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Spellbinders | Cozy Toes Slippers + Friends

Hello! Spellbinders has introduced a new batch of slipper faces and coordinating sentiments for the Cozy Toes Slippers die set (originally the October 2024 Large Die of the Month). These additions make it easy to create playful, friendship-themed cards all year long. For today’s design, I used the cow face dies and paired them with a sentiment from the Cozy Toes Friends stamp set: “You’re my go-to for comfort, laughs, and late-night chats.” The success of this card comes down to the color and pattern choices. I dressed my slippers in multi-colored polka dot pajamas that complement the black-and-white cow design.

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper (Doodlebug Tinsel Time).
- Cut the cow faces with dies in the Cozy Toes Friends set and assemble.
- Cut the pajamas and slipper bases with dies in the Cozy Toes Slippers set. Assemble.
- Stamp the Cozy Toes Friends sentiment and cut with a banner/rectangle die.
- Add elements to the prepared card base.

I love when a well-loved product gets new life through additional designs. These new slipper faces expand the creative possibilities of the original set.

Spellbinders | Santa by the Mantel

Hello! There’s something especially heartwarming about Christmas scenes set inside the home. My latest card, created with several Spellbinders Simon Hurley die sets, captures Santa by the mantel, surrounded by stockings and holiday cheer. I loved bringing this cozy moment to life with die cuts that build a story—one that feels like it could come straight from a Christmas Eve illustration. I talk about the appeal of Santa in cardmaking HERE.

- Cover a 5″ x 7″ card base front with Hard Candy Christmas patterned paper. Add a strip along the bottom of Honey Bee Pinstripes and Polka Dots paper.
- Cut Santa with the The Clauses set and assemble.
- Create the mantel with the Mantel Village and Mantel Decorations die sets. Use a die in the North Pole Sentiments set to cut the sentiment into the mantel. Back with white cardstock.
- Add assembled elements to prepared card base.

I especially love that this card comes together entirely with die cuts—no stamping needed, and having the sentiment cut right into the mantel keeps the design clean and uncluttered.

Spellbinders | CAS Elegant Christmas Tree

Hello! I’m sharing a clean and simple Christmas card created with the Spellbinders Stamp of the Month – “To You & Yours.” The focal point is a Christmas tree–shaped sentiment, heat-embossed in gold and cut with the coordinating die. To elevate the design, I added the tree to a gold dry-embossed panel of holly leaves, framed it in white, and mounted it on a green card base. The touches of gold, combined with layered foam for dimension, give this minimalist design a luxurious holiday feel.

- Create an A2-size card base from Fern cardstock.
- Cut a gold cardstock panel and dry-emboss with the Holly & Foliage folder.
- Add dry-embossed panel to a Classic White cardstock mat and add the assembly to the card base.
- Heat-emboss in gold the Christmas tree sentiment, cut with the coordinating die, and add to the base with foam adhesive.

Spellbinders | Playful Pasta Cards

Hello! I’m sharing a set of four handmade cards created with the Buon Appetito Collection at Spellbinders celebrating all things pasta! Each card features one or two die-cut pasta shapes paired with a punny sentiment that’s sure to make anyone smile. From bowties to spaghetti, these designs are perfect for food lovers and cardmakers alike.

To begin, cover A2-size card bases with patterned paper.

Cut pasta and accessories with dies in the Pasta Friends set. Assemble as needed.

Stamp Stay Saucy sentiments onto cardstock and cut with a die in the Essential Stylish Ovals set.

Add sentiment panels to vellum ovals cut with the next largest die. Add assemblies to prepared card bases.

Add assembled pasta shape (or shapes) to cards with foam adhesive.

Spellbinders | Snow Day Friends

Hello! The Spellbinders October Small Die of the Month kit, Snow Day Friends, captures the playful joy of winter in the most delightful way. I used the kit to create a Christmas card showing two bundled-up children building a snowman, with a stamped sentiment from the coordinating Stamp Kit. The illustration style of the die set brings a nostalgic, storybook charm.

Dry-emboss a Breeze cardstock panel with the Sparkling Snow folder and add to an A2-size card base.

Cut the snowman, snowball, snowbank, and children with dies in the Small Die of the Month kit from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble.

With the October Stamp & Die set, stamp the sentiment and cut with the coordinating die.

Add assembled elements to the card base with foam adhesive and glue.