MFT | Hey Ghostie!

Hello there, today marks the release of the My Favorite Things August stamps, dies, paper, stencils and much more! This release has a very autumnal/fall and Halloween feel to it and there are some super fun sets. For my card today, I thought I would use the fun new Hey, Ghoul Die and Rolling Clouds Stencil.

 

I started off my card by die cutting the ghost from the MFT Hey, Ghoul Die-Namics set. I die cut the main body from white cardstock. I added a small piece of tape to the back, so that I could piece in the eyes and mouth from black cardstock. I then cut the cheeks from pink and adhered them on top with glue. I cut the 'hey!' portion of the sentiment three times from white cardstock (with Stick It Adhesive on the back) and layered them up one on top of another.

 

 

I took an A2 white card base and using the MFT Rolling Clouds Stencil, blended on Distress Inks for the clouds. I started at the top using Black Soot and then blended down to Dusty Concord. For the first two layers of the purple, I blended over a little Black Soot as well, to darken them slightly.

 

 

I then added the sentiment with the Stick It Adhesive on the back to the right hand side and the ghost to the left with foam tape.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

I am hoping to have a play with more from the release throughout the month. It is such a fun release! Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Spellbinders | Small Die of the Month Club Kit Sitting Pretty

Hello there, today I have a card and tag to share with you using the Spellbinders August 2020 Small Die of the Month Club Kit. This month is called Sitting Pretty and includes elements that can make mandala images or can be used as decorative elements for alphabets.

 

There are three different shapes of the teardrop elements in the kit. For my card I used one of them and die cut it nine times from white cardstock. I then blended on Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet Distress Inks. They were added to a black A2 card base with craft glue.

 

 

I then took the sentiment from the Spellbinders Everyday Sentiments II Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Set and foiled it on to black cardstock using Spellbinders Moondust Glimmer Hot Foil Roll. It was cut in to strips and added to the card with foam tape. To finish off, I added Lucy's Peacock Feather Jewels.

 

 

For the tag, I first cut the largest of the FSJ Tag Steel Rule Set from black cardstock. I then cut another of the elements from the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Kit from white cardstock. This time, I blended on Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks. The elements were added to the tag with craft glue.

 

 

I then cut the alphabet dies from the set from white cardstock and blended on more Mermaid Lagoon ink. The letters were added to the bottom of the tag to spell out 'thanks'. I finished off by adding twine through the top of the tag and Lucy's Iridescent Jewels to the shapes.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card and tag. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

I hope you will check out the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Kit. It is a monthly subscription where you receive the kit each month. If you do become a member, you will also receive other Spellbinder benefits too. For more information, please see here. You can also purchase previous kits separately but the price is increased for those. You can see them here.

 

I will be back later in the month using the kit again to share a different way of using the last shape in the kit. Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today. I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Spellbinders | Crafty Sentiments

Hello there, today I have a card to share with you using the Spellbinders Crafty Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Set, which works perfectly with the Spellbinders August 2020 Glimmer Hot Foil Of The Month Kit, or on it's own. 

 

I started off by taking the crafty friend sentiment from the Spellbinders Crafty Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Set and foiling it on to a panel of white cardstock with Spellbinders Black Foil. I then foiled the accompanying hello sentiment on to black cardstock with Spellbinders Silver Foil. I took the panel and embossed the second largest of the Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Heart Etched Dies around the sentiment.

 

 

I then took the sentiment strip from the Spellbinders Holiday Sentiment Series 2 Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set and die cut the hello sentiment in to a strip. It was added on to the card with foam tape. I took the images from the Simon Says Stamp US of Craft-ay Stamp Set and stamped them on to white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

 

 

The images were coloured with Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area) and fussy cut out using scissors. They were added to the card with thin foam tape. To finish off, I added a few Lucy's Raindrops.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

COPIC MARKERS: Palette - E55, E53, E50, R89, R35, YR18, YR16, YR12, Y17, Y15, Y11, YG17, YG25, YG01, B04, B00, B66, B63, V17, V12. Paint Tube - BG13, BG11, BG10, V17, V15, V12, C3, C1, C00. Paintbrush - BG13, BG11, BG10, C3, C00, E55, E53, E50. Scissors - BG13, BG11, BG10, C3, C1.

