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!
What a pretty and happy card - thanks so much for sharing!!!
Posted by: Maureen Chandler | 10/17/2017 at 05:54 AM
Love the bright colors!!
Posted by: Tara Prince | 10/17/2017 at 05:54 AM
I'm so new to this and love what I'm seeing thank you for sharing with us.
Posted by: Kim | 10/17/2017 at 05:47 AM
That ca4d is so Wanda. So cheerful and colorful!
Posted by: Liz mcallister | 10/17/2017 at 05:32 AM
Your flowers really pop! Love the fun, bright look of your card. These dies are so versatile! Lovely card, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Linda Anderson | 10/17/2017 at 05:14 AM
I love it! You are so talented, Wanda!
Posted by: Cindy | 10/17/2017 at 04:59 AM
Hi Wanda. Your card is beautiful and so rich with colour. The gold enamel dots just finish it off. Well done!
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | 10/17/2017 at 03:57 AM
Oooh, so pretty! Your inky flowers are incredibly bright and cheerful! And your design is fabulous! Thank you for sharing your technique and for the generous giveaway!
Posted by: Sara Emily Barker | 10/17/2017 at 03:48 AM
Cute card Wanda. Had not thought of using my Distress inks quite like that. Thank you for the tip. Thank you for sharing your card.
Posted by: Kim Hund | 10/16/2017 at 11:45 PM
Lovely card, like it's growing in a garden.
Posted by: Sharon L. | 10/16/2017 at 11:32 PM
Loved you very colorful card using the new Spellbinder's dies. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Posted by: Kathy Ferguson | 10/16/2017 at 10:49 PM
I love your card!!! Love the bright colors, the subtle background & spritzjng the flowers with water. Thanks for your inspiration.
Posted by: Linda | 10/16/2017 at 10:28 PM
Beautiful love the coloring. TFS
Posted by: Deborah Rusignuolo | 10/16/2017 at 09:49 PM
Love fall colors. And your card is gorgeous.
Posted by: FeM | 10/16/2017 at 09:45 PM
Great card, so cheerful.
Posted by: Susan G. | 10/16/2017 at 09:33 PM
love the new dies and your card is very pretty
Posted by: Sherry Lowmaster | 10/16/2017 at 09:17 PM
As a mixed media artist, I adore this card. I bought some of those dabbers, but they disintegrated after a couple of uses. I must have done something wrong, because you managed to make they work perfectly. Sorry, my e-mail attached to my blog doesn’t work properly.
Posted by: Bleubeard and Elizabeth | 10/16/2017 at 09:10 PM
Lovely card. It’s a wonderful design and beautiful colors.
Posted by: Tracy A | 10/16/2017 at 08:57 PM
What a beautiful card!! Lovely use of the dies and the card is so colorful and pretty :) Thanks for sharing with us :)
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | 10/16/2017 at 08:57 PM
your card is colourful and beautiful. thanks!
Posted by: Clara Timmons | 10/16/2017 at 08:23 PM
Gorgeous, vibrant card! Love it!
Posted by: Tammy B | 10/16/2017 at 08:02 PM
Beautiful card! I love your choice of colors! TFS
Posted by: Loly Borda | 10/16/2017 at 08:00 PM
Very pretty--love the colors.
Posted by: Sue LD | 10/16/2017 at 07:59 PM
Fall colors are the best! Great techniques.
Posted by: Rosa M Vasquez | 10/16/2017 at 07:49 PM
Amazingly done!
Posted by: Kirsty Vittetoe | 10/16/2017 at 07:43 PM
Great dies and beautiful card. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: JBeran | 10/16/2017 at 07:37 PM
so colorful, just lovely
Posted by: Carol K | 10/16/2017 at 07:35 PM
The colors just pop off the card. It’s beautifullu done!
Posted by: Donna Oates | 10/16/2017 at 07:33 PM
Beautiful dies from Spellbinders and a gorgeous card!
Posted by: Margaret | 10/16/2017 at 07:20 PM
I love your color choices! The card id beautiful!
Posted by: Tracey Bennett | 10/16/2017 at 07:20 PM
Lovely card! Beautiful colors! Thanks!
Posted by: Marsha Guskey | 10/16/2017 at 07:20 PM
Your card is lovely. The attention to all the details is amazing. Thanks for sharing your art.
Posted by: Dixie Cochran | 10/16/2017 at 07:17 PM
Such a pretty and happy card!
Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Eva | 10/16/2017 at 07:00 PM
Such a colorful card you've made. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Maria | 10/16/2017 at 06:20 PM
Very pretty card. Love the placement of the enamel dots. It's cool that the aren't centered in the flowers. A small touch with a big impact
Posted by: Barbara Happe | 10/16/2017 at 06:19 PM
So much amazing stuff going on in this Card! The colors are spectacular and complime t each other beautifully. Hoping the die club kits will have some of these goodies in the coming months.
Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Sara Wright | 10/16/2017 at 06:18 PM
More vibrance and layout beauty!
Posted by: Janet Ingraham | 10/16/2017 at 06:16 PM
Lovely card! The colors are wonderful!
Posted by: Nicole B | 10/16/2017 at 06:16 PM
Beautiful job coloring all the die cuts! This is a sweet card!
Posted by: Carmela Hubler | 10/16/2017 at 06:14 PM
Love the beautiful card! The colors are fabulous!
Posted by: Gail Alcorn | 10/16/2017 at 06:00 PM
Wanda, your card is delightful. Love your color selections and design layout with all the various pieces. So clearly classic. tfs
Posted by: Helen | 10/16/2017 at 05:56 PM
Very pretty card, Wanda. Love the pretty colors and the subtly script BG.
Posted by: Becca Yahrling | 10/16/2017 at 04:38 PM
Such a pretty fall rainbow colored card!
Posted by: Cynthia Cole | 10/16/2017 at 04:37 PM
Hi Wanda, your flowers and foliage are delightful, I like the bright colors and gold. Yum!
Posted by: Stef Perry | 10/16/2017 at 04:35 PM
Beautiful Autumn inspired card and I love the new flowers and plant Spellbinders dies!
Posted by: Judy | 10/16/2017 at 04:26 PM
Your card is gorgeous. Love the coloring.
Posted by: Julie M | 10/16/2017 at 04:23 PM
Hi Wanda!
I love your card, super cute!!
Posted by: Peg Parsons | 10/16/2017 at 04:23 PM
Fun colors, wonderful dies.
Posted by: Lee | 10/16/2017 at 04:15 PM
Fabulous!!! Love the colors you used and the Spelllbinders dies are such pretty ones, too.
Posted by: joy meadows | 10/16/2017 at 03:59 PM
Love the beautiful flowers. They are so colorful and rich. Great design
Posted by: Carolyn S | 10/16/2017 at 03:50 PM