Tag : spellbinders + fsj

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201811/01

Holly Bells Christmas Card – Celebrating a New Partnership

The FSJ + Spellbinders partnership launch is today! To celebrate this day, I created a Christmas card using the Zenspired Holidays, Holly Bells stamp and die set by Joanne Fink.

I began with a FSJ Butter Cream base and added a 5 1/4″ x 4″ FSJ Kiwi Slice mat to the base.

The gold embossed holly leaves mat took several steps. First, I cut a 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ watercolor paper mat and set it aside. Next, I placed my Gel Press onto my desk and applied FSJ Fresh Forest and Limeade Splash Liquid Colors to it. Tip: Apply more Limeade Splash for a more Christmas green color. Note: The pictured Gel Press with liquid color was created by cutting a full 8 1/2″ x 11″ Gel Press into fourths.

After spritzing the Gel Press and the watercolor mat generously with water from my media mister, I pressed the watercolor paper mat onto the Gel Press, lifting and reapplying until the entire mat was covered with color.

Before embossing with gold embossing powder, I made sure the colored mat was completely dry. To make sure the powder only stayed on the inked image, I applied anti-static powder over the entire mat and then stamped the holly leaves using FSJ Clear Pigment ink. Once I finished stamping, I applied the gold embossing powder and using my heat tool melted the powder creating shiny, gold holly leaves. The last step for this portion of the project was to cut the mat down to 5″ x 3 3/4″ using FSJ Trimmer.

For the sentiment, I gold embossed “Peace on Earth” stamped image from the Holiday Joy stamp set and die cut it with the coordinating Special Day Tags Die Set.

Tip: I used my MISTI to stamp the image four or five times to get a good inked impression.

This card definitely needed some ribbon. A 5 1/2″ length of Special Day White Organza Ribbon was placed across the mat and adhered to the back. The die cut sentiment was centered and adhered on top of the ribbon with medium foam squares. A double bow created from the ribbon is attached with a piece of gold thread and the finishing touch are the Sea Stones embellishments. And, of course, they sparkle just a little bit.

Here is the finished project. I hope this inspires you to create your own holly themed Christmas card.

Supplies Used For This Project (click on the banner above to order):

Holly Bells
8 1/2 x 11 Gel Press
Special Day Tag Die Set
Holiday Joy
Fresh Forest Liquid Color
Limeade Splash Liquid Color
Gold Embossing Powder
Special Day Organza
Gold Thread
Sea Stones
Heat Tool
Medium Foam Squares
Trimmer

201810/18

I’ll Keep on Truckin’ For You – Spellbinders & FSJ

Do you love dies as much as I do? I confess I am a die addict and if you love dies like I do, then you are one too. When FSJ partnered with Spellbinders, I couldn’t get enough viewing time of their die selections. One of Spellbinders biggest Wow products, to me, is their Die of the month club. This month’s Large Die Club features an adorable truck with a truck load of accessories.

Here is a look at all the dies:

There are endless possibilities as to what you can make with with this set. My friend, Debbie Kissel, joined the Large and Small Die Cutting Club (a much better price point) and she was so gracious to bring both sets over for us to create a card project (we had no more than two hours of creating time; therefore, one card). She thought pumpkins would be good and I agreed.

The process began with me choosing the color combinations and cutting out the pieces on my Platinum die cutting machine.

Such a great use of scraps and it saved on cutting time as well.

As you can see in the picture below, I have a base of Butter Cream CS, a Hazelnut Blend base mat, a Buttercream mat (not shown) and an Oatmeal Cookie mat. The truck is Cool Pool with a fender and side view mirrors cut from Blue Lagoon CS (photo shows Tangerine Fusion, but as we put the truck together the side view mirrors blended in with the pumpkins – time to rethink those colors). The pumpkins are Sweet Pear, Tangerine Fusion, Citrus Cooler with Hazelnut Blend stems. The sentiment “For You” is cut from Hazelnut Blend and matted on Citrus Cooler. Of course, there are red tail lights and black tires. Last but not least is the greenery, it is Limeade Splash, Sweet Pear and Green Olive cardstocks. The stamp set is Flannel Life and the inks are Hazelnut Blend, Tangerine Fusion and Sweet Pear.

Before I began the assembly process, I sponged the edges of the pumpkins with their coordinating ink and I stamped the Flannel Life onto the Oatmeal Cookie with Hazelnut Blend.

Now comes the fun part, putting the truck together! Once the truck is assembled, it is time to bring the card together. I wanted to keep this rustic and “fallish”; so, I grabbed a piece of Corrugated cardstock and trimmed it. As you can see it wasn’t wide enough, but no problem, I just cut it in half and glued it down knowing the truck would cover up the gap. Some loops of Natural Twin with a triple ribbon with tie everything together.

Last but not least is a final accent piece. I placed a couple of Candy Drops in the upper left hand corner.

It is just too cute! Such a fun and relaxing project.

As we move toward November and the final transition to the new Spellbinders + FSJ team, I hope this inspires you to check out Spellbinders today. The FSJ products will not be available on the Spellbinders website until November 1st. I have those supplies below the Spellbinders Banner. Click on a product from there and you will be taken to my FSJ website where you can order.

In this new transition of partnering with Spellbinders, I have become a part of the Spellbinders + FSJ affiliate program. If you would like to purchase a Spellbinders product, please click on the banner below. It will take you to their site. I will receive a commission on anything you purchase at NO ADDITIONAL cost to you. This helps me to continue creating inspiring products for you.