Bold Blooms Floral Die Cut Card

Happy Saturday!  Today I'm participating in an Instagram hop with Altenew to celebrate their January 2025 release!  Of course, Altenew is offering amazing prizes to be drawn (January 16) amongst all of the comments!  Click the Instagram photo in the left side bar here to join us for lots of beautiful inspiration!

I wanted to share a few details about my card.  This features the absolutely beautiful, and limited edition, die set call Bold Blooms!  Limited edition means that once it's gone, it's gone, and will not be restocked!

The Bold Blooms die set has dies for the florals and outline piece plus a solid die to use as a backer to build your die cuts upon!  I die cut each twice.  Once from 100# white cardstock and again from Brushed Gold cardstock.

I used Mini Blending Brushes (my favorite brushes!) to add purple ink from the colors in the Shades of Purple set.  I colored the leaves with Olive and Moss inks from the Tropical Forest collection.

I love the font of this sentiment from the Craft Your Life Butterfly Garden stamp set!  After I stamped it with embossing ink and added gold embossing powder, I set it with my heat tool.  I used detail scissors to hand cut it out.

After I adhered the sentiment with foam tape, I decided to add a bit of bling!  I used a few gems from the Rhodonite Gem Sparkles set to add just a touch of sparkle.

I love this Bold Blooms set for the many possibilities there are for creating with it!  Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to check out the Instagram hop!

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Spellbinders January 2025 Club Kit Cards

I'm thrilled to have the honor of creating with three of Spellbinders' Club Kits for 2025!  I'll be sharing the monthly club kits for the BetterPress, 3D Embossing Folder, and the Embossing Folder of the month!

There's nothing better than getting two cards from one Press Plate set!  The Take Flight BetterPress Club Kit for January includes press plates for two butterflies and three sentiments.  There are dies included to cut out each one too!

This first card features the Take Flight BetterPress Club Kit with the Stylized Lattice 3D Embossing Folder of the Month.

For the BetterPress Plates and sentiments, I used Porcelain Cotton card for all with my BetterPress Letter Press System.

The A2 card base is layered with Splash cardstock and white cardstock, both embossed with the Stylized Lattice 3D embossing folder.  This was trimmed to 3-¾" x 5" and adhered to the card with glue.

A note about the stencils I used to color the butterflies:  This stencil set is the "bonus item" for January for those in the Deluxe Caboodle Value Club.  Here is Spellbinders' description of this club:

Join the Deluxe Caboodle Value Club and receive expertly designed kits, complete with inspiration each month. Plus, members get store savings, extra deals, gifts, and more. Click Here to learn more about club membership. The Deluxe Caboodle Club Value Club Membership includes ALL TEN club options plus an additional monthly BONUS item. The bonus item will sometimes be a cardmaking essential & sometimes it will be an exclusive item ONLY available in this club.

This club is the most affordable way to snag the Small Die + Large Die+ Stitching Die + Clear Stamp & Coordinating Die + Glimmer Hot Foil Kit and Embossing Folder (2D) & 3D Embossing Folder, Wax Seal, BetterPress + NEW Stencil Clubs. Create unique projects individually or combine them together for even more creative utility. $315.00 Value!

I used the large butterfly from the Take Flight BetterPress of the Month and inked it up with a coordinating blue ink from my stash onto Porcelain cotton cardstock.  I used ink blending brushes and two shades of buttery yellow inks to color the butterfly.  All available inks are in my list below!

I added glue just to the center of the butterfly to adhere it to the card.  The Take Flight sentiment was inked with BetterPress Black ink onto Cotton card.

I added black dots with a black Micron 08 pen for some fun details.  Sparkle was added with a few gem stickers!

This next card features the Faceted Petals Embossing Folder of the Month.

I inked up white cardstock with the same blue inks in an ombre pattern before I embossed it with the Faceted Petals embossing folder.  This time I inked up the Take Flight butterfly with Tuscan ink.  I used the coordinating stencils to add shades of blue ink to the butterfly.

I chose another sentiment included with the Take Flight Betterpress of the Month.  After I die cut it with the coordinating die, it was popped up with foam tape strips.

I added sparkly gem stickers for some fun bling!

Have you ever looked into all of the monthly Club Kits Spellbinders has to offer?  If not, I really think  you should!  The terms are so flexible and you can read all about them here.

I hope you are staying warm (it's actually sleeting/snowing here in N. Texas!).  It's a great day to be in the craft room!  Thanks so very much for stopping by!

