Day 9 | Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween

Hi friends!  I’m back to share my creation for Day 9 from the 2025 Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween kit. 

The supplies used were:

Spellbinders – 13 Days of Craftoween Box Kit, Day 9 Dies

Reverse Confetti – Double Stitch Window Cover Die

    Spellbinders – Haunted House Die Set

    Spellbinders – All Seasons Autumn Press Plate & Die Set

    Spellbinders – Carrot Cardstock

    Scrapbook.com – Rainbow Glossy Cardstock (Black)

    Scrapbook.com – Rainbow Glossy Cardstock (White)

    My Favorite Things – Boysenberry Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Lilac Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Opaque White Glimmer Foil

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

    Ranger/Tim Holtz – Villainous Potion Distress Ink

    Ranger/Tim Holtz – Crackling Campfire Distress Ink

    Ranger/Tim Holtz – Wilted Violet Distress Ink

    Ranger/Simon Hurley – Golden Hour Solar Spray

    Winsor & Newton Designers White Gouache

    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 by die cutting and assembling the individual pieces for the Day 9 trick-or-treat monster.  The type and colors of cardstock for each of the pieces were:

     Wings, Horns, Tail, Pitch Fork Die:  Scrapbook.com Black Glossy Cardstock

    Teeth & Eye Die:  Scrapbook.com White Glossy Cardstock

    Pumpkin Pail Die:  Spellbinders Carrot Cardstock

    Pail Handle, Eye Center, Pail Base:  Scrapbook.com Black Glossy Cardstock

    Monster Body Die:  My Favorite Things Boysenberry Cardstock

I used Villainous Potion Distress Ink to shade around the edges of the monster’s body and Crackling Campfire Distress Ink to shade around the pumpkin pail.

For my card front, I die cut a piece of Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain Cardstock using the Reverse Confetti “Double Stitch Window” cover die.  I cut a piece of Spellbinders Lilac (you could have just used white) cardstock to measure 4” x 4” and I ink blended the panel from top to bottom using Distress Inks in the colors Villainous Potion and Wilted Violet.  I placed the ink blended panel in my splat box and splattered Ranger’s Golden Hour Solar Spray and white gouache all over the panel to create a night sky.  Once the panel was dry, I adhered it to the back side of my black woodgrain card front so that the inky scene was visible and centered through the aperture.

Using the Spellbinders “Haunted House” die set, I die cut the moon, clouds, bats, and ghosts from scrap cardstock in my stash to build the scene for my night sky panel.  I did use a scrap of iridescent vellum that already have double sided adhesive applied to the back for the two little ghosts. Next, I added black foam squares to the back side of the monster and glued all the night sky scene pieces to the ink blended sky. 

For the sentiment, I used Spellbinders “All Seasons Autumn” Press Plate and Die Set, Spellbinders Opaque White Glimmer Foil, and the Glimmer Hot Foil System to hot foil the sentiments (which are all on one plate) onto a piece of black cardstock.  I die cut them using the all-in-one coordinating die from the set and chose to use the “trick or treat” sentiment for this card and glued it to the lower front of the card. 

That completes today’s card!  Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this Day 9 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 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!