Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month - Bicycle Cards | Video + Giveaways

Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month | Video

Hello crafters. Today I’m creating with the Spellbinders July 2019 Large Die of the Month. I also have a giveaway for you at the end of this video to thank you for being my loyal followers and viewers!

In my previous video, I have shared one idea using a part of this die, which is a wheel and I showed you how to make a fun background using just that die. For this video, I have two ideas both showing how to use this bike in a flat version on a card – on a standard A2 card, and also how to make a tandem bike for a long skinny card. Both projects combine die cutting with layered stamping to decorate the bikes with some pretty stamped flowers from WPlus9.

Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month - Bicycle Cards | Video + Giveaways

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VIDEO TUTORIAL

Watch my video tutorial below or on Youtube to learn how I made the cards I’m sharing today.

A2 PARTIAL BIKE CARD

To use this die on an A2 card you’ll have to make your bike into a partial one. I used the front part, added a basket above the front wheel and created a pretty floral arrangement using stamps from WPlus9 – Fresh Cut Florals.

Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month - Bicycle Cards | Video + Giveaways

To create a sentiment for this card I used this month Glimmer Hot Foil Kit which is a set of fun sentiments and coordinating dies to cut them out, and I foiled “Yay, it’s your Birthday” in light blue foil. I used foam adhesive to pop the bike up on the card – this added a bit of bulk, but also that lovely dimension that just brings cards to life.

Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month - Bicycle Cards | Video + Giveaways

Next, I added a stamped “Let’s Celebrate” sentiment from Simon’s Tiny Words stamp set. I also stamped some dots in purple next to the floral arrangement making it visually fuller. Lastly, I used glossy accents and coated several bike parts with it to make them dimensional and shiny. I love using glossy accents to add some finishing touches to my cards. Finally, I added dots with Morning Dew drops from Tonic.

Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month - Bicycle Cards | Video + Giveaways

TANDEM BIKE CARD

I’ve always wanted to have a tandem bike die in my stash, tandems fascinate me for some reason and while the die I used today is not designed to make a tandem bike, this doesn’t mean I couldn’t tweak it to for that.

Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month - Bicycle Cards | Video + Giveaways

I die cut twice as many pieces for the key bike elements. I did look up tandem bikes online as this helped me construct my bike and decide where I needed to add the 2nd seat, handles and just how to connect the two bike bases together. It wasn’t perfect, but for someone who has no idea how this die was intended to be used, it’s not going to matter as this bike ended up looking pretty cute in the end.

Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month - Bicycle Cards | Video + Giveaways

I finished this card off in the same way. I just used Gold Mirror cardstock for some of the bike parts and also used gold foil to foil the sentiment.

GIVEAWAY (Now Closed)

Now let’s talk giveaway! I have 2 giveaways, both include 3 Spellbinders Die D-Lites die sets:

To enter the giveaway, subscribe to my blog newsletter, you can do so HERE and comment below letting me know if you are a subscriber of any of the Spellbinders Clubs.

I’ll pick winners over the weekend on July 20th or 21st and will email you if you’ve won. Giveaway is open internationally, if you win, the dies will be mailed from Ukraine, which is where I am at the moment.

Winners are:  and Barbara Bartlett

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Spellbinders Large Die Of The Month Membership
Spellbinders Large Die Of The Month Membership
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Spellbinders Die Hard Value Club Membership - Small Die + Large Die of the Month
Spellbinders Die Hard Value Club Membership – Small Die + Large Die of the Month
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Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
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Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Club
Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Club
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Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Gold
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Gold
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Spellbinders Skybright Glimmer Foil
Spellbinders Skybright Glimmer Foil
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Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting Machine
Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting Machine
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FSJ Mirror Gold Cardstock
FSJ Mirror Gold Cardstock
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FSJ Pool Play 8.5x11 Cardstock
FSJ Pool Play 8.5×11 Cardstock
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Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
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Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
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Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock
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Simon Says Clear Stamps Tiny Words
Simon Says Clear Stamps Tiny Words
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Wplus9 Fresh Cut Flowers Stamps
Wplus9 Fresh Cut Flowers Stamps
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Wplus9 Fresh Cut Flowers Dies
Wplus9 Fresh Cut Flowers Dies
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WPlus9 Lake House Dye Ink
WPlus9 Lake House Dye Ink
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WPlus9 Falling For Blue Dye Ink
WPlus9 Falling For Blue Dye Ink
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WPlus9 Bloomsberry Dye Ink
WPlus9 Bloomsberry Dye Ink
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Wplus9 Cockleshell Dye Ink
Wplus9 Cockleshell Dye Ink
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WPlus9 Last Leaf Dye Ink
WPlus9 Last Leaf Dye Ink
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WPlus9 Nautical Navy Dye Ink
WPlus9 Nautical Navy Dye Ink
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Wplus9 Sea Breeze Dye Ink
Wplus9 Sea Breeze Dye Ink
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Hero Arts Forever Green Ink Pad
Hero Arts Forever Green Ink Pad
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Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive
Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive
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Mini Misti Stamping Tool
Mini Misti Stamping Tool
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Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
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Tonic Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops
Tonic Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops
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White Foam Squares
White Foam Squares
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Journey Craft Glue
Journey Craft Glue
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122 Comments

    1. I have been considering subscribing to one of Spellbinders monthly kits but have not done so yet.

      1. i subscribe to the small kit of the month. i just love being surprised with the dies
        i have not got into fouling yet. please choose me for the giveaway

    1. Hi, very pretty card! No im not a subscriber, but will take a look. Thanks

    1. So creative Yana with the tandem bike. No, I don’t subscribe to the monthly kit. I’ve tried to order certain months, but struggle figuring out how to do so.

    1. Thanks Yana, for these great ideas! I do subscribe to spellbinders kits…the card and the large and small die kits. Love the inspiration!

    1. Yana! You are a creative genius…the tandem bike is just darling. I just love watching you create and your cards are so beautiful and fun!
      Thanks for offering up the giveaways.
      Giveaway #2 would just delight my little grandies!

    1. I have always wanted to make a tandem bike to use for anniversary cards. Thanks to you now I know how! I am a subscriber to the Spellbinder kits and when my July kit arrives I plan to give your ideas a try. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creations and for making this great video!

    1. I am not a subscriber…have been thinking about it but have not taken the plunge. Just love what you created with this die.

    1. Hi Yana! Your creations are gorgeous! Thank you for the opportunity to win such great goodies. I do not subscriber as the shipping to Quebec is too expensive. I love the dies. I do own a few that I have picked up at my local craft store. My fingers are crossed. Thank you for sharing

    1. Love your color choices. Turquoise is so summer. Love the card showing the 1/2 cycle.

    1. Hi, Yana! I am a subscriber to your blog for a while now. I love your cards.

    1. This is so cute!! So happy I am subscribing to these kits! I can’t wait to see what you do next. Love your style.

    1. Your bicycle cards are beautiful and amazing, but the bicycle built for two is so sinkin’ cute! Great job on making this easy.

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