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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Spellbinders Blog. I’m Pam Sparks, cardmaker, blogger, and all-around Winter lover from Iowa. You can find me on my blog ExpressionsWithHeart.com. Today’s cards celebrate a touch of Winter sporting and relaxing. Super cute characters, super cool embossing folder, love the BetterPress Plate sentiments, and the delightful Ski Lodge. I’m going to start by showing you how I was inspired to use the colors I did for two of the cards. The DIY Color Deck Holiday Expansion Pack is full of wonderful inspiration! I just fell in love with the houses, colors, and the black car! I pulled out some Distress Oxide inks and set to work. Weathered Wood, Fossilized Amber, Crushed Olive, Tattered Rose, and Hickory Smoke. Streamline 3D embossing folder creates a wonderful background for these Winter scenes. I embellished with some glitter here and there by painting on Glossy Accents and sprinkling clear glitter, then tapping off the excess. I had the thought to add the string of lights from the Ski Lodge die set. I don’t know if they have these kinds of lights at ski resorts, but I liked how they added a fun detail. Die-cut the characters from white cardstock and ink-blend them with the Distress Oxide inks. Die-cut the trees from green cardstock. Mat the embossed panel with black cardstock and glue it to an A7-sized cardbase. Remember to spatter with white ink for snowfall! An A2-sized card made pretty much the same way as the skier card. Ink the edges with Weathered Wood Distress ink, no glitter but lots of white ink spatters for snowfall! All three cards feature sentiments from the BetterPress Plate and Die set Ski-son’s Greetings. What an awesome set. I am loving the Better Press system! A warm and cozy ski lodge in a snowstorm. What fun! On a card, anyway. Haha Die cutting makes cardmaking fun and easy. Cut your pieces from colored cardstock and start gluing. Die-cut the light bulbs in white and color with markers. Ink your die cuts for a rustic feel. Glue everything together and spatter with white ink. A great masculine card that would work for any season. Just change up the lights! I just realized it’s missing some smoke coming out of the chimney! Haha, Next time! Thank you so much for stopping by the Spellbinders blog today. I hope you enjoyed these snowy cards! You can see more of my cards on my blog ExpressionsWithHeart.com or on my Instagram. [spellbinders-supplies]CD-003,E3D-160,S3-563,S5-717,BP-335,TD056027,CS-8-101,CS-8-120,CS-12-147,CS-8-125,CS-8-123,BPI-011,BP-001[/spellbinders-supplies]

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Hello Crafters! Nancy Leppek here from Scrapper at Heart.com. I am delighted to be back as a guest on the Spellbinder’s Blog. Today, I am sharing three different cards using the recently released Ski-Son’s Greetings Collection from Simon Hurley. Fun fact, I have never been on snow skis before, but that certainly didn’t stop me from having some fun with this collection. Let’s get to it, shall we!

Dashing Through the Snow

For my first card, I am hitting the slopes and using all of the items in this collection. That is me, at the base of the card, more than likely, wiping out in the trees! LOL

• I took a piece of Cascade CS and embossed it with the Streamline 3D Embossing Folder.
• I took a small blending brush and some Stormy Sky Oxide Ink and inked up the panel so that the fabulous details could really shine.
• I cut the trees, which are from the Ski Lodge Etched Dies, out in Fern cardstock and then splattered each one with Splatter White Opaque Watercolor.
• Now, it was time to cut out my skier and snowboarder from the Hit the Slopes Etched Dies. I used all Colorwheel Cardstock and these additional colors: Pomegranate, Peridot, Cosmic Sky, and Acorn.
• I used some Foam Squares behind a few of my trees to add some dimension.
• The sentiment is pressed in BetterPress Black Ink and is part of the Ski-Son’s Greetings Sentiments.

There’s No Place Like Home…

I know when someone thinks of a Ski Lodge in the woods, they think a rustic vibe, and perhaps a house to blend in. I decided to be bold and bright.  Why blend in when you can stand out…heck, it might even scare the bears away.

