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.

 

 

 

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. 

 

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 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.

Slimline Shaker Card with out slimline dies

Hello my stamping friends! Today's post is a part of the Spellbinders March Club Kit Blog Hop! 

I am in love with this month's Large Die of the Month, Spring Together. It is an interactive die set with dies to paper piece together spring animals. It is really like 2 die sets in one, plus it has die cut sentiments!  So maybe more like 3 die sets in one!  

Speaking of two for one..... I love interactive cards so why not combine this interactive die set with my favorite kind of interactive card??? What is my fave??? Shaker cards! And that is what I did. This slimline card is a shaker with an interactive element, where the lever moves the bunnies back and forth. 

ALSO, I wanted to make a Slimline shaker card without using any slimline dies. It can be done, you do not have to buy a special die to make a frame for a slimline shaker. I'll show you how in this video and you can see this card come to life. 

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 closer look at this double interactive card. 

In this video I show you how you can make a shaker card frame for a slimline card with out using any slimline dies. All you need is a blade style paper trimmer. Not a rotary cutter.  It is easies to explain in the video, but you are basically using the trimmer to cut out the center of the paper leaving a 1/4" frame, as I did for this card. The back of my shaker is a fun plaid paper from the Playful Prints, it goes really well with the clay eggs. These eggs are from Trinity Stamp and are called Easter Eggcitement. 

Once my shaker was made I set to die cutting my bunnies from tan, white and gray card stock. And the eggs from a grayish blue card stock, which I added some Sparkle Silk splatter too, for a speckled look.  These bunnies and eggs are attached to arms that are attached to the lever from this Large Die of the Month. If you want to see a detailed video on how to use the interactive mechanism, watch my first video using this die set, right here.  In this video I show you what the different dies are and how to put them together and make two different mini slimline cards. 

When you pull the lever on this card the arms move back and forth, there for the the bunnies go back and forth. 

The grassy borders on this card are die cut using the grassy die from this Large Die of the Month, you can just run it through the die machine twice to make a longer strip. Lay the die on a 8-1/2" strip of card stock, flush with one end and die cut. Then move the die over so it overlaps what you just cut a little bit. Run it through the die machine again to make a custom sized grassy border. Again, you do not have to have a slimline die to create it! 

I embellished this card with the flowers from this die set. There really are so many great dies in this set. 

Now you should hop along and check out the other inspirational projects in this hop featuring all the club kits from March. 

Next up in the hop is Bibi Cameron, she always makes several amazing projects for the hops, so make sure you check out her post. 

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Becca Feeken
Becky Roberts
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Sandra Nagel
Sandi MacIver
Jill Hilliard
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Snyder
Kathy Clement
Jean Manis
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Betty Wright
Jenny Colacicco
Hussena Calcuttawala
Virginia Lu
Emily Leiphart
Joy Baldwin
Ilina Crouse
Desiree Kuemmerle
Ilda Dias
Henriëtte van Mierlo
Zsoka Marko

To enter to win one of three $50 shopping sprees to the Spellbinders Shop make sure to visit the Spellbinders Blog and comment on their post for this hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, March 14th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the Spellbinders blog post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Good Luck! 

All the supplies I used to make today's card can be found 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.

March Glimmer Kit for Easter Cards

Hello my stamping friends!

I love sharing the new club kits from Spellbinders with you each month. Today I am sharing TWO club kits. The Glimmer Kit of the Month as well as the Clear Stamp of the Month for March 2021!  The Glimmer Kit of the Month is a great set of 5 sentiments and comes with a roll of Rose Gold foil. Such a great color for spring. The Clear Stamp of the moth is a spring stamp set called Wonderful Spring. This set has 11 images in the set, including 4 sentiments. I paired these two kits together to make 3 cards that I think have a shabby chic feel to them.

I pulled out of my favorite mediums to play with to create backgrounds for these cards, PanPastels. 

Take a look with me at these cards being made. 

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

Here is a close up look at each of the three cards. 

