Spellbinders Yana's Tulips Collection, 2 card designs

Hi crafty friends! Yana Smakula just released a new collection with Spellbinders and I have 2 cards to share with you. The collection is called Yana's Tulips and features 2 gorgeous BetterPress plates each with a coordinating Layering Stencil and a sentiment press and foil plates with cutting dies. 

My first card uses the Tulips and Daffodils Press and Foil plate and Layering stencils. The sentiment set is called Bouquet of Hugs press and foil plate and dies and has 5 pretty sentiments. I pressed the plate with black ink and colored it with the layering stencils. I also used some of my Prismacolor pencils to add some dimension. I foiled the sentiment with Gold foil on black cardstock. For the final touches, I added some gold splatter and pearls. 
 

CARD 2: 

My second card uses the Windmills and Tulips Press and Foil plate and Stencil bundle. I foiled this plate with Espresso Brown foil and used the stencils to color it in. Like the Tulips and Daffodils, I added touches of pencil for dimension. I foiled the sentiment with Cobalt Blue foil on white cardstock. I added some Smokey Topaz gems for more sparkle.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: the stencil for the Tulips and Daffodils Press and Foil plate is sold out on both Spellbinders and Scrapbook.com. So at this time the bundle and the I Want It All bundle, so please sign up to be notified when they are back in stock.

 

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Spellbinders 2025 Large Die of the Month

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card from Spellbinders September Large Die of the Month. Today is the 6th and the sign up window is open now!

You can check out all the fall themed September clubs HERE.

Scroll down for a full list of supplies.

Club subscription info:  

The new subscription sign up window is from the 6th to the 27th.  After existing club members subscriptions have been processed, any inventory remaining will be available for new subscriptions. Continuing Subscriptions will charge on the 5th of each month, which means existing Club Members will be able to cancel subscriptions or make edits to payment or shipping info up until the 4th of each month.

SEPTEMBER 2025 LARGE DIE OF THE MONTH
 

This month's Large Die of the Month is called Acorn Acres and features an adorable acorn house, cute squirrel, lots of leaves, acorns and much more!! Super cute!

How cute is this little squirrel and his acorn house? To start, I chose a fun pattern from the A2 Cozy Autumn paper pad and adhered it to my card base. I then used the Essentials Arches die set and die cut Antique White Brushed Metallic cardstock as the backdrop for the acorn house and all the leaves. The sentiment is from the BetterPress set called Autumn Sentiments pressed with peppermint ink. I love how this turned out!

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Autumn Archives collection, 2 card designs

Hi crafty friends! I have 2 fall cards to share using the new Autumn Archives collection from Spellbinders designed by Kelly Bangs. This fun collection has die sets, pattern paper, ephemera, alphabet stickers and more.

💥Check out what I made and scroll down for a complete supply list.💥

I really love collections like this. The ephemera is gorgeous and there is enough in the pack for dozens of cards. My first card features the Autumn Archives cardstock ephemera and the Autumn Archives 12x12 printed paper. I added pops of sparkle with some orange glitter cardstock and some glitter drops.

My second card features the Changing Trees die set, the Autumn Sentiments Press Plates/die set, (I hot foiled it with gold on black cardstock) and the Autumn Archives 12x12 printed paper. Like my first card, I added some sparkle with the orange glitter cardstock. I love how these turned out!

 

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

  

 

Modern Botanicals Clean and Simple Smiles card

Hi crafty friends! I have a quick and easy card to share using a set from the new Modern Botanicals Collection by Dina Wakley for Spellbinders. I love the cool modern vibe of this collection which features 2 BetterPress plate sets and 2 3D Embossing folders.

My card uses the Growing BetterPress plate and die set and my colors were inspired by this amazing photo from my DIY Color Deck! This Color Deck card is EVERYTHING. The vase has similar markings as the circles in this set, so I had to use it.

This set uses the Registration system, which means you have a template to set your plates on, allowing for different colors of ink and the overlapping design.

