Simon Hurley Ski-son's Greetings

Hi crafty friends! Attention snow bunnies! Simon Hurley is out with a new ski themed collection with Spellbinders called Ski-son's Greetings. This collection features a ski lodge die set, skiers die set, snow tracks 3D embossing folder and sentiments. Check out what I made and scroll down for a complete supply list.

My background uses the Streamline 3D embossing folder with Stickles highlighting the ski tracks and snow dots. This gives the white background some sparkle and depth! The main image is ski lodge die set and is fabulous!! 

I love all the details on this lodge for my color inspiration, I googled A-frame ski lodge and saw a gorgeous photo of a black one with green trim. My actual house is a deep brown with forest green trim, so I was immediately drawn to it. To bring a little life to my trees I added some tiny gems as ornaments. I love how this turned out.
 
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Spellbinders Happier Hour Sip Sip Ole, This Calls for Extra Limes!

Hi crafty friends! I'm back today with another card using one of the sets from the new Happier Hour collection. This collection features 3 new cocktail glasses and themes, coordinating sentiment sets AND a new set of decorative rectangles called Linear Touch Rectangles which is SUPER pretty! 

SIP SIP OLE DIE SET AND SENTIMENTS

 

Do you like margaritas? I've never been a tequila fan, but I love these dies! I used the Sip Sip Ole die set and coordinating Sip Sip Ole Sentiment set. I love the fun embellishment dies that come in this set, how cute are the sombrero and limes?!?

To start my card, I chose a piece of yellow/orange ombre paper from the A2 Ombre paper pad (this paper pad is such a great hack for ink blending) and die cut it with the Perfect Touch Rectangles and Tags set. I love the adorable embellishments and to make them pop against the background I used pops of red and bright greens for the lime. The salt rim is sparkly with glitter cardstock. I was thinking about using hot foil for the sentiment, but decided to keep it simple with black ink on white cardstock. I love how this turned out.

 

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

  

Spellbinders 2025 October Large Die and Glimmer Hot Foil of the Month

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card from Spellbinders October Large Die of the Month and the Glimmer of the Month. Today is the 23rd and there are still 4 days to sign up!

You can check out all the winter/Christmas themed October 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.

OCTOBER LARGE DIE AND GLIMMER HOT FOIL OF THE MONTH

 

 This month's Large Die set is called Window Wonderland and features a bay window (which I used as a gazebo), Christmas tree with ornaments, string lights, snow mounds and a child with a sled and presents for accessorizing!  The Glimmer Hot Foil of the month is called Magic Wonderland which is a fabulous background of hearts, stars and dots and has 4 sentiments. 

I started with the background which is foiled with matte gold on mid-tone blue cardstock, I trimmed it and adhered it to the card base. I die cut the gazebo from white and satin gold cardstock. I wanted this semi monochromatic using white, gold and a few shades of blue. And for a pop of color I made the Christmas lights a bright purple color! I die cut all the snow from glitter cardstock to give it some sparkle and dimension. I love how this turned out!

 

Supplies used on these cards: 

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Altenew Chocolate Flowers kit card and a DISCOUNT code

Hi crafty friends! I have another Altenew Ambassador card to share today. I used parts of the fabulous Craft Your Life Project kit: Chocolate Flowers. This kit features Chocolate Flowers Zero Waste die set with coloring layering stencil, Chocolate Flowers stamp set, and a 3D embossing folder. These Project kits are a great value with a cost of $66!

 I have a short video showing how my card was put together. Head over to my Instagram page to check it out!

For my background, I used one of the kit's background stamps with Rose Quartz ink (part of the Rose Petals ink quad). I die cut the flowers and leaves from Bristol Smooth cardstock and inked them with the inks linked below. I assembled them, added a yellow gem in the flower centers and adhered everything down. 

If you are interested in shopping at Altenew, I have a discount code just for my followers!

PROMO CODE DETAILS:

- Use code MICHELLE10 at checkout

- Get $10 off orders over $99

- Offer good 10/21/25 thru 10/28/25

- One time use only, code cannot be combined with any other

 

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Check out the sale on Altenew inks!

 

CASE Me a Christmas Card 2025 -Instagram Hop

Hi crafty friends! I'm delighted to be joining Michelle Lupton for her series, Case me a Christmas Card 2025! This series features ten creative hops in October - two on YouTube and eight on Instagram - where we CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) cards from fellow crafters.

The designer I am CASEing is the talented Mindy Eggen 💖

Be sure to scroll down to see her card, my supply list and a complete sponsor list!! Here is my card.

and here is Mindy's card: 

I love the overall layout of her card with the colorful arch and stems AND I love her color choices along with the bold black and white sentiment! I kept the layout using the Essential Arches layered with the Landscaped Edges Arches die sets. I kept 2 shades of aqua/blue she used and I subbed in 2 shades of red in place of her fuchsia tones. I used my much neglected Sealed Christmas Sprigs die set giving the same feel of her stamped flowers. I searched around my stash and found a bold Christmas sentiment that I could add that was similar in scale and feel. I love how this turned out.

There are TONS of sponsors to this hop! To enter, make your own unique Christmas card inspired by someone in the hop, upload it via Inlinkz on Michelle Lupton's blog. OR leave a comment on the stops on the hop. It’s all about sharing ideas, connecting with other cardmakers, and sparking your creativity for the holidays!

Head over to my Instagram page for the hop! 

 

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