Spellbinders | Sweet Twist

Hello there, I was delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog last week, sharing a card using the new House-Mouse Sweet Twist Stamp Set from the Holiday Dreams collection. These images are great to colour if you are a beginner as they already have shading on them. 

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I stamped the image from House-Mouse Sweet Twist onto white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. It was coloured using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area). I die cut the panel into an arch using the Spellbinders Essential Arches Etched Dies and then cut a little off the bottom. I stamped the sentiment and then adhered it to an arch shaped card base made from Spellbinders Wild Berry Color Wheel Cardstock. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Pink Color Essentials Gems and Star Dust Stickles was applied to the top of the stocking. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Mouse - E13, E11, E00/R12, R01/E57, E55. Stocking - R89, R37, R35, R32/C3, C1, C00. Candy Cane - R85, R83, R81/C3, C1, C00. Branch & berries - E57, E55/R85, R83, R81. 

If you are new to colouring, I have a step by step photo tutorial on how I coloured then image in over on the blog post here. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

Spellbinders | Spectacular Christmas

Hello there, thank you so much for being here! Today I have three cards to share using the Spellbinders Spectacular Christmas collection. 

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The Spellbinders Spectacular Christmas collection consists of Santa (which I already shared a card using him here), bear, penguin and deer, plus a sentiment and coordinating die set. The Santa and bear have the bodies of the characters but the penguin and deer do not. The body from the bear set works for both the penguin and deer.

SPECTACULAR BEAR

I started off with the Spellbinders Spectacular Bear Etched Dies, die cutting him from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I die cut the body and head of the bear from Classic White, the tummy, ears and top layer of the nose from Chiffon, the bottom layer of the nose from Raven, and the cheeks from Bellini. 

I cut the scarf and hat from Waterfall and Teal Topaz and the glasses from Teal Topaz. The Christmas pudding was cut from Truffle, Alabaster for the top layer of brandy sauce, and Chiffon for the bottom layer of brandy sauce.  The holly was cut from Rainforest and the berries from Wild Berry. 

I adhered Raven cardstock to the back of the head (to show though the eyes) and then adhered all the other pieces/layers together using Bearly Art Glue. I added a panel of Spellbinders Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock to a US A2 sized white card base and adhered the bear on top using thin foam tape. The pudding was adhered under the hand using more thin foam tape. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Spellbinders Spectacular Holiday Sentiments Stamp & Die Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. It was die cut out using the coordinating die and adhered to the card with a combination of liquid glue and foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Aquamarine Color Essentials Gems and applied Star Dust Stickles to the berries and the pom pom on the hat. 

SPECTACULAR PENGUIN

For my second card, I die cut the Spellbinders Spectacular Penguin Etched Dies from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut the body and head from Raven and Classic White, the beak from Beeswax and the cheeks from Bellini. The scarf was cut from Waterfall and Teal Topaz, the glasses from Teal Topaz, and the earmuffs from Waterfall and Classic White. 

The cupcake was die cut from Tutu, Fawn and Chiffon. The holly and berries cut from Rainforest and Wild Berry respectively. The pieces were assembled but I left off the earmuffs until adhering the penguin to the card. I added a panel of Spellbinders Blush ColorWheel Cardstock to a US A2 sized white card base. 

I adhered the penguin on top, using thin foam tape, followed by the earmuffs. The cake was adhered to his hand using thin foam tape also. I stamped a sentiment from the Spellbinders Spectacular Holiday Sentiments Stamp & Die Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. 

It was die cut out using the coordinating die and adhered to the card with a combination of liquid glue and foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Pink Color Essentials Gems and Star Dust Stickles on the berries. 

SPECTACULAR DEER

Last but not least, for my third card, I die cut the Spellbinders Spectacular Deer Etched Dies from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut the body and head from Truffle and Fawn, the cheeks from Bellini, the ears from Chiffon, the nose and eyes from Raven, and the antlers and hooves from Alabaster. 

The scarf was cut from Waterfall and Teal Topaz. The cupcake was cut from Tutu, Fawn and Chiffon. The holly from Rainforest and the berries from Wild Berry. The pieces/layers were adhered together using Bearly Art Glue and the cupcake added to the arm using thin foam tape. 

I added a panel of Spellbinders Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock to a US A2 sized white card base and adhered the deer on top using thin foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from Spellbinders Spectacular Holiday Sentiments Stamp & Die Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. 

