Simon's Sentiments by Simon Hurley, Part 2

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card using one of the sentiment sets from the newest collection by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders called Simon's Sentiments. This collection features 4 sentiment sets: birthday, everyday, Christmas and winter wonderland. 

My card uses the Birthday Sentiments Press and Foil set. I chose to foil it in black and paired it with a cute funky flower die set, Whimsical Blooms. I kept this pretty simple with bright colors and yellow gems. I love how this turned out!
 

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Spellbinders 23rd Birthday Celebration Blog Hop

Hi crafty friends! Welcome to the Spellbinders Birthday celebration blog hop!

Spellbinders turns 23 this year and all month long there are specials, giveaways, free gift with purchase and celebration stickers with every order.

Everyone along the hop is sharing a birthday card to help celebrate. My card uses some of my favorite collections, Happy Hour! My card uses both Olive Martinis and the Tropical Flair die sets.

 

Hop Giveaway:
To celebrate their birthday, Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments along the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, June 28th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this Spellbinders Blog post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

 

 Blog Hop Order:

  Spellbinders Blog
Yana Smakula
Tina Smith
Nichol Spohr
Mindy Eggen
Cheryl Penner
Allison Frazier
Sandi MacIver
Amy Rysavy
Michelle Short
Heejung Hunsberger
Sheri Gilson
Rebecca Keppel
Karen Brown
Nancy Leppek
Tanya Boser
Kristie Marcotte
Michelle Woerner -You are HERE!
Debbie Frank -Your NEXT stop!
Kathy Solie
Lea Lawson
Teresa Rogers
Jennifer Kotas

  

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

  

Spellbinders free gift with purchase in June *as long as supplies last

Hi crafty friends! For the month of June, Spellbinders has a free gift with purchase on orders over $150 (as long as supplies last). The die set is called Party Time Dragon and is as cute as can be.

Scroll down for supply list. 

I started my card with a piece of pattern paper from the Bitsy Blooms pack by Lawn Fawn and matched the blue and purple colors for my dragon. The arch is from the Make a Wish Arch Labels die set. The sentiment is from the retired Hexi-gem sentiments.

I'm also playing along in the Seize the Birthday challenge. This month's topping is Something Sweet, my cute dragon card doesn't use the topping, but I'm playing along with the "anything goes" birthday theme.
 

 Supplies used on this card: 

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Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Yappy Birthday Shaker Card

 Hi crafty friends! I'm here today with a fun shaker card featuring the new Leaping Dachshund die from the new Dog Days of Summer collection by Poppystamps!! Scroll down for a short video and complete supply list. 

I recycled stamp packaging and created a slim profile shaker element. To start, I inked blended the background with light blue ink and added some gold splatter. I sealed up 3 sides and then added a variety of sequins, sealed it up the top and adhered it to a card base.

I had the cute doggie leaping across the shaker element carrying a fun birthday balloon. I love how this turned out!

Here's a quick video with a close up of the shaker element.

 

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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.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

  

Spellbinders Say Cheese Classic Mouse, Part 1

 Hi crafty friends! CALLING ALL MICKEY MOUSE FANS!!! Today Spellbinders released the Say Cheese Classic Mouse collection and I am sharing the first of several cards I have with this collection 😍😍 This collection features 6 die sets, 1 BetterPress plate, and a variety of papers, ephemera and accessories in collaboration with Simple Stories.

STEAMBOAT WILLIE DUO AND FLAGS & BANNERS

💥My first card uses the Steamboat Willie Duo and Flags & Banners die sets.💥

Steamboat Willie Duo: This has both Mickey and Minnie and is the cornerstone die set for the collection. Mickey and Minnie face each other, have multiple arm positions and work perfectly with all the other sets in the collection.

Flags & Banners die sets: This has 2 gorgeous layered rosettes and curling flags that read "the best day ever". The rosettes are designed to fit the Alphabet and Numbers & Punctuation die sets. 

For my background, I used my favorite Tiny Dots embossing folder. This gives subtle texture without being to loud. I have Mickey holding the Banners and used a single layer of rosettes with small hearts in the center from the Frames and Sentiments die set. The glittery black cardstock I used as the tiny "tags" on my banners is from the Onyx Treasured Cardstock pack. 

I love how this turned out! Stay tuned for more inspiration from this collection.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

 

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Poppystamps Nordic Frog Birthday Card

 Hi crafty friends! This cute froggy birthday card features and adorable Nordic Sitting Frog die set by Poppystamps which is part of the Nordic Spring release! Scroll down for complete supply list.

 I mean how adorable is she with her sweater set? I used tiny flowers and leafy stems as simple accents. I just love how this turned out.💖

 

Products used on this card:

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.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Field Notes Collection, Make A Wish card

 Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing this simple pretty wildflower birthday card.

The pretty floral stem is part of the new Field Notes collection from Spellbinders. This collection features die sets, embossing folders and BetterPress plates all with a theme of documenting, collecting and sketching a botanical garden! Perfect for the plant life lover!

The flower stem is from the Field Notes Wildflowers die set and I colored the blooms with Copic markers (V01, V04, V09). I wanted to feature the simple wildflower, so I used the Molded 3D embossing folder and trimmed out the center with an Xacto knife/scissors leaving a frame. I adhered the flower and twine/bow over a piece of pattern paper and added the frame with foam adhesive strips. The twine and bow are from the Field Notes Twine die set and I die cut from glitter cardstock. Lastly, I added some Spectrum AB gems and a sentiment from my stash from the Cheers to You Sentiment press plate set.