 

These sentiments are perfect to send cards to crafty friends! Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope that you are staying safe and keeping well. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, Take care!

New Home

Hello there, yesterday I was over on the Hero Arts Blog sharing a card using the new Bird House Fancy Die that was released as an add-on to the August 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit.

 

I die cut the elements from the Hero Arts Bird House Fancy Die using Sand and Cherry cardstock. The bird was die cut using Dove White. I then added Copic Marker shading to the elements and added them with foam tape on to the card base. For the card base, I die cut the Woodgrain Texture Fancy Die from more Dove White cardstock and adhered it on the front of a top folding A2 card base. The little heart is from the US Map Infinity Die set.

 

 

The sentiment from the House Stamp & Cut set was stamped on to Pitch Black Cardstock with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut in to a strip and added to the card with more foam tape. To finish off, I added Crystal Clear Lacquer Pen to the heart.

 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

COPIC MARKERS: E44, E43, E42, E41, R89, R37, R35. Bird - YR31, E53, E51, B97, B95, B93., B91.

 

Thanks so much for visiting me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a lovely day!

VIDEO | Embossed Stencilled Backgrounds

Hello there, today I have two cards to share with you using the fabulous new Simon Says Stamp Congrats Word Mix 2 stamp set that released today as part of the new Let's Connect collection. I thought that I would combine the sentiments with embossing with stencils, which is one of my favourite techniques.

 

I started off my cards by creating the backgrounds. I took 3.75" x 5" panels of Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock and blended Distress Oxide inks on top using blending brushes. I used Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold and Squeezed Lemonade for one panel and Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio for the other.

 

 

I then ran the panels through my die cutting machine with the Simon Says Stamp Bouquet Of Roses Stencil and embossed the stencil on to the panels. I then spritzed the panels using Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz and set them aside to dry while I worked on my sentiments.

 

 

I stamped two of the sentiments from the Simon Says Stamp Congrats Word Mix 2 Stamp Set on to vellum using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. I then applied Stick It Adhesive Sheet to the back of the vellum to be able to adhere them on to the cards. Because the adhesive covers the whole of the vellum piece, you cannot really see the adhesive.

 

 

For the sentiment with the square outline, I cut this using a Hero Arts Nesting Square Infinity Die (I had to cut a sliver off the right hand side using my guillotine) and used a Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle Die for the other. The panels were added to A2 white card bases with foam tape and then the sentiment pieces added on top.

 

 

To finish off, I added a Doodlebug Tiny Heart Sprinkle to the square vellum sentiment and Lucy's Pink Moonstone Sequins to the other card, adhering them with Multi Medium Matte adhesive.

 

VIDEO:

 

Here is the video showing how I made the cards:

 

If you are viewing this post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the cards. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you will check out the rest of the fabulous Let's Connect release and have a lovely day!

Spellbinders | Stylish Script

Hello there, today I have a card to share with you using the beautiful Spellbinders Thank You & Happy Birthday Glimmer Hot Foil Set from the Stylish Script Collection. I really love the handwritten font on these!

 

I started off by taking a panel of 3.75" x 5" Hero Arts Lapis Cardstock and blending Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink around the edges. I wanted it to be a bit darker towards the very edges, so I added on some Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink too. I then left the panel to dry for a few hours.

 

 

I took the thank you from the Spellbinders Thank You & Happy Birthday Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Set and foiled it on to the top middle of the panel using Spellbinders Champagne Foil. Once foiled, I stamped the fern shaped leaf from the WPlus9 Autumn Leaves Stamp Set around the edges of the panel, using Hero Arts Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink.

 

 

The panel was then adhered on to an A2 white card base with foam tape. To finish off, I added Lucy's Raindrops around the panel, adhering with Multi Medium Matte adhesive.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

I think this design would work well using the happy birthday sentiment too for a masculine birthday card. Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today. I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hero Arts August 2020 My Monthly Hero Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there and welcome as we celebrate the release (for pre-order) of the Hero Arts August 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. The kit this month (along with the add-on products) has a wonderful staycation theme to it. Perfect for our current times. The main kit stamp set has lots of images that depict what you might do during your staycation, along with wonderful sentiments too.

 

If you are following along in the hop, you should have arrived here from the wonderful Mindy.

