is the just the perfect match! Take a look at all the plate and the two dies that come in this set. 

There are nine Glimmer Hot Foil plates and two dies in this months set and it comes with a roll of Rainbow Foil, what else??? 

You can see this kit in action in the video below. If you can not see the video you can also view it right here. 

Now let's take a closer look at each of the five cards I made. 

CARD ONE

For this card I used the Rainbow Foil on white card stock. The bows of the rainbow are die cut from the die in this set and inlaid back into the outline that the die creates.  The sentiment is also from this kit and is perfect in the rainbow foil.  I used an embossing folder for the background and splattered it with Sparkle Silk for that "just rained" look that happens when you see a rainbow.  I paired rainbow drops with several of my cards as the perfect embellishment. 

CARD TWO

I used several of the different rainbow plates to hot foil this rainbow with Rainbow foil on the outline and an array of foils for the bows. Each bow of the rainbow was added separately. To repeat the look of rainbow on this card I created a background panel with 1" strips of paper, adhering them to a piece of copy paper that is 5" x 3-3/4".  Putting these on to a thin sheet of paper allowed me to emboss the panel with my Cloudy embossing folder. 

CARD THREE

Of course I had to make a shaker card! This time I foiled light colored card stock with darker foil for an amazing look that I love. And perfect for a focal image on this shaker card! 

CARD FOUR

For this card I pulled out my favorite foil, OPAL and used it on all four of the bows of this rainbow. I used the cloud die to create a background. And Prism foil for my two sentiments. 

CARD FIVE

And I had to make a slimline card. For this one I used the left over die cuts from Card Three. No foiling on the rainbows themselves, but I did foil the sentiment. Clean and simple and so cute. 

I'd love to know which of the cards is your favorite!  Leave me a comment and let me know, I enjoying hearing from you. If you have any questions about Glimmer Hot Foiling feel free to ask as well. 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make these cards. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

 

Spellbinders Have Your Cake Large Die Set of the Month

I am excited that I get to decorate cake in today's post!  I have always said my creativity does not translate into frosting, but I can decorate a die cut paper cake and Spellbinders has made it very easy with the Large Die Kit of the Month for September!  

I used this die set to make a card and a gift tag. I have them pictured for you an a video so you can see this die set in action. 

First lets take a look at all the dies in this set. 

This die set is called Have Your Cake and it is a set of 25 dies. It die cuts a slice of cake and has 3 different sentiment options that fit in the open spaces of the cake slice.  There are dies to cut frosting, whip cream, fruits, and a candle. 

For my card I wanted to make a slimline card that I could put three different slices of cake on and use each of the sentiment options. 

This card measures 9" x 8", scored at 4".  These three cake slices just fit on it! A finished and put together cake slice measures: 2-7/8" x 3-1/2". 

I love that there are 3 options for sentiments in this die set. And the little die cut fruits are just too cute! 

I feel like my card is a scene at a bakery window, where you can buy cake by the slice. Which flavor would you choose? I know CHOCOLATE is missing, that is a card for another day. 

It is such a fun die set, I really wanted to make a rainbow cake. I thought a it would be fun to make it a shaker, on a coordinating gift tag. 

To create a shaker out of this die, I die cut the front of the cake slice piece 5 extra times, cut out the center lines, creating a frame out of each.  I then glued them together making a thick frame.  This gave me the space I needed for my shaker elements to move around so I adhered it behind the front panel that is attached to a window sheet. You can see the making of this in the video below and how it all came together. 

The sentiment on this card is from the Sprinkles stamp set. This stamp set is made to coordinate with the Large Die of the month, with two more sentiment options that you can stamp on the cake and a background stamp of sprinkles. AND, this stamp set is a FREE Gift!  

You can get this stamp set for FREE with a VIP Value Club Kit. There are three VIP Value Club Kits; The Works, Kit and Caboodle, and Glimmer Groupie. These are collections of various Club Kits, grouped together for added value and savings. If you are already a VIP Value Club Kit member this stamp set will come with your kit. If you subscribe or upgrade to one of these VIP Value Club Kits then you will get this stamp set with your order. Take a closer look a these bundles kits. 

