Poinsettia Trio Christmas

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

As you can see, I have another Christmas themed card to share with you today. I have been having so much fun playing with my Christmas supplies.

Recently I came across an older Sam Calcott YouTube video on how to adapt the 5 x 7 Trifold die set from the Showstopper Collection into a Top Fold Tri-fold Stepper Card. I love been able to use my supplies in different ways, so of course I had to play with the idea. You can find Sam's video here.

I kept my card reasonable simple. I was just playing with the idea. So I pulled out a few supplies that were sitting near my desk ... manly the new Merry Christmas sentiments, which are from two die/stamp sets, each have one of the parts of the sentiments as a die accompanied with some coordinating stamp setniments.

I used the 2D Embossing Folder from the July Spellbinders Club Kits for the white panel of my card. I then added the Merry Christmas using red glitter cardstock and white card. To finish off the card, I added some poinsettias from an older Spellbinders Glimmer/die set called Ornament.

I kept the inside of my card very simple, just adding the stamped sentiment which is from a Made To Surprise Christmas sentiment set.

Book Owl Card

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 teacher card I created recently using products from a couple of Spellbinders Club Kits from May 2025 and March 2024.

I loved the Stacked Stories Embossing Folder when it was first released and have been looking forward to playing with it. I especially loved the cards I have seen where the panel has been cut apart using different colours of cardstock. So that is what I decided to do today. Seeing my card was for an Early Childhood Teacher, I decided to using bright rainbow colours. After adhering all the books to a card panel, I swiped the books using white pigment ink. I trimmed the panel down so it would fit onto a 5 x 7 card.

I added the Owl from the March 2024 Club Kit, I have been wanting to play with this die too, so it was the perfect opportunity. I added the sentiment to the base of the card which is from Spellbinders May 2025 Glimmer of the Month Club Kit. 

For the inside of the card, I added the stamped sentiment from MFT Stamps and then added the book and pencil to the bottom of the card. The book is from the same die set as the owl and the pencil is from the Glimmer of the Month May 2025 Club Kit, I found that hiding under my glass mat the other day, so of course I put it aside to use.

Hope Your Day Shimmers

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog! Well my Spellbinders August Club Kits arrived on Thursday afternoon, so I had a lovely weekend creating a couple of cards using some of the sets.

The theme this month is under water … think fish, mermaids, snorkeling etc. So one of the first things I thought of was a fish tank. I have seen a few people make these using the kit and the Tiered Hexagon is perfect for this idea. Sam Calcott has a number of different sizes of this style of card on her YouTube channel. I created a 5 x 7 version for my card.

For my card, I used the Underwater Waltz 3D Embossing Folder to create the background panels on the back of the fish tank. I used the Beneath the Bubbles Glimmer Plate & Speckled Prism Glimmer Foil to glimmer the acetate that is on the front of the card. 

To decorate I added images from both the large & small die sets of the month … Splash Tales & The Deep Blue Two die sets.

The sentiments on the front of this card is also included in the Glimmer set.

For the back of my card, I added a panel to add a sentiment and a place for a personal message. The sentiment used here is from the Clear Stamp of the Month … Paper Splash Stamp set. 

Ahoy

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 card I created recently featuring the Steamboat Willie Betterpress Plate from Spellbinders Paperarts. After using my Betterpress to stamp the image onto white cardstock and black ink, I coloured the image using Copic markers.

I used the borders from the Classic Mouse Borders die set which I die cut in a variety of colours and layered to the card. When I knew the space I had left for the image, I cut that down to size and adhered to the panel using foam tape.

To finish the front of the card, I added the "Ahoy" sentiment which is from the June Clear Stamp of the Month - Anchors Away.

For the inside of the card, I added the border dies along the bottom of the card and then added another sentiment from the Anchors Away stamp set.

Santa Mug Double Z Fold Card

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog! Today I am sharing a Christmas card using a few products from Spellbinders. The Santa Mug is from the Cocoa Wonderland die set.

 This card is a Double Z Fold Card, for the pink background I started with a panel of white cardstock and then used the Snowfall Shimmer Glitter Plate and Aura Glimmer Foil to create the foiled background. I then coloured the panel pink using Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink.

On the far right panel I added the "Santa" word which is from an old Crafters Companion Edgeable Word die set. 

I added the Merry Christmas to the centre panel using one of the sentiments included in the Merry Messages Betterpress Plate. This I gold glimmered onto red cardstock.

The red card base measures 5 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches and is scored at 4 1/4 inches & 2 1/8 inch.

The decorative pink panel at the top is 4 1/2 inches x 7 1/2 inches and scored at 3 1/4 inches & 5 3/8 inches.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope. The finished card measures 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.

