I Love You Valentine Card (Masculine)

Today I am showing off another Valentine's Day card which has what could be considered a slightly more  masculine appearance. 

For this card I started with a white  A2  Card Base.  Then using the Spellbinders Wistful Window die set, I cut a piece of red cardstock for the background with my Platinum 6 machine and centered it top to bottom on the white card base.  It was adhered into place using Bearly art liquid glue.  

Using the next smaller die and the same one used to cut the red piece, I cut out some white cardstock.  It was also adhered to the front of the card using liquid glue over top of the red piece. 

Next I cut the center design from Brushed Gold cardstock and adhered it to the center of the white piece also using liquid glue.  The center oval was then die cut using white cardstock and stamped using the FSJ Doily Heart stamp set which is retired.  However, you could plate any sentiment you have in your stash that will fit into the center oval. 

The small pink hearts were cut from the Spellbinders Be Mine die set  from pink cardstock.  They were then attached to each corner using the liquid glue. 

I think this card has a more masculine look to it.  I think it would be perfect to give to the man in your life!

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My First Valentine Card of the Year!

Well now that Christmas is over, it is time to get started on Valentine's cards.  I normally donate all my unsold cards to the local senior home where my neighbor works.  I have no Valentine cards to give them, or anyone for that matter.  So I need to get started ASAP.  Here is the first of what I hope will be the start of many.   

For this card I started with a beautiful digital stamp from Graciellie Designs called Floral Heart.  Once I saw it I know I had to have it.  I purchased it and then downloaded the file.  It was then imported into my Silhouette Cameo software, where I was able to resize it and add the  included sentiment the way I wanted it to appear.  I then printed it out onto X-press It Blending Cardstock (this is the only paper I will copic color on) so that I could color it using my Copic Markers. 

I then trimmed it down to measure 4 x 5.25"  using my paper trimmer.  Then I cut a slightly larger 4.24 x 5.5" piece of pink cardstock to place behind the colored image.  Both were adhered to an A2 white card base using Bearly Art liquid Glue. 

As a final touch, I found some matching enamel dots from my stash to complete the look.  

You all know how I love to color, so this was a labor of love for me.  I really love how the flowers look so dimensional and make a heart shape.  I also love that the sentiment came with the cut file.  I hope you will check out Graciellie Designs.  I am not in any way affiliated with her, but I believe her files are awesome.  I own several of them and I just love them!  Digital stamps are great because you store them on your computer and need no physical storage like you do regular stamps.

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
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Spellbinders New Primrose Heart Facade Die Set - Day 3

 Today is the third and last day of my projects using the new Spellbinders Primrose Heart Facade die set which is a part of the Garden Shutter Collection by Becca Feeken.  

To create this card, I started with an A2 size white base card.        I then cut a piece of Brushed Gold cardstock to 5.5 x 4.25 " using my paper trimmer and adhered it to the front of the base card using Easy Glide Permanent Tape Runner.

Next, using my Spellbinders Glimmer Hot foil system and Gold Foil, I foiled my Spellbinders Guilded Nested Rectangles glimmer set onto white cardstock.  It was then cut with the Spellbinders, Gilded Nested Rectangle die set   using my Platinum 6 Die cutting machine.  This too was also attached to the card front using the easy glide tape runner. 

The flowers and leaves were cut from the Spellbinders Primrose Heart Facade die set from yellow cardstock.  Then I used Mustard Seed Distress Ink and inked the center of each flower, then I cut the centers from orange cardstock and glued them in place using Bearly Art Liquid Glue.

Next the flowers were lightly misted with water and shaped using the Sizzix Paper Sculping Kit   The leaves and flower bud bases were all cut from green cardstock, glued in place using liquid glue, and arranged in the upper left corner as shown in the photos.  

The sentiment and the heart from the die set were also cut from Brushed Gold Cardstock and glued to the front of the card as shown using liquid glue.  As a final touch, I added three Fashion Gold Embellishments to finish it off.

