Day 13 | Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween

Hi crafty friends!  I’m back to share my final creation for this year’s Craftoween box kit with you.  Today’s card is Day 13’s die envelope and I’m going to reach out of my comfort zone and make my very first  pop-up card!

The supplies used were:

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

    Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Die Set

    Spellbinders – Halloween Wonder Die Set

    Spellbinders – Halloween Wreath Add-Ons

    Sizzix/Tim Holtz – Moonlight Die Set

    Pretty Pink Posh – Spooky Fence

    Spellbinders – Royal Amethyst Essentials Cardstock

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

    Spellbinders – Beeswax Colorwheel Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Alabaster Colorwheel Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Onyx Mirror Metallic Treasured Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Peridot Colorwheel Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Lilac Colorwheel Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Lunar Grey Essentials Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Graphite Essentials Cardstock

    Gina K. Designs – Onyx Black Cardstock

    Simon Says Stamp – Clear Acetate Sheets

    Ranger/Tim Holtz – Tea Dye Distress Ink Pad

    Ranger/Tim Holtz – Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad

    Brutus Monroe Alabaster White Embossing Powder

    Simon Says Stamp Clear Watermark and Embossing Ink

    WOW!  Heat Embossing Tool

    Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

    Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

    Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

I started today’s card by die cutting and assembling the pop-up platform from the Lawn Fawn “Platform Pop-Up” die set.  If you want to do the same type card you might want to do what I did and look for the instructions on YouTube… it’s a bit confusing at first, but overall easy to assemble.  The pop-up platform was die cut from Spellbinders Royal Amethyst Essentials cardstock with Ranger’s Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain cardstock for the decorative squares that go around the outside of the platform.  The little tabs that will hold up your decorations were die cut from Simon Says Stamp Clear Acetate.  I also die cut two of the grass strips from the die in the set using Gina K. Designs Onyx Black cardstock.

I created a moon for my background layer of the pop-up using the Sizzix/Tim Holtz “Moonlight” die set.  The base of the moon was die cut from Spellbinders Alabaster cardstock ink blended with Distress Antique Linen ink and the front layer of the moon was die cut using Spellbinders Beeswax cardstock that was ink blended using Distress Tea Dye ink.  The two moon layers were glued together and set aside to dry.

For some of the decorative die cuts, I used the Spellbinders “Halloween Wonder” for the tombstone which was die cut from Spellbinders Lunar Grey and Graphite Essentials cardstock.  The picket fence was die cut from Pretty Pink Posh’s “Spooky Fence” die set out of Spellbinders Onyx Mirror Metallic Treasured Cardstock.  Then from Spellbinders’ “Halloween Wreath Add-Ons” die set, I die cut three bats from Gina K. Design’s Onyx Black cardstock.

Now for the Day 13 die set – I die cut each of the elements from the following cardstock and glued them together after die cutting was completed:

    Coffin Front Panel:  Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain Cardstock

    Hand:  Spellbinders Peridot Colorwheel Cardstock

    Skull and Bone:  Spellbinders Snowdrift Cardstock

    Coffin Back Panel:  Reverse Side of Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain Cardstock

    Coffin Lining:  Spellbinders Lilac Colorwheel Cardstock 

I glued the picket fence to the first tab of the pop-up platform and glued one of the black grass strips to the front of the fence.  Once the glue on those dried, I added the tombstone and bone to the right side of it.  On the second platform tab, I glued the cute coffin die cut onto a strip of acetate and then adhered the acetate to the actual platform tab.  Lastly on the third tab of the platform, I adhere the moon die cut to a strip of acetate to elevate it in the scene and adhered the acetate strip to the pop-up platform’s tab and glued the three bats directly to the moon front.

For the sentiment, I used one of the sentiment stamps from the Craftoween box set.  I stamped the sentiment onto Onyx Black cardstock and applied Brutus Monroe Alabaster White embossing powder, tapped off the excess and heat set the sentiment.  I fussy cut the sentiment and glued it to the front panel of the platform base. This card fits perfectly in a 5x7 envelope!

That completes today’s card!  Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this final, Day 13 pop-up card showcasing the dies from the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween boxed kit and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects!  Craftoween was such a treat this year – Spellbinders really knocked it out of the park with the imaginative, fun die sets.  I’m only sad there were just 13 days versus 31!

Until next time… happy making!

2024 Holiday Series #1 | Merry Christmas

Hi friends!  Since November is here, I figured I had better get a start on my holiday card series so that I would get my Christmas cards made before the actual season arrived.  Let’s get started…

The supplies used were:

Altenew “Forest Canopy” Glitter Cardstock Set (Peridot, Titanite, Jadeite, & Emerald)

Simon Says Stamp “Christmas Wishes” Sentiment Strips (Reverse)

Pinkfresh Studio “Classic Edgers” Die Set

Crafty Critta “Merry Red” Hot Foil

Honey Bee Stamps “Make It Merry” Gem Stickers          

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

Distress Collage Medium

Heidi Swapp Mini Minc Machine

Ranger Stickles “Christmas Red”

I began the project by trimming each of the three darkest colors in the Altenew “Forest Canopy” glitter cardstock set at the long edge using a Pinkfresh Studio “Classic Edgers” die (I chose the scallop one) – these will form the boughs of each of the glittery Christmas tree layers on the card front.  To reduce the bulk/weight of the card, I decided to trim approximately one inch from the flat (non-scallop), long edge of my glitter cardstock pieces – the remainder will be trimmed off once they are adhered to the card base. 

I used an A2 size card base with a side fold for today’s card – I’m going to turn this card base in the landscape orientation so that the fold will be on the long side at the top of the card.  I drew a pencil line at 2-3/4” down the center of the 5-1/2” side (landscape orientation) to aid me with centering each of the glitter cardstock panels.  I then proceeded to glue each glitter cardstock layer, starting with the lightest color at the bottom and working my way up the card base, ensuring each strip of glitter cardstock is basically centered with that pencil line I drew on the card base.  I also attempted to layer each glitter cardstock strip approximately ¾” apart from each other and this measurement was taken at the lowest point of each panel.  Once the glue dried on all the pieces of glitter card stock on the card front, I used the paper trimmer to cut off all the excess that exceeded the A2 size card base.

Using the Sizzix “Funky Baubles” die set and an assortment of Christmasy cardstock colors, I began die cutting each of the ornament’s layers that I chose to use for the card.  I selected the cardstock colors from a 12x12 paper pack from American Crafts called “Christmas Cardstock” in addition to these I also selected Spellbinders’ “Cosmic Sky” for my blue cardstock.  I glued all the layers of the ornaments together using the packaging as a guide, added foam squares to the back sides and adhered them to the card front.  I also die cut the bow and two sets of holly from this die set and added those to the tops of the ornaments.  I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the holly berries and the red bow.

For my sentiment, I chose the sentiment strip set from Simon Says Stamp called “Holiday Greetings Reverse” that says Merry Christmas and I used a sheet of Craft Critta “Merry Red” foil to foil the entire page of sentiments using my Minc machine.  So pretty!

After removing the release paper from the ornaments and placing them and their ornament hanging strings to the card front, I put a strip of foam tape to the reverse side of my foiled sentiment strip and adhered it to the lower center of the card.  My final touches to this sparkly holiday card were when I added red gems from Honey Bee Stamps’ “Make It Merry” gem stickers to the ornaments and a small amount of Ranger “Christmas Red” Stickles to each of the holly berries.

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