Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders Large Die Kit – Cheers to Us

Hello! Today, I am delighted to share a celebratory card featuring the Spellbinders December Large Die of the Month Club Kit – “Cheers to Us.” The die set includes dies to create a champagne or wine bottle, champagne glasses or wine glasses, and two sentiments.

Please note, in terms of the club subscriptions at Spellbinders: the sign-up window for new subscriptions now opens on the 6th of each month and closes on the 27th (once existing club members subscriptions have been processed). If there is additional inventory remaining, it will be made available for new subscriptions with limited availability.

Begin by dry-embossing light gray cardstock (measuring 5″ x 7″) with the Puff Dotty folder. Add to a card base covered with gold glitter foam.
Cut champagne glasses from acetate and vellum which has been adhered together with white liner sheets. Cut champagne from Brushed Gold and Mirror Gold. Cut hearts from dark red cardstock. Assemble.
Cut the champagne bottle pieces from a variety of cardstock colors including Brushed White, dark green, dark red, and Brushed Gold. Assemble.
Add assembled bottle and glasses to the card base with foam adhesive. Embellish with diamond shapes cut from gold glitter foam.

Newton’s Nook Holiday Haul

Hello! Today, I am sharing a holiday card featuring the Newton’s Nook Holiday Haul stamp set with coordinating die.

- - Stamp the Holiday Haul truck image with Versafine on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper and heat set. Color the image with watercoloring mediums of choice (I used Zig and Tombow markers). Once dry, cut the image with the die in the coordinating set. (Check out my “Resources for Watercoloring Stamped Images” HERE.) Add enamel dots (Spellbinders) and star (retired Taylored Expressions) to the tree.
  - Stamp and heat-emboss with clear powder the Holiday Haul sentiment on white cardstock. Cut the sentiment first with a rectangle die and then a snowbank die (now-retired MFT Stamps Snow Drifts set). Add the sentiment panel to a piece of patterned paper. The assembly measures 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″.
  - Attach assembly to an A2-size light brown woodgrain card base. Add watercolored truck to the card with foam adhesive.

Impression Obsession | Frosty Fun

Hello! Experience the magic of winter beyond the holidays! As I mentioned HERE, I am looking to extend the use of my winter-themed supplies beyond the holidays. Today, I am sharing a CAS, winter-themed card perfect for a birthday, a thank you, or to brighten someone’s day. The card features a die cut of a boy sledding in the mountains, set against a stenciled sky that can transport anyone into a winter wonderland of joy and exhilaration.

Apply white embossing paste through the Lawn Fawn Snow Flurries Stencil on to an A2-sized panel of Taylored Expressions Blue Corn cardstock. Sprinkle on Spellbinders Sparkle Dust Glitter and set aside to dry. Once dry, add to card base.
Cut trees from Spellbinders Snowdrift cardstock with one of the dies in the Impression Obsession Tree Line set. The die cuts along the top but not at the bottom. Trim as necessary and add to card base.
Stamp and heat-emboss in silver a sentiment from the Rubbernecker Snowmen with Presents set. Cut a snowbank on the heat-embossed panel with a curved die (now-retired MFT Stamps Snow Drifts set). Trim at the bottom and add to card base.
Cut the Impression Obsession Sled from Spellbinders Brushed Silver cardstock several times and adhere together for extra depth. I used a Sizzix Release Sheet to help with the cut as the end of the sled was not easily releasing. Attach sled to card front.
Cut a frame with the largest die in the MFT Stamps A2 Rectangle Frames set from Spellbinders Snowdrift cardstock and add to the card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs | Winter Florals

Hello! Today, I am dipping my toes into the Elizabeth Craft Designs Paper Flowers collection. My slimline-sized card showcases two die sets from the collection – Floral Foliage 1 and Floral Greenery 1. The birdhouse in a barrel filled with plants creates a picturesque winter scene.

To begin, create a 4″ x 6 1/2″ card base and cover with patterned paper (I used Carta Bella Santa’s Workshop Collection Border Strips).
Cut Soft Finish cardstock with dies in the Floral Foliage 1 and Floral Greenery 1 sets. Color pieces with Distress Oxide inks and Pan Pastels. Assemble. Shape flowers with ball stylus tools. Add micro beads for the birds’ eyes.
Place assembled birdhouse into barrel and tape on back. Add the assembly to the card base. Add birds to birdhouse with foam adhesive. Add greenery to barrel and adhere with glue.
Stamp sentiment (Hero Arts All Occasion Messages stamp set) in black on white cardstock. Cut with small tag die (MFT Stamps). Add May Arts twine through hole. Add tag to card with foam adhesive.

Supplies: Hero Arts All Occasion Messages, MFT Stamps tag die, Finnabair black micro beads

Crafting Warmth | Impression Obsession Plaid Thermos

Hello! As I mentioned HERE, I am looking to extend the use of my winter-themed supplies beyond the holidays. Today, I am sharing a card that features a charming plaid vintage thermos and cup, cut with the Impression Obsession Thermos die set. Send your “Warmest Wishes” with this versatile winter-themed card that transcends holiday cheer, celebrating the timeless beauty of coziness and connection.

We owned a plaid thermos that looked very similar to the one I crafted. You can read about the Thermos company HERE. I talk about my enthusiasm for creating cards with a hot beverage theme HERE.

To create the background, I cut white cardstock with the Reverse Confetti Plaid Lines – Small and Plaid Lines – Big cover plate dies. I rediscovered these two dies after writing a post on cover plate dies, which you can read HERE. I added the two die-cut pieces to a card base covered with Fun Stampers Journey Cranberry Bliss cardstock.
I cut the Thermos from plaid patterned paper and black chalkboard cardstock. I trimmed the Thermos body off a bit and adhered a black mug to its top. For the other mug, I trimmed off the round top.
I stamped the Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips Christmas sentiment on to patterned paper (I do not know whose). I trimmed the panel and added a frame cut with the Revere Confetti Stitched Notes & Frames die set. I added the assembly to the card base.
I added the Thermos and mug to the card with foam adhesive and embellished with snowflakes cut from white glitter foam with the Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes die set.

Memory Box Christmas Plaid patterned paper, Fun Stampers Journey Cranberry Bliss cardstock, SU chalkboard cardstock, Reverse Confetti Plaid Lines – Small and Plaid Lines – Big cover plate dies, Revere Confetti Stitched Notes & Frames die set (frame)