I hope you enjoyed this series of posts featuring this new set from Spellbinders and I hope you found some inspiration for creating some of these cards for you own.  I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!  

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
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Spellbinders Primrose Heart Facade Die Set - Day 2

 As promised, this is day 2 of my three projects for the Primrose Heart Facade die set from Spellbinders.  I hope you are enjoying these cards and that you will find some inspiration from them to create your own!

Today's card is:

To begin this card I started with a piece of mirrored gold cardstock cut to 4.25 x 5.5" using my paper trimmer.  It was then adhered to the front of an A2 white card base using my easy glide tape runner.  Next I cut a piece of white cardstock using the Spellbinders Circular Stitch Background die using my platinum 6 machine.  It was then adhered on top of the mirrored gold cardstock using Bearly Art Liquid Glue so that the gold showed thru the holes.

Using my Glimmer Hot Foil system, I foiled a piece of white cardstock using gold foil and the Spellbinders Diamond Floral Frame Glimmer plate.  It created this lovely foiled diamond which was then cut out using the included die from the set.  I adhered it to the center front of the card using  Bearly Art Liquid Glue.  

Next I chose to foil one of Yana's Sentiments onto white cardstock using Cobalt Blue Foil.  It was also cut out using the included die from the set.  I decided to pop this up using foam squares.  

Finally I added some flowers and greens using the new Spellbinders Primrose Heart Facade Die set.  I cut several of the flowers using various colored cardstock and then applied ink to the centers.  The inks I used coordinated with the colored cardstock I used which included Faded Jeans Distress Ink, Picked Raspberry Distress Ink, and Fossilized Amber Distress Ink.  

After inked, I lightly spritzed the flowers with water and began shaping them using the Sizzix paper sculpting kit.  I then added a yellow cardstock center to each flower.  The leaves where cut using green cardstock.  I then arranged the flowers and glued in place using liquid glue.  

This is probably my favorite of the three projects I made.  I love how the gold cardstock shows thru the tiny holes in the background die.  I think the foiling makes this card look extra special.  I hope you do too!

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
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Spellbinders Primrose Heart Facade Die Set - Day 1

 Today is the   first of three days of projects I created using the new Garden Shutters Collection by Becca Feaken.  I will be featuring the Primrose Heart Facade die set from this collection.  Here is the project I created.

To start with, I used a white A2 base card.  I then cut out the Spellbinders Circular Stitch background die from white cardstock using my Platinum 6 die cutting machine.  I then embroidered just the circular sections using white embroidery thread and a needle.  Once that was completed I  cut out the flowers using the primrose heart facade  die from various colors of cardstock.  I then used distress ink in various colors to ink the centers of each flower.  The colors I used are Faded Jeans, Picked Raspberry, and Fossilized Amber.  The flowers were then lightly spritzed with water and shaped using the Sizzix Flower Shaping Kit.  Once dry, I then cut yellow centers from the die set and glued one in the center of each flower using Bearly art liquid glue.  The stems and leaves were cut from green cardstock and also adhered to the front of the card as shown below.  

Next, I added some white organza ribbon and a bow from my stash to the front of the card using easy glide tape for the back of the piece and a glue dot for the bow.  The Circular Stitched Background was then glued to the front of the base card.  

For the sentiment I chose this beautiful Thank You from the Spellbinders Elegant Occasions Sentiments.  It was done using my Glimmer Hot foil machine and some Gold Foil.  It was then cut using the matching die from the set.  It was the adhered to the front of the card using foam squares as shown below:

I love how the finished card turned out.  Here is another photo of it all done. 

I hope you like this finished project and hope that you will return tomorrow to see the next project created from this die set.  I hope you will find some inspiration to create a beautiful card of your own. 

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
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Spellbinders New Love You More Collection

 Today I am featuring two projects created with the one of the new dies from the  Spellbinders Love You More Collection.  The particular die set I am using is called the Open House Valentines.  It coordinates with the Spellbinders Open House Door Base and the Always Welcome Die of the Month from Oct 20.  These are the perfect projects to make for your favorite valentines.  