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Thank You Card with Winter Florals

Hello crafty friends!! Is it cold where you are at?  It's even cold here in north Texas and it might even snow here tomorrow!  Today my card features Honey Bee Stamps beautiful Lovely Layers: Mini Holiday Florals die set. The colors in my card today were inspired by the cold and my love for flowers. As you can see, these beauties are not just for holiday cards!

I die cut all of the Lovely Layers: Mini Holiday Florals from white cardstock. I used all of the florals except the poinsettia and the berries that go on the branch. I wanted a winter feel to this card, but with a little pop of bright color, so I went with cool blues, pinks, greens, and yellow for that pop! 

I used ink blending brushes to add shading to the die cut Holiday Florals. The pink shading is done with Victorian Velvet and Spun Sugar Distress Inks. The other colors are dye inks I have in my stash.

I wanted some sparkle on some of the die cuts and I have had these Ice Crystal Embossing Glitters for a few months now. These are so gorgeous that when I first saw them on Instagram, I ordered them right away! These give a bit of any icy feel with the large chunks of glitter that's in them. To help that chunky glitter adhere better, I put a few drops of the Versamark re-inker onto my craft mat. Then I used an old paintbrush to paint it onto the pieces before sprinkling on the embossing powder. I used my heat tool to set the embossing powder.

I die cut the wrap with the Floral Bouquet Wrap die from Neenah Desert Storm cardstock. After I scored it along the score links, I used glue to hold it closed.

Next I die cut a piece of paper from the Textiles & Textures: Celebrate paper pad with the largest of the Lace Heart Layering Frames dies. After I glued it to an A2 card base, I adhered the floral wrap to the card with glue.

I spent a few minutes deciding on the arrangement of the flowers and stems, then used glue and a few foam dots to adhere the pieces into the Floral Bouquet Wrap.

For the sentiment, I used one from the Miss You Big Time stamp set. I stamped it with one of the blue inks I used in the flowers for a cohesive look. Then I die cut it with the coordinating die. I die cut three more from white cardstock and glued all of the layers together. Because the floral wrap is not totally flat, I added pieces of foam strips to the parts of the sentiments that were off the edges of the wrap. Then I added glue to the rest of the sentiment and adhered them to the card.

My goodness I had so much fun creating this card! There is something about taking white die cuts and creating a bouquet of color that is so satisfying to me! Thank you so much for stopping by today. You are so appreciated!!

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Hoosier Cabinet Shaped Birthday Card

Happy 2025 crafty friends!!!  I didn't have a chance to use Honey Bee Stamps awesome Lovely Layers: Hoosier Cabinet Honey Cuts to make a holiday card, but today I'll show you how I turned it into a birthday card!

To make the Lovely Layers: Hoosier Cabinet into a birthday card, I thought about what elements I would want to decorate it for a birthday party. I looked through my various sets for a banner, bows, gift, cake, and flowers that would be small enough to be in scale with the size of the hoosier cabinet.

To my delight, there were plenty of sets to choose from! Here is a list of the name of the set, along with what dies I used from each.

• Lovely Layers: Hoosier Cabinet Holiday Add-On: cupcake, icing, stand, and cover
• Lovely Layers: Front Porch Holiday Add-On: bow (3 layering dies)
• Market Cart: flag banner, flower dies
• Market Cart Farm Fresh Add-On: flower pots, greenery (2 dies), flowers (1 die)
• Postcard Holiday Add-On: gift

Of course, you may have other sets with dies that will work just as well as these. I die cut the Lovely Layers: Hoosier Cabinet from light pink, dark pink, and white cardstocks. The only piece that I colored with Copic markers is the mixer (inside the bottom cabinet).

All of the elements from the other die sets were cut out from white cardstock and colored with Copic markers.

For a fun little surprise, I tucked the mixer on a shelf behind the bottom right cabinet door. I realized that the flower pots were just a bit too large to be in scale with the Hoosier Cabinet, so I used my scissors to trim just a bit off the top of each.

I made a shaped card base by die cutting a top-folding A2 card base with the outline die of the Hoosier Cabinet. NOTE: Just be sure that the top edge of the die is just above the card base fold!

I stamped a sentiment inside the card from the What's Cookin' stamp set with black ink. (I didn't want to put a sentiment on the outside of the card and cover up any of the cabinet!)

To finish up, I used a white gel pen to add highlights to several of the elements of the card.  I added some Crystal Glimmer Enamel Stickers to each of the drawer/door knobs for a bit of sparkle.

