Day Three of New Projects Featuring the Felt Die Collection by Nicole Spohr

Today I have something really different to show you.  I created an ornament for my fall tree.  Yes, I said fall tree.  My husband convinced me to leave our tree up all year and just decorate it for each holiday/season.  So as I said, I have a fall tree.  I used the new Felt Die Collection from Nicole Spohr by Spellbinders to create this fun ornament for my tree.  It is called the Felt Pumpkin Lane House Die.  I will definitely be making more to adorn my tree. 

I thought I would also show you a picture of my tree, too.

I just started to learn to quilt, and made the tree skirt and mantle cloth also.  Here is a photo of the ornament on the tree.

 

To create this ornament I used mostly felt from the Merino Felt Sheets cool collection, except for the orange.  I cut out each shape from felt and also from cardstock.  I  stitched each piece to the cardstock to give the ornament more stability.  I stitched each piece with matching or coordinating thread which I had in my stash.  If you wanted to hide your stitching on the back, you could add another sheet  of paper or more felt.  I used hot glue to assemble the pieces together and also used hot glue to add a piece of gold twine for hanging. 

I think this would also make a great fall card.  You could attach it to the card in a way that it could be removed and used as an ornament.  This was the recipient would get a card and a gift!

To see all of this new collection from Spellbinders and Nicole Spohr, simply click here. I hope you enjoyed these three products and will give them a look for yourself.  There are many in the collection, though I only featured three of them.  They also have the wool felt available since you can't find it in local craft stores.

If you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the right 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

Supply List:

Merino Felt Sheets Cool Collection  (except for the orange

lPlatinum 6 die cutting machine

Paper Trimmer

Bearly art glue

Detail scissors

Cardstock, thread, needle, orange felt, twine,  hot glue and glue gun all from my stash.

Second of Three New Projects Featuring the Felt Die Collection by Nicole Spohr

 Today I am featuring a project I created using the new felt dies from Nicole Spohr for Spellbinders.  This time I am  using the candy cane die.  I also used them with both felt and cardstock to give them a more textured look.  The second candy cane was cut and I used the back side inverted so that I had two candy canes that cross. Here is the card I made.  

 To make this card, I started with a 5x7 white base card to which I added a mat of red cardstock measuring 4.75 x 6.75 this was then centered and applied to the card front.  I then cut this pretty printed paper to measure 4.5 x 6.5 inches and applied that centered on the red cardstock.  Next I cut two candy canes from white cardstock.  The second one was inverted so that I used the back side.  Once it was stitched you couldn't tell it was reversed.  I cut the red stripes from red felt that I had in my stash along with the berries.  I stitched the white areas of the candy canes with white embroidery thread.  The stripes were then added after being stitched with red embroidery thread.  The three holly leaves were cut from the green felt that was included in the Merino Felt sheets cool collection and were stitched with green thread.  They were all arranged and attached to the card front with glue.  I added the sentiment using my hot foil machine and the Comfort and Joy foil plate and die set.  It was foiled with gold foil and added across the bottom of the card.  

I love how this card turned out.  I also love the texture that the felt added.  It really adds to the look  of the card!  I hope you will give some of these dies a chance!  Like I said, if you do not like the look or want to deal with the felt you can always just use paper and treat them as a stitching die.  To see the entire collection  of felt dies, just click here.  

Be sure to check back tomorrow when I will have the last of my three projects for this collection.  I am sure you don't want to miss it!

If you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the right 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

Supply List:

Candy Cane Felt die

Comfort and Joy Glimmer sentiments and die 

Merino Felt Sheets Cool Collection (for the holly leaves)

Spellbinders Hot Foil System

gold foil

Platinum 6 die cutting machine

Paper Trimmer

Bearly art glue

Easy Glide Tape Adhesive

Detail scissors

Printed paper, cardstock, thread, needle and red felt all from my stash.

