Christmas - Right as Rain

Amaryllis Christmas Card with Embossed Details

Hello! I’m excited to share my second Christmas card created with with Spellbinders supplies in the Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. You can see my first card HERE. You may notice that this card is more detailed than my first card, with the addition of a dry-embossed panel created with the Amaryllis Garden embossing folder from the collection. The embossed texture, floral element, and timeless sentiment come together to create a refined and elegant holiday card perfect for the season.

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper. I used Echo Park paper from my stash.
- Cut gold cardstock with the largest die in the Essential Stylish Ovals set. To soften the effect of the gold, cut a vellum oval with the same die. Adhere the ovals together in the center, which will be covered by the dry-embossed panel, and add to the card base.
- Next, cut dark green cardstock with the next smallest die in the Essential Stylish Ovals set. Dry-emboss the oval with the Amaryllis Garden embossing folder and add to the card front.
- With a die in the Yana’s Amaryllis set, cut the bloom from red cardstock. Carefully turn the piece over and tape from behind to keep the outline and interior pieces together. Cut two more blooms from darker red cardstock, removing the interior pieces and keeping the outlines. Next, adhere these together and adhere to the piece with the full bloom intact. Cut the flower once more from gold cardstock. Fussy-cut and add the gold stem to the bloom piece. Cut two leaves from gold cardstock.
- Add the amaryllis to the card front with foam adhesive.
- Press the Home for Christmas sentiment in Spruce ink on white cardstock. Cut with the coordinating die and add to the base of the assembled amaryllis.

Elegant Amaryllis Christmas Card

Hello! I’m excited to share a CAS, elegant Christmas card featuring a single, stunning amaryllis created with Spellbinders supplies in the Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. The focal point is accompanied by a BetterPress sentiment. This simple yet elegant design captures the beauty of the holidays with a timeless floral motif and a joyful message.

- - Press the Home for Christmas sentiment in black ink on the Evergreen Season Collection paper. Trim to 4″ x 5 1/4″ and add to an A2-size card base.
  - With a die in the Yana’s Amaryllis set, cut the bloom from red cardstock. Carefully turn the piece over and tape from behind to keep the outline and interior pieces together. Cut two more blooms from darker red cardstock, removing the interior pieces and keeping the outlines. Adhere these together and then adhere to the piece with the full bloom intact. Cut the flower once more from gold cardstock. Fussy-cut and add the gold stem to the bloom piece.
  - Finally, trim the completed bloom and the bottom and add to the card front.

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Snuggle Season Card with Reindeer Slippers

Hello! I’m excited to share another cozy card using the “Cozy Toes Slippers” set – the October 2024 Large Die of the Month offering at Spellbinders. This design features charming reindeer slippers at the ends of festive PJs, paired with the sentiment “Snuggle Season.” With so many fun slipper options in this set, it’s easy to customize cards for any winter occasion. You can see my first card with this die set HERE.

- 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 brown ink on Snowdrift cardstock and cut with the coordinating die. Add to the card with foam adhesive.

Decorate the Hearth for Christmas

Hello! The holiday spirit often brings to mind cozy fireplaces and festive decor, and this Christmas card captures that warm, nostalgic feeling! While not everyone has a fireplace, decorating the hearth has deep roots in Christmas traditions, and this card brings those traditions to life with mantel decor, stockings, and banner sentiment. To create the card, I combined two die sets from the Timeless Trees Collection by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders.

- Cover A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Cut mantel, decorations, stockings and banner from a variety of cardstock colors and textures with the Mantel Village and Mantel Decorations die sets. (These sets are also available at a discount as a bundle.) Assemble.
- For easier handling, create an assembly with the mantel, decorations, and stockings. Add the assembly to the card front with foam adhesive squares. Add banner to top of card.

Warm and Cozy Wishes Christmas Card

Nothing says holiday comfort like cozy pajamas and adorable slippers! Today, I’m excited to share a Christmas card featuring a pair of die-cut penguin slippers at the ends of PJs, made with the “Cozy Toes Slippers” set – the October 2024 Large Die of the Month offering at Spellbinders. The set includes dies to create not only the adorable penguin slippers but also Santa, reindeer, a monster/reptile foot, and bunny slippers, offering lots of creative possibilities.

- Cover an A-2 size card base with patterned paper.
- With the “Cozy Toes Slippers” set, cut slippers, legs, pajamas, and sentiment from a variety of cardstock colors and textures. The patterned paper used for the pajama legs coordinates with the card base, creating a cohesive design. Assemble.
- Add elements to the card front with foam adhesive.

This card is relatively easy to create since the overall design is straightforward, at the same time, the die-cut pieces add a level of intricacy that makes it visually interesting and detailed.