Elegant in Gold Happy New Year Card

Hi everyone! I have a fun New Year's card to share today using one of the new BetterPress plates from the Copperplate Holiday Sentiments collection designed by Paul Antonio. This collection features several holiday phrases written in his signature font. Check out the entire collection here.

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My card uses the Happy New Year press plate. The font is just stunning! I foiled my plate in gold and used gold and white with a tiny pop of green for my card. Back in the day (before kids), I would celebrate New Year's Eve with an elegant gown and attend fabulous events. So I gravitate to classic elegance for all my New Year's cards. 

I thought this sentiment needed a little embellishing and initially thought to go with stars, but ended up using the lovely blooms from the Christmas Blooms die set. Try as I might, I can't stay away from flowers.

I die cut and matted the sentiment with the Nested Postage Labels & Tag die set which is an absolute must have die set! The background was made with the new Starshine Background cover plate die, this has a lovely delicate star-like pattern. I love this cover plate and I know it will get a ton of use. Perfect behind florals or die cuts of any kind!

Supplies used on this card:

Copperplate Holiday Sentiments collection

Happy New Year press plate

Starshine Background cover plate die

Christmas Blooms die set

Nested Postage Labels & Tag die set

Glimmer Foil Roll in gold

gold pearls

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Waffle Flower Sneak Peek Club Kit #07 - Merry Bookmas 2 card designs

 Hi everyone!! I am so excited to have been asked by Galina from Waffle Flower Crafts to share inspiration using their newest Sneak Peek Club Kit! If you're new to this club, it is a monthly subscription that gives subscribers a chance to play with new items about a month before they are released. The cost is $29.99 and that includes shipping!

 Here are my cards.

The Club Kit is called Merry Bookmas and includes a stack of books die set with coordinating stencil set, a coordinating sentiment stamp set and a 4"x4" Grip mat!! It's adorable and perfect to send to all your book lover friends and family.

💥💥Be sure to head over to my Instagram page 💥💥

I’ve partnered with Waffle Flower to giveaway an extra Sneak Peek Club kit #7 to one of my followers! A winner will be chosen randomly from the comment section under my post on IG and announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on August 2nd.

Supplies used on these cards:

Sneak Peek Club Kit #07 -Merry Bookmas

WF Pine Branch Panel die set

WF Layered Poinsettia die set

WF Snowfall Background stencil

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Catherine Pooler Inks in Hoodie and Peppermint

Gina K Designs inks in Bubblegum and Medium Spruce

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in Antique Linen

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Silver and gold pearls

Gold and Silver glitter paste (for tree star)

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Spellbinders Handmade Holidays Limited Edition 2024 Cardmaking kit -6 card designs

 Hi everyone! Every year Spellbinders brings us a Holiday Cardmaking kit in July and it's always packed FULL of wonderful goodness and this year is no exception! I am in love with the kit this year and I have 6 cards to share and had to force myself to stop there!

This year its the Handmade Holidays Limited Edition 2024 Cardmaking kit and it features cardstock, card bases and envelopes, dozens of Christmas floral ephemera, chipboard elements, puffy stickers, 6x6 paper pad, cardstock stickers, sequins and even a clear stamp set of holiday sentiments, and much more!

Here are the cards I made:

Each of the cards use only the elements from the kit except for a few items: Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set, gold pearls, red gems and shaker bits.

You can purchase the entire kit for $50 

OR  you can purchase some of the kit elements separately!

They are:

Handmade Holidays Cardstock pack

Handmade Holidays 6x6 paper pad

Handmade Holidays Floral die cuts

Handmade Holidays Gemstones

You can purchase the Handmade Holidays cardmaking kit and the individual elements at Scrapbook.com as well!

Handmade Holidays Cardstock pack

Handmade Holidays 6x6 paper pad

Handmade Holidays Floral die cuts

Handmade Holidays Gemstones

 

Here are each of the cards 💖

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!!

