Spellbinders December Small Die of the Month

Hello everyone.  I’m taking a brief break from Christmas cards today and sharing a birthday card created with the December Spellbinders Small Die of the Month.   This month’s Sketched Florals and Frame die set includes 12 dies.

My mother-in-law’s birthday is next week, so I used the pretty floral layering dies to create a colourful clean and simple (CAS) birthday card for her.

This was pretty straight forward.  All the flowers (both the back base piece and the detailed layer) were die cut from white cardstock.  Two gradient colours of distress inks were then applied to the base piece using finger brushes and a detail blending tool.  The leaves were die cut out of Lush Green paper from Memory Box (MB).  Added clear shimmer (sadly not visible in the photos) before the layered flowers were assembled.

The sentiment is from this year’s May Clear Stamp of the Month.  It was heat embossed on black cardstock with white embossing powder and trimmed to a strip.  Arranged and adhered the pieces next onto a MB white woodgrain panel.  Mounted the panel onto a white card base, then added a few MB clear jewels to finish. 

As always, Spellbinders offers a range of club kits at a great value and you can view them all and sign up HERE.  Some past kits may also be available HERE.  And if you are looking for more deals, Spellbinders is currently offering $25 off on $100 retail orders (before discounts, taxes and shipping) with free domestic mainland US shipping.  Offer is valid on new orders and cannot be combined with other offers, including club memberships.  So if you’ve been wanting to get your hands on the Glimmer Hot Foil System, this is a good time to do so!  Offer ends on 12/12/2021 at 11:59 pm MST.

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And now I’m back to making more Christmas cards. 😂   Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful day.

Challenges:

Watercooler Wednesday - #330 Heidi’s challenge: All About Occasions 

Spellbinders November Small Die of the Month

Hello there.  It’s November already!  This makes it the perfect time to share the November Spellbinders Small Die of the Month (SDOM).  This month’s Stitched Curved Border & Ornaments club kit contains 13 dies. 

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Love the ornament dies, so I used them to create a very simple Christmas card. 

The ornament detail layers, strings and loop toppers were die cut from silver foil paper scraps.  The back base layers were die cut from Bristol paper and Blueprint Sketch distress ink was applied around their edges with a finger brush.

The pattern paper from Whimsy Stamps Blurry Flurries paper pack was trimmed to A2 size.  The sentiment from the Clear Stamp of the Month was stamped directly onto it with Blueprint Sketch distress oxide ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Used the base dies to die cut from the patterned paper, then inlaid the ornaments.  Assembled the card onto a white card base then added blue Jewels from MB to the centres.  Wanted to play in a few other challenges, so tied a few bows from a snippet of silver ribbon.  I can’t remember the last time I actually used ribbon this way on my card. 🤔 

Easy peasy!  Spellbinders club kits are a great value.  All club kits HERE are available now through November 24th.  Past kits may be available HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  Enjoy your day.

Challenges:

Merry Little Christmas - #40 Anything Christmas Goes 

The Paper Players - #565 Tic-Tac-Toe   (top row: ribbon-circles-die cut; middle column: circles-patterned paper-embossing; bottom row: foil-embossing-embellishments; both diagonals: die cut-patterned paper-foil + ribbon-patterned paper-embellishments)

Christmas Kickstart - #56 Christmas Snippets (silver ribbon + foil paper)

Pixie’s Snippets Playground - #415 Use Snippets  (silver ribbon + foil paper)

Spellbinders October Small Die of the Month

Hello there.  I’m back tonight to share the October Spellbinders Small Die of the Month (SDOM).  This Holiday Haul die set includes 14 dies.  It pairs perfectly with the October Clear Stamp of the Month (CSOM) to offer many options for a variety of occasions.

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I don’t make fall cards very often, and since I love non-traditional colour Christmas cards, I used the fall Halloween colours from Butterfly Reflections Ink (BRI) October mood board to create a Christmas card.  I succeeded in the end, but once again, the orange colour stumped me for quite a while. 😂   I had so much fun making this card.

