Spellbinders | December 2024 Stitching Die + Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

Hello, crafty friends! Today, I’m showcasing the December 2024 Monthly Club Kits from Spellbinders. The first card features the “Stitched Notch Corner Card” Stitching Die of the Month and the second card features the “Friendship is Everything” Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month. Club Kits close on the 27th of each month so get them while you can!

The colour palette I chose for this first card includes Poppy, Clementine, Wildberry and Mahogany, with gold accents in the form of Mirror Gold Cardstock, Light Gold Metallic Thread and Satin Gold Hot Foil.

If this colour palette looks familiar to you, I used it in the form of inks in my last post. Isn’t it amazing how the same colours can look so different when used with other products and techniques?

I cut the A2 base panel from Mahogany, the notched frame from Clementine and the stitched frame from Poppy. I cut the leafy base from Mirror Gold Cardstock, the base of the stitched flowers from Mahogany and the stitched top layer from Wildberry.

After all the pieces were die cut, I stitched the Poppy frame and Wildberry flowers with Light Gold Metallic Thread and Satin Gold Hot Foil. As I prepared to adhere the layers, I decided to cut an extra leafy layer from Mahogany cardstock for contrast.

To finish, I heat foiled the sentiment from You Are Everything Sentiments on Mahogany cardstock and secured it to the centre of the card.

The colour palette for my second card also features Poppy, Clementine, Wildberry and Mahogany cardstock, with gold accents in the form of Satin Gold Hot Foil and Fashion Gold Embellishments.

Since this month’s glimmer kit features a large floral image, spanning the length of an A2 card, I used my signature tripanel design. The colours, from top to bottom, are Wildberry, Clementine and Poppy.

After slicing the pieces using a guillotine trimmer and taping the pieces tightly together, I trimmed the entire panel down to 4.25″ x 5.5″. Then I heat foiled the floral image using Satin Gold Hot Foil.

Since the first card was so intricate, I wanted to keep this one very clean and simple. The sentiment, also from the same glimmer kit, was also heat foiled with Satin Gold Hot Foil on Mahogany cardstock. After popping on the sentiment with foam squares, I embellished the card with Fashion Gold Embellishments.

Here’s a list of monthly club kits I share, as well as some of the value kits offered by Spellbinders:

Stitching Die of the Month
Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month
The Deluxe Caboodle Value Club

If you’re inspired, please shop my affiliate links below and remember to accept your cookies so I can be credited for the referral. Spellbinders would love to know that you were inspired by me. Thanks so much for your continued support!

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Lunar New Year Challenge + Giveaways | December 2024

The Lunar New Year Challenge is back and we’ve partnered up with your favourite craft companies all year long so that means there are giveaways every month! This month, we’re giving away ONE $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp, ONE $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn, ONE $25 gift certificate to RAM Stamps, and ONE $25 gift certificate to Sunny Studio Stamps. That’s a total of $100 in giveaways in December!

My first card for this month features products from Spellbinders, available from our December sponsor, Simon Says Stamp. The two sets featured here are the Bold Color Mix Numbers and the Halloween Icons Press Plate.

I started by heat foiling the snake with Sparkle Gold Hot Foil on an A2 panel of white cardstock. I guessed its position based on where the zero would be placed later. I wasn’t sure the foiling would work on top of Betterpressed ink since it’s not flat so I did the heat foiling step first.

The Bold Color Mix Numbers were letterpressed using (in order) Wildberry, Clementine, Poppy and Merlot inks. I did not use a registration guide for these numbers but simply estimated their placement based on the Betterpress grid. To finish, I heat foiled the sentiment with Sparkle Gold Hot Foil on Wildberry cardstock, die cutting a shadow from Matte Goldcardstock.

Visit the December Link-Up Party post HERE to see all of the design team projects and be inspired to create your own! When sharing your challenge entries on social media, feel free to save this badge and post it along with your project. Please tag us @lunarnewyearchallenge on Instagram and use the hashtag #lunarnewyearchallenge so everyone can find and be inspired by all your amazing projects.

