Hi Crafty Friends, Fortunately Santa Claus is still a few months away (almost 5 I think), so don't panic. But as it is July and many cardmakers celebrate Christmas in July. I figured it was a good time to get started on making some of my cards for this year.
Last year I decorated my Christmas crackers using this Sizzix/Tim Holtz Santa, each Santa had the name of the person the cracker was for on it. After everyone had pulled their crackers I was able to rescue 4 of the Santas before they ended up in the garbage. So I pulled those out to you on my cards today.
As I needed to remove the names from the images, there were a couple of repairs I had to make to the belt and gloves. But that didn't take all that long.
I decided to make a shaped card using the stand from Spellbinders Pink Lemonade die set.
I added two sentiments to the stand using an older Honey Bee Stamps St. Nick stamp set which I embossed in white.
I added three die cut snowflakes to each of the cards to finish off the front.
For the inside of my card I added another of the sentiments from the stamp set I used on the front.
I added a die cut Christmas tree, which is from Karen Burniston's Evergreen Pivot Panels die set.
Aloha Crafty Friends,
Today I am sharing a Slimline card I created using products from Spellbinders June 2026 All Clubs Crate.
For this card I am featuring the cute penguins from the Penguin in Paradise die set, which is a bonus die set for subscribers who subscribe to all the clubs for the month.
For the sky area I used the Whimsy Skies 3D Embossing Folder. I used a Lawn Fawn Wave border die to create the ocean panel.
I die cut 4 penguins for the front alternating the colours of their hula skirt and head piece.
I die cut the torches which is from the Aloha Hula die set another bonus die set.
To finish off the card, I added the word "Aloha" using the sentiment from the Tropical Blooms die set, which is the large die of the month.
For the inside of the card, I added another penguin to the bottom of my card and a sentiment from the This Way to Rainbows Clear Stamp set of the month.
Hi Crafty Friends,
I have another fun card to share with you today, using products from Spellbinders June 2026 All Club Crate.
For this card I created a Double Z Fold Card.
For the background of my card I used the Island Style 3D Embossing Folder to create the textured panel. As this is a directional Embossing Folder, I had to emboss it in two parts as I was embossing a landscape panel rather than portrait. After embossing the panel I used white pigment ink over the raised design to bring out the texture a little better.
To decorate the card, I used Aloha Hula die set to create the hula girl and the lamp beside her. This set is one that you only get if you subscribe to the whole crate.
I added the drum from the Luau Beats die set which was the stitched die of the month, and yes I even stitched it! I decorated around the drum using flowers and leaves from the Tropical Blooms die set which was the large die of the month.
The sign is from the Clear Stamp / Die of the month, as is the sentiment near the girl.
Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.
I added a panel to the back of the card, so I could add a sentiment and a few more flowers.
 Hi Crafty Friends, Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 Shaker card I created using products from Spellbinders June 2026 All Club Crate. I used the inner decorative frame die from the Mahalo Sea Turtle die set to cut a hole into my blue card. I then embossed this panel using the August 2025 3D Embossing Folder - Underwater Waltz. After embossing, I went over the raised area with white pigment ink to highlight the embossed areas. I then die cut a the outer & inner frame die from holographic card and adhered it over the blue piece on the main card. I created a shaker card using foam tape and acetate, filling the opening with various colours of sequins, before adhered it to a 5 x 7 top folding white card. To decorate the front I added the turtle from the Mahalo Sea Turtle die set. I used the large die of the month - Tropical Blooms to create the flowers & foliage on the lower left side of my card. To finish off the front of my card, I added a sentiment using the This Way To Rainbows Clear Stamp /Die set. I also added a few of the holographic circles that fell out when making the frame to add randomly to the card.
For the inside of the card, I added a blue panel to the bottom of the card and then added the green turtle.
For the sentiment I added a birthday sentiment from LDRS Essential Birthday Sentiments stamp set.
Hi Crafty Friends,
Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 Hot Dog themed birthday card I created using products from Hero Arts & Spellbinders.
To create the background for my card I used Spellbinders Stripe Right die set to die cut card in two yellow colours and a red. I layered these stripes onto a piece of 5 x 7 thin white card in order of size until I filled the card. I then used Spellbinders Market Weave Embossing Folder to add texture to the panel. This was then cut down to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 and adhered to the front of a top folding 5 x 7 white card.
To decorate the card, I used Hero Arts Hot Diggity Dog and Squeeze Bottle die sets to create the hot dog and tomato sauce/mustard bottles. Before adding the sauce bottles to the card I used the Many Franks Clear Stamp set to add the fun sentiments to them.
I wanted to add a birthday sentiment to the bottom of the card so used one from Karen Burniton's Word Set 2 - Birthday die set.
To finiish the front of the card I added some red gems to it.
For the inside of the card I added a few more stripes to the bottom of the card, embossing these panels with the embossing folder used for the front.
I added two sentiments, one from the Hot Dog Clear Stamp set and the other from the Many Franks Clear Stamp set.
To finish off the inside I added two more sauce bottles on either side of the greeting.
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