Spellbinders April release projects

 Hi everyone! The Spellbinders April 2022 New Release is available today and I am excited to share a few projects with 2 of the of the 5 new collections!!

In addition to the collections, there are NEW cardstock colors and some GLITTER foam sheets as well. So much good stuff!

 

I am showcasing sets from these new collections:

 Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection designed by Becca Feeken

-Half Slimline Diamond die set  

-Half Slimline Bracket die set

Through The Garden Gate Collection designed by Susan Tierney-Cockburn 

- Gardenia flower dies

-Beeblossom flower die set

 

First up is a card using the Gardenia flower dies from Through the Garden Gate collection. Gardenias are one of my favorite flowers. They smell divine! Sadly they need full sun to grow and my house is in a shady spot with many old growth trees around, and I can only grow shade plants! But I digress...

The background is from the Skinny Stripe Background Glimmer plate and foiled in gold. I LOVE this background, be prepared to see many more cards using it!

To create the true gardenia flower look, the smallest center petals were die cut from ivory cardstock and I added some light yellow crystal gems. I added some veining to the petals using a dark green copic marker. See the flourishes I used? They were the negative pieces from the slimline border die I used on my last card. Love finding uses for those negative pieces! The Hugs sentiment die is from the Simply Perfect Mix & Match Sentiment die set.

Next up is a rainbow inspired Gardenia Slimline card. This card uses the Half Slimline Diamond die set from Becca's collection and I used the Gardenia flowers again, this time I took a whimsy approach and inked them in rainbow colors!

***I reworked this card and posted it here. Check it out to see how I changed it!!***

I die cut the slimline die in white cardstock 2 times and adhered them on both sides of the card. I die cut the gardenias and inked each layer with a lighter touch as I got to the outer petals. I wanted the flowers smaller, so I skipped the last largest layer of petals. I added some DMC gold metallic thread and colorful gems as final accents.

And lastly, is a card using the Beeblossom flower die set from Susan's collection and I used Becca's Half Slimline Bracket die set on the left and right sides.

I admit I had no idea what a Beeblossom flower looked like and after googling them I found them to be very delicate and pretty. They are mostly pink and white and have several varieties. For the flowers, I die cut them in white cardstock and blended some pink at the outer edges. For the stamens, I cut them in white and dipped the ends in a yellow ink and then added yellow stickles. I also hand cut a few of them in half to make them fluffier. For the leaves, I gave scored and made a small fold down the center and used a copic marker and added some details. 

The For You sentiment die is from the Simply Perfect Mix & Match Sentiment dies.

I inlaid the bracket border die and cut it 2 times, one on each side of the cardstock. I carefully lined them up so they were symmetrical! But if you're off slightly, don't worry the Beeblossom bloom would cover it up and it wouldn't be noticeable. A few Gold Pearl accents finish the card.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day! Here are some close up pictures.

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