Today I’ve got a tag flip to share with you…I love this so much I wanted to keep it for myself, sigh. But I’m going to have to let it go and hope the recipient enjoys it as much as I do. I was late to the party in ordering the Merry Days stuff so I wasn’t able to get everything I wanted (why, oh why don’t they stock more to begin with??) However between scrapbook.com and amazon, I was able to get the things I really wanted. Here is how I put the tag flip together:
Here are some still shots of the finished tags:
Thanks so much for stopping by today – hope I was able to give you some holiday project inspiration! xoxo, Sarah
Today I’ve got some cards and a treat box to share with you that I made using the Spellbinders November Large Die Kit. I’m absolutely loving these kits – so much fun and an amazing way to build my die stash. I really can’t say enough about how great of a deal I think this is, the amount of items you get for the price is astounding. Here is the video of what I came up with:
Here are some still shots of the finished cards and box:
Simple and clean – my favorite kind of cards. I LOVE that warm wishes sentiment, it’s such a pretty script.
Again I’m using the Mama Elephant Merry Greetings and Jingle Greetings stamp sets.
This card is my favorite – I love the shape of those tags, they make such a pretty pattern.
I used some green ink for the sentiment to echo the green from the front and finished off this inside panel with a thin stripe of the pink paper.
What a fun shaker to make! I don’t have a lot of dies that have these solid shapes and the inserts to match, so it’s new to me to use the insert and get so much detail on a cut-out window.
You’re going to see these sentiment stamp sets a lot this season!
These boxes are really cute and easy to put together – I hope my instructions were at least a little helpful.
Here you can see the details of how I cut out off/around that outside red border.
These would make a great advent calendar and I’m planning to make some as some favor boxes for each place setting at our family Christmas dinner this year.
The detail of all those tiny dots around the border is really pretty. If any get stuck, you can use a needle tip to poke them out.
As always thanks for stopping by to check out my work – I hope I was able to give you some inspiration for your own holiday merry making! xoxo, Sarah
Well…it’s 65 degrees in Baltimore today, but I’ve been working away on some Christmas goodness, so let’s get a running start on the holiday and we’ll just agree to pretend snow is falling outside the window! Today I’ve got 4 cards for you using the Spellbinders November 2018 Small Die Kit – here’s what I came up with:
Here are some stills of the finished cards:
I really enjoyed this die set, I think the sprigs are probably my favorite piece because you can use them for mistletoe, holly and they’d be great to stick with some flowers too.
I’ve been wanting to use this sentiment and this card was the perfect fit.
This deer is gorgeous, but oh the detail and it did not disappoint! A friend was looking at it this weekend and oohed and ahhed over it so it will probably be sent for her Christmas card this year.
indeed!
This card is my favorite of the batch. I love how simple it is. The green and red are so bright and I’ve never been a big mirrored cardstock person but I really like the gold so I think I need to start working with that more often.
These sentiments are so great – I use these stamp sets for SO MANY cards over the holiday season.
Do any of you send new year’s cards? Just curious if this is a thing that I’m unaware of. I would probably use this on a scrapbook or journal layout so I’m thinking that’s why it was included. Or I guess you could put Merry Christmas on the front and Happy New Year on the inside.
I am in LOVE with this gold washi – it is soooo shiny and perfect. (and we’re getting two more colors in the kit this month too!!)
Thanks so much for stopping by today – more Christmass goodness coming soon. xoxo, Sarah
I’m on my way to Pennsylvania to visit with family but before I head out, I wanted to wish all my crafty friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! On that note, I’ve got one more Thanksgiving card to share with you using Stamping Bella’s Thanksgiving Oddball. Here’s the video of what I came up with:
Here are some stills of the finished card:
She is so cute – I love her crazy hair!
I’m wearing leggings so I’m covered!
Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be back to start the Christmas series soon! xoxo, Sarah
Today I’ve got a watercolor card to share with you using the Stamptember special edition AI Pumpkin Spice stamp set. This image is adorable – these ladies look like the best of friends chatting over their lattes. Don’t you just want to know what story she is telling? Here is the video of what I came up with:
Here are some still shots of the finished card:
I followed the packaging art for where to add in the shadowing but added some brighter colors to my scene.
Such a cute sentiment – it’s definitely pumpkin latte season.
Thanks so much for stopping by, hope I was able to give some inspiration. xoxo, Sarah
Today I’m sharing 3 cards I created using the Spellbinders October Large Die Kit. This truck die is absolutely fantastic – it’s the reason I checked out the kits in the first place and I’m so glad I saw that sneak peek because I’m loving all of these kits so far. The really great part about this large die kit in particular, is how versatile it is – you can use this die set all year round! Here is the video of what I came up with:
Here are some photos of the finished cards:
This card is my favorite. I love the blue truck with the orange pumpkins, it’s so perfectly Fall.
I stamped out this sentiment from the SSS Thankful Heart set using Lawn Fawn Hippo ink and brought in a little piece of the orange to finish up the sentiment.
As much as I love the truck die, I think the snow is what really makes the picture. I’m still thinking about adding some puffy dots of that marvy snow pen in the “sky” in addition to the sequins I added.
This Mama Elephant Jingle Greetings stamp set is wonderful – you’ll see me use it lots more during the coming Christmas Series.
Cardstock Colors: Wild Cherry, Cement Gray, Steel Gray, Red Hot, Field Day, Chocolate Brown
I created this card using the sample that came with the die set (love that they include this!). I just made a few changes and I used some of the pattern paper that came in the October card kit.
I used SSS Birthday Bits stamp set for the sentiments on this card. I love this font and go back to it time and time again when I’m creating birthday cards. It embosses wonderfully too!
Cardstock Colors: Bubblegum, Cement Gray, Steel Gray, Red Hot, Smooth White
Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my cards. xoxo, Sarah
I’ve been itching to get this video out and things just continued to prevent it but at last, I’m sharing my first (of many) Spellbinders videos with you. Today I’ve got 4 cards using the small die kit of the month from October. I am still amazed at the amount of dies included in this kit. Here is a look at what I came up with:
Here are some close ups of the finished cards:
As I mentioned in the video this was my take on the sample card instructions they provided. I love that they include this with the dies to get you started and think it turned out really cute.
Rather than pull out my stamps, I continued with the Tim Holtz small talk stickers for the inside sentiment.
I knew I wanted to create a shaker as soon as I saw this die. It was a little more work since the sides of the die cut are very narrow, but well worth it when looking at the finished result.
This SSS Thankful Heart stamp set is so beautiful – the lettering is so classy and it really could carry a card all by itself.
I trimmed the smaller sentiment out of the wishbone so I could use it by itself and then worked it in around the Happy Thanksgiving sentiment. Remember stamps and dies are just a jumping off point – don’t be afraid to change them to make them work for what you need.
Apple of my Eye is another great SSS stamp set – it’s super fun and cute.
I let this gorgeous paper shine and just trimmed it out and added a popped up wishbone on top. I did trim out the sentiment from a second gray wishbone and add that on top of this white one. Again, make your stamps and dies work for you!
Such a pretty sentiment. I’ll have a full video using this stamp set for you very soon!
Thanks for stopping by today – I’ve got a few more fall cards coming up and then it’s on to the Christmas Series. xoxo, Sarah