I want to share with you about my new die cutting machine.  A few weeks ago, my much loved and heavily used Spellbinders Platinum decided to only work in one direction.  So I asked my husband if I could order my Christmas gift early (LOL)!  I had heard great reviews about the Anna Griffin Empress die cutting machine.  When I saw it on sale at Scrapbook.com, I ordered the Elite version as it comes with a lazy Susan piece.  I absolutely LOVE it!  The magnetic plate it comes with is a game changer!  No more taping down dies!  Plus with it being electric that makes it even better!  I did go ahead and get a new Spellbinders Platinum 6" since I need that for the BetterPress and Glimmer machines I have.  Check them out with the links below!

I'm wishing you all the best for 2025.  Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Sweet "Love You" Stitched Card

Hello crafty friends!  Well, evidently December got the best of my schedule!  LOL!  I totally spaced on photographing and sharing this card I made with Spellbinders' December Stitching Die of the Month!

The large panel die of the Stitched Notch Corner Card (December Stitching Die) was die cut from Wild Berry cardstock.  I did the super easy stitching with DMC 335.

I die cut the letters, flowers and leaves dies from Wild Berry, Pink Sand, and Rainforest cardstocks.  I have all of the cardstocks linked in the list below.

I stitched the flowers with the same DMC 335 thread.  I die cut the solid flower die twice more for the four flowers in the corners.  I used a ball tipped stylus to add shape to the flowers.

I die cut white cardstock with the outer die from the Stitched Notch Corner dies and then decided I wanted and embossed texture in the center of the stitched panel.  Looking through my embossing folders, I saw the gorgeous Floral For You 3D Emboss & Cut Folder (embosses and die cuts in one pass!) and knew the middle sized one would be perfect!  (I just saw that this set is currently ON SALE at a fabulous price as of this date.)

Have you checked out Spellbinders' Club Kits?  There is truly something for everyone and it's a great way to try something new for 2025.  Good to know:  You can cancel any time.  The window for signing up for the Club Kits reopens on January 6!

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Wishing You Much Joy, Love & Peace!

Merry Christmas, friends! Today I'm sharing a beautiful card I made for this Christmas day using Honey Bee Stamps' Artsy Angel stamps and Honey Cuts, along with the newer Floral Noel stamp set and coordinating dies.

I stamped the beautiful Artsy Angel first with No Line Coloring ink using my MISTI onto a panel of white cardstock. I left the stamp in the MISTI and colored the angel with some Copic markers.

Then I placed the panel back into my MISTI and treated it with an anti static powder. Then I inked up the stamp with Clear Embossing ink. I stamped it a few times to be sure to get good ink coverage, then I poured some gold glitter embossing powder (one I've had in my stash quite a while) and heat set it using my heat tool.

I cut the Angel out with the coordinating die and set it aside to work on the background panel.

I wanted a kind of aura of light behind the angel, so first I used blending brushes to add Antique Linen and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide inks in the center of an 80# white cardstock panel in a triangle pattern.

Then I blended Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire and a bit of Black Soot Distress Oxide inks around the edges.

Next I added some diluted gold paint splatters with a paint brush to the background. After it dried, I used glue to adhere it to an A2 card base.

For the sentiment I used the Joy and the sub-sentiment from the Floral Noel stamp set. I heat embossed both on a dark blue cardstock with the same gold glitter embossing powder. I used the coordinating die to cut out Joy and trimmed the other sentiment into a banner with fish tail ends.

The Artsy Angel is popped up on the card with foam dots. Do you ever cut your foam dots into little strips? That's what I did for the sentiment! I just added a few strips to the top of the "j" and the "y" and added glue to the right side of the "o" to adhere it. More glue adhered the banner sentiment.

TIP: Does your white foam stand out sometimes on a dark background? I used a dark blue Copic marker to color the sides of the foam tape so it doesn't show! Try it!

Whatever holiday you celebrate this season, I wish you all the joy, peace, and love today and all of the next year! See you in 2025!!

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Quick and Easy Holiday Gifts Tags

Three days until Christmas!  Hello, crafty friends!  If you need some quick and easy coordinating gift tags, I have just the plan for you.  As we are all short on time, I will direct you to the blog at Brass & Bliss for all of the details.

I love how these turned out, and seriously, I made these 6 tags in about an hour or so!

I'm just going to share a list of the products I've used, as I still have LOTS of wrapping to do today!  Can you relate?  LOL!

These products are all available over at the Brass & Bliss website:

 Holiday Tags Die

 Holly and Berry Stencils

Crimson ink (Color Fuse Set #4)

36010 Winter Wreath stamp set

Moss ink, Basil ink (Color Fuse #10)

I really hope you will join me over on the blog at Brass & Bliss for all of the process photos with lots more details!

I always so appreciate you stopping by!