A Cocktail for All Seasons

Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three projects using the Happy Hour Collection. This fabulous collection features cocktails that you can dress up for different seasons, some fun sentiments, an embossing folder, rectangle dies and a press plate.

HERE FOR THE BOOS

For my first card, I am using Olive Martinis Etched Dies, along with Boos! Cocktails, to dress it up for Halloween. To make this card:

• Die cut Olive Martinis glass from Onyx Cardstock Adhere one on top of another for added dimension.
• Die cut drink part of the die from white cardstock and add ink blending using Distress Inks (Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness). Splatter Distress Ink and shimmer spray on top and set aside to dry.
• Once dry, adhere pieces together and then adhere behind the glass.

TIP: I decided not to use acetate for my glasses, but for a more realistic look, cut the inside piece of the glass from acetate and adhere behind one of the outside layers of the glass. You could also make a fun shaker this way too!

• Die-cut elements from Boos! Cocktail Etched Dies from Onyx, Lilac Blossom, Peridot, and Silver Assortment Treasured Cardstock. Adhere elements together using Bearly Art Glue and then adhere onto the glass.

I cut the edges off the base of the glass so that the witch’s legs would be the stem and the feet be the base.

• Die cut the largest size of Perfect Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched Dies from white cardstock.
• Add ink blending to the bottom of the panel using Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion Distress Inks. Splatter water on top and set aside to dry.
• One dry, adhere to A2 sized white card base.

• Hot foil Cheers Sentiments Press Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Black Foil – place foil shiny side up on white cardstock. Place press plate on top with design side down. Hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape. Place on Glimmer Hot Foil System platform to heat up. Once heated run platform through Platinum Six. Carefully remove plate and foil from cardstock.
• Die cut sentiments using coordinating die.
• Adhere sentiment to card using foam squares.
• To finish, embellish with Prism AB and Onyx Color Essentials Gems.

CHEERS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY

For my next project, I am using Sunset in a Glass Etched Dies, along with Tropical Flair to dress it up for a birthday card. To make this card:

• Die-cut Sunset in a Glass cocktail glass from white cardstock twice. Adhere one on top of another for added dimension.
• Die cut drink part from white cardstock and add ink blending using Distress Inks (Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Picked Raspberry and Festive Berries).
• Splatter shimmer spray on top and set aside to dry.
• Once dry, adhere behind the glass.

• Die cut the largest size of Perfect Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched Dies from white cardstock.
• Add ink blending to the bottom of the panel using Picked Raspberry Distress Ink. Splatter water on top and set aside to dry.
• Once dry, adhere to A2 sized white card base.
• Adhere glass to card using Bearly Art Glue.

• Die cut straw from Fruit Punch Cardstock and adhere inside glass.
• Die-cut elements from Tropical Flair Etched Dies from Peridot, Rainforest, Beeswax, Chamomile, Poppy Field, and Snowdrift
• Adhere pieces together and then adhere onto the card.
• Adhere sentiment from Cheers Sentiments Press Plate & Die Set, that was foiled for the first card, using foam squares.
• To finish, embellish with Pink Color Essentials Gems.

MERRY LITTLE COCKTAIL

For my last project, I am using the Olive Martinis Etched Dies again, but this time along with the Christmas Cocktails Etched Dies, to dress it up for Christmas. To make this card:

• Die-cut Olive Martinis glass from white cardstock twice. Adhere one on top of another for added dimension.
• Die cut drink part of the die from white cardstock and add Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz on top. Set aside to dry.
• Once dry, adhere pieces together and then adhere behind the glass.

• Die cut the largest size of Perfect Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched Dies from white cardstock.
• Add ink blending to the bottom of the panel using Candied Apple and Lumberjack Plaid Distress Inks. Splatter water on top and set aside to dry.
• One dry, adhere to A2 sized white card base.
• Die cut elements from Christmas Cocktails Etched Dies using Poppy Field, Snowdrift, Peridot, Fern, Onyx, and Gold Assortment Treasured Cardstock.

• Adhere pieces together using Bearly Art Glue and then adhere onto the card.
• Adhere sentiment from Cheers Sentiments Press Plate & Die Set, that was foiled for the first card, using foam squares.
• To finish, embellish with Gold Mix Color Essentials Gems.

This is such a fun collection! I really enjoyed dressing up the cocktails for different seasons! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Other Supplies

Twisted Citron Distress Ink, Mowed Lawn Distress Ink, Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink, Wilted Violet Distress Ink, Villainous Potion Distress Ink, Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink, Dried Marigold Distress Ink, Picked Raspberry Distress Ink, Festive Berries Distress Ink, Candied Apple Distress Ink, Lumberjack Plaid Distress Ink, Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz, Tseukineko Sheer Shimmer Spritz.