Carrie Stamps

Spellbinders Club Kits for February

Happy February!  A new month means it is also time for new Club Kits from Spellbinders. 

Today I am sharing the Large Die of the Month and the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the Month. 
I have a video for each of these kits so you can get a close up look at them in action. 

So first up let's look at the Large Die of the Month, this is a set of 14 Dies. It is the Birthday Wishes For Everyone Die Set. I love the chunky numbers in this set. You can use it to make cards that say "Happy 50th", or any number inserted there. 

I thought it would be fun to make a valentines day card with this set, using the numbers 24/7. So let's take a look at this die set in action and see the card I made. 

Did you love seeing me make my own glitter paper for this card. It was only a little messy but I love how it turned out and that I did not have to use a 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of glitter paper to back my heart panel. 

Here's a good look at my 24/7 slimline card. 

I added some stamping to the numbers using the Lots of Love mini background stamp. I love the look of the heart embossed with clear powder on these chunky numbers.

The background of this card is made using the Slimline Kaleidoscope Heart die set, which was the Large Die of the Month kit for January 2021, it may be come available for purchase from the Spellbinders shop in the next mont or so. 

The letters I used to spell out "love you" are also a previous Large Die of the Month kit, How Does Your Garden Grow Alphabet. They are available for purchase now in the Spellbinders shop. 

To make my own glitter paper to back the slimline Kaleidoscope heart die cut panel. I use a White Liner Sheet. It is double stick adhesive sheets that at 8-1/2" x 11". I cut a piece to 8-1/2" 3-1/2" and backed my die cut panel with it. Then I sprinkled glitter on to that and used my finger to rub it into the adhesive. Then I removed the backing to the white liner sheet and backed it with a piece of white card stock. It took a lot less glitter than you would think to cover this. And I am glad I did not have to use such a big piece of glitter paper. 

 

GLIMMER HOT FOIL KIT OF THE MONTH

Now let's take a look at the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the Month. This months kit is called Scalloped Rectangle Glimmer Essentials with Sentiments. There are 9 plates in this set and no dies. In this kit a roll of Aura foil is included. That is one of my all time favorite foil colors! It is gold with an iridescent finish. 

Look at those 6 layering rectangle with a scalloped edge. These are so pretty when foiled, you are going to love them! 

Watch this video to see these plates in action and the shaker card and shaker tag I make with them. 

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

Take a closer look at the shaker card I made with this Glimmer Hot Foil set. 

I love the frames foiled with the Aura foil on pink card stock. 

And I also love that Aura foil looks good on all card stock colors as you can see my sentiment foiled on a light yellow card stock. 

The stamped images I used for this card are from the Sweet Life Stamp set, right now this Stamp and Die set bundle are on sale a Spellbinders. 

The background of this card was made using shaving cream. You can see how I make a shaving cream background in this video.

I also made a shaker gift tag to go with this card using the second to smallest plate in this set. 

For the background on this tag I used a plate that is retired that looks like a waffle cone pattern. I have linked some paper below that look like waffle cone that would make a perfect substitution for this. 

If you are a new Glimmer Hot Foil Club Kit member you can get 10% the Glimmer Hot Foil system. 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make these projects.  I have included all the Spellbinders Club Kits as well as the kit bundles that are offered, incase you too want to receive more than one kit. Bundling is a nice way to go for a bit of savings. 

 

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.

 

 

 

Glimmering Autumn

Today I am sharing a close up look at the Glimmer Kit of the Month for October 2021 from Spellbinders, Glimmering Autumn.

This kit has 15 pieces; 6 Glimmer Hot Foil Plates and 9 dies. There are dies to cut out all of the glimmer hot foiled images, plus dies that cut out supporting images. I have used them all on the card I made so you can really get a feel for this kit.This month's kit also comes with a roll of Copper Foil. It is a gorgeous color! 

You can see this kit in action and watch this card come together in the video below.  

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also watch it over on my YouTube channel. 

In this months Kit you are going to get plates to hot foil a mushroom, maple leaf, oak leaf, acorn, a flower and a sentiment (thankful for you). There are dies to cut out each of the images, but not the sentiment. The dies cut on the hot foil line, leaving no white border. The Copper foil that comes in this kit is a gorgeous metallic brownish orange gold color that I am just in love with! 

The other dies in this kit cut out a branch, flowers for this branch, leaves and a flower to layer on top of the hot foiled flower. It's really fun to mix and match all the foiled images with the die cut images as I have done on this card. It make it all fit how I wanted I made an A7 card, 10" x 7", scored at 5". 

If you have any questions about hot foiling or the kits of the month from Spellbinder please let me know I am glad to help. 

Thank you for visiting me and letting me share my creations with you. 

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

 

 

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.

Santa's Train Ornament

Welcome back my stamping friends. Today I am sharing the Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders for October 2021! I'm LOVING this die set. I looked at it and immediately knew I had to make an ornament with this die set! 

This is the Santa's Fireplace die set. There are 27 dies in this set and the price of the Large Die of the Month is only $27.99. That is an amazing deal!  This set has dies that will create the fire place, complete with log and burning fire and a grate to keep it all contained. There is also a base for the fire place that you can drop in one of six of the sentiment options. There is also a kinetic Santa, which means you can adhere the legs so that they swing back and forth!  You can dress up your fire place with garland, flowers, a bow, candle sticks, stockings  and even a wreath. SO many great dies in this set, no detail was left out. 

You can see all the dies, what they cut, how to put it all together and see how I made this ornament in the video below. 

If for some reason you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also watch it over on my YouTube channel. 

Now let's take a close up look at this ornament. 

Once you see this die set in action and know where all the pieces go, it is very easy to put together. I love that there are dies to cut out pieces to adhere behind the details cuts into the fireplace. I used silver card stock and I love the metallic shine it adds. 

To create an ornament from this fireplace you need a base to adhere it all too. I simply traced around my fireplace and base onto a piece of heavy weight white cardstock.  I then cut this out and was able to pop up my fireplace onto that to create this ornament. The good thing about the base being white is that you can add to it. I chose to stencil on some bricks. You could also ink blend the glow of a fire if you wanted to have a fire inside the fireplace. I did not want to burn up Santa's feet, so I just added the logs and grate. 

Look how great the garland and stocking look. It's the little details that really make this piece special and Spellbinders never forgets to add in the little details with this Large Die of the Month.  Also, I added the words, "Dear Santa" to the base of my fire place, but there are 5 other sentiments you could drop in and die cut out of the base; give thanks, noel, warm wishes, merry christmas, and a gift for you. 

