Hi friends! I’ve been horrible about taking the time to write blog posts but I know that some people do enjoy/use the information in them. So today I’m catching up a bit with some social media posts I’ve made for Spellbinders over the last week or so.

This first card is purely products that I couldn’t live without and purchased on my own, not gifted from Spellbinders. I had an absolute blast taking my time to cut and build all of the bits in this sweet Santa mug! I pulled the banner sentiment from a recent Spellbinders Simon Hurley release called North Pole Sentiments.

The embossing folder is called Peppermint Stripes and all I did to get the dual color was ink up the inside of the embossing folder before embossing and it transfers the color while embossing. Super easy clean up with a spray bottle and paper towel too! I dare you to try it!

The next thing I shared that is HUGE and so exciting is that I am participating in the 13 days of Craftoween with Spellbinders! The sneak peek is just of the amazing box it comes in but starting August 19 I will have daily posts revealing the die of the day and a project created with it!

The design of this advent style box is pure genius! You get 13 days of spooky die sets to create with along with a stamp set of sentiments that are perfect throughout the days and a package of mixed sequins to embellish your creations too! Mark your calendars and know that I’m just bursting with excitement to share it all with you!

My last update is my social media post for today which uses the full die set I mentioned earlier called North Pole Sentiments. This set includes the signs and banners plus sentiments to go in them, the striped north pole and a snowman to decorate a couple of different ways. So much cuteness all in one place!

For this card, I added the Sparkling Snow 3D embossing folder from a previous Simon Hurley release last year as my background. Then I cut a snowdrift and added some chunky glitter for fun texture and sparkle.

Tons of products used on these projects, plus the upcoming 13 Days of Craftoween box! Click HERE to head to Spellbinders and snag yours to create with me!

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Hi everyone! I’m back today with some more Christmas in July from Spellbinders. This card features one of the adorable die sets from the Simon Hurley North Pole Friends collection that came out this month. These elves are adorable and so fun to build!

I started by playing around with all the parts of the elves, creating red and green versions plus all the extras that they could hold on to. I used liquid glue, reverse tweezers and a pick up tool to make life easier when assembling these cuties!

Next, I used the Sparkling Snow 3D embossing folder from last year on a piece of light blue cardstock. Then I went over the snowflakes with a blending brush and white pigment ink to help them stand out a bit. Then I die cut my sentiment banner from the Handmade Sentiments die set, also from last year. It’s definitely a go-to!

I glued the embossed panel to a white card base and then added my sentiment banner and elves to the front with foam strips and squares. I worked my way from the banner up so I could control my spacing top and bottom. I knew I had wiggle room by overlapping elf hands and feet if necessary.

Be sure to pop over to Spellbinders and check out this whole collection. Simon really outdid himself this time. The sets are adorable on their own but are also going to be really fun to interact with each other too! I have two more currently on their way to me because I just couldn’t resist!

Products used:
Santa’s Elves dies
Handmade Sentiments dies
Sparkling Snow 3D embossing folder
Blending brush
White pigment ink
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers

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Happy weekend everyone! I’m stopping in with an elegant but simple Christmas card today featuring and focusing on the Christmas Cameos 3D embossing folder from the Spellbinders Merry Moments release that happened on Thursday.

For today’s card, I embossed a piece of red cardstock and then lightly drug my white pigment ink pad across the embossing to make it pop. It’s simple and quick to do, just use a light hand and go over multiple times if you need to. Then I trimmed the panel down to 4×5.25 inches and popped it up on a white card base.

Then I pulled out two die sets from Christmas releases last year to add a sentiment and floral decor to my pretty embossed panel. Handmade Sentiments is a great sentiment banner die set for the holidays and Delivering Joy is spectacular for it’s large sleigh image but all the supporting decorations are great to use with it and on their own like I did here with the foliage.

I used liquid glue to adhere the pieces together and then popped them up on the card front with foam squares after everything was dry enough to move.

Be sure to check out all the new Christmas in July joy that’s happening at Spellbinders!

Products used:
Christmas Cameos embossing folder
Delivery Joy dies
Handmade Sentiments dies
Foam squares
Liquid glue
White pigment ink pad
Reverse tweezers

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Welcome back everyone! I’m back today with a card featuring goodies from a couple of Spellbinders Christmas in July releases happening today. This first card features sweet scene dies from the Country Christmas Collection by Annie Willis and an embossing folder from the Merry Moments Collection.

I spent some relaxing time die cutting all the elements for my Country Snowman, using ink blending and a little copic marker coloring for shading and texture in places. Reverse tweezers and liquid glue are always my friend when creating with dies like these.

Once I had my scene elements created, glued and drying, I ink blended a panel with distress oxide inks and ran it through the die cutter with the Christmas Cameos 3D embossing folder. I glued that to a card base and started assembling the rest of my card.

