Handmade Holidays

Hello. I am back with more cards featuring Spellbinders latest release, this time highlighting the Handmade Holidays collection. First up is my card showcasing Delivering Joy Sleigh Etched Dies.

Am keeping it clean and simple with soft coloring except for the pop of red for the sleigh. For the sentiment I used Handmade Sentiments set and finish the card by adding some enamel drops.

For my next card, as usual, I ended up with non traditional color combination to showcase Winter Rose Background Press Plate.  I used the press plate for hot foiling on this card and am happy that the roses foiled perfectly for this card.

Once the foiling done, colored the image with Copic markers. At first, I was going to leave the background white just the way it is. Bu then, that's my comfort zone, so I decided to step out and colored the background with gray. Almost went with black, but too chicken to try it and I don't want to waste the whole thing. Honestly, am not quite sure how I feel about the gray. I think it's okay, but that's about it. Won't know till I try it, right?

That's all I have for today. Hope you enjoy today's cards and my wish for you may something good happened to you today that makes your heart smile. Till next time, friends.

Party Puggles

Hi there. Just popping in real quick. My indulgence of Pug related items continue. I really feel like month release truly made for me as it totally fulfil my love of Pugs. Today, am showcasing Spellbinders Party Puggles & Big Bicycles Etched dies set.

This Pug is the mini version and can be paired with so many other sets that I already have. Here I paired with a new set, but seriously I can  just see pairing the Pug with any floral sets or other sets that I've already owned. Am definitely looking forward to creating more with this set.

I'll be back with more from this month's release. Stay tune...

Pug Love

 Hi friends. I am back from my visiting my family in Jakarta. It was the shortest visit I ever had, due to work schedule. I am not complaining though as I am very grateful that I ge tto accompany my mom home and able to visit with my siblings even if it's only for a week. Oh, and of course, I got sick during the trip, too. As usual, the longe flight mixed with being busy as soon as I arrived. I always try to soak in meeting family & friends that I don't get to see throughout the years and  as a result, I always get sick when I went home. :)

Anyway, to combat my sadness of saying bye to my family, I dive right in back to crafting & keep myself busy. Lucky for me, this month new release from Spellbinders is full of cuteness. Am thrilled to share my projects featuring Bibi Cameron's latest sets for Spellbinders, Big Pug Etched Dies set & Big Cat Etched Dies set.

If you have followed my blog for a long time, then you should know I am a die hard Pug lover. After all most of my fur babies are Pugs. So, needless to say when I saw this set, I was like please, please, please let me have it. Yep, this is a must have. In my opinion this is the best Pug set I've ever seen in the card making market so far.

So, my first card was inspired by the candle hat I have for my Pug. Hubby on the other hand said it reminded him of Elton John, which we both love.

Had to add some sparkles to the glasses of course. I love ,love, love  Big Pug Etched Dies set so much that I ended up making 3 cards with it right away. My second card reminds me of Pug LouLou that I followed on Instagram. Yea, more than half of the account I follow on IG are Pugs or animal related.

For my card above, I simply accessorize the Pug with flower crown. Same with the card below, except below instead of a Pug card, I made a Bulldog card. I do have special love for flat nose breed, though I love my long nose girl as well. My girl, Abby is a mutt and she has long nose, but I love her just as much.

Wanna know how much I love Pugs? Besides the thousand pics of my Pugs on my phone and the various Pug collection I have at home, check out below, my stamp for the back of my card. Yep, I have this specially made by Bossy Joscie last year.

And, even though I don't have a cat and I really doubt I'll ever have a cat (though I am 100% love watching cat videos), I enjoyed making the card below just as much. I mean, Bibi really knock it out with her stes this month. I paired the Big Cat Etched Dies se with Cats & Pugs Accessory Dies set.

Phew...I feel like I pack lots of excitement on this post. I just LOVE Pugs and I am animal lovers, so today's sets just make me so happy. I hope somehow, someway this post inspire you to create and get crafty. Would love to hear your thoughts on these sets and thank you for stopping by. Cheers....

Spellbinders Out & About

Ack, I had this post scheduled t go up while I was gone and that didn't happened. So, here we go. I made a few cards using Spellbinders sets before I left on my trip to visit my family in Jakarta.

First up is the card I made using Spellbinders Glimmering Buttercup Glimmer Plate & Stencils Bundle. & Thank You Etched Dies.

I simply hot foiled teh flower and colored it using the coordinating stencil. Finished by adding the sentiment. Pretty easy & straightforward. :) The next card, I paired an older embossing set that I think is just timeless & I used it quote often,the Leafy 3D Embossing folder with the Hello Stitched Dies that was part of  Spellbinders June release.

And, last but not least, a clean and simple card featuring Embossing Club Kit (Hydrangea Bloom). and Stitched Thank You & For You Etched Dies.

