Spellbinders Boo Dance Party Collection

 Hello there!  Today, I have a fun and spooky halloween card to share with you using the new Haunted House die set, part of the Boo Dance Party collection from Spellbinders!  It's available now on the Spellbinders website along with so many other amazing new goodies!

To create this card, I started off with a piece of light purple cardstock cut to 4" x 5.25".  I used Distress ink in Wilted Violet, Villianous Potion and Black Soot to add some darker edges around where I wanted my focal point to be.  I then splattered on some clean water, metallic silver watercolor, and some watered down white acrylic paint.  I diecut all of my pieces first.  The house was cut from dark grey cardstock and inked with Black Soot.  The moon was cut from white and inked lightly with Wild Honey Distress ink.  The clouds were cut from light grey cardstock.  I added an orange glow inside the windows and deepened the glow with a darker orange Copic marker.  I added a scattering of tiny clay stars to the sky, some white gel pen accents and some Stickles glitter to the clouds. I used black Nuvo drops to make the tiny ghost's more prominent.  A sentiment from my stash was stamped on the light purple cardstock, and trimmed with my paper trimmer before popping it up with foam tape.  To finish off the card, I added a strip of black and white striped paper to the left edge of an A2 cardbase, and popped the panel up with foam tape.

That's all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by! :)

Spellbinders Sparkling Christmas Collection

 

Hello there!  Today, I have a project to share with you as a guest for Spellbinders to kick off their beautiful Sparkling Christmas Collection!  The collection is available NOW on the Spellbinders website.  You can see it all HERE.

I created a set of clean and simple holiday gift tags using the new Kaleidoscope Plaid Etched dies and the new Christmas Mixed and Match Sentiments Etched dies from the new collection.  The Kaleidoscope Plaid dies are so fun and versatile. For my gift tags, I diecut each of the three layers once, all from white cardstock, but you can diecut them four times to cover a card front!  Cut them all from the same color cardstock, or each from a different color to create your own plaid color combinations.  Each layer was adhered with a glue pen and I used a tiny hole punch to add some red and white twine to each.  The sentiment was diecut from red cardstock using the new Christmas Mixed and Match Sentiment dies, which are a beautiful script font!  So pretty!

For a little sparkle, I added a scattering of clear flat sequins.  It adds just a little something without taking away from the beauty of the plaid and that gorgeous scripty font!  The possibilities are truly endless with these versatile dies!

That's all for me today!  Thanks so  much for stopping by! :)

Spellbinders x Cut & Emboss Folders and Jane Davenport

Hello there!  Today, I have a fun post to share with you using some products from Spellbinders including the new Cut and Emboss Folders and coloring mediums by Jane Davenport.

My card today uses the Moroccan View Cut and Emboss Folder.  I ran a piece of white cardstock through my diecut machine using the embossing folder, and then  mounted it to a white card base.  The folder not only embosses the design, but it also cuts out certain areas to reveal whatever you layer underneath.  You can see in the photo of the embossing folder a few white area.  Those are the places where the paper is cut.  So fun!  To add color to my project, and enhance the embossed design, I used the Lit Up Pastel Palette from the Jane Davenport Making Faces collection.

I just used dipped the corner of a dry baby wipe in each color, and rubbed it over top of the embossing.  I used a clean area of the wipe every time I switched colors and they blended beautifully where they overlapped.  So much fun!  Be sure the baby wipe is DRY though, as I think moisture wouldn't be good for the pastels.

To finish off my card, I added a bold sentiment on a white strip of cardstock and a scattering of iridescent sequins to coordinate with the pastel colors.

Be sure to check out these fun new collections!

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Spellbinders x Jane Davenport Artomology Collection

Hello there!  The Spellbinders team kindly asked if I would like to create with their new Jane Davenport products, and of course, I said yes!  You can see the full line of products here.  My card today uses the Jane Davenport Chilled Pastel Palette from the Making Faces line, and the Floating Feathers clear stamp set from the Artomology line.

To create my card, I started off by arranging three of the feathers from the stamp set onto a piece of white cardstock and stamped them with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  After I heat set the ink, I used my finger to layer the pastel over top, building up the color intensity with a few layers until I was happy with the result.  I love how the pastel picks up the texture of the paper.  Then, I used my Prismacolor colored pencils to color in each feather, in shades that matched the pastel background underneath. 

After I was done with the pencil coloring, I splattered on some black watercolor for  an artsy feel.  Then,  I heat embossed a sentiment in white embossing powder on black cardstock, trimmed that with my scissors and popped it up with foam tape.  After adding a scattering of clear sequins, I popped then panel up with foam tape  onto an A2 card base.

I really enjoyed working with these products today!  I am not much of a mixed media girl usually, but these pastels may have changed that for me!  Be sure to check out the Jane Davenport line... it is full of fun products!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Spellbinders Just Add Color Collection

Hello there!  I am thrilled to be be a guest on the Spellbinders Team this month to show off the amazing new collection by Stephanie Low called Just Add Color!  This collection is full of gorgeous outline florals, feathers, and amazing mandalas!  I am so excited to be able to play with this collection because if you know me, I'm all about adding color! :)

My card today features the Large Peonies Cling Rubber stamp set.  I just love how these flowers are illustrated with lots of space to color and just the right amount of whimsy!

To create my card, I started off by watercoloring a background using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  Then, I stamped the colored the Large Peonies images using my Copic Markers.  I fussy cut the images,  and popped them up on the watercolor panel, nestled next to a bold polka dot strip of patterned paper.  Then I heat embossed a sentiment in white on black cardstock and popped that up as well.  I finished off my card with a scattering of bright pink iridescent sequins.

Be sure to go take a peek at this collection! If you love to color, this one is for you!!

Thanks for stopping by! :)