Umbrellas and a Sunflower...

 Hello!  Hope you are having a good week!  So far so good in my corner of the world.  Today I popping in to share two cards that I created with new stamps from the Spellbinders Cardmaker Stamp Collection.  First up is a card I made using a really cute stamp set called Cute Boots.    The main image in the set features a little girl out for a walk in the rain.  I was going to use that stamp for my card but decided to go a little bit outside my comfort zone and create a card using one of the other images... a closed up umbrella.  After trying out different ways to use the umbrella I finally hit on the design of my card.  Then I decided to color the umbrella in rainbow order:   red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.  In order to make the layout look right I had two extra umbrellas that got colored in red and orange.  I stamped the umbrellas in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored them with Copic markers using one color for each umbrella.   I added in rain in the background using an image from the set and a very light gray ink.  The sentiment was then stamped in VersaFine Clair Nocturne.  I die cut the panel with a Spellbinders Essential Rectangle die, adhered it to my light gray cardstock base (Silver Fox from Spellbinders) and then added clear sequins.  I'm going to add this card to the Day of the Month Card Club challenge of find a rainbow day.

So there you have it... umbrellas falling from the sky like confetti, lol!

The second card features the Hello Sunflower stamp set from the same collection.  I also went outside my comfort zone with this card and created a bold and graphic design using the colors from Color Throwdown.  I used a patterned paper that had a yellow ombre look to it and die cut my panel using a die from the Essentials Rectangle die set.  I stamped the large sunflower on the panel using Catherine Pooler Orange Twist ink.  I then stamped the sentiment using VersaFine Clair Acorn ink.   I die cut red cardstock with the largest die from the Essential Rectangle set and then adhered the smaller one to that.  I added a few brown sequins to the center of the flower to finish things off.   

Before you go I wanted to let you know that Spellbinders is having a huge spring warehouse sale.  Just click on the banner below or the link in my sidebar to head to the sale.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Spellbinders Expressions of Spring Release!

 Hello everyone!  Just popping in with a couple of cards that I made with new products from the Spellbinders Expressions of Spring release!  This release is full of wonderful products to create beautiful spring themed cards.  There is something for everyone!  Today I'm sharing cards that I made with new products from the Glimmer line.  Before I go any further I wanted to let you know that Spellbinders has new clearance markdowns plus an additional 15% off going right now.  The sales ends on Sunday, January 30th.  The extra 15% will be automatically taken at checkout.  Click on the banner below or the link in my sidebar to head over to Spellbinders. (Compensated affiliate links used where possible.  By using my links I earn a small commission at no cost to you.)

Now for my cards!  First up it a card that I created using the new Scattered Flowers and the Glimmer Daisy Glimmer hot foil plates.  I glimmered the daisies using gold and pink foil and then die cut them with the matching dies.  The flowers come in three sizes and I layered them alternating between the pink and the gold.  Unfortunately the pink is so light it is hard to tell that there is any difference between the foils.  The Scattered Flowers background was foiled using gold foil.  Once the background was foiled I die cut it with the largest die from the Spellbinders Essentials rectangle die.   I die cut a panel of white cardstock with the second largest die from the Essentials die set.   To give the panel dimension I cut some pieces of white cardstock and adhered them behind the panel then adhered the panel to the center of the background panel.  The flowers were then arranged as you see on the panel.   The sentiment was foiled in gold using another Spellbinders Glimmer plate, die cut with the matching die and popped up on the panel.  I finished off the card with Spellbinders fashion gold pearl embellishments.   The layout fits the current Freshly Made Sketches layout so I will be posting it there.

The second card just uses the new Glimmer Daisy Glimmer plate.   This time I hot foiled the daisies using teal and purple foils.  I also hot foiled the leaves that come in the set using green.  Once I had every thing foiled I die cut all the pieces.  I layered the flowers alternating between the teal and the purple.  The sentiment was foiled using black foil and the large sentiment from the December Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil kit.  I just love the black foil.  It looks so much like stamping!   The panel is a die from a Spellbinders small die kit from several years ago.  I die cut it several times from white cardstock and layered them all together for some dimensional.   I used one of the smaller Essentials rectangle dies to cut the light gray panel and adhered that to the center of the main panel.  I then arranged the flowers and the leaves.   The panel was adhered to a light gray cardstock base and then I finished off the flowers with fashion silver pearls from Spellbinders.   I going to send this card off to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Spellbinders Fall in Love sale!