This was such an easy card to make. The hardest part was choosing my ink colors! The tiny white flowers and sentiment were left overs from cards I made last month, so this came together in no time.

I have some new inks in my collection and I want to play around with some more color combinations, so stay tuned!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

 

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Heartfelt Sympathy BetterPress card

 Hi crafty friends! I have a beautiful sympathy card to share today using one of the BetterPress Copperplates from the Happy Everything Sentiments collection. This collection is designed by Paul Antonio for Spellbinders and features 3 BetterPress sets with Paul's signature script font.

My card uses the Heartfelt Sympathy press plate and I have inked it with a rich royal blue ink. What I love about press plates is they can be inked or foiled with a Glimmer machine. You can find my last example of foiling one of Paul's wonderful press plates here.

I think the elegant font from this collection looks so pretty framed with flowers from my beloved Be Bold Blooms die set. I chose to use the color blue with pops of purple. I love how this turned out. 

  

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

 

Sending Love Watercolor Butterfly card

 Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a fun butterfly card using the Butterfly Silhouettes BetterPress Plates and Die set which is from the new Lisa Horton's Wildflowers collection for Spellbinders.

Check out my card and scroll down for a list of supplies.

Both the butterfly and sentiments are from the Butterfly Silhouettes BetterPress Plate and Die set. The butterflies are actually a 2 step process with the registration guide. For my card, I used the second layer only. I pressed the butterfly and sentiment on to Bristol Smooth as I knew I wanted to watercolor the butterfly and I have the best luck with it.

 I used my Zig Clean Color Markers to color the butterfly. I am a simple colorer, so I drop a bit of color at one end and use my size small waterbrush and drag the color to the rest of the area.

To add to the whimsy of the butterfly, I used the same colors and die cut lots of tiny flowers. These flowers are from the Garden Builder die set, but any small flower will work. I added a few gem accents as the final touches. I love how this turned out!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Products used on these cards:

These are affiliate links which means that if you shop with these, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. If I've inspired you in some way I appreciate your support.

 

 

Spellbinders Yana's Daisies Collection, Day 3 Inspiration

 Hi crafty friends! I'm in my monochromatic era at the moment. The current Simon Says Challenge over on IG is to make monochromatic cards and I kinda ran with it! This is Day 3 of my inspiration of Yana Smakula's new collection with Spellbinders called Yana's Daisies, and today my card focuses on the Daisy Trio Press plate and stencil set. 

Check it out and scroll down for the supply list.

DAISY TRIO BETTERPRESS AND STENCIL BUNDLE AND CRAFTY HUGS SENTIMENTS PRESS PLATES AND DIE SET

 

I used 3 of the 5 stencils, omitting the 2 stencils that color the petals. I love how there is a stencil that casts a shadow! I've not seen this before and it is gorgeous! I wanted to add a bit of color to the stems and centers while keeping things in the blue family, so I used a light blue/green ink. 

 To keep things blue, I added some glitter to the daisy petals using a Glitter Brush marker in Frosty Blue (which is a pale blue color) and added a few Fairy Drops to the centers.
 

Just in case you missed my first monochromatic card, I'll post it for you again.

This card was inked with a deep orange ink and had no stenciling.

What do you think? Do you like monochromatic cards? I love how these turned out!

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 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Spellbinders Yana's Daisies Collection, Day 1 inspration

 Hi crafty friends! Yana Smakula has a brand new collection with Spellbinders called Yana's Daisies and if you're a daisy lover like me you're going to love it! I have the entire collection and will be sharing inspiration over the next week or so!

My trio of cards use the gorgeous Daisy Shower BetterPress plate and coordinating layering stencils and the Crafty Hugs Sentiments. I inked the press plate with several colors and for the first 2 cards I colored them with the layering stencils. The last card is just inked with no additional coloring, keeping a fun monochromatic look! To finish the cards, I added ribbon or twine, a tiny flower and  Stickles. I love how these turned out! Stay tuned for more inspiration from this gorgeous collection.