After adding the Country Snowman elements with foam squares I pulled out my favorite sentiment banners from last year to finish things off. The white layer on the sentiment banner helps the sentiment pop and hides the foam behind it but this time I offset it for a little added interest.

Are you Christmas crafting yet?

Products used:
Country Snowman dies
Christmas Cameo embossing folder
Handmade Sentiments dies
Foam squares
Reverse tweezers
Liquid glue
Distress Oxide ink – peacock feathers, salvaged patina, tumbled glass

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Hey friends! We’re half way through the week and I wanted to pop in with a few cards featuring 2 die sets from the Spellbinders Sky’s the Limit Collection. This one was designed by Simon Hurley and is really fun to create with!

I created 3 cards with the 2 die sets I was given to use. Originally I wasn’t thinking and created all 5 of the large kites for one card but quickly realized after assembling them that it wasn’t going to happen. Although it was a great excuse to make another card!

For this card I used the Loops embossing folder for the background and the Mirror Arches dies to create the frame. The sentiment comes from the Simon Hurley Space Greetings die set.

For the rest of the kites, I used a sentiment from the same die set but added everything to a shaped card created with the Make a Wish Arch Labels die set. I used an A2 panel as a guide and was able to position my images off the panel in a way that this card with still fit in a regular envelope.

Last I have a card using the Up and Away dies paired with Tiny Dots embossing and a Modern Essential Oval for the mini scene. The clouds and sun come from Up in the Air View dies and my simple sentiment is a stamp and die combo called I’ve Got You Covered.

The whole Sky’s the Limit Collection is really fun and has lots of different styles of products. Be sure to check it out!

Products used:
Sky’s the Limit dies
Modern Essential Ovals dies
Up in the Air View dies
Tiny Dots embossing folder
Loops embossing folder
Mirrored Arches dies
Make a Wish Arch Labels dies
Liquid glue
Foam squares and tape
Pearl watercolor
Enamel dots
Pearl embellshments

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Hey friends! Spellbinders had a new collection release in March called Golden Afternoon by Rosie’s Studio. It’s full of beautiful scrapbooking style papers and ephemera but there is also a die set in it that is SO FUN! It’s got a film strip and a bunch of smaller decorative dies together.

I decided to take the film strip idea literally and printed out a few photos from our recent Disneyland trip to die cut and insert into the film reel! Isn’t is so fun!?! I love it!

The smile sentiment, and mini banner and star are part of the My Life In Pictures set. I paired them with the Loops embossing folder for some interest and texture on my background.

I love this die set and have a billion ideas to create with it. Keeping in theme with photos, can you imagine a wedding card with photos of the couple…as babies top and bottom, then as a couple in the middle. Or milestone photos of a kiddo for a milestone birthday. So much fun and so personal!

Plus the papercrafting fun of adding critters and decorations around the film strip. The ideas really are endless!

Products used:
My Life in Pictures dies
Loops embossing folder
Liquid glue
Foam tape

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Welcome everyone! I’m stopping by really quick today with a pair of cards I creating using the new On Your Special Day Better Press plates. The Better Press system is almost flawless when getting perfect results time and time again. I just love it each time I use it!

Remember the Better Press plates work with your Spellbinders Glimmer machine if you choose as well. Today I stuck with Better Press inking to create a couple of pretty wedding cards to have in my stash.

I paired them both with the Norwegian Rosemaling 3D embossing folder for an elegant background. This one was lightly inked with brown and splattered with gold watercolor. Then I played off the gold and used gold foil cardstock for my flower centers too. I like the mix of cream, white and gold together. It feels fancy.

For this card, I added purple flowers and inked the embossed panel lightly with purple ink as well. The florals I used on both cards are from the Little Blooms die set. It’s a great smaller set with a few different florals and greenery to use in any combination you choose.

Products used:
Copperplate On Your Wedding Day Sentiments – Better Press plates
Better Press ink – black
Better Press cotton cardstock – porcelain
Norwegian Rosemaling 3D embossing folder
Little Blooms dies
Blending brushes
Watercolor – gold
Foam tape
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers

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Hey friends! Happy to pop in with a couple of cards featuring new, adorable images from House-Mouse at Spellbinders. I always adore these images and love a reason to relax and watercolor – it’s a perfect combo.

Today I stamped the images and sentiments with brown ink for a softer look and used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to watercolor the images with.

After the panels were dry I cut the images out with the Notched Rectangle dies plus a couple of layers larger. I inked the edges of the kraft panels for a darker brown that I liked better and glued them all together with liquid glue.

First, I took my light brown ink pad direct to the card front to ink up the edges with some texture. Then, I added foam tape to the sentiment banners and stack of notched rectangles. and popped them in place. To finish things off I tied some organza ribbon around the top of both cards in a little bow.

Products used:
Spellbinders House-Mouse Healing Thoughts stamps
Spellbinders House-Mouse Bundle of Joy stamps
Spellbinders Notched Rectangle dies
Foam tape
Liquid glue
Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers
Water brush pen

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