These are some great combos and great savings!  Let me know if you have any questions about the different kits. 

Now let's take a look at the video of these projects so you can see how this die set works. 

If you can not see the video below you can also find it here. 

Thank you so much for watching. If you have yet to do so you can subscribe to my YouTube channel right here. I have a few new videos for you each week. 

All the products I used to make todays projects are listed and linked for you below, as well as the Club Kits that Spellbinders has to offer. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

 

 

Spellbinders August Club Kit Hop

Hello and welcome to another Spellbinders Blog Hop. We are sharing inspiration today for the August club kits. 

I am featuring the Large Die of the month, 3D Still Life Easel and Canvas, for my two projects. If you want to see this die set in action, the making of the Easel and Canvas watch this video where I show you how to put it all together step by step, as well as share some ideas with this die set. If you are new to the Spellbinders Club Kits you can see all of them here.

Also, along with this hop there are GIVEAWAYS. Here's how you can win. Leave a comment on the blogs as you hop a long, the more you comment the more chances you have at winning at $25 shopping spree to the Spellbinders shop. Also, make sure you leave a comment on the Spellbinders Blog for a chance to win a $50 shopping spree!  Winners will be announced on August 30th!  

Right after making my first easel with this set I knew I wanted to make some Christmas ornaments with it. 

I stared out by making two easels, one in gray the other in Kraft card stock. 

I went through all my Christmas stamp sets and pulled out some I thought would make a fun watercolor looking art piece on this mini canvas. 

I die cut the two canvas pieces from watercolor paper. Then I taped one to my glass mat and spritzed it lightly with water. Then I inked up the largest Poinsettia from the Poinsettia Bust stamp set with Rouge and then just the edges with Velvet ink. Before stamping that down I spritzed it lightly with water. 

I repeated this with the smaller poinsettia and some greenery.  Then I watercolored around the images with Aqualicious ink. 

To finish off the canvas I splattered on some Gold Silk while it was still a bit wet. I set that aside to dry and worked on the second canvas.  Once dry I stamped 
"Joy to the World" in Jet Black ink from the Holiday Joy stamp set. 

For this canvas I first painted the damp watercolor paper with Aqualicious ink. Then I inked up with wise men image with Almond Butter ink and stamped it on the wet paper. The tree image was inked up with Milk Chocolate ink.  Next I added the sentiment with Teal Cave ink, so I knew where would be the best space to add the star. Which I stamped in Hazelnut Ink. 

I finished off this canvas with a splattering of Gold Silk as well. 

After the watercoloring was dry I folded in all the edges to give them that authentic boxy canvas look. 

Then I heated up my Glimmer Hot Foil machine and gave each of these an additional sentiment  that was hot foiled for the addition of shine to bring out the shine of the gold accent piece on the easel.  The glimmer hot foil sets I used are linked for you below. 

I glued the canvases to the easel, so they would be permanently attached. I added some gift twine transforming this easel into an ornament. The gift twine is white with a gold thread running through it. Perfect for both of my ornaments. 

I think these will be so much fun to give to my crafty friends. 

Now it is time to hop along and see what the other designers have created with Spellbinder Club Kits. I know you will find lots of different ideas as there are so many Club Kits that Spellbinders offers. Enjoy and comment along the way for a chance to win at $25 shopping spree to the Spellbinders shop. 

 

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Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Jenny Colacicco
Laurie Willison
Joy Baldwin
Michelle Short
Jean Manis
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jill Hilliard
Virginia Lu
Ilina Crouse
Varada Sharma
Henriëtte van Mierlo

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make my ornaments incase you'd like to check them out. 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my Christmas creations with you. Don't forget to comment below, let me know which of these ornaments is your favorite and you'll be entered to win at $25 shopping spree to Spellbinders.  I'll be back again soon with more creative ideas for you. 

