Valentine's Day - Right as Rain

Spellbinders | Advent Calendar Days 12 + 14

Hello! Today, I am sharing card created with the Day 12 and Day 14 surprises – a bird die set and a pair of floral greenery (I used one of the two) – in the Crafty Advent Calendar from Spellbinders. Follow along on the Spellbinders blog for daily inspiration. I also used the solid heart die from Day 8.

Dry-emboss light blue cardstock with the December 2022 embossing folder; trim to 3 7/8-inch square. Add to 4 1/4-inch white cardstock card base.
Cut heart using the Advent Calendar Day 8 die from Vellum.
Glimmer foil the Be Bold sentiment on Snowdrift in Gold; cut with coordinating die.
Cut bird from Snowdrift, Onyx, Brushed Gold, and red cardstock; assemble.
Cut branch from Brushed Gold and Snowdrift cardstock; assemble.
Add heart, bird, branch, and sentiment to card; embellish with Gold Mix Gems.

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Spellbinders | Advent Calendar Day 10

Hello! Today, I am sharing card created with the Day Ten surprise – a set of flower and greenery dies – in the Crafty Advent Calendar from Spellbinders. Follow along on the Spellbinders blog for daily inspiration. I also used the solid heart die from Day 8.

Create a frame from Snowdrift cardstock with the Fluted Classics Squares dies. Back with light teal cardstock and add to card base. The card measures 4 1/2 inches square.
Glimmer foil Be Bold sentiment in Gold on Snowdrift and cut with the coordinating die.

With the Day Ten dies, cut flowers and greenery from colored and Snowdrift cardstock; assemble. (Additional leaves were fussy-cut from the leafy branch.) Add elements to heart cut from Vellum using one of the Day Eight dies.
Add heart, flowers and greenery, and sentiment to the card; embellish with Gold Mix Gems.

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Spellbinders | Advent Calendar Day 8

Hello! Today, I am sharing card created with the surprise for Day Eight – a pieced heart die set – in the Crafty Advent Calendar from Spellbinders. Follow along on the Spellbinders blog for daily inspiration.

Use Fluted Classics Squares dies to create card base from Snowdrift cardstock. Card measures almost 4 1/2 inches wide.
Use the December 2022 Embossing Folder to dry-emboss Pomegranate cardstock; cut with die in the Fluted Classics Squares set.
Use the Day Eight Advent Calendar die set to cut heart pieces from Brushed Gold and glitter cardstock. Tape pieces on back and add to heart cut from Vellum.
Glimmer foil in Gold the More Sentiments sentiment and cut with coordinating banner die.
Add heart assembly to card background and embellish with Gold Mix Gems.

Spellbinders | December 2022 Large Die + Embossing Folder – Another Take

Hello! Today, I am sharing another Valentine’s Day/love-themed card created with the Spellbinders December 2022 Large Die “Blooming Heart” and Embossing Folder “Heart Blooms.” I previously shared a card here created with these two items. This design was inspired by the “I Love Lucy” heart, even though it does not look like it!

I created a 5 1/4 inch square card base from Brushed Gold cardstock. I dry-embossed a pearl finish white cardstock with the Embossing Folder, trimmed it, and added it to the base.
I cut the Large Die heart from dark red cardstock and the left floral element from gold glitter foam and Brushed Gold cardstock. The Brushed Gold cardstock nicely shows the die detail. I adhered the Brushed Gold element to the glitter foam piece for depth.
I cut the sentiment from the pearl finish white cardstock.
I added the floral piece and sentiment to the heart, added the heart to the background, and embellished with Gold Mix Gems.

Spellbinders | December 2022 Large Die + Embossing Folder

Hello and happy December! It is a cold morning here in the Pacific Northwest! Today, I am sharing a Valentine’s Day/love-themed card created with the Spellbinders December 2022 Large Die “Blooming Heart” and Embossing Folder “Heart Blooms.” Find more inspiration for the Large Die set here and for the embossing folder here.

Create the background –
I dry-embossed Snowdrift cardstock trimmed slightly smaller than 5 inches by 7 inches with the Embossing Folder. I added the panel to a Purple Mist cardstock base.
Create the focal item and sentiment –
I cut the Large Die heart from Sea Glass cardstock. I cut the floral items from Royal Amethyst, Purple Mist, and Snowdrift cardstock and added them to the heart. I cut the sentiment from Royal Amethyst cardstock.
Assemble + Embellish –
I added the heart and sentiment to the card background and embellished with Spectrum Gems.