Spellbinders June Large Die of the Month - Whale Hello There

Advice from a whale: make a splash; move with grace and beauty; 
keep a song in your heart; remember to come up for air; no blubbering. 

Hey there from Nannyland,

Creating cards with die cuts...it's right up there with Copic coloring for me. It satisfies my love for detail and dimension.  I seriously have about a million dies that I've collected over the years and I've taken great pains to organize them, but I definitely don't use them enough. Spellbinders, Anna Griffin, Tattered Lace, Tim Holtz, Heartfelt Creations, Crafters Companion, Elizabeth Crafts...I think I have every single one ever made!  Their intricacy and artistic design have evolved dramatically over the 20+ years since I sent my first simple shape die through my original Sizzix Big Red machine.  Lately I've been opening my mail box with delight to find my Spellbinders Large Die of the Month subscription waiting inside. I buy a lot of my own Christmas gifts, so why not bring some of that same joy and excitement to my door throughout the year. 

The June Large Die of the Month set is called Whale in a Bottle and includes 20 dies for creating an ocean scene in a bottle with a fabulous detailed 3D whale, along with ocean foliage, cork, waves, and a tag for the included sentiment.  The large outline die is perfect for an A2 bottle shaped card, but I chose to create a 5 x 7 card so I could use some gorgeous nautical paper that I've had tucked away for a project such as this.  I went with the color scheme of my dp, which was aqua, pink, and silver and added a navy whale for contrast. I embellished with a few gems and pearls, a small acrylic sea shell and a sentiment I created in Cricut Design Space.

My husbands birthday is coming up.  Too pink and girly?  Dang. 

Thanks for visiting Nannyland.

I'll just be here blissfully creating until your next visit. 

Nancy (aka Pink Panoply)

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