Never Doubt Your Magic with New The Wonder of Oz Collection

Hi friends! Emily Midgett from emilymidgett.com here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and I am thrilled to be working with the fabulous new The Wonder of Oz Collection from Graphic 45! Watching Judy Garland sing her heart out as a child was one of the many musicals that piqued my musical interest as a young child, and so the Wizard of Oz has always been dear to my heart. My twins were even dressed as Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion for their first Halloween! The images in the Wonder of Oz collection are in the classic and intricate illustration style from the original book by Frank L. Baum, and I think they are just perfect for anybody who loves that ornate vintage aesthetic. I created three projects using these new products, so let’s get started on the details for my cards!

All of my projects kept true to an interesting emerald and aqua color palette, paying homage to the vibrant greens and blues with a touch of ruby red in the Judy Garland Wizard of Oz movie! I used Spellbinders’ Seaside cardstock as the main color for each, connecting all three projects and creating a cohesive set.

Begin by hot foiling the large frame plate from Wonder of Oz Frame & Tag Press Plate set using your Glimmer machine onto an A2 panel of Seaside cardstock using Green foil, as well as the Wonder of Oz Sentiments Press Plate and the Glinda image from Dorothy & the Witches. Die cut all of the images with their coordinating dies or use scissors to fussy cut. To create the card base, die-cut the center of the frame with the sentiment, and set aside the tag die-cut. Back the foiled window with acetate, and add a seamless line of foam adhesive around the opening on the back. Sprinkle some coordinating green sequins on the center of an A2 Seaside card front, then remove the release paper from the foam strips on the frame and place the window and frame over the sequins, sealing the sparkling sequins inside.

To add some extra interest to Glinda’s dress, use a blending brush to blend aqua ink on the bottom of her gown, then add some extra shimmer along the folds with a sparkle pen. Adhere the blended die cut to the bottom right corner of the shaker frame using thin foam adhesive, then tuck a few bits of foliage die cuts from the Wonder of Oz Frame & Tag set, helping to draw the eye to Glinda with the darker shade of green cardstock. Add the sentiment from the Wonder of Oz Sentiments Press Plate and Die set with foam adhesive and tuck an aqua twine bow beneath it for added texture amongst all of the shiny embellishments. Finally, add a few Aquamarine AB gems for one final touch of aqua and texture!

To create this large A7 card, die-cut the Wonder of Oz Silhouette from emerald green glitter cardstock. Mask off the bottom section of a horizontal A7 Seaside cardstock, then use a blending brush to blend aqua ink, starting in the center of the card front, maintaining more pressure towards the center, then relaxing towards the edge of the card front to create a smooth fadeout. Remove the mask, leaving the bottom ⅓ of the card front clean. Run a 1 ½  x 7” strip of Seaside cardstock through your Spellbinders Platinum 6 using the Field of Poppies Emboss & Cut embossing folder set, then lightly swipe the aqua ink pad directly over the raised areas on the embossed strip, enhancing the pattern. Pop this strip up on the blended card front with thick foam adhesive squares and add a ½” strip of emerald green cardstock in the center of the embossed strip. Tuck the glittery Wonder of Oz Silhouette die cut behind the embossed strip and adhere with foam adhesive.

For the greeting, hot foil the Wonder of Oz Sentiments Press Plate and Die onto more Seaside cardstock using Green Hot Foil from Spellbinders, then die-cut with the coordinating die. Die cut and emboss the individual poppy images from the Field of Poppies Emboss & Cut set using Seaside cardstock. Adhere the foiled sentiment die cut in the center of the embossed strip on the card front using foam adhesive, then tuck the embossed poppy die cuts behind the foiled sentiment, along with some foliage from the Wonder of Oz Frame & Tag set. Finally, add a few Aquamarine AB gems for additional sparkle!

For the final card, create a dry-embossed image with the Wonder of Oz Frame & Tag without any ink.  Layer an A2 panel of Seaside cardstock with letterpress paper or other thick cardstock, then run that sandwich through your Platinum machine using the normal Better Press sandwich without any ink. This impresses a beautiful texture onto the colored cardstock without adding any additional color to the card front. Trim the textured panel down slightly by ⅛” on each side, then mount the textured panel in the corner of an A2 panel of emerald green cardstock.

For the focal point, use Better Press Black Ink to impress Dorothy’s image from the  Dorothy & the Witches Better Press Set onto Porcelain Better Press cardstock. Use alcohol markers to very lightly add color to the image, adding blue to her pinafore, red to the ruby slippers, and peach to her skin. Die cut the finished image with its coordinating die. Use the Field of Poppies Emboss & Cut set to die cut and emboss red poppies using Spellbinders’ Poppy cardstock, adding black pen to the centers of each flower. Place the foiled “there is no place like home” tag, leftover from the first project, slightly off-center in the textured panel, adhering it with thin foam tape. Arrange Dorothy, the poppies, and emerald green foliage around the foiled tag image, adhering them with single and double layers of foam adhesive squares. Finally, add some shimmer to the ruby slippers with a sparkle pen and a few Red Gems for a touch of added sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! This new collection is so much fun and can be used in so many different styles; it would also lend itself beautifully to a vintage, distressed, mixed-media aesthetic, depending on your color and paper choices! So many directions to go with these fabulous products. If you’d like to see more of my work, you can check out my blog over at emilymidgett.com. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and thank you to Spellbinders for having me as their guest!

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Other Supplies

Hero Arts Shamrock cardstock, Lawn Fawn Emerald Hemp Twine, green sequins, OLO Markers, black fine tipped pen, Pinkfresh Studio Jade Glitter Cardstock, Concord & 9th Tidepool Ink