Autumn is here! Falling Leaves plate and September Wax Seal of the month -2 card designs

 Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing 2 fun fall cards. Fall is here whether we're ready or not, and this month Spellbinders has a great new fall collection called Falling Leaves and the Monthly Club kits also have a fall theme.

First up is a card using some of the Falling Leaves collection with a few added fall accent die cuts.

AUTUMN RAIN PRESS PLATE AND STENCIL BUNDLE

One of my FAVORITE things to do with the BetterPress plates is to foil them! I love how the BP plates can be pressed or foiled. Given their multi-use, I wonder if Spellbinders will continue to make them and quietly stop making Hot Foil plates?

I chose to foil the Autumn Rain plate with matte gold foil and colored it in with the coordinating stencil set (which has 5 stencils). I used a blue teal color for the umbrella for a nice pop of color and stenciled the leaves with a nice green turning to red. I added some fall leaf die cuts with a simple 1 layer sunflower as accents.

Next I have a fall card using the September Wax Seal of the Month, the seal stamp is called "Falling Leaves" and is an oval shape with a variety of fall leaves. I used the Autumn Mix of wax beads and highlighted the leaves with my DecoColor gold pen.

SEPTEMBER 2024 WAX SEAL OF THE MONTH AND AUTUMN SEALED SPRIGS

 

I used a couple of my older Sealed Stems sets with the wax seal. I love all of these stems and they can be used without wax seals. A lovely bow, circle sentiment, lots of possibilities. I wanted to use some of the fall papers that I had in my stash and used the patterned and solids from the paper pad.

I love how these turned out!

 Supplies used on these cards:

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Peace on Earth BetterPress card with wax seal

 Hi everyone! I have pretty BetterPress Christmas card to share today. All the products I used are part of the Sealed Pretty Christmas 3D collection released last month. This collection features a fun ribbon box, 3 new 3D wax seal stamps, a floral stems BetterPress plate, new silicone spoons, wax warmer and LOTS of new wax bead mixes and colors!

I made 3 Ribbon Boxes using parts of this collection and if you missed them you can find them posted HERE.

SEALED POINSETTIA STEMS PRESS PLATE AND POINSETTIA 3D WAX SEAL

My card uses the gorgeous Sealed Poinsettia Stems press plate. I pressed it on Porcelain cotton card with the BetterPress black ink. I colored the image with Zig markers and added pops of red shimmer with a Glitter Brush markers.

For the sentiment, I foiled one of the sentiments from the press plate set and set it inside a blank wax seal made with the 1" circle wax seal stamp. I used the Must Have Christmas wax bead mix for my colors. There are 3 sentiments in the set that are sized and cut with a 1" circle die and I discovered they fit PERFECTLY in the blank wax seal!

For the envelope seal, I used the Poinsettia 3D Wax Seal stamp with the same Must Have Christmas bead mix and inked the raised images with the DecoColor Gold pen. AND if you work with wax seals, Spellbinders just started carrying the silicone spoons in a 2 pack and it's a MUST have to help get the wax out of your spoons!!

Supplies used on this card:

These are affiliate links which means that if you shop with these, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. If I've inspired you in some way I appreciate your support.

   

Before I go I wanted to let you know about the Spellbinders TOOL-TACULAR Extravaganza sale going on! Save up to 25% off (or MORE) on select products! Prices are marked and the sale features discounts on some Clearance items. So if you liked the wax seals I used here, now is the time to get the Wax Seal starter kit it's on sale for $37.49!

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BOO Happy Haunting with distress oxide background

 Hi everyone! I have a fun Halloween card to share today. Spellbinders has a Halloween collection called Happy Haunting. This collection features 3 die sets, 1 BetterPress plate, 1 wax seal stamp and several wax bead colors and mix. If you're a Halloween fan, check it out!

WITCHIN' HEELS DIE SET AND BOO! 3D WAX SEAL

My card uses the adorable Witchin' Heels die set with an ink blended background. I don't ink blend often and I really had to lean in with a heavy hand. The wax seal is the Boo! 3D seal stamp and I used the Halloween Must Have Wax Bead Mix. I added some gold metallic pen to the ghost and I love how it pops against the 3 colors!