I used PanPastels over the top of images stamped with Versamark Ink. I just love the soft look this gives the background. 

I added my Glimmer Hot Foiled sentiments from the Let Your Sentiments Shine set on to egg shapes. Ovals would work great for these cards as well. I used a peach card stock and I love how well it looks with the Rose Gold foil.   To add to the egg look I splattered Peaches and Cream Silk over the top of the hot foiled sentiment. 

I added one of the bunnies from the stamp set to each of the three cards. I stamped the bunnies with brown ink and embossed with with clear powder. Then I water colored the bunnies for a soft vintage feel. I added a few of the small flower stamps around the bunny to bring in more of the peach to the cards. 

And for some embellishment I added some peach sequins I had on hand. 

Below you will find 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.

Interactive Mini Slimline Cards

YAY!  It's here!  The March Large Die of the Month Kit from Spellbinders! And it is super duper cool!  

This is an interactive die set, but it has so many other dies in the set that you can create with out the lever pieces too. It's really like two or three die sets in one!  

Check out the Spring Together with Lever die set in action in this video: 

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

Now let me show you each of the two cards I made in this video. 

These little chicks move Bach and forth when you pull the lever on the right hand side of the card. 

All of the die cuts you see in this card are in the Large Die of the Month Kit , it is called Spring Together with Lever. 

The head and body of this chick is also used to make a bunny and a lamb. I love that! 

There are also dies in this set that allow you to make your critter wiggle. So the head and the body of the critter move in different directions. Like with this lamb card. 

Isn't this lamb so darn cute! 

And when you pull the lever he dances! 

Both of my cards are mini slimline cards. Which is a 6" x 6" piece of card stock, scored at 3". The patterned paper I used on both of these cards is from the pack called The Good Life from the Spellbinders shop. I linked it for you below. 

You can find out more about the Large Die of the Month Kit as well as the other kits that Spellbinders has to offer right here. 

Here are all the supplies I used and kits of the month that are available. 

 

 

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 February Club Kit Blog Hop - GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to the Spellbinders February Club Kit Blog Hop and GIVEAWAY!

On this hop you will see all kinds of inspiration using the club kits from the month of February. We hope to inspire you and give you some ideas to use with your kits if you are already a club kit subscriber. 

If you are not already a club kit subscriber then you should know Spellbinders has SIX club kit offerings: 

Large Die of the Month

Small Die of the Month

Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month

Card Kit of the Month

Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

Clear Stamp of the Month

There are also several bundles and value clubs you can subscribe to if you want more than one kit of the month for and added saving. Check out all the kits and bundles HERE.

My project inspiration for you includes the Large Die of the Month - Birthday Wishes For Everyone, the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month - Scalloped Rectangle Glimmer Essentials and a die set that is not a club kit but is a new release, Dancin' Hearts. 

I have a video for you so you can see these kits in action and watch my slimline card and cupcake topper being made. 

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 the card I made. 

This slimline card measures; 8-1/2" x 7" scored at 3-1/2". The card front layer in white is 8-1/4" x 3-1/4".

Birthday Wishes for Everyone die set.

The sentiment on this card was made using the Large Die of the Month kit - Birthday Wishes for Everyone.  It is a die set of large chunky numbers and it has a die that cuts out the word " Happy", which I also used on this card in black card stock. This set also has the "st", "th", "rd" and "nd" images in different styles. 

Here is the entire Large Die of the Month Kit.

There are 14 dies in this set.

Each number is about 1-1/2" wide by 1-7/8" tall

If you'd like to see another card made with this die set check out my video HERE. And see how I used the long strait die in this set. 

 

 

 

 

I brought in a Glimmer Hot Foil set, Special Months, to add in the word "February". It is hot foiled in black foil on red card stock. 

Scalloped Rectangle Glimmer Essentials 

I used the third rectangle from the smallest, that measures about 2-1/2" x 3-3/4", from the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the month to make two rectangles on my slimline card base. Again I used black foil for my hot foiling. You can see this months Glimmer Hot Foil set in its entirety right here.

