Christmas - Right as Rain

Spellbinders November 2021 Clubs Blog Hop

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop sharing CAS slimline holiday cards created with the Spellbinders November 2021 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Kathy Clement. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created quick-to-make cards with this month’s Large Die of the Month kit “Christmas Foliage Strip & Borders.” I previously shared a card created with the same set here.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, November 21st, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Please note: store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions; store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras, and regular releases.

For the first card, I die-cut the floral portion of the Large Die of the Month set three times and adhered the borders to a slimline card base from the same cardstock. I glimmer-foiled the Gifts of Christmas Sentiments sentiment in gold on a darker red cardstock. I die-cut the sentiment with a circle die and added an ornament holder (cut with a die in the Circle Kaleidoscope set).

On the second card, I combined dies in the Large Die of the Month set to cut Snowdrift cardstock. I die-cut a piece of Brushed Gold to back the detailed open area. I die-cut navy cardstock with another die in the set and added that piece to the top. I added the assembly to a Brushed Silver card base. I decorated the card with Santa and reindeer and a sentiment, cut with dies in the Silent Night set, adding a small Gold Gem to the nose of the lead reindeer.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Head next to the blog of Marie Heiderscheit. Scroll for full blog hop list.

There is a BIG sale at Spellbinders featuring clearance deals from just $1 and offering a HUGE assortment of products newly added to clearance. The offer is available through Wednesday 11/17/21.

Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Tina Smith
Bibi Cameron
Yasmin Diaz
Jill Hilliard
Jennifer Kotas
Virginia Lu
Sandra Nagel
Kathy Clement
Jean Manis <—you are here
Marie Heiderscheit
Emily Leiphart
Jessica Vasher
Hussena Calcuttawala
Melody Rupple
Jennifer Snyder
Natasha Vacca
Alanna Moses
Martha Lucia Gomez
Tiffany Pryce Russom

Penny Black Making Spirits Bright

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Christmas card created with a Penny Black stamp from the Making Spirits Bright release and a previously-released die.

I stamped the 30-864 Bright Spirits greenery and sentiment with pigment inks on white cardstock. Once dry, I trimmed the border and added the panel to a red cardstock base.

I die-cut the 51-557 Reindeer Leaps from gold foil and added it to the center with foam adhesive.

Spellbinders Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Hello! Today I am sharing two cards created with products from the just-launched Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken at Spellbinders. My cards use the Circles and Squares sets. There are ovals, slimlines, and rectangles in the collection as well. While I created holiday cards, these designs are timeless and can be used for any number of occasions.

On the first card, I used the Circles and Squares as frames. The sets contain the fluted detail and outline dies for flexibility in how they are used.

I glimmer-foiled the Mini Christmas Sentiment Strips sentiment in Silver on Brushed Gold cardstock.
I cut the circle frame with a die in the Circles set from Brushed Silver and the Squares from Snowdrift cardstock.
I die-cut a snowbank from Snowdrift cardstock, to which I applied Sparkle Dust Glitter, using the Color Block Scenic Scape die.
I die-cut the Chill Bear as the focal point from a variety of cardstocks including cardstock on which I heat-embossed Red Tinsel embossing powder (for the scarf).
I embellished the card with snowflakes cut from Snowdrift cardstock, to which I applied Sparkle Dust Glitter, using dies in the Chill Bear and Holiday Decorations sets.

On the second card, I used the Squares as a frame and as a border to a die in the All Is Calm Word Frame set.

I cut the outside square frame with a die in the Squares set from Snowdrift cardstock. I cut the center piece by using a die in the Squares set with a die in the All Is Calm Word Frame set.
I backed the interior piece with a square cut from Snowdrift cardstock to which I applied Sparkle Dust Glitter.
I die-cut the All Is Calm Word Frame sentiment from Snowdrift cardstock on which I heat-embossed Gold Tinsel powder.
I embellished the card with snowflakes cut from Snowdrift cardstock, to which I applied Sparkle Dust Glitter, using dies in the Silent Night and Holiday Decorations sets.

Tim Holtz Cozy Winter Tags

Hello! Today I am sharing two versions of a holiday tag featuring the Tim Holtz Cozy Winter bear. I previously shared a card featuring the bear here.

I used a die in the Tag Collection set to create the tag base, cutting cardstock to which I had applied Distress Oxide ink.

On both tags, I used the Flurries stencil, varying the method by which I created the snowflakes. For the tag on the left, I applied Transfer Gel through the stencil. Once dry, I ran the tag through my Minc with Flock Transfer. For the tag on the right, I applied white embossing paste through the stencil and sprinkled it with Clear Rock Candy glitter.

In addition to changing up the color of cardstocks I used to create the bears, I changed up the sentiment as well. For the first bear, I stamped the Bold Tidings Mini sentiment on to white cardstock and cut it with a Spellbinders Color Block Scenic Scape die.

On the other, I added Clear Rock Candy glitter to white cardstock (with double-sided adhesive), cut the cardstock with the Spellbinders Color Block Scenic Scape die, and added a sentiment cut with the Alphanumeric Bold set, from cardstock to which I had applied Broken China Glaze.

The Cozy Winter set includes a mug for the bear to hold. I swapped out the mug for a present, cut with the Christmas Minis set. I cut the present from cardstock to which I had applied Broken China Glaze and cardstock which I had heat-embossed with Red Tinsel embossing powder. I cut the scarf from these same two pieces.

I really enjoy using the same design while varying the ways in which I create the elements.

Spellbinders Color Block Christmas – Two Takes

Hello! I was recently a guest on the Spellbinders blog sharing two takes with the Be Bold Color Block Merry Christmas die set. I would love for you to head over to read more about the die set and my designs.