I used some black glitter foam for the witch hat, shoes and broom bristles. The pumpkin uses gold glitter cardstock that I inked to be orange. I added small bats and stars from other sets in my stash.

Sentiment tip: I didn't have any Halloween sentiments so I looked at old sentiment die sets I had and took the letters from "happy birthday" and "hello" and created BOO!

Supplies used on this card:

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Christmas treat boxes -3 designs

 Hi everyone! I just love giving out treat boxes to my neighbors during the holidays and Spellbinders has released a fun new treat box die called the Ribbon Box. The ribbon box is part of the Sealed Pretty Christmas 3D collection released this month. This collection features this ribbon box, 3 new 3D wax seal stamps, a floral stems BetterPress plate, new silicone spoons, wax warner and LOTS of new wax bead mixes and colors.

You run the die 2 times, fold along the score lines and combine them together. Each of my boxes uses strips of patterned paper from the Handmade Holidays paper pad along with ribbons and string from my stash.

Here are the boxes I made:

This box uses a few die cut pieces from the Handmade Holidays cardmaking kit and some fancy ribbon. You can also purchase the die cuts separately (linked below).

The boxes measure 2.5" square with an assembled height of 4.5" including the handle. My red box is decorated with a few die cuts from the Christmas Cocktails die set (from the Happy Hour collection), more fancy ribbon and a sentiment from the Handmade Holidays cardmaking kit.

My last box uses one of the 3 new Christmas themed wax seals released this month! This one is Evergreen Joy 3D wax seal stamp. I used Pearl White wax beads and inked the raised images with the DecoColor Gold pen. AND if you work with wax seals, Spellbinders just started carrying the silicone spoons in a 2 pack and it's a MUST have to help get the wax out of your spoons!!

These small treat boxes are perfect for gifting a few homemade candies, gift cards and small things like lip balm. One of the things I really like about this treat box is the way the top connects, it has quite a bit of wiggle room with the inner flaps, allowing for slightly taller items like nail polish. I love how these turned out

Supplies used on this card:

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Spellbinders July 2024 Small Die, Wax Seal and Stencil of the Month

 Hi everyone! It's been a super busy few weeks and I almost forgot to post my second card using the July Spellbinders Club Kits! Today I'll be sharing inspiration for the Stencil of the Month and Wax Seal of the Month. If you missed my card using the Small Die of the Month you can find it HERE.

This month's theme is Christmas in July and each of the sets are fabulous!

Club subscription info:  

The new subscription sign up window is from the 6th to the 27th.  After existing club members subscriptions have been processed, any inventory remaining will be available for new subscriptions. Continuing Subscriptions will charge on the 5th of each month, which means existing Club Members will be able to cancel subscriptions or make edits to payment or shipping info up until the 4th of each month. 

JULY 2024 SMALL DIE, STENCIL AND WAX SEAL OF THE MONTH

 

This month's Small Die is called "Skating into the Holidays" and features an ice skate along with gorgeous poinsettia flower and lots of greenery and berries to adorn it.

The Stencil set is called "Sprigs and Bow" and has 3 layering stencils and a mask for the bow portion. I only used the 2 sprigs stencils for my background. The berries accent berries in the sprigs are stenciled on with Ruby Glitter Pops of Color, and it's the perfect amount of sparkle!

The Wax Seal is called "Joyful Snowflake" and is a perfect simple single snowflake that is sized the entire wax seal stamp. It's so lovely!

I wanted to add a poinsettia cluster and have my wax seal peeking out from the petals, but I didn't want to cover up the pretty stenciled background. So I made an open frame using oen of my go-to basic shape dies sets, the Nested Postage Labels & Tag die set. I think it gives the perfect frame for the cluster and sentiment and allows the background to be seen.

I love how this turned out.

Products used on this card:

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Spellbinders June 2024 Club kits: Wax Seal of the Month

 Hi everyone! Its June 18th and that means you still have several days to sign up for Spellbinders Club Kits! Today I'll be sharing inspiration for the Wax Seal of the Month. If you missed my card using Small Die of the Month and Stencil of the Month you can find it HERE.

This month's theme is summertime fun and each of the sets are fabulous!

Club subscription info:  

The new subscription sign up window is from the 6th to the 27th.  After existing club members subscriptions have been processed, any inventory remaining will be available for new subscriptions. Continuing Subscriptions will charge on the 5th of each month, which means existing Club Members will be able to cancel subscriptions or make edits to payment or shipping info up until the 4th of each month.

