It' New! Honest

Happy Wednesday,

AS promised my new Spellbinders arrived on Saturday so I thought I should quickly show a creation using them.  I don't want anyone to overdose on my SW and Lilac Addiction!

Today's card is made by using the new release Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments die and Spellbinders Labels Thirty Eight

AS usual, when I receive a new die I cut all the individual elements and started stacking them to see what appears.



This card is a simple stacked card with a soft cream PMD card stock matched with a petrol blue.  I nipped the corners from the tranquil moments large die cut in order to place the largest of the labels 38 inside (see picture for what I mean)

Next I added s strip of cream ribbon and foam mounted each label in the set in alternate colours on top.

The sentiment is made with the centre piece of the die set which has a beautiful filigree, almost Indian inspired, design.  To stamp the sentiment, waltzing mouse, I drew round the inside of the centre die and hand cut this in the cream.

I threaded the ribbon through the centre piece by nipping the filigree to create a slit to thread through.

Finally a bow and a matching hat pin and complete.

I'm sure there will be more complex creations from this die however to start something, relatively, simple!

Enjoy...

Black and Gold

Happy Monday,

Today's card is, to my mind, a beautiful use of Mirror Card and a wonderful antidote to the pinks and creams of the weekend!  When Wendy was videoing with me on last Monday she said that it was disappointing that Mirror card seems to have fallen out of favour however we both felt that this card shows what can be achieved by using it in the filigree style.

I wanted to post this creation today to show the difference that can be achieved from the same die as I used a couple of times last week, firstly on Sue's card from Tuesday and my mothers day card from Friday.  Today I teamed it with black to give a dramatically strong and masculine anniversary card.

This was a commission for a friend who needed a card for her first anniversary for her boyfriend (he's a bit of an old romantic!)



I felt that the Black and gold made it a nice masculine feel however the filigree gave a romantic edge to what can be a difficult commission.

The topper is simply made from 2 hearts one cut from bronze glitter card the other from black cardstock.  I wrapped this with organza ribon and added a hand cut tag gold embossed with the sentiment.  I had to ad a hatpin as Wendy has just completed a new beautiful set and these filigree and black ones hit the mark.





My Friend loved it, here's hoping you do too!

Enjoy...