Glimmer Snowflake Sparkle Background

I am so in love with entire Christmas release over at Spellbinders. They have some AMAMZING new things in dies and glimmer hot foil plates!  Today I am sharing one of my absolute faves!  The Snowflake Sparkle Background Glimmer Hot Foil plate. This plate hot foils an entire A2 sized card front of SNOWFLAKES, leaving an opening in the center for you to add something cute. So many possibilities with this plate. 

I wanted to make old fashioned, traditional cards right way, so that is what I am bringing you today. 

Isn't that snowflake backgrounds so beautiful, I wish you could hold these cards in your hand and turn them in the light to see all the shine of the foil! 

On both of today's cards I also used the Christmas Essential Glimmer Circles on the inside of the circle opening left by the Snowflake background plate. I love the plate with the cross stitch x's. 

The Red and Green foils I used here are both from the Shimmering Holiday Variety Pack, the 4 foils in this pack all have a special effect. Check them out right here. Like a pattern in the foil that creates a variance. 

Isn't this background the perfect spot for a die cut element. I used the Die D-Lite Reindeer set to make this guy. 

For my next card I pulled out my Tux die set for a cute Penguin to be focus of this card. 

I LOVE the snowflake background foiled in black on white!!! 

The sentiments on these cards are from the Holiday Sentiments Series 2 Glimmer Plate Set. I love layering up all the foiling in different configurations. 

I know I will be using this snowflake glimmer plate again and again. It made fast work of these cards and they turned out beautiful!  I'd love to know which is your favorite of these cards. 

Below are all the supplies I used to make these cards, linked so you can easily check them out if you are interested. 

 

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Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to visit my blog!  I hope you are inspired to play with the amazing new Christmas Glimmer offerings at Spellbinders. 

 

Yana's Glimmering Christmas Collection

By now you probably know that I love Glimmer Hot Foil.  So when Yana Smakula released her Christmas collection I was so excited to get my hands on it and play. Yana is the queen of the Glimmer Hot Foil system so I knew her line would be amazing. 

For today's cards I am using 3 products from her new line; Glimmer Winter Village, Yana's Christmas Sentiments, the Glimmer Gift Border. I also used another plate from her line that is on one of my faves, Polka Dot Strip. 

I love playing with color for Christmas cards. Changing up one color like using pink instead of red gives a different feel to these cards. I think they have a bit of a retro look to them. 

This first card uses both of the village scene plates and the snow plate to create mini scenes for each scene on the ends of this slimline card. 

The snow plate is unique in that it fits around each of the village dies . See the wonky edges, one side of this plate fits perfectly around the lodge looking building and the other side of the snow plate fits around the smaller village buildings. Genius!  

I used Magenta foil on Bubble Gum card stock and Viridian Green on Lemongrass card stock. I die cut these images with a circle die and backed them with a darker card stock, Sweet Berry and Kiwi Slice. 

For the sentiment I hot foiled Happy Holidays from Yana's Christmas sentiments, in Polished Brass foil onto Brushed Gold card stock. I am LOVING this look!  The All is Calm, All is Bright is also from Yana's Christmas Sentiments and I used the same Polished Brass foil to foil this part of the sentiment on Whip Cream card stock. I backed the brushed gold circle in Mirror Gold card stock for an eye catching focal point to this card. 

The village pieces are glued down to 9" x 4" panel that I hot foiled with the Polka Dot Strip plate and Opal foil. I popped up the sentiment circle in the center. To finish it off I tied on some Gift Wrap twine. 

For this card I used the new Glimmer Gift Border plate to hot foil a long border down the side of my slimline card front (8-3/4" x 3-3/4") in Polished Brass foil. 

I then used some Distress Ink (Mowed Lawn and Picked Raspberry) to watercolor in a few of the presents. 

Another circle sentiment for the focal point of this card, using Merry Christmas from all of us, a combination of 3 plates from Yana's Christmas Sentiments. The plate for "from" has tabs that fit into notches on the "all of us" plate. Which makes it really easy to hot foil them together, but you also have the option to foil them separately. 

I added some more twine and embellishments from the All the Things pack. 