JUNE 2024 WAX SEAL OF THE MONTH

June's Wax Seal of the Month is called Sun and Waves and I really love it. Like all of Spellbinders' wax seal stamps, the impression is nice and deep making it really easy to add gold metallic pen to the details. The wax beads this month are the Must-Have Wax Bead mix in Teal. This mix has 4 colors of Gold, Teal, Pastel Aqua and Laguna. LOVE this mix!

I wanted to keep this card super clean and simple, so I die cut a few of the smallest dies from Nested Postage Labels & Tag die set in white and adhered them a bit wonky. I added 2 bloom stems from the Sealed Blooms die set and added a bit of coloring to the blooms.

The sentiment is from the Hexi-Gem Sentiments Glimmer. I used gold foil on Blue Spruce cardstock for another pop of teal.

 

Products used on these cards:

Wax Seal of the Month ($22.50 )

Wax Beads in Must-Have Mix in Teal

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Sealed Blooms die set

Nested Postage Labels & Tag die set 

Hexi-Gem Sentiments Glimmer

Deco Color Pen in Gold

Spellbinders Foil Roll in Gold

Spellbinders cardstock: Blue Spruce and Snowdrift

Gold Pearls

Copic Markers

Twine from stash

 

If you haven't already, be sure to check out ALL THE CLUBS they are pretty fabulous!

 

Spellbinders: Sealed 3D Botanical collection, Part 2

Hi everyone! Spellbinders has released a new collection called Sealed 3D Botanical Collection which features three brand new Label shapes, two 3D Emboss and Cut folders and two 3D wax seal stamps - the first of their kind!!! If you missed my first card from the collection, you can find it HERE.

My card uses one of the new 3D wax seal stamp called Forest Mushrooms. It is STUNNING! It is 3D and has 2 layers of depth and details. Be sure to scroll down to the end where I share a close up side angle photo!

FOREST MUSHROOMS 3D WAX SEAL STAMP AND AUTUMN WONDER DIE SET

It's been awhile since I pulled out my Autumn Wonder die set, but the mushrooms on this gorgeous wax seal demanded that I do! I mixed a few of my favorite Sealed die sets with the fun mushrooms to highlight and accent my Forest Mushrooms wax seal.

I used the Fern wax beads for my seal and highlighted the raised elements with the DecoColor pen in gold. The seal is 3D, so the raised elements really stand out. If you are on the fence about trying wax seals this is your sign to go for it! The Forest Mushrooms and Peony Butterfly 3D wax seal stamps are amazing.

Supplies used on this card:

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Spellbinders April 2024 Club kits: Small Die, Wax Seal and Stencil

Hi everyone! Its April 5th and that means the reveal of Spellbinders Club Kits is here! Today I'll be sharing inspiration for the Small Die of the Month, Wax Seal of the Month and Stencil of the Month club kits.

 

Club subscription info:  

The new subscription sign up window is from the 6th to the 27th.  After existing club members subscriptions have been processed, any inventory remaining will be available for new subscriptions. Continuing Subscriptions will charge on the 5th of each month, which means existing Club Members will be able to cancel subscriptions or make edits to payment or shipping info up until the 4th of each month.

APRIL 2024 SMALL DIE, WAX SEAL AND STENCIL OF THE MONTH

April's Small Die of the Month is called Faux Stitched Sentiments and Floss and features the components of stitching Floss and 4 sentiments! I combined it with April's Stencil of the Month, called Rainbow Floss Background which is has 4 stencils and fills an A2 card background with 6 floss images.

I stenciled the background with Light and Dark Spruce inks and trimmed it down to 4 floss pieces. I added a small strip of black glitter cardstock from the Jewel Tone Glitter Cardstock pack and adhered it down the left side. And of course my card has a few flower accents, these are from the Mini Blooms and Sprigs die set along with some gold pearls.

This month's Wax Seal of the Month is called Cross Stitch Heart and I really love it. I think it can be used for many occasions as well as on envelopes. The impression is nice and deep, and I thought the heart stitches were perfect for a Sending Love sentiment. The wax beads this month are Cloudy Sky which is a gorgeous french blue which set the color scheme for all my cards!