I chose to use the greenery to make a garland to go across the mantel of my fireplace, but you can take these same greenery pieces and create a wreath. This fire place easily fits on an A2 sized card or larger. The wreath would look great as an element above the fire place when you add it to a card. There are also candle sticks you can add to the mantle. They were just too thin to add to the top of an ornament. 

There are so many different looks you can get with this fireplace, just by changing the colors you use. I love the idea of a fall look and using the GIVE THANKS words on the base of the fire place. And it would be easy to make a spooky fireplace as well and add some drips to the candle sticks. So, don't let the name, Santa's fireplace stop you from using this die set for all occasions. 

Below I have listed and linked all the club kits that Spellbinders has to offer. They are all subscriptions that come to you automatically each month. You can bundle and get more than one kit a month. You can also change or cancel your subscription at anytime. Let me know if you have any questions about the kits of the month or about this Large Die of the Month. 

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.

All Aboard Christmas Train

Hello there stamping friends, I am back with more creations using the All Aboard Kit from Spellbinders. I previously used this kit to make twenty one A2 sized cards. If you missed that you can check it out in this video. When making those cards I did not use the die set that comes in this kit, the train die set. So, today's projects focus on the train. 

You can see this card and tag come together in this video. 

If you can not see the video on this screen you can also watch it on my YouTube Channel. 

This train is pretty easy to put together as the die creates scored lines in the train indicating where the layering elements go. And the kit comes with an idea sheet that shows you each piece put together and it is very helpful. 

All the paper I used to make this card is from the kit. Instead of using red card stock I used the red glitter card stock for some added interest. Each train car has a different color and is holding something different. This die set comes with dies to make ornaments, presents and trees. 

For the background I added a bit of Broken China distress oxide ink around the edge of my light blue card stock panel. Then I added three layers of splatter. First, a mist of water, then white acrylic paint and last Sparkle Silk. When all the was dry I stamped the snowflake image from the kit in Chipped Sapphire ink to complete the snowy scene. 

I had enough left over train elements that I decided to make a coordinating gift tag.  This time I decided to go for a white train. You can have so much fun with this die set making different color trains, and it is good beyond the Christmas season too. 

If you are wondering about the realistic snow I added to my projects it is the Snowfall Grit Paste from Tim Holtz latest Ranger release. It was a limited edition product, so if you are reading this and this product is no longer available you can use white or translucent grit paste and add glitter to it for a similar look. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you want to see what all comes in this amazing All Aboard Kit, I have a complete unboxing video right HERE you can check out. 

All the supplies I used to make these projects are listed 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.

 

All Aboard Kit - 21 Cards!

Hello!  This month I am doing something a little different than my usual Stamp Set of the Month. Each week I will be featuring a different card kit and making cards with that kit. This week I am featuring the All Aboard Kit from Spellbinders. This is a GIANT kit. You can see my unboxing of this kit right here. It has card stock a 6" x 6" patterned paper pack, glitter paper, ephemera packs, tags, chipboard stickers, glitter stickers, foam stickers, alphabet stickers, rhinestones, sequins, twine, foam squares, sticky tape, card bases, envelopes, a stamp set, and a die set!  It really is a TON of goodies. 

There are 25, A2 card bases in this kit and I really wanted to make 25 cards, but ended up shooting for 20, as there are 20 patterns of paper in the paper pad. But in the end I made 21 cards as I made one card with NO patterned paper on it. I also wanted to make quick and easy cards with this kit, as that was the only way I would get twenty some cards done. 

Watch below and see each of the 21 cards come together. 

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

If you want a close up look at each of the cards I have them for you below. 

To get me started in creating with this kit I decided I wanted to use every pattern in the 6" x 6" paper pad. Once I had the paper then I stared looking through the other elements of the kit to see what could go with it. This was a great jumping off point and kept me creating all the way through all 20 designs of paper. And since there is two of each sheet I still have plenty to play with. 

I love that there is such a mix of styles in this kit. There are some amazing floral ephemera pieces in this kit, like I used here on the gold card. But there are also some cute images like the stack of christmas books and stockings. There are even tags in this kit that you could use for your cards or for actual gift tags that could coordinate with a card you make. 

Another tip for creating with kits when you want to make a lot of cards is to repeat a technique or element that you love and just give it a tweak. In this photo there are three cards that I did this on. Take a look at the card in the bottom right corner. For this card I adhered several of the floral ephemera pieces to the card base and then cut off what extended over the edge. This gave me a gorgeous background that only needed a bit of splatter and a sentiment. I repeated this on the card in the lower left corner, but this time added in a piece of patterned paper. I love how the flowers extend past the patterned paper to the edge of the card. It makes for a beautiful background. And the card in the top right corner uses this same technique, but I cut the excess off at the edge of the patterned paper for an even different look. Also, the paper used under the ephemera changes the look as well. 

You can see that are not only beautiful florals in this kit but some bright and fun elements as well. I have to point out the "jolly" card in the upper right corner. This card is a full panel shaker card using the red sequins that come in the kit. I just use some clear plastic packaging to wrap around my card front to create this shaker. I show how to do it int he video. Another element that I love is on the bottom right card. I use my Journey Glaze to draw a line around the outer edge of the patterned paper and then sprinkled on the new Tinsel glitter from Ranger by Tim Holtz. It was like stepping back in time to kindergarten art, and I loved it!!! 

Another element I repeated is doing a smaller piece of patterned paper in the center of the card. I varied the sizes, to keep it interesting. If I just do the same exact thing repeatedly I get bored. But figuring out the subtle changes I can make really keeps my mojo going. 

I could have kept creating with this kit. There are things I barely even touched and I have so much left over even after making 21 cards. The one thing I did not even touch in the kit is the amazing Train die set! So stay tuned for another creation or two with this kit and the Train die set. 

Stay tuned for more fun with card kits, I will be back again next Tuesday playing with another card kit!!! 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make these cards. Let me know if you have any questions or just chat with me and let me know which card is your favorite. 

 

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.

 

 

 

Clear Stamp of the Month Sept 2021

Welcome back stamping friends. Today I am giving you a close up look at the Clear Stamp of the Month from Spellbinders for September 2021. This stamp set, A Little Bird Told Me, is 4" x 6" and has 21 pieces. And for the first time in the history of the Clear Stamp of the Month, Spellbinders is offering an optional coordinating die set, Tweet Friends!  That's is pretty cool! 

