Spellbinders January Club Kits Blog Hop

Hello friends!

I am excited to be part of the Spellbinders January Club Kit Blog Hop today.  For those who are new to my blog, welcome and I am Virginia Lu of Yes, Virginia... Blog.  If you come by he blog of Bonnie Crane, you are in the right spot!

My projects today focuses on the Die of the Month and Embossing Folder. You can see that I used these products in 3 cards.

 

Spellbinders Embossing Folder of the Month is always spot on. This month's is no exception.

With the ink-blended background, I adhered the dies and assembled the card easily.

The 2nd card features TWO small dies. I arranged the dies and flowers to a very pleasing manners.

I think the "swirls" design look almost like a V.

My 3rd card featured exactly the same products. This time, I die cut all the pieces from the sentiment and created this masculine card.

Isn't it cool? I hope this inspires you to look at your dies with fresh eyes.

As you can see the shine and glitter from Diecut Glitter Cardstock really adds interest and shine.

 

Here are the two feminine cards from the same products.

As you can see, I had a blast creating with the Embossing Folder and Die of the Month.

Lastly, here are my 3 cards with the 3 D Embossing Folder.

 

Note: The Large Die, Stitching Die, and 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Clubs are sold out. You will be able to join these Clubs next month, in February. Be sure to join, and don't miss out on our new designs.

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Giveaway: To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog Giveaway closes on Sunday, January 22nd, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in this blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

Please note, store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions. Store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras and regular releases.

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Sandi MacIver
Bibi Cameron
Annie Williams
Lisa Mears
Jennifer Kotas
Jean Manis
Linh Van
Mindy Eggen
Michelle Woerner
Jill Hilliard
Lin Brandyberry
Lisa Tilson
Allison Frazier
Joy Wilson
Michelle Short
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jumi Baek
Bonnie Crane
💗💙💜Virginia Lu💗💙💜
Ilina Crouse
Lydia Fiedler
Deborah Jenkins
Alanna Moses
Inge Groot
Delois Mirisha Dean
Jess Gerstner
Larissa Heskett
Teri Duncan
Jeanne Jachna
Sara Lihz Staroska
Sheri Gilson
Nandita Garg

 Your next hop is the blog of Ilina Crouse. Thank you for stopping by!

Altenew January 2023 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

 Hello friends!

It's time to share this month's marvelous monthly subscription with you.
We are celebrating this month's Craft Your Life Project Kit, Build-a Garden, Craft-a-Flower, Paint-a-Flower and Mini Delight with a blog hop!

  This month, there is a NEW Subscription being launched.

 

If you arrive from the blog of Seeka, you are in the right place.

For details and inspiration of this hop, please visit Altenew Card Blog.

 

Feature products: Craft-a-Flower Orchid

Can you believe that you can make 6 various shapes of orchid? Yes, SIX. I love delicate looks of the flower petals.

The stems and vines are also very natural and realistic.

 

I admit... I am not good at growing orchid, but these die sets certainly fill that void for me. Yay!

 

 I have MANY more versions with this amazing die sets. Be sure to come back to check them out!

 

Feature products: Craft Your Life Project Kit Meadow Breeze

 

 This set of stamp, die, embossing folder and stencil are simply irresistible.

 

 

I couldn't decide which 4 things that I use, so I used them all on this card. If you follow the steps that I listed below, you can how amazing this set truly is!

 

1. stamp the solid vine stamp in green

 2.  stamp the floral outline and leaves (foal point)

3. Stencil in the colors

4. dry-emboss (with the help of tan mat) the image with the die

 

 

You now have this quite-like texture on the card front thanks to the dry-embossing (with the coordinating die). 

   

FREE U.S. shipping on orders over $29 (no code needed) or $10 OFF international shipping on orders over $129 with code 10OFF23JA at checkout from 01/17/2023 at 12:01 am EST until 01/18/2023 at 11:59 pm EST

Giveaway Prizes: $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a FULL RELEASE Bundle to one grand prize winner and a $25 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 01/22/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 01/24/2023

  Yay! You have made it through the last stop of the blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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2nd Version of Bird of Paradise Etched Dies

 Hello friends!

I am back with another version of "Bird of Paradise Etched Dies" . This die set is from Spellbinders January release (Painter's Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn).

It was therapeutic to work with each die piece. I enjoy applying various colors to the leaves and flower.

 As you can see, I took advantage of the shape die.

  

 I used the negative part of the shape die. This way, the foal point really has a strong color contrast against the white background. 

 

 The sentiment (thicker) was part of a card kit in the previous month.

  

 A few splatter was all what's needed to add some "drama". Hope you like this version.

Thanks for stopping by!

Simple Shape Cards

Happy weekend, friends!

Today I am sharing a simple shape card. You may think shape cards are tricky to create and that you may need special supplies..... not so!

I am using Altenew Ambridge Rose as an example.  This bundle (shown above) comes with 4 various sets: stamp, die, stencil and embossing folder. The bundle is sold out. However, you only need stamp and die for this design. Stencils are helpful, but not a must. I am using the stamp, die and stencils.

 

For this type of f shape cares, you can use ANY floral stamp and die bundle. Even if you do not own the die set, you can still fussy cut your own shape dies. However, it is recommended to have the stamp and coordinating die as the cut will be much more precise and polished. 

In case you don't know.... I die cut two pieces for each card. The front one is stamped, stenciled and the other is plain with a score line on top. You add the double-sided tape to adhere to two pieces and it's done! This is a great for gift tags, pick-me-ups card, place cards...etc.

 

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Clear Stamp and Die of the Month

 Hello friends!

I have a simple project to share. This month's Spellbinders Clear Stamp/Die of the Month

The January Club window is now open. Join now through January 27th and receive the pictured kit as your first month's design.

Now it's even easier to join the club. You can now purchase club subscriptions and store products in the same checkout.This month's "Hydrangea Bouquet" Clear Stamp Set and Coordinating Die set is perfect for making cards, decor, and more.

 What I love about this set is that it has beautiful and very fine out lines.

 I colored the images with Alcohol Markers/Copics.

 I love the ease of using coordinating die. As you can see, it die-cut beautifully. 

 I thought the colored cardstock fit perfectly with the colored image.

Thanks for stopping by! 

 

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Realistic Floral with Dies

Hello friends!

I am popping in with a new project. This "Bird of Paradise Etched Dies" is from Spellbinders January release (Painter's Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn).

To be honest, I was a bit skeptical how realistic these few pieces of dies can be. I have seen Bird of Paradise plant before and find it so exotic and beautiful. Can a set of die duplicate the look?

What do you think? I decided to sort out petals, leaves and stems. Once I decided on the pieces, I started ink up the colors with Distress Oxide.

These colors are based on my observations of online images. As you can tell some of the pieces have multiple colors in it. I really get a kick out of coloring the pieces.

For the shape die, I die cut two pieces of Essential Floral Dies and used the outlines only. What do you think? I am loving it and have one of Bird of Paradise project to share!

Thanks for stopping by! 

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