Have You Seen Country Roads For Cards?

I am so pleased to present to you Spellbinder’s latest release, the Country Roads Collection by Annie Williams, @AnnieWilliams. There are darling die and stamp sets that are so fun to use!

This is a very long article, but it is totally worth it!

The Country Roads Collection

When I set out to create these cards I cut out several of each item like @JenniferMcGuire does. That way you have a great selection of things to choose from as you are designing your cards. So, let’s go through the sets that we’ll use and I’ll give you some hints on what to cut out while we go.

Rustic Garden Die Set from the Country Roads Collection

The first set, Rustic Garden, has all the parts you need from a pump, a wagon wheel, a barrel, and a birdhouse and you can even build a fence! We’re using the barrel and fence dies for our cards today. You’ll want to die-cut two sets of fence pieces from a light warm gray cardstock, Spellbinders Silver Fox is a perfect choice. And, we’ll blend a little medium gray ink on the fence pieces to give them some dimension.

And, we’ll need just one set of the pieces for the barrel. We’ll use cream color cardstock (Alabaster) to cut out the wood slats. Next, we’ll blend some brown over the barrel, making it a little darker on one side and at the bottom. And then, we’ll use a brown colored pencil to enhance the wood grain.

When we’re done with the wood, we’ll cut out the rings from a dark gray, Lunar Gray. And, we’ll blend dark gray ink on them and then make them shine with a little bit of white colored pencil.

Garden Builder Die Set from the Country Roads Collection

The Garden Builder Die set is full of floral motifs and can truly build a garden! And, it even has a sweet little cat. We will use this set for flowers in all four of the cards that we are featuring today. For example, I cut out three sets of each die in different colors. And then, you should go ahead a glue them together so that they are all ready when you need them.

Seasonal Decor Die Set from the Country Roads Collection

Wow! Check out all the different things in this set! You’ll be able to use it all year long! We’re just using the pumpkin and a gourd for our cards today. We’ll cut out two of the pumpkins from medium yellow cardstock, (Saffron) and two of the gourds from an orangy yellow, (Chamomile). We’ll blend a little orange ink on the sides and bottoms and then add some detail with an orange-colored pencil. For the stems, I use one of set #3 of the @SusanTierney Pan Pastels.

Welcome Sign and Sentiments from Spellbinders Country Roads Collection

This set has 14 thin metal cutting dies and 38 clear stamps used to make a combination of sign designs with a few that can land inside of a card. Die-cut a detailed sign with so many features that are hard to decide which one to create first! What a fun set! 

We need one set of the sign dies for Card #2. The two signpost pieces and the smaller sign panel need to be die-cut from white. We need one set of sunrise cut from yellow, (Chamomile), and one set of sun rays from orangy yellow, (Saffron). And then, one die-cut of the larger sign from a dusty blue cardstock, (Partly Cloudy), and lastly, we’ll cut the two chain pieces and two “hangers” from Mirror Silver cardstock.

For now, we’ll glue the sign together by layering the pieces with liquid glue.

Country Wheelbarrow from the Country Roads Collection

And finally, we have the wheelbarrow set. When assembled, the set of seven thin metal cutting dies creates a fabulous wheelbarrow. We’ll need one set of each of the die-cuts for card #4. We’ll be using a deep red, (Pomegranate) for all the wood pieces. Then, lets cut the trim and the rods from dark gray, (Lunar Gray), and the wheels from light gray cardstock, (Silver Fox), and onyx.

We’ll weather the cart a little bit by blending a little dark gray ink on the bottoms and sides of the wood pieces.

If you love all of the sets that we’re using in these cards then I suggest that you get the bundle, Country Road Bundle, and save almost twenty dollars.

Country Roads Card #1: A Barrel of Flowers