 Hey there!  Popping in to let you know that Spellbinders has lots of love themed products on sale right now for up to 50% off.   If you are a Spellbinders club member (any one of the clubs), you may also get a further discount.  Just click on the banner below to head to the sale.  

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More Spellbinders Deals!

 Hello!  Popping in to let you know that there are still great deals to be had over at Spellbinders.   Just click on the banner below to be taken to the sale.  Lots and lots of great deals!

Thank you, in advance, to anyone who decides to use my affiliate link to make a purchase at Spellbinders.  I really appreciate it!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Spellbinders Super Surprise Bundle and more!

Hello everyone!  I'm just popping in to let you know that Spellbinders has a couple of great offers going on right now.   Click on the banner below to purchase your very own Super Surprise Bundle!  This bundle contains stamps, dies, embellishments and an embossing folder.  The total amount of the bundle is over $160, but you can purchase a bundle for $45!  That is an amazing deal, right?

I also want to remind you that right now you can get a free Jane Davenport color pencil set and free shipping on a purchase of $100 or more.  This offer is good through Sunday.  You can purchase a Super Surprise Bundle, as well as a few more items and qualify for the free gift and shipping.  That is quite a deal!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Black Friday Sales!

 Hello there!  I'm popping in to let you know about several black Friday sales that are going on right now.  I have already mentioned the Spellbinders sale.  Just click on the link in the side bar to head to the sale.  I also want to let you know that ThermoWeb is having a big sale.  Click on the banner below to head to the sale!  This sale is going on right now and will last through November 30th.

A Jillian Vance Design is also having a big sale.  The sale starts on Wednesday, November 25th and runs through November 30th!  Click here to head to the AJVD sale.

MFT is also having a big Black Friday sale.   Save 35% on most items in the shop.  Just click here to go to the sale. 

Thanks for stopping by and if you decide to use my affiliate links to shop please know that I really appreciate it!

Spellbinders Hello Holidays Sale!

 Hello!  I'm popping in to let you know that Spellbinders is having a HUGE holiday sale right now.   There are tons of great deals to be had.  Just click on the banner below to be taken straight to the sale.  All prices are good through November 30, 2020.  

Thanks for stopping by today.  I greatly appreciate any purchases that are made through my affiliate link.   Have a wonderful day!

creating with fun stampers journey...

 Hello everyone!  Today I'm popping in with a card that I made with some lovely products from Fun Stampers Journey/Spellbinders.   These products are from the newly released FSJ Buzzworthy collection.  My card uses the lovely Sweet as Honey stamp set and the Sweet Honeycomb stencil.  I started my card by inking up one corner of a white cardstock panel using the stencil and Squeezed Lemonade distress oxide ink.  I then scored a line at an angle from one side of the panel to the other.  It is hard to see so I included a close up photo.   I then stamped the flower and a leaf on Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock with VersaFine CLAIR Nocturne ink and then I did some simple watercoloring.  Once the flower and the leaf were mostly dry I trimmed them out.   By doing this I allow some natural curling to occur that lifts up the edges of the flower to give it dimension when I adhere it to the panel.  Before adhering the flower to the panel I adhered the second leaf behind the flower and let that dry.  When it was dry I placed the flower on the panel so I could place the sentiment where I wanted it and then stamp.   The flower was then adhered to the panel with glue.  I added some yellow Stickles to the center of the flower for a little sparkle.   I based my card on the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches so I will be posting it there.  I'm also going to send this off to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you will check out these new products from Fun Stampers Journey/Spellbinders.  And don't forget about the opportunity to save 30% off select Spellbinders kits.

holiday sparkle...

 Hello everyone!  I'm popping with some holiday cards that I created using the gorgeous Sparkling Holidays card kit from Spellbinders!  This kit is jam packed with all kinds supplies to create amazing Christmas cards!  I made three and I have one more to complete that I will share at a later date and I can create many more with all the supplies I have left!  The value is absolutely phenomenal!  And right now you can save up to 30% on past kits!  Simply click on the banner below to be taken to all the kits that are on sale.   

