Merry Little Christmas

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Christmas themed Slimline card, using products from Spellbinders July 2026 All Clubs Crate set. 

The reindeer is from the July 2026 Stitched die of the month, I opted not to do any stitching, using the Embossing Folder  of the month ... Snuggly Knit instead.

I have used this layout a few times lately on a Slimline Card, I like how you don't have to use such a large image/design but still can create a Slimline. I used the embossing folder again to add texture to the green panels above and under the main image.

The cute teddy the reindeer is holding is another bonus die set you receive if you order the All Clubs Crate.

I added sentiments using the Merry Sentiments Clear Stamp/Die set designed by Lisa Horton for Spellbinders. The snowflakes behind the reindeer are from the Clear Stamp of the month.

For the inside of the card, I added another embossed panel to the bottom and an older Made to Surprise sentiment to the top of the card.

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Let the Merry Begin

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Christmas Card using some of the products from Spellbinders July 2026 All Clubs Crate.

For my card today I created a Slimline Card using the Small Die of the Month, I love those cute penguins. It's summer down here at Christmas time, but I do enjoy making a few wintery cards for Christmas. 

For the snow portion of my card, I used the Streamline Embossing Folder designed by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders. 

I added two sentiments, one from the July 2026 Press & Foil set of the month and the other an older Mama Elephants stamp ... if I have penguins on a Christmas card, I have to use that sentiment lol!

I added a older Christmas sentiment from Made To Surprise and added the snow embossing folder and penguin to the bottom.

Gnoel

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another "Christmas in July Card", recently when I was looking through my Spellbinder Collections I spied the folder that held my Stampendous Hugs die sets (Stampendous is own by Spellbinders).  Anyway I could see through the file that there was a Christmas gnome already die cut and assembled, waiting patiently to be used on the card, so I pulled it out to make this card.

The die set used here is Stampendous Gnome Hugs.

To create the background behind the gnome, I pulled out an older Spellbinders Betterpress Plate called Season's Greetings Evergreens. I used my Betterpress and two different green inks to add the trees to my white panel. I moved the trees slightly up and to the right before inking the second time with my lighter ink.

I sponged the top of the white panel with blue inks to create my sky and then splattered it with white paint to resemble snow. The sentiment GNOEL, is from an older Honey Bee Stamps stamp set.

I layered this to the middle of a Slimline card, adding embossed green pieces of card to the top and bottom. This was embossed using Made To Surprise's Festive Tartan Embossing Folder and then adding white ink to the raised areas.

For the inside of the card, I added another gnome themed Christmas sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamps stamp set.

I added another green embossed panel to the bottom of my card and added the die cut stocking which I also found in my stash.

Poppin' By To Say

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Slimline Card I created recently. This one uses Spellbinders large die of the month from May 2026. Unfortunately my All Clubs Crate for May went missing on its way from the USA to Australia ... it never left the USA. I was able to get a refund, but it means I missed out on the kit and the freebies. Anyway, I did end up reordering the large die of the month as I really liked this set.

The die set creates a partial soda can, but with a bit of partial die cutting I was able to make a larger can. I used the Press & Foil set from March 2026 to add the Birthday Wishes to the lower left side of the can. I then used the lemon/lime die in the large die of the month to add the limes to cover the remainder of the can.

For my background of my card I used the Lemon Fresco Embossing Folder, which is from the Weekender 2025 kit. I embossed on white cardstock and then went over the raised areas using green ink.

To finish off the front of the card, I added the straw, lime, umbrella & bird to the top of the soda can.

For the inside of the card, I added another can to the bottom right corner of my card. For the sentiment I pulled out an older Spellbinders stamp/die set called Bubble Over, which worked perfectly with the theme of this card.

Ale Yeah!

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am back with another sneak peek of new dies being released by Karen Burniston later this week. For this card I used the Tool Box Pop-up die set again along with the Six Pack Add-ons die set to create this Slimline male card for Father's Day.

I love that the tool box pop up can play double duty to use for someone that likes tools or for someone who likes beer or even soda.

I also used the Beer & Soda Clear Stamp set to add the sentiments you see on this card.

I wanted to make a Slimline card, to allow for the space needed for the bottles, I made my slimline card 3 3/4 inches wide by 8 1/2 inches tall.

I added labels from the Label Greetings die set to have a place for my sentiments and also a personal greeting.

