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Spellbinders | Parcel and Post Valentine

Hello! Today, I am sharing a Valentine created with products in the the Parcel and Post Collection at Spellbinders. I previously shared a Christmas card created with the collection here.

Cover A2-size card base with patterned paper. (I have had this paper in my stash for many years!)
Stamp and heat-emboss the Parcel & Post Sentiments sentiment in Gold on Snowdrift cardstock. Cut with die in the Parcel & Post Mailbox set.
Cut mailbox, handle, side panel, letter door, and envelope with Parcel & Post Mailbox dies. Assemble mailbox and add sentiment panel; adhere to card base.
With the Parcel & Post Heart Decorations set, cut hearts, stakes, and letters with dies in the set from Brushed Gold, Snowdrift, and red glitter foam. Assemble.
Add assembled hearts, letters, and envelope to mailbox.

Spellbinders | Flower Mini Quilt

Hello! Today I am sharing a quilt-themed, mini slimline card showcasing the Flower Mini Quilt die set from Spellbinders in the Home Sweet Quilt Collection by Becca Feeken. I previously shared three cards on the Spellbinders blog created with products from the same collection including the Flower Mini Quilt set. Scroll down for information about the Christmas Clearance Sale that runs until 12/26/2022 Midnight MST.

Cut frame from Snowdrift cardstock with Flower Mini Quilt dies (solid/outline shape and corresponding stitched insert). Reserve Snowdrift pieces as shown in design. Back frame with Snowdrift panels cut using the outline shape die. The frame measures 3 inches square. Repeat process for second quilt square.
Cut light blue, blue, light teal, and teal cardstock with the Flower Mini Quilt stitched insert die. Inlay and adhere pieces into the frames switching the light blue for the light teal and the blue for the teal on the second quilt square.
Tape quilt squares together on the back.
Stamp Let’s Celebrate sentiment in black on Snowdrift cardstock and cut with die in the Assorted Tags set. Attach to silver cord and tie around the quilt squares.
Add assembly to a white textured card base measuring 3 1/2 inches wide by 6 1/2 inches tall.

Spellbinders | Advent Calendar Day 24 + Clearance Sale

Hello! Today, I am sharing a Christmas card created with the Spellbinders Crafty Advent Calendar Day 24 surprise – a pickup truck with presents. Today is the final window on the calendar. Check out the Spellbinders blog for more inspiration. Scroll down for information about the Christmas Clearance Sale that runs until 12/26/2022 Midnight MST.

Dry emboss Snowdrift cardstock with Flurry of Snowflakes 3D folder, trim, and add to card base.
Apply stencil paste through the Layered Christmas Tree stencil on Cosmic Sky cardstock, sprinkle on Sparkle Dust Glitter, and set aside to dry. Once dry, cut with arch in the Essential Arches set.
Glimmer foil Glitter Wishes sentiment on Snowdrift in Gold. Cut panel with arch in the Essential Arches set and Color Block Scenic Scape die. Add snowbank to stenciled sky and attach to card base.
Cut truck and presents, assemble, and add to scene.
Embellish with snowflakes. I grabbed some off my worktable!

Merry Christmas!

Spellbinders | Holiday Birds + A Christmas Clearance Sale

Hello. I am sharing a wrap-up post featuring holiday cards created with Spellbinders bird dies AND to let you know about the Christmas Clearance Sale that runs until 12/26/2022 Midnight MST!

As I look over the cards that I have made over the past eleven years, I can see that I am drawn to using birds as a focal item. Here are four I have created this year; click on the photo to go to the original post:

Christmas Trend – Snowmen

Hello! Today I am sharing a wrap-up of cards created in the past several months featuring snowmen (snow people) die sets, which were introduced this past fall. I used snowmen more than any other holiday motif (focal item) this year.

Did you identify any strong Christmas cardmaking themes or trends? The farmhouse Christmas trend – Buffalo check and the red pickup truck – is still holding on, along with gnomes and poinsettias; however, I did not see anything new arrive on the scene this year. I spoke to the seasonal buyer at our grocery store about Christmas trends, (they carry an amazing number of seasonal items, as it is an independent store), and we speculated that the pandemic, and its uncertainty for retail, impacted the creation of a new trend (which would have had to have been created a year ago for this season).

My snowmen cards for Christmas 2022 – click on the photo for the original post.