Now, I am back at home & been busy crafting. So stay tune as I have much more projects to share in the coming days. May your weeks started off wonderfully.

Nature's Botanical Garden

Hi peeps. As this post goes up, I'll be on my way back from visiting my family in Jakarta. A week with my family is definitely way too short, but am also looking forward to being home with hubby and the pups.

Today, I am featuring the new release from Spellbinders Nature Botanical Garden collection. First up is the Flowering Quince set. I decided to use this set to decorate the band that hold the gate card below.

I used white cardstock for the whole thing and then once I die cut all the pieces I colored them with Copic markers. Put all the flowers aside once they're all assembled. For the card's gate, I cut 2 strip of panel and embossed it with Leafy 3D Embossing folder, Colored the embossed part with Copic markers and I also ink blend green and blue ink on the panel. Adhere the panel to card base. Trim a piece a vellum strip and wrap around the card. Arrange the leaves and flowers on the vellum strip. For the sentiment I used the many extra strips I have from Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate.

For the next card, am featuring Azalea & Garden Pot set. At my office, our Azalea always make stunning display in the spring. Again, for the background I used Leafy 3D Embossing folder and this time I colored it with gray marker.

For the sentiment, I letter press the sentiment from Nature Botanical Garden Sentiment set and die cut the sentiment before adhering it to the card. I love the way both cards turned out. Hah... my mom asked me how am I going to mail these cards. I told her that these are the kind of cards that I hand delivered. So, yep, I save these cards for my local friends. :)

Well peeps, that's all from today. Pray for safe travel for me. Till next time as I have lots of projects to share this month. Cheers....

Fresh Picked Anemones

Hi friend. Am popping in to share this card I made using Spellbinders Fresh Picked Anemones set. I love the funky style of this set.

 
I made this card just for fun. It wasn't an assignment or anything. Hope you enjoy this kind of quick popping in. Till next time and I wish you a lovely Sunday.

Thinking of You Always

Today I am sharing this quick card that I made using Spellbinders Timeless Duo Etched DiesSpellbinders Timeless Duo Etched Dies.

 
I thought it's pretty neat how the scroll design can be put together to create elegant, elaborate design or you can also use each by itself for simpler look. Here, I use both designs to frame the sentiment from Always You Timeless Sentiment. Finish with a  butterfly from previous release that I have laying around. In case you're looking for pretty butterflies sticker, Spellbinders has quite a few selection, but my favorite are Summer Day Butterflies and Sunset Butterflies.

That's all I have for today. Stay tune for more Spellbinders goodness. :)

Spellbinders' Floral For You

Hi there. Today I am sharing a couple projects featuring a set from Spellbinders Sealed 3 D Botanical collection, called Floral For You.

 

For the card above, I start with plain white cardstock and added some ink blending before die-cutting it. Once the die cut done, then I did the embossing. I found this to be better than doing the embossing first, which kind of flatten the embossing part a bit. By doing the die cut first, it allowed me to keep the raised image crisp. Then simply adhere the arch panel to card base and finish with sentiment from Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate. I have made a bunch of sentiment from this set and always have them handy.

Next, another card using same set and simply changing the color scheme. For this card the hot foiled sentiment is from my favorite sentiment set, More Sentiments.

I know I haven't been blogging as much. I do share more cards on Instagram. If you'd like to follow me on Instagram, you can find me under WIRIANTA. Thank you so much for stopping by here and may your week starts off in a wonderful way.

Have A Sweet Day

Hi peeps. Phew, May seems to fly by past me. My mom is visiting from Indonesia and mid May my aunt also came to spend some quality time with my mom. So, crafting is taking a back seat a bit this past month and this month. On weekend though, I still try to squeeze in some crafting time. And, today, am popping in to share this card that I completed this past weekend using Spellbinders' June Stitching Die Club card.

 
I love, love the way this card turned out. Making that waffle pattern on the ice cream cone is so fun. And the gradient stitching on the ice cream? I am patting myself on the back for it. Hah! I used white cardstock for all the die cutting and then ink blended the colors on it. Followed by the stitching. For the panel, I used the Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangle Etched Dies Venise Lace. It's definitely one of my favorite frame dies. Finished the card by adding the sentiment and some sequins.

I hope you enjoy today's card and that in my own little way it inspire you to squeeze in some crafty time. Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

Blow Bubbles

Hi friends. I honestly haven't been blogging or crafting too  much lately as things just been a bit busy. Today, I want to pop in real quick to share this card I made using Stampendous Pop! Cling Rubber Stamp Stampendous Pop! Cling Rubber Stamp.

 

Pretty straight forward card. I start by stamping the image on the cardstock panel and then colored it Copic markers. NExt, I ink blended the top and bottom edges of the panel before doing the frame die cut using Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangle Etched Dies Venise Lace. Finished by adding the sentiment.

Hope your day be a good one friends. Till next time.