Hi there. Just popping in to share a couple project I made to showcase Spellbinders Heart Hand Etched dies.

For the first card above, for the background I made my own watercolor background. I draw line using watercolor markers on wet watercolor cardstock and then continue swiping the brush left to right till I got the look that I want. I actually used bigger sheet and you can see the other part of the background on a card I made on my previous blog post. Then arrange the hand die cut pieces and the beads. Sentiment from Stampendous All The Sentiments stamp & die set.

Then I made another card below. This one I used sentiment from Bestie Alphabet Beads & Sentiments Clear Stamp & Die set.

 Hope you enjoy today's projects. Happy Monday all!

Bestie Heart In Hand

Hi friends. I am excited to share my cards from this release. Today am showcasing Bestie Heart In Hand die set. This is such a cool & fun set & I plan on making a bunch of card with this set for my niece and for a friend of mine who has dance studio.

For the card above, I made my own watercolor rainbow background. Die cut the hand. For the bracelet I used Bestie Alphabet Bead Press Plate & Die set . Simply run the press plate & then run the die cut. Put everything together and finish with sentiment from Bestie Alphabet Beads & Sentiment stamp set.

I made another card just for fun, cause, why not, right?

For the next card I used the other hand that also part of  Bestie Heart In Hand .

I have to say that at first I wasn't sure how I feel about this die. But, once I play with it I really, really like it. You can use it for many different occasions. For now, since my dear friend own a dance studio and she thinks her students would love these cards, am making a bunch of dance theme cards.

That's all I have for today friends. May something good happened to you today. Cheers...

Stitched Christmas Tree

Hello friends. Today I want to pop in to share the latest Spellbinders Stitched Die of the Month . Christmas is my favorite holiday and am also a fan of snow globe, so this set is totally perfect for me. Please note: Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you and, please make sure your cookies are enabled. As always, I appreciate your support of my blog.

 
I start by die cutting the snow globe part and then ink it up with blue ink. Die cut a hologram cardstock using the outline die and adhere it to the back of the colored snow globe. The hologram help added some shine to the card without overwhelming it. Next, die cut the pieces that needs to be stitched. Once done, die cut the Christmas tree base along with the sentiment. Then adhere the Christmas tree to the snow glove using foam adhesive. Finish by adding some enamel drops. In person this card actually sparkle pretty good as I used silver thread and the hologram shine pretty good from behind the holes.

Hope you enjoy today's post and thank you so much for stopping by here. Cheers...

Spellbinders Better Press & Foil-Fest

Hi friends, I just want to pop in real quick to let you know that Spellbinders is having Better Press & Foil sale. I don't enabling often, but I figure this is a good one. :) Happy weekend all!

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Winter Garden Collection

 Hi friends. Today I am sharing a couple projects I made using  the new sets from Spellbinders Winter Grace's Garden collection. First up is the card I made using Spellbinders Paperwhite set and Vase Glass Etched die.

I die cut all the pieces and colored the leaves and the center of the flower. Also created the water look for the vase. Before covering the vase with vellum, I adhere some brown sequins to mimic pebbles. To frame the card, I die cut the frame using Hemstitch Rectangles Nestabilities and then I die cut the arch background using Essential Arches Etched die. Ink blending some green ink to create the gradient look and then adhere the vase and the flowers. Finished with sentiment from Always & Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate and some enamel drops.

Next, is the card featuring Cymbidium Orchid set. 

I die cut all the pieces from white cardstock and then ink up the flowers to get the chartreuse color. I am keeping the design for this card simple as I really want the orchid to take center stage.

And, peeps, that's all I have for today. Hope you enjoy the cards and also I hope somehow, some way in my little way I am inspire you to get crafty. Have a fantastic week friends.

Stitched Sunflower

Hello. Today, I am popping in to share the lewest Spellbinders Stitched Die of the Month . As soon as I see sunflower I am reminded that fall is coming and I am grateful for it because that means cooler weather! Anyway, I am keeping my card clean and simple as I think the sunflower speaks for itself.

 

The stitching on the petals really make the sunflower popped in my eyes. When attaching the sunflower to the card base, I only glue the middle part and let the petals free of any adhesive, this way, you can make the petals op when you want to display the card.

Sentiment is from Always & Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate. I literally use this set all the time. I have a bunch of them ready to be used.

That's all I have for today. May your week starts off wonderfully, Cheers...

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The Ton September 2024 Release

 Hi friends. Welcome to The Ton release. I know it's been a while since we have some new sets and I am excited that we have more flower stencils to share. Let's get on to it shall, we?

First up is this card I made using Daisy Duo stencils. As always, I love using stencil because it make it easy for me to achieve the soft look that I love.

For my card, I simply placed the stencil on right and left side to fill up the card. I feel this way we can get more from our stencil. 

Next up is a card featuring Daisy Bouquet stencils. This set comes with four stencils and also has a coordinating die available separately. For the background I used an oldie, but a favorite set of mine the Quilted A2 Coverplate die.

Hope you enjoy this month's release. Just a quick post as I still trying to rest my eyes after my Lasik procedure. Till next time friends.

Christmas Pugs

Hi there. Ever since I got Spellbinders Big Pug Etched Dies set , I knew I wanted to make Pug themed Christmas cards. I mean you know what they said about Pug parents,we tend to be obsessed with Pug and am no exception. 

So, here's a couple Christmas cards I made using the set and Cats & Pugs Accessory Dies set.

I actually have a reindeer hat for my Pug that weirdly enough he refused to wear. Hah! I have several Pugs throughout my life and you just never know which one will like dressing up and which one not. I rarely dressed up my Pugs to be honest, just on occasion like birthday and Christmas. And, when the weather cold they might get to wear their pajamas.

Just a quick post to share these cuties and I hope they inspire you to get crafty this week. Have a beautiful week, friends. Till next time.

Double The Craft, Double The Fun

 Hi friends, just want to let you know of the special sale going on at Spellbinders right now. Perfect time to stock up. To take advantage of this sale please click HERE or on the pic below. Offer end 8/25/2024.

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Cockatoo Birthday Cards

 Hi  there. This year, one of my intention was to use sets that I've purchased but haven't used or have used once or twice and then nothing. I think as crafter one of our joy is when we get on our hands sets that we just have to have. But then quite often, we got the set and there... the sets just sit there waiting to be used. With this intention, I try to change that habit. I try to remember why I have to have the set and take the time to create with it.

One of those set is this Waffle Flower Tropical Kit. I remember when I saw this set, I was like, oh my goodness, it's so cute and I must have it. And, yep, it sat there for I wanna say about a year. Hah... This weekend, I finally get to it and created a bunch of cards. Started with this trio. 

A note, this post is really not about promoting any particular sets as many of the sets I used on this set are no longer available. My post today is really about creating and  blogging just for the fun of it. :)

I love tropical theme, after all I came from tropical country. For the background, I used an old, discontinued set that I believe from Concord & 9th. For the sentiment I used sentiment from Papertrey Ink Beautiful Butterflies set. Again, this set also already been discontinued. Bottom line, I think we all have sets that we just keep because it's timeless and we love it regardless whether they're new or not.

The next card use sentiment from another old Papertey Ink Birthday Style set.

Last but not least, the last card using sentiment from Papertrey Ink Side By Side Sentiments set.

I had lots of fun making these cards. There's freedom in creating when I can  just mix and match various brands in 1 card. After all, we spent a lot of money building our crafting stash, might as well use it as much as we can right? I really hope my post today inspire you to go through your stash and give old sets another chance. Have fun creating!