Day 8 | Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween

Hi friends!  I’m back to share my creation for Day 8 from the 2025 Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween kit. 

The supplies used were:

Spellbinders – 13 Days of Craftoween Box Kit, Day 8 Dies

Gina K. Designs – Circle Windows Plate Die

Spellbinders – Witch on Broom (bat)

Sizzix/Tim Holtz – Collector Die Set (ticket)

Whimsy Stamps – BOOkeh 6x6 Paper Pad

Spellbinders – Violet Cardstock

Spellbinders – Antique Glitter Metallic Treasured Cardstock

Spellbinders – Antique Matte Metallic Treasured Cardstock

Spellbinders – Brushed Black Cardstock

Spellbinders – Anchor Cardstock

Spellbinders – Carrot Cardstock

Spellbinders – Rainforest Cardstock

Simon Says Stamp – Pawsitively Velvet Snow White Luxury Cardstock

Spellbinders – Onyx Brushed Metallic Treasured Cardstock

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Black Soot Ink

Ranger Glossy Accents

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

I started today’s card by die cutting my card front base layers.  I die cut a piece of black cardstock from my stash to measure 4-1/8” x 5-5/16” then I cut a piece of BOOkeh cardstock from Whimsy Stamps to measure 4” x 5-3/16”.  I glued those two layers together and adhered them to an A2 top folding, white card base.

Next, I die cut one piece of black glossy cardstock using the Gina K. Design’s “Circle Windows Plate Die” and die cut it twice more out of plain black cardstock.  I glued all three layers together and then glued them to the card front.

Using the Day 8 dies from the 2025 Spellbinders Craftoween kit, I die cut the following dies out the cardstock listed beside it:

Skull Mug:  Spellbinders Antique Glitter Metallic Treasured cardstock

    Straw:  Spellbinders Carrot cardstock and Violet cardstock

    Tombstone:  Spellbinders Anchor cardstock

    Bat Pick:  Spellbinders Brush Metallic cardstock

    Eyes, Nose, Teeth, and Mug Contents:  Glossy cardstock from my stash

    Marshmallows:  Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Velvet Snow White Luxury Cardstock

I glued all the die cut layers for the mug together using Bearly Art glue and set those aside to dry.  I also die cut three of the ghost dies from Spellbinders Antique Matte Metallic Treasured cardstock.  Using the Spellbinders “Witch on Broom” die set, I die cut the smallest bat three times and the medium bat once from Spellbinders Anchor cardstock.

For my sentiment, I stamped the “cheers to SPOOKY SIPS” onto a piece of Spellbinders Rainforest cardstock using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed it with WOW! Clear Gloss Superfine Embossing Powder to give the sentiment a bit of shine.  Next, I used the ticket die from the Sizzix “Collector” die set to cut out the sentiment and applied Distress Black Soot ink to the edges of the ticket using a tiny foam ink blending tool.

I glued all the die cut elements to the card front, added Glossy Accents to the gray bats, and added some green gems that I’ve had in my stash for about ten years – I went gem crazy, but I like it!

That completes today’s card!  Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this Day 8 card showcasing the dies from the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween boxed kit and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects! 

Until next time… happy making!

Day 7 | Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween

Hi friends!  I’m back to share my creation for Day 7 from the 2025 Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween kit. 

The supplies used were:

Spellbinders – 13 Days of Craftoween Box Kit, Day 7 Dies

Spellbinders – Fall Label Motifs Die Set

Hero Arts – In the Valley Stamp

Spellbinders – Truffle Cardstock

Spellbinders – Merlot Cardstock

Spellbinders – Fern Cardstock

Spellbinders – Brushed Black Cardstock

Spellbinders – Saffron Cardstock

Spellbinders – Antique Pearl Metallic Treasured Cardstock

Spellbinders – Cinnamon Cardstock

Spellbinders – Fawn Cardstock

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Black Soot Ink

Nuvo Golden Sunset Glitter Drops

Nuvo Ebony Black Crytal Drops

Picket Fence Studio – Day & Night Gemstones

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Gray Two-Tone Woodgrain Cardstock

Vellum Paper

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

I started today’s card by cutting a piece of Simon Says Stamp “Smoke Grey” cardstock to measure 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”.  I then placed the cardstock panel into my stamping platform and using Hero Arts’ “In the Valley” stamp and VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, I stamped the scripty text onto the grey cardstock.  After the pigment ink dried, I used a foam blending tool to apply Distress Black Soot Ink to the edges of the card panel.