I used a few die sets from the Sealed by Spellbinders collection on this card. One of my favorites called Sealed Squiggles along with Sealed Wildflowers and Sealed Leaf Sprigs. For some extra shine I added some Clear Shimmer Glimmer Brush Marker to the die cut flowers.
I thought the color palette in the Butterfly Garden 6x6 paper pack and picked one with some flowers and leaves down both sides. I fussy cut a butterfly from one of the papers as an accent along with silver pearls. I just love how it turned out!

 

Products used on this card:

Small Die of the Month

 Wax Seal of the Month

Stencil of the Month

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 Mini Blooms and Sprigs die set

Sealed Squiggles die set

Sealed Wildflowers die set

Sealed Leaf Sprigs die set

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Yana's Special Sentiments Glimmer (thank you)

Everyday Sentiments II Glimmer (sending love)

Paper Rose Butterfly Garden 6x6 paper

Gina K Design inks in Light Spruce and Dark Spruce

Black Foil Roll and Gold Foil Roll

Jewel Tone Glitter Cardstock

Gold Pearls and Silver Pearls

Clear Shimmer Glimmer Brush Marker

 

If you haven't already, be sure to check out ALL THE CLUBS they are pretty fabulous!

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Spellbinders: Let's Celebrate wax seal card

 Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a wax seal card from the Let's Celebrate collection by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. In case you missed my other cards showcasing this release you can check them out HERE and HERE. This entire collection is so lovely you should check it out!

PEONY CELEBRATION DIE SET AND LET'S CELEBRATE WAX SEAL

 My card uses both the Let's Celebrate wax seal stamp and the Peony Celebration die set from the collection. I love using wax seals on my cards. I combined this one with a lovely glimmer background plate and some Sealed die sets.

I used Glacier cardstock for my base and gold foil for the glimmered background. To keep with the gold and blue theme, I die cut the Peony Celebration floral bloom from Gold Mirror cardstock and pieced the bloom with white cardstock to help the wax seal stamp stand out.

I die cut Glacier and Raindrop cardstock with a few of my favorite Sealed stem dies for the wax seal.
 

Supplies used on this card:

 Let's Celebrate Collection by Yana Smukula

Peony Celebration die set

 Let's Celebrate Wax Seal

Royal Blue Wax Beads

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Essential Hexi-Gems die set

Sealed Wildflowers die set

Sealed Squiggles die set

Diagonal Glimmer Stripes Plate

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Gold Foil roll

Gold Mirror cardstock

DecoColor Gold Metallic pen

 Gold cord from stash

Prefer to shop with Scrapbook.com? Here are those links:

Let's Celebrate Collection by Yana Smukula

Peony Celebration die set

 Let's Celebrate Wax Seal

Royal Blue Wax Beads

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Essential Hexi-Gems die set

Sealed Wildflowers die set

Sealed Squiggles die set

Diagonal Glimmer Stripes Hot Foil Plate

Hot Foil Rolls in gold

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Spellbinders | February Wax Seal and Small Die of the month

 Hi everyone! I'm back home and have 2 cards to share using the Small Die of the Month, Stencil of the Month and Wax Seal of the Month February club kits by Spellbinders.

FEBRUARY SMALL DIE OF THE MONTH

February's Small Die of the Month is called Rain Boot Bouquet and features a rain boot with a variety of spring flowers! Super cute with so many possibilities. I mean rain boots come in every color and pattern.

I chose to make a neutral gray boot with brown soles and placed inside bright white daffodils, hot pink tulips and tiny flowers with pops of blue! I kept things simple by using a piece of springy gingham patterned paper as the background. I added Star Dust Stickles to the flower centers for that extra pop of sparkle.

FEBRUARY WAX SEAL AND STENCIL OF THE MONTH

 

This card uses my beloved Be Bold Blooms die set flowers and I placed them over a lightly stenciled background and it features the Wax Seal of the month which is called Lily of the Valley.

For the stenciled background, I used one of 4 floral background stencils from the Stencil of the Month which is called Spring Stencil Backgrounds. You can see my other card using a different stencil on this blog post.

I used Rustic Wilderness distress oxide ink with the stencil as it matched the Fern wax beads which were included in the Wax Seal kit. I die cut the flowers and greenery from rich colors that I thought complimented the Fern wax seal. I added hints of gold to the flowers and gold pen to the details on the wax seal.

