Magic Mat ~ Scrapbook.com

Hi friends~  I've never written this kind of post before, but this was too amazing not to share.

Do you ever struggle with intricate dies cutting cleanly through your die cutting machine?  I have a few cover plate dies that are so pretty, but they don't get used because this is how they cut.

I ran this die cut through my die cutting machine, with new cutting plates, with shims, several times and this is the result I got every time! 

Scrapbook.com released the Magic Mat over a year ago and I'm always hesitant to jump on board just to buy the newest tools because they tend to be a bit pricey.  Hey, it took me almost 2 years before I bought a MISTI!  

Well, Scrapbook.com has recently marked the prices way down on the Magic Mat's so I thought I would try one.  

They come in several different sizes to fit in different machines.  I bought the Extended Cutting Pad (6x14 1/2") that works with the Sizzix Big Shot.

I'm not joking with you, but this is how it cut after running the die through my machine just one time!  

I seriously could not have been more amazed at how well it cut!

I cut a couple of these intricate dies out and made two cards, simply because I wanted to try it again.  I'm totally sold on using the Magic Mat for intricate dies! 

You can find all the Magic Mat sizes HERE!

Make sure you scroll down and read the description and details of the Magic Mat to make sure it fits the machine you're using. This is not a sponsored post by Scrapbook.com.  I just wanted to share my honest thoughts about this truly amazing cutting pad.  

 

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Spellbinders Invitation ~ Happy Harvest Collection ~ Wagon Full of Fall

Good morning friends~  I've got another card for you today featuring Spellbinders Happy Harvest Collection.  

Today, I'm using Wagon Full of Fall.  So cute!  This is a set of 13 dies. You can fill your wooden wagon with all the wonderful items of fall including sunflowers, pumpkins, gourds, apples and more!  This is the perfect autumn die set to add to your projects!  

The sentiment is from Charming Pumpkins stamp set, which you'll see more of in a future post.  

Here is a list of products I used that can be found at Spellbinders:

Wagon Full of Fall

Charming Pumpkins

Click  HERE to see the entire Happy Harvest collection from Nichol Spohr.  

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Spellbinders Invitation ~ Happy Harvest ~ Welcome Fall

Hello ~  I'm back with another card I made using dies from Spellbinders Happy Harvest Collection.

This card features the Welcome Fall die set.

I love the bushel basket and all the different things that you can fill it with, including these pumpkins and apples.  The branch and leaves are also included in this set.  

This set is one of those timeless sets that you'll find yourself using again and again!

Welcome Fall Die Set

I hope you'll visit Spellbinders to see the entire collection.

Thanks for stopping by!

Circus Theme Bendi Card ~ TSOC

Good morning friends and happy Wednesday!  Today, over at The Sisterhood of Crafters,   Vickie has chosen a circus theme for our next challenge called, "The Greatest Show On Earth".  Oh how fun this sounded, but it presented me with a problem.  I have literally no circus stamps or dies that I could use.  So I turned to the internet and found a sweet printable sheet filled with various circus images in the perfect colors for my 8 year old great little niece. The papers I used are so old but the colors matched perfectly.  

You might recall that I just recently made a bendi card for another design team project. (click here)  These cards are so fun to make and are very addicting! If you'd like to try making a bendi card of your own, you can find the tutorial HERE.

You can see better in this photo, where the card folds and bends.

This is the back of the card. My niece loved her card.

This card measures 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" and was mailed flat, not folded.  

I hope you'll visit The Sisterhood of Crafters  and join in on the fun.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Spellbinders Invitation ~ Happy Harvest Collection ~ Scare A Crow

Good morning friends~  I'm super excited to be bringing today's card to you featuring the adorable "Scare A Crow" die set from Spellbinders new release, "Happy Harvest Collection".  

This entire collection was created by Nichol Spohr and she did not overlook a single detail.  I'm telling you, I wanted the entire release!  

