Hello, friends! Today I have several cards to share featuring ombre ink blended silhouette die cuts created using dies from the Little Loves collection by Sharyn Sowell from Spellbinders.
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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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CARDS DETAILS
I started working on these cards by doing my die-cutting first. I used my Spellbinders Platinum die cutting machine, white cardstock and several dies from the Little Loves collection – First Friends, Little Boys at Play, Away We Go, Every Day Is A Happy Day and Baby’s Birthday. I later re-cut some of those our of colored cardstock.
To add some color to my die cuts I used Pigment ink from Avery Elle. I used Tonic’s Easy Clean Mat to protect my work surface and quickly blended 2 color of ink onto each of the die cuts for the ombre look. I used: Pixie and Raspberry, Daisy and Mimosa (I later re-cut this out of yellow cardstock and only blended Mimosa), Lemongrass and Jungle, Sea Glass and Aquamarine.
I used Gotta Have Gingham 6×6 paper pad by Lawn Fawn and die-cut panels for each of my card using the largest die from the Scored & Pierced Rectangles set. I cut them and also embossed them to add additional detail.
I also die cut a few additional pieces to embellish these cards using some of my other dies – I used leaves and flowers from Marisa Job’s Blooming Garden collection. You can definitely use pre made embellishments, maybe some pre-made flowers or stamp and die cut some flowers out, I wanted to keep these cards all die cut and I didn’t have any pre made florals in my stash, this is not something that I use, so I just used the dies that I had and I made my own flowers.
I also picked sentiments for my cards and I wanted to make sure to have big and bold messages for each to accompany the die cuts. These little silhouettes are wonderful to make family type cards, so a Mother’s Day card, a Father’s Day, a reunion card, a birthday card – things like that.
I stamped all of my sentiments in black ink and I used stamps from the following stamp sets: Circle Sayings, Big Thanks Words, Mom & Dad Icons, You Matter by Simon Says Stamp; Birthday Cheer by PTI; Love You Mama by CZ for SSS.
I foam mounted all of the elements in place, used glue to adhere the flower layers and also the leaves and embellished my cards using Nuvo Drops and twine.
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GIVEAWAY! (Now Closed)
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to a lucky winner. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Sunday, April 22nd 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post on Spellbinders blog the following day. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.
I also have a $25 gift certificate to giveaway to Spellbinders blog. Leave a comment here and let me know if you’re excited about these silhouette dies. I’ll pick, notify and announce winner (in this post) on May 22nd. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.
The winner is Carol Jones. Congratulation, Carol! I’ll be in touch.
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 First Friends Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Baby’s Birthday Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Little Boys at Play Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Away We Go Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Every Day’s a Happy Day Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Rose Buds Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Scored and Pierced Rectangles Shop at: SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Blooming Rose Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Magnetic Handy Mat Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 PTI Birthday Cheer Stamp Set Shop at: PPP |
 CZ Design Stamps Love You Mama Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Circle Sayings Stamp Set Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Mom and Dad Icons Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Big Thanks Words Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps You Matter Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn Gotta Have Gingham Paper Pack Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tsukineko 6 Sponge Daubers Tools Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Avery Elle Raspberry Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Avery Elle Lemon Grass Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Avery Elle Jungle Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Avery Elle Mimosa Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Avery Elle Pixie Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Avery Elle Daisy Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Avery Elle Lemon Grass Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Avery Elle Sea Glass Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Avery Elle Aquamarine Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Caribbean Ocean Gloss Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Carnation Pink Gloss Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Spring-cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors Shop at: SSS |
 Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Easy Clean Mat Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC |
All beautiful! Love ombré.
I really love the ombre on your die cuts!
Beautiful cards!! I love Spellbinders dies!!
Super pretty cards! Love the ombre look and one I don’t think to do often enough. Always enjoy your videos…thanks for the creative inspiration.
Your cards are so lovely! The ombre look on some of the die cuts is really cool 🙂
Oh wow! These cards are beautiful!
Wow! Beautiful cards and design! tfs Hugs, Christine Johnson
Very beautiful cards. Love the new dies.
I always think of silhouettes in black, but these are beautiful! I love the ombre effect!