Using the Spellbinders Fall Label Motifs die set, I die cut the base layer from vellum, the trellis layer from Distress Gray Two-Tone Woodgrain cardstock, the berries were from Spellbinders Merlot and Truffle cardstock, and the greenery was from Spellbinders Fern and Fawn cardstock.  I glued the woodgrain trellis to the vellum and then glued this element to the center of the card front.

Using the Day 7 Craftoween dies, I die cut the books from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology “Abandoned” patterned paper pack, the book pages from Spellbinders Antique Pearl Metallic Treasured cardstock, and the spine covers were die cut from Spellbinders Merlot and Cinnamon cardstocks.  The candles were die cut from Spellbinders Brushed Black cardstock accented with Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops and the flames cut from Spellbinders Saffron cardstock accented with Golden Sunset Nuvo Glitter Drops.  I arranged the greenery and berries on the card front then positioned the books with the candles in a pleasing location then began carefully gluing all the elements to the card front – the books with the candles was popped up on foam tape squares.

I found a sentiment that I had foiled and die cut from Day 6’s card project that said “Happy Haunting” and I glued it to the front of the books.  Lastly, I added Picket Fence Studio “Day and Night” gemstones to the upper left and lower right corners of the card front and with that – the card project is completed!

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this Day 7 card showcasing the dies from the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween boxed kit and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects! 

Until next time… happy making!

Day 6 | Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween

Hi friends!  I’m back to share my creation for Day 6 from the 2025 Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween kit. 

The supplies used were:

Spellbinders – 13 Days of Craftoween Box Kit, Day 6 Dies

Spellbinders – Mirrored Arch Labels Die Set

Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz – Sketch Manor Stamp Set

Spellbinders – Halloween Icons Press Plate & Die Set

Spellbinders – Brushed Black Cardstock

Spellbinders – Violet Cardstock

Spellbinders – Carrot Cardstock

Spellbinders – Saffron Cardstock

Spellbinders – Truffle Cardstock

Spellbinders – Opaque White Glimmer Foil

Gina K. Designs – Masking Magic

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Crushed Olive Ink Pad

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Peeled Paint Ink Pad

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Black Soot Ink Pad

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Antique Linen Ink Pad

White Cardstock from my Scrap Bin

Pinkfresh Studio – Magic Potion Drops Gems

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foiling System

Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

To begin today’s card, I used the largest die from the Spellbinders Mirrored Arch Labels die set and die cut one Spellbinders Brushed Black panel and one from heavy weight white cardstock.  I used my score board to score the white panel at 4-5/8” on one of the long ends since it will be serving as my card base.  Using the next to the largest die from the same Mirrored Arch Labels die set, I die cut another panel of white cardstock to use for ink blending and background stamping my card front. 

I stamped the moon, haunted house, and tree from the Stampers Anonymous “Sketch Manor” stamp set onto a piece of Gina K. Designs Masking Magic and fussy cut the images. I placed the smaller white cardstock panel into my stamp positioner and stamped the same three images where I would like them to be on my scene.  After that, I removed the backing paper from the fussy cut, masking magic stamped images and placed them over the images I had stamped onto the smaller, white cardstock panel.

Using the Crushed Olive Distress Ink pad and a small-ish ink blending brush, I ink blended heavily around the moon and lightly across the rest of the card front panel.   Then, I used the Peeled Paint Distress Ink and a larger blending brush and applied ink all over the background and avoiding the halo area around the moon.  Lastly, going back to using the smaller ink blending brush, I applied Distress Black Soot ink around the outer perimeter edges of the card front.  Once the ink blending was completed, I removed the Masking Magic pieces from the front of the card. 

Now for coloring the background images I had stamped.  For the moon, I simply used a small blending brush and Distress Antique Linen Ink and carefully applied the ink (aka, tried to stay in the lines!).   I used Copic markers to color the haunted house and tree – the markers I used were:

            Tree:  E55, E57

            Haunted House:  C7, C5, C2, E50

For the sentiment, I used the Spellbinders Halloween Icons Press Plate and Die Set and used Spellbinders Opaque White Glimmer Foil to hot foil all the sentiments in the set (it’s one press plate and die for all the sentiments) and after die cutting the sentiments with the coorindating die, I chose the Happy Halloween sentiment.

My final tasks were putting foam adhesive to the back side of the skeleton trick-or-treater and the sentiment and adhering both to the front of the card and adding five Pinkfresh Studio “Magic Potion Drops Gems near the sentiment.  Card completed!

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this Day 6 card showcasing the dies from the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween boxed kit and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects! 

Until next time… happy making!