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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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!

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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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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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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.

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Thanks for stopping by again everyone! For today’s 13 Days of Craftoween reveal we’re going fun and spooky. Are you ready?

After building my awesome cauldron with legs, I pulled out the Notched Rectangles again to bring that focal point together. I cut the inside layer from dark pink cardstock and inked the top with white pigment ink to soften it, then stamped my sentiment on the bottom.

I splattered a green panel with watered down black paint and adhered everything together with liquid glue and foam tape.

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Day 11 is simple but so wonderful and really got me excited when I opened it. I don’t know what it is about this wonderful haunted house and it’s little bats but I love it and I had so much fun getting ink to create today’s card.

I cut the back layer of the house from yellow cardstock and used copics to add some depth to the windows and door. I also have a serious love for bats so one wasn’t going to do at all!

For the background, I took my felt ink pad direct to the card front for that great texture and quick color coverage. Then I did distress oxide blending on an Essential Modern Oval, then splattered gold watercolor and stamped my sentiment.

The banner is punched using a 2 1/2 inch wide piece of cardstock and my Spellbinders Banner Punch. I wrapped it with gold wrapped wire and adhered everything together with foam squares and tape.

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Hi friends! Back today as we’re coming in the home stretch with the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween, already up to day 10! This one gave me Day of the Dead vibes and I’m seriously smitten with it!

After creating my awesome floral, I pulled out the Four Petal dies and cut two layers – green and vellum. I heat embossed the sentiment on the vellum and attached the flower with foam squares. Then I hid the adhesive behind the heat embossing and flower to adhere the vellum to the green panel.

I embossed a melon colored cardstock panel with the Norwegian Rosemaling 3D embossing flower and ink blended the embossing with a darker melon ink to give it depth. I popped the green panel up on that with foam tape and glued the whole thing to a card base.

For finishing touches I pulled more of the sequins from the pack that came in the kit. I love those shiny pops of black!

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Who doesn’t love a sweet little monster from time to time?!? I sure do! And this cutie is no different. Day 9 was so fun to build and would be amazing in all the color combos too!

I used my copics to give her a little dot detail and colored the cheek embossing in with a purple marker for fun. And did you notice that adorable one-eyed pumpkin bucket?!? So cute!

The layers on this shaped card come from the Scallop Labels and Tag dies. I cut the bottom from cream and ink blended a little brown for depth. The next layer was embossed with the Tiny Dots embossing folder and the last one was from light blue ink blended with teal.

One more tip on this kind of shaped card. Instead of a top fold that’s only holding on by the middle scallop, I scored the left side of this back layer at 1/4″ and glued them together on the side.

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If you’ve followed me for a bit you know I was on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers design team because I love coffee, tea and all things comfort! So to pair that with Halloween had me with heart eyes when I opened today’s surprise!

This little mug of death was so fun to build and decorate! I paired it with a little ombre ink blended on gray cardstock and a fun frame to give it center stage! Remember, if you have nesting dies, just add two of them together and create your own fun shaped frames all day long!

After popping everything up with foam squares, I placed the card in my MISTI to stamp the sentiment so it lined up where I wanted it. Then I finished this card off with more of those great sequins!

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