Spellbinders – New Collection Inspiration August Blog Hop

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Spellbinders August 2018 Blog Hop.

You should have arrived from the talented Melissa‘s blog. Here is the full list for your convenience:

Spellbinders

Hussena Calcuttawala

Tina Smith

Melissa Phillips

Enza Gudor –You are here–

Anya Lunchenko

Sandra Nagel

Olga Direktorenko

Elena Salo

Nina-Marie Trapani

Desiree Kuemmerle

Svitlana Shayevich

Brenda Noelke

Heather Hoffman

Rubeena Ianigro

Amy Kolling

Clare Prezzia

Today is all about two lovely collections:

• Special Moments by Marisa Job
• Inked Messages by Stephanie Low

The cutting dies I used for my cards come from the Special Moments collection: Laced Flowers, Floral Lace Border, and Special Day Frame. I love how dainty and intricate these designs are!

For the first card, I concentrated my elements in the center.

I wanted to create lots of dimension, so I decided to layer several die cuts and use foam adhesive to adhere one on top of the other. I started with the bigger circle die that comes in the Special Day Frame set, followed by one of the swirl and circle shapes, and finished with two gorgeous layers of Laced Flowers. I then die cut many single flower shapes from the Floral Lace Border set and arranged them all around the edge of the circle for extra interest, and also for a more finished look.

The second card features layers of gorgeous Laced Flowers.

I started by die cutting the three different sizes directly from my card panel. I love that the darker patterned paper comes through bringing in a contrasting element. Keeping the same color scheme of the first card, I die cut the flowers and nested them before adhering them down. I diminished the layers going from the bottom to the top of the card, so you can see that the bottom flowers has three layers, the second has two, and so on. A simple sentiment and Crystal Nuvo Drops finished the card.

Now the fun part! To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to a lucky winner. Please leave a comment on the Spellbinders blog by Sunday, August 19th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday – Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

Your next stop is the super talented Anya. Happy hopping!

Spellbinders Supplies:

Special Moments by Marisa Job – Floral Lace Border (S4-944).

Special Moments by Marisa Job – Laced Flowers (S4-945).

Special Moments by Marisa Job – Special Day Frame (S5-374).

Other supplies: Create Paper Willow Lane collection; Crystal Nuvo Drops in Neptune; enamel dots.