Scare A Crow by Nichol Spohr for Spellbinders Thank You Card

Hello there, I had fun playing with small die cuts produced by the new Scare A Crow die set designed by Nichole Spohr for Spellbinders.

Totally love the detail put into this 17 PCS die set!

You can use dies individually to make a variety of projects.

I allowed myself to make a no conventional “Love/ Thank you” card using it.

Scare Crow Love / Thank You Card

A couple of days ago, I shared an A5 format card in a blog post here.

The card in that blog post is HUGE, and when sharing it on social media many people told me that their fav format is 5×7 inches.

So I decided to make a 5×7 inches card for today.

First, I die cut all the pieces from SCARE A CROW die set out of diffeent cardstock colours .
I used the GEMINI Die-Cutting And Embossing Machine.
To add interest to the die-cuts I added Gathered Twigs Distress Ink over the edges using a small blending brush.
For the background, I blended Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide and Seedles Preserves Distress Oxide Ink over a piece of Smooth Cardstock (300grams) using SSS Blending Brushes.
Then, I sprayed water over the panel using a Tonic Spray Bottle ( this created white speckles and a soft texture)
When the panel was dry, I die-cut it using a die from Honey Bee STACKING HEARTS Dies , and I set this to aside.

Next, I mixed Seedles Preserves Distress Oxide Ink and also Black Sooth Ink with water to splater the front panel of a 5×7 inches card base.
I allowed the card base to dry and I adhered the heart over it using adhesive foam tape.
All the elements were adhere overthe heart using Nuvo DELUXE ADHESIVE.
To finish, I added a banner stamped with a sentiment from Honey Bee GRATEFUL EACH DAY Clear Stamp Set.
The sentiment was stamped using VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink and the MISTI.
As I love accents I also applied Nuvo Crystal Glace over the eyes.
To embellish I used clear sequins.

I recently bought the Gemini Die Cutting Machine! I used to think that it was a boring machine as I like to feel the die-cutting workout.

However, my wrist en fingers have been a bit sore for the last couple of months.

As crafting is my job, I do die-cutting all the time.

While working with the electric Gemini, I felt I have time to do other things while she was doing a fast, perfect job.

She took the die-cutting pressure away! it was fantastic.

To speed the die-cutting, I used the Gemini Junior cutting plates (listed below) with the large electric die-cutting machine.

To avoid plates warping, I rotate the palates every time I run them through the machine.

Although is too early to say if this will prevent the plates to wrap. Let’s wait and see ( It seems this is the complaint of many)

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That’s all for today!
I hope you like this project!
Happy Crafting
Bibi

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