Hello everyone and thank you so much for joining us today for a very first Spellbinders inspirational blog hop! There are 3 new collections that are being released this month from Spellbinders and there are a lot of talented designers joining this hop and sharing gorgeous projects using various products from these new releases.
I picked the Spellbinders Classics – Lavender & Poppies collection to share with you as it’s one of my favorite. This collection includes a number of dies that feature stunning images of poppies and lavender in various interpretations.
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SHOP LAVENDER & POPPIES COLLECTION:
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 Spellbinders Poppies S4-815 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Poppies Pocket S5-322 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Eau de Lavande Label S5-321 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Lavender Swag S4-839 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Lavender Trike S4-838 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Field of Poppies S3-293 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Corner Poppies S3-292 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Poppy & Lavender S3-291 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Lavender S3-290 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Lavender Planter S2-283 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
CARD DETAILS
I had the pleasure with working with the Lavender & Poppies (Spellbinders Classics) collection back during Summer as I made all the projects you can find on the packaging of these dies. It was quite a challenge, but I had lots of fun bringing all of these dies to life.
The card I picked to share today is the one I like best. I die-cut & embossed the poppy out of green and red cardstock. While keeping the red die cut in the die I stencilled a bit of red ink over it to help the petals pop. To darken the centers I used my black Copic marker and simply colored the center of the flowers black.
I snipped the red flowers off the red stems and foam mounted them onto the green stems to complete my flowers.
To finish this card I picked pretty patterned paper (unfortunately, I don’t remember the exact name or manufacturer of the patterned paper), trimmed it to 4 x 5 1/4″ and distressed the edges using the blade of my Tim Holtz scissors (you can also use a paper distresser, but I find I am able to get same results using scissors). I backed this panel up with a red panel and ripped the edges in a few places for an even more worn out look.
If you look closely you can notice I added red beads into the ripped sections – I simply poured a lot of glue and added lots of beads on top. I feel they add a very nice touch to this card.
Finally, I stamped a simple “Celebrate” sentiment in black ink and foam mounted it onto the card.
Poppies are very popular in Ukraine and since this is where I come from this collection is very dear to me. It was such a pleasure making these cards and I’m hoping I’ll get a chance to work with these dies again in the future.
MORE INSPIRATION
Like I mentioned I made many more cards using dies from the Lavender & Poppies (Spellbinders Classics) collection. Here are a few of my favorites:
Using Corner Poppies die
Using Lavender Planter dies
HOP ALONG WITH US!
Spellbinders Paper Arts
Jennifer Mcguire
Seth Apter
Laura Bassen
Yana Smakula – you are here!
Wanda Guess
Debi Adams
Kimberly Crawford
Svitlana Shayevich
Julia Stainton
Amy Kolling
GIVEAWAY! (NOW CLOSED)
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Thursday, October 19th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post on Spellbinders blog the following day.
I also have one $25 gift card to give away to one lucky hopper! For your chance to win, please leave a comment below and let me know if you have any Spellbinders dies in your stash. I’ll pick a winner on Sunday, 22nd and will announce the winner here in this post.
My apologies for delay in announcing the winner. The winner is: Debbie Fricke. Congratulations!
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
Spellbinders Poppies S4-815 Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Altenew Label Love Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | SC | AN |
 Tim Holtz Micro Serrated Scissors Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Copic Marker 100 Black Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Prima Marketing Ruby Art Ingredients Glass Beads Shop at: SSS | SC |
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These cards are just super pretty and classy. Thanks!
The red beads in the ripped sections of the card are gorgeous!!! I love that look. Very detailed work. 🙂
I’m trying to find some different words to use to talk about your first poppy card. I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I can’t find any other word: WOW! I love the first poppy card. It is just GORGEOUS (here I go sounding like a broken record!). Really, Yana. I don’t know how you out-do yourself!!!! Beautiful cards — especially the “celebrate” one. Love these new dies. And thank you for sharing a bit more about Ukraine. I really appreciate your sharing about it. As always, thank you, Yana!! And thanks for the blog hop!!
I really love the poppy card! It is so beautiful and very creative.
After seeing these examples, I will look more closely at dies like these. Your cards are out of the box on so many levels (like the red beads–so cool!) and beyond beautiful. Thank you.
