VIDEO | *SPOLIER* Spellbinders 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar Day 4

Hello there, today I have two cards to share with you using the Spellbinders 12 Says of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar. If you do not want to see what is behind door number four, please do not scroll down any further! 

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So what is behind door four of the Spellbinders 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar? Santa! The dies consist of different layers to create Santa - his hat, fluffy parts of the hat, face, beard (2 layers) and facial features. I love that the beard has two dies - one with stitching and one without. This way, if you didn't want to stitch it, you didn't have to! I felt that the size of the Santa worked perfectly for mini slimline cards (I made mine 6.25" x 3.25"). 

Alongside the Advent Calendar, I am also using the Spellbinders 12 Days of Stitchmas Stitch Along Add-On Kit. The kit has cardstock, a stamp set, needles, a thread minder, embellishments, thread and floss in, so perfect to work with the calendar but I also think great for anyone that loves stitching on cards too! 

For my first card, I wanted to use just the Spellbinders 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar and the Spellbinders 12 Days of Stitchmas Stitch Along Add-On Kit. I started off by die cutting Santa's hat from Poppy Field Cardstock (in the kit), the fluffy parts of the hat and also his beard and moustache from Snowdrift Cardstock (in the kit), his nose and mouth from Pink Sand Cardstock (in the kit) and his face from Alabaster Cardstock (not in the kit!). 

I used the DMC White Diamant Metallic Thread in the kit, as well as the needles, and stitched Santa's beard. I kept it very simple and just did straight stitches. I then assembled and adhered Santa using Bearly Art Glue and a little Spellbinders Best Ever Craft Tape (on the back). I stamped the sentiment from the Exclusive Sentiments Stamp Set in the kit using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and adhered Santa to the card using foam squares. 

For the second card, I kept Santa mostly the same but this time, used DMC Light Gold Diamant Thread from the kit for his beard. I also cut the fluffy bits of his hat from Spellbinders White Glitter Pop Up Die Cutting Foam Sheets. For the card base, I used Poppy Field Cardstock and added ink blending to the edges with Tim Holtz Lumberjack Plaid, Aged Mahogany and Black Soot Distress Inks, blending with Spellbinders Blending Brushes. 

I stamped the sentiment using Spellbinders Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink, sprinkled over Spellbinders Gold Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and both Santa and the sentiment were adhered to the card using foam squares. For an added embellishment, I die cut the holly and berries from the Spellbinders Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations Etched Dies (Peridot and Poppy Field Cardstock) and adhered them to Santa's hat. To finish, I added Christmas Red Stickles to the berries. 

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Here is the video showing how I made the cards: 

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Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. For more inspiration using the advent calendar, please head over to the Spellbinders Blog. Take care!