The first project was this fun Valentine's Day Card:

To create this card I started with a white A2 sized base card. I then found some pretty pink, gold, and white polka dot paper from my stash which was cut using my paper trimmer  to 4 x 51/4 inches and adhered to the  front of the card using Easy Glide Tape runner permanent adhesive.  The door was then cut from the Open House Door Base Die set using my platinum 6 die cutting machine and also using some paper from my stash.  It was assembled and attached to the card base using Bearly Art liquid glue.  The panels at the bottom of the door were raised up using Foam Squares.

The front stoop was die cut in grey using the Open House Valentines die set and I placed some red paper underneath the stoop to make it look like red lettering.  It was adhered in place on the card under the door using the liquid glue.  The mail slot and door knob where both cut from Brushed Gold cardstock using the Open House Door Base Die set and adhered in place using the liquid glue.  

The topiaries were die cut from the Open House Topiary die set and assembled and placed on either side of the door using the liquid glue. (see the photo)  The pots are red, the bow and hearts are dark and light pink, and the greens were light and dark green cardstock.  These were also adhered to the card using liquid glue.  I used the hearts from the  Open House Valentines. die set instead of the flowers to make it more valentine like. 

The banner was cut using red glitter cardstock and the  Open House Valentines die set.  I  cut two and strung them above the door and attached with liquid glue.  Finally the heart on the door was cut from both red and brushed gold cardstock using the  Open House Valentines die set.  Both sections were assembled and glued to the front of the door using liquid glue.  I placed a black arrow on either side of the heart which was attached using liquid glue.  Finally, I placed a small valentine envelope at the bottom right side of the door.  This was also cut using the  Open House Valentines. Die Set.  

For my next project, I created this adorable treat box.:  

I started by cutting out and assembling the Spellbinders Charming Cottage Box from white cardstock using the Platinum 6 Die cutting machine.  I then cut pieces of light pink cardstock into 2 1/4" squares Using my paper trimmer and  were attached to each side of the box.  Then I cut dark pink cardstock into   1 3/4  squares and centered and attached them  on top of the light pink squares on each side of the box.  

Next, using the Spellbinders Open House Valentine's die set, I cut out the heart the same as I did for the door card, however I used the matching dark and light pink cardstocks.  Four were cut and assembled, then adhered to the center of each square using liquid glue.  

The heart banner was cut using the same die set only using red cardstock.  It was attached to look as though  it was wrapped around the top of the box.  Several light and dark pink flowers were cut Using the Spellbinders Petite Floral  Potpourri die set and assembled to place on each side of the box as shown and across the handle.  I also cut some greenery from green cardstock.  The center of the flowers were filled with white pearls from my stash. 

I then tied a pink bow and placed it on the lid of the box using ribbon from my stash, and attached it  just below the handle using a glue dot.  As the final touch, I added the small tag  made of the dark and light cardstock and cut from the Spellbinders Charming Cottage Box die sett.  and added another small dark pink flower onto the tag.  

I really love how these turned out.  I also love how you can use the old and new items together to create fun different projects.  You could add some Valentine's candy to the box and it would make a cute gift for anyone on Valentines Day.  

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
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Playing with the Small die of the Month for December 2021

 Today's card was created using the dies from the Small Die of the Month for Dec. 21 along with some other products..  

I started out with a piece of white cardstock cut to 4 x 5.25 inches using my paper trimmer.  I then used the Spellbinders Polka Dot Strip Glimmer Foil Plate and Gold foil to glimmer the bottom portion of the cardstock using my Glimmer Hot Foil System.  

