Christmas - Right as Rain

Spellbinders | You’re on My Mice List

Hello! Today, I am sharing a whimsical Christmas card featuring a charming mouse dressed in hot pink and white winter clothing, complete with a present in her hands. The background showcases an art deco-inspired dry-embossed pattern, adding a touch of timeless sophistication to the design. The Spellbinders Dancin’ & Giftin’ Mouse set is part of the Dancin’ Christmas Collection, which includes four die sets (mouse, penguin, gingerbread people, and figgy pudding), an embossing folder, and a sentiment stamp set. Read on to discover how to create the card.

With the Dancin’ & Giftin’ Mouse set, cut body and attire from cardstock. The scarf, boots, and sweater were cut from Crushed Velvet cardstock by Doodlebug Design. Assemble.
With the Dancin’ & Giftin’ Mouse set, cut gift and bow from Lagoon cardstock and hot pink crushed velvet. Assemble.
Partially dry-emboss Purple Mist cardstock with the Deco Holiday embossing folder (part of the Sealed for Christmas Collection). Trim panel as required. With black ink, stamp sentiment, in the Dancin’ Christmas Sentiments set, on to the dry-embossed panel. Add to A2-size card base.
Add assembled mouse with gift to card front. Embellish card with snowflakes cut from white glitter foam with a die in the Holiday Decorations set.

Spellbinders | Cruising into Christmas Cheer

Get ready to smile, because here comes Santa… in gnome form! As the holiday season draws near, we’re steering into the festive spirit with a card featuring the Spellbinders Gnome Drive Holiday die set, part of the Gnome Drive Collection. The charming gnome dressed for Christmas has taken the wheel of a red velvet sports car.

I paired the Gnome Drive Holiday set with a glimmer-foiled sentiment from the Glitter Wishes set in gold, cut with a snowbank die in the Warm Wishes Camper set. As I discussed in this post – “Prepping for Christmas Card Making” – this set of sentiment foil plates was one of my most used.

To create texture, I dry-embossed gray cardstock with the Stargazer folder for the background and added it to a card base. Note: unless otherwise stated, my cards are A2-size.

Once the gnome, car, package, and tree assembly were in place, I embellished the card with snowflakes cut from white glitter foam.

Looking for Halloween inspiration from the Gnome Drive Collection? Check out this post.

Winter Wonderland | Lawn Fawnatics Challenge

Hello! I am delighted to be participating in the Lawn Fawnatics’ Christmas in July Challenge for which I have created a winter-themed card.

For the challenge, I created a winter scene background featuring the Lawn Fawn Build-A-Cabin perched upon a gentle snowbank and a night sky adorned with stenciled snow. I previously shared cards showcasing the Build-A-Cabin HERE and HERE. Crafting the cabin from Sugar Plum cardstock added playfulness to the scene.
I stamped images from the adorable Lawn Fawn Snowball Fight set and brought them to life with watercolors. Mice throwing snowballs adds whimsy to the scene.
After applying white paste through the Snow Flurries Background, I sprinkled on Sparkle Dust Glitter and set the panel aside to dry.
When I assembled the scene, I used foam adhesive to add depth to the elements.
To embellish, I added Mini Snowflakes cut from Pop Up white glitter foam.

Hugs in a Mug – A Cozy Christmas Card

Hello! Picture a cozy scene filled with the aroma of cocoa and the joy of festive treats. Today, I am depicting that scene with the Elizabeth Craft Designs Warm Winter Mug die set and the Holiday Treats stamp set.

The Warm Winter Mug die set and the Holiday Treats stamp set were part of the Cozy and Warm Collection, released last year; you can see more about the release in this video.

Cut the Warm Winter Mug pieces from a variety of cardstock colors and assemble.
To create the ombré background, apply Festive Berries Oxide ink to white cardstock.
Stamp the sentiment “hugs in a mug” from the Holiday Treats set on to the inked panel and trim to 5″ wide by 5 1/4″ tall. I let the width and height of the mug dictate the card size. Add panel to card base.
Finally, embellish with Mini Snowflakes cut from white glitter foam to fill the empty spaces and enhance the wintery feel.

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