Essentially Yours Sentiments

 Happy Monday! Spellbinders has a brand new great bundle called Essentially Yours Sentiments, and it's exactly that... sentiments that are essential to have in your stash.

Today I'm sharing a card using the Layered Thank You die.

I took a little dive into some of my old favorites including Dina Wakey and this fun color combo of lime and hot pink! It was also fun to pull out my BetterPress again with these plates.

The BetterPress collections used are Growing and Flourishing, both from Dina Wakley. I love the modern circle designs in these plates. My Thank You sentiment is die cut from Peridot and Wild Berry.

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We've All Got Baggage

 Welcome back! I'm very honored to have been invited to create with the newest Spellbinders collection by Sheri Ballantyne called We All Have Baggage. 

From Spellbinders: This wonderful We All Have Baggage Collection by Sheri Ballantyne is a gentle reminder that everyone carries something (challenges, burdens and obstacles). In the crafting community, there is a power of lifting each other up through handmade creations to brightening up someone’s day or to offering support and encouragement. The baggage we have is so much lighter when we carry it together.

I instantly fell in love with this vintage suitcase and knew I wanted to work with this set. For whatever reason, vintage suitcases always give me Royal Tenenbaums vibes so this was a no-brainer (great movie). This set is called Retro Suitcase and Sentiments Stamp & Die Set.

Obviously, my suitcase needed to be teal at the core. I also inked up my brown "leather" to give it a more weathered look, and the "brass" accents are from metallic gold paper. All cardstocks used are from the beautiful ColorWheel Collection. 

The Royal Tenenbaums

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Rooting for you!

 Hello all! I was away for a week on a cruise but now I'm back and bloggin! Today I'm sharing two very fun cards that feature the Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month (pro tip - you can use these dies without stitching just as well).

I'm squealing at their cuteness! I really do love these dies and the cards. The little eyeballs are a perfect addition. You may know that I like to have stories with my cards, so the story here is just each veggie side-eyeing the next wondering who will be picked first. Are they excited or anxious? You decide.

All of the cardstock used is from the beautiful ColorWheel collection. The sentiment, "I couldn't have picked a better friend," is from one of my favorite Hero Arts collections called In the Orchard. And what do you think of my dirt?! I splattered the brown cardstock with both Black and Brown Speckle Ink.

Yes, this one has a story, too! If I had a good hand-shaped die, I would have included a hand picking the little onion. The onion is getting picked while the beet watches on, in what I can only assume, is horror 🤣

I hope you enjoyed these cute cards and their little stories!

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