UPDATED 10-22-17: MY LUCKY WINNER IS MAUREEN! Thank you for all the delightful comments!
Hi everyone! Happy Monday! I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Welcome to the Spellbinders October 2017 Blog Hop! I'm excited to be part of this fun hop today with some of our favorite crafters and bloggers. I was very happy to get my hands on some new release products from the Spellbinders collection. I had fun creating a fall floral card to share today. Lots of bright, bold colors with a vintage twist!
Did you arrive here from my friend Yana's amazing blog? Welcome to any new readers today! If you want to start at the beginning of the hop, please pop over to the official Spellbinders Blog! There are some great prizes available, and a lot of great inspiration! (I'll put the prize info at the bottom of this post).
The inspiration for my card today was Fall foliage and flowers. I am inspired by colors of Autumn - always. Bright shades of green, red, purple and gold... (oh and a little pop of teal!) I used three new Spellbinders die sets, and some of my most favorite Spellbinders stamps, along with pretty Distress Ink colors. This card was super fun to create!
I started with a cream A2 card base. I layered pretty gold/yellow paper and kraft paper and then another panel of cream. For the background I used a lovely background stamp called Dear Ruby. It's a beautiful letter! I stamped the image in Antique Linen Distress Ink to make it nice and soft. I splattered blue distress ink onto it also and then inked the edges with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo distress inks.
This card has lots of dimension! The flowers were attached with foam squares so they pop right off the page!
To make the flowers I started with watercolor paper and die cut out tons of leaves and flowers. The watercolor paper really stands up to inking and MORE inking! And it gives a nice texture as well.
All of the ink colors I used are below in the supply list! I used small sponge daubers to apply LOTS of color to the florals and leaves. I also used my spray bottle to add clear water to the ink to make splotches and make them look more vintage. I'm calling these colors my Fall Rainbow!! So pretty!
I added lots of Gold Enamel Dots to the card for a bit of shimmer and sparkle!
PRIZE ALERT! PRIZE ALERT! PRIZE ALERT! There are TWO ways to enter to win prizes from this awesome blog hop! Spellbinders is giving away five $50.00 Gift Certificates to lucky winners who comment on the Spellbinders Blog Post! And...I am giving away one $25.00 Gift Certificate to one lucky winner who comments here on my blog post! Be sure to leave your comments on both blogs by October 19th at midnight! Good luck!
Thank you for coming by today! I sure love having you here! Next up on the hop is one of my favorite creatives (and she's also the nicest person!) Spellbinders Designer Debi Adams. The full blog hop list is at the bottom of the post! Have a wonderful day. See you soon. XOXO
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FULL BLOG HOP LIST FOR TODAY! HAVE FUN!
Beautiful floral dies! I love the bright colors.
Posted by: Amy Cooley | 10/22/2017 at 07:47 PM
These are beautiful!
Posted by: Blanka H | 10/19/2017 at 02:27 PM
Such a beautiful card! I love the colors and layout....I can think of a lot of people who would love to receive a card like this. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Aimee LaCroix-Slocum | 10/19/2017 at 07:27 AM
Gorgeous card. Love the colours and the dies you have used.
Posted by: Valerija | 10/19/2017 at 06:50 AM
Autumn, or Fall, is my favourite season because of the colours it projects. You have captured this so well. Lovely cards, thank you for the inspiration!
Posted by: Neet | 10/18/2017 at 11:30 PM
I love the colors you chose for your flowers and leaves. The flowers themselves are so pretty and unusual, Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Laura Harding Peddicord | 10/18/2017 at 09:16 PM
Lovely card Wanda! Layering makes the card.
Posted by: Bobbie Durkee | 10/18/2017 at 07:44 PM
What a bright, cheery card. Who wouldn't love to get that in their mailbox? Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Jeanne | 10/18/2017 at 05:05 PM
I am seeing so many other uses for the Distress oxide inks! Love what you did and I like those little dies!
Posted by: PatGLex | 10/18/2017 at 01:42 PM
Your florals are so bright and cheery. And the pop of blue is lovely. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Franka M. | 10/18/2017 at 12:26 PM
I really like the card and how colorful it is. Fall rainbow - Yeah!
Posted by: Laura Ingersoll | 10/18/2017 at 11:47 AM
Lovley card and colors. You did a great job!!!
Posted by: Polona | 10/18/2017 at 11:40 AM
Thanks for the great step out photos and detail on how to get the look. appreciated
Posted by: ava gavloski | 10/18/2017 at 10:00 AM
So pretty! You are always so creative and come up with the best designs. Love love love the colors.
Posted by: Sally Keagle | 10/18/2017 at 08:43 AM
Thanks for sharing your beautiful card & the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Mitzi | 10/18/2017 at 05:57 AM
It makes my day when you post some of your beautiful work. Your colour combinations are fab.