It was die cut out using the coordinating die, but the sentiment is all on one line and I knew it wouldn't fit, so I used my scissors to cut it into two. They were adhered to the card using a combination of liquid glue and foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Aquamarine Color Essentials Gems, added Star Dust Stickles to the berries, and Crystal Glaze to the nose. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

As you can see, I kept my cards very simple today, letting the characters be the star of the show, but these would work great with lots of different card designs too! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Spellbinders | Dear Santa 2026 Annual Holiday Mega Kit

Hello there, today I have 10 projects to share using the Spellbinders Dear Santa 2026 Annual Holiday Mega Kit. This kit contains tons of products that can be used to create 25+ cards but can be used for other projects too. The video below shows unboxing the kit, shows my projects and also shows how much is left in the kit once I had made my projects (spoiler alert ... there is tons left!). 

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I created mini cards, tags and gift card holders today. I used everything in the Spellbinders Dear Santa 2026 Annual Holiday Mega Kit, bar one item (the chipboard frames). Lets have a look what is in the kit:

20 A2 Cards & Envelopes

18 11.5" x 8.5" Sheets of Cardstock

298 Die Cut Ephemera

38 Chipboard Frames & Corners

2 Sheets of Puffy Stickers

2 Sheets of Chipboard Stickers

1 Sheet of Gemstones

6" x 6" Paper Pad (40 sheets, 2 sheets of each design)

Foam Squares + Adhesive Tape

Apart from the cards & envelopes, cardstock, chipboard stickers and adhesive, all the items can be purchased separately, as well as being in the kit. 

First up, I made two mini cards. I used the faux envelopes from the Die Cut Sentiments pack. These have a perforation so that they can be opened to pop things inside but have actual no inside, so you would want to adhere them to something or cover up the back with 2 1/8" x 3 2/8" mini cards like I did - I cut the cards in the kit down and adhered them to the back of the envelopes. The list and sentiments are from the same pack. Santa, the deer and foliage are from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. 

Next up are two tags made using the tags from the Die Cut Sentiments pack. I added DMC Diamant Grande Gold Thread through the tops and tied in bows. The one on the left uses the envelope, postage stamp and holly from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. The seal is from the Die Cut Sentiments pack. The tag on the right uses the postage stamp, coffee cup and foliage from the Die Cut Ephemera pack, and the 25 is from the Die Cut Sentiments pack. 

Next up are two gift card holders. I used the cards in the kit to create mini 2 9/16" x 3 13/16" cards. I rounded the corners using the Spellbinders 2-1 Punch: Corner Rounder & Notch. I then adhered panels of the aqua-blue cardstock in the kit on top. The foliage, pink envelopes, aqua envelope and postage stamp are from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. The 'holiday hugs' sentiment is from the Die Cut Sentiments pack and the 'season's greetings' is from the Chipboard Stickers pack, as well as the hearts. I embellished using the Gemstones pack. 

As you can see, the gift cards fit nicely inside the little gift card holders. I will add some removable adhesive to the back of the gift card and adhere it inside. Since I was making gift card holders, I didn't add that many sentiments onto the fronts of the holders. I didn't think they were necessary for them, but there are lots of sentiments that can be used across all of the products in the kit. 

Next up are two more gift card holders, this time using the pink cardstock in the kit. The green tags are from the Die Cut Sentiments pack. I threaded DMC Diamant Light Gold Thread through them and tied in bows. The 12/25 ticket and the 25 are also from that pack. The bird, foliage, envelope and postage stamp are from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. The embellishments are from the Gemstones pack and then for the holder on the left, I cut one of the banners and popped the gold piece behind the tag. For the holder on the right, I cut the banner part off from one of the rosettes and popped that behind the tag. 

Last but least are two more gift card holders. For both, I created mini tags using the 6" x 6" Paper Pad (using the green tag from the last two holders as a template). I punched a hole at the tops of them and tied with DMC Diamant Light Gold Thread. The foliage, postage stamps, postage circle, Santa and deer are all from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. The embellishments are from the Puffy Stickers pack, as well as the 'you're on the nice list' sentiment. The little banner sticking out from the side of the one on the right is the other part of the one I cut the gold off from.