Card supplies used on these cards:

 Small Die of the Month

Wax Seal of the month

Stencil of the Month

Be Bold Blooms die set

Hexi-Gem Glimmer Sentiments (for Congratulations)

Wonderful Script Sentiments die set (for Hello)

Berry Sweet paper A2

DecoColor Gold Metallic Pen

Star Dust Stickles

Gold Pearls

Fern Wax beads

Spellbinders Sage cardstock

Rustic Wilderness distress oxide ink

White twine from stash

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Timeless Blooms wax seal stamp with pistachio beads

 Hi everyone! Today's mini slimline card uses some brand new wax seal items! I mentioned a few days ago, on this blog post, that Spellbinders released 10 new colors of wax beads and 5 multi-color mixes! They are all stunning. Today I used the Pistachio wax beads with the new Timeless Blooms wax seal stamp.

HOLIDAY BLOOMS, TIMELESS BLOOMS WAX STAMP, PISTACHIO WAX BEADS

The pistachio wax beads are the perfect light sage color and by pure luck I had a loose piece of striped patterned paper that matched the color perfectly! I had my Holiday Blooms die set still out from Christmas and used it. I think these blooms can be used year round! What do you think?

The sentiment is from 2 sets, the "friend" is from Anemone Blooms set and the "hello" is from the Hexi-Gem Sentiments Glimmer. I love how they work together. I keep a stash of die cut and foiled sentiments and pick through them for my cards. Total time saver! See the little sage accent dots? Those are die cut and they are used in the center of the poinsettia flower, but I didn't have gems in a sage/pistachio color, so they worked perfectly!

Supplies used on this card:

Timeless Blooms wax seal stamp

Pistachio wax beads

 Holiday Blooms die set 

Hexi-Gem Sentiments Glimmer

Matte Silver foil roll

Anemone Blooms glimmer/die set (for "friend")

Memory Box Glossy Black cardstock

Cardstock: SU Shaded Spruce and Sage Shadow and Neenah Solar White

Patterned paper from stash

Like to shop at Scrapbook.com? Here are links there:

Timeless Blooms wax seal stamp

Pistachio wax beads

Hexi-Gem Sentiments Glimmer (for "hello")

Matte Silver foil roll

Anemone Blooms glimmer/die set (for "friend")

 Holiday Blooms die set

Pressed Posies BetterPress collection and a wax seal -2 card designs

 Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing 2 floral cards using some of the new BetterPress plates from Spellbinders. They are part of the Pressed Posies collection and they might my favorites ever!

A FRIEND LIKE YOU BOUQUET AND SEALED FLORALS PRESS PLATES

Both of these Press Plate sets are stunning! I pressed them with the BetterPress Black ink on Porcelain Cotton Card and colored them with my Zig Markers. I used a lavender glitter brush marker on the purple elements (twine and flowers) and I absolutely love how they turned out. You can even see the shimmer in the photos. Oh and that lavender glitter brush marker? I got that as a freebie on Scrapbook.com! Don't sleep on those freebies, they always have them, just add them to your cart! I am addicted and now have to get ALL the colors. Full Set Syndrome and all that, LOL!

SEALED FLORALS PRESS PLATE

This card uses the Sealed Florals Press Plate. This is designed with long stems with room for a wax seal and has 2 sentiments. I love using wax seals on my cards, so this set was a must have for me!

The wax seal on my card uses one of the new Must-Have wax bead mixes that Spellbinders now carries. This one is the Must-Have Purple Mix, be sure to check the entire new Wax Bead collection. They launched 10 new colors and 5 Must-Have color mixes!! I used the blank 3/4" solid circle wax seal stamp and that left room to add a small die cut flower to the center.

A FRIEND LIKE YOU BOUQUET PRESS PLATE

This card uses the A Friend Like You Bouquet press plate. It has this stunning bouquet and 4 sentiments. I just love it. The beautiful twine tied at the stems is perfection! On both of my cards I used some Spectrum AB gems as they have a purple tint and they match the purple elements on the cards.

Supplies used on these cards:

These are affiliate links which means that if you shop with these, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. If I've inspired you in some way I appreciate your support.

 

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