The truck body was die cut from Memory Box Twilight Purple paper pack.  The tire covers were die cut three times and stacked for dimension.  Shading was added to all the truck pieces with a detail blender tool and Dusty Concord distress ink (DI).  And now the orange... yes, the wood sideboards is die cut from orange paper in the Memory Box Sunny Orange paper pack and Gathered Twigs DI was applied to them to tone down the colour.  The tires were die cut from black cardstock and silver foil paper.  The bumpers were also die cut from silver foil paper.  Assembled the truck, then added piled up snow on it with a white gel pen.  

The trees were die cut three times from Xpress It cardstock and coloured with Copic markers.  Added snow to them with a white gel pen as well.  Was going to keep it clean and simple (CAS) and mount everything onto a card, stamp the sentiment and call it done… BUT I felt it needed something more.  So I stretched the tree die and die cut a tree line stencil from acetate.   

Used it with Dusty Concord and Chipped Sapphire DI to watercolor a wintry forest background on watercolor paper.  Dried the panel with the heat tool, then splattered with white gouache paint for snow.  Stamped “Sending” with Versafine Onyx Black ink directly onto the panel.  Heat embossed the rest of the sentiment onto black cardstock with white embossing powder.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added shading below the truck with a black Polychromos pencil to finish.

This month Spellbinders offered a new CSOM and Die category, but it sold out.  The stamp on its own is still available though.  To avoid disappointment in the future, make sure to sign up as soon as it is available next month.  All club kits seen HERE are available through October 24.  Past club kits may be available HERE.  Thank you for dropping by and joining me.  

Challenges:

Merry Little Christmas - #39 October Anything Christmas Goes  

Die Cut Divas - October Anything Goes

HLS Dies Challenge - October Anything Goes 

HLS Watercolour Challenge - October Anything Goes 

Spellbinders September Small Die of the Month

Hello everyone.  I’m popping in today to share the September Spellbinders Small Die of the Month. This month’s Layered Mix & Match Sentiments die set includes 19 dies.  Each word in the set comes with its shadow, and a couple of flowers with an accessory die (leaf and centers) round out the set. 

I love this set!  The size is perfect for making cards and the different word options make it so versatile.  I used it with the September A Little Birdie Told Me Clear Stamp of the Month to create a clean and simple (CAS) hello card.

The sentiment was die cut from white cardstock and their shadow from black cardstock.  A second happy was die cut so the “a” can be extracted from it.  The bird was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap of Xpress It cardstock, coloured with Copic markers, then fussy cut out.

Took a white wood grain panel by Memory Box from my stash next and applied Scattered Straw distress ink with a finger brush for the background.  The six flowers were then die cut from a mix of white and Memory Box Twilight Purple papers.  Popped the panel up on top of a couple pieces of cardstock for a bit of dimension, then assembled the elements onto the card.  Added enamel dots to the flower centers to finish.

Spellbinders has a variety of value club kits.  All of September’s club kits are available now HERE through September 24th.  Past club kits may be available HERE.  Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful day.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls - #600 Word Week 6 of Anything (6 flowers with 6 enamel dots)

Spellbinders August Small Die of the Month

Hello there.  Today I’m sharing the August Spellbinders Small Die of the Month.  This month’s Hex Kaleidoscope Tile die set consists of 6 cutting dies.

I don’t own any layering dies, so I was eager to use the 3-layering hexagon dies to create this simple and colourful graphic card for any occasion.

A dark and light shade of each colour from Memory Box 6x6 color paper packs were used here.  The bottom layer was die cut from the dark colour and the middle layer from the light one.  The top layer is a mixture of whatever white paper scraps that were in my stash.

Stacked the layers together, then arranged them onto a 4x5.25 inch black panel.  Next, the sentiment from last month’s Sending Floral Wishes Clear Stamp of the Month was heat embossed with white embossing powder before mounting it onto a white card base to finish.

Once again, I had so much fun using these dies that I made a birthday card, too.  This time I stuck to my favourite blue colour. 😉   Plus, I wanted to finally use my new hot foil machine!

The layered hex kaleidoscope tiles were adhered to light-weight paper first, then trimmed at a slant.  

The sentiment is from Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments and it was hot foiled with Cobalt Blue foil on a Bristol panel.  Trimmed a couple of strips of the dark colour paper then assembled the card to finish.  Easy-peasy!

