Doodlebugs – Sending Joy & Cheer

Welcome to another Mix it Up Monday for Doodlebugs! Today we’re playing with lots of dies and creating a fun, shaped card for the holidays.

I picked up the new Lawn Fawn Build a Fox and some of the holiday dress add ons a bit ago and was just itching to play. So I set some time aside with no intention other than to build a cute fox for the holidays.

After I built him, I knew he had to be the star of the show. So I dug through my Spellbinders dies to find the perfect scene, landing on the one of my favorites – Make a Wish Arch Labels. I cut the base twice, once from green and once from white cardstock. I scored the white about 1/2″ from the top and glued the two together at the flap so I have a shaped card base now. Then I cut the next size down from white cardstock ink blending the center with green and splattering some water and distress oxide spray on the panel as well.

Next I cut two Pretty Pink Posh Banner Greetings shapes from black and red cardstocks. I heat embossed one of the Christmas Banner Greetings sentiments on the black one. I glued the layers together and then added foam strips to the back, along with foam squares to the back of my fox.

I removed the release paper, adhering both to the white panel before adding more foam tape to the back of that, adding it to the shaped card base. I finished the design off with glossy accents on the fox’s cheeks and stardust Stickles to the pompom on his hat.

Products used:
Lawn Fawn Build a Fox dies
Spellbinders Make a Wish Arch Labels dies
Pretty Pink Posh Christmas Banner Greetings stamps
Pretty Pink Posh Banner Greetings dies
Foam strips and squares
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers
Embossing and watermark ink
Embossing powder – white
Magic anti-static bag
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn artichoke ink
Distress Oxide Spray – rustic wilderness
Glossy accents
Stickles – stardust

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Spellbinders – November Clubs Inspiration

Hi everyone! I’m popping in with another card using different pieces of the November Spellbinders Clubs. Today I’ve got the Die and Embossing Folder of the Month together. This brunch theme is just the cutest and these characters were ridiculously fun to create!

I really had no plan at first. I just wanted to make some cute food with faces so I dove in and started die cutting pieces and gluing them together. Aren’t these so much fun!?! I’m personally dying over that waffle with his coffee cup!

Using an A2 card base as a guide, I realized these guys fit perfectly together so I started building my background. For that I cut a Mirrored Arch Label and embossed it with the embossing folder of the month. Then I inked the embossing up with a blending brush and pink ink. To create a ground for my images I cut part of another label and trimmed it to a strip.

Next, I cut an A2 piece of pink cardstock and glued it to my card base. I splattered pearl watercolor on the panel and let it dry. Then I added the mirrored arch panel with foam tape to that and my breakfast bunch on top with foam squares.

The Die of the Month set comes with a banner and a few sentiments to die cut in it which I love! They are versatile for different occasions and perfectly punny in every way! I went with the thank you sentiment and layered two banners together for dimension. This is popped up with a foam strip to finish the design off.

Products used:
Spellbinders Die of the Month
Spellbinders Embossing Folder of the Month
Spellbinders Mirrored Arch Labels dies
Foam tape
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn ballet slippers ink
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers

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Spellbinders – November Clubs are Open

Hello again everyone! I’m back to share a card today highlighting a few of the Spellbinders November Clubs. This card uses the Die of the Month, Stencil of the Month and Embossing Folder of the Month; all together. So much cuteness, I couldn’t resist!

First off, I pulled this stencil out of the package and swooned! It’s amazing! Designed perfectly to make creating this amazing background a piece of cake! Everything is inked up with blending brushes and dye inks. On the last layer, there are highlights for the leaves and cherries, which I did ink up and then go back over with unicorn Astro Paste for a glittery finish.

While the background was drying, I cut a couple of these adorable drink (mimosa) glasses and assembled them. I love the vellum look for the glasses and inking the bottom of the drink portion for some depth turned out great too! I also cut the sentiment banner from the Die of the Month set too.

I cut one of the smaller Scallop Labels and embossed it with the Embossing Folder of the Month on kraft cardstock. Then I inked it up with brown ink to make the embossing pop a little more before adhering the drink glasses and sentiment with foam strips and squares. Next I added the stenciled panel to a card base and popped the embossed panel up with foam tape on that.

Products used:
Spellbinders Clubs – Die of the Month; Stencil of the Month; Embossing Folder of the Month
Blending brushes
Dye inks
Astro Paste – unicorn
Liquid glue
Foam squares and strips

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Doodlebugs – Happy Fall

Welcome to this week’s Mix-it-Up Monday for Doodlebugs! We’re into full fall mode with Halloween behind us now so let’s celebrate that with a sweet fall-themed card today!

