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Spellbinders 2019 Limited Edition Merry Everything Christmas Kit

Hello! Today I am sharing three projects created with the Spellbinders holiday kit that contains OVER 630 PIECES aptly called Merry Everything. Let’s take a look!

The Merry Everything kit includes: 25 cards & 25 envelopes, patterned paper, cardstock, foil cardstock, a stamp set, a die set, pocket memory keeping cards, stickers, chipboard, tags, twine, glitter alpha, and more! The colors and themes are on trend and easily coordinate with one another.

My first project is a set of Christmas tags which were a cinch to assemble with the kit’s contents. These are so pretty, my holiday packages can be wrapped with plain paper.

Next up, two “ready made” cards I created by combining pieces – patterned paper, pocket memory keeping cards, diamante embellishments, and die cut shapes – from the kit. Again, these were created in just a few minutes.

My final project is a 12 x 12 scrapbook layout documenting the excitement of Christmas morning for two young boys. I combined pieces from the kit – pocket memory keeping cards, die cut pieces, stickers, tags – to create embellishment clusters for the page. Additionally, I used solid cardstock (the journaling strip), vellum paper, and patterned paper from the kit on the layout.

I’ll be back tomorrow with two more projects, a card created with the die set and stamp set and pocket memory keeping pages, using pieces from the Merry Everything holiday kit!

Spellbinders Trick-or-Treat Die-cut Scene

Hello! I am sharing a die-cut Halloween scene on which I combined several Spellbinders/FSJ die sets – “Eek-A-Boo” (this month’s Small Die of the Month), Haunted Manor, and Sweet Home Accents.

For this card, I wanted to capture a trick-or-treat scene. While there are a number of different trick-or-treaters that can be made with the “Eek-A-Boo” set, I crafted a devil. I liked the punch of red the devil provides. (See my first set of cards with the “Eek-A-Boo” set here.)

I also tucked the ghost, cut with a die in the “Eek-A-Boo” set, behind the door – the “Eek” being that it was a ghost who answered the door!

What I like about this card: the Halloween theme; the bold colors; the whimsy of it – a black cat in the window, a ghost at the door; it includes a home scene, which is one of my favorite types of scenes to make; and it’s made entirely from die-cuts.

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Three in a Row – Halloween Card

Hello! I can’t get enough of the DCWV Happy Halloween patterned paper. For this CAS card I used several of the patterns with a combination of die-cuts.

The three-circle frame is a retired die (Peek-a-Boo Trio) from My Favorite Things (one of the first dies I ever bought). I used the SugarPea Hocus Pocus set to cut the witch’s hat and broom. I used the Spellbinders Haunted Manor set for the bats. I decided to use a sentiment from the patterned paper for the center window.

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Spellbinders Haunted Manor

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Halloween card created with Spellbinders supplies.

I cut the bats and manor from Black Licorice cardstock with the Haunted Manor set.
I cut the Eek sentiment and the ghost with this month’s Small Die kit – “Eek-A-Boo.”
I used a circle die to cut the moon. I backed the ghost’s eyes and the openings on the manor with cardstock.
I added the elements to a background dry-embossed with the Inspire folder.

Here’s what I like about this card:
It’s created entirely from die-cuts. I like the bold colors with the black and white; I’ve been using a lot of teal for fall- and Halloween-themed projects this year. I like the dry-embossed background for subtle texture.

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Freshly Made Sketches #401

Hello! I am playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week. I really like sketch challenges as it forces me to think of new ways to use my supplies.

To begin, I stamped the Flower Explosion stamp in white pigment ink on So Saffron cardstock.
While the ink dried, I cut the two birds, flowers, and foliage with the A Little Birdie set. I used a hole punch to cut centers for the flowers.
I heat-embossed the Pinkfresh Studio sentiment on Poppy Parade cardstock.
I cut the stamped So Saffron piece with a circle die.
I used woodgrain cardstock in my stash to place behind the birds.
The background was cut with the Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop die.

A couple of take-aways: I need to remember that foliage can be cut from vellum, white, metallic cardstock, … it doesn’t have to be green; a stitched circle, something that just cuts the outline, but not the center, would make a great addition to my stash.

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