Hope Blooms

Hope Blooms

Spellbinders Glimmer of the Month Club from February


Hi All! I finally had a chance to play with Februarys Glimmer of the Month kit from February. I try and get to each kit before the next one shows up! ( I subscribe to the Glimmer and their Small Die of the Month) They are so fun, versatile and priced pretty darn nice! For me, they give me a chance to create some cards that I am not coloring. Todays card turned out so elegant. I played around a lot with this hot foil plate before I came up with the card I made. Initially I wanted to color all the flowers, I even got it to foil on my Hammermill beautifully. (Yay! saving that trick for the future) But I was not happy with those results so I tried again and now, on with the Show & Tell…


Prism foil on a glimmering paper!


The sentiment was foiled in Lavender Petal and picks up the Ink Drop paper nicely.


Other than the hot foil itself (which I consider an embellishment!) the only other embellie is the Honey Bee Crystal Clear Mix gems.

Card Details:

  • Cards base of Accent Opaque White 120lb
  • Craft Consortium Ink Drops Vivid cut with nesting rectangle, adhered with tape runner
  • Grapsicle layer cut with nesting rectangle, then cut a bit more, adhered with fun foam and 1/4 inch double side adhesive
  • Tulips hot foiled to pixie paper with prism foil, cut with coordinating top die and a nesting rectangle die, adhered with foam squares
  • Sentiment hot foiled on Glimmer Specialty paper with lavender petal foil, cut with coordinating die, word strip cut once from base paper and glued to foiled sentiment to firm it up, adhered with foam squares
  • Clear facet gems added for a touch of bling
  • Envelope embellished with matching. papers and 6 inch double side adhesive

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Oddball Cinderella

Oddball Cinderella

Because every month NEEDS an Oddball!


Hi All! Coming at you today with another Oddball. I have to tell you, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way this came out. I Personally think its because of the combo of Copic and Olo Markers. I am enjoying the addition of colors adding the Olos have given me. Has anyone else been using the Olos? I know several designer friends are and we all seem to like them! They are pretty economical also. You can buy them in in premade sets at Spellbinders and there are links for them in my Shopping List. Now, on with the Show & Tell…


Using a deckle edge on some of the layers gave my shabby Cinderella a more shabby feel !


Morning Dew on the glass slipper and Grey Mist on the skull add a bit of shine and dimension.


The mouse in her pocket is colored to match her hair!

Copic List:

  • Apron: E44, E43, E42
  • Skin: E13, E11, E21, E51
  • Hair & Mouse: E9, E15, E13
  • Eyeball: BV20
  • Eyelid: E13, E11, E21, BV20
  • Broom Bristles: YR27, YR24, YR23

Olo Marker List:

  • Boots: RG-7, RG-6, RG-5, RG-3
  • Patch on Dress: Y2.2, Y2.0, OR1.3, BG2.4, BG2.3, R0.5, R0.4, B2.6, B2.4
  • Glass Slipper: BG7.3, BG7.2, BG7.1
  • Dress & Headband: BV4.5, BV4.4, BV4.2
  • Broom Handle: O4.7, O2.7, OR3.4
  • Grounding: WG-3, WG-1
  • Shadow: CG-1

Card Details:

  • Card base of Accent Opaque White 120lb
  • Boysenberry layer cut with nesting rectangle, adhered with tape runner
  • Colorful Canvas layer cut with Deckle edge Die, adhered with tape runner
  • Second Bosenberry player cut with Deckle Edge die, adhered with fun foam and 1/4 inch double side adhesive
  • Sentiment stamped on base paper with Boysenberry ink, Banner constructed from Boxed in Banners (retired) die, adhered with foam squares
  • Aurora Borealis gems added to sentiment strip and the slipper
  • Image stamped on Hammermill with Gina K Obsidian, colored with various Copic and Olo Markers, cut with nesting rectangle die, adhered with tape runner
  • Nuvo drops added to skull and slipper
  • White gel pen added to “patch”
  • Envelope embellished with matching papers and 6 inch double side adhesive

Shopping List:

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