Next I used a Darice Large Dot embossing folder from my stash to emboss the remaining portion of the cardstock piece.  I then cut out the two diamond dies from the Large Die of the Month for Dec 21 in both Mirrored Gold and Brushed Gold cardstock.  The two were glued together using Bearly Arts Glue and placed as a border between the glimmered and embossed sections.  The finished piece was then attached to a white base card base using Easy Glide Tape Runner.  

I chose several colors of cardstock and cut out both the flowers and their outlines using my Platinum 6 die cutting machine.  The leaves were also cut out the same way, but twice.  Once from light green cardstock and once from dark green cardstock.  The dark green outlines were used and the light green insides were used.  

The flowers were then arranged onto the front of the card, above the gold die cut piece and adhered using liquid glue.  The pink flower was attached using Foam Squares.  

I choose a sentiment from the Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments Glimmer plate and then foiled it onto white cardstock using gold foil.  It was then cut out using the included die.  Then I popped it up using foam squares.  

The final touch for this card was a shiny gold ribbon from my stash which was tied in a bow and attached using Glue Dots.  

I love to mix and match elements from several sets and this was definitely the case here.  I hope you like this card and will consider subscribing to the die of the month kit.  There is no obligation and you can only choose to purchase the ones you want!  Here is another look at the finished card.  

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
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Playing with Large Die of the Month for December 2021

 Today I am featuring a card I created using the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for December of 2021.  This is  a beautiful die set, so I thought I would give you some inspiration by sharing my card with you.

I started this card by die cutting the center section onto black cardstock using my Spellbinders, Platinum 6 machine.  Once cut, I embroidered the dotted sections using DMC gold metallic thread and a tapestry needle.  I took the embroidery thread and divided into two sections of three strands each.  As I was embroidering this piece, I decided to add a gold bead from my stash to the center of each design.  

I then die cut the thicker background die with white cardstock and glued it over the black piece using Bearly Art liquid glue.  

For the background, I die cut the thinner of the two background dies using brushed gold cardstock.  I then glued them to the white cardbase using the same liquid glue.  The black embroidered piece was then glued across the center of the card.  This covered where the two gold panels met.   For the sentiment, I used my Glimmer Hot foil system to foil the sentiment onto white cardstock using the Spellbinders Everyday Sentiment II glimmer plate and black foil.  This was then die cut using the included die and adhered to the front of the card using foam squares.  The final touch was to add a gold ribbon to the top of the centerpiece using glue dots.   Here again is the finished card:

I hope this inspires you to give this design a try.  You can change the colors and sentiments to whatever you like.  I wanted to make something striking and glittery.  I think I achieved that goal.  What do you think?

You might want to consider subscribing to this kit of the month.  You can cancel anytime and re-subscribe when you see another die set you like.  

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
Never Stop Creating

December Card Kit of the Month Day 4

 As you may know, the first of every month Spellbinders releases it's monthly club kits.  Today I will be sharing the fourth and last  set  of several cards that I have made using the December Card Kit of the month, called Beauty is Everywhere.   To see a video of all that you will receive in this kit simply follow this link .

And finally, here is all the info on clubs and subscriptions and  how you can save on multiple clubs.  Now onto today's cards:   

All the products used to create these cards were from the kit. All you need is our own essential craft tools like paper trimmer, detail pro sheers, Liquid adhesive,  die cut machine, and stamp block.  Everything else is included!

This is a beautiful kit and I hope that you will consider purchasing it.  There is no commitment!  You have until the 24th of December to order this, but don't wait! It might sell out before then. 

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
Never Stop Creating

December Card Kit of the Month Day 3

I normally do not post on the weekends, but do to some personal health issues, I am posting when I can.

As you may know, the first of every month Spellbinders releases it's monthly club kits.  Today I will be sharing the third  set  of several cards that I have made using the December Card Kit of the month, called Beauty is Everywhere.   To see a video of all that you will receive in this kit simply follow this link .

And finally, here is all the info on clubs and subscriptions and  how you can save on multiple clubs.  Now onto today's cards:   

For the second card, I decided to make an easel card.

