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Saturday, July 2, 2022

Spellbinders July Club Kits

 Hello everyone!  Can you believe it is already July?   Here in the northwest we don't often have really good summer weather until the middle of July, but this year has been really bad.   There were several days in June when I actually thought it was more like October!  Given our unseasonable weather it has been hard for me to remember that it is summer and that July is here!  Since it is the beginning of July that means all the new Spellbinders clubs have been released.   You can find all the information about the clubs and how to join right here.   Due to the fact that I accepted a crafty opportunity at the last minute (you will see those project in just a few days!) I was scrambling a bit to get my cards done with the July club products.   And I will say that as I made all these cards it was a case if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong!  (Affiliate linked products listed at the bottom of this post.  Using my links allows me to earn a small commission at no cost to you.  Thank you for your support.)   Anywhoo... here are my cards:


First up is my card featuring the July stamp and die club called Have a Chill Summer.  How cute are those popsicles?!   I used the colors from Color Throwdown and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for my very simple design.  I also used the July embossing folder called Geometric Stripes on the card.  The inks are from Pinkfresh Studio and after I stamped and die cut the popsicles I applied some watermark ink to the tops and a bit down one side, then added rainbow sparkle embossing powder and heat set.  The popsicle sticks are a two part stamp, but I only used the second part that adds the detail.  I stamped that on kraft cardstock with brown ink.  I die cut those and then adhered them to my popsicles.  I layered on the white embossed strip, the popsicles and that fun sentiment.   Clean and simple!

This next card features the July Glimmer club called Add a Stripe of Color.  Along with the foil plate there is a die that cuts out stripes.  I tried to incorporate the die into my card, but it wasn't working.  The foil you get this month is rose gold, but since my card is going to the new Color Hues challenge (thanks to the team for the runner up honor!) I used red and blue.  I even got the twist in there of stars and stripes!  Since it is hard to tell in this photo that I did in fact use red and blue foil I have a second one below that shows the true color of the foil.  The sentiment is from an older Glimmer club and the tage I used is from the Assorted Tags die set that was released a few months ago.  The stars were die cut from a strip of red foil that I had left over from a failed attempt at foiling the stripes in red. 


This final card showcases the embossing folder.  It ended up being red and blue, too, but I'm not going to add it to the Color Hues gallery.  I had a piece of red dotted paper on my desk and I thought it would be fun to emboss it and I do like how it turned out.  I added it to a card base and then stamped the sentiment from Just Wanted to Say (released in June) and the happy birthday from a stamp and die club from earlier in the year in blue because I still had the blue ink out.   I think I will add this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of anything goes


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12 comments:

TK said...

Fun cards, love the playful stripes!

Karen said...

Wow! The second photo showcasing the beautiful red and blue foil is wonderful! Foil is so tricky to photograph. Your card is CAS, but with lots of impact! Thanks for playing along with us at Color Hues!

Greta said...

Can't tell you had any troubles making these wonderful cards, Rosemary! Such a great idea to add the rainbow ep to the popsicles & love the embossed strip! You know I love foil, so the 2nd card really caught my attention--love it! The embossing folder is absolutely wonderful on the dotted paper! All great work, as usual!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

OH! Rosemary, you are so clever, I love the fun first popsicle card. What a great pun sentiment. Your second with the shine on the blue strip is lovely, the little details of the stars and the tag sentiment is wonderful. Your spotty red paper embossed is just marvellous, love how the sentiment pops on the card.
Faith x

Nancy said...

Some pretty cards you have here, Rosemary! I love both of your cards for our challenge over at Color Hues...The tags are perfect and what a great layout! Thanks for joining us at Color Hues, we love your work! Take care!

Kim S said...

What a fun trio of cards! I love your sparkly popsicles (that may at least remind you that it is summer!) along with the embossed stripe in the background. Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Lisa Elton said...

CUTE summer cards, Rosemary! Love the stars and stripes!

I Card Everyone said...

Rosemary, thanks for the second look at your fabulous foiling! What looked very navy suddenly turns royal - both views perfect for the challenge!
Thanks for Playing Cards and finding such a fun way to add both stars, and stripes to your red, white, and blue card!
=]

Jen Timko said...

These are such fun! Love the popsicles. So glad you joined us this week at FMS!

Vickie Z said...

Fun cards!! Sweet popsicles for the CTD... perfect for this time of year! So happy you joined us!!

Tracey McNeely said...

Rosemary all of your cards are so lovely, those are great stamps and dies and I love the fun design. Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Color Hues! Like you our weather has been kind of messed up this year. June and July are out hot months, and this year not so hot!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Great cards using the Spellbinders July kits, Rosemary - I always know where to find inspiration when it comes to these kits!!