Spellbinders June 2025 Small Die of the Month

 Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing walrus birthday card using the June Small Die of the Month. This set is adorable with so many cute possibilities! The window to sign up is open NOW!

You can check out all the June clubs HERE. Scroll down for a full list of supplies.

Club subscription info:  

The new subscription sign up window is from the 6th to the 27th.  After existing club members subscriptions have been processed, any inventory remaining will be available for new subscriptions. Continuing Subscriptions will charge on the 5th of each month, which means existing Club Members will be able to cancel subscriptions or make edits to payment or shipping info up until the 4th of each month.

SMALL DIE OF THE MONTH

 

This month's Small Die of the Month is called Shipmates and features Wally Walrus and Sammy Seagull, each with fun accessories and outfits!💖

My sister is always asking me for masculine cards, so after die cutting the adorable Wally Walrus, I knew he would make a great birthday card! I mean, just look at him with his plaid tee shirt, blue jacket with matching hat and smoking pipe! I love how this turned out!

Products used on this card:

These are affiliate links which means that if you shop with these, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. If I've inspired you in some way I appreciate your support.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Spellbinders March 2025 Small Die of the Month

 Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing fun masculine card using the March Small Die of the Month. I am lacking in good masculine cards, so I am excited for this set!

You can check out all the March clubs HERE. Scroll down for a full list of supplies.

Club subscription info:  

The new subscription sign up window is from the 6th to the 27th.  After existing club members subscriptions have been processed, any inventory remaining will be available for new subscriptions. Continuing Subscriptions will charge on the 5th of each month, which means existing Club Members will be able to cancel subscriptions or make edits to payment or shipping info up until the 4th of each month.

 

SMALL DIE OF THE MONTH

 

This month's Small Die of the Month is called Fairways and Fish Tales and features dies for a fisherman and a golfer! And there are lots of cute elements to complete a card for both themes. 💖

 I used a sentiment from the Fair Winds Sentiment stamp/die set. It's one of the few sets I have that has any masculine sentiments. I really love how this turned out. I need to take another look at my stash, because this is a GREAT set for Father's Day cards, masculine birthdays, etc.

Products used on this card:

These are affiliate links which means that if you shop with these, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. If I've inspired you in some way I appreciate your support.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

 

Spellbinders | Toolbox Essentials Collection

Hi everyone! I'm excited to share a card made with the All the Tools die set which is part of the brand new Toolbox Essentials Collection. I LOVE to make the occasional masculine card and the details of these fabulous tools had me at first glance. Check out what I made.

The die set has 9 tools and each has a separate layering piece (like the saw blade and saw handle). This makes die cutting faster and easier to layer to make the perfect looking tool. 

I had fun making this card, I even went old school and busted out my old brads! I mean, these tools just scream to be hung with brads, right?!?

The DAD letters comes from a past Large Die of the Month kit called Stitched for You. It's actually from the word BIRTHDAY -fun fact you can make DAD from any die set that spells BIRTHDAY. So dig in your stash and make those dad cards! 

There are other collections launching today and I will have some more sample cards to share over the next week. So stay tuned!

Here are links to ALL the new collections, be sure check them out so you don't miss any sell outs:

Toolbox Essentials collection

Layered Stencils collection

The Victorian Garden collection

Stampendous Spring collection

Flea Market Finds collection

 Supplies used on this card:

All the Tools die set

Knock on Wood 3D embossing folder

Stitched for You -past Large Die of month May 22 

 Distress Oxide ink I used Ground Espresso

Spellbinders cardstock I used Onyx, White and Poppy Field

Red brads from stash

matte silver cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

 

Here is an up close pic of the tools. Such amazing details!!

One last thing before I go, Spellbinders added to their Clearance Section, so check it out for some really good bargains!

 Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

(These are affiliate links, when you shop with these links,

I receive a small commission on your purchase at no cost to you)

SCS Featured Stamper challenge -Get Your Kicks

Hi everyone!  Long time no blog.  I've been beyond busy with working on the BRAND NEW FSJ 2017-2018 catalog and then preparing for Convention.  Crazy I tell ya!  But today it's over 100 degrees here in Portland, so I stayed indoors all weekend.  I found some time to play in the SCS Featured Stamper challenge.  For those of you new to SCS FS challenge, each Sunday a new stamper is chosen and we are challenged to peruse their gallery and pick a card to CASE.  Such fun!  This week the stamper is AJ Bodine and she has a lovely gallery.  Details to the challenge can be found here.

