Spellbinders Beautiful Sentiment Vignettes Die Cut Cards

Hi there, Karen Brown here and I am so excited to be on The Spellbinders Blog today!  I have three projects from The Beautiful Sentiment Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken.  This is a lovely set and each card makes such an elegant statement.  The projects would be so pretty in gold and white, but I went a bit more bold with black and teal frames and then mixed in colorful floral die cuts. 

BIRTHDAY WISHES VIGNETTE
I used the Birthday Wishes Vignette Etched Dies on this first card and I went with fun summery colors.   I die cut the frame twice using Teal Topaz cardstock.  I then  stacked the die-cuts and glued them together to add a bit more dimension.  

Using Petite Floral Potpourri Etched Dies, I die cut a bunch of flowers and leaves in a variety of colors from Spellbinder's Assorted Cardstock Pack and then started trying different layouts. 

    I layered different sizes and types of petals and like the effect.  I love that there are so many beautiful combinations.  To finish the card, I added some small crystal gems to the flower centers. 

I used an A7 card base that I made out of white cardstock.   This is a big showy card and I can’t wait to send it!

ROMANTIC CHARGEOUR VIGNETTE

I went for a dramatic look on my second card.  This Romantic Changeour Die has such lovely detail and I think the black frame over the Waterfall cardstock is very striking.  The card base is 5 x 7”. 

The Petite Flower Potpourri flowers and greenery are the perfect accents for the frames.  I added some enamel dots to the flower centers for additional interest and dimension.  I love the sentiment from Sugar Coated Sentiments.

BLESS YOUR HEART STAINED GLASS INLAY DIECUTTING

As soon as I saw the Bless Your Heart Vignette, I knew I wanted to do some inlaid die cutting.  I was going for a stained glass effect.

I die cut the frame in black and then again in Raindrop blue, Haystack yellow and Dahlia pink.  I used the outer frame to die-cut my white base  so I could inset the black frame for my inlay.  Next, I inlaid the pink heart, blues and yellow.  Initially, I had more yellow in my design, but decided I wanted more of the serene blue so I ended up using just six accent pieces of yellow for a bit of contrast.  

I am so pleased you stopped by!   If you have another moment, I would love to hear which is your favorite card. Happy crafting!

Karen

Spellbinder's Stained Glass Bouquet

Hello!  I've been playing with  Spellbinders new Stained Glass dies and found them to be really fun to create with!    I have two cards to share with you today and I think they are both so happy and  cheerful.

Inlay Stained Glass Die Cutting

I started by ink blending three panels for my stained glass in-lay: 

• a coral gradient of soft pink, hot pink and orange
• two greens
• aqua blue

I let the panels dry and then began die-cutting. 

• I used the square die to cut a 4 1/4" square while at the same time using the circle die to cut an opening in the center.  I stamped my sentiment near the bottom.
• Using a tape runner, I adhered craft foam to the back of the square panel with the circle cut.
• I folded a fabric softener sheet into fourths and then placed on top of the circle die cut so the small pieces would not stick to the die.
• I then die cut the circle from black and then again from the three ink blended panels.  
• I carefully put the black frame in the circle and then added the aqua, pink and green inlay pieces.  The tape runner adhessive was there to secure all the inlay pieces. 
• I made a 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" square card and then attached my stain glass panel.  

I like that the pink/coral gradient gives subtly different tulip colors.

Supplies:

• Spellbinders Tulip Trio Stained Glass Bouquet Etched Dies
• Hand inked panels
• Black Cardstock
• Craft Foam
• Tape Runner

I decided to make a second card using the remaining inkblended panels from card #1.  

• I die cut the flower and leaf skeleton in white and then cut each base from white.  I glued the skeleton to the base with a tape runner again.  
• I then cut the flower from the coral panel and the leaves from the green panel.  With the colored pieces still in the die, I flipped the die over and guided the pieces into the corresponding cavities.  This actually works really well for the small pieces.  
• I dry embossed the plaid background.
• The accent strip was cut from the coral ink blended panel and then glued to the embossed panel.
• I used the circle die from the first kit for a spotlight circle and then attached the elements with foam tape.Supplies:
• Spellbinders Be Leave Me Stained Glass Bouquet Dies
• Spellbinders Plaid Embossing Folder
• Spellbinders Tulip Trio Stained Glass Bouquest Etched Dies (diecut circle spotlight)
• Hand Inked Panels for Inlay
• Craft Foam
• Tape Runner
• Enamel Dots

I love the clean bright white and warm summery colors on this card.  I would love to hear which card you like best.

Karen