Have A Brew-tiful Day!

Hello!  I'm here today to share my card with one of the newest House Mouse Heart And Soul collection by Spellbinder's!  The set I've used today is called Brew-tiful Day!  This stamp features the cute little mouse, named Amanda, sipping from a big cup of coffee!!

First I die cut white cardstock with an Essential Arches die.  Then I die cut a folded card base with the same die to create my shaped card.  Just be sure to have the top cutting edge of the die above the fold of the card base.

Next I stamped the Brew-tiful Day image onto it with Copic marker safe black ink.  Before I put the stamp away, I also stamped it onto some masking paper.  I cut out the mask with my scissors.

After placing the mask over the image,  I used a t-square ruler and a pencil to draw a very light line to mark where I wanted to end the "wall" color and placed a piece of removable tape along and below the line.  Then I used an ink blending brush to add some peachy colored ink for the wall and gray ink for the surface.

I colored the image with my Copic markers.  These detailed images are so easy to color with the image's shadowing added by the artist.

Next I chose one of the three sentiments included in the Brew-tiful Day stamp set and stamped it with black pigment ink.  To finish, I glued the colored layer to my card base.

And just like that I have my uniquely shaped card all finished!  Be sure to check out the other adorable House Mouse sets in the Heart And Soul collection.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope it's an awesome day for you!

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Holiday Tags (That Can Be Ornaments Too!)

Hello crafty friends!  Just in time for present wrapping, this week for Honey Bee Stamps, we are sharing hand made tags!  My tags are made using three of the In Stitches die sets sets can also be used as ornaments by your recipients!!  I love a two-for-one!

I created the tags/ornaments from three of the holiday In Stitches sets.  I used In Stitches: Christmas Tree, In Stitches: Snowflake, and In Stitches: Ornaments.  One tag is made with more stitching, another with less stitching, and one tag with no stitching!

Starting with the In Stitches: Christmas Tree, I die cut the three top layers from green felt.  To reinforce the felt, I put a Tear Tape Sheet onto white cardstock and die cut those three top layers again.  I removed the top backing layer of the adhesive and carefully lined up the felt layers to adhere them to the white cardstock.

One more piece to die cut is the Christmas Tree bottom layer.  I die cut that from white cardstock.  I stamped sentiments onto the tree layer using green ink and some stamps from the Tag, You're It: Holidays stamp set.  (TIP: For all three ornaments, stamp the sentiment before assembling the layers.)

Next I did a simple stitching on the Christmas Tree with some gold thread.  I put pieces of Double-Sided Super Sticky Red Tape to the back of the three layers to adhere them to the bottom layer.

Here is a photo of all three tags with sentiments (all from the Tag, You're It: Holidays stamp set).

Next up is the In Stitches: Ornament.  I die cut all of the layers as I did above for the Christmas Tree.  Before I adhered any layers together I used white embroidery floss to add stitching in the center of the ornament.  When that is done, the stitching can be finished around the edges.

I saved a bit of stitching time by doing a simple running stitch around the outside edges of the ornament.  When finished, I adhered all of the layers together.

The final tag/ornament was made using the In Stitches: Snowflake.  I die cut the bottom layer three times.  Once from glitter cardstock, another from white felt. and then white cardstock with a Tear Tape Sheet.

To assemble the layers (top to bottom) I removed the backing sheet from the double-sided adhesive layer and adhered the felt die cut.

Next I glued the glitter cardstock layer to the back of the felt/cardstock layer.  Finally, the stamped layer was glued to the back of the piece.

I die cut one more snowflake from the Layering: Snowflake Honey Cuts from glitter cardstock to use when I added the embellishments.

If you have been crafting for a long time (like me!) then you will have a lovely collection of ribbons and embellishments that you have saved over the years.  Now is the time to pull some of those out!

I used various ribbons, sequins, and jingle bells to add fun touches to each tag/ornament!

