Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

butterfly

Spellbinders Large Die Of The Month Sale!

Hi there! Today, I wanted to share a trio of projects that I have created using some of the previously released Spellbinders Large Die Of The Month club kits! Spellbinders is having a huge sale on a bunch of fantastic kits (these kits are some incredible values even before the sale), and several of them are 40% off!! I’ve created a group of three lovely lavender cards using a combination of the Bonjour Kit, For You Gift Card Holder, and the Festive Wreath Slider Card kits!

To keep things cohesive, I kept the color schemes for all three projects within the same lavender and white color family, adding in some sparkling white glitter cardstock for extra sparkle.

For this first card, I used the Festive Wreath Slider Card to create my card base. I couldn’t believe how quickly this interactive card came together! I’m not great with interactive projects, because they can be fussy and precise, and I just don’t have the mental bandwidth to do them… but this one was super simple and came together so easily!

For the front of the card, I used the lovely, detailed butterfly image and greeting from the Bonjour Kit to add a bit of interest to the interactive portion of the card front. I love how it pops up when you pull on the tab!

For my second project, I again used the lavender cardstock as the basis for my color scheme, this time pairing it with the For You Gift Card Holder. I cut my gift card holder from lavender cardstock and added a deep purple die cut butterfly from the Bonjour Kit, as well as the die cut greeting from the For You Gift Card Holder cut from more glittery white cardstock.

I die cut the actual holder for the gift card using plain white cardstock. I cut the “tissue paper” from a glassine bag that I had in my stash. I tried to use vellum, but it was too heavyweight and didn’t want to fold! The waxed paper of the glassine bag was the perfect weight and folded so easily. I think it looks exactly like a bag with some exploding tissue paper inside!

The final card was a bit more intricate and used only the Bonjour Kit. For this card, I added a few more shades of purple, as well as some bisque and camel shades for the foliage. I began by die cutting the butterfly: a white base layer, then a shimmery lavender intricate top layer. I die cut several of the flowers and foliage from just plain white cardstock, then used a variety of shades of purple and tan dye inks with blender brushes to add some subtle color in just the exact shades I wanted!

I arranged the butterfly and the die cuts on a lavender A2 cardstock base. I added the glittery white sentiment die cut, then added a few Rose Gold gems to add a touch more sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects. I hope you will check out the sale; there are some spectacular deals happening that you won’t want to miss out on!

Honey Bee Stamps 4th BEE-day Blog Hop-Day 2!

Hi there! Today, I’m so excited to be taking part in Day 2 of the Honey Bee Stamps 4th BEE-day Blog Hop! I am so darn excited for Melissa and this milestone. `You should have arrived here from JoAnn Danchik’s blog, and your next stop is Jessica Frost-Ballas’s blog. I have been crafting like a busy little bee, so much so that I needed to do two blog posts to show everything (you can view yesterday’s post here), so let’s get started with the details! This is a long one with lots of pictures, so get comfy!

For my first project, I used the beautiful new Fluttering By stamp set and dies. I did some loose watercoloring to create a rainbow background using my Daniel Smith paints, then heat embossed several of the butterflies from Fluttering By on to some heavyweight vellum using silver sparkle embossing powder, then die cut them with the coordinating dies.

I also stamped a greeting from Fluttering By onto some dark purple card stock using more of the silver sparkle embossing powder, then adhered it to the rainbow card front using foam tape. I arranged the vellum butterflies in a little cascade down the front using strong tape, then added a few bits of sparkly confetti to help complete the cascading effect!

This next project uses the adorable new Paper Piecing Pickup dies. I die cut the individual pieces from solid colored card stock, then added some shading using my Copic markers. I also die cut one of the new Polygon Stitched dies from white card stock, stamped and embossed a sentiment from Missing You, then masked around the edges. I used blending brushes and some purple, blue, and green inks to create a “sky” and “grass.”

I also stamped and die cut the second section of the sentiment from Missing You. (The sentiments in that stamp set are so poignant and meaningful. Love!) I layered all of the die cut pieces on an A2 panel of white card stock using foam tape.

My last card today features the absolutely darling new Oh My Whiskers and Purrrfect Sentiments stamp sets. I began by stamping the darling little kittens-in-a-boot image using waterproof black ink onto some watercolor paper, then used my Daniel Smith paints to watercolor the image, adding a blue halo around the outside.

I stamped the greeting from Purrrfect Sentiments onto some red card stock to coordinate with the red Hunter boot from which the kitties were peeking and white embossed it, then used the Purrrfect Sentiments dies to die cut it out. (I love the clean look you get from die cutting around the sentiments!) I mounted the greeting on the card front using foam tape.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I hope you’re enjoying the hop… so many fantastic new products available with this release, and the inspiration from all of the Honey Bee Design Team and the fantastic guests has just been mind-blowing! Now, for today’s Blog Hop, Honey Bee Stamps is giving away a Spring Fling Prize Pack: Spring Peony stamp and dies, Spring Fling paper, Spring Fling enamel dots, and the Radiant Background Stencil. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on the blog hop stops. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

Your next stop on the hop is my fabulous and talented friend Jessica Frost-Ballas. (You can also check the Honey Bee Blog if you get lost!) Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!