From Our Home To Yours

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 card using the new Spellbinders Whimsical Village Collection designed by Vicky Papaioannou.

I started with the second largest arch from the Perfect Touch Arches & Tag die set which I die cut from Cascade Colorwheel Cardstock. I then used the Whimsical Skies 3D embossing folder to add texture to the arch. 

I created some green grass using an older Lawn Fawn die and added this to the bottom of the arch.

I used various colours of cardstock to die cut the houses, flowers & cat using the Whimsical Houses, Whimsical Blooms & Whimsical Companions die sets and added them to create my scene. This panel was then layered onto a black arch.

I created a top folding 5 x 7 card from white cardstock. I cut another white panel which I embossed using the Whimsical Skies 3D embossing folder which I added to the front of the card. 

The sentiment is from the Whimsical Wishes Clear stamp set.

For the inside of the card I added another house & flower to the lower left hand corner.

I added the birthday sentiment which is from LDRS Essential Birthday Sentiments stamp set.

Birthday Slimline

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a cute Slimline card using some of the Peanuts characters.

The images are stamps that was the freebie stamp set included in the Creative Stamping Magazine issue 156. Someone post on Facebook the week before Mother’s Day that she found the magazine in a newsagent down here in Australia. So I messaged my daughter’s asking if they were near a newsagents could the see if they had it. Fortunately my eldest daughter found it and gave it to me for Mother’s Day, which I was happy about 😊.

The grass is from an older MFT Stamps die set & the clouds & sun are from Spellbinders Tunnel Clouds die set.

For the inside of the card I added another Peanuts image & sentiment from the stamp set.

Make A Splash

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun 5 x 7 Pop up card with a see through front. This is called a 2 Tier card, you can find the tutorial by Sam Calcott here.

For my card I started with the background which was created using Hero Arts Lake of Legends Stencil set. To decorate the card I used the Gentle Giant die set. 

I didn’t want to hide too much of the background or the sea creature, so I changed the sizes and number  of my tiers. Sam’s card used 3 pop ups, I opted for 2. 

I used the stencil to continue the water on my pop up panels. 

Here you can see my card when it is closed. As it has acetate on the front panel, you can see most of the inside when it is closed.

I added a panel on the back, so I could add a sentiment and have space to write a personal message to the recipient.

Winning Moves

Hi Crafty Friends,

Earlier in the month I shared a Box Front card I created inspired by a tutorial by Jennifer McGuire, you can see that tutorial here. Today I am sharing a Chess themed card which uses the same technique.

I used the Harlequin 3D Embossing Folder, Harlequin Layered Stencil & black ink to create the chess board which I added to the front & the two narrower panels which are revealed as the card is opened.

The chess pieces were created using Spellbinders Chess & Checkers die set. I added sentiments using the Well Played Sentiments stamp set.

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

 

Weekender 2026 Part 5

 

Today I am sharing the last two cards I created during the Spellbinders Weekender 2026 event held at the end of May.

Todays two cards are from the class hosted by Jaycee Gasper.

The first card is one that is pretty dimensional as it is a diorama style of card, having three layers.  This is an A2 card.

Here you can see the concertinaed sides that the layers are attached to.

For my second and final card I made on the weekend I used the Bird of Paradise die set and the embossing folder which is included in the kit. This is also an A2 sized card.

And finally the inside of my card. I added a sentiment  to the top left area of my card. I also added an embossed strip of card to the right edge of the card.

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.