Paper: Daisy D, Anna Griffin Die Cuts: Elephant & Balloons by Cricut Label 1 by Spellbinders Stamps: Brayton Alphabet by JustRite
Sorry for the blurriness of the photo. Every have one of those days where no matter how you sweet talk your camera, it's not going to take a good shot? Today was one of those days.
This card was made for a Baby themed card swap, but since all my friends (and I) are lining up to be Old Maids, I thought I'd come up with something that could swing for birthdays or other festive events as well, preferably ones that involve cotton candy. I love cotton candy :-) What you can't see due to excessive blurriness, is that I sanded nearly every square inch of that card and then rubbed brown ink over it in an artistic manner. Even the elephant, who looks way cool distressed, btw, like an 1950s storybook about a circus that was very well loved.
Hooray, hooray~ It's up above freezing today! The birds are singing and the dog is chasing them all the way to the neighbors farm. Definitely something Springish in the air, groundhog be darned. Here's a pretty little card to celebrate:
This is an uber simple card, easily replicated for masses of Valentines or birth announcements, you don't even have any major coloring to do, just stamp the main image (Crafty Secrets) in Versafine Black ink. Normally I stamp images with Tsukineko's Archival Brillance Graphite so I can color them with Copics and not worry about bleeding, but with really detailed images you need that Versafine or you are going to wind up with a blob. A very sad blob.
I did this card once using Marvy punches and one with Spellbinder Nestabilities in what I suppose could be called a cardmaking version of the WWF Smackdown. Guess what? Nesties won, hands down. They just look way more polished, especially when you are working with vellum, like on the background scallop here. One other thing you can't do with the punches in that reverse stenciling technique to create a border (you can see a how to on reverse stenciling a couple of posts back, the blog party post). Nope that's not an extra piece of tan cardstock behind the main image, I just inked up the die itself with a light brown fluid chalk inkpad.
I got a lot of great comments on the tire swing stamp I used on this yellow card (also seen at the bottom of my Spellbinders reveal entry) She's a Door County Kid made by Door County Rubberstamps. We sell them at Backroads Plum Crazy, but if you can't get here or to Oscar's shop in Door County then do visit their website- their stamps are so adorable and work great with Copics!
I figured while we were "in the swing" (har har)) of giving away fantabulous things, I'd throw out some more blog candy! E-mail me by Saturday (the 24th of January) 11:59 PM CST at donya@backroadsplumcrazy.com and put "tire swing" as your subject line for a chance to win your very own!
Stamps: Tire Swing by Door County Rubberstamps Live by Inque Boutique Ink: Tsukineko Brilliance Graphite Paper: Buttercream Cardstock Yellow Gingham Paper from my stash bought eons ago White Cardstcock aged teal scrap Extras: Copic Sketch markers, Spellbinders Classic Circle and Pinking Circle dies, Pop Dots
And the winner of a lovely new set of Spellbinder dies is......
Julie Talford of Wisconsin
Julie's comment was.......
The spellbinder dies can be
used for so many various projects. Now that they have added so many new
dies the possibilities are truly endless. Thank you for a wonderful
product.
Congratulations, Julie! Hope you have tons of fun with your new toys!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who visited, hope you got some great ideas!
Welcome to day #13 of the Spellbinders Sneak Peak! I know I’m all-a-flutter over the new dies. How about you? I get to share the new Shapeabilities Nested Set Butterfly (S4-171) MSRP $19.99 today! Woo hoo!
I know Wendy would have loved to have gotten her hands on this set for her butterfly challenges! Butterflies are so great, completely versatile, just like Nestabilities. Coincidence? I think not. One of my favorite things about nesties (other than the basic whole wonderfully perfect stacking ability) is that they can handle cutting through lightweight chipboard…or a couple of layers of cardstock, meaning you can make SHAPED CARDS really easily, which is what we’re going to do today.
You could do this with either of the two largest sizes of butterflies, maybe even the third smallest one, but that would be about the size of a gift tag for Barbie. This one is made with the largest die of the set.
