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Adorable Crocodile Birthday Card

Hello! Why use just one die set when you can mix and match for even more creative fun? This charming birthday card features a crocodile carrying a bundle of balloons, brought to life with dies from two different Spellbinders kit clubs.

- Create an A2-size card base from textured white cardstock.
- Cut patterned paper with the largest die in the Essential Stylish Ovals set. Create the ground by cutting patterned paper with the same die and trimming. Add patterned pieces together and to the card case.
- Cut crocodile, balloons, and clouds with dies in the Hooray! It’s Your Birthday and Birthday Bliss sets. Assemble.
- Heat-emboss the Message Strips sentiment on black cardstock and cut with the coordinating die.
- Add assembled elements to the card base with dot and foam adhesive.

The Hooray! It’s Your Birthday and Birthday Bliss, as well as other past kit clubs, are on sale through April 8, 2025!

Spellbinders | Step Into Spring

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a cheerful handmade card featuring a pair of rainboots brimming with vibrant spring blossoms. Created with a previous Spellbinders Small Die kit, this floral rainboot card is sure to brighten someone’s day! The Rainboot Bouquet and other past kit clubs are now on sale through April 8, 2025!

- - Create an A2-size card base and cover with a panel of patterned paper.
  - Cut the Rainboot Bouquet pieces from a variety of cardstock colors and assemble.
  - Stamp the Message Strips sentiment in black ink and cut with a coordinating die in the set.
  - Add the assembled Rainboot Bouquet and sentiment to the card base using foam adhesive as needed.

I previously used the Rainboot Bouquet die set HERE.

“Hello Sunshine” Spring Card

Hello! The arrival of spring always feels like a fresh start, and this card captures that spirit with cheerful colors and sweet birds perched on budding tree limbs. The “Hello Sunshine” sentiment adds the perfect touch of warmth, making this card a lovely way to share some seasonal joy. Created with Spellbinders die sets, it’s a bright and happy nod to spring’s beauty!

- Cut outside layer with the largest die in the Underwater Tunnel set from an A2-size panel of Classic White cardstock.
- Cut the teal layer with the next largest die in the Underwater Tunnel set from an A2-size panel of Waterfall cardstock.
- Stamp the Typewriter Adventure Sentiments sentiment in black ink on a panel of Beeswax cardstock.
- With the Perched Birds set, cut birds, leaves, and tree limbs from a variety of cardstock colors; assemble as required.
- For background visual interest, cut clouds from Classic White cardstock with dies in the On Cloud Nine set.
- Assemble the Underwater Tunnel layers and sentiment panel, leaving room to tuck in the tree limbs and clouds; add assembly to an A2-size card base.
- Tuck limbs into layers and adhere. Add clouds. Add assembled birds to scene with foam adhesive squares.

Triple the Cuteness Easter Card

Hello! Easter is a great time to embrace all things cute and colorful, and my latest card does just that! This playful creation features three Polaroid-style snapshots of adventurous bunnies behind the wheel, with each car in a different color combo — green, purple, and pink. The overlapping snapshots add a fun, dynamic feel, while the cheerful “hippity hoppity” sentiment makes it unmistakably Easter. I used a combination of Spellbinders products to bring this scene to life.

- Create a 5″ x 7″ card base and cover with patterned paper.
- Cut the photo frames with the Memory Frames die. Back with Waterfall cardstock.
- BetterPress the All Seasons Spring sentiment in black ink and cut with the coordinating die.
- Cut bunnies, cars, and balloon with dies in the Go Kart Go set. Assemble as required. I shared a card featuring the Go Kart Go set HERE.
- Adhere the bunnies inside the frames. Arrange frames on card base and adhere.
- Embellish scene with the assembled Go Kart Go balloon and clouds cut with the On Cloud Nine set.
- Add sentiment with foam squares.

Now through March 19, save up to 30% on select Spellbinders die sets!

Lucky Ride: Gnome Leprechaun

Hello! St. Patrick’s Day is almost here, and I couldn’t resist creating a playful card to celebrate! This festive design features a gnome, dressed like a leprechaun, cruising along in a cheerful little car. I used a combination of Spellbinders products to bring this whimsical scene to life, and I love how it captures the lighthearted spirit of the holiday.

- Create an A-2 size card base from yellow cardstock. Add a 1 1/2″ strip of dark gray cardstock along the bottom for the road.
- Using dies in the Gnome Drive Holiday (this is the base kit that includes the car) and Gnome Drive Spring sets, cut the pieces for the shamrocks, gnome, lucky horseshoe, and car from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble.
- BetterPress the All Seasons Spring sentiment with black ink and cut with the coordinating die.
- Add elements to card base and embellish with clouds cut with the On Cloud Nine die set.

The Gnome Drive Spring set also includes dies to create an Easter-themed card. You can see an example HERE – a guest post I wrote for the Spellbinders blog.

Now through March 19, save up to 30% on select Spellbinders die sets!