There are nine Glimmer Hot Foil plates in this set.  Six scalloped frames and 3 sentiments. Here are the approximate sizes of each rectangle in this set. 

Large: 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"

Large mat: 3-3/8" x 4-3/8"

Medium: 2-7/8" x 4-1/8"

Medium Mat: 2-3/8" x 3-3/8"

Small: 1-7/8" x 3-1/8"

Small Mat: 1-3/8" x 2-3/8"

Two things you should know about the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the month; one - when you get this kit of the month it not only comes with a Glimmer Hot Foil plate set, but it also comes with a roll of foil, two - when you start your Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month, your first month you are eligible to get the Glimmer Hot Foil system at  10% off. Find out more about this right here.  The foil that comes with this months kit is my FAVORITE, it is Aura. Aura foil is gold with an iridescent finish. 

If you'd like to see some more ideas with this Glimmer Hot Foil set, check out this video where I made a shaker card and shaker tag with this set. 

Now let's take a look at the Dancin' Hearts Die set. 

 

 

Dancin' Hearts Die Set

I used this new die set for the bottom square on my card. I think the pink cheeks, bow tie and LUV U sign make him so cute. But the fact that you can make his legs swing back and forth like he is dancing makes this card so fun! 

Here are all the plates in the Dancin' Hearts die set. 

There are 15 dies in this set. Some of the pieces are grouped together on one die. 

The largest heart is approximately 2-1/8" x 1-7/8". 

Several of the dies in this set etch the die cut pieces. Like the smile on the face, it is a cut line. The eyes are pressed into the paper. I love the detail this gives the finished piece. 

Also there is a piece that you die cut as mechanism. It is the rounded piece with a hole in it. You use this to attach the legs to. In the hole goes a mini foam square. So this piece does not get adhered down, but sandwiched between the paper you stick the foam square too and the paper you stick on top of the foam square, which would be the heart. Now the legs can swing back and forth, making it and interactive, dancing heart! I show you how to put it together in today's video.

This die set has enough pieces that you can change up the look of this dancing heart. I thought it was so cute I just had to make another with a different look. So I decided to make another one for a cupcake topper. 

To give this dancer a different look I die cut the face with pink card stock and gave her red cheeks. The bow tie now becomes a hair bow. I added freckles to the cheeks with a white gel pen as well as a white highlight to the eyes. Instead of holding a sign she is holding the flower from this die set.  I put her on top of a paper straw, which can be cut down to fit on top of a cupcake. 

Be sure to watch the video to see how I put this together. And on the back of the heart I added "be mine", die cut from this same set. 

I had so much fun putting these projects together with all these fun new products from Spellbinders.

I hope you are inspired.  And the inspiration does not end here!  Now it is time to hop along and see what Bibi Cameron has made with this month's kits. She always has so much cool things to share, so be sure to check it out. 

Remember to comment along the hop for more chances to win a $50 Shopping Spree to the Spellbinders Shop. 

If you get lost on the hop here is the entire hop line up. Enjoy the fun and give some love to each designer as you go. And don't miss stopping by the Spellbinders Blog to be entered into the giveaway.

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Becca Feeken
Becky Roberts
Desiree Kuemmerle
Carrie Rhoades ------------------- YOU ARE HERE
Bibi Cameron
Sandra Nagel
Jackie Pasko
Sandi MacIver
Laurie Willison
Jill Hilliard
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Snyder
Kathy Clement
Jean Manis
Sheri Holt
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Betty Wright
Melody Rupple
Jenny Colacicco
Hussena Calcuttawala
Mindy Eggen
Emily Midgett
Virginia Lu
Emily Leiphart
Joy Baldwin
Ilina Crouse

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Here are all the supplies I used to make today's 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.

One Color Galaxy Backgrounds with Celestial Zodiac

Happy Sunday! And Happy Super Bowl Sunday for those of you who are into football. 