You just need a regular sized card base (4.25 x 5.5 inches)
Place the tips of the wings just above the fold of the card, so they won’t cut through. I hold it in position with a bit of low-tac tape, so it doesn’t shift during cutting.
Here you can see how the cutting edge of the die is just above the fold.
Run the butterfly through the Wizard to cut.
Pop the paper out of the die. Oooooooh, aaaaaaaaaaah, a butterfly shaped card base :-)
Take that same die again, and this time cut out your card front. Isn’t it neat that the die is made so you can see through it and position it to capture just the right flower in just the right spot? Love that.
Now we need some circles nestabilities for the center embellishment (see perfect stacking ability)
Look ma! Perfectly Centered! I’m the sort of person who stares at the place were the wallpaper seams don’t quite match up, so this is important to me.
Tie a little twine around the center of the card for some texture, layer the circles with foam dots.
Throw on a couple rhinestones to just finish things off in a nice way and you’ve got a great Butterfly Shaped Card thanks to the brand new Spellbinders Shapeabilities Nested Sets: Butterfly. Tres cool.
Oh, and the pretty paper is from Fancy Pants and the cardstock is from Prism (that is GOOD cardstock, not flimsy ‘at all)
If you want to watch how to run these dies, here’s a video. I always find it’s easier to get things when you can see it being done.
Now here’s the important stuff- How to WIN your own set of these nifty little Nesties or, if you’ve been following the sneak peaks, then the whole shebang.
Spellbinders Birthday Celebration Sneak Peek Party Drawing Information
Spellbinders will randomly pick one entry from each of the 14 Spellbinders Sneak Peek Blog reveals as stated in the “Rules”. This name will be drawn to receive the die being revealed on said blog. These entries must follow all rules stated below to be valid for the drawing.
Entrants visiting all 14 Spellbinders Birthday Celebration Sneak Peeks Blog reveals and correctly entering their information into the 14 separate drawings, as described below, will automatically be entered into a GRAND PRIZE give away of a new RASPBERRY WIZARD and a $500 retail value die package!
Rules
Any participant wishing to be included in the daily drawing for the Spellbinders Birthday Celebration Sneak Peek die give away must adhere to all of the following rules:
1) Participant must click on the provided drawing link on blog to enter each individual drawing on sneak peeks between June 30 and July 13. 2) Participant must type in the subject line the name of the die being revealed. 3) Participant must send their entry for this blog before 12:00 midnight Central Standard Time on July 13th. 4) Participant is only allowed to enter each of the 14 Spellbinders sneak peek blog give away drawings one time per sneak peek. Participant must use the same email address daily to be considered for grand prize entry. 5) Spellbinders Design Team members and employees are not eligible for drawing.
6)For official
answers to questions regarding this contest, e-mail kim@spellbinders.us.
Any participant wishing to be automatically entered into the drawing for the Spellbinders Birthday Celebration Sneak Peek Grand Prize drawing, must enter the drawing from all of the 14 blog reveals and follow all the above rules.
Please note: *Spellbinders will only use email information to contact the winner. *Spellbinders will not share this email address with any other parties. *Spellbinders will not use this email information for advertisements or communications other than to contact the winner. *If you wish to be included in further communications from Spellbinders, please go to their homepage and sign up: www.spellbinders.us.
Don't you just love strawberry season? I don't think there's anything in the world that so perfectly epitomizes June as strawberries. I'd seen some paper piecing done to look like little petit fours in wrappers, and I thought- "What sheer Genius!" and promptly set about creating my own, only I opted for my favorite seasonal tea time treat- chocolate dipped strawberries in paper crimped circle nestability papers. I really love Crafty Secrets French Mail stamp, I think the little kewpie postman makes this card look like a delivery straight from your favorite patisserie. Mm, I think I may wander to the farm down the road and buy a few berries from their stand now...
