SMILE | Catherine Pooler + Spellbinders

Hi friends!  Today I’m sharing a card inspired by the Sarah Renae Clark Color Cubes 2.0 (card 843).  I wasn’t sure where I was going to go with this color scheme, so I decided to start simply creating a background and see where that inspiration lead me.  Let’s get started!

The supplies used:

     Catherine Pooler – Simply Diamonds Cling Stamp

     Pinkfresh Studio – Single Stitch Rectangle Die Set

     Spellbinders – Nature’s Dance Stamp/Die Set (CSOM-JAN25)

     Spellbinders – Field Notes Wildflowers Die Set

     Spellbinders – Chiffon Cardstock

     Spellbinders – Teal Topaz Cardstock

     Gina K. Designs – Mini Ink Cubes – Emerald Coast, Soft Stone,

          Peach Bellini, Blue Sky, Faded Brick

     Gina K. Designs – Masking Magic Strips

     WOW! – Clear Gloss Super Fine Embossing Powder

     Brutus Monroe – Alabaster White Embossing Powder

     Taylored Expressions – Anti-Static Powder Tool

     Tsukineko - VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad

     WOW! - Dual Speed Heat Embossing Tool

     Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

     Spellbinders – Opal Color Essentials Gems

     My Sweet Petunia – MISTI Original Stamping Tool

     Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

Creating the Background Panel

To create the background, I started with a 4.5” x 5.75” of Spellbinders Chiffon cardstock.  I placed the cardstock panel into my MISTI tool, dusted it with anti-static powder, and stamped the Catherine Pooler Simply Diamonds cling stamp onto the cardstock using VersaMark ink.  I removed the cardstock from the MISTI and applied a coating of WOW!’s clear gloss, super fine embossing powder to the inked panel and melted the embossing powder with my heat tool.  I used Gina K. Designs’ Masking Magic Strips to mask off each diagonal row of the background’s diamonds and colored each row with Gina K. Designs ink cubes in the colors Soft Stone, Emerald Coast, Faded Brick, Peach Bellini, and Blue Sky.  Once the ink dried, I die cut the background panel using the largest die in the Pinkfresh Studio Single Stitch Rectangle die set.

Creating the Floral Element

I chose to use the Spellbinders Field Notes Wildflowers to create a floral element for this card.  I didn’t want to introduce any new colors to the card since the background is colorful, so I die cut the flower’s stem from a scrap of white cardstock and used Spellbinders Chiffon and Cinnamon cardstocks for the petal parts of the flowers.  I glued the floral elements together with Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue and set them aside for the glue to dry while I worked on the sentiment.

Creating the Sentiment

For the sentiment, I chose to go with a Spellbinders stamp set that was part of their Clear Stamp of the Month Stamp and Die Set called Nature’s Dance that said “SMILE” that I stamped with VersaMark ink onto Spellbinders Teal Topaz cardstock, then added Brutus Monroe’s Alabaster White Embossing Powder to have a white heat embossed sentiment.  I die cut the greeting with the coordinating die and die cut two additional from the Teal Topaz cardstock to stack behind the sentiment for dimension.  I also added a sub-sentiment; however, I won’t add it until I assemble the card’s elements.

Assembling the Card

I cut a piece of Spellbinders Teal Topaz cardstock to measure 4.25” x 5.5”.  I adhered Altenew double-sided adhesive tape to the back side of the inky diamond card panel, removed the adhesive’s backing paper and positioned it at an angle onto my Teal Topaz card front panel ensuring I had enough clearance at the bottom to accommodate the sub-sentiment and trimmed away the excess inky panel that exceeded the Teal Topaz one.  I placed the background panel into my MISTI and stamped the sub-sentiment onto the card panel below the bottom edge of the inky background cardstock using VersaMark ink and added Alabaster white embossing powder then melted the embossing powder with my heat tool.  I added liquid glue to the back side of the SMILE sentiment and adhered it to the inky cardstock panel above the sub-sentiment.  Lastly, I adhered some Spellbinders Opal Color Essentials Gems to the center of the diamonds on the background panel and glued the card front to a white A2, side folding card base.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out today’s blog post, I really appreciate it.  Until next time, happy crafting!

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!