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Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Christmas Flourish Cards

Hello, Friends! Today I have a couple of super cute Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Christmas Flourish Cards to share with you. These dies are so much fun to work with! Spellbinders sent me both the Let It Snowman and the All Hearts Come Home Flourish dies. I spent a delightful day in the studio with them, and I’m excited to show you what I came up with. There are loads of pictures coming, so you might want to grab a snack and a cuppa before we proceed. Go ahead! I’ll wait for you!

Let It Snowman Shaker Easel Card with Carta Bella Christmas Collection

Snowmen are probably my favorite Christmas image to work with. I could not resist making this sweet Let It Snowman die set up into a shaker frame. Do you blame me? The finished 6 1/4″ square card feels like a snow globe. Here’s how I created that effect.

First, die cut the Let It Snowman frame from white and red metallic cardstock. Layer the red metallic die cut over the white so that they are slightly staggered. This creates a sort of drop shadow effect.
Next, trace around the outside of the die onto a piece of clear cardstock (acetate sheet). Don’t worry about cutting around the leafy edges. Just cut the circle shape at the top of the die. Adhere this panel behind the frame. You will need 2 of these clear panels.
Now add 3 layers of 1/8″ foam adhesive to the back side of the frame.
Then flip the frame on its face and fill the center with your shaker mix.
Next, line up the 2nd clear cardstock panel over the foam tape and press firmly into place.
Finally, trace around the snowflake/woodgrain patterned paper and adhere it behind the snow globe frame.

Let’s Make a Snowman!

Snowmen are probably my favorite holiday/winter theme. They always look so friendly and welcoming on a card. Die cut this snowman and snowflakes from heavy white cardstock. The jaunty hat is cut from a scrap of dark green suede paper that I had in my stash. Cut the hat band from a scrap of red metallic paper. The nose is a scrap of old Authentique Spectrum orange cardstock lined patterned paper. Snowman assembly is super quick and easy! Back with foam tabs and attach to the snow globe as seen in the photo.

A Peek Inside

Create a pocket to go inside the card base. This doubles as a stopper for the easel mechanism. Dress it up with some pretty holiday flowers and leaves. Then tuck some rusty jingle bells underneath to add that special Christmas sound. Vintage buttons look great tucked into the flower cluster. A miniature Christmas ornament topped with Baker’s Twine and a tiny posy are the perfect finishing touch.

Seems like everyone gives gift cards at Christmas now, so I like to include a gift card wallet with my cards.

It’s a lovely way to present cash or a shopping card.

All Hearts Come Home Christmas Card

All Hearts Go Home at Christmas is a very popular holiday sentiment. And this sweet little prim house is so cute tucked inside the die cut frame. This card may look complicated, but it actually comes together very quickly. The best part? You can pull out that glitter paper from your stash and put it to good use here!

First, die cut the frame from white glitter paper. Glue it onto a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ panel of green glitter paper.
Next, die cut the house 3 times: once from white glitter paper, then from black cardstock, and a third time from red metallic paper. (You can use a scrap left over from making the snowman card!)
Now, cut the door, the chimney and the roof from the black die cut and adhere over the door and roof area of the white die cut.
Then adhere the remainder of the black die cut behind the white.
Next, adhere the red die cut behind the other two houses. Pop out the red heart and adhere it in the “window” area.
Back the house with foam tape and adhere in the center of the frame.
Create faux snow with Dries Clear adhesive, Crystal Clear Glitter and Mini Pearls Prills.

A Peek Inside

Simple Stories Simple Rustic Christmas papers are the perfect pairing for this cute card.

Vintage Santa images tie in with the Santa Sleigh on the die cut frame. I love the sweet Santa expression on this gift card wallet.

Scraps of designer paper fill in all the gaps inside the gift card wallet.

Are you still with me? That was a lot of photos and a lot of information. These dies are all part of Spellbinders new September release. I’ll link to them on the supply list below this post.

Have you gotten a head start on your Christmas cards yet? We are just about 100 days out from Christmas Day, but you’ll want to get your cards in the mail much earlier than that date! There’s no time like the present to start!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy