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Handmade Good Fortune Horse card with an ink-blended background in pink, orange, and purple distress oxide inks, embossed with the Distress Mix 3D embossing folder and highlighted with gold and white paint. The horse is die-cut from carrot-orange cardstock with gold mirror mane, tail, and saddle. Card displayed on a pink surface with coordinating dies and a black fountain pen beside it.
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Good Fortune Horse Die Cut Card

Hey card makers – welcome back!  Today I’ve got a quick and super fun project to share:  the Good Fortune Horse Die Cut Card.  This brand-new stamp and die set from Spellbinders launches today, and let me tell you….it’s an absolute blast to create with!

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December 10, 2025 6 Comments
Handmade landscape stair-step Christmas card featuring a die-cut Santa mug and three layered Christmas trees. The card is created using Spellbinders Cocoa Wonderland dies and sits on a red card base with a snowflake-patterned aqua background created with the Snowflake Shimmer BetterPress Plate. Santa has a white layered beard, pink cheeks, and a red handle with Christmas Decor popping out. A “Merry Christmas” sentiment is displayed on the front step along with a small die-cut bow and gift. The coordinating card in the background also features Christmas trees and the same snowflake aqua background.
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Cocoa Wonderland Stair Step Card

Well, I had so much fun playing with the Spellbinders Cocoa Wonderland die set last week that I couldn’t resist bringing it back for another project – this time in a fun Landscape Stair Step card format.  When a die set sparks this much joy, you just keep going, right?

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December 3, 2025 10 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
Handmade card created with the Spellbinders Sharon’s Scissors Die Set in honor of Sharon Klima for World Fussy Cutting Day. The design features two pairs of heart-handled scissors in soft pink and coral tones arranged on layered scalloped and stitched rectangle panels. A small heart embellishment and the sentiment “You’re Always in My Heart” complete the layout, symbolizing creativity, friendship, and heart health awareness.
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Spellbinders Sharon’s Scissors for World Fussy Cutting Day

Hi friends!   Today I’m sharing Spellbinders Sharon’s Scissors Die Set in celebration of World Fussy Cutting Day – a special day created in honor of Sharon Klima, whose love for cardmaking and the crafting community continues to inspire so many of us.

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October 25, 2025 12 Comments
Handmade Frosty snowman Christmas card created with the Spellbinders Stencil of the Month Club ‘Frosty Wishes.’ Features a cheerful snowman face with a carrot nose, rosy cheeks, and a green top hat accented with holly, layered on a bright turquoise card base for a fun and festive holiday design.
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Spellbinders Simple Frosty Christmas Card

Hey, card-making friends!  Welcome Back!.  Today, I’m sharing a super fun project – the Spellbinders Simple Frosty Christmas Card.  This cheerful design is flat and almost one-layer, making it quick, easy, and perfect for mass production.

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October 10, 2025 3 Comments
Four handmade holiday gift tags created with the Spellbinders Merry Mischief release. Designs include Santa’s suit over a chimney with snowflakes and sentiment, a cute critter bundled in a scarf and hat on an embossed snowflake background, a round tag with a striped backdrop featuring another winter critter, and a star-shaped tag with a festive animal dressed as a Christmas tree. Each tag is finished with colorful ribbons and surrounded by die-cut snowflakes for a festive holiday display.
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Spellbinders Merry Mischief Gift Tags

Hi cardmaking friends, welcome back! This is my second post for today, and I’ve got a ton of inspiration to share with you.  The Spellbinders Merry Mischief Gift Tags are absolutely adorable and instead of creating them all the same, I took a deep dive into my die collection and designed four unique and creative tags featuring these charming die-cut critters. 

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September 29, 2025 5 Comments
Handmade music-themed card created with Spellbinders Bibi’s Musical Notes Collection. The design features die-cut instruments including a saxophone, violin, and trumpet in gold and black, layered over an embossed musical note background. A bold black and white piano keyboard border completes this elegant musical greeting card.
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Bibi’s Musical Notes Handmade Cards

Hey cardmaking friends!  Today I’m sharing some handmade musical cards featuring the new Spellbinders Bibi’s Musical Notes Collection. My sweet and incredibly talented friend Bibi has done it again with another fabulous release – this time celebrating all things music.

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September 19, 2025 12 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 thank you card using the Spellbinders Beyond the Door die set from the La Dolce Vita release. The design features an arched aqua door opening to a scenic ocean view with clouds, stone steps, and detailed die-cut elements including vibrant pink flowers, lush cascading vines, and blue flower pots. A "Thank You" sentiment adds a personal touch, perfect for card makers who love dimensional die-cutting and scene building.
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Spellbinders Beyond the Door

I’m excited to share a new project featuring the Spellbinders Beyond the Door die set from the La Dolce Vita release. This stunning die set is packed with thoughtful details—everything from a tiny cloud die for the window scene, to floral elements for the potted plants, and beautifully cascading foliage that layers seamlessly

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June 21, 2025 4 Comments
hand made greeting card with two green and turquoise love birds sitting on a bronze perch, looking at each other, surrounded by green, blue and pink foliage and flowers.
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Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Hand Made Cards

I have some Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Hand-Made Cards to share with you today.   This release goes live today. If you are a Club Member, you had access to the new products on the 6th.  It consists of three sets of die-cut birds, foliage, and flowers to create with. 