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing the unboxing of the kit and a look at my projects:

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SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

As I say in the video, although ephemera and stickers aren't generally something I use on cards, I do really like using them for tags and little projects like the gift card holders. I also love using them for decorating envelopes and happy mail! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

VIDEO | Spellbinders Just Add Cake Garden Party

Hello there, I'm delighted to be over on the Spellbinders YouTube channel sharing two cards using the Garden Party Etched Dies from the Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit. 

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The first card (left) uses just the products in the Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit. I used the Garden Party Etched Dies, Garden Party Shaker Domes, Just Add Cake Sequins, and Just Add Cake Clear Stamp Set (for the sentiment). I used the cardstock in the kit - Blush, Tutu, Beeswax and Rainforest + Chiffon for the card base. 

The second card (right) combines the Garden Party Etched Dies with the mug and hand/arm from Birthday Brew Etched Dies. The sentiment is also from the Just Add Cake Clear Stamp Set. The cardstock colours I used from the kit are Blush, Tutu and Beeswax. I then used other non-kit colours - Peridot, Waterfall, Teal Topaz, Seaside and Alabaster. I also embellished with Pink Color Essentials Gems. 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the cards:

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For more details on how I made the cards, please visit the Spellbinders Blog. Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Upright Italic Happy Holidays

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog sharing a step by step photo tutorial showing how I made the card below using the new Paul Antonio Upright Italic Happy Holidays Press + Foil Plate. As the name suggests, you can use the plates for either pressing or foiling. I chose pressing for this card. 

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I pressed the Spellbinders Upright Italic Happy Holidays Press + Foil Plate onto Spellbinders Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock. Since this cardstock is "normal" cardstock, you don't as much of an impression/letterpress look as you do with Letterpress cardstock but it does still transfer the ink nicely! (Although my camera at the moment is getting a reflection off the black lettering, so they look a little patchy in the photo, they are not in real-life!) 

I pressed an accompanying sentiment from the Spellbinders Mistletoe Greetings Press Plate & Die Set. The cute bird is from Spellbinders Little Birdies Etched Dies, and the foliage from Spellbinders Christmas Cracker Etched Dies. 

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

As you can see, the sentiments in this collection (there are three others) are quite large, so they make a big impact on a card, which is nice! For details on how I made the card and for more pictures, please head over to the blog post here. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a great day and a wonderful weekend! 

Spellbinders | Spectacular Santa

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog today, sharing a step by step tutorial on how I made the card below. 

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I used the Spellbinders Spectacular Santa Etched Dies from the new Spectacular Christmas Collection which is out now! 

I simply die cut Santa from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock + Treasured Gold Cardstock for the belt buckle and bell and assembled him. The sentiment is from the Spellbinders Spectacular Holiday Sentiments Stamp & Die Set. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

For more information on how I made the card (with step by step photos), please head over to the blog post here. I will be sharing more using this collection later in the month. Thank you so much for the stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I will be back later with another post but in the mean-time, I hope you have a great day! 

Spellbinders Clubs | Frosty Fun

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Spellbinders July 2026 Small Die of the Month Club Kit called Snow Much Fun. It features two adorable penguins (I am just using one today), as well as snowscapes, three different snowflakes and a 'snow much fun' sentiment. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the penguin from the Spellbinders July 2026 Small Die of the Month Club Kit. It was cut from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock in Classic White, Raven, Beeswax (feet and beak) and Chiffon (cheeks). I cut the hat from Lavender and Classic White, and the scarf from Lavender and Lilac. The pieces were adhered together using liquid glue. 

I then die cut the skis and poles from Spellbinders Silver Matte Treasured Cardstock, as well as white cardstock. The silver layer was adhered on top of the white for added stability. Although the set has some snowscapes, I decided to mask mine off instead. So I took a US A2 sized card white card base and masked off a snow bank/hill using Post-It Tape. 

I then added ink blending above using Tim Holtz Wilted Violet Distress Ink and a Spellbinders Large Ink Blending Brush. I mixed Spellbinders Splatter White with a little water and splattered it over the ink blending. The post it tape was removed and the splatter let sit to dry. Once dry, I stamped the sentiment from the Spellbinders Hedge-Hugs Stamp Set onto the card using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. 

I then placed the skis onto the card so I could line them up with the angle of the snow bank/hill. I added glue onto the bottom of the penguin's feet and then adhered it on top of the skis. I picked up the penguin (with the skis now attached) and added glue to the back of the skis and thin foam squares to the body before adhering him down. 

