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Spellbinders and Fun Stampers Journey Are Coming Together

Did you hear? As of November 1, Fun Stampers Journey and Spellbinders are coming together! Not only will the shop now offer over 2500 products, but will also provide you with one check-out (shop both brands on the same website) AND a $5 flat rate shipping on orders under $75 and FREE shipping on orders over $75!

Did you know?

FSJ stamps are made in the USA of deeply etched red rubber for a perfect impression every time.
The FSJ thin metal dies are made of steel to give you clean cuts without warping or dulling. And, they’re coated in FSJ green so they’re easy to find!
FSJ offers over 50 exclusive colors – matching cardstock, ink, ribbon and accessories makes creating easy!
Over 50% of FSJ stamps have coordinating dies – no more fussy cutting!

I am sharing two projects featuring Fun Stampers Journey and Spellbinders products. Let’s take a look!

My first card features the Adore Him stamp set with coordinating dies. I love that the sentiments have their own dies; it takes away all of the stress!

I stamped the wise men with a magenta ink. I heat-embossed, with gold powder, the buildings, the sentiment, and the star. I used Holiday Sparkles Gems to finish the scene. CAS, elegant, fast and easy!

For my second card, I added a little cozy to the card by dry-embossing Candy Apple cardstock with the Cozy Knit Embossing Folder.

I cut the Gingerbread Boy from Oatmeal Cookie cardstock and added Candy Cane Buttons. I used a sentiment from the Charming Tag Sentiments set.

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Concord & 9th – Deck the Halls Turnabout

Hello! Today, I am sharing two cards of the same design featuring the Concord & 9th Deck the Hall Turnabout stamp.

I followed the directions on the packaging and stamped four different ink colors on both white and kraft cardstock. The possibilities are endless with the color combinations! I used the Holiday Cheer Tags stamp set to create the sentiment, wanting to show as much of the background as possible. I stamped the items first and then cut the cardstock with a Paper Smooches tag die.

I plan to revisit this Turnabout with another set of ink colors in the near future.

Supplies: Concord & 9th Deck the Hall and Holiday Cheer Tags stamp sets; Paper Smooches tag; Memento Lady Bug, Cottage Ivy, Bamboo Leaves, Toffee Crunch inks

Give Thanks – CAS Die-cut Fall-themed card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS fall-themed card showcasing the Impression Obsession Give Thanks stamp.

I did not know immediately how I would use the stamp, I just liked the calligraphy! After cutting and coloring the Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame 3 pieces for this card, I decided to make more to cluster around the IO sentiment. As I did with that card, I cut the pieces from soft finish cardstock and colored them with Distress Inks.

To frame the sentiment, I used the Avery Elle Die Burst frame. I also cut an inner mat with a circle die and centered the mat behind the frame.

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Get Cozy – A CAS Holiday Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS holiday card that combines many of my favorite things – die-cuts, texture, twine, and a stamp set that is both a background and a sentiment!

I cut the mug from Candy Apple cardstock (FSJ) with the Penny Black What’s In Your Cup? die set and added a snowflake cut with the Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes set. I cut the steam for the mug with the same Penny Black set from vellum to which I had adhered double-sided adhesive. For the background, I stamped the Neat and Tangled Hello Winter stamp in Rich Cocoa ink. (There are similar Neat and Tangled stamp sets for Spring, Summer, and Fall.) I dry-embossed the card base with a Sizzix embossing folder (now retired) and finished it with Lawn Fawn twine.

Hip Hip Hooray – Glitter Balloon Die-Cuts

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS card suitable for a number of occasions – birthday, graduation, retirement, promotion – created with several different balloon die sets.

I used balloon dies from an Avery Elle set, a Penny Black set, and a Paper Smooches set to cut the balloons from metallic glitter paper (bronze, copper, silver, and gold) included in the Assortment Glitter pack.

I cut the balloon strings from black cardstock with a balloon strings die. The balloon strings are gathered together with a bow (created with a die in the retired Avery Elle Finished Frames set). I stamped the sentiment, from a Stampin’ Up set that is now retired, in black ink on Sea Salt cardstock.

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