Weekender 2026 Part 4

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing two more of the cards I created during Spellbinders Weekender 2026 Virtual Event which was held at the end of May.

Today's cards were created in the class hosted by Sara Lihz Staroska.

Sara is known for her interactive cards, so our first card is interative, you need to pull the semi circle at the top right of the card.

This card uses the embossing folder and Huey the Chameleon, both of which are included in the kit.

When you pull the tab at the top it reveals a secret message.

For the next card, we used the Tiki Toucan die set.  Sara's card sample was A2 but as I like 5 x 7 cards I changed mine to that size, which was easy to do and I only had to die cut a few more leaves and flowers.

For the inside I added a sentiment and a few extra greenery dies.

Weekender 2026 Part 3

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have two more cards to share with you that I created during Spellbinders Weekender 2026 Virtual event which was held at the end of May.

Today's cards were from the class hosted by Nichol Sphor.

My first card in this class used the Tiki Toucan die set ... I just love this die. It was put onto an A2 embossed panel using the embossing folder included in the kit and the Black Out technique.

Again the inside of this card is fairly simple, adding just a sentiment and another embossed panel along the bottom of the card.

For my next card, we just the stencil included in the kit to create the background of this card. The chameleon uses Huey the Chameleon die set. Nichol's card was an A2 card, but it was pretty easy to make this one into a 5 x 7 card so I did.

For the inside I use part of the stencil to add the leaves to the lower right hand side of the card. I then added two sentiments to the top.

Weekender 2026 Part 2

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing two more of the cards I created during Spellbinders Weekender 2026 virtual event which was held at the end of May.

This time around I am sharing the cards designed by Yana Smakula.

For my first card I used the Bird of Paradise die set to create this beautiful floral arrangement on a 5 x 7 card base.

I kept the inside simple, just adding a sentiment and a strip of card along the bottom.

For my second card in Yana's class we created a pink leopard using the Jungle Cat die set. Not something I would have done myself, but I do like it being different and in cardmaking not everything has to be completely realistic. This card is an A2 sized card.

For the inside I added a couple of sentiments and then added the leopard so it looked like it was walking off the card.

Made To Stand Out

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

I am back today with another card I created using products from the Weekender 2026 kit. This card wasn't part of the weekend classes, but one of the teachers shared it prior to the weekend and I just had to CASE it as I loved it so much.

This is inspired by Jennifer McGuire using mostly the Bird of Paradise die set.

This card is called a Box Front Card and I love the look of it, I probably will make more of this style in the future. I did add the embossing to the background to give it a different look.

Here you can see the card fully expanded so you can see the panels with the sentiments.

Here is a photo showing the card from overhead, so you can see the "boxes" that make up this card.

Weekender 2026 Part 1

Hi Crafty Friends,

Last weekend, Spellbinders Paperarts held their annual Weekender event. This is an online event, where you purchase a kit that includes cardstock, dies, stamps etc and classes are held with 6 teachers. Being that this event is held in the USA, the time zone is a bit crazy for those of us in Australia, but I did manage to get many of the cards made on the Saturday and Sunday with a few left to make on the Monday.

Today I am sharing the first two cards I made on the weekend in the class by Kim Kesti, who works for Spellbinders.

I love this waterfall die set, it is such a unique die and one I didn't have in my stash prior to this event. This is an A2 card size.

All the products included in the kit are exclusive to the weekender kit, but they may still have a few kits left.

I always like finishing the inside of my cards when I make them, so I added another sentiment included in the kit and added some greenery around it.

For my next card, we used the jungle cat die set (or leopard as we know it). Kim's card was A2, but it was easy enough to change this to a 5 x 7 card which I prefer these days.

I added gold splatter to the base layer.

I kept the inside of this one pretty simple, adding just a sentiment and a strip of card that I also splattered.

Untamed Joy

Hi Crafty Friends,

I recently purchased Spellbinders Weekender 2026 kit, which includes dies, stamps, Cardstock etc to use on cards for an online class which took place this past weekend.

About two weeks before the event, Yana Smakula one of the tutors for this event did a live tutorial showing how to create this fun Arched Toucan card. You can see Yana’s tutorial and card here.

I did change up my sentiment & added some flowers & leaves to the branch, but I pretty much CASED her card.

For the inside of the card, I added two sentiments also included in the weekender kit.

 

Rebus - Songs from the 60's

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's time to share another rebus swap with you. This month the theme is "Songs from the 60's "

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 April Rebus which was "Food found in a Chinese Restaurant"

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

1. Bao Buns
2. Fried Rice
3. Honey Chicken
4. Spring Rolls
5. Fortune Cookies
6. Peking Duck
7. Singapore Noodles

You can find all my past Rebus Cards here.

Popping By To Say Hi

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

I resisted the City Holiday die set designed by Yana Smackula  Spellbinders when it was released last year. But then I saw someone use it on a card for one of the recent club kits which I really loved, so I decided I needed to add it to my stash. Then recently Spellbinders released a few add on sets to turn a Christmas die set into an Everyday die set, so seeing I now had the die I added those my stash as well.

This is the card I created using those sets. I love the awnings and flower boxes. I made a 5 x 7 card as it gives you more room to add a scene to the card. I added trees to the card using the Trails End die set also from Spellbinders and added some clouds to the sky.

I Betterpressed and die cut out my sentiment and added it to one of the windows.

I kept the inside of my card fairly simple, adding grass and a tree. I added one more of the Betterpressed sentiments to the top of the card.

Best on the Block

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a 16th birthday card I created with a Lego theme. As soon as I saw this Let’s Connect stamp set from Simon Says Stamp, I knew I had to order it as I have two Lego enthusiasts in my family.

For this card I used the Diamond Showstopper die set from Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott. 

I added the “16” to the middle of the diamonds which helps to keep the diamond portion of the card intact.

For the sentiment I used Concord & 9th’s Big Day Birthday die sets. I cut off the “IG” from the word “Big” to create the “BDay”.

Here is a look at the back of my card, I added the birthday sentiment which is from Altenew’s Birthday Builder stamp set. The other sentiment is from the Let’s Connect stamp set.

50th Birthday

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a 50th birthday card I made for my eldest daughter’s birthday recently. 

For this card I used the 5 x 7 Side Panel Card Showstopper die set from Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott. 

The numbers are also from Made to Surprise.

To decorate my card I used Papertrey Ink’s Cake Builder, Build-A-Party Hat & This is Big - Birthday die sets.

I added a sentiment from Made to Surprise to the panel on the back of my card.