I then adhered the poles to his flippers. I die cut one of the snowflake dies in the set three times from white cardstock and adhered them to the card (one being cut in half to match the angle of the snow bank/hill). To finish, I added teeny Spellbinders Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems to the centres of the snowflakes. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

That penguin is just adorable! The other one in the set is sliding down the hill, so cute! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Simon Says Stamp | Dancing Meadow Flowers & Foliage

Hello there, I hope you are well! Apologies for my lack of posts over the last week, I haven't been well. I'm finally back sharing a card and tag that I made using the Dancing Meadows Die from the latest Simon Says Stamp release called Shine On. 

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The die is made as a cover plate, so that you can use both the positive (the flowers & foliage) and the negative (the background). For my card, I simply cut small pieces of cardstock and placed them behind the parts I wanted to cut, rather than cutting the whole plate from each shade of cardstock. 

I started off my card by die cutting the Simon Says Stamp Dancing Meadows Die from various shades of Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock - Blush and Tutu for the flowers, Peridot, Seaside and Waterfall and Teal Topaz for the foliage, and white for the flower centres. 

I die cut one of the dies from the Simon Says Stamp Scalloped Arches Frames Dies three times from white cardstock. I adhered them one on top of another and then onto a US A2 sized card base made from Spellbinders Chiffon ColorWheel Cardstock. The foliage was adhered first, using liquid glue. 

I then adhered the flowers on top, followed by the flower centres. I stamped a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Lettered Many Thanks Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using thin foam squares. To finish, I embellished Spellbinders Crystal Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

I originally cut the Simon Says Stamp Dancing Meadows Die from white cardstock, so that I could play around with the design for the first card. I didn't want to waste the die cuts, so I thought I would use them on an accompanying tag. 

I die cut the same colours of cardstock that I used for the card - Chiffon, Blush, Tutu, Seaside and Waterfall using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels 2.0 Dies. I adhered them to a panel of white cardstock at a diagonal. I then die cut the panel using a Simon Says Stamp Rounded Tag Die. 

The foliage and flowers were adhered on top using liquid glue for the foliage and thin foam squares for the flowers. I stamped and die cut out another sentiment and adhered it on top. To finish, I added twine through the top of the tag and tied in a bow, followed by embellishing with Spellbinders Crystal Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | 23 and Crafty Birthday Blog Hop

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Spellbinders today for a fun blog hop to celebrate their 23rd birthday. There have been fun giveaways, freebies, releases and more this month so far, and today, we are celebrating by sharing some birthday card inspiration with you! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

My card today uses Chompster from the Spellbinders Just Add Cake Cardmaking Kit. He is so fun! He can be eating all sorts of different items but for today, I went with a cupcake! I started off by die cutting Chompster from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock in Blush, Tutu, Classic White and Raven. He was assembled and adhered using Bearly Art Glue. 

I cut two of the main body, as well as two of each arm, and layered them up one on top of another for some added dimension. The glasses were cut from Wild Berry, the hat from Lilac and Lavender, and the cupcake from Fairy Tale, Fawn and Lavender. The cherry was cut from Wild Berry and Truffle. I assembled the cupcake first and then adhered it to his mouth, followed by his arms. 

I added a panel of Spellbinders Chiffon ColorWheel Cardstock to a US A2 sized white card base and then adhered Chompster on top using thin foam tape. His hat was then adhered on top. I stamped a sentiment from the Just Add Cake Sentiments Stamp Set (in the kit also) onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. 

It was die cut out using the coordinating dies and adhered to the card. I added Crystal Glaze to the cherry and Stickles to his hat. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Pink Color Essentials Gems. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop (with prizes!). You should have arrived here from Amy Rysavy. Next on the hop is Heejung Hunsberger. If you get lost along the way, or want to start from the beginning, please head over to the Spellbinders Blog. 

GIVEAWAY:

Spellbinders are giving away a $25 gift certificate to three blog hoppers. To enter, leave a comment on the stops along the hop by Sunday, 28th June 2026 at 11.59pm MST. The winners will be announced on the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Wednesday. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Wishing Spellbinders a very happy 23rd Birthday and here's to many more to come! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great time on the rest of the hop and a wonderful day!