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Spellbinders | July 2023 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome! I am thrilled to be participating in a blog hop showcasing the July 2023 Spellbinders Club Subscriptions. For this occasion, I created two holiday cards with the Small Die of the Month Club set, aptly named “Layered Poinsettia Tree.” You should have reached me from the blog of Sara Lihz Staroska. (The entire list of blog hop participants is included at the end of my post.)

Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to three lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes Sunday, July 23, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes. Please note, store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions; store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras, and regular releases.

With just a change of colors and texture of the cardstock, the Small Die of the Month Club set makes it effortlessly simple to create uniquely charming cards. Previously, I shared a holiday card created with the same set HERE.

With the Small Die of the Month Club set, Cut the tree, greenery, small flowers, poinsettias, sentiment banner, and star from a range of materials including brushed white, brushed gold, brushed velvet, and red cardstock. Assemble.
Dry-emboss a fern cardstock A2-size panel with the Scattered Christmas folder. (This folder was the October 2022 Embossing Kit offering.) Add to A2-size card base.
Next, add a snowbank, cut with a die in the Warm Wishes Camper set from snowdrift cardstock, which serves as a grounding element for the tree.
Finally, embellish with adhesive gold gems.

Thanks for visiting! Head next to the blog of Joy Wilson. Scroll for the full blog hop list.

Spellbinders Blog
Sandi MacIver
Sara Lihz Staroska
Jean Manis<– You are here
Joy Wilson
Jennifer Kotas
Linh Van
Deepa Robbins
Heejung Hunsberger
Michelle Short
Allison Frazier
Lin Brandyberry
Sheri Gilson
Deborah Jenkins
Lisa Tilson
Alanna Moses
Jill Hilliard
Teri Duncan
Ilina Crouse
Pam Sparks
Carrie Rhoades
Mindy Eggen
Vera Yates
Rebecca Keppel

Spellbinders | Elegant Poinsettia Tree Christmas Card

Hello! I am delighted to showcase the July 2023 Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club set – “Layered Poinsettia Tree” – on an elegant Christmas card. The Christmas tree evokes a sense of timeless holiday tradition. Scroll for information on the Spellbinders Star Spangled Savings Event.

- With the set, I cut the tree, greenery, small flowers, poinsettias, and star from a range of materials including brushed white cardstock, brushed gold, and fern cardstock.
- Enhancing the festive atmosphere, I dry-embossed an arch, cut with the largest die in the Essential Arches set from Waterfall cardstock, using the Scattered Christmas folder. (This folder was the October 2022 Embossing Kit offering.) The arch was added to an A2-size card base of brushed gold cardstock.
- Completing the card is a sentiment, glimmer foiled in gold, which reads “Celebrate the Season.” The sentiment is positioned on a snowbank, cut with a die in the Color Block Scenic Scape set, serving as a grounding element for the tree.

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Spellbinders | Colorful Ocean Delight

Hello! Dive into a world of vibrant colors with a card showcasing the Spellbinders June 2023 Small Die Kit Club – “Dancin’ Octopus & Friends.” Send this card to celebrate special occasions, achievements, or simply to brighten someone’s day with a burst of color and cheer. For more inspiration, check out my Sending Hugs from the Sea post and the Spellbinders Project Round Up.

- I created the wave background, measuring 4 x 5 1/4 inches, with the Color Block Scenic Scape and Essential Rectangles die sets from cardstock colored with Tumbled Glass, Salvaged Patina, Mermaid Lagoon, and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks. The assembled waves were added to an A2-card base covered with Bazzill Canvas cardstock.
- I cut the pieces for the octopus with the Small Die Kit Club dies from cardstock colored with Abandoned Coral and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide inks and light gray cardstock.
- I cut the pieces for the jellyfish with the Small Die Kit Club dies from cardstock colored with Wild Honey, Ripe Persimmon, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover, Shaded Lilac, and Villainous Poison Distress Oxide inks, and vellum.
- I added the assembled octopus and jellyfish to the wave background with dot and foam adhesive.

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Sending Hugs from the Sea | Spellbinders Small Die Kit Club

Hello! Today I am sharing a mini-slimline, underwater scene card created with the Spellbinders June 2023 Small Die Kit Club – “Dancin’ Octopus & Friends”- with which I paired the sentiment of “Hey” (included in the kit) and “Sending Hugs.” Octopuses are visually interesting creatures with their distinctive and otherworldly appearance, tentacles, and vibrant coloration. This card would work for a number of occasions, whether to connect with a friend, brighten the day of someone feeling under the weather, or “just because.” Keep reading to learn how I created the card.

- Create background by applying Distress inks – Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, and Blueprint Sketch – on Distress Watercolor cardstock. Trim to mini-slimline size of 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and add to card base.
- Glimmer foil the Sending Hugs sentiment from the Mini Sincere Sentiments set in black on Snowdrift cardstock. Trim.
- Cut June 2023 Small Die Kit Club pieces – octopuses and jellyfish – from light gray cardstock and cardstock to which Distress Oxide inks have been applied. Assemble. Note: The bottom layers of the octopus and jellyfish can move, hence the name “Dancin’ Octopus & Friends.” For my design, I did not leave that layer free to move.

- Add octopuses to card, trim edges as necessary. Add jellyfish and sentiment.

Head to the Spellbinders blog for a tutorial with the Small Die Kit Club – “Dancin’ Octopus & Friends.”

Spellbinders December 2020 Small and Large Die Kit Clubs

Hello and happy December! Today, I am sharing cards created with this month’s Small Die of the Month kit (“Daydreaming”) and Large Die of the Month kit (“Look Behind the Curtain”) at Spellbinders.

My first card showcases the Small Die of the Month kit that is packed with dies with which to create window scenes.

I cut the starry panes from dark blue cardstock and again (without the star insert) from light yellow. The set contains three sentiments. I chose the one that best works with the nighttime scene.

I added the cat, the moon, and the potted plants to the scene, as well as gold sequins. I added the window assembly to a patterned paper background.

On the second card, I have combined the Small Die of the Month kit named “Daydreaming” and Large Die of the Month, which contains dies with which to create an operable curtain. I created a daytime scene with the Small Die of the Month kit, using the rectangular window without the arch window.

Here’s the card with the curtains open:

I assembled the scene, which includes two cats and potted plants, and set it aside.
Following the directions for the curtain assembly, I die-cut the curtain pieces from patterned paper and gold foil (finials).
I attached the curtains to a yellow panel which contains the slots for the curtain mechanism.
I then added the window scene.

Here’s what the card looks like with the curtains closed:

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