This card actually started with the sentiment which I created for another card but it didn’t end up fitting. I always save those items in case they can be used later on. So with that in mind, I inked up the Lawn Fawn Autumn Breeze stencil using a combo of fall colors on a kraft panel. I cut that panel with a Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die, then inked the edges with brown for depth.

I chose a few images from the Mama Elephant Hey Pumpkin stamp set to stamp and watercolor. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and arranged everything with my sentiment on the kraft panel. The sentiment has 3 layers of white cardstock behind the blue so it stands up nicely. I added the images with foam squares so they’re on the same level.

Next, I found the green polka dotted cardstock in my stash but you could always stencil or emboss your own to match. That is glued to a card base with liquid glue and the sentiment/scene panel is popped up on that with foam tape.

Watercolor doesn’t say “shiny” or “sparkly” to me so I don’t typically add any finished touches like that to these cards. I like the muted tone and the soft way about them, so I leave them how they are. But if you’re in the mood, add whatever speaks to you!

Products used:
Mama Elephant Hey Pumpkin stamps and dies
Lawn Fawn Autumn Breeze stencil
Lawn Fawn Hey Fall die
Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels & Tag dies
Foam tape and squares
Liquid glue
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn dye inks – pumpkin, jalapeno, walnut, lobster

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Spellbinders – Beautifully Imperfect Card

Happy Wednesday everyone! I’m here with a card featuring products from the Spellbinders Beautifully Imperfect collection. There are such an array of products in this collection that are great together but are also going to be amazing on their own over time too.

For this card, I cut an A2 piece of light gray cardstock and inked up the Tattered Stripes stencil set. I love that this stencil set has layers for both sets of stripes so you have the choice to color the whole panel or not. Then I die cut the panel with the torn edge die in the Deckled Edge Script die set. I splattered it with white paint and left it to dry.

Next I cut accent pieces using dies in the Tangled Threads die set and glued them in place with liquid glue. I added one of the chipboard frames over the center of the design with a thread swirl behind it.

Last, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Sculpted Scripted Floral stamp and die combo before popping it up with foam squares over the frame. I used liquid glue to add the whole panel to a white card base and my card is all finished.

Products used:
Sculpted Scripted Floral stamp and die combo
Tangled Threads dies
Tattered Stripes stencils
Blending brushes
White paint
Foam squares
Liquid glue
Lawn Fawn dye ink

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Spellbinders – Beautifully Imperfect

Hi friends! I’m so happy to be hopping in here today to share a different project I just created for the Spellbinders Beautifully Imperfect line of products. It’s got a mixed media vibe and has everything from stamps and dies to press plates and chipboard add ons. Today I created a journal that I want to share for inspiration.

This project started with stamping and watercoloring the petals and leaves from the Sculpted Scripted Floral stamp and die set. While those were drying I used the Grungy Background press plates for the background panel and sentiment strip.

Next, I pulled the Tangled Threads dies out and cut one of the stitching holes dies from the front of my journal. I used jute twine from my stash to stitch it up and tied it in a knot to finish it off. Then I went around the edge of the journal front with a blending brush and brown ink to deepen the edges. I splattered the cover with some white paint and let that dry.

Next, I used a distresser to roughen up the edges of my pressed panel and inked the edges with the same brown ink. I trimmed the sentiment into a strip and inked those edges too. Next I stamped the squiggle image from the Sculpted Scripted Floral set on the bottom – repeat stamping without reinking for the shadow look.

Finally my watercolor was dry so I could use the coordinating dies to cut them all out. I added a foam square to the back of the center and started randomly adding petals to that. Once the foam square was full I used liquid glue and reverse tweezers to hold everything together while it dried. Last I added the stem and leaves with liquid glue. Now it’s time to assemble the whole picture.

The press panel is glued to the journal cover with liquid glue. Then the flower has another foam square added to the back of the center and is adhered with that. The stem is glued down with liquid glue. Last, I added the sentiment strip with a foam strip.

I absolutely couldn’t wait to create this journal when I saw the collection, now that is tamed and I’m ready to make some fun and grungy cards to share with you all over the new few weeks.

Products used:
Spellbinders Beautifully Imperfect Collection
Grungy Background press plates
Sculpted Scripted Floral stamps and dies
Tangled Threads dies
Foam squares
Liquid glue
Better Press system
Better Press ink
Platinum 6

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Spellbinders – Club Sign Up Time

Hey everyone! It’s open call to sign up for Spellbinders Clubs if you’re not already subscribed! These are a steal of a deal and guarantees so many fun things brought to your doorstep every month! Remember you can skip months too and cancel at any time.

This month is packed full of fall wonder and I’m smitten with it all! I have two cards to share today with a fall spin versus the Halloween card I shared a few days ago.