 

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More Vivid Expressions, Hello Card and Tag

 Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing another card and matching tag from the Vivid Expressions collection by Spellbinders 💙💜

***And for all you Winnie the Pooh fans, Spellbinders launched the Say Cheese Classic Pooh collection! It's fabulous and stay tuned for some inspiration using it soon!

Check out what I made and scroll down for complete product list.

VIVID BLOOMS DIES AND SWEEPING SCRIPTS SENTIMENTS PRESS PLATES

My card and tag use the Vivid Blooms die set and the Sweeping Script Sentiments press plates.

Both started with pressing the sentiments, Hello and You, in to white cardstock with Stone Blue ink. Because I wanted the sentiments offset at the bottom I pressed cardstock larger than needed so I could trim them at the right angle. I find this easier than trying to place the word on the plate backwards, kwim?

I added the flowers, ink splatter and gems around the sentiment. I love how this set turned out!

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 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Amarylis Christmas collection - 2 card designs

 Hi crafty friends! Christmas cards are in full force right now and if you're like me and focusing more on flat card designs (I recently mailed a shaker card and it cost over $5 in postage!). If you are, you need to check out the Festive Poinsettia Press Plate and stencil from the newest collection by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders called Amarylis Christmas!

Yana's new collection features die sets, Glimmer hot foil and BetterPress Plates, layering stencils and a 3D Embossing Folder. Check out what I made and scroll down for a list of all the supplies I used.

FESTIVE POINSETTIA PRESS PLATE AND STENCIL
 

My cards use the Festive Poinsettia Press Plate colored with the coordinating stencil set. All the stencil layers let you easily create so much depth with. The sentiment is from the Christmas Die and Sentiments Glimmer set. One card uses gold sentiment and accents and the other in silver.

 For my first card, I inked the Festive Poinsettia press plate with black ink. The stencil set has 6 layers which creates lots of depth to the image. I used Distress Oxide inks: 3 pinks for the poinsettia, 2 greens and 2 browns (ink list below). I wanted to let the background be the star of the show, so I put the sentiment on a strip of vellum accented with a single piece of metallic cord.

  For my second card, I wanted to see how using the same ink combination looked different against a dark vs a light background, so this one was inked with a very pale blue ink. The flower veining was a bit lost once inked with the pinks, so I went over them with a Silver Sakura Gelly Roll pen. Not only did it bring the flowers to life, but it added an extra layer of sparkle!

I think they are both beautiful, but the black background is my favorite. Do you have a favorite?

 

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 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Autumn is here! Falling Leaves plate and September Wax Seal of the month -2 card designs

 Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing 2 fun fall cards. Fall is here whether we're ready or not, and this month Spellbinders has a great new fall collection called Falling Leaves and the Monthly Club kits also have a fall theme.

First up is a card using some of the Falling Leaves collection with a few added fall accent die cuts.

AUTUMN RAIN PRESS PLATE AND STENCIL BUNDLE

One of my FAVORITE things to do with the BetterPress plates is to foil them! I love how the BP plates can be pressed or foiled. Given their multi-use, I wonder if Spellbinders will continue to make them and quietly stop making Hot Foil plates?

I chose to foil the Autumn Rain plate with matte gold foil and colored it in with the coordinating stencil set (which has 5 stencils). I used a blue teal color for the umbrella for a nice pop of color and stenciled the leaves with a nice green turning to red. I added some fall leaf die cuts with a simple 1 layer sunflower as accents.

Next I have a fall card using the September Wax Seal of the Month, the seal stamp is called "Falling Leaves" and is an oval shape with a variety of fall leaves. I used the Autumn Mix of wax beads and highlighted the leaves with my DecoColor gold pen.

SEPTEMBER 2024 WAX SEAL OF THE MONTH AND AUTUMN SEALED SPRIGS

 

I used a couple of my older Sealed Stems sets with the wax seal. I love all of these stems and they can be used without wax seals. A lovely bow, circle sentiment, lots of possibilities. I wanted to use some of the fall papers that I had in my stash and used the patterned and solids from the paper pad.

I love how these turned out!

 Supplies used on these cards:

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!