Spellbinders offer a variety of club kits to suit your preference(s) and you can check them all out HERE.  The August club kits are available now through August 24th.  Select past kits may also be available and you can check it out HERE.  Thank you for dropping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Challenges

SSS Monday Challenge - Birthday Celebration 

The Male Room - #153 8th Birthday Celebration 

Spellbinders July Small Die of the Month

Hello everyone.  I’m dropping in today to share the July Spellbinders Small Die of the Month (SDOM).  This month’s Decorative Mini Slimline Card Creator die set contains 5 cutting dies.

As the name suggests, it can be used to make mini slimline cards.  Once again I’ve paired it with this month’s Sending Floral Wishes Clear Stamp of the Month (CSOM) to create a super easy clean and simple (CAS) card.

The largest die in the set measures 3.5”x6.5”, which is the same size as the mini slimline envelopes I have.  To ensure my card fits in these envelopes, the white card base is 6.25”x3.25”.  A piece of Bristol paper was then trimmed to 6”x3” and the second largest die was used to die cut from it, leaving a negative cut.

The floral image from the CSOM was stamped onto Xpress It cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, coloured in with Copic markers, then fussy cut out.  The sentiment from the same set was black heat embossed onto the Bristol panel.  Assembled onto the card base.  Added clear shimmer to the flowers and a few clear sequins for some sparkle to finish.

Had so much fun making this size card with these products that I made another CAS mini slimline card in portrait style this time.

Followed the same process as described above except… swapped out the stamped sentiment with a die-cut one from the SDOM.

There are several other monthly club kits offered by Spellbinders and you can check them out HERE.  This month’s kits are available now through July 24th.  Select past club kits may be available HERE.  Thank you for visiting.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Challenges:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes 

Watercooler Wednesday - #319 Helen’s Challenge All Things Feminine 

Spellbinders June Small Die of the Month

Hello there.  Popping in quickly to share the June Spellbinders Small Die of the Month.  This month’s Colorblock Landscape set of 6 dies has so many possibilities… especially when it coordinates with the Clear Stamp of the Month.

 

The cactus die is so cute, and I had to use it for my card!  I didn’t think my scene would look right in my favourite blue colour scheme, so I went outside my comfort zone and had fun creating a sunset desert scene in pinks and browns with a pop of yellow and green. 

For some strange reason my photo above is a bit off.  I only used solid colour paper, yet the top two pieces of the sky looks patterned. 😂  Not to worry though, the photos below will back me up.  Anyway, this card was pretty straight forward.  The large landscape die was used to die cut from different colour scraps to create both the ground and sky.  It was like doing a puzzle.

For the cacti, shading was done with a green Copic marker while highlights were added with a white gel pen.  The sentiment, heat embossed with white embossing powder, and the birds, stamped with Walnut Stain distress oxide ink, are from the Clear Stamp of the Month.  Assembled  the  card onto a white card base to finish.

Spellbinders offers many different value club kits HERE.  They are available now through June 24th, or while supplies last.  Past kits may also be available HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Spellbinders May Small Die of the Month

Hello everyone.  I’m back again today to share the May Spellbinders Small Die of the Month.  This month’s Arched A2 & Slimline Card Creator includes five dies and as its name suggests it can be used to create both A2 and slimline size cards.

There are many fabulous samples utilizing the dies as they were intended, but I went simpler and created this. 

I took the largest outside frame die and partial die cut a piece of Bristol paper on one end.  Flipped the die to the other end, lined it up with the notches on the sides and partial die cut that end and done.

Next, on a light pink A2 size panel, spotlight ink blended Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves distress inks.  Dried the inked panel completely with my heat tool before heat embossing the sentiment from this month’s Clear Stamp of the Month with white embossing powder.  Assembled the card onto a white card base then embellished with a few pearls to finish.

As I was cleaning up, I had a thought and wondered if the inside arch die could be partially die cut as well.  I gave it a try and it worked beautifully!

A pretty circle doily-like piece resulted and I used it to create a clean and simple (CAS) birthday card.

Ink blended with the same distress inks and white heat embossed a different sentiment from the same stamp set made this quick and easy.

There are many club kits to choose from and you can check them all out HERE.  Please note club sign-ups must be done by May 24th in order to receive May kits.  Past kits may be available HERE.  Thank you for visiting.  Have a wonderful day!

Challenge:

Linking the birthday card to AAA Birthday - #25 Happy 2nd Birthday Anything Goes Birthday