Quick tip(s):  1. I noticed that a couple of the edges on the Christmas Tree's layers were not sticking down.  I just added glue to the edge and clamped each one down with my reverse tweezers.  2. This Die Release Tool will be your very best friend when it comes to removing any remaining holes from the stitching areas of Honey Bee's In Stitches dies!

Here is one more look, for you, of all three tags/ornaments!  Do you think you would like to receive a gift with a handmade tag that can be kept to use as an ornament?  I hope you would!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you are enjoying the spirit of this season, and getting in some fun crafty time too!!

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Simon Says Stamp DieCember® 2025 Blog Hop Day 2

Hello friends!  I am thrilled to be joining in the celebration of Simon Says Stamp's 2025 DieCember® release blog hop Day 2!  You will see so many beautiful, inspirational projects today.  Keep reading until the end for the entire hop list!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to a commenter on every stop of the hop!  These will be chosen from the comment section of each blog, so BE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT HERE AND AT EACH STOP to increase your chances of winning a coupon!  The winners will be chosen and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, December 10, where the winners can find out how to redeem their prize.

When you are finished hopping today, be sure to check out the fabulous makes in the Day 1 blog hop!

Look at this Free Gift!  This adorable Bundled Snowman die set will automatically be added to your cart that contains any purchase from the exclusive DieCember® collection!

Please note:  This gift with purchase will expire 12/7 at 11:59 pm EST or while supplies last.

Today I have three cards to share with you.  Each features one or more of some fabulous die sets, stamps and an embossing folder that are part of the DieCember® release!

For my first card I've used the SO adorable Snuggle Snowman die set!  I love snowmen, and these are some of the cutest, I think!

I die cut the Snuggle Snowman dies from white, red, and green cardstocks, three times.  I glued the three snowman layers together.  I just had to have three of these adorable snowmen!!

The background is blue cardstock embossed with the Forest Border embossing folder.  I added Night ink around the edges with an ink blending brush.  Then I added white pigment ink to the bottom of the panel.

Next I diluted a bit of Splatter White Opaque Watercolor with a few drops of water.  I used a paint brush to add splatters over the panel.  When it was dry I glued it to an A2 card base.

I used foam tape to adhere the three adorable Snuggle Snowman images to the card.

The sentiment is from the Jolly Christmas stamp set.  I stamped it with clear embossing ink, added white embossing powder, and set it with my heat tool.  I trimmed the sentiment into a strip and popped it up onto the card.

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Next I created a greeting card and coordinating gift tag using the fun and easy-to-stitch Stitching Holly and Berries dies!

I used the new Basic Shapes Squares die set to die cut white and silver cardstock to use on the card and tag.

The tag's white square and an A2 sized piece of white cardstock are embossed with the Pepperberry Bundles embossing folder.

The feature element of this card and tag is the fun new Stitching Holly and Berries die set.  If you are new to stitching on cardstock, then this set is for you!  I stitched all six leaves with embroidery floss in just a few minutes.

The tag's sentiment is from the new Tag Greetings stamp set.  For the sentiment, I chose one from the Holy Night stamp set.

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My final card features the beautiful Fawn Surprise embossing folder and the Little Winter Banners die set in a sweet, snowy and simple design.

I cut a 4" x 5-½" piece of white glitter cardstock to emboss with the Fawn Surprise embossing folder.  Tip:  Add one or two "shims" of printer paper to add a bit more pressure for the glitter paper.  I adhered that with glue to a piece of silver mirror cardstock and then those to an A2 card.

I die cut the sentiments from silver and white glitter cardstock.  After I glued the layers together, I popped each one up on the card with foam tape.

This was such an easy card to make!!

That's all from me and I hope you found some inspiration here.  Thank you so much for stopping by!   If you would like, please check out all of my supplies in the list below.

Your next stop on the hop is Trina Pham!

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Laura Bassen

Suzy Plantamura

Nichol Spohr

Mindy Eggen

Sandi MacIver

Keisha Charles

Melissa Phillips

Emma Williams

Lorraine Aquilina

Rachel Alvarado

Barb Engler

Dana Joy

Carol Hintermeier <---you are here

Trina Pham

Below are links to the new DieCember® products I've used, along with other awesome goodies!