For my cards I wanted to give you the feel of coming to my studio for a card making class, which I used to do monthly. At my classes you'd get a packet of card kits and you'd follow along to make cards that I designed with a particular theme. So, I designed 4 cards with this set, all with a Farmhouse theme. So, follow along with me and it would make me so happy if you created along with me too. Check out the video below to do so. 

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

Here is a look at each card and some notes about how it is made. 

CARD ONE

This card started with a piece of patterned paper cut to 3" x 6" from the Good Life paper pack. I added Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink around the edges with a blending tool. Then I splattered the panel with the same ink and white acrylic paint. I used this same technique for all of the background panels on all of the cards in today's collection. 

I added some stamped images from the Clear Stamp of the Month set to a DIY Hoop, sold a Spellbinders. And topped that off with a bow of twine. Then I added a sentiment from the set stamping Velvet ink from Altenew onto some peach card stock. I accented the sentiment with a bit of torn paper that I wrinkled up. To embellish this card I added a few of the darkest gems from the Gold Mix Rhinestone pack.  This panel was then added to a card base that is 6" x 6", scored at 3" to create a Mini Slimline card, as all the cards that I am making are. 

 

CARD TWO

This background has been done the same way as Card One, but started with a different print of patterned paper, also from the Good Life paper pack. 

I stamped several of the same flower and branch, colored them and cut them to create a fun border in the corners of this card. I also cut one of the flowers away from the stem to add to the banner flag that the bird is holding along with an additional branch. I popped the bird and banner up on the card to make it more of a focal point on the card. I finished the card off with the lighter of the two gold rhinestones from the Gold Mix by Spellbinders to embellish the top corners. 

Below I have listed all the Copic Markers I used to color in today's images: 

Flowers: R02, R05, R08

Greenery: YG17, G05

Bird: B34, B39 and E31, E34

 

CARD THREE

This one was so much fun to make. I just love creating my own background paper. So I stuck all the floral and greenery images to one acrylic block and stamped them repeatedly over this 2-3/4" x 5-3/4" piece of peach card stock with Velvet ink from Altenew to make this background. Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink was then added to the edges and all the splattering as done is card one was also added. 

I built up the stamped wreath image with flowers and greenery from the stamp set for a simple but cute country wreath. I added a sentiment embossed on red card stock with wihite embossing powder. And a bit of Kraft card stock that was torn and distressed for some added texture and interest finished off my sentiment banner. I popped the banner up with some foam squares. The entire wreath was added to the card with even more foam squares.  The embellishments again are from that Gold Mix Rhinestone pack. And this panel was then added to my card base. I love having a border around my card fronts, it really draws the eye in. Which do you prefer, a border or your card front to take up the enter size of the card? 

 

CARD FOUR

This vertical Mini Slimline card is the last in this collection. I loved stamping my own background so much with the previous cards I had to repeat that technique with this card. I lined up all the straight sentiments from this set and repeatedly stamped them onto this Kraft card stock with Milk Chocolate ink from Altenew to make a text background. The same inking and splattering finished off this background panel. I also distressed the edges of the card stock with the edge of my scissors, adding to that shabby farmhouse feel. I stamped and cut more flowers and branches and adhered them to the card to make them appear as if they were falling on the bird like birthday confetti.  I also altered the flag image by cutting off the pole part of it. I die cut a second flag from red card stock to add as a shadow behind my birthday sentiment flag. 

To complete the card I added more rhinestones, the tiniest size only, they are 2mm!!! So cute! 

There are so many other styles you can use with this stamp set. I found it very fun to play with. 

I would love to know which of these cards is your favorite! And do you like to see this style of post/video, where I make a collection of cards? Leave a comment below to let me know. I love to chat with you. 

Below are all the supplies I used to make this collection as well as all the Club Kits that Spellbinders has to offer. This Clear Stamp of the Month coordinates very well with several of the other club kits. 

 

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.

 

 

 

Glimmering Build A Banner Kit of the Month

It's time to take a look at the September Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders! 

This month's kit is a pretty banner set, with 6 sentiment plates and 2 decorative plates. You use these together to build a banner. And there are coordinating dies that allow you to cut out these hot foiled images to build the banner. This kit comes with a roll of Polished Brass foil, one of my faves! 

Now let's see this kit in action in the video below, where I show you each piece and make 2 cards with it. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen you can watch it on my YouTube channel. 

Let's take a look at the first card I made with this set. 

I use the biggest sentiment in the Glimmering Build A Banner set; Wishing You A Happy Birthday. I love this 3 piece banner. The detailed pieces that are the back sides if the banner are FABULOUS!  

I used a few die sets for the background. I used the Color Block Panel die for the green panels. I gave these panels a touch of splatter with some Electric Lime Silk, cause splatter always works!  And for the balloons I used the September Large Die of the month. Check out all 34 dies in the LDOM - Just a Tweet set right here. I brought my white balloons to life with a bit of Journey Glaze and then a sprinkle of chunky glitter. 

And in the background a little bit of dry embossing with the Heart and Soul Embossing folder.  I love that bit of white peeking through, drawing your eyes into the center and that banner. 

Now let's take a look at card number two, using the Color Block Slices dies for the background with a simpler banner on top. 

You do not have to have three section to this banner, you can do one like I have here for the Thank you. And it's still gorgeous. 

And how about that rainbow background with the die cut pieces, so easy to do with the Color Block Slices die set. 

The flowers are also from the September Large Die of the Month. My favorite thing about the Glimmer Build A Banner set is adding things all around it, like I did here with the flowers.

To finish off my flowers I added some Crystal Gems in the center. The are white with an iridescent finish, so pretty. 

This banner is a great set to add to any collection, it and easily go with the things you already have and love to use. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I have all the things I used listed and linked for you below. I also have all the club kits that Spellbinders offers below so you can check those out. 

 

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.

Just a Tweet - Large Die of the Month Sept 2021

Happy September! So many fun new things going on in the month of September and among them are the new Club Kits from Spellbinders. 

In this post I am sharing the Large Die of the Month, Just a Tweet. This set has 34 dies in it!!! You can create a bird, balloons, flowers, music notes, sentiments with layers and vines or branches for the flowers. The possibilities are great with this die set! 

In this video I will show you all 34 dies and how they go together. 