 

 

My first card uses the fun hanging chair image from the kit, along with the butterfly and sentiment. I wanted to give the card a very airy, calm feel to it so I kept it very simple. I started off by stamping the hanging chair and butterfly from the set using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink on to white cardstock. I coloured them in using Copic Markers and then cut them out using the coordinating frame cuts in the kit.

 

 

I took a top folding A2 card base and blended Hero Arts Pool Party Reactive Ink at the top. I then took the sentiment from the main kit stamp set and stamped to the right hand side. The chair and butterfly were then simply added with foam tape. To finish off, I added a few Hero Arts Clear Enamel Dots.

 

 

My second card is the card that I shared over on the Hero Arts Blog for the countdown. I first masked off the edges of a top folding card base and then blended on Hero Arts Green Apple Reactive Ink at the bottom for grass, followed by Hero Arts Splash Reactive Ink for the sky. I then stamped the sentiment from the main kit stamp set with Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink.

 

 

I took the woman reading a book image from the main kit stamp set and stamped it on to white cardstock with more Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I then stamped the potted plant image three times as well. They were coloured using Copic Markers and cut out with the coordinating frame cuts. I cut the bottoms off the potted plants so that they were just the leaf parts and adhered them to the card with foam tape, to represent the plants growing in the ground in a garden. The woman was then added behind using Precision Glue.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the cards. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

THE KIT:

 

 

The Hero Arts August 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit contains a 6" x 8" Clear Stamp Set, 23 Coordinating Frame Cuts, 1 Greetings Fancy Die, 5 white postcards and a Summer Twilight Palette Reactive Ink Pad. All of this is valued at $76.00 but you can get it for $34.99 (approximately £28 depending on exchange rate).

 

The kits are limited edition and often sell out quickly. You can subscribe here so that you never miss a kit. International subscribers receive a discount off shipping too. Kits aim to begin shipping on 10th August 2020.

 

ADD-ONS:

 

There are lots of wonderful add-on products releasing this month too. These work alongside the main kit but can be used separately as well. They are not limited edition and can be purchased along with the kit, separately from the Hero Store, or from your favourite Hero Arts retailer. Here is a look at them:

 

 

BLOG HOP:

 

Next on the hop is the fabulous Mariana but if you get lost along the way, please head over to the Hero Arts Blog for the full list of participants.

 

GIVEAWAY:

 

Hero Arts are giving away one £50 gift certificate to one lucky winner. The winner will be picked from all of the comments left across all of the stops in the hop. The more you comment, the more chances you have to win. Enter by 9th August at 11.59 PDT and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog the following week. Good luck!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop! Take care :)

VIDEO | Clearly Besotted August 2020 Release Preview

Hello there and welcome to the Clearly Besotted August 2020 release day! There are six new stamps sets releasing today, which can be purchased separately, or as a bundle (with money off and free gifts!). There is definitely something for everyone in this release but the focus is definitely on the cuteness this month!

 

 

You can purchase the new sets from the Clearly Besotted shop (UK based) or Simon Says Stamp. They will be available to purchase in the Clearly Besotted store at 8pm BST tonight. Here is a look at all of the sets, as well as a recap of my projects:

 

If you are viewing this blog post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have shared in the video. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

For more inspiration using the new release, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog, as well as Keren, Lisa and our wonderful guest Keeway, who are all sharing one last teaser with you today. Thank you so much for joining me this week, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a lovely day and a wonderful weekend! Take care :)

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Have A Mice Day

Hello there and welcome to day four of the Clearly Besotted August 2020 Teasers. Only one more sleep till the new stamps hit the shops tomorrow! For my last teaser, I am using the adorable Undercover Plushies set which is full of the most adorable little mice with flowers!

 

For my tags, I started off by die cutting the scallop edged and straight edged tag from the Clearly Besotted Tag Along Die Collection twice from white cardstock (for each tag) and then also from yellow and aqua paper from the MFT Summertime Polka Dots Paper Pad. I adhered the paper and white tags back to back (to give stability to the tags but also to have a clean back of the tag too). I then cut the hole reinforcer from black cardstock and adhered that on top.