I love how this turned out!

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This post contains affiliate links. Meaning if you shop with these links I get a small commission at no cost to you. If I have inspired you, I would love you to shop with my links💖

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!

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.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Spellbinders April 2025 Small Die of the Month

 Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing fun tulip birthday card using the April Small Die of the Month. I am lacking in good masculine cards, so I am excited for this set!

You can check out all the April 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.

SMALL DIE OF THE MONTH

 

This month's Small Die of the Month is called Snail Mail Post and features dies of a snail, mailbox and post, and a tulip and leaves! And there are lots of cute scene building elements to complete your card. 💖

For my card, I took a very different approach with this die set. I used the tulip, stem and leaf dies only. There are  LOT of really cute cards using the adorable snail, so please take a peek at the Spellbinders website to see how it comes together. I used some of the new Colorwheel cardstock colors on this card, including my favorite pale blue color, Seaside!! I added some black splatter in the background for a bit of interest. I love how this turned out.

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Spellbinders Gorgeous You collection - shaped gift card holder

 Hi crafty friends! Attention make up lovers! There is a new make up themed collection from Spellbinders called Gorgeous You. This collection features a make up bag, perfume bottle, a variety of make up items, florals, a 3D embossing folder and BetterPress sentiments. Definitely worth checking out 💜

I made a pretty shaped card/gift card holder. The die set is called Gorgeous You Make Up Bag and I accented it the Gorgeous You Florals die set. The make up bag die set creates the bag and the inside has gift card cut outs, there are a variety of elements to complete the bag like a clasp, zipper, tag and tassel. It is so so beautiful!

 Here is a look at the inside of the bag before I adhered it to the front. Simple and effective!

 

I think this die set would be perfect for bridesmaid thank you cards or for gift cards for the make up or perfume lover in your life! I just love how this turned out. Stay tuned, I have several more projects using this collection!

 

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Pretty Pink Posh 3x3 Mini Birthday Cards

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a set of mini 3x3 birthday cards using some of the new Pretty Pink Posh Birthday release. These are some of my favorite cards to make. I keep them on hand to slip into birthday gift bags!

 Aren't these adorable!?! The banners are from the Streamers die set, the cute party hats from the Birthday Cake Pop die set and the sentiments are from the Sentiment Strips: Birthday stamp set.

I love how these turned out and my sister has already claimed them to keep on hand for co-worker birthdays! 

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Pretty Pink Posh Party Shaker Hat

 Hi crafty friends! I have a fun shaker card to share today!! I'm participating in Day 2 of the Pretty Pink Posh BIRTHDAY INSTAGRAM HOP!

💖Be sure to head over to my IG and enter to win 💖

Scroll down for a complete list of supplies

This shaker card uses the Party Hat Shaker die set and the Upright Greetings Stamp set, both are from the new Birthday Release. I chose a fun teal color for the party hat and filled it with a variety of shaker bits and sequins from my stash. I accented the hat "top" piece with a cute pink flower and yellow center from the adorable Spring Foliage die set.  I used the “Let’s Party” sentiment and trimmed it into banners and tucked the tops of each under the shaker hat topper.

For the background, I die cut white cardstock with the largest die in the Eyelet Rectangles Die set die and adhered it to the card base with thin foam squares. Next, I adhered the shaker hat element down. I wanted to make a custom fun background to complement it, so I used the small circle die in the Party Hat Shaker die set and played around until I liked how they were arranged. I LOVE that this one die has 10 circles, so with one pass you can get 10 of each color!

Lastly, I added a few large sequins to fill in some gaps with a bit of sparkle. I love how this turned out! Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

 

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Pretty Pink Posh Februrary Guest Designer - Let's Party

 Hi crafty friends! I have some fun news to share, I was asked to be a guest designer for Pretty Pink Posh for their 11th birthday anniversary! I love PPP, so I was super honored when Paulina asked me to be a part of this special birthday release.

💥The release is available now💥

STREAMERS AND LET'S PARTY SHADOW DIE SETS

My birthday card is FULL of goodies from the new release 😍

The banners are from the Streamers die set 

The accent bows and stars are from the Birthday Cake Pops 

The sentiment is the Let's Party Shadow 

Tiny party hats are from the Birthday Icons stamp and die set

Stay tuned for more inspiration over the next few weeks, including a blog and Instagram hops which will have prizes up for grabs.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

 

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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.

 

Poppystamps February challenge - Something Sweet

 Today I'm sharing a trio of 3x3 mini birthday cards. I'm playing in the Poppystamps February challenge and the theme is Something Sweet. Check out my 3x3 cards and scroll down for the supply list.

Have you played in the Poppystamps monthly challenges before? On the first of each month, they launch a new challenge and to play along you create something following the theme and at least 1 Poppystamps stamp or die. A random winner will win a $20 GC to the Poppystamps store! The theme for February is Something Sweet, so this could be a sweet treat or even a card for a sweet friend!

Here are each mini card close up.

I mostly give birthday gifts in gift bags, so I love to tuck a 3x3 mini card into the bag!

Each one uses the same basic layout. White Woodgrain paper on the background, pattern paper along the bottom, the Brilliant Birthday Cake die, some flower accents and a birthday greeting. These are simple, fun and easy to decorate!

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!