Fresh Picked Buttercup Cards | Spellbinders

Hello friends!

Today I have some Spring-inspired floral cards to share with you from the Spellbinders Fresh Picked Collection. Despite the irony of the weather taking a dip to its lowest here, these vibrant cards serve as a cheerful reminder that Spring is still on its way.

CARD RECIPE

Dies - Fresh Picked Buttercups Etched Dies

Sentiment - Fresh Picked Sentiments Etched Dies

Shading - done with Copics

Embellishments - ULTRAMARINE Crystals

In addition to the color palette used on this card, I opted for shade-free flowers and took a unique approach to snipping and stitching the buttercup layout.

Which card did you like the most? Personally, I can't decide between the two! If you loved the style of these cards make sure to check out the rest of the Spellbinders Fresh Picked Collection. 

Have an amazing day and if you are experiencing the Polar Vortex weather stay warm! Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💙

SUPPLIES

Fresh Picked Buttercups Etched Dies Shop at: SB	Fresh Picked Sentiments Etched Dies Shop at: SB	Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Copic Sketch Markers Shop at: SSS | AMZ
Bearly Art Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	ULTRAMARINE Crystals Shop at: SSS

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Floral Frenzy Cards | Spellbinders | Floral Reflection Collection

Hello friends! 

There is a gorgeous new collection from Spellbinders available now and if you love florals this one is calling your name. The Floral Refection Collection is so pretty and so versatile as I will show you with my card examples today.

CARD RECIPE

First of all, let's talk about this new 3D embossing folder! Just look at the gorgeous floral detail. Alone as a background it is beautiful. For this birthday card, I paired it with a vellum heart from the new Essential Heart Etched Die set with the Floral Reflection Etched Dies. To make this a birthday card I just added the sentiment from the Floral Reflection Sentiment set, but honestly, it could be used for any occasion.

Here is another example. This time the sentiment is a bit vague but I turned it into a wedding card just by adding a little piece of tule behind the die-cut heart.

Again I used the flowers from the Floral Reflection Etched Dies without the base stems and created a loose arrangement along the edge of the heart that I then added to the 3D Flower Frenzy Embossed Background.

This final card could be used for any occasion. To make the embossed areas pop even more I used white pigment ink over the raised areas. I then die cut the Floral Reflection Etched dies from white cardstock and finished just the centers of the flowers to reduce some layers.

To the center, I added a sentiment from the Floral Reflection Stamp set that I die cut with a coordinating die.

I hope these simple yet beautiful cards inspired you. This Floral Reflection Collection release is timeless and could be very useful for all-year-round cardmaking. 

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🎕

SUPPLIES

FLOWER FRENZY 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER Shop at: SB	ESSENTIAL HEARTS ETCHED DIES Shop at: SB	FLORAL REFLECTION ETCHED DIES Shop at: SB	FLORAL REFLECTION SENTIMENTS Shop at: SB
Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Arctic White Emb.Pwd. Shop at: SSS | IO3	Original Misti Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Bee Creative Brilliant White Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Bee Creative Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	CRYSTAL PRISM GEM STICKERS Shop at: SSS | HBS	Icy Sparkle Crystals Shop at: SSS | SK	Embellishment Wand Shop at: SSS | SK
Black Triangle Tray Shop at: SSS | SK	Bearly Art Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | AMZ	White Foam Dots With Tab Shop at: HBS	Tulle Fabric Spool Shop at: AMZ

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!

Scenic Snapshot Clean and Simple Cards | Spellbinders

Happy November friends!

Wow, I still can't believe how quickly this year has flown. Today I have a few cards to share with you featuring a few of the sets from the Scenic Snapshots Collection. I think these cards are perfect for someone who loves to travel or maybe even a retirement card. 

Also, today starts Kathy Raccosins 30 Day Coloring Challenge for anyone that wants to participate it is a great way to improve on your coloring skills, so click on the link for more information. I will try to participate as often as I can this month so follow me on Instagram to see what I color.

CARD DETAILS

Sometimes, especially when it comes to small die-cut pieces I like to cheat a little. Rather than die-cutting each piece out of different cardstock, I like to die cut everything out of white cardstock and then color it. I find this saves me so much time, plus the results you get are very different as you can add dimension and layers in your coloring.

For this first card, I ran the dies from the SPRINGTIME SCENIC SNAPSHOTS through the die machine using Neenah Solar White cardstock. I then used Copic markers to color each piece in.

