Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Rebus - Types of Birds

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's time to share another rebus swap with you. This month the theme is "Types of Birds"

If you would like to solve my rebus puzzle, why not post a comment on my blog post with your answers. I will let you know what the correct answers are next time I post a rebus card here.

How did you go solving my July Rebus which was "Something that might be eaten for Breakfast"

 Here are the correct answers so you can check how you did.

  1. Scrambled Eggs
  2. Coco Pops
  3. Crumpets
  4. Coffee
  5. Bacon
  6. Pancakes
  7. Tea
  8. Oatmeal
  9. Toast
  10. Muesli

You can find all my past Rebus Cards here.





Monday, September 28, 2026

Elf Slider Card

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Recently Hero Arts released some new fun Halloween themed Big Mouth dies which work with the mechanism I got last year to make the Big Mouth Nutcracker. At the time I thought .... oh I wish there was an elf or something similar I could use for Christmas. 


Well someone else had the same thought as she had turned the Big Mouth Vampire into an elf which I loved and figured I could do something similar so I ordered the die. This card is inspired by one made by Julie White Currier.

I pulled out the Elf Hat from Waffle Flower Crafts to use as hat, it was easy enough to make it fit on my elf's head. I also used some elf themed sentiments to add to the mouth when you pull the tab down.

I kept the inside simple, seeing the focus is on the outside. Just adding another of the sentiments from the Waffle Flower Crafts stamp set.







Friday, September 25, 2026

Postal Rub Ons

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing two Christmas themed Mini Slimline cards I created recently.

Both these cards uses rub ons from the Oh What Fun Virtual Event. Some of these rubs included in this pack are small, so they are perfect to use with the Mini Slimline Postage Collage dies.

I added mat layers to my cards using colours used on the rub ons.


For the inside of the card I added a stamped sentiment stamped in blue to match the sentiments on the front.








Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Tidings of Comfort & Joy

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Christmas themed card using Rub Ons and an Embossing Folder from Spellbinders.

For the embossing folder I used the A2 Ornate Molded Frame Embossing Folder. I die cut it from both red and white cardstock, cutting out the centre section from the white panel. I added rub ons to the white panel using the Season of Joy Rub Ons set. I layered this to an A2 card.

I added two sentiments to the inside using the Holiday Banner Greetings Press & Foil Plate.








Monday, September 21, 2026

Fa La La

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Christmas themed Pop up card using one of the new pop up die sets from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott’s Say It With Words Collection.

For this one I used the Fa La La Pop up die set. 

To decorate my card, I pulled out Spellbinders penguins from the July 26 Small Die of the Month.

The sentiment is an old Mama Elephant one that I love to pull out when adding penguins to a Christmas card.


I added greenery to the top of the card using a die set from Altenew.



I kept the front simple, adding pattern paper from the collection and then adding Merry Christmas 







Friday, September 18, 2026

Christmas Blessings

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a shaped Christmas card I created recently. This cards uses Rub Ons from Spellbinders as well as their Greenwich Market Frame Embossing Folder.

This embossing folder embosses and cuts at the same time. So I placed a panel of red cardstock into the folder and embossed die cut it out. I then used Lisa Hortons Gold ink to add color to the embossed detail, however this wasn't as gold as I wanted and as I couldn't find my rub ons but did find a gold distress crayon I used that to add more gold to the detail.

I used just the cutting die on its own to die cut a folded white card base which I attached to the back of the embossed panel.

I die cut a white rectangle panel using the die that also comes in this embossing folder and used that with the Spellbinders Joyful Season Rub Ons to add the Christmas Tree & the sentiment.

For the inside of the card I added two sentiments using Spellbinders Holiday Banner Greetings Press & Foil plate.










Wednesday, September 16, 2026

A Gift For You


Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun 5 x 7 Christmas card I created recently. This card uses more dies I received for participating in the Spellbinders Oh What Fun Virtual Event recently. This two dies can make a fun gift card holder, but as I don't have any need for those at this present time, I decided to use them to make a card.

This card uses Spellbinders Santa's Gift Bag & North Pole Besties die sets. I think these dies are exclusive until sometime in 2027.

For the background I used the Diamond Blocks Embossing folder.


For the inside of the card I used two of the sentiment stamps from Hero Arts Holiday Magic stamp set.








 

Monday, September 14, 2026

Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Christmas card I created during the Spellbinders Oh What Fun Virtual Event that I participated in at the end of August. This card was by Channin Pellitier and is a wiper card which are always lots of fun to create.

 

For this card I used Hero Arts Bug Fun Die set along with their In The City stamp and die set and Holiday Magic stamp set.

I love the big Santa balloon that hides behind the buildings until you pull the sides out.



I added a panel on the back and added a few more buildings and a car. I also added another sentiment.









Friday, September 11, 2026

Here Comes Santa


Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 Christmas card I created using Hero Arts Beep Beep die set. I used the tree in the accessory set to add trees to the outside scenery.

The road is from an older Lawn Fawn die set I have in my stash.



I added more trees & snow to the bottom of my card. I also added a sentiment.






 

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Reaching New Heights


Hi Crafty Friends,

A couple of weeks ago, I took part in Spellbinders Oh What Fun! Virtual event. Each participant was sent a fun kit which included stamps, dies, rub ons,  cardstock etc. For our first class we had Yana Smackula teach a fun interactive card using the New Heights Ladder die set and Top It Off Deer Stamp/Die set.



When you pull the tab at the top of the card, the cute deer climbs the ladder to add another bow to the tree.


I kept the inside very simple for this one just adding the sentiment which is also from the Top It Off Deer Stamp/Die set.