Spellbinders August Clear Stamp and Die Set of the Month Club…

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Can you believe it’s August already?! eek! What I notice first is the evenings getting dusky earlier! boo!

Hope this finds you creating and feeling good anyway!

I started my card today by stamping the floral stamp in the MISTI with Memento Desert Sand Dye ink. I know… it’s looking pretty Summery still! I bet I should’ve been thinking Fall colors! oh well, there’s orange here! lol

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

The little bit of blue is in with the green…probably hard to see. Some of you might remember going to stamp conventions and seeing Stamps By Judith’s booth? She always colored her green foliage with a little bit of blue.

The background I did on watercolor paper. Regular Distress inks pressed onto a craft sheet, spritzed with water and press the paper into the ink. One color at a time. Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Worn Lipstick. Dab off extra color with a paper towel, more water spritzed on if the color is too strong.

I spattered with White ink after it was all dry.

I stamped a portion of the main flower image on the inside with Worn Lipstick Distress ink. I meant to use oxide but the regular was out on the desk and I picked it up without thinking. It looks good though.

The sentiment on the front and on the inside are from the set.

There are several to choose from in this stamp set and dies for all! It’s great! Two dies for the floral stamp too! You can just die cut one side or the other since they’re separate! Very cool idea!

This is a mini slimline size card.

Linking to some challenges…

Triple B – Blooms

Addicted to Stamps and More – Make Your Mark

Double D Challenge – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Summer

Fun clubs this month…the glimmer hot foil plate is a similar floral and you can get a stencil set and use it for coloring. Of course I’m wishing I’d gotten that! lol

Every time I get to this point in my post I wonder if I’m giving enough information or if you like just going to the Spellbinders website to read it for yourself.

HERE is the page to find out all about Spellbinders monthly clubs. They are really fun and an inexpensive way to get new product every month! Something new to look forward to and it’s so nice you get to see ahead what is coming and the wonderful variety from all the card designers with great ideas!

The club I used today is HERE. Check it out and I’d love to hear what you think!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Holler if you have any questions and I’ll stop talking now! lol

Blog Hop · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Blog Hop for Spellbinders July2023 Clubs!

July 21, 2023July 25, 2023 Pam Sparks36 Comments

Welcome cardmakers and friends! Today I’m participating in Spellbinders Christmas in July blog hop! We’re sharing the July monthly clubs release.

Find out how the clubs work HERE. I’m using the Small Die of the Month in this post. You’ll find it HERE.

I made an A2 size top fold card.

Spellbinders die sets are beautifully designed and easy to assemble. I die cut in three colors and gold foil cardstock.

I used a hot foil plate from the Christmas Magic Glimmer Set for the sentiment and die cut it with the smallest die from the Precision Layering Mini Slimline B die set.

I kept my card clean and simple but there’s so many embossing folders or hot foil plates for backgrounds if you want to add more to your card! That’s part of why the sets of the month are so fun. You can use already purchased products with them also!

Links to my other cards I created for the July Clubs of the Month…

Large Die of the Month Club – HERE

Stamp and Die of the Month Club – HERE

3D Embossing Folder of the Month Club – HERE

Now for the GIVEAWAY! Can’t have a blog hop without a giveaway and this is an awesome one!

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away three $25 gift certificates to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 23^rd, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in this blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

The next blog on the hop is Carrie Rhoades

Thank you so much for hopping by! I appreciate it and below are the links to the products I used for my card!

Small Die of the Month Membership –… [ SPL ]	Christmas Magic Glimmer Hot Foil… [ SPL ]	Precision Layering Mini Slimline B… [ SPL ]
Precision Layering Mini Slimline Die… [ SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil 4 Rolls – Essential… [ SPL ]
Portobello Color Essentials Cardstock… [ SPL ]	Blue Spruce Color Essentials… [ SPL ]	Pomegranate Color Essentials… [ SPL ]
Mirror Gold Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 11 -… [ SPL ]	Fashion Gold Embellishments -… [ SPL ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]
Glimmer Hot Foil System Platinum \|… [ SPL ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

cards · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Karin Markers · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder Club of the Month – Christmas in July Card…

July 13, 2023July 12, 2023 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I’ve always loved the sentiment Deck the Halls but I don’t think I use it every year!

This NEW 3D embossing folder is called ‘Adorning the Trees’! So the sentiment sure fits! This embossing folder is a big one. It will emboss a 8 ½ in. x 5 ½ in. piece of cardstock. I used the top half.

I used a piece of matte, gold metallic cardstock and I had quite a bit of cracking and I hated to pitch it! I had to think and try a couple things before I landed on the Karin Deco Metallic markers! Wow! They worked so good! Metallic is so hard to capture to show the true beauty of it.

Painting in the design was really easy too. I really didn’t try for perfection but to my eyes, it turned out great! haha

This picture shows the metallic cardstock under the sentiment better.

