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Hero Arts | Apple Frame

Hello! Today I am sharing a fall-themed card that highlights the Hero Arts I Pick You Collection, which includes the Apple Frame die set designed to create a frame of layered apples, leaves, and flowers. I die-cut the pieces from Bristol cardstock and colored the pieces with Distress Oxide inks. The design is finished with a stamped sentiment, “You’re So Golden,” for an uplifting touch.

- To begin, cut the Apple Frame, leaves, apples, flowers, and flower centers from Bristol cardstock.
- Color frame with Distress Oxide inks, masking areas for different colors as needed.
- Apply blue ink to a Bristol cardstock A2-size panel. Add to the back of the inked frame panel. Attach assembly to card base.
- Color leaves, flowers, flower centers, and apples with Distress Oxide inks. Assemble flowers as needed. Add elements to the card front.
- Stamp the You’re Golden sentiment and cut with the coordinating die. Add to the card with foam adhesive.

Just like apple picking brings a wave of nostalgia and marks the cozy arrival of fall, this apple vine border card celebrates the simple joys of the season.

Spellbinders | Santa Mug

Nothing says Christmas quite like Santa himself, and this handmade card brings him to life in the most festive way—a Santa-shaped mug created with the Cocoa Greetings die set (Spellbinders July 2025 Die of the Month kit). A Christmas-themed patterned paper background and a seasonal sentiment complete the design.

- Cut patterned paper with the Bow & Bell Scallop Frame set and add scalloped mat to an A2-size card base.
- Cut Santa with dies in the Cocoa Greetings set. Assemble.
- Press sentiment and cut with coordinating die.
- Add Santa and sentiment to prepared card base with foam.

You can see other cards created with the Cocoa Greetings die set HERE and HERE.

Spellbinders | Charming Halloween Card

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a playful Halloween card created with the Small Die of the Month for September from Spellbinders. A black cat peeks out from a pumpkin while friendly ghosts float nearby, surrounded by colorful flowers. This combination of classic Halloween icons with soft floral details makes for a card that’s charming and spooky.

- Dry-emboss Waterfall cardstock with the Tiny Dots folder and add to an A2-size card base.
- Cut Bristol paper with the Small Die set and color with Distress Oxide inks. Assemble.
- Stamp and cut the sentiment with the September Stamp & Die of the Month.
- Add assembled items to prepared card base with glue and foam adhesive.

Spellbinders | Whimsical Fall-themed Card

Hello! Fall is the perfect season for cozy, storybook-inspired designs, and the September Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders captures that magic beautifully. I created a card featuring a squirrel holding an acorn outside his tiny acorn-shaped house. Surrounded by colorful fall foliage, the scene feels straight out of a woodland fairy tale. The sweet sentiment, “May your fall be full of quiet wonder,” ties it all together for a card that celebrates the gentle joys of autumn.

- Dry-emboss Teal Topaz cardstock with the Tiny Dots folder and add to an A2-size card base.
- Stamp and cut the sentiment with the Clear Stamp Set and Coordinating Die set.
- Cut the house, foliage, and squirrel with the Large Die of the Month dies from Bristol paper and color with Distress Oxide inks. Assemble.
- Add items to card base with glue and foam adhesive.

Hero Arts | Season’s Creepings

Hello! For my second card with the Boo to You die set from Hero Arts, I wanted to show how patterned paper can do the heavy lifting when creating a background. I chose a spooky yet playful haunted house design and placed the die-cut ghosts floating in the scene. The stamped sentiment “Season’s Creepings” ties everything together for a fun Halloween greeting. Using patterned paper like this sets the mood instantly, without needing to build an entire scene from scratch.

- Create 5″ x 7″ card base and cover with patterned paper.
- Cut ghosts and hat with dies in the Boo to You set. Assemble.
- Stamp sentiment in black on white cardstock. Cut with the coordinating die in the set.
- Add assembled ghosts to the base with foam squares and the sentiment with adhesive.

With the scene already built into the patterned paper, this card comes together quickly and easily. You can see my first card created with products in the Hocus Pocus Collection HERE.