Spellbinders | Foiled Happy Easter Cards featuring March 2020 Clubs. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway (Now Closed)

Hello, crafters. Today I have 2 Easter cards to share featuring a lot of die-cutting and creative foiling showcasing products from Spellbinders March 2020 Small Die of the Month, Large Die of the Month and Glimmer Hot Foil clubs.

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VIDEO TUTORIAL

As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.

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CARD DETAILS

I started working on my cards by foiling the “Happy Easter” sentiment in gold foil on a piece of kraft cardstock. The sentiment plates I used for my sentiment come from the March 2020 Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders, the Eggsta Special set. There are other sentiment plates in that set that allow you to create various messages, such as Happy Spring, Easter Wishes, Happy Hello, Spring Hello and, of course, Happy Easter.

Included in the Glimmer set are also 3 easter egg dies to cut the foiled Easter eggs out. There are also 3 glimmer plates with various foiled designs. The dies allow you to cut eggs in different sizes and you have 3 sizes. The largest one coordinates perfectly with the foiled Easter eggs, while the 2 smaller sizes allow you to cut just parts of the designs out and have smaller eggs. The smallest egg works perfectly with the bunny die cuts from the March 2020 Small Die of the Month.

Speaking of the bunnies, the Small Die of the Month has 2 bunnies die cuts to create a standing and a sitting bunny. I die cut a bunch of bunnies out of white textured cardstock (I used the card bases from Spellbinders card kits, they have texture to them and that texture is perfect to mimic fur on the butties).

Now let’s go back to the easter eggs. Cutting just parts of the foiled design out with the easter egg dies is what pushed me to use different foil plates to create foiled designs on my Easter eggs. After all, if you think about it, you can foil anything you like and then use that coordinating die to cut it out to a shape of an Easter egg.

I used my Foliage Border glimmer plate and foiled it in gold on white cardstock. Next, I did some subtle ink blending to the foiling and then die cut various easter eggs. I used a combination of yellow and pink ink for ink blending. I used the following ink colors: Ducking, Sunshine, Twirling Tutu, and Hollyhock, all from Simon Says Stamp. I die-cut the smallest Easter eggs from the ink blended border.

Next, I worked on my bunnies. I added pink ear inserts, tail and also created eyes and noses.

I arranged 6 bunnies on the card front – 2 rows of 3. The “standing” bunnies are going to hold two eggs each – a pink and a yellow one. And the “sitting” bunnies are just going to sit next to them. I love the die design, especially of the “standing” bunnies, you can lift their arm and have them actually hold the object. Here they are holding easter eggs, but they can hold carrots, flowers, even balloons if you wanted to make a fun Spring birthday card.

I used foam adhesive squares to adhere the elements on the card. I like to add dimension to my projects and I always tend to pop things up whenever I can.  I foam mounted the panel onto the A2 kraft card base, so it is kraft on kraft. And finally used Copic marker, this a warm gray, W1 marker, to add some subtle shading to some of the bunnies. I just followed the cut lines on the die cuts and then using a colorless blender marker to soften the color. It doesn’t add much, but just enough pretty detail to my card.

For my 2nd project, I foiled a pretty frame using a new foil set from Spellbinders from the Modern Essentials collection, Essential Rectangles set. I also used a coordinating rectangle die from the Essential Rectangles set, to cut this panel out.

I die cut a larger bunny from the Large Die of the Month for March 2020 and also foiled additional easter eggs with the custom design; I used medium and small egg dies to cut custom foiled eggs for this card. I adhered everything using foam adhesive.

In case you are new to Spellbinders and their Clubs, the Small Die of the Month, Large Die and Glimmer are all subscription Clubs, those are memberships, available from the Spellbinders website only. This subscription starts at $15 per month, US shipping is included in this cost. Every month there’s a new die set or glimmer set delivered to your door along with lots of inspiration from Spellbinders. If you enjoy die cutting – you’ll enjoy these kits as the designs are always fresh and trendy. I don’t share the projects with the kits every month here on my youtube channel, but I do try and create fun cards using these products whenever I can find the time.

I also added an additional easter egg to the bunny – he is holding it with his cute little arm. I wanted to add some bling to this card, so I used my Fashion Gold dots from FSJ and added a bunch dressing up the eggs and the background on my card.

Have fun die cutting!

VALUE CLUBS

Spellbinders has several value Club options available (these allow you to join multiple clubs & save):

BLOG HOP

Spellbinders Blog
Yana Smakula – you are here!
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Bibi Cameron
Jean Manis
Henriëtte van Mierlo
Daniel West
Gemma Campbell
Dina Kowal
Virginia Lu
Jenny Colacicco
Jill Hilliard
Joy Baldwin
Jennifer Snyder
Marie Heiderscheit
Ashley Tucker
Svitlana Shayevich
Rebecca Luminarias
Brenda Noelke
Kathy Clement
Linda Parker
Varada Sharma
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jeanne Jachna
Michelle Short
Yasmin Diaz
Laurie Willison
Ilina Crouse
Laura Volpes
Alicia Havranek
Channin Pelletier
Michelle Zerull
Annie Williams
Sheri Holt
Norine Borys
Ivana Camdzic
Desiree Kuemmerle

GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 5 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders Blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, March 22nd, 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

I also have one $25 gift certificate to giveaway to a lucky blog reader. Comment below and let me know if you are a member of any of the Spellbinders Clubs. I’ll pick the winner and announce the winner in this blog post by Tuesday, March 24th.

The winner is MaryH. Congratulations! Mary, check your inbox for an email from me.

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 Small Die Of The Month Membership Shop at: SB	Spellbinders Large Die Of The Month Subscription Shop at: SB	Spellbinders Die Hard Value Club Membership Shop at: SB	Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Club Shop at: SB
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold Shop at: SC | SB | AZ	Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Spellbinders Essential Glimmer Rectangles Hot Foil Plates Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Spellbinders Foliage Border Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Neenah Classic Crest 80 Lb Desert Storm Shop at: SSS | AZ	Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Duckling Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Twirling Tutu Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Circle Replacement Foam Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ	Misti Cut-align Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ
Copic Colorless Blender Marker Shop at: SSS | AZ	Copic Sketch Marker W1 Warm Gray Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | TS USA	Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Glue Shop at: SSS
FSJ Details Pro Shears Shop at: SC | SB	Tombow Mono Sand and Rubber Eraser Shop at: SSS | AZ	FSJ Grid Paper Shop at: SB	FSJ Fashion Gold Embellishments Shop at: SC | SB
White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