Today I am sharing two cards I made using a new product line from Spellbinders. It is the Celestial Zodiac line. There are stencils, dies, glimmer hot foil plates and stamps in this new line. I was so excited to try out the new Layered Full Moon stencil set.  I knew I wanted to make some galaxy backgrounds to go with my moon. I also got two of the Zodiac Glimmer Hot Foil plate sets, Leo and Sagittarius. 

Let's take a look at the two cards I made and then I will break down how I created them. 

For each card I used one color of distress oxide ink along with Black Soot Distress Oxide to mark the galaxy background. 

For the Leo card I used Fossilized Amber. 

I start with a piece of Bristol Smooth card stock and ink blend splotches of Fossilized Amber ink on to the 4" x 5-1/4" panel. Then I fill in all the white spaces with Black Soot. I spritz this with water to create the first layer of splatter. Once that I dry I add more splatter with metallic watercolor, white acrylic paint and Black Licorice Silk. The final touch it to use Black Soot Distress ink around all the edges of the panel.  

For the moon I used the Layered Full Moon Stencil set and the Pocket Full of Sunshine ink pad collection. It is a set of 4 yellow ink pads that go from a very light yellow to a dark yellow. Perfect for a 4 step stencil set. 

I finished up this card by adding hot foiled pieces from the Leo Glimmer Hot Foil Plate set. I put the constellation right on the moon with black foil. For both of the word panels I use Aura foil. 

For the Sagittarius card I used Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink for my Galaxy ink, using the stamp steps I used for the first card. 

For the moon, I did not have the right colors to make a green moon that would coordinate so I went for more of a teal moon. I used the Sweet Dreams ink pad set from Altenew for this moon.  I glimmer hot foiled the constellation for Sagittarius over the top of the moon with black foil.  

Again, I used Aura foil for the wording on this card, it is my favorite foil!  It is gold with an iridescent finish. 

Watch for a video of the making of these cards on my YouTube channel soon! 

Below you will find all the things I used to make todays cards listed and linked. 

 

 

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 January Club Kit Hop

Hello my stamping friends. Today I am hoping along with Spellbinders sharing inspiration with the January Club Kits. 

I will be featuring the Large Die of the Month, Slimline Kaleidoscope, and the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month, Calligraphy Hearts. 

So many of the kits work well together as well as on their own. These two kits are great to use together. 

Take a closer look at these two kits. 

On the left we have the Large Die of the Month, a slimline die with layering heart to fit in the openings. And foliage dies for accenting. 

On the right we have the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month, with three different hearts you can hot foil and die cut out. There are also 5 sentiments that can be hot foiled as well. And again, foliage dies for accenting. 

You can see my video of the January Large Die of the Month kit HERE. 

And my video of the January Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month HERE. 

Now let's take a look at the card I made just for today's hop, combining both of these kits. 

I started out this card by die cutting the slimline die from white card stock and three shades of pink card stock. 

Next I adhered a window sheet panel to the back of the white die cut. This allowed me to paper piece in the fall out pieces around the large hearts using the shades of pink card stock that I also cut with the slimline die. 

I love the ombre look this gives!  

Then I took the largest hearts that are fall out pieces from the white die cut and glimmer hot foiled them with the Calligraphy Hearts set. The heart glimmer plates are the same size as this die cut. So I just taped my plate to the die cut and made a hinge. I opened that up and add my foil. Closed the die back onto the die cut and taped it closed. Then I was able to hot foil this with perfect placement. I did all three of my hearts with the same hot foil plate for a consistent look. To hot foil the hearts for my shaker I used my favorite foil, Aura. This foil is gold with an iridescent finish. 

I used my die cut pink panels as a guide to add my foiled hearts to my card base, so they would be precisely placed when I added the front panel. And now the hearts show up in the window. 

This card is also a shaker card, although the shaker elements are hard to see in the photo because I used a clear glass glitter.  Because I paper pieces the hearts in and around the heart openings it was easy to create a shaker card and adhere this panel to my card base with foam adhesive. 