I am in love with making Slimline cards right now and have a goal to send out all Slimline cards for Christmas this year, or mostly all.  

You can watch the making of these cards and see Yana's collection in action right here. 

 

If you do not see the video above you can also view it right here. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things used to make today's cards. 

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I love sharing my creations with you. I will be back again very soon with another creation for fall this time!  

Spellbinders Spider Web Corners Shakers

Hey there my stamping friends!  I am so excited today to be sharing my first Halloween creation for this year! I love the fun color combinations and fun images there are to play with this time of year!  And for some reason I love spider webs and spider images. BUT NOT THE REAL THING!!! So, I was thrilled to be creating with the Spider Web corner die set that Spellbinders just released!  It's a two piece die set with a great price point!  And I can mix it with all my other Halloween products, love that! 

I decided to make a shaker card with this frame set and a coordinating tag that is a shaker too. Take a look at these awesome die set!  You can also see these projects being made in this video. 

This die set links together to make the coolest frame!  

I adhered my die cut frame and connecter pieces to a sheet of vellum with an oval die cut from the center to make the frame for the front of this shaker card. 

To make my pumpkin glow I inked it up with a rich yellow, Summer Day ink and then inked only the edges with a Rock and Roll technique, with Tangerine Fusion ink.  This pumpkin is from the Hey Boo stamp set. Had to have this set because of the cute cat and spider in it, so, I will be using this set again soon! 

Behind my shaker is an ink blended and splattered background. It's perfect for my halloween shaker elements. Which are seasonal confetti I found at the Dollar Tree. But to make it even more special I added some Silver Shavings Glass Glitter to the mix!!! 

Now let's take a look at the tag. 

I used just the connector piece to make little halloween wrapped candies. 

The shaker tag was made using the Special Day Tag die set. I use this die set a lot. It has a lot of great dies, I love this tag because I can make a frame and create a shaker tag. 

On both of these shakers I hot foiled a sentiment because I got the new Spooky Greetings set for just this thing, adding glimmer hot foil sentiments to my Halloween projects!  
So, what do you think of using this piece to make candies??? 

You can see the making of these projects in the video below. 

 

If you can not see the above video on this scene, here is a link to view it on YouTube. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make these projects. 

 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by, I love creating for Halloween and sharing it with you! 

 

Especially For You Glimmer Hot Foil Set

Hello there! I am back today sharing another layering Glimmer Hot Foil set, Especially For You. This set foils a flower, has a die to cut that out and a die to add a layer to this flower. This results in a beautiful layered flower and one of the layers is shining foil!  

To go with your flowers there is a leaf to hot foil and a die to cut it out. There are also 3 stand alone dies that die cut a small branch of leaves and the other two pieces to create another smaller flower to accent your larger hot foiled and layered flower.  And besides the cute flowers in this set there is a large sentiment, FOR YOU, that you hot foil. To build on that sentiment there are 4 supporting sentiments you can foil to go with it; Heartfelt Thoughts, I will do anything, On your birthday, and Especially.  

The Glimmer Hot Foil plates are shown in the tan and the dies are shown in the gray. 

I used SO many colors of foil. I wanted a colored card stock and coordinating foil for each of the flowers on this card. I think it is so cute to dress up the letters on this sentiment with the layered flowers and leaves. 

Take a look at the edge of this card. I created this tone on tone look using Opal Foil and the Gilded Frames Hot Foil plate set. 

I am in LOVE with that Opal Foil, it is a clear foil that leaves behind an opal or pearlized finish. 

You can see this card being made right here. 

If you can not see the video above you can view it on YouTube right here. 

 

This card is part two of my layering Glimmer Hot Foil videos. Below you can see the card I made with another layering Glimmer Hot Foil set, Glimmered Botanicals. It's an amazing set that makes the most stunning flowers!

 

If you did not catch the video for the Glimmered Botanical card it is right here. 

Thank you so much for watching. If you have any questions about Glimmer Hot Foil, do not hesitate to ask. And, I have a lot more Glimmer Hot Foiling videos you might find helpful. You can check them out right here. 