If you’re inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon!

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Lunar New Year Challenge | A Dragon Birthday feat. RAM Stamps

My second card for the November Lunar New Year Challenge features products from RAM Stamps and Spellbinders. The four main products featured here are the 'Year of the Dragon - Metal' Digital Stamp, 'Year of the Dragon' Digital Pattern Paper Pack, Always You Timeless Sentiments BetterPress Press Plates and Underwater Tunnel Etched Dies.

The 'Year of the Dragon - Metal' Digital Stamp comes with both outline and no-line versions, plus a few sentiments. I printed the dragon and bird image in two sizes on Neenah 80lb cardstock before deciding on a two-inch high version. I also printed out three patterns from the 'Year of the Dragon' Digital Pattern Paper Pack only using two of them in the end.

Before colouring the image with Copic markers, I selected a birthday sentiment from the Always You Timeless Sentiments BetterPress Press Plates, positioned it with Best Ever Craft Tape and heat foiled it with Matte Gold Hot Foil.

After printing the dark waves and dragon prints from the 'Year of the Dragon' Digital Pattern Paper Pack, I cut the Underwater Tunnel Etched Dies and Precision Layering A2 A Etched Dies together to create the overlay panels. After playing around with the position over the coloured image, I decided to cut an extra second layer from Matte Gold Foil Paper to highlight the foiled sentiment. I assembled all the layers with liquid glue to keep it flat and easy to mail.

The rules are simple. You must create a new Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or a 2024 Dragon Birthday card and add the link to your post in the link-up party. For November, we're inviting you to continue making 2025 Year of the Snake cards! Multiple entries are allowed. Backlinking to an older project is strictly prohibited.

Our November Lunar New Year Challenge will run from 12:00am EST on November 1, 2024 through 12:00pm EST on November 30, 2024. We would love to see you using products from our four generous sponsors! The four lucky winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and announced at the start of the December Challenge. 

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Visit the November Link-Up Party post HERE to see all of the design team projects and be inspired to create your own! When sharing your challenge entries on social media, feel free to save this badge and post it along with your project. Please tag us @lunarnewyearchallenge on Instagram and use the hashtag #lunarnewyearchallenge so everyone can find and be inspired by all your amazing projects.

If you're inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you again soon!

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Lunar New Year Challenge + Giveaways | November 2024

The Lunar New Year Challenge is back and we've partnered up with your favourite craft companies all year long so that means there are giveaways every month! This month, we're giving away ONE $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp, ONE $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn, ONE $25 gift certificate to RAM Stamps, and ONE $25 gift certificate to Catherine Pooler Designs. That's a total of $100 in giveaways in November!

My first card for this month features products from Spellbinders and Trinity Stamps available from our October sponsor, Simon Says Stamp. The three main sets featured here are the Stitched Numbers Dies, Mistletoe Greetings Press Plate and the Art Deco Dance Foil Plate.

I've been obsessed with the the Stitched Numbers Dies ever since they were released and have used them many times in the past year, on both new year cards and birthday cards. I typically stitch on all of the numbers but decided it wouldn't be as noticeable to stitch on the Gold Glitter Paper so I only stitched on the Mirror Gold Foil this time.

I alternated the Gold Glitter Paper and Mirror Gold Foil between numbers and their shadows to provide interest against the busier Art Deco Dance Foil Plate, which I heat foiled with Sparkle Red Hot Foil. I love the rich tone-on-tone look with the red foil on Schoolhouse Red cardstock.

All that was needed to finish the card was a simple sentiment and I used Espresso Bean Hot Foil to heat foil the BetterPress sentiment on Nectar cardstock. To finish, I popped all of the numbers and sentiment strip on to the foiled background with foam squares.