All the products used to create these cards were from the kit. All you need is our own essential craft tools like paper trimmer, detail pro sheers, Liquid adhesive,  die cut machine, and stamp block.  Everything else is included!

This is a beautiful kit and I hope that you will consider purchasing it.  There is no commitment!  You have until the 24th of December to order this, but don't wait! It might sell out before then. 

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
Never Stop Creating

December Card Kit of the Month Day 2

I normally do not post on the weekends, but do to some personal health issues, I am posting when I can.

As you may know, the first of every month Spellbinders releases it's monthly club kits.  Today I will be sharing the second set  of several cards that I have made using the December Card Kit of the month, called Beauty is Everywhere.   To see a video of all that you will receive in this kit simply follow this link .

And finally, here is all the info on clubs and subscriptions and  how you can save on multiple clubs.  Now onto today's cards:   

All the products used to create these cards were from the kit. All you need is our own essential craft tools like paper trimmer, detail pro sheers, Liquid adhesive,  die cut machine,  (acetate sheet for shaker card)  and stamp block.  Everything else is included!

This is a beautiful kit and I hope that you will consider purchasing it.  There is no commitment!  You have until the 24th of December to order this, but don't wait! It might sell out before then. 

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
Never Stop Creating

December Card Kit of the Month 2021 - Day One Inspiration.

 As you may know, the first of every month Spellbinders releases it's monthly club kits.  Today I will be sharing the first of several cards that I have made using the December Card Kit of the month, called Beauty is Everywhere.   To see a video of all that you will receive in this kit simply follow this link .

And finally, here is all the info on clubs and subscriptions and  how you can save on multiple clubs.  Now onto today's cards:

Here are photos of each individual card:

and:

All the products used to create these cards were from the kit. All you need is our own essential craft tools like paper trimmer, detail pro sheers, Liquid adhesive,  die cut machine and stamp block.  Everything else is included!

This is a beautiful kit and I hope that you will consider purchasing it.  There is no commitment!  You have until the 24th of December to order this, but don't wait! It might sell out before then. 

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
Never Stop Creating

Hot Foil Glimmer Club Kit for December 2021

The Glimmer Hot Foils Kit Club is now available over at Spellbinders!   This beautiful kit is entitled Botanical Crest.  I have created 3 cards to inspire you to use  this kit.  And for this month only, if you sign up for a kit, you get a free gift!  Here is a photo of all three together.  

This first card is probably my favorite as it is pink.   I started with a white base card to which I added a piece of soft pink cardstock from my stash which I cut out with my paper trimmer, and adhered it with easy glide tape adhesive.  I hot foiled the wreath and sentiment directly onto a piece of white cardstock using my Glimmer Hot Foil System and my gold foil.  It was then also trimmed so that it would leave a slight pink border around the edge.  

Next, using the same pink cardstock as before, I cut out numerous small pink flowers using the die that came in the kit,and my platinum 6 die cutting machine.  They were glued onto the wreath using liquid glue.  As a final touch, I added some small pink enamel dots and a pink bow using ribbon from my stash.  The ribbon was cut using my detail pro shears and adhered to the card front using a glue dot. 

This card was done basically the same way, except I matted the front with a darker pink cardstock, foiled the wreath in bright pink foil and die cut both the inside and outside of the wreath, which was popped up using foam squares.  The sentiment in the middle was foiled onto the same pink as the first card using gold foil.  It was also cut using the matching die and then adhered to the center of the wreath.  The bow was made using dark pink ribbon from my stash.  And, finally, I die cut several small flowers out of the dark pink paper and adhered them scattered on the front of the card.  

This third card is very fancy, using all gold and white.  I used Mirrored Gold cardstock for the frame around the center white piece.  I took a piece of white cardstock and foiled it using the Skinny Stripe Background Plate and matte gold foil.  Another separate piece of white cardstock was  foiled with the same foil and the wreath plate  and  then I cut out the inside of the wreath placed it onto the center of the striped background.   I used the inside wreath die to cut thru both the wreath and the striped background at the same time.  They were lined up and the wreath and the backgound paper were then glued together using liquid glue.  The sentiment was then foiled onto a piece of white cardstock and cut out with the included die.  I popped it up using foam squares and  centered it in the cutout area.  