Spellbinders Home for the Holidays collection: Candy Cane card designs

Hi everyone! It's Christmas in July over at Spellbinders in a BIG way! Today I'm sharing 2 cards from the new Home for the Holidays collection and this collection is HUGE.

It features:

6 BetterPress plate sets (2 are backgrounds)

1 background cover plate (super dainty and beautiful)

3 gorgeous die sets

1 new label shape (Emerald cut)

3 sentiment sets (2 BetterPress and 1 die set)

1 3D embossing folder (Argyle Plaid)

Whew!! It's worth your time to check it out in it's entirety.

CANDY CANES AND HOLLY, POINSETTIA SPRAY AND CHRISTMAS BLOOMS DIE SETS

 

Both my cards use the die set called Candy Canes and Holly die set and are accented with Christmas poinsettias and greenery from the new Poinsettia Spray die set and the oldie but goodie die set, Christmas Blooms. The sentiments are from Comfort and Joy Sentiment glimmer foiled with red foil.

The background for this card is the new Argyle Plaid 3D embossing folder. I love this folder! I can see using it year round, not just for Christmas. I lightly inked it with a minty ink. My candy canes are the traditional red and white and I added a bit of Stickles for a pop of glitter. I used the new Poinsettia Spray die set for my accent flowers and the holly greenery is from the Candy Canes and Holly die set and added some emerald Essential Gems for the final bits of bling.

The background for this card is from the Peppermint 6x8 paper pad. My favorite kind of candy canes are the spearmint ones and I just had to make a card with a nod to my favs. I used Christmas Blooms die set for my accent flowers and greenery and added some red Essential Gems for some bling.

I love ho both of these turned out. Stay tuned for a few more cards using this collection!

Supplies used on this card:

Spellbinders website

Home for the Holidays collection

Candy Canes and Holly die set

 Poinsettia Spray die set

Christmas Blooms die set

Comfort and Joy Sentiment glimmer

Argyle Plaid 3D embossing folder 

Catherine Pooler ink in Minted

Blending Brushes

Essential Gems in Red and Emerald

Scrapbook.com Peppermint patterned paper 6x8 

Glimmer Foil Roll in red

Stardust Stickles

White gel pen

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Scrapbook.com website (we love the freebies)

Candy Canes and Holly die set

 Poinsettia Spray die set

Christmas Blooms die set

Comfort and Joy Sentiment glimmer

Argyle Plaid 3D embossing folder 

Catherine Pooler ink in Minted

Blending Brushes

Essential Gems in Red and Emerald

Stardust Stickles

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Spellbinders July 2024 Club kits: Small Die of the Month

 Hi everyone! Its June 7th and that means the reveal of Spellbinders Club Kits is here! Today I'll be sharing inspiration for the Small Die of the Month club kit. 

This month's theme is Christmas in July and each of the kits are fabulous!

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.

JULY SMALL DIE OF THE MONTH: SKATING INTO THE HOLIDAYS

 

This month's Small Die is called "Skating into the Holidays" and features an ice skate along with gorgeous poinsettia flower and lots of greenery and berries to adorn it.

I absolutely LOVE everything about this die set, I mean just look at those shoe laces! 😍

I made my ice skates white with black laces to allow the greenery and red poinsettias to POP off the card. I chose a simple embossed background using the Peppermint Stripes EF.

Poinsettia flower tip:

Using 2 colors of red cardstock is an easy way to give the flower depth without ink blending.
 

Products used on these cards:

Small Die of the Month ($15)

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Peppermint Stripes embossing folder

Jewel Tones Glitter Cardstock (for the red berries)

Lawn Fawn Pixie Dust Sparkle Cardstock (for white berries)

Gina K Designs Sentiment Sheet Holiday Greetings

 

If you haven't already, be sure to check out ALL THE CLUBS there is so much Christmas in July goodness!

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! Stay tuned as I have some inspiration for the Wax Seal of the Month and the Stencil of the Month clubs coming up!