The rules are simple. You must create a new Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or a 2024 Dragon Birthday card and add the link to your post in the link-up party. For November, we're inviting you to continue making 2025 Year of the Snake cards! Multiple entries are allowed. Backlinking to an older project is strictly prohibited.

Our November Lunar New Year Challenge will run from 12:00am EST on November 1, 2024 through 12:00pm EST on November 30, 2024. We would love to see you using products from our four generous sponsors! The four lucky winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and announced at the start of the December Challenge. 

(save and share with your project)

Visit the November Link-Up Party post HERE to see all of the design team projects and be inspired to create your own! When sharing your challenge entries on social media, feel free to save this badge and post it along with your project. Please tag us @lunarnewyearchallenge on Instagram and use the hashtag #lunarnewyearchallenge so everyone can find and be inspired by all your amazing projects.

If you're inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you again soon!

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Spellbinders Guest Post feat. the Beads of Friendship Collection

Hello, crafty friends! I'm on the Spellbinders Blog with three cards featuring the Beads of Friendship Collection, one of many awesome releases now available in the Spellbinders store!

If you missed my post featuring another card using products from this collection, you can find all the details HERE or by clicking on the image below.

Affiliated product links are listed below at no extra cost to you. Details on how I made each card and more photos are on the Spellbinders Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Spellbinders Guest Post feat. the Shine Bright Collection by Carissa Wiley

Hello, crafty friends! I'm on the Spellbinders Blog with three cards featuring the Shine Bright Collection by Carissa Wiley, one of many awesome releases now available in the Spellbinders store!

Affiliated product links are listed below at no extra cost to you. Details on how I made each card and more photos are on the Spellbinders Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Spellbinders | October 2024 Small Die, Glimmer Hot Foil Kit + 3D Embossing Folder of the Month

I'm back with two more cards combining three October 2024 Monthly Club Kits from Spellbinders. The first card features the "Festive Friends" Small Die of the Month and the second card features both the "Festive Lights" Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month and "Joyful Candy Canes" 3D Embossing Folder of the Month. Club Kits close on the 27th of each month so get them while you can!

My first card features Festive Friends and I normally don't get this club kit but it's so adorable and one of the best I've seen! I wanted to keep it simple and let the polar bear and penguin shine.

I kept the colours simple with a palette of Briar Rose, Carnation and Rainforest, with basics of Onyx, Fog and Snowdrift. To make the card festive, I created the lights and star using Matte Gold Foil Paper and Gold Glitter Paper.

The sentiment from Glitter Wishes was heat foiled with Champagne Hot Foil on Onyx cardstock and used the medium fishtail die from Mini Everyday Sentiments.

The Briar Rose background panel was misted with water before I embossed it with the Argyle Socks Embossing Folder. I think it complements the bear's turtleneck and the penguin's accessories nicely!

For my second card, I started by misting a Mahogany panel with the Joyful Candy Canes 3D Embossing Folder and set it aside to dry.

I focused on the poinsettia in the embossing folder so I pulled the Holiday Blooms Dies and die cut a bunch of them in two sizes using Briar Rose cardstock.

Next, I die cut the two styles of leaves from Rainforest cardstock, and the pine boughs from Gold Glitter Paper.

After assembling each of the poinsettia with the foliage, I heat foiled the sentiment from the Festive Lights Glimmer Hot Foil Kit using Champagne Hot Foil on white linen cardstock.

I placed the sentiment before deciding where to adhere each of the poinsettia. To finish, I added a few Fashion Gold Pearls and trimmed the excess off the top and bottom edges.

Please visit my previous post with more inspiration featuring the October 2024 Monthly Club Kits HERE.

Here's a list of monthly club kits I share, as well as some of the value kits offered by Spellbinders:

Stitching Die of the Month

Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

The Deluxe Caboodle Value Club

If you're inspired, please shop my affiliate links below and remember to accept your cookies so I can be credited for the referral. Spellbinders would love to know that you were inspired by me. Thanks so much for your continued support!

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