Stitched With Love - Spellbinders Clear Stamp and Die Set for May 2022

Did you know Spellbinders has a monthly Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club for quick card and project creativity?  This month's set will keep you in stitches.  

Here's the image of the clear stamp and die set for the month of May: 

The secret to perfect stamping starts with a stamping platform.  My favorite is 

My Sweet Petunia Mini Misti - Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented.  Why do you need a stamping platform?  Because you can keep stamping an image until it's absolutely perfect.  I often need to stamp an image a few times to get complete coverage.  The MISTI helps provide perfection. 

 

I used Archival ink because it doesn't bleed when I use water color pencils to color the images.   

I embellished the card with a 3D decorative heart button from Buttons Galore and More  and some regular buttons from Buttons Galore and More pictured below: 

Buttons Galore and More - 3D buttons - Spring Buttons SF111

Buttons Galore and More - Buttons - Vacation HB107

Remember,  Spellbinders monthly club dies are uniquely designed for Spellbinders and only found in their store.   You can find past club kits still available for purchase here while supplies last.  

Thanks for stopping here today.  

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Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club

Buttons Galore and More - 3D buttons - Spring Buttons SF111

Bearly Art Mini 2 fl oz Precision Craft Glue + Tip Kit

Ranger Archival Ink Pad Jet Black

My Sweet Petunia Mini Misti - Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented

Buttons Galore and More - Buttons - Vacation HB107

Paper Cut - 100lb Smooth Watercolor Paper - code 126

St Patricks Day Shaker Card - Using Spellbinders APG for March

St. Patricks's Day Shamrocks- Spellbinders APG for March  

Today I am sharing a St. Patrick's Day card made using Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace (APG) Die of the Month  for March created using a few simple adaptations of the die set.  

Scroll down and I'll share how I made some sweet and simple shamrocks using this wonderful set created by Becca Feeken. 

Tips and Techniques for DIY Shamrock

The DIY Shamrock is rather simple and adorable when clustered together on a card. Add foam dots behind for volume, ink the edges, finish with a pretty accent crystal and you've got a gem of a card.   

The Shaker Elements

The chipboard shaker elements are from Creative Embellishments.

While CE has absolutely amazing shaker sets, I am using their Artist Trading Coin collection, with adaptive rings to create the shaker.  

The Rings, shown below, come with the pre-cut matching acrylic window necessary to create a shaker.  

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Creative Embellishments - Artist Trading Coins

Creative Embellishments - Coin Ring and Shaker Acrylic Pieces

Creative Embellishments  - Lucky Artist Trading Coins

The shaker mix is also an important part of the magical fun. I used  Lucky Charmz Sparkletz from Buttons Galore, a beautiful festive blend of sequins, beads, crystals and shapes. 

I finished off the card using 3D glitter Shamrocks mixed into the clusters for a bit of luck (and glitz).

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Buttons Galore - Sparkletz - Lucky Charmz SPK136

Buttons Galore and More  -3D buttons - Glitter Shamrocks

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And as always, the dies for Spellbinders monthly clubs are exclusive to Spellbinders and you won't find them anywhere else. 

Thank you for stopping here today.  Happy crafting.

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Coffee Cup Shaker Card - DIY Shaker Card

Create Your Own Coffee Cup Shaker Card

Hello Friends.  There's such a great feeling of satisfaction knowing something you made will make someone smile.  This blog post is about creating a DIY shaker cup of coffee - or a cup full of smiles.  

I'm sharing a virtual cup of coffee with my paper crafting friends, chatting about beautiful paper collections, chipboard embellishments, shaker cards, and crafty fun.  

That's what this post is all about - how cheery papers and products make us feel.  Fun chipboard, to warm papers and magical transforming shaker mix of sequins, beads and buttons.  

It's the ability to take these products,  assemble them on paper and make someone feel good.  
Chipboard from Creative Embellishments, 
Shaker mix from Buttons Galore and More,
Papers from Maja Design.

Maja Design's  'Little Street Cafe" collection is certainly top on my list of gorgeous collections with it's warn tones of pink and golden yellow.  The sweet die cut sheet used on my card says the following: 

"Happiness is a cup of coffee shared with a friend."

Nothing is better than sharing a real cup of coffee with a friend,  but I came up with the "next best thing" which is the shaker cup of coffee.  This is a fun interactive shaker card that will put a smile on that friend's face. 

The chipboard shaker cup of coffee is from Creative Embellishments, and the fun shaker mix is from Buttons Galore and More.  It's a fun combination of sequins and beads bringing joy to me coffee cup.  

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Creative Embellishments - Coffee Cup Shaker Set

Buttons Galore - Sequin Mix - Rusty -PS727

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Here are a few more close ups of this fun card.  

 Thank you for stopping here today.  Happy crafting.

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