Love the details with the seed beads! I’m still new to cardmaking and I don’t have a die cutting machine, so no Spellbinders dies, but these are beautiful! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards…those red poppies, in particular, are gorgeous! I also appreciate you reminding me that I can distress things; sometimes I forget about a particular technique and it’s nice to be reminded. I am currently waiting on my next Spellbinder card and die kit – these are so much fun.
Beautiful cards, Great release! I especialy love your poppy card with the torn background revealing more red goodness!
It is all your fault that I fell in love with spellbinders! Seriously, I came across your works on pinterest and found myself liking more and more of your works. I’ve been thrilled with all of the spellbinders dies that I’ve purchased to date. Thanks for the inspiration.
Great release, and your card is so pretty!
Your poppy card is truly lovely (well, they all are actually!) and I love the touch with the beads in the torn areas of the paper. Such great inspiration!
The layers are just delicious! Better than a beautiful chocolate layer cake! LOL and without the calories.
All your cards are amazing and beautiful!
Beautiful red poppy card. Great idea using the red beads. A great Spellbinders release.
I love that now that you are in Arizona, you are using hot peppers in your photography! The cards are beautiful.
The poppies card is so clever with the torn spot and red beads. I also really like the lavender card with the little postmark paper hidden underneath. Lovely cards. They will bring a smile to someone!
Hi, such fun cards, I have the Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders One set and the A2 Bracket Borders One set, very versatile die sets!
Love your cards! Love the brightness of the colors. Thank you for sharing!
Gorgeous cards Yana! Love that patterned paper! I have so much paper that just sits there and I really need to get it out and use it! Thanks for the inspiration! Love these new Spellbinders dies! They are fantastic! Loving this blog hop with all it’s talent. Thanks for sharing yours!!
Absolutely in love with the poppy dies in this release! Beautiful work!
Beautiful work Yana! I sure have spellbinders dies in my stash, in fact, they are my very first die I even have!
Stunning cards!
These are so pretty! I love the seed bead accents! Thanks for sharing ^__^
I love, love, love the poppy dies! I love the way you used them to make the poppy card.
Such a unique and dimensional design for the card. The layering of distressed paper and beads really makes the poppy stand out. At the risk of being too “punny”, it really “Pops”! Thank you for sharing such wonderful inspiration.
Oooh gorgeous looks with this poppies die! So different and all beautiful
These cards are awesome!! I love the dies AND what you did with them!
Love the little details such as stressing the edges and adding the beads. Clever and shows off the card so much! You really did show off those dies! Great job!
Beautiful poppy card. I love what you create with the dies.
Wow! Yana,I just love your eye for the little details.Stunning cards.The distressed ,torn areas with beads, Brilliant!.
I really love that pop of red color on the poppies card. You always have lovely creations.
Ooooooo! I am spellbound by this gorgeous creation! I love how you added the beads to the distressed areas, the black centers for the poppies and the background Paper is perfect! You always inspire me with your Lovely creations!
You second and third cards are also beautiful! TFS!
Beautiful cards! I love this new release from Spellbinders. I’m a newbie card maker and just finding Spellbinders dies. I recently purchased his Broken Maze die. Can’t wait to add to my collection and play.
Beautiful cards. You’ve given me some wonderful ideas.
These are all so pretty. Love each one of them.
The new dies are great. You’ve done an awesome job showcasing some of them.
Wow! What a gorgeous card. Thanks for sharing…
Love them all such great talent, thank you for sharing
Oh I love your cards! Setting the poppies against the script background is perfect and of course using red is THE best.
Beautiful card and colors.
love both your cards, Yana – but the poppies card is my favorite!!
Beautiful cards thanks for the inspiration
Lovely cards! Beautiful colors and textures! Love the layering!
Beautiful cards! Lavender and poppies are two of my favorite flowers and you did a wonderful job displaying them.
Beautiful card. The colours are just gorgeous and the little pile of beads is something different that sets this card out from others. I love the poppy die.
Your cards are so beautiful. Love your design ideas.
beautiful! i love that first grey with a pop of red!
I am so impressed with your card. It is just lovely. I am 85 yrs. young and I do enjoy the process of card making. It’s very challenging, but when people like you share their talent…it helps so much for people like me. TFS your God given talent to the paper crafting world.
I so love your poppies, had to go and purchase that die as so as I saw your card.
These cards are gorgeous!!