Day 5 | Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween

Hi friends!  I’m back to share my creation for Day 5 from the 2025 Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween kit. 

The supplies used were:

Spellbinders – 13 Days of Craftoween Box Kit, Day 5 Dies

Spellbinders – Spider Web Backgrounds Press Plate

Spellbinders – Copper Glimmer Foil

Crafty Critta 200 gsm DIY Foiling Paper

Spellbinders – Precision Layering A2 A Die Set

Lawn Fawn – Henry’s ABCs

Spellbinders – Welcome Fall Die Set (sign)

Spellbinders – Autumn Scarecrow (crow)

Cardstock Warehouse – Stardream Gold Cardstock

Black and White Cardstock from my Scrap Bin

Spellbinders – Blue Spruce Cardstock

Spellbinders – Oceanside Cardstock

Spellbinders – Teal Topaz Cardstock

Spellbinders – Onyx Brushed Metallic Treasured Cardstock

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Catherine Pooler – Bronze Pigment Ink

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foiling System

Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

I started today’s card hot foiling my background.  I used the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foiling System and their Spider Web Backgrounds Press Plate along with Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil in the color Copper.  After the foiling was completed, I used the largest die in the Spellbinders Precision Layering A2 A die set and cut the foiled panel.

For the spider:  I die cut the legs and eyes dies from Spellbinders Oceanside cardstock and the main body die from Spellbinders Blue Spruce cardstock.  The eyes die was simply cut out of a scrap of white cardstock from my stash.  The top hat was die cut from Spellbinders Onyx Brushed Metallic Treasured Cardstock and the hat band was cut from Spellbinders Teal Topaz cardstock and all the spider’s layers and the hat were glued together and set aside to dry.

While the spider’s glue was drying, I grabbed a piece of Cardstock Warehouse’s Stardream Gold cardstock, trimmed it to 4-1/4” x 2”, placed it into Spellbinders’ Geo Quilt embossing folder, and ran it through my die cutting machine.  I adhered the spiderweb foiled panel to the front of an A2 size card base and then glued the embossed strip of gold cardstock to the bottom of the card front.

Using the largest die from the Spellbinders Precision Layering A2 A dies, I die cut a piece of spider web patterned paper that was included in the Simple Stories 6x8 Spooky Things paper pad.  For the black cardstock panel, I die cut a black piece of cardstock to measure 3-3/4” x 5-1/2” and used liquid glue to adhere the black panel to the patterned paper panel.

For my sentiment, I die cut the letters “BOO” from the Lawn Fawn’s Henry’s ABCs die set twice from black cardstock and once from the Spellbinders Onyx Brushed Metallic Treasured cardstock and glued those layers together.  I ran a black Copic marker around the edges of the letters since the Treasured cardstock has a white backing – just to make it look nice.

Using the Spellbinders Welcome Fall die set, I die cut the two pieces that make the wooden sign from white cardstock and stamped the sentiment from the 13 Days of Craftoween kit onto the sign front.  Once the ink dried, I used a blending brush and ink blended Catherine Pooler Bronze Pigment Ink all over the surfaces of the sign and signpost. Once the ink dried, I glued the sign onto the front top of the signpost.  For the crow, I pulled out the Spellbinders Autumn Scarecrow die set and die cut the three pieces for the crow from black, white, and grey cardstock and glued the pieces together.

The only task left is to assemble the scene onto the card front with a combination of foam squares and Bearly Art Glue.

Now just to bring it all together!  I glued the little ghost directly to the card front and added foam squares to the back of the bottle to give it some dimension before adding it to the card front.  Lastly, I added five Pinkfresh Studio Amethyst Glitter Drops for my final embellishment.

That completes today’s card!  Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this Day 5 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!

Thanksgiving 2024 | Thankful For You

Hi friends!  For today’s card I am joining the Spellbinders Lilac Lovelies Contest where participants are asked to create a lilac-colored project using Spellbinders products.  I’ve been wanting to make a card using the cute Spellbinders “Happy Turkey Day” die set ever since I received it and this contest gave me the perfect – not-so-traditional – chance for another fun Thanksgiving card.

The supplies used were:

  Spellbinders Cardstock - Plum, Royal Amethyst, Lilac Blossom, and Purple Mist

  Spellbinders “Happy Turkey Day” Die Set

  Uniball Signo Broad Silver Metallic Pen

  Spellbinders “Make A Wish Arch Labels” Die Set

  Spellbinders “Essential Arches” Die Set

  Spellbinders Treasured Cardstock – Silver Assorted

  Spellbinders / Simon Hurley – “Plaster” 3D Embossing Folder

  Spellbinders “Sentiment Labels” Die Set

  Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Villainous Potion

  Spellbinders Mini Blending Brush Set

  Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress “Sterling” Foundry Wax

  Spellbinders “Silver” Glimmer Foil

  Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue in Spellbinders Precision Tip Bottle

  Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

  Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Silver Glitter Gloss

  Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

  Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System

I started the project by cutting all my turkey layers from Spellbinders cardstocks – the colors I used were Plum, Royal Amethyst, Lilac Blossom, and Purple Mist.  I assembled the turkey using liquid glue to adhere the individual pieces, then I used the Copic marker 100 (Black) to color the turkey’s eye and Copic marker RV93 (Smoky Purple) to color the blush oval for his cheek.  I placed a very small piece of redline tape on the back side of the turkey’s head to allow me to adhere the eye and cheek die cuts back into place and thin foam squares to adhere the main turkey body to the tail feathers for extra dimension.  Using a Uniball Signo silver metallic pen, I colored the metal buckle on the turkey’s hat and applied Nuvo Aqua Shimmer to the snood that hangs over the turkey’s beak.

Using the largest die from the Spellbinders “Essential Arches” die set, I cut a panel from the Silver Glitter Metallic cardstock that is part of Spellbinders’ Treasured Silver Assorted cardstock pack and trimmed about 0.25” off the bottom and using the third largest die from this set, I die cut a white cardstock panel to serve as a matting layer from which I also had to trim approximately 0.25” off the bottom.  Then using the Spellbinders “Make a Wish Arch Labels” die set, I used the largest die placed all the way past the edge of the fold of an A2, side folding card panel and cut it to be a shaped card to serve as my card base.  Next, I used a Spellbinders Mini Blending Brush to apply Tim Holtz Distress “Villainous Potion” Ink to the bottom/scalloped edge of my card base.  Once the ink had dried, I used a small paint brush and a little bit of Tim Holtz Distress “Sterling” Foundry Wax and painted it onto the tips of the bottom scalloped edge and heat set it with my Heat It Tool.

I added texture to the white cardstock matting layer by running it through my die cutting machine using the Spellbinders / Simon Hurley “Plaster” 3D embossing folder.  I attached the glitter cardstock layer directly onto the card base using thin foam strips.  Using liquid glue, I attached the white matting layer onto the glitter cardstock layer.

For the sentiment, I used the Spellbinders “Windy Fall Leaves” Betterpress die set and foiled the three sentiments from that die set onto Spellbinders “Royal Amethyst” cardstock using Spellbinders Silver Glimmer Foil.  I die cut the sentiment strip using the Spellbinders “Sentiment Labels” die set, adhered it to the card front using thin foam squares and embellished the ends of the label with two silver/glass AB pearls.

I hope you enjoyed the card and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects!  Until next time… happy making!

Spring 2024 | Happy Easter

The inspiration for this card came from a YouTube video by Jennifer McGuire that I watched several weeks ago during which she used a technique that I just had to borrow to make an Easter card this year. If you're a fan of Jennifer like I am, you may just recognize the technique!

I started this Easter card by ink blending onto a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper using the Simon Says Stamp "Layered Flowers" stencil set and Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks in the colors: Guava, Cherry, Aspen, and Field. After the ink blending was completed, I die cut the stenciled panel to using the largest die from My Favorite Things' "Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax" dies. I also cut a piece of Spellbinders' "Fern" green cardstock that was in my scrap bin to 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" to serve as the mat for my stenciled panel.

Using the Simon Says Stamp's "Fancy Happy Easter" die set, I used the shadow die to cut a hole in the center of both the fern green cardstock and my stenciled card front. After die cutting, I adhered the two cardstock panel together with liquid adhesive making sure to line up the die cut holes. I cut a Happy Easter toner sheet from the Simon Says Stamp "Fancy Happy Easter" Foil Transfer Cards and used my Minc machine to foil the sentiment with Deco Foil's "Pink Melon" hot foil. I die cut the sentiment using the shadow die I used to cut the card front panel so when it came to assembling the card all the layers would line up.

For my card base, I took a full sheet of Spellbinders' "Fern" cardstock and cut it in half to make a top folding, 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" card. (I must note here... I would have had to do this next step if I had planned this card properly! I decided to make the card base out of Fern cardstock at the last minute versus white which made me have to use the sentiment shadow die to cut yet another hole, this time in the front side of the card base.). Using the shadow die from above - again - I lined up the card front panels to the card base and used the Fancy Happy Easter shadow die to cut a hole in the front side of the card base. I then adhered the card front to the card base using liquid glue and placed to heavy blocks on top until the glue dried. After the glue dried, I placed the foiled sentiment into the hole made into the card front to ensure the alignment would be perfect when the card is closed and flipped the open card face down onto my glass mat and applied adhesive onto the back of the sentiment and then folded the back side of the card onto the front to adhere the foiled sentiment to the inside of the card.

My final touch for the card was to add pink gems to all the random pink dots scattered throughout the background and also to the flower centers.

I hope you enjoyed the card and possibly found some inspiration for a card you are making.

Until next time... Happy Making!