Blooming Butterfly Card for Spellbinders

The Vivid Expressions collection is now in the shop at Spellbinders! I created with 3 different products from this release for todays card. I also used the blackout technique but with a twist! Scroll down and I'll tell you about. You'll find my supply list at the end, along with clickable shopping links!

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

If this is your first time visiting my blog, I tend to create first and measure later. This card measured in at a whopping 5 x 7.5 inches. You could easily trim off a bit to size down to 5x7. I did trim and score my own card, and also made a coordinating pink envelope using scrapbook paper from my stash and my We R Makers 123 punch board.

Typically when using the blackout technique, you color images on the flip side of your dry embossed cardstock, then swipe your panel with black ink. Instead, I went ahead and swiped my Blooming Butterflies embossed panel in black ink, then colored with my OLO Markers. 

I only used 2 markers - RV0.2 and OR4.4. Spellbinders sells these colors with marker sets and I've linked them in my supply list. If you prefer purchasing individual markers, you can get them from OLO Marker, here. 

If you caught my reel on social media earlier this week, I shared some bulk foiling with the Ideal Moments BetterPress plates/dies from the Vivid Expressions collection. My reel shows how to adhere negative foils to cardstock with adhesive spray. The tiny sentiment in the middle of my word dies is one that was included in my bulk foiling.

I also found some light pink cardstock from one of my older monthly card kits from Spellbinders that coordinated perfectly for the "Thank You", using the Vivid Script Sentiments. There are 20 dies in this set and well worth having in your craft room!

 

I also plan on sharing a 15 second reel on my social media showing how I applied the paint splatter on my elements, using my Spellbinders Splatter White. Also, I don't know if you noticed in my 3rd photo, but I used the Simon Hurley Bark 3D embossing folder from the Timeless Trees collection on my black cardstock. I love the texture! Lastly, I glued some of the Spellbinders Pink Opalescent sequins to my card, although they reflect blue in some of my photos due to the lighting and angle.

Let me know if you have any questions that I can answer in the comment section. Have a great day!

Terri

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Floral 3D Embossing for Spellbinders

Hey friends, I've created a card for Spellbinders today, featuring the new Floral For You 3D Emboss and Cut Folder from the Sealed 3D Botanical Collection. This was such an easy card to make and if you scroll down, I'll tell you all about it! I'll do my best to be brief.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

Have you tried the emboss/cut folders? I love them! It makes creating so easy, because you emboss and place your die in the outline of the folder. When you run it through your die cut system, it embosses and cuts at the same time. It's such a great time saving feature.

For my A2 size card, I wanted to keep it simple, so I did some finger painting on my embossed die cuts with Ranger/Simon Hurley Solar Paste in Golden Hour. It dries super fast too. It actually looks a little more silver in these photos, but I'm ok with that.

I'll have a one minute speed reel up on my Instagram and Tiktok, so you can see the finger painting process. It's simply a matter of painting the raised edges of the embossing!

My cardstocks are Cosmic Sky and Sage, also from Spellbinders. I embossed my layered card panel with the Sage cardstock and the March Embossing Folder of the Month, "Classic Backdrop". 

Please note, because of photo editing, my pictures are brighter. The cardstocks I'm using are a tad bit darker than what you see in my photos.

A few weeks ago, I foiled a batch of sentiments using the new Curved Everyday Sentiments Hot Foil/Die Set with my Glimmer Hot Foil System. I grabbed one of those and popped it up on adhesive foam and also glued some Spellbinders sequins, then called it a day.

Thanks so much for popping in! If you'd like to browse or shop, I have affiliate product links for you below. Have a great day!

Terri

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Watercolor Card with Cotton Ball Technique for Altenew

I'm thrilled to share this watercolor card for you today, created for my lovely friends at Altenew. Have you ever had a plan in your mind for a card but it just didn't work out? I think that happens to many of us from time to time. I ended up switching gears and this is the result!

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

Plan 1 wasn't working out so I jumped to plan 2, watercoloring an entire panel with just two of my Altenew pan paint colors, filling in color randomly. After my panel was dry, I ran it through my Platinum 6 using the 3D Cloudy Day embossing folder. I tried to emboss my watercolor panel before coloring however, the wet watercolors seemed to flatten out the embossing a bit. It worked much better to emboss after allowing the watercolor painted panel to dry.

Next, I poured a touch of  Ranger acrylic white paint onto a craft mat, grabbed some cotton balls and used it to gently blend over the embossed edges of my clouds, also blending out a bit in a circular motion.

Check out my short process reel on TikTok or Instagram.

I think this card turned out so much better than I could have ever hoped. It's truly easy to re-create too! I chose the Kind Words stamp set from Altenew specifically to use with my embossing folder. That Martin Luther King Jr. quote fit perfectly for my scene. 

If you would love to add any of these products to your collection, I've provided convenient affiliate product links at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Terri

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