Next, I die cut a circle from the panel that will be the card front. I then used a few Distress Oxide inks to blend out the colors on the background. Tumbled Glass for the sky and Mowed Lawn for the grass.

To make the scene fit within the circle I ran the treeline die cut along with the same circle die to trim off the edges.

I then pieced and glued all the die-cut pieces onto the circle cut out.

Before gluing the scene in place, I stamped the sentiment from the WILD AND FREE stamp set along the die-cut circle edge by curving the stamp in my positioner.

For this next card, I repeated the same exact process as my previous card. Once again using Copics on the die-cut pieces and Distress Oxide Inks on the background.

Difficult to see in the picture, but the stars moon and the snow are sparkly as I added a layer of Liquid Pixie Dust to them.

This sentiment also comes from the WILD AND FREE stamp set, it is such a great stamp set to have for the traveler in your life.

I hope you all were inspired by these simple Scenic Snapshot cards today. Let me know in the comments below which one is your favorite card. Visit Spellbinders for more Scenic Snapshot inspiration using these dies.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

SUPPLIES

SPRINGTIME SCENIC SNAPSHOTS Shop at: SB	ADVENTURE TIME SCENIC SNAPSHOTS Shop at: SB	NESTABILITIES CIRCLES Shop at: SB	PLATINUM 6 DIE CUTTING PLATFORM Shop at: SB	WILD AND FREE Shop at: SSS | SBC | SK
MINI MISTI Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | SK	INK BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | SK	TUMBLED GLASS Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	MOWED LAWN Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	BLUEPRINT SKETCH DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS
Oxide Ink Pad VINTAGE PHOTO Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	LIQUID PIXIE DUST Shop at: SSS | IO3	BACK TO BASICS Shop at: HBS	GUILLOTINE PAPER TRIMMER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC
STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK

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Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month for January | 7 Quick and Easy Valentine Day Cards

Hello! Today I am sharing 7 Valentine Cards using Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month for January I love how these supplies all coordinated with each other to make cardmaking quick and easy. Just look at all the goodies included in this kit!

I have to say the dies and the patterned paper stack are my favorite part of the kit. I used almost everything included in the kit at least once. The only products I used that were not included was a stamp positioner, black ink, some silver foil cardstock and the die cutting machine. For those of you looking to make your own handmade Valentines Day cards, I would recommend this kit for you!  Just look of all the cards I whipped up in a few hours. 

CARD DETAILS

These large premade dies make cardmaking so quick and easy, definitely a time saver. For my first card, I just popped 3 of them up with foam and glued them on to a trimmed piece of patterned paper that I had glued onto the prescored red card base.

For card #2, once again I used the premade die cuts as the focal point. Stamped a sentiment from the stamp set included in the kit underneath the dies onto this trimmed piece of patterned paper that I had glued onto a card base and voila, all done card number 2!

For this next card, I used a couple of different pieces of patterned and solid cardstock to create some layers for the background. I then simply added the die cut pieces and finished it off with a few enamel hearts.

Again here I used a piece of patterned paper for the background of the card and added the premade dies as the focal point. I also stamped the sentiment on the top left corner using one of the stamps from the included stamp set. Finished off the card once again with the enamel hearts.

For card #5, I first die cut the typewriter using the dies from the kit and then on the paper I stamped the sentiment from the included stamp set.  Popped the typewriter onto some diecut hearts that I had glued directly onto the striped paper and then finished the card with the enamel arrow stickers along the bottom edge.

On this next card, I used the die cut sunglasses as a focal point and then built around them with the other die cuts that I had glued onto the white cardstock strip to break up the patterned paper. I finished off the card by stamping the sentiment below the grouping which I thought made a great play on words for "eyes".

And for my final love birds card,  I began with stacking a few of the patterned papers together to create somewhat of a frame around the lovebirds and then used the flower dies to cut out flowers using coordinating cardstock to add around the corners of the frame. I then finished up the card once again by stamping out the sentiment and adding the enamel dots and hearts.

As you can see from my card examples they are all super simple designs, making them quick and easy to put together. It is so hard to mess them things up when everything is preselected for you to coordinate together.

Thank you, Spellbinders, for sending me the January Card kit to play and create with. For more inspiration using Spellbinder's Kits check out all the inspiration shared on the Club Community. Also make sure you check out all the rest of the Monthly Membership Clubs offered by Spellbinders.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