I used the included flower die and cut several gold flowers from the mirrored gold paper and place them in clusters around the wreath. I then tied and added a gold bow which was attached using glue dots.

This is a beautiful kit and I hope that you will consider purchasing it.  There is no commitment!  You have until the 24th of December to order this, but don't wait! It might sell out before then. 

Want more than one kit?  Spellbinders have several Value Clubs that you can group different kits together to save money.  For all the information on how the clubs/value clubs work, click here.

If  you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the left side of each post,  please use my link (just click on the image for the store you want to use).  It will not affect your purchase in any way, but will provide me with a very small compensation for your order.  Some are affiliate links, some are not.  This is what helps me to be able to purchase new products to share with you!  Thank you!  It is very much appreciated.  

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
Never Stop Creating

 

More inspiration from the Spellbinders Clear Stamp and Die Kit of the Month for November 2021

  I thought I would share two more of the cards I made using the Spellbinders, Clear stamp and die of the month for November, called Around the Holidays.  This is no longer available, (but may be in the future)  but for those of you who subscribed to this kit, here are some examples of what you can do with it.  

When I first saw this stamp set and saw the stamp with all the packages, well that reminded me of Santa.  So I started out by stamping the packages onto a piece of X-press it cardstock since I new I would be coloring them with my copics.  The matching die from the set was used to cut the edge of the cardstock just below the packages using my Platinum 6 die cutting machine.  With the paper trimmer, I cut the white cardstock to fit onto a A2 white cardbase.  I Then colored the packages using my copic markers. Using my domed blender, I applied some Mowed Lawn distress ink behind where the Santa would be so that he would show up a little more.  I also cut out the Ho Ho Ho, using the Honeybee Tailgate Alphabet die and my  Platinum 6 die cutting machine.  Each word was cut from a different color cardstock and adhered on the left side of the card. Next I cut some red glitter paper from my stash to fit the entire front of the card using my paper trimmer.  It was then adhered to the front of the card base using liquid glue.  Once that was dried, I adhered the white cardstock piece on top of the red glitter paper using the  liquid glue.  It was aligned along the top and sides of the card.  

Santa was created using the Spellbinders Santa Die and liquid glue  I then placed a wobble onto the back of Santa and stuck him to the green shaded area.  Here is a photo of the completed card:

Here is a close up of Santa:

When I saw the next stamp with ornaments, well that made me think of a Christmas Tree.  I started by stamping the image onto X-press it cardstock since I new I was going to be coloring the ornaments.  It was stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black Ink. and colored with my copic markers. Using the matching die, I cut the curved edge.  The next thing I did was trim the white paper so that it fit onto the front of the A2 base card as shown.  Using some Green Holographic paper from my stash and the Spellbinders Whimsy Woods Die Set, I cut two trees from the green Holographic paper and adhered them to the right side of the white paper.  Next I cut a piece of green holographic paper  to fit the entire front of the card base using my paper trimmer.  It was then adhered to the base card, using liquid glue. 

The white portion of the card was then adhered on top of the green holographic paper as shown also using liquid adhesive.  Next I die cut the sentiment using red cardstock and a Scrapbook Merry Christmas Word Die which was a free gift with purchase.  This was adhered to the front left of the card.  Here are some images of this card. 

I hope you enjoyed these inspirational cards and that they gave you some ideas for how you too, can create more cards using these stamps and dies.

Which one is your favorite?  I personally like the Santa card the best.  I like that he wobbles on the card front.  If you don't have wobbles you can simply pop him up with foam squares.  Let me know which one is your favorite in the comments below.  

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Jeanne
A Stroke of Jeanne-ius
Never Stop Creating