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Nutcracker Die Cut Holiday Card With Non-traditional Colors

Hello crafty friends!  Now that we are into December, (can you believe it?!) I am making as many Christmas cards as I can and hope to still have time to mail them!  What about you?  Well, if you aren't finished either, I have some inspiration to share today!  My card features Honey Bee Stamps awesome Lovely Layers: Nutcracker dies.  Check it out!

I put a different twist on the Lovely Layers: Nutcracker by using pastel colors instead of the typical red.  I chose some minty green cardstocks, a very pale peach color cardstock, matte gold cardstock, and 80# Neenah to die cut each of the various layers.

I love how Honey Bee provides layering guides for the Lovely Layers sets!  The Nutcracker has some small die cut pieces, but the layering guides makes the assembly easy!  I used Bee Creative glue to adhere all of the layers together.

Note:  I did use a few Copic markers to color the skin and hair.

For the background, I embossed a 4-¼" x 5-½" piece of white cardstock with the beautiful Into The Woods 3D embossing folder and glued it to an A2 card base.

Then I cut white cardstock with my scissors to make a hilly, snowy ground layer and glued that at the bottom of my card.

For more detail, I die cut two shades of minty green and peach cardstocks with the Lovely Layers: Trees dies to create two trees.  For the tree trunk, I die cut gold matte cardstock.  I glued the large tree to the base.  Then I popped up the smaller tree and the Nutcracker with foam tape.

I still have sentiments saved from the one time I stamped the awesome Simply Stated: Holiday stamp.  I love that you get all these sentiments at once and then can die cut them all at once with the Simply Stated die!  I used a foam tape strip to adhere the sentiment to my card.

For a bit of bling, I added gold and pearl stickers from the Merry Moments Pearl Stickers.

I hope you love this Lovely Layers: Nutcracker in the non-traditional colors as much as I do!  Thank you so very much for stopping by!  I hope your day is wonderful!

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A Holly Jolly Holiday Hello and A Sneak of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Specials!

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing my card I made featuring the so fun and festive Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Coat and Lovely Layers Coat Holiday Add-on!  I love the decorative Santas I see in stores that are dressed in all white and have used that as my inspiration!

Before I get to my card details, today is the day that we are allowed to share with you the Honey Bee Stamps awesome Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals from!  Tomorrow, November 27, kick off the holiday weekend with 25% off your entire purchase — no exclusions!  No code needed — your discount will automatically apply at checkout.  (Please note:  Offer cannot be combined with any other sales, coupon codes, or Honey Coins.)

Read until the end for a first-ever extra holiday cheer giveaway!

The card base is 5" x 7" which was needed to accommodate the Lovely Layers: Coat and Holiday Add-on.  I embossed a 5" x 7" panel of white cardstock with the beautiful Frosted Filigree 3D embossing folder and glued it to the card base.

For the Lovely Layers: Coat and Holiday Add-on I chose white glitter cardstock along with white, brown, and silver mat cardstocks to die cut all of the layers from.  Note: I used 110# white cardstock for just a bit more dimension.

Referring to the layering guides available in each product's description, I adhered each layer with glue.  Because of the glitter cardstock, I did need to use my reverse tweezer to clamp the layers for a few minutes while the glue dried.  To get just a bit of a dimensional curve on the top layer of the Coat, I added a strip of foam tape down the center of the layered die cut.  Then I used foam tape to adhere the completed coat to the card.

To add a bit of color and interest to the card, I die cut the pine branches from the Lovely Layers: Sleigh Bell set from white cardstock.  I used blending brushes and two shades of green ink to color each branch.  After snipping just a bit from the ends of the branches, I used glue to adhere them to my card.

The sentiments are from the Simply Stated: Holiday stamp set and die cut with the Simply Stated Honey Cuts.  Because this is a one piece stamp and die, all I had to do was reach into the Honey Bee storage pocket and choose two of the sentiments I stamped from a previous project.  I used foam tape to adhere each one to my card.

