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Spellbinders December 2021 Large Die Kit Club

Hello crafty friends! Happy December! I’m delighted to share two CAS cards created with the Spellbinders December 2021 Large Die of the Month “Layered Stitched Background.”

The versatile set includes six dies with which to create distinctive cards. While I created holiday cards, the set works for any season, simply change the floss colors and sentiment! (Find out more about this set here.)

My cards share the same design: a dry-embossed card base, centered stitched panel, and glimmer-foiled sentiment.

Dry-emboss card base with the Sun Rays folder.
Glimmer-foil Mini Christmas Sentiment Strips sentiment and cut with die in the set.
Die-cut the Large Die of the Month pieces and stitch the bottom layer. Assemble with top pieces and adhere to base.
Add sentiment with foam adhesive.

DMC Floss Colors: 700 (green), 728 (yellow), 321 (red), 815 (dark red)

DMC Floss Colors: 322 (medium blue), 3810 (teal), 700 (green), 726 (yellow), 824 (dark blue), 208 (purple), 603 (pink), 321 (red), 741 (orange)

Thanks for stopping by. May your December be filled with wonderful memories!

Tim Holtz Christmas Gentleman

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS Christmas card that features a festive gentleman, who looks as if he stepped out of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The Christmas 2021 Vault Series die includes the gentleman, as well as the wreath and lamp post. (Emboldened supplies without links are available from multiple stores and are included in the supply list at the end of the post.)

To begin I stenciled the snowflakes, part of Mini Stencil Set Number 50, with white pigment ink on to a teal cardstock base. I did this twice to cover the area, letting it dry between the applications.
I die-cut the Christmas 2021 Vault Series from cardstock and assembled them, using Brushed Gold behind the lamppost.
I heat-embossed the Simple Sayings sentiment on white cardstock with gold embossing powder, trimmed the panel, and added it to the stenciled background.
I added the lamp post, gentleman, and wreath to the scene.

Penny Black Winter Window

Hello! I am sharing a holiday card that features the 51-724 Viewpoint window die combined with other Penny Black supplies. This unique die set cuts the window frame and the dimensional pieces for each pane. I particularly enjoy creating window cards.

I die-cut the window from white and gray cardstock with the 51-724 Viewpoint die, taping the dimensional pieces on the back to the white window frame.
I die-cut the Santa with the 51-560 Here Comes… set from black cardstock.
I die-cut the boughs from Sugar Coated cardstock with a die in the 51-659 Beautified Baubles set. (I added berries to the boughs, which I cut with a circle die.)
I created the lanterns with the 51-275 Winter Lantern set for embellishment.
I heat-embossed 30-257 Joy Filled in Red powder for the sentiment.
For the background, I stamped the 40-706 Snowflake Pattern on to cardstock colored with Mermaid Lagoon and Chipped Sapphire inks.

Spellbinders Sending Warm Holiday Wishes

Hello and Happy Wednesday! (To those who celebrate Thanksgiving – I hope you have a wonderful holiday!) I am sharing a mini-slimline, winter-themed card created with Spellbinders dies, embossing folder, and stamp set.

I created the card base with the Striped Slimline Embossing Folder.
I die-cut the snow with the Color Block Scenic Scape die set from Sugar Coated cardstock.
I cut the polar bear from Snowdrift and other cardstock colors using the Chill Bear set.
I used Sending You to create the sentiment (this set was the October 2021 Clear Stamp of the Month).
I embellished with trees and snowflakes (cut from the Sugar Coated cardstock).

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Tim Holtz Feathered Friends Christmas Tags

Hello! Today I am sharing Christmas tags created with Tim Holtz supplies featuring the Feathered Friends die set. I shared a card with this set here. (Emboldened supplies without links are available from multiple stores and are included in the supply list at the end of the post.)

I heat-embossed the Festive Overlay sentiment on to kraft cardstock, once with Red Geranium and once with Green. I cut the cardstock using the Tag Collection die set.
I sponged white pigment ink through the Flurries stencil, masking the sentiment.
To create the small patches of snow, I stenciled embossing paste through a stencil in the Mini Set 38 and then sprinkled it with Rock Candy Glitter.
I die-cut the Feathered Friends birds from colored cardstock and black cardstock and assembled them; I placed white cardstock behind the wings and the bodies for greater visibility. I added the birds to the tags, as well as twine.