 

If you can not see the video up on the screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Now I have some close up photos of the card I made using these new dies. 

I've used all but the balloons to make this card. I created a frame of vines and flowers around my bird and sentiment. I added dimension to the flowers using Copic makers over the colored card stock for shadowing. Then I used my white Gelly Roll pen to add highlights as well. 

The background of this card has been embossed using the Slimline Flora embossing folder. It's such a pretty folder and was the perfect backdrop for my scene. 

I chose to make a yellow bird, as we have some that frequent our bird feeder that is shaped like a flower and they are yellow. I can see them out my craft room window and that is the inspiration for this card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share the Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders with you. It's another great set with lots of detail and options. 

I have listed and linked all the club kits that Spellbinders has to offer, as well as the bundle options they have if you like to get more than one kit. 

 

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 Holiday Inspiration Hop

Hello there stamping friends and welcome to the Spellbinders Holiday Inspiration Hop! 

Today several designers have come together to bring you beautiful ideas using products from the latest Spellbinders release. You will see projects from Halloween to Christmas!  If you are already hopping a long with us then you will have arrived here from Nicole Spohr's blog. Welcome!!! I am Carrie Rhoades and I have been paper crafting for over 20 years. I am currently in love with making slimline cards!  I live in Eagle, Idaho with my hubby and our two teenage daughters. I am blessed to work from home doing what I love, paper crafting. I also love to go camping and am learning how to crochet. 

Now let's chat about my projects for this hop. 

I am using three products from the Be Merry Collection; Shopping Spree Die set, Chill Bear Die set, and the Gifts of Christmas Glimmer Hot Foil set. 

With these fun new things I have created two slimline cards as well as a full panel shaker tag. Let's take a look. 

 

As you can see each of these projects has the Shopping Spree girl on it, holding a large stack of presents. This die set is another of Spellbinders Kinetic sets. It is designed so that the legs swing back and forth. It is such an easy interactive element to add to a card and adds that little touch of wow and I LOVE it. Two of my projects have this kinetic feature, but on the polar bear cards I did not have the legs swing. Let's take a close up look at each of these projects. 

My first card finds this power shopper overloaded with packages and as she is slipping and sliding on the ice her packages are falling. 

The background of this card is embossed with the Big Dot Slimline folder. 

I added a foiled sentiment using the Gifts of Christmas Glimmer Hot Foil set and Viridian Green foil.  I love the classy look of a foiled sentiment! 

This die set is so much fun, I so enjoyed mixing matching the coat with different colors of tights and boots and gloves and presents. I loved it so much I had to make two more of these power shopping girls. Here's how I used the next one. 

For this card I made the girl a little shorter to fit on the slimline card that is horizontal. Because of that I decided not to make her legs swing. I love that I can easily adjust the height of this girl as the legs are a separate die from the coat. 

I think this girl was shopping for presents for her woodland friends and has finally arrived and is BEARing gifts!  

I added another hot foiled sentiment to this card, using the same Viridian Green foil. I am loving the font of this hot foil set, Gifts of Christmas. 

This polar bear is so dar cute! I just love his scarf. I added a bit of shading to the bear using a C0 Copic marker. This just helps him to stand out off the white background. The white background is embossed with the Diagonal Strips embossing folder. I was so excited to have some Slimline sized embossing folders and dots and stripes are the perfect two to use on all kinds of cards. 

For my last power shopper I created a tag, not just any tag, but a full panel shaker tag. 

Full panel shaker means that a piece of plastic sheeting was wrapped around the front panel of a project. The sides attached to the back on three sides. Then you add in your shaker elements before attaching the four side of the window.  The plastic I used was the plastic that the embossing folders came it. Wrapping like this is the perfect material for full panel shakers. 

Once the front panel was wrapped in plastic, I added it to a red card stock base. The power shopper was attached to the front of this with foam squares. And the legs DO swing back and forth.

There did not seem to be much room on this front of this tag for the sentiment I wanted to use. But there was plenty of room on the back! 

What a sweet sentiment!!! 

Do you like to make your own Christmas tags? I'd love to know, leave me a comment below and tell me. I'd also love to know if you'd like some ideas on making christmas tags. 

Now it is time to hop along, your next stop on the hop is: Susan Tierney-Cockburn. Included in this hop is a GIVEAWAY!  

Giveaway:
To celebrate this event, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – who will be randomly selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog.  Giveaway closes on Sunday, August 29th 11:59 pm EDT. The winners will be announced in the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Wednesday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

In case you got lost along the hop, the entire list of hoppers is below for you. 

 

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Jennifer Mcguire
Yana Smakula
Becca Feeken
Jill Hilliard
Jackie Pasko
Becky Roberts
Nichol Spohr
Carrie Rhoades ------------ YOU ARE HERE! 
Annie Williams
Sandi MacIver
Jennifer Kotas
Virginia Lu
Joy Baldwin
Jenny Colacicco
Linda Parker
Rosemary Dennis
Betty Wright
Michelle Short
Norine Borys

Thank you so much for stopping by and hopping along with us! All the supplies I used are listed and linked for you below. 

 

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Glimmer Kit of the Month August 2021

Hey there, I love the beginning of the month and sharing with you the new kits from Spellbinders. In this post I am sharing the Glimmer Kit of the Month for August 2021. This kit has 4 hot foil plates and 1 die. The hot foil plates are two floral sprays, one sentiment and one hex shape. The die is a larger hex shape that will die cut around the hot foiled shape. These florals are beautiful and are great for repeat foiling to create a background. Which I did a bit of on my slimline card. I also used the die to make a mini shaker on this card. I also used the Bright Pink foil that comes in the kit to do all of the foiling on this card. 

You can see this kit in action and this card come together in the video below. 

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

You can see here that I not only used this set to make a floral background, but I used the die and the sentiment to make a mini shaker window on this card. 

To give my flowers a bit more interest I added a bit of shading with some colored pencils. I used white on the centers of the flowers and the stems and branches. Light pink on largest flowers and a darker pink on the small flowers. I love the pop this gave the flowers and that it still kept with the pink theme of the card. 

I finished off the card with a splattering of Bubble Gum and Sparkle silk. 

Another thing to note about the kits of the month is that several of them work together. This month the Large Die of the Month, Small Die of the Month, Clear Stamp of the Month and the Glimmer Kit of the Month all coordinate!  I love that mixing and matching the different kits just expands my creativity. If you are interested in receiving multiple kits at a time Spellbinders has bundle options available. 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make this card, as well as all the kit options 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.