 

 Now on to my cards!   I made all three cards using just a small sample of the dite cut n pieces that are found in the kit.   I also used different patterned papers from the kit.  You get a full 6x6 pad of patterned papers!  I trimmed down a piece that has a star pattern on it and then layered on three trees, a sparkling deer and a banner with the sentiment fa la la la.   To finish off the card I added tiny rhinestones (a pack comes in the kit) to some of the stars on the card.  It is hard to see in the photo, but if you click on it you should be able to see them.

This next card uses one of  dies (yes... you get dies in this kit!) along with another die cut piece and a banner.  I die cut some patterned paper with a Spellbinders rectangle die (no longer available) and then a piece of aqua cardstock from the kit to layer behind the patterned paper.  I layered on the rectangle and then the swan and the banner.   I used the poinsettia and leaves die to cut flowers from pink cardstock from the kit and the leaves from dark green cardstock from the kit.  I then layered the flowers on the swan as you see.  I finished off the card by adding more of those rhinestones I used in the first card to the center of each flower.  I think this card is my favorite of the three.  Adding this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.

 

The final card is just fun!  I used two large word die cuts from the kit along with a sparkly ampersand for the main elements on the card.   Many of the papers in the 6x6 pad you get in the kit have foiling on them and I used one with a fun star pattern on it.  I trimmed that down and adhered it to one of the card bases included in the kit (you get ten card bases and ten envelopes in the kit!).  I then layered on the two words and the ampersand.  I finished off the card with a sentiment from the stamp set included in the kit that I embossed in black on vellum.  It was die cut with a Spellbinders banner die.   

I hope you enjoyed seeing my Christmas designs and that you will check out the sales going on at Spellbinders right now.  If you are a curent Spellbinders club kit member you will save even more on your purchase!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Great Deals at Spellbinders!

 Hey there!  Popping in to let you know that there are more great deals to be had at Spellbinders!  You can now save an additional 15% off already low clearance prices!  Just click the banner below to be taken to the clearance section.  The additional 15% off will be deducted at check out. 

Spellbinders Scary Good Sale!

 Hello!  Popping in to let you know that Spellbinders is have a scary good sale right now!  Lots of great deals.  Just click on the banner below to be taken to the sale. 

Thanks for stopping by and if you use my affiliate link to shop... I really appreciate it!  Thank you!

walk with courage...

 Hello friends!  I'm popping in today to share a project I made with a newly released stamp set from Jane Davenport for Spellbinders called Walk With Courage.   This set has images of two women created in a stylized manner, as well as the sentiment and a few other smaller images.   This card definitely made me think of those strong women I know who are walking with courage right now.   I decided to do some simple watercoloring with the image and it turned into a bit of disaster so I started over and heat embossed the image using gold embossing powder.  I pulled out some ephemera pieces from the Spellbinders July 2020 card kit called Vintage Mementos.  The butterfly I used in the layout is a soft yellow so I went with that color for her dress, shoe and hair.  I used distress ink in scattered straw for the coloring.   Once the image was dry I trimmed it down and adhered it to a card base.  I heat embossed the sentiment walk with courage in the same gold embossing powder on vellum and trimmed out the circle.  I then spent some time arranging the sentiment strip and the butterfly to find an arrangement that I liked.   It turns out that my arrangement is somewhat similar to the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch so I will be posting her over there.  I really like how this turned out.  Now to determine who I will send this to in the future!  I will be back later in the week with another card using a new Jane Davenport stamp set so stay tuned! 

Don't forget that there is a big sale going on over at Spellbinders.  Here is a link to the sale or you can just click on the icon over in my side bar.  The sale ends on September 27th and there are lots of great deals to be had!  Thank you for shopping through my affiliate links.  I earn a small commission at no cost to you.   Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by. 

Spellbinders Holiday Sale!

Hello!  Just popping in to let you know that Spellbinders is having a sale on select holiday products.  The sale runs through September 15th so make sure you check it out!  Click on the banner below to be taken to the sale.

Thanks for stopping by today and thank you if you decide to purchase any products using the above link.  I really appreciate it!  Have a wonderful day!

