Spellbinders | Geometric Happy Birthday Card + More Inspiration with Quilt It Dies

Yellow, gray and white is probably one of my most favorite color combinations. I think it’s very peaceful, yet modern and striking. So whenever I’m in doubt which colors to use I settle upon yellows and grays. With this post and I’d like to continue sharing projects I created using Spellbinders Quilt It Collection by Lene Lok (grab a cuppa, I have a lot to share). You can catch previous posts using dies from this collection here: Stitched Borders, Gems Quilt, Tumbling Blocks Dies Quilt, Half Hex Quilt.

As of September 2016 I work as a trainee (in-house creative designer) at Spellbinders office in Phoenix. While I do a lot of work for them and create a number of different projects I am only sharing what I truly love made using their products here on my blog. I do not and never will share projects or mention products I not love.

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CARD DETAILS – HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I started working on this card by die-cutting shapes using Star Quilt dies out of white, Simon’s Fog, Smoke and Sunshine cardstock. Because traditional quilting isn’t something I do in everyday life, I researched Star Quilts on Pinterest to get an idea how to assemble and arrange the pieces.

To make it easier to adhere my die cuts in place and form a pattern I added a sheet of double sided sticky onto white cardstock panel. You can use glue to adhere these in place or spray adhesive or any other way you prefer; I like to use sticky sheets and they seem to work really well for me. You can also add sticky to the back of the cardstock you plan to cut, but in this case it would have been a bit wasteful, so I adhered it onto a blank panel instead.

I first “build” my pattern on my desk without the use of adhesive and once I was happy with the colors and placement I transferred the pieces one by one onto the sticky panel starting from the bottom. It’s much easier to start along the edge of the paper as opposed to starting in the middle; I feel it’s easier to dock pieces together and make sure there aren’t any weird gaps.

Once my pattern was completed I adhered it onto a 5×7″ white card base and added a simple “Happy Birthday” sentiment. The pieces in this die set are slightly larger and because I wanted to show them best I could I opted for a 5×7 card, but you can also create smaller A2 projects using these.

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 Star Quilt Dies Quilt It by Lene Lok Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ	Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ	Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Slate Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AZ	Simon Says Clear Stamps Birthday Balloons Shop at: SSS	Stick It Adhesive Handy Pack 5 Sheets Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS
White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ

SPELLBINDERS QUILT IT COLLECTION – MORE INSPIRATION

I have more cards to share using dies and embossing folder from this unique collection. Even though all of my cards feature a full background you can also use these to create partial backgrounds. Don’t limit yourself to just these examples/layouts.

GO WHERE YOUR DREAMS TAKE YOU CARD

I used Wedding Rings embossing folder to create this card. After dry embossing a piece of white cardstock in my Platinum machine I used Spellbinders’ Tool ‘n One with a brayer attachment and Avery Elle Mimosa pigment ink and added color onto the entire panel. It’s best to use pigment ink for this technique as it’s much easier to apply it and create a seamless coverage.

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD

Spellbinders Wedding Ring Stitch Em-bossing Fold’er Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ	Spellbinders Tool and Accessories Tool ‘n One Brayer Tip 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	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ
Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS	White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ	Avery Elle Mimosa Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AZ
Hero Arts Clear Stamps Discover by Lia Shop at: SSS | AZ

LOVE CARD

To create this card I used Half Square Triangle Quilt dies and one of the embossing folders (sadly, it never got released). There is one embossing folder in this collection (the one above) that can be used on it’s own or in conjunction with any of the dies in this collection to add the illusion of stitching.

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD

Spellbinders Half Square Triangle Dies Quilt It by Lene Lok 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 Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Audrey Blue Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AZ	Hero Arts Love By Lia Stamp Set CL876 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS
White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ

BE CONFIDENT BE BRAVE CARD

My final card for today shows both Block Quilt dies and the Wedding Ring embossing folder. I went with a bolder and much brighter color combination for this card and added lots of hot pink.

I hope this post wasn’t too long and I was able to inspire you to create something today!

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD

Spellbinders Block Quilt Dies Quilt It by Lene Lok Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ	Spellbinders Wedding Ring Stitch Em-bossing Fold’er 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 Clear Stamps Uplifting Thoughts Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AZ	My Colors Cardstock 12 x 12 Heavyweight Cardstock – Watermelon Pink Shop at: SC | AZ	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS
White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