Spellbinders | Snow Day Friends

Hello! The Spellbinders October Small Die of the Month kit, Snow Day Friends, captures the playful joy of winter in the most delightful way. I used the kit to create a Christmas card showing two bundled-up children building a snowman, with a stamped sentiment from the coordinating Stamp Kit. The illustration style of the die set brings a nostalgic, storybook charm.

Spellbinders | Snow Day Friends

Dry-emboss a Breeze cardstock panel with the Sparkling Snow folder and add to an A2-size card base.

Cut the snowman, snowball, snowbank, and children with dies in the Small Die of the Month kit from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble.

With the October Stamp & Die set, stamp the sentiment and cut with the coordinating die.

Add assembled elements to the card base with foam adhesive and glue.

Spellbinders | Snow Day Friends


Hero Arts | Twinkle Lights Christmas Tree

Hello! Today’s card captures the holiday magic of a Christmas tree, sparkling with lights, in die-cut form. I featured the Twinkle Lights die set from Hero Arts, the October Hero Studio Die Set of the Month, as the star of the design and paired it with additional supplies from Hero Arts and Spellbinders to complete the scene.

Hero Arts | Twinkle Lights Christmas Tree

    • Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
    • Dry-emboss Classic White cardstock that has been cut with an arch with the Sparkling Snow folder. With the Festive Tree Die set, cut a tree shape from the center of the arch.
    • With the Twinkle Lights set, cut light strands and bulbs from cardstock. Trim as necessary to fit within the tree shape. Assemble.
    • Add a Fern cardstock panel behind the ornaments. Add the assembly to a Poppy cardstock arch and adhere to card base.
    • Cut sentiment with dies in the North Pole Sentiments set. Add to the card.

Hero Arts | Twinkle Lights Christmas Tree

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Art Impressions | Happy Harvest Front Porch

Hello! There’s nothing quite like a front porch dressed up for the season! Today, I’m sharing a handmade card created with supplies from Art Impressions , featuring a welcoming door and porch decorated for fall. I stamped and watercolored the image to bring out all the cozy autumn details and finished the design with a heartfelt sentiment.

Art Impressions | Happy Harvest Front Porch

    • Dry-emboss the Fawn cardstock base with the Honey Bee Burlap folder. Add to an A2-size card base.
    • Stamp the Front Porch Door and Harvest Set elements on to Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor paper with Archival Ink. Watercolor with media of choice. I used Tombow markers. Die-cut elements with the coordinating dies. I fussy-cut the door as the coordinating die punches out the windowpanes.
    • Add elements to the prepared card base, using foam adhesive as needed.
    • Stamp the sentiment on to a watercolor paper strip. I used the now-retired Elizabeth Craft Designs Autumn Words stamp set. Add sentiment strip below the porch.

Art Impressions | Happy Harvest Front Porch

I’d love to know—do you decorate your front porch for the season?


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.

Spellbinders | Charming Halloween Card

    • 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 | Charming Halloween Card


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.

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for September

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for September