 

 

I cut two Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle Dies from white cardstock and adhered them on top of the tags with thin foam tape. I then took two of the mice images from the Clearly Besotted Undercover Plushies Stamp Set and stamped them on to white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

 

 

They were coloured using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area) and fussy cut out with scissors. The mice were added to the tags with more thin foam tape.

 

 

I then took the sentiments from the set and stamped them on to black cardstock with Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. They were cut in to strips and added to the tags with more thin foam tape. To finish of, I added twine through the tops of the tags and tied in bows.

 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the tags. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

COPIC MARKERS: Mice - W7, W5, W4, W3, W2, W1, R00, R000. Yellow flower - YR14, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11, E77, E74, E71. Aqua flower - BG13, BG11, BG10, Y13, Y11, Y00. Stems - G29, YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01.

 

I love these mice, they are so cute! For more inspiration using the new release, please visit the Clearly Besotted Blog, Keren, Lisa and our wonderful guest designer Keeway. That's it for the teasers for me but I will be back tomorrow taking a look at the whole release, including two sets that I haven't shared with you yet. I hope you will join me then. Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you have a lovely day!

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Tutu Sweet

Hello there and welcome to day three of the Clearly Besotted August 2020 Teasers. Release day is Saturday 1st August, so not long to wait now! For my card today I am using the adorable Pirouetting Plushies set. These dancing penguins are just the cutest!

 

I started off my card by stamping the rainbow image from the Clearly Besotted Pirouetting Plushies Stamp Set on to a 4" x 5.25" panel of white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then made a mask for the rainbow (the image is all one - the two rainbows and three clouds) and placed it over the top. Using blending brushes, I blended on Tim Holtz Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink at the top, followed by Mermaid Lagoon and then Picked Raspberry at the bottom.

 

 

The mask was removed and the rainbow and clouds coloured with Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area). The sentiment from the set was stamped in the top left hand corner and then the panel adhered to an A2 white card base with foam tape.

 

 

On to a separate piece of cardstock, I stamped three of the penguins from the set on to white cardstock with more black ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers and fussy cut them out with scissors. They were added to the card with thin foam tape. To finish off, I added Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pen to the rainbows and tutus, followed by white gel pen stars and twinkles around the penguins.

 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

COPIC MARKERS: Penguins - BV29, BV25, BV23, YR12, C2, C00. Tutus - BG13, BG11, BG10/R85, R83, R81/V17, V15, V01. Clouds - BG10, BG000, BG0000. Rainbow - R85, R83, R81, BG13, BG11, BG10, B02, B00, B000, V17, V15, V12.

 

There are lots of other wonderful penguins in the set, including ones wearing bow ties! So cute! For more inspiration using the new release, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog, Keren, Lisa and our fabulous guest designer Keeway. Thanks so much for stopping by today, see you tomorrow for day four. I hope you have a lovely day!

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Long Time No Sea

*This is my second post of the day, please see below for my Spellbinders post and video*

Hello there and welcome to day two of the Clearly Besotted August 2020 Teasers. Today I am using the super cute Dive Right In set, which is filled with adorable puppies having fun diving!

I started off my card by taking a panel of white cardstock and placing the Taylored Expressions Rectangle Masking Stencil on top. This masked off the edges of the panel so that I could stamp and ink blend inside. With the mask stencil in place, I first stamped the sea bed/ship wreck image from he Clearly Besotted Dive Right In Stamp Set at the bottom, using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then made a mask for the image from mask paper, cut it out and placed it on top.

 

I took the Clearly Besotted Wave Away Stencil and placed it on top. Using a blending brush, I then blended on Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon Ink. I started at the bottom and moved the stencil up as I went. All the stencils and masks were then removed and the sea bed coloured using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area).

 

I stamped the sentiment from the set in the top left hand corner with more Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then adhered the panel on to a white A2 card base with tape runner. I took the puppy and fish images from the Clearly Besotted Dive Right In Stamp Set and stamped them on to white cardstock with more black ink. They were coloured with Copic Markers and fussy cut out with scissors. They were then added to the card with foam tape. To finish off, I added Crystal Glaze to the mask/googles on the puppy.

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

COPIC MARKERS: Puppy - E59, E57, E55. Flipper - C8, C7, C5. Googles - V17, V15, V12, B00, B000. Fish - Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11/YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12. Ship - E59, E57, E55, E49, Y28, Y26, V17, V15, V12, V01. Sand - E44, E43, E42, E41. Seaweed - G29, YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01/BG75, BG72. Anchor - C3, C1. Bottle - E55, E53, B00, B000.

 

This set is so fun! You could make some really wonderful scenes with it using lots of other coordinating sets too. For more inspiration using the new release, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog, Keren, Lisa and our wonderful guest Keeway. Thanks so much for stopping by today, see you tomorrow for day three! I hope you have a lovely day!

VIDEO | Clean & Simple Christmas Foiling

Hello there, today I have three clean and simple projects to share with you using the Spellbinders Glimmering Christmas Project Kit. The kit contains three glimmer foil plate sets and two etched die sets, along with supplies to create four pre-kitted projects. Although the sky's the limit with what you can create with the kit, my three projects use the sets in the kit plus a few extra supplies.

 

 

The Project Kit can be purchased now from the Spellbinders store and the sets in the kit can be purchased separately from 10th August 2020. Although one of my projects is Christmas themed, the other two are more winter/holiday themed so perfect for those who celebrate Christmas or those who do not. They all use the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System, along with the Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine.

 

FOILING WITH ETCHED DIES

 

My first card uses the Spellbinders Die D-Lites Joyful Christmas Tree Etched Dies. These dies work so that you can create either a solid shape or an outline for the tree branches and layer them up to create a tree. When I made the card, I thought that the inside portion of the dies were glimmer plates! So I used them to foil with. As you can see, they worked perfectly fine and you can foil with any of your normal cutting dies, but I did want to mention it here just in case there was any confusion.

 

 

The dies were foiled on to white cardstock with Spellbinders Silver Foil and then die cut with the outside pieces of the dies. I also foiled the sentiment from the Spellbinders Holiday Sentiment Series 2 Glimmer Hot Foil Plates & Die Set on to FSJ Black Licorice Cardstock using the same silver foil. They were cut in to strips using the die that comes in the set. I took a white A2 card base and masked off the edges, I then blended on FSJ Turbo Teal True Color Fusion Ink. The tree pieces and sentiment strips were then added on top with foam squares. To finish off, I added a few sequins.

 

VELLUM TAG

 

I thought it would be fun to create a vellum tag for my next project using the Spellbinders Glimmer Poinsettia Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set. I foiled the poinsettia petals on to white cardstock using Spellbinders Rose Gold Foil. I then cut the pieces out using the coordinating dies. They were layered up one on top of another using a small dab of Journey Craft Glue. For the leaves, I decided to just cut them from white cardstock and not foil them.

 

 

I die cut a tag from vellum and then cut the bottom off as I thought it was a bit too tall for what I wanted. The poinsettia and leaves were added on top with more craft glue and then I foiled the sentiment from the Spellbinders Holiday Sentiment Series 2 Glimmer Hot Foil Plates & Die Set on to black cardstock with more rose gold foil and cut in to a strip. It was added to the tag with foam squares. To finish off, I added a few Iridescent Jewels and twine through the top of the tag.

 

IRIDESCENT FOILED PATTERNS

My final project today uses the Spellbinders Christmas Sweater Borders Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Set. This set has three sizes of plate and can create fun patterned backgrounds. I started off by die cutting a piece of FSJ Lavender Fusion Cardstock using a Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circle Die. Using FSJ Lavender Fusion True Color Fusion Ink, I blended it on to the bottom of the circle for some added depth. I then foiled the largest of the borders on to it using Spellbinders Opal Foil Roll.

 

 

I took a panel of white cardstock and embossed the next largest size of circle from the Nestabilities circles and then adhered the panel on to an A2 white card base. The foiled circle was added on top with foam squares. I took the 'greeting' sentiment from the Spellbinders Christmas Mix & Match Sentiments Etched Dies Set and cut it three times from FSJ Pretty Pansy Cardstock. They were adhered one on top of another and added to the card. I then foiled the 'from me to you' sentiment from the Spellbinders Holiday Sentiment Series 2 Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set on to white cardstock with Spellbinders Black Foil Roll. It was adhered on to the card using foam squares. To finish off, I added sequins using craft glue.

 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the cards:

 

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SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

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