Hex Kaleidoscope Slimline Dies

The Large Die of the Month for August 2021 is here. Spellbinders has another great slimline die set for this month's kit. It is the Hex Kaleidoscope Slimline Die set. This die set has 5 dies in it. Two are slimline dies that nest together and three are layering hex shaped kaleidoscope pieces. These pieces then fit on to the slimline cover plate die cut. It is a beautiful set. 

Let's take a look at it in action in this video. 

If you can not see the video up on the screen, you can also view it over on my YouTube channel. 

This die set is so pretty and just by changing up the colors you use can create so many different looks. 

As with so many kits of the month that Spellbinders has to offer this months kit coordinate together. The floral images and the sentiment on this card are from the Clear Stamp of the Month for August, Hex Tile Stamps. The florals in this stamp set are awesome. It has a black outline stamp and then solid shape stamps to stamp over the top to fill in the flower with color!  The result is stunning. And I love that the sentiments in this stamp set fit the hex shape perfectly. 

I also used the Glimmer Kit of the Month on this card. The Glimmer Kit is a Hot Foil kit, but also in this months kit there is a Hex shaped die that fits on this die perfectly. I used that die to cut out the vellum over lays for this card. Stay tuned for a video and post featuring the Glimmer Kit tomorrow! 

If you are interested in Spellbinders Kits of the Month I have them all linked for you below. They are such a great value and never disappoint. Let me know if you have any questions about them.  If there are several kits you are interested in getting they do offer bundles and I have those linked for you to check out as well. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

 

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.

Trim The Tree Collection

Hello there! Today I am sharing a new collection from Spellbinders, it is the Trim The Tree collection. 

There are three products that make up this collection. 

Layered Christmas Tree Stencil

Oh Christmas Tree Die Set

Shining Christmas Tree Glimmer Set

All three of the products work and coordinate with each other. In this video I am going to show you all of these projects up close and show you different ways to pair them together. Then I will be creating 6 cards! Watch the video right here. 

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

Now let's take a close up look at each of the cards I made with this collection. 

This card uses all three of the products in this collection. I used the stencil to ink blend a tree that I then die cut out with the coordinating dies to make the top of the focal point tree. I also used the stencils to make a snowy background that I also added splatter too with Sparkle Silk and Cool Pool Silk. The Merry Christmas sentiment is hot foiled using the Shining Christmas Tree Glimmer set from this collection. 

The panel for this shaker card is left over from the previous card. I added a lot of splatter to this panel using Silk and Rustic Forest Distress Oxide ink.  the star is die cut out and it is embossed with a detail die that comes in the Oh Christmas Tree die set, it only embosses and does not die cut, it is a very cool touch to this set.  The round accent embellishments on this card are die cut circles that come in the same die set that you can use to decorate one of the die cut trees. I loved them die cut from holographic paper and used as an embellishment like I did here. Again, the hot foiled sentiments are a perfect touch to this card. All the hot foiling I did on today's card is done using Prism foil. It is silver with an iridescent finish. 

I wanted to show this tree on several card sizes, so you could get the feel of the actual size of the tree. Here I made a mini slimline card. The tree was stenciled with Rustic Forest Distress Oxide ink and then I used Nuvo Glacier Paste in Sea Sprite to add the second layer of stenciling. I love how this turned out!  I used the same glacier paste for the stenciled background of falling snow. 

This tree is all stenciled. The first layer is Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink, the second layer is Rustic Wilderness, the third is Metallix Gel in Pearl White (which seems to have been retired). The finished size of this card is 4-1/4" x 4-1/4". I use the Forevergreen Embossing folder for the background, it was the perfect match for this collection! The star is die cut from holographic paper and the sentiment is hot foiled with Prism foil. 

This slimline card uses the stencil to create a background of trees and snow.  The focal image tree is also stenciled, I added a second die cut tree behind it for a bit of shadow and to help it stand out. This tree is also hot foiled for added detail and shine. 

I love that I can hot foil amazing details on to these trees! 

This card is extra special because that gorgeous tree is a removable ornament. It attaches to the card with the help of Paper Crafting magnets that are super strong and thin. 

I made sure to make the card so that when the ornament is removed the card is still pretty. This super fun idea was inspired by Chelsea Comer of Inky Stamper, which is where the Paper Crafting magnets I used on this card are from. 

This super sparkly ornament was made with the Oh Christmas Tree die set. The base tree is cut from light green glitter paper and the top detailed tree is cut from silver holographic paper. The touches of Prism hot foil really add to the amazing shine of this piece. 

I had so much fun playing with this collection. There are so many possibilities when it comes to mixing and matching the different sets in the Trim The Tree collection I just had to make so many things! 

I have listed and linked all the things I used for you below. 

Paper Crafting Magnets by Inky Stamper

 

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Adding Rose Gold 3 Ways

Hello my stamping friends! For today's creations I am playing with the July 2021 Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders. This month's kit is a set of nesting plates that make a frame of dots on a rectangular card stock panel. This kit also comes with a roll of Rose Gold foil. That Rose Gold foil inspired me to create and once I started I kept adding more rose gold!  So, in this video you will get all the details on the Mini Slimline Nested Glimmer Dots plate of the month set and you will see 3 ways to add Rose Gold to your projects! 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it over on my YouTube channel. 

Let's take a close up look at the July Glimmer Kit of the Month. 

The contents of the Mini Slimline Nesting Glimmer Dots kit are: 

*7 Hot Foil Plates - Nesting Rectangles that hot foil a frame of dots

(Largest Plate = 5-7/8" x 2-7/8")

(Smallest Plate = 3-3/4" x 3/4")

*1 Roll of Foil - Rose Gold

This month's kit perfectly coordinates with the Large Die of the Month for July, the Mini Envelope and Nested Card Creator set. I used this die set as well as the Clear Stamp of the month on my projects today. 

Let's take a close up look at what I made and how I added Rose Gold. 

First I used the Rose Gold foil on both my card and book mark, hot foiling a dotted frame on each. I love the touch of subtle elegance this brings to a card. If you have never seen hot foiling be sure to watch the video of these projects being made. 

The flowers on this card are stamped with the largest flower from this months Clear Stamp of the Month set. I added Rose Gold to these flowers with Metallic Watercolors from Altenew.  The shine on these flowers when you turn the in the light is amazing! 

