Spellbinders City Holiday Collection, 2 JOY cards

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing 2 more cards from the City Holiday collection designed by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. This collection features 3 die sets, 1 sentiment set and 1 BetterPress plate set. If you missed my first card with this collection, click here to see it.

Both my cards uses the Shadow Joy die set and some ink blending with Distress Oxide inks. The the holly leaves and berries are from the Christmas Cracker die set which is also part of this collection.

Card 1 starts with an embossed background using the Dimpled 3D embossing folder with some splatter from a couple of inks. I ink blended Bristol Smooth cardstock and then die cut the JOY and holly leaves. I added a couple flowers from the Christmas Blooms die set. 

Card 2 is a shaker card! I recycled stamp packaging and created a slim profile shaker element. To start, I inked blended Bristol Smooth cardstock with Distress Oxide inks (linked below). Next I covered it with some stamp packaging and sealed up 3 sides with 1/4" double sided tape. Then I added Bejeweled Shimmer Flakes and sealed it up the top and adhered it to a card base. 

I die cut the JOY out of a A2 panel and placed it over the shaker element. When I was done it looked a little bare, so I added a simple rectangle frame around the card base and a few black gems.

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💥Be sure to check out ALL the August collections💥

-Holiday Magic Collection 

-Cuckcoo Cottage Collection

-Spooktacular Collection by Simon Hurley

-Texture and Foliage Collection by Suzanne Hue

-Simply Made Collection (rub-ons)

-Autumn Archives Collection by Kelly Bangs

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