BetterPress Merry Christmas

Hello friends. I am so excited to share this card with you today as I just love how it turned out. I started by inking up the Poinsettia Corner Press plate and die set from Spellbinders two different times onto a panel of cotton card stock. I then die cut this panel using the largest die from the Essential Labels die set (retired from Spellbinders). 

I took a red marker and added in color to the berries. I then took some gold paint and splattered my background with it. I popped this panel up with some thin foam tape and added it to a red A2 notecard.

I then foiled sentiments from the Joyful Christmas Sentiments glimmer plate and die set. I chose the Merry Christmas from the 5 sentiments it foils at one time. I added it with foam tape and then decided my card needed just a bit extra. I decided to take the Always and Forever Press plate and die set and instead of using my BetterPress system, I foiled the plate instead. I just love that my BetterPress plates can do double duty! 

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks for your visit and crafty hugs! ~ Alanna 

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Fall Blessings and Spray Stains

Hi friends. I'm back with more cards featuring the brand-new Enchanted Forest die just released from Whimsy Stamps. If you missed my last card, click here. For these cards, I decided to do a fall tree setting. I die cut the Enchanted Forest die from some kraft card stock two times for each card and adhered the panels together. I then took some various spray stains from Tim Holtz and created my backgrounds. These were then adhered to kraft A2 notecards.

I then took some of the dies from the previously released Build-a-Pumpkin die set and added colored them. I added them to the bottom right corner and then finished of the cards with the sentiment which comes from the Gourds and Pumpkins stamp set. I stamped it in a dark brown onto kraft card stock and then rounded two of the corners. The sentiments were popped up with foam tape and that completes these cards.

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks for your visit and crafty hugs! ~ Alanna 

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Spellbinders September 2023 Glimmer Club Kit Inspiration

Hi friends. I have two cards to share with you today using the beautiful September 2023 glimmer club kit from Spellbinders. The kit has a beautiful large sunflower plate, a coordinating die that will die cut around the tops of the flowers, along with a full roll of foil. The price point on this is $22.50 which includes free shipping in the US.

For my cards, I took the glimmer club kit and foiled it onto some white card stock. I then foiled the negative piece, so I got two cards for one with this. 

I die cut the panels using my favorite Essential Labels die set (sadly retired from Spellbinders). I added foam tape to the backs and added them to cream A2 notecards. I finished off the cards by adding in sentiments which are actually done with the BetterPress system. The set I used was the Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Plate and die set.

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks for your visit and crafty hugs! ~ Alanna 

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Spellbinders Nutcracker Ballet Collection

Hi friends and welcome back. Today, I have 3 cards to share with you today using various products from the Nutcracker collection at Spellbinders. There are three products in this collection which consist of a 6x6 patterned paper pad, a package of ephemera printed die cuts, and some chipboard stickers.

You can also purchase all 3 products in a bundle at a discounted price here. 

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks for your visit and crafty hugs! ~ Alanna 

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Eek! A new Release

Hello friends. I'm back with a fun Halloween card for you today featuring a new die just released from Whimsy Stamps, the Enchanted Forest die.

To get started, I took a piece of white card stock which measured about 4x5.25 inches and did some ink blending over it. I freehand cut out a circle to act as a mask for my moon.

I added two of the Enchanted Forest dies over top of my ink blended panel and then added this to a grey A2 notecard. I then die cut images from both the recently released Running Scared die set along with the Monster Parade die set. I die cut each of them two times from the same grey card stock that I used for my card base. I adhered them all together and then took my white ink pad and a small brush to apply just a bit of shading to the left of each of the die cuts. 

I finished off the card by adding in the Eek! Word and Shadow die. Both layers were cut from black card stock.

Here is some inspiration from the team.

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks for your visit and crafty hugs! ~ Alanna

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Spellbinders September 2023 Stamp of the Month Inspiration

Hi friends. I have a pair of cards to share with you today using the beautiful September 2023 stamp of the month club kit from Spellbinders. For just $10 which includes shipping in the US, you can get the stamp set by itself. Or for $17.50, again with free shipping in the US, you can get the stamp/die combo.

For my set of cards today, I started by heat embossing one of the images in gold onto some kraft colored card stock two times, in opposite corners. I then die cut this panel using one of the dies from the Essential Stylish Ovals die set. I then added some splatter with this over top of the panels and added them with foam tape onto some cream A2 notecards.

I stamped one of the sentiments from the September 2023 stamp of the month and used the coordinating die to cut it out. I die cut the outline die two more times and stacked everything together for added dimension. I added the sentiments to the cards and then finished them off by adding in a few cream pearls.

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks for your visit and crafty hugs! ~ Alanna 

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Spellbinders September 2023 Small Die Club Kit Inspiration

Hi friends. I'm excited to share with you today a fun project using the Spellbinders September 2023 small die of the month club kit. The dies in this month's kit are so fun and create the most adorable pair of hiking shoes. The small die club kit is only $15 and that includes shipping in the US.

For my card, I decided to go a bit more masculine. I started by embossing a piece of white card stock with the Knock on Wood 3D embossing folder. Before I embossed it, I stamped the bold birthday sentiment onto it which is from the Sweet and Savory Sentiments stamp set. I adhered it to a piece of a light kraft cardstock. 

I then got to work on creating my shoes. The dies are so easy to line up and put together. I added my assembled shoes and then finished off the card by adding in some black enamel dots.

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks for your visit and crafty hugs! ~ Alanna 

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