• I once again embossed a piece of Classic White CS with the Streamline 3D Embossing Folder.
• I then decided to make a frame around the edge of the folder using some Best Ever Craft Tape and ink the center of the panel with Cracked Pistachio Oxide Ink. (This was done backwards, and I should have inked it first, but didn’t think of it until after I had embossed it.)  In the end, I love the way it turned out.
• I then decided my Ski Lodge was going to be one of a kind. I cut out the A-frame from the Ski Lodge Etched Dies in Teal Topaz Cardstock and then striped it with Saffron. It is easy to do because the house has etched lines for you to follow. The rest of the lodge was cut and assembled. In addition to those two colors, I used Classic White and
• The trees were once again cut out of Seaside and Waterfall Cardstock and splattered with Splatter White Opaque Watercolor. One was lifted with Foam Squares.
• The skis are cut from Waterfall and Raven, from the Hit the Slopes Etched Dies set, and staggered so they could have a black edge.
• The sentiment is pressed in BetterPress Black Ink and is part of Ski-Son’s Greetings Sentiments.

Sending Warm Hugs

I decided that for my last card, I would show that this wonderful collection can be enjoyed even if you do not like the snow or skiing. I wanted this card to have a Fall vibe, and I hope I did just that.

• I knew I wanted my background to portray a sunset with mountains, so I took some regular copy paper and made my own mountain stencils by ripping several times until I was happy with my landscape. I started with a piece of Beeswax Cardstock and worked from the base of the card up, blending with various tones of yellow, orange, and red Oxide Inks and Large Blending Brushes.
• Next, I cut out all of the pieces I needed for my lodge and trees from the Ski Lodge Etched Dies. I used these colors of Colorwheel CS: Raven, Anchor, Fern, Carrot, and Beeswax.
• I did ink up the edges of my trees and the lodge to give it some dimension, too.
• The sentiment is pressed in BetterPress Black Ink and part of the Ski-Son’s Greetings Sentiments.
• At the last minute before assembling, I decided to ground the house with a piece of Kraft CS across the bottom, and I am so glad I did.

I want to thank Spellbinders for the opportunity to guest here today.  Feel free to reach out to me on my blog Scrapper at Heart, my IG Page, and or my FB page-Scrapper@heart and say hello. Happy Crafting, Nanc’ [spellbinders-supplies]E3D-160,BP-335,S3-563,S5-717,PE-104,BP-001,T-050,BPI-043,SCS-267,T-060,T-034,SCS-123,SCS-328,T-035,CS-8-148,CS-8-147,CS-8-146,CS-8-116,CS-8-123,CS-8-124,CS-8-125,CS-8-115,CS-8-143,CS-8-131,CS-8-120,CS-8-112,CS-8-101,CS-8-118,CS-8-133[/spellbinders-supplies]

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Hello, friends! This is Jennifer Ingle here with you today, and I am so excited to be sharing three very fun card designs with you. I have a small confession: while I implied that these designs will get you ready to hit the slopes, the truth is, Simon Hurley’s latest collection, Ski-son’s Greetings, actually makes me ready to hit the LODGE. I do love a good cozy ski lodge and a warm cup of a little something on a snowy day. I am happy to leave the skiing to others. I created all three cards using the fantastic Streamline 3-D Embossing Folder as the foundation for my design. I love how a single product can be used to create such different cards. These tiny skiers from the Hit the Slopes die set are so fun to put together and allow you to mix and match to create a unique look every time. The Ski Lodge die set allows you to take your skiers straight from the slopes to the doorstep of their cozy landing spot for the evening. Can’t you just smell the warm fire crackling inside? And the best part is, when you pull together the various elements of this collection, you can create something completely new and different without the ski theme if you’d like, as well! I was able to quickly put together a small forest scene between these two cozy cottages for a warm holiday greeting card that is sure to land on the mantel of the recipient! Thank you so much for stopping by today! If you would like to see more of my work, come join me on Instagram - I’m Just Jingle. I hope you are inspired to play with these amazing new dies. I can’t wait to see what you create! [spellbinders-supplies]S3-563,E3D-160,BP-335,S5-717,PE-104,PS-001,CSA-002,T-056[/spellbinders-supplies]

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