I added a panel to the back of the card which I decorated using the tree from the Cocoa Wonderland die set. The sentiment is another sentiment from the Merry Messages Betterpress Set.

Yay!

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing four more teacher themed cards I created for my daughter to use for Early Chiodhood Day in September. Being that it is now August, I need to get serious about completing this collection. It's not too bad now as I have done 15 I think and I only have 18 to make all told I think.

This time around I created Mini Slimline cards using the Crayon die which was the Caboodle set for the month (the freebie when you purchase all the kits). There is also a stamp set with the crayon, but I figured the die would be easier so I used that. As you can see I die cut the crayon in rainbow colours and arranged them on the card in that order.

I used the Crayon Creations Clear Stamp & Die set to add the "Yay" sentiments to the top of the card.

I kept the inside simple, just stamping the teacher sentiment which is from MFT Stamps, this is one of my favourite teacher sentiments I have in my stash (and I have a few LOL).

 

A Patchwork of Happiness

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Sewing themed Circle Accordion Card using products from Made To Surprise and Waffle Flower Crafts.

I made this for my friend, who loves sewing, especially quilting etc so I normally make her a card with this theme each year. This year when Waffle Flower released all the sewing themed products I had to get some for this card.

The card base itself was created using Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Circle Accordion Showstopper die set which is one that was released a few months back.

For the centre circle panel, I used Waffle Flower's Meandering Texture Die to add the texture to the background, this was also used on all the oval panels and the skinny rectangle panels. I used dies from the Notions die set to add the sewing tools. The postage stamps were created using Waffle Flower's Postage Collage die set and the Postage Collage Sew Fun Stencil. Rather than using the full panel, I cut this panel up to add to the card.

For all the quilted panels I used the Quilted Floral Stencil with the Meandering Texture Die to give them. that quilted look.

The sentiments are all from the Quilted Hugs stamp set.

Here is a look at my card, when it is folded to be placed in an envelope. It will fit inside a 5 x 7 envelope.

 

Snowman Easel

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Christmas themed Easel Card I created while I was making Christmas in July cards last month.  Once  I got into that Christmas card making mode, it was hard to get out of it and as I still have cards to get made for Christmas this year I will pop a few on here each month.

For this card I used the North Pole Sentiments die set which included the snowmen, and the pole and sentiments on the pole ... it's such a fun set. 

I used Spellbinders Snowfall Shimmer Betterpress Plate to white glimmer foil the snowflake background onto a panel of blue cardstock. I am loving this plate!

I used Trinty Stamps Arch- Shaped Card die set to create the Arch Shaped Easel card.

I added white glitter cardstock to the base and also the main panel of the card for snow.

Here is a look at my card, when it is folded. It will fit into a standard A2 Envelope.

 

August 2025 Karen Burniston Designer Challenge

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our August Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.

Check out Karen Burniston's blog on Wednesday (US Time) when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month, plus Karen will have an amazing video tutorial to share with us all.

Our challenge theme this month is ... "BOTTOM FOLD CARDS" - Let's flip things up and make some pop-ups in bottom fold cards.

For my card for this challenge I decided to create something that is a blast from the past… a file folder card. I made my card so the finished card measures 5 x 7 inches. I trimmed 1/2 inch from the top of the front of the card before adding my tabs. For the tabs I used my Envelope Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers, punching at the edge and then at 2 1/2 inches on both the front & the back.

For the inside of my card I added the Little Labels Pop-up die to create the pop up portion of the card. I madded the presents from the Big Birthday Charm die set to mimic the patterned paper on the front. The sentiment on the centre label is from the Seasons of Cheer Clear Stamp set.

On the lower panel on the inside I added the poinsettia using the Poinsettia die set. I added a large label from te Lorna Labels die set to add a personal message. 

To finish off my card I added the Merry Christmas sentiment using the Merry Christmas Lorna Add-ons die set.

Quilted My Thoughts

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing two postage style cards that having a sewing/quilting theme, that I created recently.

My cards using Waffle Flower Crafts Postage Collage die set along with the Postage Collage Sew Fun Stencil set. After finishing the postage frames, I embellished the frames using the Sew Fun stamp set which includes fun postage & sewing themed images to add to the panel. 

I added a sentiment from the Quilted Hugs stamp set.

My postage panel was added to a 5 x 7 card, I used the Meandering Texture die to add some texture to the orange panel of my background. If you look closely at the photo above, you can see the dotted lines all over the background.

For the inside I added another orange panel with the Meandering Texture die added to it. I added another sentiment and two of the postage stamps which I had cut apart from another postage panel I had made.