The scarecrow is so cute!  The scene is mounted on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock that I cut using Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles and mounted it on an A2 size kraft card base.   I've paired this handsome little fella with the basket and sign from the  Welcome Fall die set, which you'll see if you stop back by next Friday.  You'll also see more of the gourds and flowers in a future post as well.  

Here is a list of products I used that can be found at Spellbinders:

Scare A Crow

Welcome Fall

Wagon Full of Fall

Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles

Click HERE to see the entire collection.  

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Fruit Birthday ~ A Mini Bendi Card ~ DD

Hello there!  Double D Challenges is starting a new challenge today and the theme is Fruits & Veggies.

To mix things up a bit, I made a Mini Bendi Card for this challenge using Stampin' Up! Berry Delightful paper and Sunny Studio Berry Bliss Stamps.

This is how the card looks when it's displayed.  Super fun and different!

The back of the card has two panels to write your personalized message on.

My inspiration for this card comes from the bottom right corner of the mood board.

I hope you'll join in on the fun here.

Here's the prize that you could win when you play along:

Thanks for stopping by!

Aloha! ~ DRU

Good morning friends~  I'm popping in with a card I made for the new challenge starting over at Dies R US Challenge blog.

I pulled out this cute little Sand Crab from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

He's got such a nice smile!

I propped him on the little island with one of the Palm Trees, also from Elizabeth Craft Designs for a quick and easy summer card.

Please stop by the Dies R Us Challenge blog to join in on the fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Pink Flamingo ~ TSOC

Good morning ~  There's a new challenge starting up over at The Sisterhood of Crafters and the theme is called "Leaf It To Chance".  I went in a tropical direction with my leaves.

I used Marianne Designs Pink Flamingo and added Echo Park Palm Leaves and flowers from PTI.

Please visit The Sisterhood of Crafters blog to join in on the fun! 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Altenew Ultimate Design Team Challenge Blog Hop ~ Double "D" Challenges

Good morning friends~  I'm excited to be participating in a blog hop of GINORMOUS size with Altenew's Design Team Blog Hop.  They've asked challenge blogs across the board to participate in this fun event that will keep you scrolling for hours.  

So here's my post for Double "D" Challenges.  I'll also be posting again for another fabulous design team.  I'll link both of my posts together so you don't miss a thing. ;0)  

This blog hop is sponsored by Altenew, so I was quite happy to pull out all of my Altenew stamp sets, dies and inks to play along. The struggle was that I have so many of their beautiful sets, it was hard to choose which set I wanted to use so there's a bonus card at the bottom of this post.  

This card features Flower Arrangement stamps and coordinating dies.  I stamped out several of each of the beautiful flower and leaf images in the set and die cut them all.  The colors I used for the flowers are from Pocketful of Sunshine and Cool Summer Night.  I stamped the leaves using colors from the Green Fields collection. I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto black cardstock and cut it out using my electronic die cutting machine since there isn't a die to match the sentiment.

Next up is my bonus card:

I pulled out the Watercolor Stripes Cover Die to create the background in a snap and I added my most favorite flowers from Beloved Daisy.

Here's a link to my next post for this blog hop:

Card #2

There is tons of inspiration to be seen and prizes to be won, so please hop on over to the Altenew Card Blog to see all the details.

Blog Hop Project

We welcome any type of projects that use Altenew products. Please try to avoid using any stamps/dies from other stamp companies. Generic dies like circles, squares are ok. Just make sure Altenew products are the focus.

Prizes

$250 in total prizes! To celebrate this fantastic blog hop, Altenew is giving away $25 gift certificates to TEN lucky winners. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on September 5th, 2021.

 

Special Offer 

FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY08A8 or $5 OFF international shipping with code SHOPPING08A8 at checkout on orders over $39 from 8/10/2021 at 12:01 am EDT to 8/11/2021 at 11:59 pm EDT. Shop here: ALTENEW

Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. 