That way you have the shiny shaker elements but it does not take away from the glimmer hot foiled hearts. 

Lastly I added a hot foiled sentiment from the Calligraphy Hearts hot foil set. The finished size of this card is just a hair under 8-1/2" x 3-1/2". 

I love these two kits paired together. And that they are great as stand alone die sets. 

Want to see more of these kits?  I have added my videos for each of these kits for you to watch below. 

Here is the video for the Large Die of the Month, Slimline Kaleidoscope.

Here is the video for the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month, Calligraphy Hearts. 

The inspiration does not stop there!  Now it is time to hop along and see what the other designers have created with this months kits. Next on the hop is Bibi Cameron. Bibi always creates several projects with several of the kits so you will want to check out her post for sure. 

If you get lost on the hop here is the entire line up. 

 

Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Becky Roberts
Desiree Kuemmerle
Carrie Rhoades ---------- You Are HERE
Bibi Cameron
Laurie Willison
Jill Hilliard
Marie Heiderscheit
Jennifer Snyder
Jean Manis
Henriëtte van Mierlo
Annie Williams
Yasmin Diaz
Brenda Noelke
Betty Wright
Melody Rupple
Jenny Colacicco
Dilay Nacar
Hussena Calcuttawala
Mindy Eggen
Virginia Lu
Emily Leiphart

As a part of this hop Spellbinders is giving away THREE $50 shopping sprees to the Spellbinders shop. All you need to do to enter is hop along and leave comments as you go. Be sure to stop at the Spellbinders Blog post and leave a comment there, as the winners will have to have commented there to win.

Giveaway closes on Sunday, January 17th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Tuesday. 

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

 

Calligraphy Hearts Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

Welcome back. Today I am sharing the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month for January from Spellbinders. 

I had so much fun playing with this kit and making some Valentine Treat boxes. Take a look at these projects being made in this video: 

This kit has plates to hot foil with and dies to cut those shapes out and well as stand alone dies to make the flowers and leaves. This kit comes with a roll of red foil, which I did not end up using for these projects. 

If you can not see the video above you can also view it here and see this new Glimmer Hot Foil set in action. 

For my hot foiling, I used Aura foil. It's one of my faves. It is a gold foil, with an iridescent finish. 

On this box I used the Polka Dot Wall Stencil and Deco Foil Metallix Gel in White Pearl for the background. 

This box has a slightly different background using the Heart Wall stencil and Stickles Glitter Gel. I love the look of this gel, it has large and small pieces of glitter in it. 

The hearts, sentiments and flowers from this Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month were so much fun to create with. It really is the perfect Valentines set. 

I love that it has 3 different hearts to choose from that you can hot foil and each one is so pretty. This Glimmer Hot foil set coordinates with many of the other club kit for January 2021. I will link them all below for you so you can check them out if you like. 

I used two of the sentiments from this set on each box. I love that I could have a greeting like, Happy Valentines Day and a tag that says I adore you from the same set. The XOXOXOXO from this set would make for a cute tag also. 

But the fact that there are stand alone dies of flowers and leaves is what makes this set great. It gives me that added detail to finish off my projects. So, it's another great Glimmer Hot Foil set from Spellbinders for January 2021!  Love it! 

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

 

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 Large Die of the Month Jan 2021

IT'S SLIMLINE! 

I am so excited that the Large Die of the Month for January 2021 from Spellbinders is a Slimline die set. If you have followed me for any length of time then you already know that the slimline card size is my current favorite thing. The slimline sized card fits into a business envelope and is about 8-1/2" x 3-1/2".

This new die set has a cover plate die that is heart themed. And it has a set of 3 layering heart dies that go with this cover plate. As well as some accent dies of foliage. 

Here you can see this die set in action. NOTE - the music at the end of the video get loud, due to my editing error, so sorry. 

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

Let's look at each of these cards so you can see all the amazing details. 