The third touch of Rose Gold is in the sentiment. Which I embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder. It has a slightly different tint but a lovely shine and still coordinated very nicely with my card. 

I had so much fun playing with this month's kits I had to keep on creating! I thought the smaller rectangles that I had die cut and hot foiled would make the perfect sized book mark to go with my card. 

And to put it all in I used the Large Die of the Month to make an envelope, which is thicker, almost like and envelope box. It will fit my card that has a lot of dimension on it as well as my book mark and a gift card for sure. I am so excited to have this die for my THICK cards, I love a lot of dimension on my cards. 

Below I have listed all the supplies used to make these projects as well as all the Club Kit offerings by 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.

Large Die of the Month for July 2021

Hello my stamping friends today I am spotlighting the July 2021 Large Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders. This months die set has 16 pieces in it!  It die cuts a Mini Slimline Envelope box. It has 7 nesting dies with decorative edges for making Mini Slimline cards. There is a Happy Birthday sentiment and 5 dies that cut florals, most of which cut more than one floral!  It's pretty awesome and I am in love with this months kit! 

And as a bonus, this die set coordinates with the Glimmer Kit of the Month for July as well!  If you are into Hot Foiling stay tuned I will be sharing that kit tomorrow!  It makes dotted frames on slimline panels!!! Fun! 

Let's take a look at this entire kit, sizes,  and how to put it together in this video, as well as a complete card with matching envelope. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Isn't that die set so super cool!  It's really like 3 die sets in one!  

Now I want to share some close up pics of the card I made. 

Do you notice the white embossed stamping in the background? That is with the Clear Stamp Set of the Month, Sending Floral Wishes. It is gorgeous!

I used FIVE of the layering dies on this card and a bunch of foam squares to give this card a lot of dimension. That is because this envelope is a thick envelope that almost creates a box for your card. So make that baby with lots of popped up layers!  The nesting layer dies in this set all have decorative edges, the alternate between a dot and dash pattern to a scalloped pattern. I have to say, the scalloped on these die cuts are special, they have some line detailing that is so dainty and pretty!  I love that Spellbinders is always putting details like that in their dies! 

That detailing on the scallops shows up so nicely on the gold layer. The smallest layering die in this set can be used with the Happy Birthday Die to make a rectangular sentiment that fits on the smallest scalloped rectangle perfectly! 

And what do you think about the florals? There are only 3 flower dies, but each of those dies cuts out 3-4 pieces, making for a lot of choices when layering up your flowers. There are also two leaf dies that cut a total of 4 leaves. 

I would love to know what you think of this month's Large Die of the Month!  I am in love with the envelope box with the decorative edges!  Make sure to check out the video to see this card and envelope come together. 

I will be back again tomorrow with the Glimmer Kit of the Month for July, see you then! 

Below are all the supplies for this card. 

 

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.

Glimmer Hot Foiling Tips & Tricks

Hello there my stamping friends! Have you tried Glimmer Hot Foiling yet?  Maybe you are new to it and are a little intimidated by it. Or maybe you have your Glimmer Hot Foil system and have tried it but have not gotten results that you love. Today I am going to help you with a few tips and tricks! 

These tips and tricks are best seen in the video above, if you can not see the video on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

For today's cards I am using the June Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders, Sweet & Snarky Birthday Wishes. 

As with many Glimmer Kits, this set comes with hot foil plates as well as dies to cut out the images. 

This has one large plate that is about 4-3/4" long and 1-3/4" wide and says Happy Birthday. There are also 6 sub sentiments that are funny and a bit snarky. There is a die to cut out the Happy Birthday and one strip die to die cut out all the sub sentiments. 

Let's take a look at the cards I made with this set. 

Here are the tips I cover in the video: 

1.Use the Quick Trimmer to cut your foil to the right size to avoid missing part of your plate not having foil on it. And you'll also have less foil waste. 

2. When removing the dock use your thumbs and pull it straight back towards you so that you don't giggle the plate and cause blurry foiling. 

3. Steady the roll of the platform through your die cut machine, going slowly with one hand on top of the plates. When you go too fast it will get bumpy and it can cause the plate to jump and there could be double foiling. 

4. When your image does not foil well, parts of it are missing foil here are my trick to try: 

-use a shim in-between your plates when rolling it through the die machine

-run the plate through the die cutting machine and then back towards you, again going very slowly

-a smooth white paper foils best, colored card stock can have more texture to it

- run your plate through on an angle instead of completely vertical when you can

5. If a small portion of your image does not foil well, let it go. Some missing foiling can be overlooked, it doesn't always have to be perfect. 

If you look closely at my foiling there are a few that have missing or incomplete foiling on the Happy Birthday. I made sure to use them on my cards to show you that it is okay if it is not 100% perfect. There are going to be times when you may have to throw a foiled piece away, but there are times when that piece is okay and good to use. Just have fun with your Hot Foil machine. 

You may have also noticed by looking through these pictures that the smaller sub sentiments foiled perfectly even on colored card stock. Smaller plates have a smaller surface area and foil easily. Large plates with more surface or solid area are trickier, and that's when you will need today'd tips and tricks. 

ALSO, get to know your machine. What works for my machine may not be necessary for yours. You may not need a shim, you may need two. Experiment and the more you use it the more you will learn and you will get it down. 

If you have any questions about Glimmer Hot Foiling please leave me a comment below. I have been doing it since the machine came out and so I might have some insight for you. 

Thank you so much for stopping by. All the supplies I used as well as all the club kits for Spellbinders 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.

June Large Die of the Month

Today I am sharing my creations using the Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders. 

This is the Colorblocking Circles and Stripes die set. This set contains 10 dies. 

The largest die in this set cuts 3 strips of paper that are 8-1/2" long and vary in width. There is a curved die that is mean to be layered with a second die cut to create three circle openings in a row. The circle sentiments fit in this openings. There are 3 circle dies that you can use around the sentiments or to create a solid layer for behind the sentiment. You can also use these to build the layering circles or half circles on, which are the other two dies you see below the sentiment dies. You can see these dies and how they work in my video below. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Now let's take a look at the two slimline cards I made using this die set. 

As you can see I had some fun using the stripes die. As you may have guessed if you have visited my blog before, I love slimline cards, so having this die to do different techniques is very cool.  

For my first card I did a diagonal rainbow pattern. 

