Spellbinders - The Poet’s Garden

Hello everyone.  Meant to post a couple of birthday cards yesterday as one of them was for a friend whose birthday was yesterday 🫣, but better late than never!  These cards showcase the beautiful products from The Poet’s Garden collection released last month by Spellbinders (SB) in collaboration with Susan Tierney-Cockburn.  Susan is well knows for her realistic, very dimensional florals and has created video tutorials sharing how she does it.  Because I don’t have all the tools and want to keep my cards mailer-friendly, I went rogue to create my cards. 😂  First up is the card for my friends featuring the Wild Violet and Ladybugs die set.  Unfortunately, my set is missing the ladybug die… otherwise it would have been pretty cute to add them to the design. 

All pieces were die cut from Bristol paper then ink blended with Wilted Violet, Shabby Shutters, and/or Rustic Wilderness distress inks (DI).  Used a leftover white embossed black sentiment strip and a white “net” cutout from this Born to Dink post as a trellis.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added clear jewels to the violet centres to finish. 

My next card features the Clematis Poet die set. The Plaster embossed background here was also another extra fromthe same Born To Dink post.   The foiled sentiment from Birthday Sentiments was in my stash as well.  

All pieces were die cut from X-Press It paper then coloured with Copic Sketch markers before shaping them for some texture and dimension. 

Copic markers used:

petals - BV13, B66/69 

centre - Y11 

leaves - Y11, YG63/67 

SB products used on these cards are linked below (simply click on the images).  Please note, affiliate links have been used throughout this post and blog.  Therefore, if you click on any of these links and make a purchase, I will receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you.  I appreciate your support.  Thank you for stopping by. 

Challenges:

Triple B - February 2026: AG Blooms   

Beautiful Blossoms -  AG Florals + optional Mood Board #37 

Make My Monday - #271 Use 2 Dies (flowers + trellis)

Moving Along With The Times - #186 Floral