 

Blog Hop Order

Altenew

AAA Card Challenge

Happy Little Stampers

Addicted to CAS

Perfectly CAS

Addicted to Stamps and More!

Seize the Birthday

Color Hues the Color Challenge

Time Out Challenge

Less is More Challenge

Double D Challenge Blog

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Color Throwdown

Thanks for stopping by!

Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop ~ The Sisterhood of Crafters

Hello again~   I'm excited to be participating in a blog hop of GINORMOUS size with Altenew's Design Team Blog Hop.  They've asked challenge blogs across the board to participate in this fun event that will keep you scrolling for hours.

  This is my second post today for the Altenew Challenge Team Blog Hop but this time I'm representing The Sisterhood of Crafters.  

For this card, I used Beautiful Day stamps and coordinating dies.  I used colors from Tea Party and Spring Bouquet for the flowers and Tropical Forest for the leaves.

Here's a link to my first post for the Altenew Challenge Team Blog Hop:

Card #1

Bonus Card

There is tons of inspiration to be seen and prizes to be won, so please hop on over to the Altenew Card Blog to see all the details.

Blog Hop Project

We welcome any type of projects that use Altenew products. Please try to avoid using any stamps/dies from other stamp companies. Generic dies like circles, squares are ok. Just make sure Altenew products are the focus.

Prizes

$250 in total prizes! To celebrate this fantastic blog hop, Altenew is giving away $25 gift certificates to TEN lucky winners. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on September 5th, 2021.

 

Special Offer 

FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY08A8 or $5 OFF international shipping with code SHOPPING08A8 at checkout on orders over $39 from 8/10/2021 at 12:01 am EDT to 8/11/2021 at 11:59 pm EDT. Shop here: ALTENEW

Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. 

 

Blog Hop Order

Altenew

AAA Card Challenge

Happy Little Stampers

Addicted to CAS

Perfectly CAS

Addicted to Stamps and More!

Seize the Birthday

Color Hues the Color Challenge

Time Out Challenge

Less is More Challenge

Double D Challenge Blog

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Color Throwdown

Thanks for stopping by!

Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Release

Good morning stampers~  I'm happy to be posting a card I made using the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club Kit.  This club kit is called "Hex Kaleidoscope Tile" and it contains six cutting dies that work well alone or you can use them in tandem with this months Large Die of the Month Club Kit.  

I cut the honeycomb style die twice, out of Mirror Silver Cardstock and glued them to an A2 sized 80# Neenah Solar White card base.  I stamped the sentiment from the Clear Stamp of the Month, "Hex Tile Stamps", into the center right negative space on the card.  I created the medallions using pink and red tones from the Assorted Pack Color Essentials Cardstock.   

I just love how these medallions look when layered!  This card came together so quickly and is very elegant.

Here is a complete list of Spellbinder products I used to create this card:

Small Die of the Month

Clear Stamp of the Month

A2 sized 80# Neenah Solar White card base

Assorted Pack Color Essentials Cardstock

Mirror Silver Cardstock

Silver Mix Color Essential Gems

Grand Calibur Cutting Plate

You can view all the different Club Kits Spellbinders has to offer right HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

With Love Slimline Card and Gift Tag

Good morning friends.  Today I'm sharing a slimline card and gift tag set I made using the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month club kit.  

This month's kit is called "Hex Kaleidoscope Slimline". 

 This club kit includes 5 cutting dies in the set, including three dies that create these beautiful kaleidoscope medallions.  

They're so pretty layered in any color tone!  

I made a gift tag to go along with the slimline card to make this pretty gift ensemble.  I stamped some flowers using the Clear Stamp of the Month and fussy cut them, to add to my card and gift tag.

Here's a list of supplies I used:

Large Die of the Month

Clear Stamp of the Month

Color Essentials Cardstock

Grand Calibur Cutting Plate

Wishing you a beautiful day.  Thanks for stopping by!