I picked card stocks from my stash with more of a pastel or muted feel to them. I really wanted to use the Clear Stamp of the Month set, Circles of Sunshine. It reminds me of graphic t-shirts you might buy while on vacation at a National Park. I have seen them with a rainbow background, so that is the inspiration behind today's cards. 

I also used the curved die, you can see what it looks like here overlapped with a second die cut. It's a pretty neat die and can be used repeatedly to make a great background on a card. 

I use that die repeatedly on my second card. 

I added one to the center of this card where I added my stamps circles and one die cut sentiment circle. Then I added a partial piece to each end to extend the circles down the length of this slimline card. 

I also used the stripes die on this card to make a plaid and woven background. You'll have to watch the video to see how I did this. It was easier than I thought. 

Thank you for letting me share these dies and cards with you today. If you are interested in any of the supplies I used, you can find them 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.

 

SPOTLIGHT: Slimline Hemstitch Dies by Spellbinders

Today I am sharing a fun new slimline die set by Spellbinders!  It's the Slimline Hemstitch die set. It has 6 dies in it. Three of these dies cut rectangles that nest with each other. The other three cut a hemstitch into each of the three rectangles. 

I love to have fun details on my slimline dies and the hemstitch is very unique, I love that you can put colored card stock behind it and it will show through the hem stitch. In my video I give you a close up look at this die set and make 2 cards using the set. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Here are the sizes of each of the dies in the Slimline Hemstitch die set: 

Large Rectangle Rim: 8.50 x 3.50 in./21.60 x 8.90 cm

Large Hemstitch Insert: 8.10 x 3.05 in./20.60 x 7.80 cm

Medium Rectangle Rim: 7.50 x 2.50 in./19.10 x 6.40 cm

Medium Hemstitch Insert: 7.10 x 2.05 in./18.00 x 5.20 cm

Small Rectangle Rim: 6.50 x 1.50 in./16.50 x 3.80 cm

Small Hemstitch Insert: 6.10 x 1.05 in./15.50 x 2.70 cm

Now let's look at the two cards I made with these cool dies. 

Here you can see the hemstitch showing through the die cuts and how cool it looks, I love that detail. 

Here is a close up look at the first card I made, which uses the largest and the smallest rectangles from this die set. The stamp set I used it Hello Sunflower, a new clear stamp set by Spellbinders. 

The second card is a shaker card, I had to make one, because these dies are so great for making frames. 

To make the frame for the shaker I used the medium die and medium hemstitch die. Then I die cut the center of this die with the small rectangle die. Resulting in a perfect shaker frame!  The window sheet behind the frame covers up the the hemstitch detail, so when I add the foam tape to the back the holes are not sticky.  Then I added my shaker elements a mix of sequins from Hero Arts and some gold seed beads from Craft Supplies by CC. To finish off the shaker I added a second window sheet to seal up my shaker and then was able to easily add that to my card. My card base is the large hemstitch rectangle stamped the the largest sunflower. I am LOVING this background. I adhered this background to a dark brown slimline card base (8-1/2" x 7", scored at 3-1/2").  I love how the dark brown card stock look showing throw the stitch for this panel! 

I think it would also look really cool to stitch on these panels. I have yet to try it, but I hope to do that soon. 

Thank you for stopping by and spending a bit of your day with me!  

Below I have all the things I used listed and linked for you. 

 

Find the seed beads I used HERE Plus lots more embellishments and crafty goodness!

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.

Making Rainbows with Distress Oxide Sprays

Hello there stamping friends. Today I am making rainbows with Distress Oxide Sprays! I am using just 3 sprays to make all 4 of today's cards. I am also excited to be playing with two new stamp sets from Spellbinders that are part of the Delightful Darlings collection. These four stamp sets were designed by Mayline Jung. They are whimsical and just fun!  You can coordinate all four of the stamp sets together too.  I am using the Darling Bouquet and Darling Hugs sets on today's cards. 

To best get an idea of these cards and how I made the backgrounds watch the video below. 

 

If you can not see the video up on the screen you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

 

For the first card I did a lot of layering to get the final background, but it all started with just spraying on ink. 

For all of today's cards I used only  3 Distress Oxide colors; Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed and Salty Ocean. For this card I sprayed the Worn Lipstick at the top fo the panel, Mustard Seed in the middle and Salty Ocean at the bottom. Where the colors over lapped it blended and gave me the orange and green that you see in the background. It is very easy and I could have stopped there. But I decided to spritz this background with water to get some splatter on top. The I splattered on a bit of each color by removing the nozzle from the sprayer and tapping of any excess ink on the the end of sprayer.  The final layer of this background are stamped flowers in coordinating ink. And to finish it off I splattered on some Sparkle Silk. I popped up my images and added a vellum banner under the sentiment. 

For card two I sprayed on all three inks again. Once they were dry I then used my Heart Wall stencil and added some Glitz Glitter Gel over the top. This background fit a 5" x 7" card. I added my stamped images and a few stamped hearts to complete this card, keeping it simple to let that glittered background shine. 

Card three also uses the Heart Wall stencil. This time I sprayed my paper that was underneath the stencil.  

You can see that a lot of ink bled out from under the stencil.  That is because I picked up the excess ink that collected on top of the stencil with another piece of card stock that will be the background for the fourth card. To help define these "bleeding hearts". I repositioned the stencil back over the background once dry and used a black liner pen to outline the hearts. Then I splattered it as well with each of the Distress Oxide sprays, using the end of the sprayer to do so and it played into that grungy look.  This card is a Mini Slimline card and measures 6" x 3". 

Don't you think these girl stamp are just darling?  I am really enjoyed coloring them up to all be different. 

The last card uses that extra background I created when making card 3, picking up the excess ink off the top of the stencil. This card is a slimline card and so I had extra room at the top to add my sentiment and  heart talk bubble I found in my scraps. This background might be my favorite, especially because it was an unplanned background. 

I'd love to know which of these four cards or backgrounds is your fave! I always have so much fun when I make my own backgrounds and topping them with these darling stamps was delightful!  hehehe. 

If you are interested in the supplies I used they are all 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.

 

May Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

Today I am sharing 3 ways to use the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month for May from Spellbinders.  If you are not familiar with the Kit of the Month program from Spellbinders you can get all the details on all the kits right here. I love getting the Glimmer Kit of the Month, as I get a surprise Hot Foiling plate set and a roll of foil each month!!! This month there is a plate that hot foils a background of circles. And there is a die that cuts out circles to fit inside the hot foiling. That alone is so much fun , but there are also sentiments in this set and banner dies to cut them out as well.  That is why this set is call the Spot On Background and Sentiments kit. The foil this month is Polished Brass and it is FABULOUS!  I will be using it on all three of my cards today. You can also see these cards come together in this video.