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June 10, 2025 8 Comments
Embossed hand made card with a 3 tone blue background, a salty walrus with a seagull standing on his head
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More Nautical Club Cards

Today I’m playing with the Large Die of the Month, the Stencil of the Month, the Small Die of the Month, and the 3D embossing Folder, all rolled into two fun cards.  I’m having a blast with the nautical theme this month, and these adorable critters are so much fun to create.

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June 5, 2025 6 Comments
hand made birthday card with a rainbow of splatter and a script overlay in black with large die cut sentiment in black and white
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BetterPress Grunge Card

I still had a couple of items from the Lisa Horton Wildflowers release to work with, so I decided to combine them to create a Tim Holtz-inspired Grunge Card.

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May 27, 2025 10 Comments
hand made japanese Kokeshi doll card colored in blues and pinks with an embossed background
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Spring in Kyoto

Today, I have a new release from Spellbinders to share with you.  Alex Syberia of Alex Syberia Designs designed Spring in Kyoto.  This beautiful look at Spring in Kyoto includes a creative selection of products, including a 3/D Floral Fans embossing Folder. 

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May 10, 2025 6 Comments
hand made birthday card with a little mouse perched on top of a green and pink party hat blowing out three candles on his pink and yellow cake.
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Spellbinders Spring House Mouse Cards

Today, I’m sharing 2 Spellbinders Spring House Mouse Cards, using new stamps from the Spellbinders line.  I just adore these little guys, and they are always so much fun to color

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April 23, 2025 6 Comments
handmade cards with a yellow and pink backgrounds with white gerber daisies with pink highlights and green leaves
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New Spellbinders – Yana’s Daisies

Check out the New Spellbinders – Yana’s Daisies.  Yes, the talented Yana has another new collection out consisting of Press Plates, coordinating stencils, and dies.

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April 10, 2025 9 Comments
blue card with a white embossed overlay with gold thread wrapped around it three times embellished with a blue rectangle wax seal
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Spellbinders Emboss Card with Wax Seal

I have another clean and simple card to share with you today, the Spellbinders Emboss Card with Wax Seal.  As I said yesterday, the 3D Embossing Folder Club for April is spectacular, so I decided to make an entire card front with it.

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April 9, 2025 8 Comments
hand made felt stitched chick in green yellow and orange Easter Colors
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Spellbinders Cozy Chick

Today, I have Spellbinders Cozy Chick to share with you.  This is my final felt stitching for the spring edition. 

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April 2, 2025 6 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 Mini Wax Seals

Hi, card-making friends. Yesterday, Spellbinders released a pile of new products, which you can view here. Today, I’m sharing four projects created with the NEW

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March 11, 2025 10 Comments
pinky rust colored floral embossed hand made card with an overlay of die cut florals and a white and gold sentiment
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Spellbinders March 2025 3D Embossing Folder Card

Today I have a Spellbinders March 2025 3D Embossing Folder Card to share with you.  It’s the 6th of the month and that means all the clubs are open and ready for purchase and today’s card shares 3 of the new clubs.

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March 6, 2025 10 Comments
image of my top nine cards from Instagram.
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Top 9 Cards from 2024

Visit the blog post for details on my Top 9 Cards for 2024 with links to the individual posts for card instructions and supply lists

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January 2, 2025 4 Comments
turquoise and white arched shaped card with a cascade of pink flowers and green leaves down the left side and the number 15 in gold in the center with congrats across the center
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Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms Celebration Card

The Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms is my favorite floral die set from Spellbinders. The set of 21 thin metal dies creates a fabulous spray of big and bold blooms! Use some or all of them; they go well with any project that calls for a wonderful floral motif.  Watch today’s card-making video to learn how to make this uniquely shaped Spellbinders Be Bold Celebration Card.

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December 9, 2024 17 Comments
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Ho Ho Ho Die-Cut Rudolph Card Video

The cuteness level on this card is over-the-top, with the three little reindeer creating the “O” for the Ho Ho Ho…watch today’s videos for detailed instructions to create this card.

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November 28, 2024 12 Comments
Spellbinders Hooray It's Your birthday
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Spellbinders Hooray! It’s Your Birthday

Well today we are playing with frogs and slots.  Bet you never thought you’d hear that from me, haha.  Spellbinders Hooray! It’s Your Birthday is the name of this months Large Die of the Month Club Kit and that’s where the adorable convertible driving froggy is from. 

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November 13, 2024 7 Comments
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