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Romancing The Swirl Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena

Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am back with my third guest post today on the Spellbinders blog. To view my first two posts for this collection,  click here and here.   I am sharing two projects today I made using dies from the Romancing The Swirl collection by Becca Feeken. This is another spectacular collection with amazing shapes, tags, and intricate dies. I have made a shaped card and it’s coordinating gift box for today’s post. I will start with the card first:

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

To create this card, I started by die-cutting the base of my card using the Sweetheart Swirl dies. I die-cut the frame pattern from white heavyweight cardstock as well as pattern paper so that I could adhere the pattern paper over the white card base. This formed the base of my card. Next, I used the coordinating frame outline from the same die set, and die-cut it using some white metallic cardstock and adhered that to my card base.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

For the focal element of my card, I decided to die-cut two circles from the Hemstitch Circle dies. I used gold mirror cardstock for die-cutting the bigger circle, while I used white 80 LBS cardstock to cut the smaller circle. I also lightly inked the edges of the smaller circle using pink dye ink.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

If you see my card closely, you will find that I have added two ovals behind the bigger gold circle. I cut those from purple pattern paper and tucked them behind the circle for added interest. The ovals were cut using the die included in the Card Creator A2 Corner Cotillion dies.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

I decided to create my florals this time from colored Foamiran sheets. I used Lilac and Ivory colored Foamiran sheets to die-cut my flowers. For the ivory color flowers, I used light pink dye ink to color the centers of my flowers. I also embossed and heat set them to give them a more natural and realistic look. The flowers were made using the small flower dies included in the Card Creator A2 Corner Cotillion dies. The leaves were also cut using dies from the same set, and were cut from Olive Green Foamiran.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

Here is a look at the full flower arrangement. I also added some white wired pollens as foliage.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

I also added some intricate motifs cut from gold mirror cardstock to my card panel to further embellish my card. I used the Trefoil Crest dies for it. I snipped off a part of the die cut to fit on my card panel.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

Here is a final look at the floral arrangement. I hope you like what I have made 🙂

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

My second project is a coordinating gift box I made for my card. Since the cards I make are very dimensional, I need to make gift boxes for them so that they can be mailed easily.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

I made the gift box keeping in mind the measurements of my card. This was a shaped card, so the dimensions were customized according to it. Once I created the box, I adhered pattern paper on the lid of the box. I also die-cut and used the frame pattern from the Card Creator A2 Corner Cotillion dies over my pattern paper. I think it looks quite elegant!

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

I wanted to keep the embellishments on the box to a minimal. I decided to use the same flowers and leaves I used on my card to coordinate with the box. I also added an intricate motif below the flowers which was die-cut using the swirl accent die from the Swirl Booklet Insert dies.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

Here is a closer look at the flowers. I love the soft pink color!

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

I wanted to add some detail to the sides of the box as well and decided to use the same die I used on the lid of my box. I die-cut the frame pattern from the Card Creator A2 Corner Cotillion dies and trimmed it into two strips so that I could add them to the two sides of my box.

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

And here is how the box looks:

Romancing The Swirl Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gift Box and Card with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S4-927 Trefoil Crest S4-928 Hemstitch Circle S5-363  Swirl Booklet Insert  S5-364  A2 Corner Cotillion S5- 365 Sweetheart Swirl #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

Spellbinders Supplies:

Other supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110 LBS cardstock, Neenah Solar White 80 LBS Cardstock Sheets, Gold Foil Cardstock, Papericious Whimsical Pattern Paper Pack 12 X 12, Ivory Foamiran Sheets, Lilac Foamiran Sheets, Olive Foamiran Sheets, White Fun Foam; Stick It Double Sided Adhesive Sheets; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Glue Gun, Double Sided Foam Tape; Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad, Distress inks, Clear Stamps, McGill Inc. Paper Blossoms Tool kit, Wire Pollens

Thank you so much, for taking out time and reading my post. I am so happy and thankful to the entire Spellbinders team for inviting me to be a Guest Designer and sending me these stunning dies to work with. I totally loved working with the Romancing The Swirl collection. I hope I could inspire you with my creations. If I did, please do let me know. 🙂 Thank you so much for stopping by!

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'Hello! My name is Hussena, and I live in Kolkata, India. I am a stay at home mum of two kids and have been crafting for over five years now. I started my creative journey with paper quilling and since then have dabbled in various paper crafting forms like punch craft, die cutting, and more recently stamping. I am an ardent floral fan and you will find me using florals on almost all my creations. I love working with dies, especially floral and intricate ones, as they offer me various possibilities. I also love to create my own handmade flowers, and this is one of the reasons why I am drawn to Spellbinders dies. You can find my work on my blog: Quill and Punch Works

2 Comments

  • Priya Sondhi

    This is amazingly beautiful! love the matching box and how to matched up the oval shape so that the card can be seen inside! Brilliant!

  • Deborah Starling

    I love your combinations of the different dies and the use of foamiran flowers. I have been looking for the foam and nobody knows what I’m talking about. Hopefully by you sharing this idea for the flowers it might catch on.

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