First up, a gorgeous and simple card featuring the Stencil of the Month. I loved building this background one layer at a time! Once it was completed I went around the edges of my panel with my brown blending brush and toned down the stark white. Then I splattered it with gold watercolor and set it aside to dry.

While that was drying I used the Better Press Autumn Sentiments on porcelain Better Press paper using black ink. These press plates come with a coordinating die so I immediately had three sentiments with one pass. It’s genius!

Next I took some time to play with the Small Die of the Month and Embossing Folder of the Month. Both are amazing and I’m in love! This embossing folder is going to be a fall staple in my routine for sure. I cut a Mirrored Arch Label from kraft cardstock and embossed it, then went over it with a blending brush and brown ink to help it pop more.

Next I cut some florals from the Small Die of the Month and rounded them into a wreath, adhering with liquid glue as I went along. Once it was how I liked, I glued it to the embossed panel and popped that sweet kitty up with foam squares. It was too perfect not to add another of the Better Press sentiments from my previous card, and now I still have a bonus ready to go!

I popped the Mirrored Arch panel up on a white card base with foam tape and almost immediately had a hard time with the bright white. So I pivoted and used my teal blending brush (without adding ink) and lightly went around all of the edges. I really like how that turned out!

Remember club sign ups are live now to snag any or all of these awesome goodies for a severely discounted price.

Products used:
Small Die of the Month Club
Embossing Folder of the Month Club
Stencil of the Month Club
Autumn Sentiments Better Press plates and dies
Mirrored Arch Labels dies
Blending brushes
Foam squares and tape
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers

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Spellbinders – Small Die of the Month

Welcome back friends! I have been fortunate enough to be able to design with a few of the Spellbinders Club Kits for the remainder of the year! I love these clubs and they are such a great value! Over the next few months you’ll see me share inspiration for the Small Die of the Month, Embossing Folder of the Month and Stencil of the Month. All of these are right up my crafting alley and I hope you’ll enjoy it as well!

Today I have a card featuring the Small Die of the Month it it’s spooky form. This set is perfectly designed for everything through all of the fall months! I paired dies from the set with my sentiment banner which comes from Hoppy Halloween. It’s a great little set and this senitment banner has become a go-to for a lot of my spooky projects lately.

I inked up one side of my plaid embossing folder before running it through my die cut machine for the textures embossing look. Then splattered the panel with watered down black paint.

I ink blended the edges of my card front with seedless preserves distress oxide ink and spritzed it with water before popping up the layers of my card with foam tape and squares. Then I added little stardust Stickles on the pumpkin’s cheeks for fun.

Products used:
Small Die of the Month
Hoppy Halloween dies
Plaid embossing folder
Distress oxide ink – seedless preserves
Lawn Fawn ink – cilantro
Foam tape and squares
Stickles – stardust
Liquid glue

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Doodlebugs – Rustic Christmas Inspiration

Welcome everyone! So glad you stopped by for this week’s Mix-it-up Monday for Doodlebugs! I’m squeezing in a little Christmas in between all my fall and Halloween crafting for the fun of it.

Today I created 2 of the Waffle Flower Poinsettia Frames with the die and stencil combo. I added some glitter brush pen to the yellow centers and die cut white glitter centers for the poinsettias themselves.

Next I used the Concord & 9th Woodgrain embossing folder on dark brown cardstock. I ink blended it with ground espresso distress oxide ink and splattered it with white paint. After gluing that to a card base, I popped the poinsettia frame pieces up with foam squares.

Last, I die cut the Merry Christmas sentiment from Spellbinders. I didn’t love the stark white background so I went over the edges lightly with my brown blending brush; I just didn’t add any more ink to it and used a light hand. Last, I added the sentiment to the center of the card with foam squares and liquid glue.

Products used:
Waffle Flower Poinsettia Frame dies and stencil
Concord & 9th Woodgrain embossing folder
Spellbinders Merry Christmas dies
Foam squares
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn dye inks
Wink of Stella glitter brush pen
Liquid glue

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Spellbinders – 13 Days of Craftoween Day 13

Hi friends! Today is our final day of the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween! I thoroughly enjoyed creating with all of these products and also had fun sharing them with all of you. I hope you enjoyed it and found some inspiration along the way, even if it’s not Halloween themed.

Today’s final reveal was an awesome textured coffin with an escaping mummy! I went with lots of distressing on all the layers creating my image. Then partnered it with the Tunnel Clouds dies for a spooky effect.

I chose a couple of smaller sentiments for this card blending them in a bit with the color of cardstock they are stamped on. I also splattered that back panel with some white paint and inked the edges of all the tunnel layers for depth. Being so thick, I only popped up my coffin and left the rest with just liquid glue.

Grab your 13 Days of Craftoween HERE and join in the fun!

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