Posted by: Lynne | 10/18/2017 at 01:37 AM
Great card and color choices, very vibrant! I really like those gold enamel dots. They really finish the card off.
Posted by: Cathy Lillie | 10/17/2017 at 11:26 PM
Such a gorgeous card!! Love all the layers and the inked edges. Using the letter in the background like that adds so much depth. And then the deep rich colours you used just makes the flowers and leaves pop beautifully. Love it!!
Posted by: Jackie Price | 10/17/2017 at 11:09 PM
I love how you used these dies to make such a beautiful card!
Posted by: Jean marmo | 10/17/2017 at 05:30 PM
such a beautiful card. i love the background and the colors used for the flowers.
Posted by: kim f | 10/17/2017 at 05:26 PM
This is so very pretty... I just love the unexpected colors you used!!
Posted by: D.Ann C | 10/17/2017 at 05:14 PM
Gorgeous card with all the bright colors and dimension!
Posted by: Dawn Skene | 10/17/2017 at 04:25 PM
Gorgeous colors! The background really sets it off nicely.
Posted by: Nancy Deffner | 10/17/2017 at 03:43 PM
Love the colors and how they pop from the card.. so lovely and the gold enamel dots gives it an awesome finished touch.. beautiful...
Posted by: Monica K | 10/17/2017 at 02:27 PM
Love how vivid the colors turned out on this
Posted by: Scrapnsister1 | 10/17/2017 at 02:16 PM
Beautiful, colorful card.
Posted by: cyndi morris | 10/17/2017 at 01:32 PM
So pretty with all the pops of color!
Posted by: vicki dutcher | 10/17/2017 at 01:27 PM
Beautiful card and amazing colours. Think I need these dies. Thanks for sharing.
Tracey.x
Posted by: Tracey | 10/17/2017 at 01:19 PM
Bright fun card! Just puts a smile on your face. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: SentSue | 10/17/2017 at 11:12 AM
Great card! Love the bright colours.
Posted by: Stacey Kowbel | 10/17/2017 at 10:27 AM
What a beautiful Fall-card ! Thank you for sharing your creativity.
Posted by: Lieve S | 10/17/2017 at 10:21 AM
What a colorful card this is! I love how you mixed so many colors together. It’s beautiful.
Posted by: Jean G. | 10/17/2017 at 09:46 AM
This is a fantastic colorful fall card !!
Posted by: Marjorie Dumontier | 10/17/2017 at 09:44 AM
Really beautiful!! The colors sure do pop. Thanks for sharing the watercolor paper tip.
Posted by: Carolyn S | 10/17/2017 at 09:28 AM
I love the bright colors combined with the vintage letter background! A beautiful card!!
Posted by: Traci Major | 10/17/2017 at 09:11 AM
How fun and whimsical!
Posted by: Pennie | 10/17/2017 at 08:58 AM
Beautiful, Beautiful! Beautiful! Your work is just amazing and your photography skills are the best compared to any blog I’ve ever seen. Thanks for brightening my day every time I see a blog post of yours .
Posted by: Maureen | 10/17/2017 at 07:56 AM
Such a happy card!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 10/17/2017 at 07:41 AM
The flowers are so bright and colorful.
Cheering on a cloudy day.
The drops of water on the leaves
is a fun idea.
thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | 10/17/2017 at 07:39 AM
Such beautiful designs! Thanks for the opportunity to enter!
Posted by: Denise F. | 10/17/2017 at 07:39 AM
Just lovely, Wanda! When I saw your card on Instagram, it took my breath away! I just love your Fall Rainbow colors!! ♡
Posted by: Dawn@Petals.Paper.SimpleThymes | 10/17/2017 at 07:37 AM
So pretty and colourful. I can see why it was so fun to create.
Posted by: Trina P. | 10/17/2017 at 07:29 AM
Such a happy card full of delightful color and texture! Very well done!!!
Posted by: Karen Page | 10/17/2017 at 07:20 AM
LOVELOVELOVE the dimension and the bright colors. TFS!
Posted by: DJ | 10/17/2017 at 07:02 AM
Nice rich colors, and love the way you put it all together!
Posted by: Pam | 10/17/2017 at 07:02 AM
Beautiful contrast of bright colors!
Posted by: JuLie L | 10/17/2017 at 07:00 AM
Love your cards! The colors are popping! So cheerful and eyecatching.
Posted by: Jan C. | 10/17/2017 at 06:30 AM
I just love the spellbinder dies. The are such good quality dies and they are not price crazy! Lovely card.
Posted by: FD91354 | 10/17/2017 at 06:29 AM
A beautiful card. The colors on the foliage and the vintage touches with the gold enamel dots and the antique linen distress ink make this card very special. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Linda S. | 10/17/2017 at 06:19 AM
Bright happy cards. Love them and all the flowers!
Posted by: Mandy Emerton | 10/17/2017 at 05:58 AM