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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Your cards are beauties !! I love the ripped edges, with the little beads.
Great combination of colours, materials, dies, … !
This is a truly gorgeous card !! I love the detail of the beads into the ripped section !
What an elegant card! It really pops right out. Poppies are my favorite flower.
Wow some gorgeous cards here but I especially love that first one!! The deep red just seems to pop off that beautiful background. And those poppies are embossed so deeply. That just adds so much dimension. Just an absolutely stunning card!! Some awesome dies by spellbinders in this release!
Beautiful cards! Love the distress look.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talent.
A lovely floral collection of cards! Yana. The poppies are really eye-catching and would be perfect to make a card for the 11th November , Rememberance day here in the UK.
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Wow. What beautiful cards. Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Tracey.x
Just stunning, Yana! I truly love your style! ♡
Such a classy looking card with the red and white! I love the small tear at the top with the pop of red showing through also — beautiful cards
Love those poppies! As always, your cards are so elegant.
Beautiful cards! I love the red beads showing through. I have some Spellbinders dies but would love to have more!
Those poppies!! The tears with the beads in them!! Gorgeous cards and fabulous ideas!!
I love poppies! And these are just perfect!
Your cards are fantastic! There’s so much texture and dimension to them. I have several Spellbinders’ dies, but most are the nesting shapes and some sentiments. The lavender and poppy dies you used are beautiful!
Beautiful card! The beads are a nice touch, very creative!
These are so pretty! fab cards
Yana, I just adore your poppy card and the other two are just as gorgeous! Your use of the new dies and your layering techniques are fabulous! Brilliant!
Jackie “)
Amazing card !!! Love it <3
I don’t have any spellbinders dies, though these look lovely.
Beautiful cards. Love the vibrant red poppies and the lavenders. Thanks for the inspiration.
I am a big fan of poppies and love the new Spellbinders poppy dies! A great idea that I may borrow once I get the die!
All your cards are gorgeous! Every project I’ve ever seen from you is fantastic!
I love poppies and these cards are just beautiful. I especially like how you popped up the blossoms. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
The Lavendar and Poppies set is fabulous. I really like the thickness and detail of the poppies. They are really pretty. Thank you so much for sharing.
Anyone who knows me knows how I love poppies. Your cards are wonderful. I love the torn background revealing there’d of the first sample, the torn part down the script of the second. These draw me in and the poppy will be a definite purchase but then I just might have to have them all.
Wath pretty cards and colours! Love all the details on both wonderful cards.
Beautiful cards!! The dies compliment those backgrounds perfectly! I only have a couple of Spellbinders dies, but my wish list is growing with this blog hop
These are beautiful!
Your cards are beautiful…saved them to my screenshots and look forward to using your ideas. Thanks for sharing. I am an 80 year old card maker and I love finding new ideas!!!