Spellbinders Primrose from the Serenity Garden Collection!

 

Today is my birthday, so I'm going to keep this short and sweet! I had this background I made with Distress Paints. I just put a bunch of colors down on a mat and swiped my paper through. It wasn't my favorite but I kept it to diecut it.

Surprisingly, it looked good with these Primrose flowers from the Spellbinders Serenity Garden Collection. I diecut them from mixed media paper and used watercolor paints to color them. There is something so relaxing to me about using watercolors.

Don't throw away those unloved backgrounds. You never know.

The new Susan Tierney-Cockburn collection is now available at Spellbinders! It's called Serenity Garden. You can see the entire collection by clicking HERE.

Supplies are listed below with direct links to the stores that carry them (where they were in stock at the time of this writing). If you use my link to make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This really helps me continue providing information. Thank you.

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-----  https://tinyurl.com/mus6kswd  [Spellbinders]

----  https://tidd.ly/3SGIfty  [Scrapbookcom]

----  https://tidd.ly/4fYLEO5  [Simon Says Stamp]

----  https://tidd.ly/4seMxVr  [Scrapbookcom]

----  https://tidd.ly/4dPws4W  [Simon Says Stamp]

----  https://tidd.ly/4cdjEEo  [Simon Says Stamp]

----  https://tidd.ly/4xQ0VqK  [Scrapbookcom]

                     ----  http://shrsl.com/4um1g  [Scrapbookcom]

                 ----  http://shrsl.com/4um1k  [Simon Says Stamp]

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Thank you for visiting!

I can also be found on

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Spellbinders Astrantia from the Serenity Garden Collection

 

The new Susan Tierney-Cockburn collection is now available at Spellbinders! It's called Serenity Garden. You can see the entire collection by clicking HERE.

I used the Astrantia dieset for my first card today. If you go to the Spellbinders YouTube channel, Susan Tierney-Cockburn has tutorial videos on how to put these flowers together. She also gives information on these flowers, it's so interesting.

I used pink 65 lb cardstock for my flowers and added a bit of darker pink for dimension. I used the Sizzix Shaping Kit to shape the petals and leaves. This flower is a labor of love, each tiny bud is glued in place, reverse tweezers help!

The background is the January 2026 Press and Foil Plate of the Month, Post Card Hello. It sold out originally but is now available for individual purchase.

 I Glimmer hot foiled Matte Gold foil on the light pink cardstock for a vintage look. I used a bit of Tattered Rose Distress Oxide to weather the edges.

Come back tomorrow, I have a video with how to use these flowers on gift packages!

Supplies are listed below with direct links to the stores that carry them (where they were in stock at the time of this writing). If you use my link to make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This really helps me continue providing information. Thank you.

Click on the picture or link below:

Serenity Garden Collection

-----  https://tinyurl.com/mus6kswd  [Spellbinders]

----  https://tidd.ly/3SGIfty  [Scrapbookcom]

----  https://tidd.ly/4fYLEO5  [Simon Says Stamp]

----  https://tinyurl.com/mus6kswd  [Spellbinders]

----  https://tidd.ly/3SGIfty  [Scrapbookcom]

----  https://tidd.ly/4fYLEO5  [Simon Says Stamp]

Post Card Hello (Spellbinders Exclusive)

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Matte Gold Glimmer Hot Foil

       ----  https://tinyurl.com/ectd4hfx  [Spellbinders]

----  https://tidd.ly/4w5vc38   [Scrapbookcom]

----  https://tidd.ly/4b8fMTL  [Simon Says Stamp]

Sizzix Shaping Kit

                    ----  http://shrsl.com/4um1g  [Scrapbookcom]

                    ----  http://shrsl.com/4um1k  [Simon Says Stamp]

               

                                       Glimmer Hot Foil System

----  https://tinyurl.com/u6u54ntf  [Spellbinders]

----  https://tidd.ly/46skiuF  [Scrapbookcom]

----  https://tidd.ly/4ngTCT4  [Simon Says Stamp]

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Thank you for visiting!

I can also be found on

Instagram @Susanbcards

Spellbinders June 3D Embossing Folder of the Month

 

The June 3D Embossing Folder of the Month is "Island Style". I embossed a piece of acetate and then colored the backside of the piece. Acetate is easy to emboss, I used a thin piece by We R Memory Keepers (I don't think this is widely avaiable anymore) but I have used many kinds of thicker acetate which works fine. I used the same sandwich as I do when embossing cardstock. 

It's a print but I chose to highlight the face by painting it with gold acrylic paint.  The rest of the embossed image is colored with alcohol inks in green and blues. After it all dried, I used Distress Collage Medium to attach it to a cardfront. I put a thin coat onto the backside of the acetate, attached it to the card and then put a book on top of it to let it dry and adhere.

I diecut the drum from the Stitching Die of the Month and the gorgeous tropical florals are from the Large Die of the Month.

You can learn more about the Spellbinders Clubs and the benefits of membership by clicking HERE.  Clubs are available to new members from the 6th to the 27th of the month. Current club members can sign up as soon as they are released on the 1st.

Supplies are listed below with direct links to the stores that carry them. If you use my link to make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for using my links, it really helps and encourages me to continue providing creative content.

                                   June 3D Embossing Folder   

----  https://tinyurl.com/45eak2nm  [Spellbinders]

June Stitching Die

 ----  https://tinyurl.com/2rff66vy  {Spellbinders]

June Large Die of the Month

 ----  https://tinyurl.com/2ayrr2yt  {Spellbinders}

Distress Collage Medium

----  https://tidd.ly/41ma8bB  [Scrapbookcom]

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Thank you for visiting!

I can also be found on

Instagram @Susanbcards