Christmas - Right as Rain

Spellbinders Winter-Themed Slider Cards – Past Club Kits Sale

Hello! Today I am sharing two winter-themed slider cards created with Spellbinders die sets including the Festive Wreaths Slider Card die set, one of the past club kits that is currently on sale!

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This amazing 21-piece set includes all of the pieces with which to construct the slider card, in addition to a number of smaller dies with which to customize the slider card for a variety of occasions and seasons. Given the time of year, I used the set’s snowflake dies on my projects.

My cards are similar, as both use Die D-Lite sets as the focal image and the same patterned paper. There are a couple of differences upon which I’ll elaborate.

My first card showcases the Die D-Lites Woliver set.

I die-cut and constructed the walrus from solid cardstock. I constructed the slider card from both patterned paper and solid cardstock. Snowflakes adorn the circle frame.

To make things easy for myself, I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it out with a rectangle die. I then added the sentiment to the piece that is pulled to slide the easel up (alternately I could have stamped the sentiment on to the piece that is pulled). A sentiment can easily be included in the top portion (or in the bottom portion, in lieu of something else).

I dry-embossed the piece that is pulled up with the Falala Bold embossing folder from a soft-blue cardstock that coordinates with the patterned paper.

The area revealed easily fits a gift card (adhered with a temporary adhesive dot to the card back). I used a Starbucks gift card because that’s one of my favorite gift cards to receive!

My second card features the Die D-Lites Snowman.

I die-cut and constructed the snowman. I constructed the slider card from both patterned paper and solid cardstock. The snowflakes adorn the circle frame and the snowman’s hat. Just as before, to make things easy for myself, I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it out with a rectangle die. I then added the sentiment to the piece that is pulled to slide up the card.

Thanks so by for stopping by today! Be sure to check out this blog post on the Spellbinders blog with more project ideas, directions for assembly, and a video!

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Santa’s On His Way – Penny Black Christmas Scenes

Hello! Today I’m sharing two takes on the same design. I’ve used the Penny Black #51-560 Here Comes… and #51-459 Neighborhood Border dies to create Christmas scenes.

On my first take, I created a card base from patterned paper. The #51-459 Neighborhood Border was cut from white cardstock and backed with a soft yellow. I cut Santa and his sleigh from red cardstock. I added a heat-embossed sentiment from the #30-384 Rejoice stamp set.

On my second take, I used non-traditional colors. You may also notice that the Neighborhood Border is shifted a bit.

The card base is dry-embossed turquoise blue. The #51-459 Neighborhood Border was cut from dark pink cardstock and backed with a bright yellow. I cut Santa and his sleigh from white cardstock. I heat-embossed a sentiment from the #30-616 Thrill of Hope stamp set directly on to the Neighborhood Border (this method is a bit trickier than adding a banner, as I did in the first card).

On both cards, I added snowflakes cut with dies in the #51-268 A Blizzard and #51-080 Around Town sets.

I don’t always have the time to try out different color schemes, although it’s something I always take into consideration (as in, I’m thinking about other options). One of my favorite card types is a scene, so these cards were a lot of fun to make.

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Tangle-Free Holiday – Spellbinders Die-cut Card

Hello! Today I have a whimsical holiday card on which I’ve combined several Spellbinders Die D-Lites sets – Holiday Twinkle Lights and Christmas Bandit.

I die-cut the Christmas Bandit and the Holiday Twinkle Lights (cut twice) and assembled the pieces.
I cut a rectangle from patterned paper. I cut a circle and then trimmed it on the side and bottom to fit the design. Without the circle, the raccoon got lost on the patterned paper and strings of lights.
I heat-embossed the String of Lights sentiment.
I put everything together on the patterned paper background and added the assembly to a card base.

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Penny Black Winter Church

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Christmas card featuring the Penny Black #51-569 Winter Church die, which is part of the Merry and Joy release.

I cut the pieces for the church and backed the windows with a soft yellow. I heat-embossed the sentiment from the #30-257 Joy Filled stamp set on to the red cardstock card base.

To fill out the scene, I added snowflakes cut with dies from the #51-268 A Blizzard and #51-080 Around Town die sets.

What I like about this card/why I designed this card the way that I did: I like the choice of red for the background, even though it’s not realistic; I like the small touch of green that the wreath on the church adds; I like the heat-embossed sentiment on the card base as it contributes to the CAS feel of the card.

Thanks for dropping by! I appreciate your warm and thoughtful comments!

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Spellbinders Scenic Snapshots

Hello! Recently, I was a guest on the Spellbinders blog sharing fall- and winter-themed cards created with products from their Scenic Snapshots Collection. I hope you’ll head on over to read how I created the cards and about the thinking behind my design choices. The Scenic Snapshots Collection has been showcased on the Spellbinders blog for several days, so be sure to check out how other cardmakers have used these amazing die sets.

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