Sunday, June 19, 2022

Spellbinders My Sweet Friend

 Hi everyone! I went a little out of my comfort zone and made a 5x7 card! I used the new My Sweet Friend set from the Right Words collection designed by Becca Feeken and it fit PERFECTLY on this peek-a-boo frame card base.

Products used on this card:
My Sweet Friend
Deco Bloom (for the card base)
 Crystal Mix Essential Gems
 The entire Right Words collection
Cardstock: SU Blackberry Bliss; Concord & 9th Evergreen; Bazzill Cotton Candy
5x7 envelopes for mailing

Here is a short video showing how I adhered the open frame to create the card base:

 
If you can't view the video, essentially I scored the bottom panel about 1" in from the left and adhered that 1" portion to the top panel. This creates a way to open the card without having a score line on the front. You can also head over to my Instagram Reels page and watch it there.

 You'll notice I cut up my green leafy vines to fit the card areas. Don't be shy to cut up your die cuts. Using them in other ways gives them much more versatility!

I also wanted to pass on that going on NOW Spellbinders will take off $20 on all purchases over $100. So if something big is on your list, now is the time!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Reworked gardenia slimline card

Hi everyone! So, do you ever make a card and something is just off? On my last blog post you will find a slimline card I made with the NEW Spellbinders Half Slimline Diamond die set and the Gardenia flower dies
 I liked the card, it was vertical and had the flowers inked in rainbow order, but something was just off. 

So I reworked it and now I really love it! First I gently lifted up the white pieces cut with the Half Slimline Diamond die set and I layered a pink piece under them. Then I changed the orientation and removed the orange and blue Gardenia flowers, added some die cut some leaves in a pale green and changed the sentiment to Congrats from the Perfectly Mix & Matched Sentiments die set.

 There were some other small changes. I removed all the gold thread and gems. All and all I am happy with this version.

So if you're not completely happy with a card, take it from me -it's never too late to rework it into something you love. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


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