Such sweet cards. The ombré technique is so eye catching. Thank you for sharing.
Lovely, sweet cards! Thanks so much!
Your cards are exciting and beautiful. The colors are just wonderful!
Wow! I am excited about the dies, as I have not used them before. They are beautiful as are your cards!
You are SO CLEVER!! I LOVE visiting your blog, and these new dies are AWESOME!! I’ve only been following you for a short time, but I have learned so much from your videos. I am definitely adding the Little Loves Collection to my ever-growing wish list!! Thank you for the inspiration!!
aww these cards are so darn cute – thanks for sharing 🙂
So gorgeous ♥️
Love these cards and dies!
Love the subtle checkered BG you did for these. And also the ombre coloring. Gorgeous cards!
Your cards are fabulous! Love the blended ombre coloring you did on the die cuts. Thanks for another wonderful video, too!
The ombre look is one of my favorites. This on the die cuts is so eye-catching and the dies of the children can be used in so many ways. Thanks for sharing your video and your talents.
I love all of these cards and I just love the colors that you have chosen.
Your first card that say “I Love Mama” if I hadn’t done a double take I could have believed it looked like a fairies playing on a field. I love your shading from dark to light gave your cards a play of Wimsey.
I really like the silhouette dies from Christmas (although I’ve not used them) and these are cute too. Great idea to do an ombre color to them. What I like about the leaves on the baby card is that they help to separate the die cut from the background and that looks really cool!! Thanks, Yana
Fantastic cards and some great tips. I have never tried ink blending with pigment inks, so I am going to try it.
These silhouettes are wonderful. Love all your wonderful ink blending too. I really love the boy one. It would be so great for masculine cards. Video was awesome. You are always so generous with helpful tips. Nicely done.
love love love these cards
Absolutely gorgeous cards. Thanks so much for sharing…
I love these new dies!! Especially love the first friends die, reminds me of my little girl. Thanks for sharing these beautiful cards!
I ADORE the ombre look. Can’t get enough. Thanks for showing us your work–it’s gorgeous!
I love the silhouette dies from Spellbinders. You can make so many occasional cards from them. The ombre looks so nice when you don’t want the traditional black. Thank you for always making such great projects!
Thanks for the inspiration Yana! I love how you used the silhouette dies!~ TFS
So many wonderful cards that I simply can’t pick a favorite. So I love them all!
These ombre silhouette cards are simply gorgeous! I love the dies and can’t wait to play with them myself. Beautiful!
Love your cards.
Oh my goodness!!! I love love all your cards. THanks for the video too. So so creative!!
Beautiful cards! I love these dies!
It’s been a treat watching your progress over the years. You always do such terrific work and these cards are just lovely.
Awesome release, I’m so excited about these silhouette dies. Love them, always have. Love these cards, they are so amazing. Great colors.
I really luv your project – ombre silhouette is amazing!!!
This is just gorgeous Yana! Love the ombre effect!!!
Oh Yana! The dies are so darn cute. I love the 3 little girls as my mom had three. Since she is decease this would be perfect to send to my sisters for Mother’s Day. Thank you for sharing your marvelous talents and I am so glad your move went well.
Yana, these are awesome. They would make a great gift pack, a whole set of cards with various sentiments put together . I need to be able to make packs like this all the time – I have 11 grandkids, and over a hundred friends and family to make cards for. These are just fabulous finds!
Beautiful designs on
the cards. I love the
Every day’s a Happy
Day die!
Carla from Utah
Gorgeous cards – love these new silhouette dies.
I love all the Spellbinders products but these dies really are sweet! I hope they are available in the stores near us in a small rural town.
Such a sweet card.
Oops, hit too soon. I like most of the new dies.
Omg! I love your cards! These new dies from Spellbinders are great, too. TFS!
I love your cards they are so cute. I really like Sharyn Sowell’s dies, they are always so cute.
Oooooo. I like the ombre with the coordinating envelopes!
These new silhouette dies are some of my favorite from the new release. I love the ombre effect that you have given them! So adorable! The gingham bg paper sets it all off so perfectly. 🙂