Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders Christmas 2021 – Open House Collection – Part Two

Hello! I am back sharing another Christmas card created with the just-released Open House Collection at Spellbinders. My first post with this release can be found here. (That post features the card shown on the right in the photo below.) Today, I am featuring the card shown on the left in the photo below.

For this card, I created an opening door to reveal a girl with a stack of packages.

I die-cut the door and side panels with the Open Door Base and Side Panel die sets from gray and Snowdrift cardstock. For the window panes, I die cut gold foil. I used two shades of red to make the welcome mat. Gray and red are a favorite winter color combination of mine.

To create the opening for the operable door, I cut the door out of an A2-size panel of patterned paper, backed with cardstock. The cardstock was adhered only on the edges (I will explain why in the next step).

I adhered the assembled exterior door to a hinge and backed it with another door (cut from the same patterned paper as the front, but not decorated with windows). I slipped the hinge between the patterned paper front and the cardstock adding glue to hold it.

I die-cut the girl and packages with the Shopping Spree die set from a variety of cardstock colors and assembled the pieces.

I created a card base of light-blue cardstock to which I added the patterned paper front with foam adhesive.

I adhered the girl inside the opening and the sidelights and other decoration to the card front.

The Christmas in July Sale runs through Sunday, July 25.

Spellbinders Christmas 2021 – Open House Collection – Part One

Hello! I am delighted to be sharing a Christmas card created with the just-released Open House Collection at Spellbinders. This collection can be used for a variety of holidays and occasions. Doors are one of my favorite card motifs. The idea of having friends and family at our door and into our home, after this past year plus, is a welcome idea! I will share another card from the collection tomorrow (the one on the left in the photo below).

The card I am sharing today measures 6 inches tall by 6 1/4 inches wide when fully opened. When closed, the card is 3 1/8 inches wide. I used double-sided, patterned paper for my base. The paper was scored so that two panels open to reveal the Christmas door in the center with stacks of packages on either side.

I die-cut two Topiary from Brushed Gold cardstock, glitter cardstock, brown cardstock, and gold foil and assembled the pieces.

I die-cut the door and side panels with the Open Door Base and Side Panel die sets from red felt cardstock, and Snowdrift cardstock. For the window panes, I die cut as vellum adhered to cardstock to which I added Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.

I glimmer foiled the Tis the Season sentiment on to red felt cardstock and trimmed in so that it would fit on the door in the mail slot area. The top arched window was decorated with greenery and a bow.

I used the Shopping Spree set to cut stacks of packages from patterned paper and gold foil. I chose to keep the packages flat since the panels closed. If this had been a non-folding card, I would have popped them up with foam adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by! I will share another card (the one shown on the left in the top photo) tomorrow.

Links I Love

Hello! I have never shared blog posts I have read that inspired me or I found interesting, although I follow several bloggers who do so on a regular basis. I have a wide range of interests including cardmaking, food, decorating, organization, books, and productivity.

Have you ever overanalyzed a design decision? Megan at The Homes I Have Made talks about paralysis by over-analysis.

Making handmade Christmas cards? Check out Rubbernecker’s planning guide.

Interested in the tradition of Christmas cards? Scrapbook.com talks about their history.

Into tablesetting? Check out Home is Where the Boat Is; this post on nautical tablesettings was a recent favorite of mine.

Looking for book recommendations? Check out Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Summer Reading Guide.

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Spellbinders Christmas in July Sale

Spellbinders is running a Christmas in July Sale with up to 50% off Past Holiday Collections!

Find below holiday projects using products in the sale. Click on the photos for the original posts containing details and supplies. There is also a supply list at the end of the post with links to the products.

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Penny Black – Dream & Discover – Happy Camper

Hello! Along with the nautical theme, I am a big fan of the camping theme for summer cards. I used the newly-released 51-645 Campers die set from Penny Black on a CAS “Happy Trails” card that could work for variety of occasions such as a retirement or an upcoming vacation.

The 51-567 Tree Border was die cut from Noble Fir cardstock and adhered added to the background. The border does not cut the bottom portion so the tree border can be cut to the size you want.
I stamped the 30-841 Happy Camper sentiment on to white cardstock and cut it with one of the dies in the 51-033 Silver Linings set. I cut a second cloud with the same die.
The camper was created with the inlay technique. I cut textured, white cardstock with the 51-645 Campers set. I cut the door out of the camper. I cut the bolt detail out of the camper, with the door in place. I cut the camper from the red cardstock. I cut the bolt from the red camper using the top portion of a guide. I cut the bolt from brushed silver cardstock. I put the pieces together and cut the door again. I backed the assembly with yellow cardstock. The camper is taped together on the back.
I embellished with yellow accents – a butterfly (51-132 Flights of Fancy) and small flowers (51-618 Swinging).

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