I kept the front of my card fairly simple and used the Happy Father's Day sentiment which I layered over two ovals from the Crosshatch ovals die set. (Father's Day isn't until September down in Australia, so I have plenty of time to use it).

I also added a beer glass, beer bottle and opener to the lower left hand corner of my card.

 

Ornament Season's Greetings

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing yet another Christmas card. This one is a Slimline Floating Cube card and is another tutorial from Sam Calcott. You can find her instructions on how to create this here.

Recently when I was looking for a die, I discovered that I had several ornaments already assembled from Elizabeth Craft Designs Winter Ornaments die set. This is an older die set, but it seemed silly not to use some of the ornaments,  so I pulled them out for this card.

I added a foiled sentiment to the bottom of the card, which is a Spellbinders Betterpress Plate.

Here is a look at the back of the card. I added another one of the ornaments and a sentiment.

 

Sending Smiles with Every Step

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Slimline Card I created using Spellbinders Clear Stamp & Die of the Month for November 2025.

For the Slimline Card base I used an older Spellbinders die set called Hemstitch Slimline. I used an older stencil to add the clouds and grass area to the white panel. 

For the inside of the card, I added more grass along the bottom edge. I added another of the cute girls to the right hand side of the card and a sentiment.

 

Mailing You A Big Hello

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another card using Spellbinders Glimmer of the Month - Scattered Letters, this time to make a Slimline Card. 

First up I glimmered my panel using black glimmer foil. I glimmered once at the top and the again down the bottom. As I get the caboodle kit (all the kits) I get the bonus, which this time was a stencil to colour the envelopes. 

I then cut my panel and added it to a 3 1/2 inch x 8 1/2 inch slimline card.  To finish off the front of the card I added the black glimmer foiled sentiment which is also included in the glimmer set.

For the inside of my card I added the negative foiled panel along the bottom of my card, adding a postage edge border along the top edge. 

I added the big hello sentiment, which is an older Waffle Flower Crafts foil/die set. I then added the sub sentiments which is from Lisa Horton Designs A Little Hello Die/Stamp set. 

 

Butterfly Slimline

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Slimline card using a few of the club kits from the Spellbinders January 2025 Club Kits.

I used the Hemstitch Slimline die set to create the layers of my card. I found this older pattern paper from a Made To Surprise Paper Pad which I thought would go well with the butterfly. The butterfly is from Spellbinders Take Flight Betterpress Set which is the January 2025 Betterpress of the Month.  The sentiments are from the Clear Stamp of the month for January called Nature’s Dance.

For the inside of my card I added another layer using the dies from the Slimline die set I used on the front.

I added another butterfly and a birthday sentiment which is also from the Nature’s Dance Stamp set.

Gnomefuls of Love This Christmas

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Christmas themed Slimline card I created recently. For my card I used Woodware Craft Collection's Christmas Gang stamp set, I just love this cute gnome image.

I framed the image using Whimsy Stamps' Slimline Twisty Frame die set. 

I added the gnome themed Christmas sentiment to the bottom of the frame which is also from the stamp set.

For the inside of the card I stamped one of the names from the Christmas Gang Stamp set, I also stamped the arm for the other gnome at the opposite end of the stamp, so my gnome could have two arms.

The sentiment is from a Picket Fence Studios' "A Gnome Christmas stamp set". 

I also added a few stamped snowflakes randomly around the white panel.

Santa's Sleigh

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Christmas themed Slimline card I created using the stamps and dies included in the Papercraft Society Box 49 which was designed by Helen Griffin of Card Making Magic.

This was a nice quick card to make.

For the inside of the card, I used one of the sentiments from the stamp set and also stamped out the footprints along the bottom of the card.

You're A Big Deal

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Apparently today (17th October), is National Playing Card Collection Day so of course I had to pull out my Karen Burniston House of Cards Pop-up die set to create a card.

This time round, I have created a Slimline card which measures 4 inches x 8 1/2 inches when folded.  My house of cards is 3 rows high.

To decorate my card, I used the Word Set 17 Congratulations die set to add the sentiment. I also added the poker chips which are from the Game Charms die set.

On the right side of my card, I added two more poker chips and also four ace cards which are from the same card pack that I used for the house of cards.

I used the same papers that I used on the inside of my card, on the front. I was limited with the amount of paper I had left over, so I had to get a little creative with it.

I added the "Happy Birthday" and "Happy Birthday Shadow" die set to add the birthday sentiment on the front of the card.

I also added two wax seals which are of playing cards & dice.

Here is a close up of the wax seal.