Anyway, my card uses the stamp set Hit the Road.  I've only used this cute set one time and it fit perfectly for AJ's Christmas card I chose to CASE which can be found here.

I colored the truck with Pan Pastels (the Mother Nature set).  It was so quick and easy, I'll have to remember to color this way more often.  I will say it is a bit powdery and can smear, but never fear -it cleans up easily with a white eraser.  And if you hit it with a quick shot of hairspray when you're finished, it will be set in place!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!  Here's a close up picture:

All supplies used are Fun Stampers Journey.

Journey Days planner

Hi everyone!  So have you heard about this new planner craze?  I ask this tongue in cheek cause evidently planners are HUGE and EVERYWHERE.  They are new to me cause evidently I live under a rock!  But not anymore!

I'm excited to announce that Fun Stampers Journey has partnered with Websters Pages and released planners and accessories in the new Journey Days collection!  The core collection was released in the FSJ Spring Mini catalog, but will continue to expand and grow, so look for more planner goodness with the new catalog launch in June!

Here are a couple pages I did in February on the week of Daniel's 12th birthday. 

There are two binder styles to chose from, I chose the black and white Journey Girl Binder.  Isn't it the cutest?  The other one is called Be Amazing Binder and is solid white with silver lettering.  Both are really beautiful.

There are a variety of planner divider kits, calendar inserts, tassels, coordinating stamp sets and even a binder, called Journey Days Craftmate, to keep your planner accessories in (seen open on the left of my picture below).  Like I said, this whole planner thing is new to me, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. Of course the coordinating stamp sets like Journey Emojis makes it pretty easy!

So here's my question to you planner peeps, do you keep up with it?  Do you do elaborate decorating or something more general?  I had a great time decorating these pages along with a few others, but honestly I found it hard to keep up with after a week or so.  Eek!!  Are there any tips you have to keep this up?
Let me know and thanks for stopping by!

RG Lumberjack Days Blog Hop

 Hi everyone and welcome to the final week of the RG Blog Hop! Today the RG Make Amazing design team is showcasing the Lumberjack Days Collection! 

Here is Richard's description of his Lumberjack Days collection: 

"The lumberjack fashion is in full swing and this collection is no exception. With a romantic flair and a fashion forward style, this collection brings the great outdoors into your craft room for a warm and cozy feeling. With masculine designs and a feminine twist, you can bring paper to a whole new level of lumberjack days."

My card uses the Timber stamp set, which is one of FIVE stamp sets in this collection!  I also use a few of the patterned papers (which are in the giveaway).

Speaking of giveaway... how about some prizes?!?  There are some GREAT goodies from the Lumberjack Days collection up for grabs for one lucky winner:

And there is a GRAND PRIZE FOR ONE LUCKY WINNER!  
 
In addition to this Exclusive RG messenger bag with floral print lining matches one of Richard's new collections, the grand prize winner will receive ALL four prize packages from each of the four weeks of giveaways! 

You can enter to win by completing the following steps: 

1. Follow TeamRichardGaray on Instagram

2. Leave a comment on this post 
3. Leave a comment on each designer’s blog post by clicking on their names below

You will have up to 12 chances each day to win Monday – Friday!  
**Not all steps are required to win. Winner from this week will be announced on Saturday, 1/9 at noon MST on the Richard Garay blog. Grand Prize winner will be chosen from ALL comments at the end of the four weeks. Prizes will be shipped following CHA. 

Here are the lovely ladies in today's hop, so grab your favorite cuppa and enjoy!

Patricia Roebuck

Alice Wertz

Tenia Nelson

Kathy Martin

Michelle Woerner -you are here!

Mou Saha

Tania Willis

Laura Williams

Mariana Grigsby

Vanessa Menhorn

Beck Beattie

Isha Gupta

In case you missed Week 1 (week of December 14th), please click HERE for week 1, click HERE for Week 2 and HERE for Week 3.
 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Bright shiny stars

Hi everyone!  It's Dare to Get Dirty Week at Splitcoaststampers! As a way to thank all the Fan Club members, their design team, called the Dirty Dozen, and Alumni (I am class of May-Nov 2008) host a series of challenges and we "Dare you to Get Dirty" and play along!

