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Monster Love: Easy Valentine’s Day Card

Hello! Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to get creative, and what’s more charming than a playful monster spreading love? This card, made with the Spellbinders December 2024 Large Die Kit Club Monster Love Pop set, combines an adorable die-cut monster, a heart accent, and the simple sentiment “Be Mine.” With a patterned paper background and a die-cut frame to spotlight the monster, this card is as easy to make as it is delightful to give.

- Create a patterned paper frame (Love Notes) with a die in the Underwater Tunnel set. Add to an A2-size card base with foam adhesive.
- Cut the monster, heart, and sentiment with dies in the Monster Love Pop set from a variety of cardstock colors. Also cut glitter foam with the heart and monster body. Assemble. The glitter foam provides dimension.
- Add heart, monster, and sentiment to center of card.

With its whimsical design, easy assembly, and the use of patterned paper to add visual interest, this card is perfect for crafting a heartfelt Valentine with minimal effort!

Sugarplum Wishes Card with Santa Slippers

Hello! The versatility of Cozy Toes Slippers set shines again in my latest creation! The October 2024 Large Die of the Month offering at Spellbinders is now available for individual sale. This time, I’ve crafted a festive card featuring Santa slippers, paired with the whimsical sentiment “Sugarplum Wishes.” This is the third card I’ve made with this set, showcasing how easy it is to use the same overall design while creating different looks. Check out my earlier blog posts to see how I used this versatile set to create cards featuring penguin and reindeer slippers for more cozy inspiration!

- Cover an A-2 size card base with patterned paper.
- With the Cozy Toes Slippers set, cut slippers, legs, and pajamas from a variety of cardstock colors, prints, and textures. Assemble.
- Add elements to the card front with adhesive. Trim as necessary.
- Press the sentiment in black ink on Snowdrift cardstock and cut with the coordinating die. Add to the card with foam adhesive.

Penguin Card with Let It Snow Sentiment

Hello! After sharing a roundup of snowy techniques for handmade cards in this post, I couldn’t resist using those ideas to create my own! This whimsical penguin card, complete with a “Let It Snow” sentiment, brings together some of my favorite methods for capturing the magic of winter. Scroll for Early Black Friday sales at Spellbinders and Hero Arts!

- To begin, create an A2-size card base from textured white cardstock.
- Cut Snowdrift cardstock with the Large Emerald Cut Scored die in the Emerald Cut Labels set and add to the card base.
- Use the Large Label Insert die in the Emerald Cut Labels set to cut patterned paper for the snowy sky.
- Use that same die to cut white glitter cardstock.
- To create a snowy ground for the scene, cut the white glitter cardstock piece along the top with one of the Color Block Scenic Scape dies. Adhere to the patterned paper insert and add assembly to the card base.
- Cut Dancin’ Penguin from a variety of cardstock colors and assemble.
- Press the sentiment in black ink on Snowdrift cardstock and cut with the coordinating die.
- To create the snowflakes, cut white glitter foam with dies in the Christmas Wreath Add-Ons set.
- Add penguin to card with foam squares, adhere the sentiment and snowflakes with glue.

This card combines die-cut snowflakes, snowflake-patterned paper, and a glitter cardstock hill to create a layered, snowy scene full of winter charm.

Penny Black JOYful Christmas Card

Hello! I’m excited to share a CAS Christmas card featuring products from Penny Black. The card centers around a large, die-cut “JOY” with a village scene nestled inside the “O,” while Santa and his reindeer soar overhead. With its minimalist yet festive design, this card brings a touch of holiday cheer without overwhelming detail, making it perfect for mass-producing or gifting to someone who loves the beauty of simplicity. I shared another card with the Penny Black Immense Joy die HERE.

- Stamp the Snowflake Pattern in silver ink on white cardstock. Trim to 4″ x 5 1/4″. Attach to an A2-size card base.
- Using the Immense Joy die, cut red cardstock three times and adhere together.
- With the Here Comes… die, cut Santa and reindeer from black cardstock.
- Cut the Neighborhood Border from white cardstock and back the windows with yellow cardstock. Fussy cut a circle from dark teal cardstock for the back of the “O.” Trim the Neighborhood Border and back with the teal. Adhere assembly to the back of the Immense Joy die-cut piece.
- Add the Immense Joy assembly to the card background with dot adhesive. Add Santa and reindeer with foam adhesive.

Elegant Clean and Simple JOY Christmas Card

Hello! Spread holiday cheer with a Clean and Simple Christmas card featuring a Penny Black bold JOY die cut. The focal point is an ornament suspended within the letter “O,” adding a festive touch as it hangs from a pine branch. I used gold and a formal patterned paper on the background to give the card an elegant feel.

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Using the Immense Joy die, cut dark green cardstock three times and adhere together.
- Fussy-cut vellum to fill in the back of the “O” and glue to the back side. Add the JOY assembly to the card front.
- Die-cut the Beautified Baubles with gold and Pomegranate cardstock. With another die in the same set, cut the pine bough from Fern cardstock.
- Glue the bough above the “O.” Add the ornament to the center of the “O” with foam adhesive. Glue the string to the bough.

Achieving a sophisticated look doesn’t have to take a lot of time—this card came together quickly.