Santa's Helpers Christmas Tags | November 2019 Large Die of the Month | Spellbinders

Happy weekend friends!

Before you know it Christmas will be here and to prepare for that, I have the cutest Christmas Tags to share with you featuring the November 2019 Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders help decorate my presents!

CARD DETAILS

How cute are these little faces?!

These "Santa’s Helpers" dies are perfect for making shaped cards, gift holders, scrapbook pages or plain old gift tags like I have done here today. You can keep them simple or go all out with decorating them like I did.

To make them, I die cut every piece out using the solid color cardstock and then pieced and glued them all together. I then spent some time embellishing them and adding the extra details to make them even cuter. For example the puffy details on Santa's Beard and hat, the blended cheeks, and white gel dots on their eyes, the eyelashes, the glossy accents on their noses, the button gems, the bows, and Christmas bells.

I glued each of them to a piece of heavy white cardstock and then cut a shadow border all around the image.

On the back of each tag, I used sentiments from THE GIFT TAG GREETINGS: WINTER stamp set. To turn these into tags I added an eyelet at the top and then added the silver stretchy cord to each of them to tie on to the gifts.

Here is what the tag looks like when tied onto a gift bag.

 These tags measure about 3 x 5.5 inches.

Plus once you're done using them as gift tags the recipient can keep them and hang them up on their Christmas tree!

I hope these adorable Santa's Helpers Christmas Tags inspired you to pretty up your presents and look at other ways to use your dies.

If you're interested in signing up for a monthly Card Making Club make sure you check out the Spellbinders website for more details!

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

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GIFT TAG GREETINGS: WINTER Shop at: SSS | SK	BLACKOUT INK Shop at: SSS | IO3	Oxide Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	DETAIL BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: HBS
Liquid Applique Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Crop-A-Dile II Big Bite Punch Shop at: SSS | AMZ	METAL Eyelets Shop at: SSS | AMZ	OCEAN BREEZE GEM STICKERS Shop at: HBS
BACK TO BASICS Shop at: HBS	WHITE GEM STICKERS Shop at: HBS	STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | HBS
Micron Pens Shop at: SSS

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Scenic Snapshot Clean and Simple Cards | Spellbinders

Happy November friends!

Wow, I still can't believe how quickly this year has flown. Today I have a few cards to share with you featuring a few of the sets from the Scenic Snapshots Collection. I think these cards are perfect for someone who loves to travel or maybe even a retirement card. 

Also, today starts Kathy Raccosins 30 Day Coloring Challenge for anyone that wants to participate it is a great way to improve on your coloring skills, so click on the link for more information. I will try to participate as often as I can this month so follow me on Instagram to see what I color.

CARD DETAILS

Sometimes, especially when it comes to small die-cut pieces I like to cheat a little. Rather than die-cutting each piece out of different cardstock, I like to die cut everything out of white cardstock and then color it. I find this saves me so much time, plus the results you get are very different as you can add dimension and layers in your coloring.

For this first card, I ran the dies from the SPRINGTIME SCENIC SNAPSHOTS through the die machine using Neenah Solar White cardstock. I then used Copic markers to color each piece in.

Next, I die cut a circle from the panel that will be the card front. I then used a few Distress Oxide inks to blend out the colors on the background. Tumbled Glass for the sky and Mowed Lawn for the grass.

To make the scene fit within the circle I ran the treeline die cut along with the same circle die to trim off the edges.

I then pieced and glued all the die-cut pieces onto the circle cut out.

Before gluing the scene in place, I stamped the sentiment from the WILD AND FREE stamp set along the die-cut circle edge by curving the stamp in my positioner.

For this next card, I repeated the same exact process as my previous card. Once again using Copics on the die-cut pieces and Distress Oxide Inks on the background.

Difficult to see in the picture, but the stars moon and the snow are sparkly as I added a layer of Liquid Pixie Dust to them.

This sentiment also comes from the WILD AND FREE stamp set, it is such a great stamp set to have for the traveler in your life.

I hope you all were inspired by these simple Scenic Snapshot cards today. Let me know in the comments below which one is your favorite card. Visit Spellbinders for more Scenic Snapshot inspiration using these dies.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

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SPRINGTIME SCENIC SNAPSHOTS Shop at: SB	ADVENTURE TIME SCENIC SNAPSHOTS Shop at: SB	NESTABILITIES CIRCLES Shop at: SB	PLATINUM 6 DIE CUTTING PLATFORM Shop at: SB	WILD AND FREE Shop at: SSS | SBC | SK
MINI MISTI Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | SK	INK BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | SK	TUMBLED GLASS Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	MOWED LAWN Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	BLUEPRINT SKETCH DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS
Oxide Ink Pad VINTAGE PHOTO Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	LIQUID PIXIE DUST Shop at: SSS | IO3	BACK TO BASICS Shop at: HBS	GUILLOTINE PAPER TRIMMER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC
STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK

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Dia de Muertos - You're Sugar Sweet Skull Card | Ink On 3

Happy Weekend friends!

This year the Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 2, typically it is November 1st the day after Halloween. "Día de Muertos" is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico. The day is viewed not as a day of sadness but as a day of celebration as their loved ones awake and celebrate with them. This day is also known as all Saints Day and is celebrated by many Catholics around the world. So I thought it would be fun to create a card in honor of this special day.

CARD DETAILS

The stamp I am using today comes from Ink On 3's SUGAR SKULL stamp set. I began by stamping out with Versafine Onyx Ink and then heat setting the image with CRYSTAL CLEAR embossing powder. I then fussy cut the simple image.

Next, I colored in the skull using a variety of shimmer powders that I had watered down to watercolor with. I then stamped the sentiment using BLACKOUT Ink onto the card base and popped the skull image in place.

To embellish this simple card, I added some flower petals sequins and finished the centers with a seed bead. I also added glossy accents to the image for some added dimension.

I hope this very simple yet colorful Sugar Sweet Skull Card inspired you today.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

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Sugar Skulls Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | IO3	BLACKOUT INK Shop at: SSS | IO3	Crystal Clear Ultra Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Strathmore Bristol Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ
Mini Misti Tool Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | SK	Shimmer Powder - Green Parade Shop at: TS US | TS UK	Shimmer Powder - Lilac Waterfall Shop at: TS US | TS UK	Shimmer Powder - Solar Flare Shop at: TS US | TS UK	Shimmer Powder - Blue Blitz Shop at: TS US | TS UK
Shimmer Powder - Catherine Wheel Shop at: TS US | TS UK	Shimmer Powder - Cherry Bomb Shop at: TS US | TS UK	Luminous Lavender Petals Shop at: SSS | SK	Radiant Pineapple Petals Shop at: SSS | SK	Dazzling Celery Petals Shop at: SSS | SK
SILVER DUST | SEED BEADS Shop at: SSS | SK	STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK	Double-Sided Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS

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