Spellbinders | Let's Celebrate Collection - Part 1

Hello, crafty friends! I'm so excited to be creating with Yana Smakula's latest collection for Spellbinders. It's a beauty and you'll definitely want every piece in this Let's Celebrate Collection! I used the same colour palette to create two cards for this post and you'll definitely see more from me using other products in this collection.

For this card featuring the Celebrate Flowers Registration Press Plate, I pressed the big celebrate word in (top down) Taylored Expressions inks Lavender Glaze, Jelly Donut and Eggplant on the Porcelain BetterPress A2 Cotton Card Panel.

Next, I pressed the outline of the flowers in Oreo. Finally, I pressed the Mother's Day sentiment twice using Cookie Monster.

I used a few Copic markers to do some simple colouring on the flowers and leaves. You can find those listed in the supply links below.

I almost left this as a super clean and simple design but I decided to add some die cut flowers in coordinating cardstock. The flowers were cut from the Sentimental Ampersand dies, which I've had for a while but never used.

I used Lavender Glaze, Jelly Donut, Eggplant, Cookie Monster, Blue Raspberry and Sprout cardstock to coordinate with the inks and Copic markers. The purple flowers were popped up with foam squares and the rest were glued to the cotton card panel.

My second card features the Floral Celebration Press Plate and Stencil Bundle on a Pebble BetterPress A2 Cotton Card Panel. You can also buy the Floral Celebration Press Plate on its own if you really enjoy colouring with your own mediums! 

As I mentioned, I wanted to use the same colour palette for both cards. This time, I wanted to try using Catherine Pooler inks with the BetterPress and while Queen for a Day worked beautifully for the press plate, it bled on the sentiment. I made the attempt several times with the same results so I'm not 100% convinced it will always work, especially for newer pads which seem to be softer and less dense.

There are six (yes, six) stencil layers which means you can use quite a bit of colour! You could also used the same colour for all three of the leafy layers. I used Sixteen Candles and Grape Crush for the first layer, Shea Butter, Sauna and Fiesta Blue for the second layer, Fiesta Blue for the third layer, Garden Party for the fourth layer, Minted for the fifth layer and In the Park for the sixth layer.

This was also my first time heat foiling with BetterPress plates and I'm delighted with the results. For the sentiment, I used Matte Silver Hot Foil on Eggplant cardstock, and the silver is a good match for the light grey cotton card panel.

I die cut an addition piece from Silver Glitter cardstock to create a sparkly shadow for the sentiment. Then I attached the layers and popped up the sentiment with foam squares.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects! Be sure to check out the Glimmer Foil Fiesta save up to 40% on select products now through March 25, 2024. 

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