New Collections Inspiration ft. Destination China | Blog Hop + Giveaway | Spellbinders

Today I am super excited to join Spellbinders for their New Collections Inspiration Blog Hop. My cards feature the Destinations China Collection by Lene Lok. 

In 2008, my Husband and I visited a few of the cities in China and of course many of their famous tourist spots. We had such an amazing experience and would one day love to go back. This die collection reminded me of the wonderful trip we had and the beauties we saw in China. 

Look at what a beautiful card these intricate dies make! I think this card is perfect for the upcoming 2019 Chinese New Year.

CARD DETAILS

To make this card I began with the background. I die cut Lucky Clouds Etched Die twice, stacked and glued the two layers together and then glued them to an acetate piece trimmed to size. I then cut out a rectangle opening in the card base and glued the clouds in place.

Next, I die cut two of the Etched Lanterns out of a red and gold shimmer cardstock, pieced and glued them together. I then added some gold crystals for detail.

For the sentiment, I used an old Recollections stamp set I had and embossed the letters in white, trimmed it and added it to the bottom of the card.

Before gluing the lanterns onto the clouds, I used a thin wire and strung it through the openings of the clouds and then glued the lanterns in place securing the wire down as well.

For this next card, I wanted to recreate the look of a Chinese screen door. In my head, I was thinking of a missing you card for a friend or family member, or even for a welcome to a new home card. 

To make this card, I used the Traditional Fence Etched Dies to create this Square Doorway. 

I began by using the large outline die to die cut the grey background piece. I then used one of the fence dies to die cut two doors from a darker grey piece of cardstock and trimmed them to fit onto each panel of the doorway. To the back of each fence, I glued a piece of vellum trimmed to fit. The Doorway was then glued onto a 5 x 5.25-inch red card base.

To give these screen doors some handles I used the tassels from one of the Lantern dies and die cut a negative and positive from a foiled piece of silver cardstock to create the mirrored opposite of the dies and then added a crystal to the handles.

The sentiment was heat embossed in white and comes from Studio Katia.

SUPPLIES

To make supplies easy to find, I have linked them below. If something I used is no longer available I will link to a similar product.

Affiliate links may be used depending on the product. Your purchases help keep my blog running, so thanks in advance for the support!

Supplies marked with an asterisk (*) were generously sent to me.

*LUCKY CLOUDS ETCHED DIES Shop at: SB	*LANTERNS ETCHED DIES Shop at: SB	*TRADITIONAL FENCE ETCHED DIES Shop at: SB	SSS Card Stock 24 Colors Shop at: SSS	ACETATE Sheets Shop at: SSS | AMZ
Vellum Value Pack Shop at: AMZ	Recollections Cardstock 110lb BALLERINA Shop at: AMZ	PenBlade - 3 Pack Stainless Steel Craft Knives Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Acme Junior T-Square Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Recollections Black Heavyweight Cardstock 110bs Shop at: AMZ
Craft Smith Metallic Foil 12x12 Inch Paper Pad Shop at: AMZ	Mini Misti Tool Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | SK	Whimsical Town Stamp Shop at: SSS | SK	Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Shop at: SSS | AMZ	UNICORN White Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ
Arctic White Ultra Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3	Double-Sided Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Double Ended Jewel Picker Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Gold Crystals Shop at: SSS | SK	MIDNIGHT BLUE CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK

HOP DETAILS

If you have arrived from the pretty amazing Mona Toth's Blog, you are on the right track! The next stop on the Hop is to my awesomely talented friend's Blog, Laura Volpes! If you'd like to start at the beginning click HERE.

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, December 23rd at 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Good Luck!

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Hopping 👋

National Tea Day Blog Hop | Studio Katia

Happy National Tea Day for all of you that love tea!

Today Studio Katia has teamed up with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers to celebrate National Tea Day with a fun Blog Hop. Make sure you leave comments along the Hop to qualify for a $50 CAD Gift Certificate to the Studio Katia Store.

For my card today, I wanted to create an inviting table scene for someone to enjoy a cup of tea. 

I began this card by stamping out a few of the images from the Sweet Latte set onto Bristol paper and then colored them in using Zig markers. I did a little bit of masking to add the teaspoon to the side of the teacup and fussy cut that out, and then used the coordinating dies to cut out the rest of the images.

Next, I did some dry embossing to add texture to my cardstock using the Mandala Stencil and running it through the Sizzix die cutting machine with an embossing mat. I then took the embossed piece and die cut the piece using the Dotted Pattern Set 3 dies to create a window for my scene.

To the background of what is the card base, I blended out a very subtle glow using Squeezed Lemon Distress Oxide ink and then began building the scene. The first piece I glued down was the patterned paper for a tablecloth and then added all the pieces to the table using foam tape to pop them up. I also stamped the hearts and steam to the background, colored those in and added some glossy accents. Lastly, I added the embossed frame using foam tape to create a window.

For the sentiment, I stamped out the many sweet thanks onto the dotted rectangle from the Dotted Patterns Set 2 and trimmed the edges to slide behind the tea kettle.

Hope you found some warmth and comfort in my card today, have a wonderful weekend and for those of you celebrating National Tea Day with us... 

Cheers to you!

Kristina's Blog is your next stop on the hop. To start at the beginning of the go to the Studio Katia Blog.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Hopping 👋

SUPPLIES

To make supplies easy to find, I have linked them below. If something I used is no longer available I will link to a similar product.

Affiliate links may be used depending on the product. Your purchases help keep my blog running, so thanks in advance for the support!

SWEET LATTE Shop at: SSS | SK	SWEET LATTE DIES Shop at: SSS | SK	DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3 DIES Shop at: SSS | SK	Dotted Patterns - Set 2 Dies Shop at: SSS | SK	MANDALA STENCIL Shop at: SSS | SK
STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK	Strathmore Bristol Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Mini Misti Tool Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | SK	Blackout Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3	Zig CLEAN COLOR 60+ 80 SET Shop at: SSS | AMZ
Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Sizzix Big Shot Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Sizzix Platform Extended Shop at: AMZ	Sizzix EMBOSS AND IMPRESSIONS PAD Shop at: SSS | AMZ	STANDARD CUTTING PADS Shop at: SSS | AMZ
Oxide Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Shop at: SSS	BLENDER BRUSH Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ	MFT GRAPHIC GRID 6x6 Paper Pack Shop at: SSS	Double-Sided Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