This is such a beautiful cover plate!  I love all the little hearts surrounding the 3 larger hearts. Before I die cut this panel I swiped a piece of white card stock with a gold stamp pad. After die cutting this panel is just a hair under the standard 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" of a slimline card front panel. 

You can see the hearts on this card each have 3 layers. I started with a light pink card for the bottom heart. I layered that with a dark pink heart for the middle layer. And on top for the most detailed of the three heart dies I used gold mirror card stock. I love this look, the kaleidoscope look!  

Around the center heart you an see the foliage die cuts that come in this set. They are designed to fit around the outside of the heart. But are versatile enough to use on any card. 

For the second card I used the same white card stock brushed with gold ink for the panel I die cut the heart cover plate with.  I then mounted this to a piece of brushed gold cardstock. I die cut only the most detailed of the hearts for the centers from gold foil card stock. I used the foliage dies to adorn the center of each heart. 

For both cards I hot foiled a sentiment for another added touch of gold. If you are interested in learning more about Hot Foiling, you can check out these videos I have done on the Glimmer Hot Foil system and see my cute creations. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things 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.

So glad you stopped by and let me share my creations with you! 

Layered Hot Foiling with Glimmer Mix & Match

Hello there, Today I am sharing the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month by Spellbinders.  With this kit I am going to show you how to do some Layered Hot Foiling!

This new Glimmer Hot Foil plate set has interchangeable pieces to create different looks. In this video I will show you all the combinations.

You can see the plate set in action in the video below. 

If you can not see the video on this screen you can also watch it here: 

For the layering I glimmer hot foiled two different backgrounds, Dotted Background and Polka Dot using Opal Foil. These are my favorite plates and my favorite color of foil!  

Then I used a darker or contrasting foil to foil over the top for a layered look. 

For the first set of cards I use white card stock and a for my second layer of foiling I used Polished Brass foil. I love the elegant look! 

 

For the tops of these ovals there are two choices; Happy Birthday and A Big Thank You. These can be interchanged with 3 different foliages pieces that complete the oval.  I mounted my backgrounds on to precut card bases from Spellbinders. These are new and make card making so fast and easy. So I made 4 more cards. 

Here are the second set of cards in this pretty pool color with the Opal foil in the background and Teal foil for the top layer. 

I love the Magenta foil over this light pink card stock. I am planning on putting all of these note cards together as a gift. It's a great Christmas gift that I will be using as one of our family Christmas game night prizes. 

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

Also did you know that when you join the Glimmer Hot Foil kit of the month, you get 10% off a Glimmer Hot Foil system when you purchase it at the time you subscribe. Such a cool deal!  

 

 

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 Large Die of the Month December 2020

I am excited to be sharing this card with you today. It has two interactive elements on it. I used the December Large Die of the Month kit by Spellbinders - Look Behind the Curtain for this card and made a shaker window as a surprise when you pull the curtains back. 

Spellbinders has monthly kits for everyone, Large Die of the Month is just one of them.  You can check out all their club kits here. 

In this video I am going to show you the die, what it die cuts and how to use the pieces. Then I will make the shaker card to go with it! 

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

I really love all the embossed detail on these curtains that come from a die!  If you love this die set you will also love the Small Die of the Month, which is a Window die set.  

You can also use these curtain dies to make a theatre looking curtain, which would pair nicely with the Clear Stamp of the Month kit that is ballerinas this month! 

I also love that you can decorate your curtains and room around your curtains as you like. I chose colors I like for my curtains and added some Christmas decorations to it. 

First let's take a look at the card with the curtains closed, look at the amazing texture! 

Now here's a look at the card with the curtains open. 

It looks like it is a white Christmas!!!  I love these little snowmen from the Snowmen Days stamp set. 

You can see in the window I have some clay shaker elements and some tiny clear beads, the perfect snowy shaker elements. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make today's card.  To see this card being made you can watch this video. 

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers - Scrapbook Pal

 

 

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 for letting me share this card with you. I love shaker cards and I love getting the Large Die of the Month in the mail! 

 

 

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.

 

 

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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. 

 

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