Spellbinders Diamond & Arch Motif Cards

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Gatefold card embellished with Nuvo Jewel drops.

Hey, crafty cuties. Here are some of my latest card designs using Spellbinders Clear stamp of the month for November 2022 and the coordinating die of the month. This design is so pretty. It reminds me of something that would be tooled in leather, on a saddle, or on a pair of boots or a purse. I used alcohol markers to color the design in and stamped them all with versa fine ink before heat embossing with a clear powder. I used the embossing folder of the month from Spellbinders for November 2022, with the exception of the blue gatefold card pictured above. That embossing folder is from Spellbinders clubs in August 2022.

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Looks better in person, haha.

I thought mounting this arch on black card stock with some gold highlighting around it would be really striking. I think it looks better in person. I used Gold lunar paste to create a halo around the design and Nuvo Glitter accents in "winter cranberry" for some red embellishments.

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Does this have an old-west feel to it, or is it just me?

The craft paper panel may be my favorite combination out of this batch. I used some Distressed Oxide in Walnut Stain to age the edges of the arch die cut and laid some down on my embossed panel. I finished this baby off with some gold sequins. There are flecks of gold in my clear embossing powder, which the camera doesn't capture, so all of these designs have some golden shimmer. I might have to try adding some clear glitter into my embossing powder next time and see what happens.

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This color combination may be a new favorite.

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Don't you love the clarity of these Nuvo drops?! In shade "Aqua Plains".

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I'm loving the gatefold card.

I used some "glitter gold" Pops of Color and rubbed them on with my finger for this background and then embellished it some more using "orange sherbert" Pops of Color. This card kind of looks like it has chicken pox, but that's okay. It happens to the best of us. HA!

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Spellbinders Clear stamp of the month "Diamond and Arch Motif" November 2022

I stamped a whole mess of these babies and heat-emossed them with some gold embossing powder. They are just beautiful. I better get to work on coloring and assembling those cards.

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