Materials: MME Wild Asparagus Maroon Floral Paper Basic Grey LilyKate Posey Paper Basic Grey Infuse Suffuse Paper Basic Grey Infuse Stew Paper Brown Cardstock Worldwin White VellumPrima Ivory Flower Mix Fancy Pants Ribbon Crush Copic R81 Rose Pink Copic E15 Dark Suntan Copic R29 Lipstick Red Paper Crimper Corner Rounder Archival Brilliance Graphite Black Distress Ink Vintage Photo EK Success Corner Adorner Foam Dots Dot ‘n Roller Stapler Crafty Secrets French Mail Stamp Set A*muse Berry Much Stamp Classic Scallop Circle Nestabilities Classic Heart Nestabilities Flower Creations 3 Spellbinders Die (discontinued, I think) Fall Harvest Spellbinders Die (also discontinued, I think)
Cut a 4.25 by 5.5 out of the pink paper. Punch each corner with the corner adorner punch. Cut a 4 by 5.25 out of the floral paper and insert into the pink panel. Tint the little white flowers with pink marker. Age the shipping tag with brown ink and then stamp Berry Much and the little postman kewpie in black on it. Thread 4 inches of dark velvet ribbon through the tag’s hole and staple it in place. Cut 2 hearts of the same size: one out of the red distressed look paper and one out of brown cardstock. Cut the top off of the brown heart in a wavy line then attach the bottom to the red heart to create a “chocolate dip”. Corner round the bottom points of the hearts. Use Floral Creations 3 to cut two green leaves to attach to the strawberry’s top. Cut and emboos a pumpkin from the Fall Harvest die out green cardstock, then trim off the pumpkin part and attach the stem on top of the strawberry leaves. Shade and create seeds on the strawberry using markers. Cut a medium sized scallop circle out of the pink patterned paper, and a slightly smaller one out of white vellum. Run the scallops through a paper crimper, then nest them together to create a wrapper for the finished strawberry to sit on. Mount the strawberry on the scalloped circles using foam dots to create some dimension. Attach the tag, tiny white flower, and scallop circles to the card panel, then attach the finished panel to the front of your card base. C’est fine :-)
Ok, Big BAD secret.... I read Romance Novels. I admit it, and am coming out of the closet, lol. I just love all those shining knights in armor, all chivalrous. I suppose it has something to do with all of the fairy stories I cut my teeth on as a kid, you know, the REAL fairy stories, by the Brothers Grimm (they were a bit grim too) One of my favorites was always Briar Rose. So here's a sweet romantic card for all those with a soft spot for maidens in distress- little girls, brides, and ladies with secret stashes of paperbacks hidden behind their complete works of Dickens ;-)
Sandcastle Fun Spellbinders Die Flying Beauties Spellbinders Die Romance Trim Stampington Stamp Black Ink Pad Weathered Wood Distress Ink 18 KT Gold Leaf Krylon Pen Crackle Accents Ivory Mulberry Paper White Vellum Gray Cardstock Crafty Secret’s Earthy Paper Designs Sparkraft Gold Corner Sticker Perfect Paper Adhesive Matte A2 Card Base in any color
Cut and emboss sandcastle from gray cardstock. Stencil through the die with black ink. Pop the castle out of the die and use the gold leaf pen to color the turret flag. Cut six small butterflies from the white vellum. Pop them out and gold leaf their edges. Cut a 4 1/4” by 5 1/2” panel from the Rose Diamond paper in the Earthy Pad. Attach four gold corner stickers to each corner of the panel. Cut a 1” by 5 1/2” panel from the turquoise distressed paper in the same pad. Using the gray blue ink stamp the word “Romance” on this panel. Tear a 2” x 5 1/2” panel out of the ivory colored mulberry paper and glue it to the rose diamond paper. Mount the castle toward the top center of the mulberry, then attach the Romance panel in the center of the mulberry, slightly covering the bottom of the castle. Bend the wings of the butterflies and glue them around the castle using crackle accents. Attach the card front to the card base.