First of Three New Project Featuring the Felt Die Collection by Nicole Spohr

 Spellbinder's has released some new dies especially for cutting 100% wool felt.  They also feature colors of felt which can be purchased to go along with these new dies,  But don't worry you can still use them to cut paper too!  Today's project features a cute 5 x 7 inch Christmas card featuring the new Felt Gingerbread Boy and Girl Etched Die set.  This is the card that I created using the new dies:

To create this card, I started with a 5x7 white card base to which I added a mat of dark green card stock which measured 4.75 x 6.76" and attached it to the center of the base card.  Next I added a pretty green and red printed Christmas paper which measured 4.5 x 6.5 inches and centered it atop the green cardstock.  Lastly, I found this cute gingerbread printed paper and cut a strip that measured 2 x 6.5 inches and attached it to the left side of the card as shown.  I then cut the gingerbread from tan cardstock and inked the edges with brown ink which gave him a baked look.  Next, I stitched the outside edge of the gingerbread with tan thread.  I then cut stitched the mouth with black thread.  The eyes, cheeks, button, bow tie, icing, and hat pieces were all cut from cardstock and stitched with white or red thread in the case of the red portion  of his hat.   The tree was cut from felt and outlined in green thread and then decorated with yellow thread.  The tree was then glued to the gingerbread's right hand.  Finally I added a glimmered sentiment from the Comfort and Joy glimmer plate set. They were both glued to the front of the card base to complete the card.

This card shows that the pieces can be cut from either felt or paper and mixed and matched to create some texture where needed.  To see the entire new collection, simply click here.  As you will see, there are many to choose from, as I will be only sharing three of them with you.

Be sure to check back tomorrow when I will have another awesome project to share with you!  

If you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the right 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

Supply List:

Felt Gingerbread Die Set 

Comfort and Joy Glimmer sentiments and die 

Merino Felt Sheets Cool Collection (for the tree)

Spellbinders Hot Foil System

gold foil

Platinum 6 die cutting machine

Paper Trimmer

Bearly art glue

Easy Glide Tape Adhesive

Detail scissors

Printed paper, cardstock, thread and needle all from my stash.

Day Five - 3 D Embossing Folder - Unique Technique

Today I am showing off a card that I made using the Spellbinders 3d Embossing  Folder for Nov.24 entitled Rosette Burst.  I did not add a sentiment to this card thinking it could be used as a notecard, or anything else you so desire.  You could add any sentiment you like or different color combinations to give it a different appearance!

 To create this special card, I simply started with an A2 card base and then added a matte of black cardstock which measured 5.25 x 4 inches.  To this I added a piece of brushed gold cardstock which measured 5 x 3.75 inches.  Finally I embossed a piece of black cardstock using the Rosette Burst 3D Embossing Folder.  The piece was then cut to 3.50 x 4.75 inches.  I then spread clear pigment ink across the entire surface and added gold embossing powder.  It was then heated with a heat gun to set the powder.

It was then attached to the cardfront and I then added some black enamel drops to the centers of each of the Rosette Burst designs.  I hope you like the end result.  I purposely left the sentiment off of this one.  I think it makes for a different, striking card.  To see all the monthly club kits Spellbinders has to offer, simply click here.

If you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the right 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

Supply List:

3DEOM - NOV24 - Rosette Burst

Platinum 6 die cutting machine

Paper Trimmer

Bearly art glue

Easy Glide Tape Adhesive

Detail scissors

A2 White card base

brushed gold cardstock 

clear pigment ink

Gold Embossing powder

Heat gun, cardstock and enamel dots from my stash

Day Four- Three Monthly Club kits, one Card!

 Today I am sharing a card that features three, yes you heard right, three Spellbinders monthly club kits on one card!  I started with the embossing folder, then the die of the month and lastly the clear stamp and die of the month.  I feel that it made for a cute, colorful birthday card!  I hope you agree. 

I started to create this card, by using an A2 card base.  Then I added a piece of metallic rainbow paper to create a mat measuring 5.25x 4 inches.  To this I added a piece of white cardstock that I embossed using this months EOM-NOV 24 entitled Cascading Streamers.  This was ink blended using a rainbow of ink colors.  You can use any colors of ink you have on hand and any brands to complete this step.  I the cut the cardstock to measure 3.75 x 5 inches and attached it to the metallic paper to  create a festive background.  Then I used the DOM-NOV24 entitled Birthday Bliss and cut out three colorful balloons and randomly glued them to the front of the embossed piece.  Finally I stamped and cut out the sentiment using the Clear Stamp and die of the month entitled Confetti Wishes. This was stamped in black ink and fussy cut.  Then it was popped up using foam squares across the center of the card front.  

I then considered this card done!  Would make a great card for either a feminine or masculine recipient!  To see all the monthly club kits Spellbinders has to offer, simply click here

Be sure to check back tomorrow when I will be showing off the last of this month's club kits.  I only receive some of the kits so you definitely want to check them all out!  Remember, you can only sign up for a club on the sixth of the month, so be sure to mark your calendars so you don't forget!

