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Wednesday, 23 July 2025
North Pole Friends by Simon Hurley - New die Arrivals at Spellbinders!
Sunday, 13 July 2025
Inking Dry Embossed Panels / Spellbinders July 2025 Release
Hi friends!
I'm here to share two cards made with a stunning Christmas Cameos 3d Embossing Folder from the July 2025 Release by Spellbinders. I love the ornate, vintage feel of this embossing folder and I knew I had to play with fun inking techniques with it.
Card 1 on black card base
I embossed a piece of black card stock and worked on the flip side of the embossed piece (the side where the pattern is indented, not raised). I used white pigment ink to cover the black card stock from the non indented areas of the panel by swiping ink straight from the ink pad, by tapping the ink pad on it... And in the end by also brayering some ink on it for getting really good coverage.
Card 2 on white card base
In this version I embossed white card stock and again worked with the flip side of the embossed piece. I now used black dye ink for and did basically what I did with the first one... But I didn't try to achieve super well covered look but wanted this one to be even more vintagey looking. I finished the inking with swiping gold shimmery ink on top too -that ink pad of mine is very old and doesn't have much power left... but just enough for a subtle vintage shimmer!
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Spellbinders July 2025 New Arrivals!
Hi friends!
I'm happy to be here today sharing some inspiration with the new products by Spellbinders! They've released several new collections now in July and you can find them all by clicking the link below:
Spellbinders July 2025 Arrivals
Today I'm sharing cards showcasing dies and embossing folder from the Country Christmas Collections by Annie Williams:
Christmas Rocking Chair Edged Dies
Country Christmas 3d Embossing Folder
Let's have a look at the cards shall we!
Card 1
Featuring Christmas Rocking Chair Edged Dies
I've colored my die cuts with Copic markers and created a little scene with the die cuts. I used patterned paper from Rosie's Studio Golden Afternoon 6x6 paper pack for the background to try to mimic a room with a wooden floor and plaid all paper. I love the vintage feel of this card!
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Saturday, 5 July 2025
New Challenge at Inkspirational!
Hi friends!
I'm glad to be back at Inkspirational after having a couple of months break! It was a good time to come back, because the challenge theme for the next fortnight was chosen by me when the challenges where put together for this year. :) I love adding 3 of something to cards and it's especially nice for CAS cards... which is the route I went this time too.