The first card I am sharing is a Mini Slimline Card (6" x 6", scored at 3"). I am using the background plate to hot foil the circles diagonally across the card front panel. 

This plate set comes with a die that cuts out circles that fit inside these hot foiled circles. I chose to use pink card stock and gold glitter paper for my circles and place them randomly on this card. It creates a fun whimsical look. 

The stamp sentiment is from the Clear Stamp of the Month set and says Hello Sweet Friend. I hot foiled an additional sentiment from the Glimmer Kit. 

It says, You Are One In A Million. 

Here you can see all the plates and dies that come in this set. 

The two rows on the left are Hot Foil Plates, the Large background plate of circles and the 9 sentiment plates. On the right we have dies; on that cuts out 6 circles and two that cut sentiment banners that fit the sentiments in this set. And here you can also see the Polished Brass foil that comes with this kit. 

Now let's take a look at the second way I used this set on a Slimline card (8-1/2" x 7", scored at 3-1/2"). 

For this card I hot foiled the circles twice on this 8-1/4" x 3-1/4" navy card stock panel.  Then I die cut some circles from the same navy card stock and adhered them down for a tone on tone look. I placed the circles in a linear pattern this time for a more elegant look. 

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Clear Stamp of the Month. I added to that, This Card is Full of Paper Hugs, hot foiled for an added touch of elegance. 

For my final card I did not use the die cut circles at all, but decided to add some doodling, since I enjoyed it so much when making these cards.

After hot foiling the circles in the Polished Brass Foil, I used a metallic gel pen to add a cross hatch pattern to each circle. 

For the glimmer hot foiled sentiment I lined up the three plates to make a long sentiment that says, Hope This Card Finds You Well.  I love all the hot foil sentiments in this set! And they do pair really well with the sentiments in the Clear Set of the Month. I Hug You with my Heart Everyday, what a perfect sentiment to send to someone who you can not see in person very often!  With that sentiment I had to embellish this card with some hearts. 

Those are the three cards I made with this set, if you want a couple BONUS ideas with this set be sure to check out this video where I make these three cards. You can see Glimmer Hot Foiling in action and get my tips and tricks too.  

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also watch it over on my YouTube channel. 

I hope you have enjoyed see these cards using the May Glimmer Kit of the Month. If you have any questions about Hot Foiling please let me know. I'd love to hear from you. 

Below I have listed and linked all the club kits as well as the supplies I used to make these cards. 

 

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April Glimmer Kit of the Month

Hello my crafty friends! Today I am sharing the April Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders. I LOVE the look of hot foiling and so getting a Glimmer Hot Foiling Kit in the mail each month is very exciting to me. AND, I love that Spellbinders adds in a roll of foil with each month's kit!  The months kit is a set of borders and coordinating sentiments. It also contains 2 dies. This month's foil color is SILVER. 

Get a look at the Glimmer Curved Borders and Sentiment Kit of the Month. 

And you can see this kit in action in the video below: 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can watch it right here. 

The border dies in this months kit are 5-3/4" in length, perfect for an A2 sized card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4"). But also just long enough for a Mini Slimline card (6" x 3", but size can vary a little) as well! So I decided to make a couple Mini Slimline cards with this set. 

For the first card I hot foiled the borders onto three different shades of purple card stock with the silver foil. Each of these pieces of card stock was 5-3/4" long. Perfect size for a card front for a Mini Slimline card. 

The dies in this set, cut the edge in the same curve that the simmered borders make, either in a smooth line or in a scallop. I used both of these dies on this card. 

I also used the "For You" sentiment on this card. 

The florals I used are from this months Large Die of the Month Kit. also a curved border theme!  You can check out what I created with that kit right here. 

I mounted all the pieces on to a 2-3/4" x 5-3/4" white card stock panel and then onto my 6" x 6" panel that is scored at 3" to make a mini slimline card. 

For the second card I brought in some Fuchsia foil to add to the mix. 

I hot foiled the floral border onto white card stock and water colored the images using Watercolor Pencils and a Wink of Stella pen. 

Then I used the plate with the dotted line and scalloped border to hot foil on my three shades of purple card stock. Then cut the edge off with the coordinating die. I layered them all up and added them to a card base that is 5-3/4" x 6" , scored at 3". I also cut way part of the front of the card base so that the curve of the card is the card front. I love this look! 

Here are the two cards once more. I love the silver foil with the shades of purple! 

Below you will find all the supplies I used to make todays cards. And if you want to check out all the club kits that Spellbinders has to offer just click 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.

April 2021 Large Die of the Month with Spellbinders

Happy April, is it just me or did March fly by?  A new month means all new club kits from Spellbinders!  

Today I'm sharing the Large Die of the Month, Universal Curved Border Set. There are 11 dies in this set. Four of them are border dies that are about 8-1/2" long. You can mix and match these dies to create unique border that fit not only slimline sized cards but everything in-between. There also 7 floral dies, so you can die cut some flowers and leaves to accent your creations. 

This die set coordinates well with the Clear Stamp of the Month and the Glimmer Kit of the Month. You can check out all of the club kits right here. In today's video I will be using the Clear Stamp of the Month, Around the Bend. And stay tuned for another video featuring the Glimmer Kit of the Month tomorrow. 

Here you can check out the Large Die of the month in action. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel. 

Here is a closer look at the slimline card I made using this new die set. 

For my card, I used every die in this set. I mixed and matched all the border dies to come up with this lay out. There are so many possibilities with these dies. The floral and lattice border are dies that are going to cut a design into your paper. Then are two dies that cut way your paper in a curve or a scallop. 

I used the additional floral dies to accent the white die cut floral border. 

The sentiment and the stamped branch across the bottom of the card are both images from the Clear Stamp of the Month, Around the Bend. I love how the branch just finishes off the look of this card. 

To embellish my card I used a lot of pearls. I used some teeny tiny pearls down the center of my lattice strip and slightly larger ones in the centers of my flowers. 

I love the mix of dark and light card stocks on this card, it feels so springy. And I am loving the start of this new season!  

Thank you so much for stopping by, if you have any questions about this new die set please let me know in the comments below. 

All the supplies I used to make todays card as well as all the club kit offerings from Spellbinders 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.