If you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the right 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

Supply List:

EOM-NOV 24 Cascading Streamers

DOM-NOV24 - Birthday Bliss

CSDOM-NOV24 - Confetti Sentiments

Platinum 6 die cutting machine

Paper Trimmer

Bearly art glue

Easy Glide Tape Adhesive

Detail scissors

A2 White card base

foam squares

Day Three - Die of the Month Nov 2024 Birthday Bliss

 Today I am sharing a cute birthday card created using Spellbinders DOM-NOV 24 called Birthday Bliss.  It features a cute turtle and some colorful balloons along with another cute birthday animal.  

This card was so fun and easy to make!  I started with an A2 white card base to which I added some soft blue plaid paper as my mat.  Then using the Scallop Labels and Tag cutting die, I cut out a piece of lighter blue cardstock on which to place my scene.  This was attached to the mat as shown.  I then cut out the turtle, balloons, clouds,  and sentiment from the DOM club set and attached them  inside the label as shown.  I also cut out the party hat and attached it to the turtles head.  

I hope you like this card.  It was so easy to make and you could use any color combinations you have.  To see all this month's fabulous club kits from Spellbinders, simply click here.

If you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the right 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

Supply List:

DOM-NOV 24 - Birthday Bliss

Scallop Labels & Tag Cutting Dies

Platinum 6 die cutting machine

Paper Trimmer

Bearly art glue

Easy Glide Tape Adhesive

Detail scissors

A2 White card base

All printed papers and cardstock from my stash.

Day Two Glimmer Hot Foil Plate of the Month for November 2024

 Today I am sharing a card I made using Spellbinder's GOM-NOV24 and coordinating foil.  The Glimmer of the Month is called Confetti Burst and the foil that comes with it is called Rainbow confetti.   Both make a super pretty Birthday Card.

To create this sparkly birthday card I started with an A2 white base card.  To this I added a piece of rainbow foil paper measuring 5.25 x 4 inches.  I then foiled the confetti burst plate using the rainbow confetti foil which was included onto white cardstock.  This was cut to 3.25 x 4.75 and attached it centered over the rainbow metallic paper.  The sentiment was then glimmered using black foil, cut out with included dies, and placed onto some scraps of rainbow metallic paper which was popped up to add some dimension.

A very pretty and colorful birthday card that would be greatly appreciated by any recipient!  If you would like to see all the monthly clubs that spellbinders offers, just click here. Please note that new subscriptions are only accepted on or after Nov. 6.  

If you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the right 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

Supply List:

GOM-NOV 24 - Confetti Burst and Rainbow confetti foil. 

Black Foil

Glimmer Hot Foil System 

Platinum 6 die cutting machine

Paper Trimmer

Bearly art glue

Easy Glide Tape Adhesive

Detail scissors

A2 White card base

Foam Squares 

cardstock and metallic papers all from my stash.

Day One New Release Stitching Die of the Month - November 2024

 Hello crafty friends!   I hope you all had a spook-tacular Halloween.  Now that that is over, you know what that means...  It is the first of November and Spellbinders is releasing it's club kits for the month!  In the next few days I will be featuring some of these new clubs.  I have combined some of the clubs in order to utilize the ones I have been given.  Be sure to mark your calendars because November 6th is the first day new subscribers can subscribe to a club they want to get.  

Today I will be showing off the stitching die of the month entitled Cross Stitched Nested Card Front and Tab.  If you love the look of stitching on a card this club is definitely for you!

I started with an A2 white card base to which I added each of the card front layers in colors of blue, green, and yellow.  They were cross stitched in matching embroidery thread.  Each stitched layer was popped up with foam squares.  The final piece I added was the tag.  It was cut from yellow cardstock and embroidered with green and blue thread.  I also added a blue twine bow to the tag.  The sentiment was stamped and cut from the Clear Stamp and die of the month called - Confetti Wishes.  It was then popped up in the center of the tag.  To finish it off  I was able to add enamel dots in the three matching colors.

I hope you like the finished result!  To see all of Spellbinders monthly club kits, simply click here

If you click on SOME of the links in the blog or purchase from any of the vendors on the right 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

Supply List:

STDOM-NOV24 - Cross Stitched Nested Card Front and Tag

CLSDOM-NOV24 - Clear stamp and die of the month Confetti Wishes

Platinum 6 die cutting machine

Paper Trimmer

Bearly art glue

Easy Glide Tape Adhesive

Detail scissors

A2 White card base

Foam Squares 

cardstock, thread, needle, and enamel drops all from my stash