I hope you love this all-white, sparkly version of the Lovely Layers: Coat and Holiday Add-on as much as I do!!  Be sure to save this blog post and come back tomorrow for the first day of Honey Bee's Black Friday sales!  I will be sharing the sales each day from Friday through Monday over on my Instagram, so be sure to check it out!

Now, here is the first-ever offered giveaway!

This means that for every individual order you make during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales weekend you will receive one entry for your chance to win a $100 Honey Bee gift card!  How awesome is that?!! 

Thank you so much for stopping by!  If you are in the USA, my wish for you is that you have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving.  No matter where you are from, I hope you know that I am so very thankful for you!

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Merry and Bright Christmas Card

Happy Wednesday, friends!!  Today I'm sharing my elegant holiday card that features Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Bow & Bough and the Snowflake Symphony stencil!  Check out all of the details below.

To begin, I sprayed the back of the Snowflake Symphony stencil with Pixie Spray.  This is a beautiful, but delicate stencil and the temporary adhesive will lightly adhere all of the stencil to the cardstock.   After placing the stencil over a 4-¼" x 5-½" piece of red cardstock, I used Detail Blending brushes to blend two shades of darker red inks through the stencil.

I went over the edges a second time with the darkest red ink for more depth.  I carefully removed the stencil and glued the piece to an A2 card base.

Next I used the dies in the Lovely Layers: Bow and Bough set to cut the Bough pieces from two shades of green card stocks.  I die cut the Bow layers from gold glitter and mat gold cardstocks.  I used glue to assemble the layers of the bow and added a few foam squares to the back to adhere it to the card.

I used glue to adhere the die cut Bough pieces around the bow as shown in the photo.

The sentiment is from the Simply Stated: Holiday stamp set.  As you may know, this is a single stamp that stamps all of the sentiments together.  I didn't really think that I will need that many sentiments embossed in gold on red cardstock, but it is really easy to get just one sentiment too!

I placed a small piece of red cardstock into my MISTI.  I positioned the sentiment I wanted from Simply Stated: Holiday stamp over the red cardstock.  Then I added some anti-static powder to the cardstock, inked up just the one sentiment with clear embossing ink and stamped it.  Then I added gold embossing powder to the stamped sentiment and used my heat tool to set it.

Next I used the Simply Stated die to cut out my sentiment.  It was very easy to do!  I added a few foam squares to the back of the sentiment to adhere it to my card.

I added a bit of bling to the card with a few pearls from the Merry Moments Pearl Stickers set.

I do love stencils and this Snowflake Symphony stencil is definitely one of my favorites!  I hope you've enjoyed this elegant, but also easy, card and have found some inspiration here.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Autumn Greetings Card With Beautiful Embossed Background

Hi, crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing my card that features Spellbinders 3D embossing folder for November.  This beauty is called Petite Tuft.  If you are a fan of Spellbinders embossing folders, this one may seem familiar to you.  That's because the Petite Tuft is a scaled down version of the Tufted 3D embossing folder that's been out for a while!

The Tufted 3D embossing folder has long been a favorite of mine and this month's Petite Tuft is a perfectly sized version for our cards!  I used this folder to emboss some Neenah Desert Storm cardstock.  I trimmed it to an A2 size and glued it to my card base.

The decorative elements of my card come from the Autumn Greetings Wreath die set.  This time I cut the Wreath dies from white cardstock and used my Copic markers to color them.

I love the off white pumpkins and used Copic markers in the colors of E43, E42, E41, and E40 to color them.  I kept a more muted palette by coloring the leaves with a mixture of G99, G94, YG93, YG91, YG25, and G40.

The sentiment dies are also included in the Autumn Greetings Wreath set.  I die cut the top layers from glossy black cardstock and glued them to the white cardstock die cut base.

I used foam tape strips to pop them up on the card.

So, what do you think about the muted autumn color palette?  I hope you like it as much as I do!  Also, be sure to check out all of Spellbinders Club Kits!  There's still time to join and receive November's kit!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful day.

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