If you're not a Fan Club Member, this is the perfect time to become one. You can find all the info on the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Page.... We'd love to have you play with us this week - there are 41 challenges to choose from - play one or play them all!  Here is the Master challenge thread (note, you have to be a Fan Club member to see this).
 

I have a fun colorful card to share today and I played in the challenge hosted by the talented Dirty Girl alum, Susie. I used one of my "go-to" die sets, Stars Five (I love because star shapes are so versatile -masculine, feminine and patriotic) and I had some fun combining them with the Hexagon shapes.

The sentiment is from my new favorite word set, Celebration Two, which you've seen me use a lot lately.  The bright dotted papers behind the star openings are from the Bo Bunny double dot series in Bright and Bold and the lime and blue papers are from AMuse.

Once again, these challenges are only available to SCS Fan Club members and if you're not a member, you should consider supporting SCS and becoming one.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:  
Spellbinder dies: IN-037 Celebration Two Shapeabilities®, S4-092 Stars Five and S4-368 Hexagons Nestabilities®   
Paper: AMuse, White, Ocean and Lime cardstock; My Mind's Eye, Wood Necessities 6x6 paper pad; Bo Bunny, Double Dot Bold and Brights 6x6 paper pad
Embellishments - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store: My Mind's Eye Enamel dots
Adhesive - Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L foam squares
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders Die Templates at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. 

My dad's birthday card

Hi everyone!  It's my dad's birthday in a couple weeks and this is the birthday card I made for him.  He is a no frills rancher, so I keep my cards to him very minimal.  I usually include stars and some twine and call it good -lol!

My card uses the newly released Uppercase and Lowercase Font One die sets to spell out "Dad" and my new favorite M-Bossabilities folder, Dainty Dots.  I love the simple single dot pattern and the reverse side has a really cute tiny diamond dotted pattern!

Before I go, I want to share the Dainty Dots folder designs, and this is the large format size, so you can emboss 8.5" x 11" paper.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:
Spellbinder dies -S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-124 Classic Scalloped Circles LG, and S4-092 Stars Five Nestabilities®, S6-009 Uppercase Fonts One and S5-199 Lowercase Fonts One Shapeabilities ®; EG-002 Dainty Dots M-Bossabilities ® 
Pattern paper - My Mind's Eye, "Boy Crazy" 6x6 pad
Cardstock -Bazzill Paper Basics Marshmallow, Rock Candy and Sour Lemon card shoppe
Adhesive - Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue and 3D Foam Tabs
Embellishments - My Mind's Eye, orange enamel dots; May Arts, burlap string

Other - tiny star punch

You can purchase these dies and supplies at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  They offer a wide variety of supplies for all your paper crafting needs including Spellbinders dies, ribbons of all textures and styles, beautiful pattern papers and lots of fabulous embellishments! 

CardMaker Blog Hop: He's All That

Hi everyone!  Welcome to today's CardMaker blog hop!  The theme is He’s All That, and the blog team was asked to make masculine cards. With all the graduations going on right now, I made a masculine graduation card! 

Whenever I think of masculine cards I always think of stars and brown tones first.  So it's no surprise I went with both on this card.  I thought I would have some fun with my star die cuts with a sort of peek-a-boo opening at the bottom.  To make this, first I cut off 1.25" from the bottom of the card, next I cut off another 1/2" which would be my opening.  Gluing down the stars was a bit tricky, so I temporarily adhered my card to my grid mat and made sure everything was lining up perfectly.  There is a lot going on at the bottom, so I added some scored lines all across the top to sort of balance things out.

 Check out the other girl's blogs and see what masculine projects they have for you today!

CardMaker Blog, Brooke

Kimberly Crawford

Carolyn King

Colleen Schaan

Anya Schrie

Trudy Sjolander

Michelle Woerner -you are here!

 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Con-grad-ulations (A|Muse Studios)

Ink - French Roast (A|Muse Studios)
Paper - Latte, French Roast, Cherry and Petite Polka Dot Cherry Cardstock (A|Muse Studios)
Accessories - S4-092 Stars Five Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scor-Pal, Red Rhinestones (Want2Scrap)

WMS May Blog Waltz

Hi everyone!  I have my very first Waltzingmouse card to share today!  I am so thrilled that they are a Preferred Stamping Partner with Spellbinders.  This means that WMS has a partnership to design stamps that coordinate with Spellbinders dies.  I have always been a huge fan of Claire's designs, but never really had the chance to play with her stamps.

