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.

Penny Black Making Spirits Bright

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.

Penny Black Making Spirits Bright


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.

Spellbinders Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

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.

Spellbinders Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Spellbinders Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

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.

Spellbinders Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Spellbinders Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken


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.

Tim Holtz Cozy Winter Tags

I used a die in the Tim Holtz/Sizzix 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 (now called Deco Foil Plush Paper, White Latte).

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.

Tim Holtz Cozy Winter Tags

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.

Tim Holtz Cozy Winter Tags

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.

Tim Holtz Cozy Winter Tags Tim Holtz Cozy Winter Tags

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


Spellbinders November 2021 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Club

Hello crafty friends! Today, I’m sharing a holiday card created with the Spellbinders November 2021 Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club – “Around The Holidays.” Read more about this club here.

Spellbinders November 2021 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Club

Spellbinders November 2021 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Club

Spellbinders November 2021 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Club