All the supplies to make these cards are listed and linked for you below. 

 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my love of Glimmer Hot Foiling with you!  

 

 

Glimmered Botanical Slimline Card

I have a new favorite Glimmer Hot Foil plate set!!!!! It is the Glimmered Botanical set. This set not only has glimmer hot foil plates in it, but it has die to cut out the florals and other dies that create layering pieces for those florals. The result is stunning multi-layered flowers. You have to see how it works, that's why I have a video of the making of this card. 

See how stunning these flowers are with layers of card stock and foil!  Let me break down how this works. 

Here are 3 pieces from this set, used to make the largest flower.  Starting with the plate at the top of this picture.  This is a glimmer plate. Hot foil this piece. On my card I hot foiled this with Magenta Foil on Watermelon Fusion card stock.  Then I used the die, the middle piece in this picture to die cut that out.  When die cuts the flower there will still be card stock showing around the hot foiled area.  This gives it more of a layered look. Set this aside and die cut the piece at the bottom of this picture to layer over the first piece. I die cut mine from Bubble Gum card stock. This creates the middle layer, adding more detail to the flower. Now let's talk about the center of the flower.

The top plate in this photo is the glimmer plate. You can die cut out this glimmered piece from either of the dies shown below it. The one on the left creates the center for the large flower I discussed above. The die on the right die cuts half of the glimmer plate, creating the center for the medium flower. Show in the photo below in orange and blue. 

Here are the dies and plate used to make the medium flower. 

The top piece is the glimmer hot foil plate. I used Tangerine Foil and Tangerine Fusion card stock to make my medium flower. Then I die cut it using the die shown in the center of this picture.  The bottom die was die cut from Citrus Cooler card stock and mounted over the top of the glimmered flower. Then the center piece was added (using the center piece shown above with the half die) with a foam square to finish off the medium flower. 

There is also a glimmer plate and die to make the small flower. And for the leaves there is one glimmer plate and two dies. One die cuts out the entire glimmered leaf the other cuts out a smaller portion making a smaller leaf. This gives you two different sizes leaves to create your floral arrangement. 

Now let's chat about the background on this card!!! If you look closely you can see a subtle shine of dots. I used Opal foil and the Scattered Dots glimmer hot foil plate to create this.  The Opal foil is clear with a pearlized finish. It's the coolest foil!  Because it is clear, the color of the card stock shows through and the pattern of the plate is now a pearlized look. I also used the Opal foil to foil my sentiment on black card stock!  You can see it in action in the video below where I show you how I made this card using the Glimmered Botanical set. 

If you like the layered glimmer hot foil look come back again tomorrow. I am sharing the Especially For You Glimmer Plate set which does the same thing, on a smaller scale. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make this card. 

 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share this card with you. I love the Glimmered Botanical set soooo much and was so excited to show it to you. See you again tomorrow for another look at a layering Glimmer Hot Foil set! 

Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the Month

I can't put it down!  I am in love with the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the month for August! It's such a fun crafty themed plate set, and is named Have a Crafty Day!  This month's kit comes with my favorite foil color, Aura!  

With this month's kit you can make the cutest cards for all your crafty friends. It included a background plate and 3 sentiments too!  There are also add ons that coordinate with this plate set; an additional Hot Foil plate set called Crafty Sentiments and a Stamp and Die set called Craft Happy.  

Let's take a look at the six cards. 

For all of the cards I used Gel Press prints that I had on hand, I have SO many that is feels so productive to use them up. Do you have a stash of background that you've made, waiting to be used? 

Card One

It's a shaker card, you know they are my favorite!  I use the background plate to foil over a gel press print in Aura Foil creating a stunning background for my sequins and shrinky dinks to glide across. 

I did say shrinky dinks!  I used the Craft Happy stamp and die set to create a paint brush, scissors and tube of pain to add a surprise to my shaker card. My friend Steph Williams has a few shaker cards that she made with shrink images and I have been dying to give it a go for so long now. I have made tons of shrink images but not for a shaker card and I am IN LOVE with it! 

