Friday, February 12, 2021

Spellbinders February 2021 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways


I'm thrilled to be part of the Spellbinders February 2021 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop! You should've arrived from Virginia Lu's blog and I have the full list of participants below. There are also details on the generous giveaway so be sure to read 'til the end. For this hop, I combined the Small Die of the Month - Trefoil Tile & Panel Card Creator with the Clear Stamp of the Month - Trefoil Florals & Sentiments in a super clean and simple design.


Even though this card looks super simple, it was quite complicated to design. I had a vision in my head but had some difficulty getting started. It wasn't until I picked cardstock colours for the retro rainbow that things started falling into place.


I started by die cutting the intricate pieces on an angle and I used a ruler to draw a pencil line for the bottom row. That helped me line up those three mosaics which include the die cut 'Hello'. I love the lacey look of these mosaic cut from white linencardstock!


I randomly trimmed different widths from five colours and attached them together with strong double-sided adhesive. I used the angle of the top panel to adhere the stripes to the card base and carefully trimmed off the excess. Then I stamped a second sentiment on the die cut panel before popping it up with foam tape.

When the card was done, I must've tried out 20 different types of embellishments but none seemed to look quite right so I left the card as is and I'm glad I did. I really love this card and need to figure out an easy way to replicate it! If you missed any of my posts for the February Club Kits, I've included them at the end of the supply links below.


HOP ALONG!


GIVEAWAY

To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, February 14th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in this blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, 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.

I'm the last stop on today's hop so I will direct you back to the Spellbinders Blog to begin the hop. Thanks so much for hopping along with us!

Supplies

36 comments:

Charity Morris-Chamberlain said...

Such a unique and magnificent card! So dainty, pretty, and I love the pop of colors!

sharon g said...

Emily, this is just such a cool look. I never would have thought to cut out the images, and use cool paper behind. That's why YOU are a designer :) sharon dot gullikson at gmail dot com

Scrap Shack Sister said...

I would never think outside the box to use my dies like this. Thanks for the great inspiration. I will definitely try this technique.

Unknown said...

Very clever !!! Always love it when I'm able to use my dies, other than the usual, obvious way!!
NancyS

Belinda said...

Love the simplicity of this card.

Virginia Ellison said...

Oh this is such a cute and simple card using the Small Die of the Month. Thanks for sharing it... going to save it to my Pinterest feed.

Tiesha McKinney said...

I just received my large die of the month. I can’t wait to put it to use. Spellbinders have such great club kits. Love your cards. Thanks for sharing.

Suzanne said...

Such a clean eye catching card. Love it.

Ann said...

One word for your card - COOL!!

Sam B said...

This may be my favorite card of the whole hop- clean and simple, and would not have thought to die cut and then back it with popping colors! Awesome! TFS!

Leesa said...

I'm going to call this card "behind the scene" in my idea book. I love it a lot. Seeing that little bit of un-hidden card just really brings it to attention. Love the other layers too, and totally agree no other embellishment needed. Thank you so much for the inspiration and for participating in the hop.

MadeByMeghanK said...

I love this design and the rainbow colors!!!

Ms. Tamp said...

Great share. I like the use of color under the cuts.

irmz said...

Awesome card! I agree with your comment about keeping the card as is! Sometimes just keeping this simple is veryhard but in this case very rewarding!

Patt H. said...

this is my favorite card of the blog hop! The clean simplicity, & unique design are just beautiful!

Sue D said...

Fabulous card design with the rainbow of colors underneath the die cuts.

Karen Schroeder said...

Love how you used the colored strips under the die cut!

PC_Prof said...

Very creative with the stripes and the word Hello within the die cut area. It is such a happy card.

TLady said...

OH MY! This is SUCH A CREATIVE & BEAUTIFUL way to use this die! A SUPER JOB & JUST what I LOVE TO SEE, Emily! ;)<3

Lagene said...

So clever! I love the peek-a-boo stripes!

Eve N said...

So unique and elegant! Can't wait to try this idea when my Trefoil dies arrive. Thank you for showing how to get more from my dies.

Denise Bryant said...

Love the way you used the Small Die of the Month! Awesome card!

TR said...

Oh I'm glad you left it as it is too! It is beautiful.....
💛TR

TR said...

I love this die set! I can't wait to play with it more!
Your cards turned out so so cute.

SLMPetersen said...

What a unique card design. Love it!

Lauryne Cunningham said...

What a pretty design!

Karyn said...

Clean and simple design and oh so pretty!

Lindsey said...

Beautiful! Love the mix of colours. Definitely did not need any embellishing!

Dee Earnshaw said...

OMG what an incredible card - so original and beautiful

slbt17 said...

Great job - loving this card!

Kandice J said...

Loving how you used the dies. Really beautiful! Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Julie Greaves said...

WOW! I love your card. It is gorgeous and the colors pop. I am going to try to do something similar die cutting the shapes out like you did. That is so creative - you are amazing. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing your creativity and ideas with us. :)

Sadia Ashraf said...

Love your techniques! Such an stunning card!

Greta said...

You are SO creative! Absolutely love using the dies this way & just the inspiration I need!

Jean said...

Simply gorgeous!

DorothyA said...

Gorgeous. I love the dimensional card you made and hope to make one of my own soon!