Spellbinders Floral Tag

Yesterday afternoon, I watched a Facebook Live session by Christine Emberson Spellbinders Ambassador.  Where she demonstrated the use of two sets of dies.  I don't have those dies, but today I decided to use a similar layout and dust of some Spellbinders dies which I have not used for some time to make a tag.

I have used an assortment of Spellbinder dies for my tag.  I used an off-cut of green distressed looking paper and stuck it to a tag to create the base.  I then used a lattice die to create the cream trellis work (I seem to have mis-laid the packet) and lightly inked the edges in an olive green ink.

I then die cut a circle in cream card and stamped the sentiment using a Stampin' Up set called "Hello Friend" in a sepia Versafine ink.  Using the Spellbinders Shapeabilities wreath die I cut the wreath in brown card and stuck it around the circle.

Using water colour paper, I die cut the leaves and layers of petals, using Spellbinders "Timeless Heart - Textured Flowers".  I then coloured them using Tim Holtz Distress Inks, building up the colours as I went.  I spritzed the pieces which then allowed me to manipulate the shapes to have curves.  I then secured the layers together with a small brad.

Mother's Day Eclipse Card

Well Mother's Day has crept up on me, so I thought I'd better get a card made for my Mother-in-law.  I decided to make an eclipse card.

There was a lot of stamping to make this card.  For each rose on the background there were three separate stamps used and then each leaf was stamped separately too.  I used the Stampin' Up "Swirly Bird" stamp set to create the rose background.

Using 5cm thin dies, I positioned and then cut the word "Mum".    I placed a piece of co-ordinating card below the die cut area then returned the die cut letters into their original places using foam pads to elevate them.

The two flowers above and below the word are die cuts using Spellbinders "Timeless Heart Tectured Flowers" die set.  

Hello Flower Tag

I've been feeling a bit meh today, so have not really felt like creating till this evening, when I made this tag.

I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in shades of yellow for the background. Using a Stamper's Anonymous stamp, I added the rays in a "Black Cherry" StazOn ink.  The "Hello" sentiment from the Stampin' Up set called "Sale-a-bration Hello" is in the same ink.  I then inked the edges of the tag a little in the same shade and also a touch of black.

Finally, using the Spellbinders "Timeless Heart Textured Flowers" die set, I cut and layered the petals, securing with a brad.  (I purchased the die set from Hope & Chances site).

Spellbinders Timeless Heart Textured Flowers Tag

I received "Happy Post" in the form of a new Spellbinders die, so I just had to have a play!

I purchased the Spellbinders "Timeless Heart Textured Flowers" die set from Hope & Chances website, who specialise in Spellbinder dies.  There are 7 dies in the pack (five different sizes of petals and two sizes of leaves).

I started off with the tag background.  Using Tim Holtz Distress Inks in shades of yellow, green and blue.  I splashed a few drops of water over it to give it a more textured look.

Next, I stamped a section of verse using a stamp from Oak House Studio.  Using a Spellbinder die, I cut the trellis in white card (I don't recall the name of the trellis), and stuck it down across the lower section of the tag, trimming the edges.  To add interest, I inserted some of the die off-cuts to fill sections of the trellis.  I then die cut the sentiment, adhering it to the middle of the trellis area.

Using my Sizzix Big Shot die cutting machine, I cut the flowers and leaves using my new die.  (I found to get the detail, I needed to add a shim).

Once the sections were cut, I returned to my Distress Inks. I added some "Twisted Citron" to my glass mat and used a wet paintbrush to dilute the colour, which I then painted onto the white flowers.  Once dry, I then secured the sections with a brad.  Starting from the middle outwards, I started to scrunch and curl the petals.  I then stuck it to the tag.  I added a touch of glue to the petals and slid them under the flower.  I felt it needed something else, so I also die cut a piece of foliage using a Creative Expressions die and slid that beneath the leaves.  Finally, I added ribbon to the tag and then an occasional drop of Ranger Glossy Accents to the flower, to give the impression of dew/rain drops.