Believe in Magical Butterflies

I was looking to make something a bit more elegant this time, so to complement the new Quietfire Metal Die, I chose a Spellbinders die plus some of my favourite Kanban paper.

Once I made the hard choices, this card went together quickly!

 


Supply List:
Quietfire Metal Die: Believe
Kanban: Farfalla
Spellbinders: Grand Calibur, A2 Valiant Honor
Co'ordinations: French Roast cardstock
Fancy Pants: 12x12"Gold Foiled cardstock
Tombow: Stamp Runner and 3D Foam Tabs











Instructions:

1. Form a 7" x 5" card from French Roast cardstock.  Die cut Believe from gold paper. Die cut small Spellbinders' Valiant Honor panel from French Roast.
2. Cut three panels (bottom to top): Gold to 6-3/8" x 4-3/8":: French Roast to 1/8" smaller all around:: Kanban Farfalla to 1/8" smaller than the French Roast.
3. Attach Believe to Spellbinders panel with 3D Foam Tabs (you will have to cut the foam tabs to a smaller size) and Spellbinders panel to Kanban paper with 3D Foam Tabs. Use Stamp Runner to assemble other layers as shown.  Attach Gold panel to card base with 3D Foam Tabs.

 

Thanks for stopping by to have a look!

Happy creating, Suzanne

Happy Birthday Card with a Bookbinding Embellishment

I hardly ever think of book corners for cards! Here I've featured the new Spellbinders Celebra'tions Doily Art Embossing folder and Quietfire Scalloped Book corners. I *needed*(!) to use the new Doily Art embossing folder!!

Instructions (supply list below)

1. Form a 4 1/4" x 5 1/4" card base from #110 Solar White cardstock.
2. Emboss the Doily Art using minty cardstock and trim so only the doily portion of the embossing remains. Score the embossed image in half and slit the spine for about 1/4" along the spine, right in the middle. Crimp Silver Scalloped book corners to the corners using pliers.
3. Tie floppy bow with white wrinkled ribbon (approximately 2 yards) and thread the ends through the slot in the spine of the embossed image.  Secure the ends with tape.
4. Stamp the smaller Quietfire Design Happy Birthday using Turquoise Gem on #80 Solar White cardstock.
5. Die cut sentiment with the smallest label in Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Two and sponge the edges with more Turquoise Gem ink.
6. Adhere Pop Dots to the back of the embossing and mount on the white card base allowing the embossed image to extend about 1/4" from the spine of the white card base.
7. Adhere stamped die cut onto embossed image using Mini Glue Dots.

 Thanks for having a look!
Happy creating, Suzanne


Here are thumbnail links to the supplies available on the Quietfire website.

Happy Birthday Plain & Simple Book Corners VersaMagic Neenah Solar White CS Neenah 80 lb Cardstock Doily Art Romantic Rectangles Two Grand Calibur Magic Removable Tape Ribbon Glue Dots Ink Blending Tool Pop Dots

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Celebra'tions with Spellbinders and Quietfire

Celebra'tions Sweet Treats set

I spent a fun afternoon playing with some of the new Spellbinders Celebra'tion line!  There is no question this collection is happy!  The bright colours are completely awesome!  The solid cardstock is 80lb and coordinates with the lighter weight printed cardstock.  Easy peasy to coordinate and you won't spend hours on your project but you have the great satisfaction of having made it yourself!

Instructions: (supply list below)

1. Stamp polka dotted tag design (included in the set) onto white cardstock with Celebra'tions Odacious Orange
2. Stamp Quietfire sentiment onto tag.
3. Die cut the stamped tag using the corresponding die and die cut one tag from the Pretty Plum Cardstock.
4. Stamp the flower onto the backs of the Celebra'tions patterned paper and one onto white cardstock. Cut out each flower by hand and using whichever side has the funnest colour, attach threaded buttons with Glue Dots.
5. Cut slit along spine of Cardblank, thread twine through it and wrap around card front several times and tie in a bow.
6. Attach flowers to card front as shown using Glue Dots. Give to a friend!

Thanks for stopping by!
Suzanne

Supplies:
Spellbinders Celebrations
Odacious Orange True Color Fusion Stamp Pad
Pretty Plum Cardstock
Celebra'tions Prints paper
Sweet Treats Die and Stamp Set
Quietfire Design
Happy Family Days stamp set 
VersaMagic in Purple Hydrangea
Waxed Linen Thread, 4-ply in Plum and Orange and Lemon 
Miscellaneous
buttons

VersaMagic Magic Removable Tape Grand Calibur Stamp Positioner Twine Cardblanks Glue Dots Pop Dots

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Come Sit With Me - Blind Embossing

Here is an inviting card for anyone you'd like to share time with.

I love blind embossing.  My wedding invitations were blind embossed.  Never heard the term?  I guess it comes from the print industry.  It basically means dry embossing without adding any colour or foil to the embossing.   It must be the subtlety which draws me in.
















I suppose you might say this technically isn't a blind embossed card, but the elements on it are.  Ahem, I did give the park bench a little helping hand with some sponging!

Instructions: (supplies listed below)

1. Die cut Spellbinders Architectural Accents and Garden Bench from cream coloured cardstock. Sponge bench with Distress Antique Linen
2. Use Oasis Green VersaMagic to stamp Come Sit by Me, centered, 1-1/4" from the bottom edge of the card front.
3. Use Tombow 3D Foam Tabs to adhere the bench and the long solid Architectural Accent as shown.
4. Use Glue Dots to adhere the floral Architectural Accent to the card front as shown.

Gosh, that was easy!  Never underestimate blind embossing - it's so easy and fast with Spellbinders. I don't mean to sound like a commercial but it's so true!  And it's so classy.




 
Thanks for having a look!
Suzanne

Supplies:

Tombow 3D Foam Tabs

Garden Bench Collection Spellbinders Garden Bench Architectural Accents VersaMagic Distress Inks Magic Removable Tape Grand Calibur Stamp Positioner Ink Blending Tool Cardblanks Glue Dots

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