The Have a Crafty Birthday sentiment is from the GOM Kit. 

Card Two 

Look at this background, made using a print that my friend Cassie Trask sent me in a background swap we did. It's pretty yummy, thanks Cassie! So, I thought it fitting that this card would have the "Crafty Friend" sentiment on it!  "Crafty Friend" is from the Crafty Sentiment plate set. 

I used image from the Craft Happy stamp set to embellish this card, I LOVE that ruler image. I colored all my images, including the shrink plastic with Copic Markers. 

The foil I used on this card is called Prism. The Aura and Prism foil are very much a like, they are both iridescent, the difference is that Aura has a gold tone and Prism has a silver tone. 

Card Three

For this background strip on this card I used Opal foil. This foil is unlike any of the others. It is clear with an iridescent pearl finish!  So, what ever color of card stock you foil it on the color of the card stock will show through and the images will be pearlized!  It's magical, trust me! 

The sentiment is another from the GOM kit, I foiled it using Magenta foil. This handmade for you sentiment would be great foiled on the back of every card I make, right?! 

And I have to say the dauber image, perfect! I just think it is so cute. 

Card Four

Again, I used Prism foil on this card, for the background and for the sentiment. I think this is my favorite of the sentiments from the GOM Kit!  I die cut the sentiment using the Essentials Circle die set. It die cuts circles as well as the intricate dotted circle. It is the only circle die set I used to make these cards. I also used it to make the frame around the sentiment on card five, below.

Card Five

For this card I hot foiled the sentiment in two colors of foil because in the plate sets the script sentiment and the typed sentiment are separate plates, so you can have fun with it! I used Aura and Magenta foils on this light orange card stock.   Let's Get Crafty is from the Crafty Sentiments Plate Set. 

Card Six

Another shaker card with shrinky dinks!  I was not sure the roll of twine would be easily recognizable in the shrunk down form. So the idea came to me to repeat the shrink images on the front of the card.  

For my main shaker element I used Spakle Cuts, because a crafter who gets this card is going to appreciate the shrink image, glitter, foiling, a gel press background, a shaker, Copic colored images and all the love that went into this card. 

Take a close look at the sentiment on this card, from the Crafty Sentiments plate set, I used Rainbow Foil!!! Another fave of mine. 

You can see the GOM Kit and the Add Ons in action in the video below. 

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Want to learn more about making Gel Press Prints, check out these videos. 

All the things I used to make today's card are listed and linked for you below. 

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by today and letting me share all the fun I had using the new Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month. I will be back again very soon with an all new Stamp Set of the Month series! 

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month - August 2020

Hello my crafty friends. Can you believe it is August 1st?  The exciting thing about the first is that is when the new Club Kits from Spellbinders are revealed! 

I love sharing the Large Die of the month with you. What I love about getting this die of the month is that is challenges me creatively.  I end up making things I never thought of making because I am getting something new a different every month. 

This month's die set creates a 3D project! It is the 3D Still Life Easel and Canvas die set. You get dies to make a 3D standing easel from card stock!  And a canvas!  It is so crazy cute! 

Here is a look at the Easel and Canvas that I made. 

This is just so cute and not hard to make either. This die set also comes with the little accent pieces like the paint palette and paint brush!  Take a quick look at the entire 12 piece die set. 

Don't be intimidated by all the pieces, in the video below I show you how to easily put this easel and canvas together! And look at all the fun extra dies you get to help you create an artsy look.

After making my first Easel and Canvas I wanted to think outside the box and see what else I could create with the dies from this set. 

I am a card maker, so I wanted to incorporate elements of this set into a card. 

For this slimline card I used the canvas to make mini shadow boxes. It's just the canvas flipped over. And three of these fit perfectly on my slimline card. This slimline card measures 9" x 8" and is scored at 4".  This size fits perfectly in the business sized envelopes I purchased, at the Dollar Tree! 

