Spellbinders Serenity Garden Collection

Hello!

I am back with some cards I made using the new Spellbinders Serenity Garden Collection.

Here is the first card:

I started by die cutting the flowers and leaves from colored cardstock using the Spellbinders Astrantia die set and my Sizzix Big Shot and magic mat. I then used Kat Scrappiness Kat's Crafty Dabbers and Peeled Paint and Spun Sugar Distress Inks to add some inking to the leaves and petals.

Next, I glued all of the flower layers together using Art Glitter Glue. I curled up the edges of the flowers so that they would have some dimension. I didn't glue the leaves to them at this point.

To create a background for my flowers, I used the Spellbinders Linear Touch Rectangles and Tag die set to cut a rectangle from black cardstock. I then glued the rectangle to an A2 card base that was made using Spellbinders Blush cardstock. I arranged the flowers on the panel and tucked the leaves underneath.

For a sentiment, I used the Spellbinders Summer Solstice Garden Sentiment BetterPress plates/dies along with my BetterPress LetterPress machine and Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. The sentiment reads "In summer, the song sings itself. - William Carlos Williams." I die cut it using the coordinating die and glued it to the card.

To finish the card, I accented the sentiment and flower centers with some gold pearls from my stash.

That's it for the first card.

Here is the second card:

I cut the leaf and flower layers from colored cardstock using the Spellbinders Primrose die set and my Sizzix Big Shot and magic mat. I then used a V2.6 Royal Purple Olo marker to add some dimension to the petals and an Altenew G554 Evergreen Artist Marker to add detail to the leaves. I glued the petals together using Art Glitter Glue.

To create a background, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4" x 5.25" and embossed it using the Spellbinders Distress Mix 3D embossing folder. I glued this piece to an A2 card base that was made with Spellbinders Lilac cardstock.

I then arranged the flowers on the panel and tucked the leaves underneath.

For the sentiment, I used the Spellbinders Layered Congrats die and cut the sentiment from white and the shadow from black cardstock. I glued the sentiment toward the upper right.

To finish the card, I added some gems from my stash to the flower centers and around the sentiment.

That's it for the second card.

Here is the last card:

I cut the flower and leave layers from colored cardstock using the Spellbinders Tassel Flower and Ladybugs die set and my Sizzix Big Shot and magic mat. I used a Kat Scrappiness Kat's Crafty Dabber and Peeled Paint Distress Ink to add some dimension to the leaves and stem.

To create a background for my card, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4" x 5.25" and embossed it using the Spellbinders Dimpled 3D embossing folder. I also created a frame using the Spellbinders Linear Touch Rectangles and Tag die set and black cardstock.

I arranged my background panel and frame on a purple A2 card base that was made using Spellbinders Violet cardstock and glued them in place using Art Glitter Glue. I then arranged the flowers and glued them in place.

For a sentiment, I used the Spellbinders Summer Solstice Garden Sentiment BetterPress plates/dies and my BetterPress LetterPress sytem and Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. The sentiment reads "In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. - Albert Camus." I used the coordinating die to cut it out and then inked around the edges with the Peeled Paint ink. I then glued it to the card.

That's it for all three cards. I hope you enjoyed them and are inspired to create.

Happy crafting!

Kelsey

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**Other products used:

• Tim Holtz glass media mat

• Tim Holtz guillotine trimmer

• Score board

• Stamp shammy

• Triangle embellishment tray

• Mint tape