New Spellbinders Die and stamp sets!

NEW Stampendous Gift Card Holder and Envelope All the Sentiments die by Spellbinders!!

Hi all!

I have another new project I created for the Spellbinders April release!  This post features the Stampendous Gift Card Holder and Envelope All the Sentiments die and coordinating Birthday Messages stamp set.

 

Now, admittedly the execution isn't one of my finest creations.  In my defense, it was late and my creative juices at that time went toward execution instead of beauty.  I heavily relied on designer paper...12-year-old designer paper...which got overly busy really.  But it's still fun and a great way to give a gift card so it feels special and not an afterthought.

The die set features an envelope die, 2 graduated dies for the card shape and to complete the envelope, as well as sentiment dies you see featured in this card.  You wouldn't need to use any stamps if you chose, but the Birthday Messages from the All the Sentiments collection has perfect sentiments for all birthday reasons, including belated...for which I am notorious for!  In hindsight, the sentiment should have included the shadow element cut from vellum or something, but the sparkle is pretty incredible from the Altenew Brilliant Red Glitter paper!

For the card front, I opted to create a shaker card for an extra-special touch.   The window was cut using the Four Petal Label die set, then was embossed using another new item from the April Release called the Leaf Helix.  It's so pretty and I will feature more projects using it in the coming days.  

The inside of this card is the star of this die set!  The gift card holder has its own die so you don't have to fiddle with measurements and make weird cuts with punches or use only half a die.  The included die does it all for you, just fold a piece of paper, run it through your die machine and it's done...fold creases and all!  I do recommend using lighter-weight cardstock for the interior piece so the card will fold as it should....don't ask me how I know...  The leftover piece from the card front window was used for the interior with a smaller die used to create a frame.  The 'a gift for you' dies are part of the die set as well, and the stamped sentiment is a perfect final touch for a great birthday card.

I am adding this to the galleries at Inkspirational for their fun fold challenge and AAA Birthdays for their shaker card challenge.  

Have a colorful day!