Spellbinders Stay Wild May 2019 kit

 I've been a bit stir crazy- I miss my old haunts and strolls through the Michael's aisles leisurely looking at new products to make cards and scrapbook - and going though my local scrapbook at different manufacturers tools and samples dreaming of how I would use them.  So while they were closed I did a lot of on- line shopping and I found many different monthly kits including this one at Spellbinders. It's an old kit from May 2019 but it was a fantastic price with dies for flowers and leaves, embellishments of 3D butterflies, ephemera, cardstock including a brassy metal

 cardbase- 10 of them with matching envelopes. there were cardstock frames, a pack of 6x6 designer paper and a stampset that is really darling.

It kept me busy the whole day and I loved it!
And I still have a mound of ephemera, butterflies, and designer paper to use later.

Since I have not been having any parties at home I've essentially moved by stamping room out to the dining room table and vowed to use all of my kits to make cards and send to all of my friends.  I hope you like some of my effort.

The card above was made using nothing but the ephemera from the kit except for the embossing folder on the green background is from Stampin' Up called Greenery from the new 2020-2021 catalog.   It comes in a set of two and it is a little smaller than a full sheet- you cut the cardstock and place the die on one corner, put it through the diemachine at an angle halfway then take it out, turn around and do it again with the folder moved to the corner and it looks great. I love the embossed look on this carstock and it gave it a little extra something I  liked.         

This one above here is mostly using the Designer paper and  ephemera that came with the kit.  I love the saying so stamped it in black and I did turn a ephemera around to use it as a blank because the print on it did not fit the card theme.
I did fussy cut the butterfly and the leaves because I don't like so much white border  and cut the word strips to make it seem more me. 

I stamped the bear on this one, the balloons and the banner from the set and cut it out.  Put the DSP down, then the big giant flower behind the frame.
Added the ephemera using dimensionals.
Thought I would send it off as a more masculine birthday card for someone.

the set comes with this 2 set flower die that I am absolutely in love with- yes yes- I did end the sentence in a preposition but this blog is primarily my thought in free form - so there!

I took the base card layered it with the soft green embossed with Greenery embossing folder from Stampin' Up again. Layered a black behind the saying ephemera then layered a few tickets with the sweet words and flower,  cut out the 2 layer flower and some leaves.  I used some watercolor - using flamingo reinker and using a aqua brush just smeared it around and it still looked fantastic - I thought- and it matched the butterfly - I did the same with the diecut leaves in whisper white, brushed some old olive diluted and made such a beautiful leaves with variegations that you don't get from diecutting from colored cardstock.
Even though it is just two layers it gives the most 3D flower look- amazing - whoever designed it at Spellbinders should pat themselves on the back!

I was not so sure of this card - seemed a bit muted but still a nice card. diecut leaves in white and water colored it with old olive diluted, layered the ephemera and butterfly as shown. Fussycut the word ephemera a bit.added the wonderful and amazing with dimensionals.  the sequins come with the kit but I did not use much of it. I am sure I'll find other places to use it.

 I had the hardest time with this one- I really liked the wreath but it looked unbalanced when I tried to put a big butterfly on it so I nixed that idea.

I embossed the Greenery embossing folder onto the soft green cardstock - as I explained before offset the die so it would cover both corners by embossing on an angle halfway.  All the ephemera come in pairs so I cannibalized one of them - it's hard to see but cut out the flowers and some of the leaves to add dimension to the first wreath and mounted with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the same set onto and banner diecut - not sure who the manufacturer is since I have them all in a folder- but I think it is Lawnfawn (sorry if it is in error).

I added the other ephemera as shown and done.

I have a weakness for black and white stripes-
Love this one with the ephemera in the center with the number strip border.  I want more borders like this!  diecut flowers in white then used some diluted Soft Suede ink smeared around with the aqua brush to mimic the flower colors on the ephemera and this time used a more concentrated Old Olive ink on the leaves and I love the look. I did fussy cut the butterfly more and used a dimensional to mount it only in the center so you can pop out the wings a ibt more for a realistic look.  Did I tell you I love this flower and leaves die?  Yes I did.....

 My favorite card is above.  The designer paper is from Park Lane from Joann's - beautiful cardstock and great price- better if you use a coupon. Used the ephemera center, ticket and 3D butterfly- die cut the flower and leaves in whisper white and watercolored it - again just SMEARING the diluted ink refill onto the cardstock and the flower look totally 3D- Love the colors- I want to send this to my bestie Julia who is an optometrist- thought she would get a kick out of it.


Love this one to the left although I screwed up and put the number on the right thinking it was the fold but I had it upside down but it still worked out.
Placed a 3D butterfly on the designer paper- isn't it gorgeous? wish I had a few more sheets of that one. the sentiment and the words mounted with dimensionals and the leaves already in the kit I fussy cut more to removed the white border and mounted with dimensionals as well.

Last but not least- this is closest to the sample that came with the kit- base designer paper on the white card, layered the center ephemera on the brassy metal cardstock for that extra shine. THe 3 D butterfly and the Hey from the center of the wreath ephemera used above.  This time I diecut the flowers and did not touch it and diecut the leaves in Old Olive Cardstock and as you can see still absolutely gorgeous.  Layered the brassy smile for the sentiment and still love it.

It has everything you need for 10 most gorgeous cards ever and you are left with the stampset, diecuts and so much extra to make lots more. 

It's really a gorgeous set and on sale last time I checked .