Welllll, I placed my first order a few weeks ago and could barely wait to get them inky when they arrived this weekend!  My card today is for the May Blog Waltz, which is a blog hop of sorts for Waltzingmouse. This month's theme is to make a masculine card.  You can go to this forum thread to find links of all the players.  My card uses the set, Say it Loud and pattern paper from MME, the new Lime Twist collection, Out of the Blue 6x6 pad (LOVE all the new Life Twist papers, sigh). I embossed the sentiment as I found it the easiest way to stamp on vellum -otherwise it smears no matter how long it sits!

 My card is also for this week's SCS Featured Stamper challenge to case Aimes.  I am new to her gallery, but she is a fantastic stamper!  I chose to case this card. I kept the same adorable layout and use of vellum for the sentiment! I changed up the flower and buttons for stars and made my card a birthday card.

Here is a peek at the inside.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  I'll leave you with a close up.

Card Deets:
Stamps - Say it Loud (WMS)
Ink -Onyx Black (Versafine)
Paper - white cardstock, Out of the Blue 6x6 pad (My Mind's Eye), vellum
Accessories - Standard Circles SM Nestabilities and Stars Five (Spellbinders Paper Arts), linen thread (SU), tiny twinkles (Taylored Expressions), foam tape, clear EP

Paper Crafts May/June online bonus projects

Hi everyone!!  Things have been kinda quiet around here on my bloggy as I am doing some behind the scenes projects.  Lots of deadlines to meet!  But I can share with you a couple cards that made the current Paper Crafts May/June issue online bonus section!  You can check out all the fabulous cards that are in that section online for FREE!

This card was for the masculine cards section.  It uses the Ippity (by Unity) set, Authentic Man.  This one is clean and simple to the max.  In fact, in looking at the design, I think I cased it for my the card on this post.  lol!

This next card was for the Mother's Day section.  The fabulous sentiment is from Verve's Because of You set -one of my favs! 

This wasn't pictured online, but here is the inside of the card.  I used a sentiment and a touch of greenery from One Person -another favorite Verve set. 

I am lucky enough to have another Father's Day card in that issue, so if you have a chance, check out page 62!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll leave you with a couple close up pictures.

Card Deets -Enjoy the Ride:

Cardstock: (Dark Chocolate, white) Papertrey Ink   
Patterned paper: (Fine and Dandy 6x6 pad) My Mind's Eye   
Stamps: (Authentic Man) Ippity by Unity Stamp Co.   
Ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko   
Accessories: (blue, yellow, orange markers) Copic, (brown twine) May Arts
Dies: (Circles Nestabilities LG and SM) Spellbinders, (1/2", 1" circle punches) Stampin' Up!  

Card Deets -Mom:

Cardstock: (Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink; (pink) Prism   
Patterned paper: (Flower from Bayberry Cottage collection) Pink Paislee   
Stamps: (Because of You and One Person) Verve Stamps   
Ink: (Chai, Spring Moss and Black) Papertrey Ink   
Accessories: (clear rhinestones) Zva Creative; (green flower) Wild Orchid Crafts; (green rhinestones) Kaisercraft, (pink seam binding) Schiff Ribbons   
Dies: (Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles Nestabilities) Spellbinders, (border punch) Stampin' Up! 

Farewell tribute to Verve's Sentiment sets

Hi everyone!  Welcome to Day 3 of my Farewell tribute to Verve Stamps.  Today I share with you Verve's Sentiment sets.  I have to say, Julee's fonts are almost unparalleled!  Good sentiment sets are hard to find and when you do, you hang on to them forever.  Am I right!?!

Here are a few of my favorite sentiment sets and some cards I made with them.

I first fell in love with the oldie but goodie, Happy Thoughts (now discontinued):

Another fabulous set is Wishing You (now discontinued):

And lastly this amazing birthday set was inspired by my suggestion (well, I am sure more than me begged Julee to design a "birthday" set -heehee), Big Wish (now discontinued):

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you come back tomorrow for my Final tribute day -to the fabulous Verve Divas.