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Spellbinders | Stitched Christmas Tree Card

Hello! I’m thrilled to share a Christmas card featuring the delightful Stitched Christmas Tree die set from the Stitched for Christmas Collection by Spellbinders. Scroll for info on the Christmas in July Sale at Spellbinders – now through July 16.

With its intricate details, the Stitched Christmas Tree set of dies allows you to create a festive holiday tree. As a creative touch, I cut the tree from rich purple cardstock and stitched it with gold thread, lending sparkle. The base, cut from teal cardstock, and the star, cut from brushed gold, were also stitched with the same gold thread. The stitched pieces were backed with solid brushed gold pieces.

To complement the tree, I glimmer foiled the sentiment “Joy to the World” in gold on Snowdrift cardstock, using a glimmer foil plate from the A Merry Little Christmas Sentiments set. You can see another card using a different sentiment in that set HERE. I cut the sentiment panel in the shape of a snowbank using a die from the Warm Wishes Camper set, providing a ground for the tree. The light teal background adds a touch of serene elegance, thanks to the dry embossing achieved with the Flurry of Snowflakes 3D embossing folder.

To add an extra dose of winter magic, the card is adorned with snowflakes using dies from the Holiday Decorations set cut from white glitter foam.

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Spellbinders | Merry and Bright

Today, I’m thrilled to showcase a card that captures the essence of a Merry Little Christmas crafted with products in the Spellbinders De-Light-Ful Collection by Yana Smakula.

I’ve crafted a card featuring glimmer foiling, embossing, and charming die-cut elements.

In gold, glimmer foil the sentiment “May Your Days Be Merry and Bright” with a plate in the A Merry Little Christmas Sentiments set on green cardstock.
To create a frame for the large sentiment, cut a brushed gold A2-size panel with the three-inch Everlasting Circles die and dry-emboss with the Holly & Foliage 3D folder. The beautiful holly and foliage pattern adds a touch of elegance to the card.
Position the glimmer-foiled sentiment behind the frame, ensuring it is centered and aligned to your liking. Adhere it securely to the card and add to an A2-size card base.

To enhance the holiday theme and add a touch of natural beauty, incorporate greenery cut with dies from the Winter Welcome Sled and Parcel and Post Christmas Decorations sets. Arrange and adhere elements around the sentiment frame.
Lastly, add the finishing touches by embellishing with snowflakes cut using dies from the Holiday Decorations set from white glitter foam. Arrange the snowflakes around the sentiment and greenery, placing them strategically to create a balanced and visually appealing composition.

Spellbinders | Elegant Poinsettia Tree Christmas Card

Hello! I am delighted to showcase the July 2023 Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club set – “Layered Poinsettia Tree” – on an elegant Christmas card. The Christmas tree evokes a sense of timeless holiday tradition. Scroll for information on the Spellbinders Star Spangled Savings Event.

- With the set, I cut the tree, greenery, small flowers, poinsettias, and star from a range of materials including brushed white cardstock, brushed gold, and fern cardstock.
- Enhancing the festive atmosphere, I dry-embossed an arch, cut with the largest die in the Essential Arches set from Waterfall cardstock, using the Scattered Christmas folder. (This folder was the October 2022 Embossing Kit offering.) The arch was added to an A2-size card base of brushed gold cardstock.
- Completing the card is a sentiment, glimmer foiled in gold, which reads “Celebrate the Season.” The sentiment is positioned on a snowbank, cut with a die in the Color Block Scenic Scape set, serving as a grounding element for the tree.

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Crafting Christmas Magic | Spellbinders Large Die of the Month

Hello! I am thrilled to share a delightful Christmas card featuring the July 2023 Spellbinders Large Die of the Month set – “Stocking Full of Joy.” A stocking symbolizes the anticipation and excitement of receiving gifts and the warmth of festive traditions. Expect to see a number of “Christmas in July” projects this month.

With this versatile die set, I cut the gingerbread person, a whimsical gnome, festive greenery, and a peppermint stick. To add texture and visual appeal, I used a range of materials including brushed white cardstock.

The assembled pieces were arranged on a dry-embossed background, measuring 5 x 7 inches, created from Teal Topaz cardstock with the Flurry of Snowflakes 3D folder. Note: the stocking does fit on an A2-size card base.

Adding a touch of elegance, I glimmer foiled the sentiment – “Believe in the Magic” – in gold.

To complete the card and reinforce the magical theme, I embellished with snowflakes cut from white glitter foam.

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Art Impressions | Fourth of July Front Porch Delight

Hello! Today, I am sharing a card on which I have used the newest Art Impressions Front Porch stamp and die set – Patriotic. As I shared in this post, there is an entire Art Impressions Front Porch Series. This card showcases a charming front porch decorated for the Fourth of July with a sleeping dog in a chair, fluttering flag bunting, and a container of fireworks ready to light up the night sky. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to create the card.

Stamp Front Porch and Front Porch Patriotic images with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.

Color images with watercolor markers (Tombow and Zig) using the watercolor palette, No. 4, and No. 1 brushes. Once dry, cut with coordinating dies. Note: the Front Porch door die cuts the window panes. I chose to fussy-cut the door, as I had watercolored the window panes. For the flag, bunting, and doormat, I used the Tombow Navy marker (brush tip) directly on the watercolor paper.

Create a panel, measuring 4 x 5 1/4 inches, of dry-embossed Chamomile cardstock background (I used an older Stampin’ Up folder) and add a 1 1/4 inch strip of dark gray to the bottom to represent the ground. Add assembly to a card background of white Bazzill canvas cardstock (which has been added to an A2-size card base). Add elements to card with foam adhesive.