For my background I used a Gel Press Print from my stash. If you are not familiar with Gel Press Printing, you can check out my videos making prints right HERE. I use my Glimmer Hot Foil machine and the More Sentiments Plate set to create the sentiment for this card.  If you'd like to check out more Glimmer Hot Foil videos I have a bunch right HERE. 

To see this die set in action and how to put together this easel and canvas check out my video below, it is easier than you think! 

 

All the things I used to make today's card are listed and linked for you below. 

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share this fun new die set with you. I'll be back again very soon for some more crafty fun!  

 

$25 Shopping Spree Winner!

It's time to announce the winner of the $25 Shopping Spree to the Spellbinders Shop. 

All of people who commented on the July Club Kit Hop were entered into a drawn and the winner was randomly selected. 

The winner is .....

Congratulations to Mercedes Campbell!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by my blog on the hop and also left a comment. I received such nice and kind words. I can not thank you enough. Being able to share what I love here on my blog and on my YouTube channel is my passion and when I hear back such gracious words, it really is a big deal to me!

And a big Thank You to Spellbinders for allowing me to share how much I love their products and the Club Kits!  

If you missed the hop and want to see my FaLaLaLa Slimline card with the Does Your Garden Grow Alphabet die set you can see it in the video below: 

 

Here are three cards I have made using the Does Your Garden Grow die set. 

If you have any questions about this die set or the Spellbinders offering of monthly Club Kits, please let me know. 

 

The Happy Place Project Kit Inspiration

Welcome back my stamping friends. Today I am over on the Spellbinders Blog and YouTube channel sharing projects I made with the newest release from FSJ, the Happy Place Collection. They have new summer themed stamp sets, die sets and stencils. You can also get a Happy Place project kit that comes with stamps, dies and card kits for a great price. 

I made 4 projects with these products to help inspire you. So when you've completed your kit projects you have more ideas with your stamps and dies. 

Here's a look at the 3 cards I made. I had so much fun with the background for these cards with Liquid Colors. And just look at these fun images. All the things we love to do in the summer; swim, camp and go to the fair! 

This card features the stamp set, Enjoy the Ride. I was going for a night time scene at the fair with a fireworks shaker in the background. 

Next up is the Summer Build-a-Scene stamp set. This is a great stamp set full of fun images for a camping scene, but this stamp set is only $8.95!  I made another night time scene with a fun galaxy background. And I just love the ant image for added detail!  You seriously will not believe all the images that you get in this set for such a great price, I am impressed!  

The sentiment for this card is another small or ATS size stamp set, any yet it has so many images in it!  It is the Share Your Smile stamp set, 10 images in the set for just $8.95!  I love that FSJ makes these ATS (Artist Trading Stamp) size sets and packs so many images into them for such a great value. 

This card was so much fun to make!!! It is a gel card, there is a pouch of gel behind the swimmers giving it the look of real water. You'll have to watch the video to see it!  I use the Make A Splash stamp set and Kaleidoscope background stamp for this card. 

I had so much fun with the gel in this card I made a gift bag with a gel insert too, but with a little twist on it! 

This gift bag has a gel insert and in that gel a put a few drops of Liquid Color, so the recipient can move the color around in the gel as they press on the gel. It a kind of interactive element. 

For the background on this card I use the new Sunny Day Stencil on the front of this Card Carrier die cut bag. The pool die cut, umbrella, and the foliage I used on these two projects is a new die set, Pool with a View. I am in love with it. The edge of the pool die also embossing lines into, making it have the look of tiles. 

This is such a fun new collection of products. There is one more die set to this collection that I did not share with you here today that you can use to make a sand castle, a castle. You die cut shapes and build what you want with it, so cool.  You can see the Happy Place die set right here.  

If you want more detailed instructions on each of the projects I have all of that for you over on the Spellbinders blog. 

And you can see me make all of the projects in the video below, over on the Spellbinders YouTube channel. 

 

Below I have listed and linked all the products I used to make these projects. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment below. I love chatting with you! 

 

 

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Thank you so much for taking time to stop by!  I'll be back again very soon with more cute things to share with you!