I used two rectangles from the Precision Layering Mini Slimline sets A and B. I am so glad to have so many rectangle sets. I can pretty much always find one that fits whatever sentiment I need to cut out. lol Makes me happy because I don’t always use the small sizes of sets. Do you?

The die cut sentiment is from Mix and Match Holiday Greetings set… I’ll link below. I die cut it in a matte Silver metallic cardstock, same as the cardbase.

This is an A2 size card.

You’ll find all of the info on Spellbinders Club of the Month deals HERE and the link for just the 3D Embossing Folder Club is HERE.

Holler if you have any questions and thank you for stopping by! I appreciate your visit so much!

Check out what I used to make this card at the links below…

3D Embossing Folder of the Month… [ SPL ]	Spellbinders – Universal Plate System… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Celebrate The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Precision Layering Mini Slimline A… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Precision Layering Mini Slimline B… [ SPL ]
Karin DECOBRUSH METALLIC Markers 28z1 [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Zig Glue [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Color Pencil · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Masculine · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Christmas in July Spellbinders Stamp and Die Set Club Card…

July 11, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! I had fun with this! If you’ve known me for all the years I’ve been stamping, you know I LOVE brown! haha I stamped and die cut this twice in Hammermill White cardstock thinking I would color it with Copics. I sat down and started coloring one with color pencils! lol I still have the other white one to color with Copics.

I have a deep love for brown…when Ranger came out with Van Dyke Brown all those years ago I bought a few reinkers thinking I’d use it forever! But then Distress Inks and then Gathered Twigs! Gathered Twigs regular Distress is my go to! Do not take my Gathered Twigs away!

I die cut the floral shape, put the waste/frame in the MISTI, lined up the stamp in the hole, put in the die cut, inked up the stamp and stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I used Caran d’Ache Pablo Color Pencils to color but any will work. After coloring I went around the edges with Gathered Twigs and the mini ink blending tool. I just keep this color and this tool handy on my desk all the time!

I embossed the Forevergreen Embossing Folder in TE Cilantro cardstock and inked it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool. I trimmed it down this time so my card would end up A2 size.

I ink blended a natural linen cardbase with Gathered twigs also. Just around the perimeter.

The panel in the center is a die that comes with the set too! Dies for everything in the stamp set! Such an amazing deal!

I lined up the sentiments in the MISTI and inked up the decorative panel…inked it up with GT also!

Glue on the little gold pearls…adhere everything to the cardbase and it’s ready to mail almost! I need to bring back my last year’s resolution to finish the insides…. ugh. haha

Here’s where you need to go to get the info on joining the Spellbinders monthly club option or options!

Here’s the link to the Clear Stamp and Die Kit of the Month. You can also choose just to get the Stamp Set.

CHRISTMAS in July SALE going on right now HERE!

Thank you for stopping by my blog today…hope you’re inspired and making something fun!

Links to the products I used to make this card…

Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club –… [ SPL ]	Spellbinders – Tis The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Caran d’Ache Pablo Colored Pencils… [ BLIC ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cilantro -… [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat… [ STR ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Universal Plate System… [ SBC \| SPL ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Shopping · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Christmas in July with Spellbinders Large Die of the Month! Super CUTE!

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s hard to believe we’re half way through 2023! It’s nice to get a head start on Christmas cards though!

You have to check out this NEW die set from Spellbinders Papercrafts! I was so tickled to see it! So many favorite things to create with for Christmas!

I have too many pictures again. hohoho

I made this card a little larger than A2 size. It ended up 5 ⅛ in x 6 ⅜ in.

White cardbase, read panel, light green panel then an embossed dark green panel. I love this pine branch embossing folder! It comes in two sizes! I used the Forevergreen A2 size folder. In the Pines is the 8 ½ in. x 5 ½ in. size.

I die cut all the pieces and assembled. I love that there’s candy cane stripes to glue on and multiple berries on dies. I pretty much used everything except the super cute little ornaments and bow! I will use them on another card for sure!

I added a long rectangle from the SB Precision Layering Mini Slimline B set die cut in woodgrain cardstock…like the stocking is hung from a fireplace mantle.

The ginger is totally charming. I added white glaze pen to the icing, eyes, buttons and mouth. It looks so cool in real life.

If this Large Die of the Month club interests you….click or tap over HERE and check it out! It’s such a great deal and you’ll find all the particulars about joining HERE.

I’ll be back with two or three more posts using July clubs soon!

Thank you so much for visiting today…have a great cardmaking week!

Here’s shopping links for checking out what I used to make this card and a SALE too! Through July 16th!

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month… [ EXP ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny [ STR ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cherry Pop -… [ TE ]	Sakura WHITE OPAQUE GLAZE GEL PENS 2… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – 8.5 x 11 – Woodgrain… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Forevergreen Embossing Folder \| Tis… [ SPL \| SSS ]	In the Pines Embossing Folder from… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Precision Layering Mini Slimline B… [ SPL \| SSS ]