Driving by to Say Happy Birthday and Hello Cards - Spellbinders

Expressions of Love Collection from Spellbinders

Spellbinders Sunday Drive "Convertible" Die set  has become wildly popular.   

The folks at Spellbinders are having a grand time designing "add-on" expansion packs to coordinate with this fun die set.  

Today's showcase features Spellbinders Sunday Sunset Drive from Expressions of Love Collection  - meant to coordinate with the Sunday Drive "Convertible" Die set.

The expansion set includes a variety of versatile sentiments to be used all year long so my samples included a wedding card and a general purpose greeting.  

The card sets today have a blend of embellishments from both of the die sets.  

The decorative oval frame is from Spellbinders Nestabilities Candlewick Ovals Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken.

Love the paper I used?  I am crazy about gingham and the Sunny Studio Stamps - 6 x 6 Paper Pack - Gingham Pastels is cheery and bright - "feel good " paper.   

Here's a version that I adore.  It's me driving my three Gray's in a convertible.  The three Grays are my adventurous identical Gray cats.  The little cat die is from Spellbinders Small Die of the Month of December (sold out).  

It's a great example of how the products can be used together.  

Here are some other samples of cards created using the  Spellbinders Sunday Sunset Drive from Expressions of Love Collection.   You can see the full blog post here.  

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Spellbinders Shapeabilities Sunday Drive Etched Dies

Spellbinders Sunday Sunset Drive Etched Dies from Expressions of Love Collection

Spellbinders Nestabilities Candlewick Ovals Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Sunny Studio Stamps - 6 x 6 Paper Pack - Gingham Pastels

Spellbinders Scattered Hearts Background Glimmer Hot Foil Plate from Expressions of Love Collection

Spellbinders Tool 'n One

		Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System

Valentines Day Cards - Authentique Cards

Do you send Valentine's cards? 

 I like sending Valentines cards to a bunch of folks; our children, my parents, relatives, and some good friends.  My husband says Valentine's cards should be between romantic relationships. Nonsense. I enjoy sharing the love.  

These are the reasons I send cards:   I love making cards.  Everyone loves getting happy mail.  We aren't in a position to travel and visit everyone we love so we need to show our love in other ways.  That means I'm sending cards for Valentines Day.  

 Today I'm sharing Valentines cards created using three Authentique paper collection ( still available while supplies last.) The cards are a blend of blend Authentique's Flawless Collection and Authentique's Love Notes Collection  and  Authentique Paper - Romance Collection .

I can't believe it's time to start the Valentine's cards because I literally barely finished getting the Christmas cards out the door. 

The first card is a blend of  the Love Notes Collection collection  and the Romance Collection.  The  beautiful fuchsia tones of Love Notes are so striking with the black and cream of the Romance papers used. 

The dies and kitty stamps used today are from Spellbinders; the kitty stamps are from Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month for January 2021 and have been stamped onto watercolor paper and colored with Spellbinders/ Fun Stampers Journey -  Color Splash Watercolor Pencils.  

The ornate heart die is from Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for January - so versatile to use in countless ways.  The scalloped border die is also Spellbinders - Curved Borders One die , which has been retired. 

The darling kitties represent my sweet gray triplet kitties we call the Grays ( Eddie Gray, Frannie Gray and Macy Gray).  They are identical and use that feature to the best of their crazy kitty abilities - always together, virtually unidentifiable and full of adventure and curiosity x 3!   

As I mentioned, the kitty stamp is from Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month for January and has been stamped onto watercolor paper with  Spellbinders/Fun Stampers Journey Dark Roast True Color Fusion Ink Pad ( with my MISTI stamping platform for accuracy).  The images have been colored using Spellbinder/ Fun Stampers Journey -  Color Splash Watercolor Pencils  which are bringing me such joy lately because they are easy to use for someone with no watercolor skills.  

Thanks so much for sharing your time to stop here.  Happy Crafting.

Supplies: 

Authentique Paper - Flawless Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Kit

Authentique Paper - Love Notes Collection - 8 x 8 Paper Pad Bundle

Authentique Paper - Romance Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Kit

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month January 2021

Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month January 2021

Spellbinder/ Fun Stampers Journey -  Color Splash Watercolor Pencils

Spellbinders Curved Borders One die

Gold and Silver Foil Cardstock

Watercolor paper

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Authentique Paper - Flawless Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Kit

Authentique Paper - Love Notes Collection - 8 x 8 Paper Pad Bundle

Spellbinders Dark Roast True Color Fusion Ink Pad

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month	Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month	Spellbinders/ Fun Stampers Journey -  Color Splash Watercolor Pencils
Spellbinders Dark Roast True Color Fusion Ink Pad

Scenic Cards of the Mountains - Creative Embellishments

 

 Today I'd like to share some scenic cards celebrating nature and the mountains featuring Creative Embellishments fabulous nature centered designs.

The cards were made for my two son's in Colorado.   I honestly don't craft many cards for men so it's something I want to work on in the new year.

The chipboard used on the cards today are as follows:

Scandinavian Mountain Chipboard set, Small Family Word Set,   Tree Border

 

Treatments of the Chipboard Pieces:

I added texture to the trees by mixing Heavy Body Gel  (like a super thick molding paste) with Forest Moss acrylic paint.  Then I used a palette knife to slather the paste on, like frosting little cookies. Once the trees are dry, I shading using Walnut Stain: 

The snow on the mountains is the heavy gesso added thickly to the chipboard.  The "peace" sentiment has been left the natural chipboard kraft color and the mountain pieces have been inked with walnut stain Distress Ink.

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads - Walnut Stain

Prima - Finnabair - Art Basics - Heavy Body Gel - 8.5 Ounces

Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Paint - Forest Moss

Here are the papers use on these cards today are from Stamperia's FOREST 12x12 Paper . The fabulous sentiment die is from Spellbinders Sentiments One Etched Dies

   

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Creative Embellishments - Scandinavian  Mountains

Creative Embellishments - Tree Border

Creative Embellishments - Small Family Border Word Set

Stamperia FOREST 12x12 Paper sbbl63	Prima - Finnabair - Art Basics - Heavy Body Gel - 8.5 Ounces	Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Paint - Forest Moss

Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Hearts BZ131

Spellbinders Sentiments One Etched Dies