Blast Off: Exploring Simon's Space Adventure Collection

Get ready to take your cardmaking to stellar heights! Jean Manis here to share three cards created with products in Simon’s Space Adventure Collection from Spellbinders! The collection includes a mix of dies, an embossing folder, and stencils, perfect for creating out-of-this-world cards. Designed to work with the Simon Hurley – Platinum Scout Die Cutting & Embossing Machine, the dies in this collection are packed with details that bring every space-themed element to life.

To the Moon

Show your love with a card that features a rocket ship soaring toward the moon against a starry sky, paired with a heartfelt sentiment.

• Create an A2-size card base.
• Using one of the star stencils in the Starry Night 3D Emboss & Cut and Stencil Bundle, apply Slippery When Wet paste to a 4” x 5 ¼” Lagoon cardstock panel. Set aside to dry. Once dry, add to card base.
• Cut rocket ship pieces from a variety of cardstock colors and textures with the To the Moon
• Apply Slippery When Wet paste to Snowdrift cardstock; set aside to dry. Once dry, cut stars using a die in the To the Moon
• Apply Silver Lining paste to Snowdrift cardstock; set aside to dry. Once dry, cut moon using a die in the To the Moon Attach to bottom piece, cut from gray cardstock with the additional moon die in the set.
• Cut sentiment from Snowdrift and gray cardstock with dies in the Space Greetings Assemble.
• Add assembled moon and rocket ship to the card panel with foam adhesive.
• Add the sentiment with dot adhesive or glue. Optional: Add the sentiment “And Back” to the inside of the card.
• Glue die-cut stars to the card.

Alien Greetings Card

Craft a slimline card featuring a UFO piloted by a friendly alien to send a lighthearted hello.

• With the stencils in the Starry Night 3D Emboss & Cut and Stencil Bundle, apply Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks to an Onyx cardstock panel measuring slightly larger than 3 ½” x 7”. Once the three layers of stars have been applied, and the panel is dry, cut the edge with the die in the Starry Night 3D Emboss & Cut and Stencil Bundle and trim as necessary.
• Trim the stenciled panel as necessary and add to a cardstock base measuring 3 ½” x 7”.
• Using dies in the UFO Friend set, cut the pieces for the planet, UFO, and alien from a variety of cardstock colors and textures. Assemble.
• Cut sentiment from Snowdrift and Lagoon cardstock with dies in the Space Greetings Assemble.
• Add planet and assembled UFO to card with foam adhesive. Add the sentiment with dot adhesive or glue.

Interstellar Friendship Card

This slimline card showcases a UFO accompanied by two aliens equipped with space bubbles, set against a dry-embossed starry background and finished with a simple yet cheerful sentiment.

• With the Starry Night folder, emboss and cut Royal Amethyst
• With the Starry Night folder, emboss a Onyx cardstock panel measuring 3 ½” x 7”. Trim the Royal Amethyst piece and add to the Onyx Add assembly to a card base.
• Using dies in the UFO Friend set, cut the pieces for the UFO and aliens from a variety of cardstock colors and textures. Cut space bubbles with the bottom piece of the moon die in the To the Moon Assemble UFO and aliens.
• Cut sentiment from Snowdrift and green cardstock with dies in the Space Greetings Assemble.
• Add aliens, sentiment, and assembled UFO to card with foam adhesive.

Other supplies

Distress Oxide inks, assorted cardstock colors, glue, dot adhesive Thank you for joining me on this journey through Simon’s Space Adventure Collection! I hope these cards have sparked your imagination to explore the many possibilities this space-themed collection offers, whether you’re crafting for fun or to brighten someone’s day!