Spellbinders/Jane Davenport Sale!

Hey there!  Popping in with a quick share of a great sale that is going on over at the Spellbinders website.  Just click on the banner below to be taken directly to the sale.  You can save up to 60% on select Jane Davenport products!

This offer is good through September 9th so make sure you check it out!   Thanks for stopping by and thank you for using my affiliate links!  I really appreciate it!

Spellbinders/Becca Feeken Halloween Collection

Hello!  Halloween?!  Yes, I know it isn't even the middle of August, but the new Halloween collection by Becca Feeken just dropped on the Spellbinders website and I have two cards to share using two of the die sets that are now available!  The collection can be found here.   I created two cards using the Spooky Boo die set and the super cool Nestabilities Nested Clipped Square die set.   For the first card I decided to create a shaker element using two of the Nested Clipped Squares.  I taped them together on some patterned paper that had bats on it and ran it through my die cutting machine.   Because I wanted to use the element in the more diamond shaped way I made sure to die cut the paper with the bats flying in the right way.  I didn't do that originally and realized that it wouldn't look right.  A small detail, but I'm all about the details... even the small ones, lol!  I die cut some additional paper using a Spellbinders classic rectangle die and then using the frame and the inner piece I lined it up on the rectangle and adhered it.  I die cut some bats and spiders from white and orange glitter cardstock to place in the center of my shaker element.  I die cut acetate to create my window, adhered it to the back of the frame with glue and then adhered thin strips of foam tape to the frame.  This was carefully place directly over the interior piece that I had adhered and my little shaker bits.  I trimmed out the sentiments from some Halloween patterned paper and adhered then to the shake element along with a cat I die cut from black glitter cardstock.  A small piece of the orange glitter cardstock was adhered behind the cats eyes and mouth.  Additional patterned paper was trimmed to fit a card base, adhered and then I added the shaker element.

The second card is a bit more simple.  I trimmed down some patterned paper to fit my card base and adhered it.   I then die cut the largest Nested Clipped Square die from some patterned paper with a spider web design on it.  I decided to place the die cut on my card front not in the diamond orientation, but as you see it.  I die cut the spider web from white glitter cardstock (although it doesn't look very glittery!) and adhered them in the opposite corners.  I die cut two spiders from black cardstock and adhered then on the webs.   The word boo was die cut from the white glitter cardstock and then several more times from scrap white cardstock.   All the word were adhered together and then I adhered the word nestled between the two webs.  To balance things out a bit I added three bats die cut from black glitter cardstock.




Here are the two cards together.  I think these will be going to my little niece and nephew when Halloween finally rolls around!   Before I go I want to let you know that Spellbinders has a new offer going on this week.    Simply spend $75 and you will receive a set of Wonderland Storytime Paint Pen FREE (a $39.99 value!)    You can also click on the banner below to be taken to the Spellbinders website.   Affiliate links are used.  Should you decided to use the links I will receive a small commission at no cost to you.  Thank you for using my links!

Thanks for sticking with me this far, for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Spellbinders BOGO Sale!

Hey everyone!  Popping in to let you know that Spellbinders is having a BOGO sale on select dies.  The sale starts today and runs through Sunday, August 9th.  Just click on the banner to go directly to the sale.   The link provided is an affiliate link. Should you purchase through this link I will earn a small commission at no cost to you.  Thank you for using my affiliate link.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Spellbinders 4th of July Sale!

Hello!  Popping in to let you know that Spellbinders is having a 4th of July sale!  This sale starts today and runs through the 7th of July.  Just click on the banner below to be taken to the sale!

Spellbinders is also offering a special deal regarding their kit clubs.  Right now you can get a 10% discount off your first month of a new club subscription!  Spellbinders' clubs are an amazing value to begin with and to get an additional 10% off your first month?  That's even better!  Just use the code 'JULY'  to get the discount. 

Thanks for stopping by and happy shopping!

Spellbinders Super Summer Sale!

Hey friends!  Popping in to let you know that Spellbinders is have a super sale going on right now.  This sale runs through June 21st and you can find all kinds of great deals!  Just click on the banner below to be taken to the sale.

Thanks for stopping in today and if you use the link to shop that sale please know that I really appreciate it!  Thank you!