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Handmade card featuring two adorable panda bear slippers nestled together on a blush pink background embossed with the Sweet Stems Embossing Folder from the Spellbinders December Club kits. Die-cut flowers and leaves decorate the card, with a coordinating sleep mask above the slippers and a black-and-white sentiment that reads “Let’s do nothing together.” Card created using the Spellbinders Deluxe Caboodle Bonus Gift of the Month.
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Spellbinders Dec 2025 Club Cards

Hi cardmaking friends!  Today I have five Spellbinders Dec 2025 Club Cards to share with you.  I spent the weekend cleaning up and organizing all the monthly clubs, and I had so much fun creating these projects.

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December 16, 2025 7 Comments
Handmade Christmas card featuring a die-cut Santa mug with a white beard, pink cheeks, and a red cup handle. The mug is filled with die-cut Christmas trees, a gift, and a star. The sentiment "Merry Christmas" appears in red at the bottom. The background is aqua cardstock with white glimmer-foiled snowflakes and stitched arch detailing, mounted on a red card base. Card is styled with festive greenery and berries in the background.
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Santa’s Cocoa Cup Christmas Card

Hi cardmaking friends!.  I know it’s a busy week with Thanksgiving preparations, but I wanted to drop in and share another fun Santa’s Cocoa Cup Christmas card with you.

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November 25, 2025 8 Comments
A handmade pink card created with the Spellbinders November Clubs featuring a luxe chain-style background embossed with the Luxe Lattice Embossing Folder. The focal point is a gold arched frame with a marbled coral wax seal stamped with a gold champagne glass design from the Cin Cin Wax Seal of the Month. Below the wax seal is a black and gold sentiment from the BetterPress Club “Paws in the City” set that reads: “Life’s more fun with a little flair.” The card is displayed flat lay style with wax beads, a wax seal tool, and greenery styled around it.
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Pretty In Pink – Spellbinders November Clubs with Wax Seals, Glimmer and Texture

If you’re ready for a dose of pink, texture, sparkle, and just a little flair – you’re in the right place!  Today I’m sharing two playful and elegant card projects created with the Spellbinders November Clubs, and this month’s kits are full of charm, shine and whimsy.  From the beautifully embossed backgrounds using the Luxe Lattice Embossing Folder of the Month, to the gold-foiled details from the Glimmer Club, every piece adds a touch of luxury.

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November 18, 2025 5 Comments
Handmade Christmas card created by Sandi MacIver featuring the Spellbinders October 2025 Small Die of the Month “Snow Day Friends.” The card showcases a layered white die-cut snowman and tree on a snowy black background hot foiled in white with the Magic Wonderland October Glimmer Club plate. The sentiment “All is calm & bright” from the To You and Yours October Clear Stamp and Die Set is stamped on a curved white snowbank. Clean and modern design in classic holiday colors with pops of lime green and red.
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Spellbinders Snow Day Friends

Hi friends!  I’m back with another beautiful Club Card to share.  Spellbinders Snow Day Friends features the October Small Die of the Month – “Snow Day Friends”. 

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October 7, 2025 10 Comments
Handmade fall-themed thank you card created with the Spellbinders September 3D Embossing Folder and Large Die of the Month kits. The background is embossed with a woven plaid texture in kraft cardstock, layered on black cardstock. Three colorful die-cut leaves in orange, green, and yellow are arranged at the center. A black sentiment strip with gold embossing reads “THIS IS ME THANKING YOU.” The card is displayed on a wood slice with coordinating orange and green envelopes, surrounded by fall foliage and acorns.
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Spellbinders Final September Club Cards

Hi cardmaking friends, and welcome back!  Today I’m excited to share my Spellbinders Final September Club Cards.  I created three different designs, combining several of the monthly club kits. 

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September 17, 2025 4 Comments
Handmade underwater-themed greeting cards created with the Spellbinders August Club Kits. Designs feature colorful die-cut fish, coral, and seaweed with embossed ocean backgrounds. Sentiments include ‘Make a Splash, It’s Your Day,’ ‘Drift and Dream,’ and ‘It’s OK to Float Awhile.’ The cards showcase vibrant aquatic scenes with layered die cuts, bubbles, and textured details
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Spellbinders August Clubs RoundUp

Today I’m sharing a Spellbinders August Clubs Roundup, featuring my final three cards of the month: the Stencil Club, the BetterPress Club, and the Stitched Club.

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August 18, 2025 7 Comments
Handmade holiday card created with Spellbinders Yana’s City Holiday Collection dies, featuring a festive building facade with arched and square windows decorated with green wreaths and pink bows, playful black cat and dog silhouettes, layered Christmas trees, and a sentiment reading ‘My greatest present is having you by my side,’ set against a winter-themed background.
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Spellbinders Yana’s City Holiday Collection

Today I’m excited to share the brand-new Spellbinders Yana’s City Holiday Collection and three festive Christmas cards I created with it. This collection launches today, and I have to say, the detail in these dies is absolutely incredible

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August 10, 2025 5 Comments
Handmade winter-themed card created using Spellbinders July Club dies, featuring layered die-cut elements including red mittens holding a hot chocolate mug with a snowflake design, textured turquoise sweater, and a sentiment reading "stay warm & sip happily" on a black background with bold white snowflake patterns.
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Spellbinders More July Club Cards

Today I’m excited to share more Spellbinders July Club Cards with you. I’ve been having a blast combining elements from the BetterPress and Glimmer Clubs—yes, I foiled them both!

