Spring Meadow

 These stencils and dies were released back in the spring, but somehow I missed them until I saw THIS card from Donna, and knew I "needed" them for myself!

Here are my 2 cards, 1 in warm colors and the other in cools.

On the first I stencilled onto an A2 white panel, then trimmed it with a Lawn Fawn scallop rectangle, stamped a sentiment, and popped on some extra die-cut flowers (which are included in the matching die set).

supplies: white and tangerine cardstock, The Greetery Spring Meadow layering stencils and matching dies, Altenew Golden Sunset, 2 greens, and mocha inks, Spellbinders (retired) Hello Sunflower sentiment, Lawn Fawn Fancy Scalloped Rectangle die

And for the 2nd card, I stencilled, cut out the entire bouquet with the matching die, then glued it and my sentiment to a white card front. 

supplies: white cardstock The Greetery Spring Meadow stencils and matching die, Altenew aqualicious, hydrangea,, enchanted sky, lime, and fresh leaf inks, Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments stamp and matching die

I like that Betsy added some extra flower dies to the die of the main image so that we could add some extra dimension.  And the stencil set has 3 different flower stencils so that you can have different colors or shades of a color - a nice option, also!

Entering these into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything Goes.

Hope you're having a good week - thanks for stopping by!

Some New Embossing Folders!

I was thrilled to receive some brand new Spellbinders February Cut and Emboss folders!  These are  embossing folders that also cut, and both of the ones I received are a generous 5 x 7 inches!  They are named after places, Kyoto, Sedona, Delhi, and Lahaina!   Here are some cards I made with 2 of  them.

supplies: white cardstock, vellum, watercolor dps from Moda Scrap and MFT, Spellbinders Kyoto folder and April 2019 Small Die of the Month flower and leaves, sentiment from Simon Leafy Frames, cut with an old Spellbinders Circle Scallop die

Just the name "Kyoto" evoked soft washes of colors for me, so these watercolor papers were just the ticket!  After it came out of the folder, I added it to a white card base, then a sentiment on vellum and just 1 little flower.  I wanted to keep the embossing as the star of the design.

My next card also uses colors that come to mind when I think of "Sedona", an amazing place, and the name of this folder.

supplies: sunshine cardstock, Spellbinders Sedona folder, distress oxide inks and blender brushes, sentiment sticker from a Tim Holtz Small Talk pad

Starting with a piece of A2 white cardstock, I brushed mustard seed oxide ink in a rough circle, and then radiated outwards with other warm oxide inks (carved pumpkin, ripe persimmon, festive berries, and fired brick) until my panel was covered.  Then I put it into the folder and ran it through my Platinum machine.  After trimming just a bit, I adhered it onto a bright yellow cardbase.  I thought this sentiment sticker "live gently upon this earth" reflects the Native American feel of the card - this reminds me of designs we've seen in the Southwest.

These folders sure do make a unique card!  Thanks so much, Spellbinders, for allowing me to showcase them.