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July 18, 2025 3 Comments
A hand-made card with a die-cut seagull dressed as a ship captain, standing on a stitched helm with a Glimmer foiled net background
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My Final Two Spellbinders Club Cards

Today, I’m sharing my Final Two Spellbinders Club Cards. These fun designs combine the Stitched Die, Glimmer, BetterPress, and Clear Stamp & Die of the Month — and of course, I couldn’t resist using those adorable die-cut seagulls one more time!

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June 12, 2025 4 Comments
hand-made card with colored pencils all across the front and a black and white birthday greeting
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Spellbinders May Clubs Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hi, card-making friends, and welcome back. I’m excited to participate today in the Spellbinders May Clubs Blog Hop and Giveaway. We have tons of inspiration and some fantastic prizes from the lovely folks over at Spellbinders.

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May 15, 2025 47 Comments
hand made card with a notepad trim top, and stitched lines and margins with a die cut open mailbox with envelopes cascading out and a little worm on the grass
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More Spellbinders April Club Cards

Today, I have More Spellbinders April Club Cards to share with you, including the Stencil of the Month, Glimmer of the month, Stitched Die of the Month, and the Clear Stamp and Die of the Month. 

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April 16, 2025 7 Comments
Green and Orange Glimmer Foiled Mosaic background hand made card with orange and green die cut flowers and leaves to celebrate St. Patrick's day
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St. Paddy’s Day Glimmer Cards

I have a couple of St. Paddy’s Day Glimmer Cards to share with you to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.  I combined a few of the new Spellbinders Clubs for these again.  The main focus is the BetterPress Club of the Month, Mosaic Quilted Memories.

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March 17, 2025 8 Comments
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Spellbinders Friendship is Everything Cards

I’m back today with two Spellbinders Friendship is Everything Cards. The Glimmer Monthly Club for December is this beautiful floral cluster. It’s the perfect size to copic color, or if you’re time-deprived, a quick run through the foiling machine on some colored card stock results in an elegant overlay for your special card.

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December 18, 2024 10 Comments
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3 Quick and Easy Christmas Cards

Today, I have 3 Quick and Easy Christmas Cards to share with you. I’m finishing my Spellbinders Club Kits for the Month and creating backgrounds with the Stencil Club and BetterPress Club, so I made these cards quick, easy, and mass-produced. We all need those when the holiday crunch is upon us, right? I’m just curious:  How many Christmas Cards do you mail out each year?

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October 26, 2024 7 Comments
Foiling with BetterPress Plates Intro
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Foiling with BetterPress Plates

Welcome back to my card making blog. Today, I’m sharing 4 cards I created with Foiling With BetterPress Plates. Yana has a new release over at Spellbinders; as usual, it’s lovely. I used Yana’s Festive Poinsettias and Home for Christmas Sentiments for today’s cards. The release also has Yana’s Amaryllis Etched Dies and Amaryllis Garden 3D embossing Folder, which are used in an upcoming post.

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October 15, 2024 12 Comments
Spellbinders Autumn Scarecrow and Pumpkin Cards
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Spellbinders Autumn Scarecrow and Pumpkin Cards

I have two Spellbinders Autumn Scarecrow and Pumpkin Cards to share with you today created with the September Small Die of the Month and the second pumpkin card showcases the lovely and very elegant Autumn Chevron Embossing Folder.  This embossing folder creates a beautiful backdrop for more pink and orange pumpkins with a bit of added bling from the Friendly Thanks Glimmer of the Month Club.

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September 9, 2024 14 Comments
hand made card with a white die cut martini glass on a pink and gold embossed background with a lime wedge and curl and a flamingo stir stick
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Spellbinders Happy Hour Martini Cards

Today I have some fun Spellbinders Happy Hour Martini Cards to share with you.  This new release is full of cocktail fun from a cocktail glass BetterPress background plate, 2 different shapes of glasses, three different themes of decorative dies, a beautiful set of decorative rectangles dies and an amazing set of sentiments that all foil/BetterPress and cut out at once.

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August 25, 2024 7 Comments
hand made christmas card with a black background, shinny gold sentiment and gold outlined holly with blue berries and three tone green leaves created with new card making products from Spellbinders
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More Spellbinders Club Christmas Cards

I’m a little behind in getting my last three projects done, but here they are, More Spellbinders Club Christmas Cards.  I’m clearing out the Stencil of the Month, Springs and Bows, the glimmer of the month Joyful Holly and the BetterPress Club, Christmas Haul.

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July 23, 2024 8 Comments
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