Skating into the Holiday with Spellbinders!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I have two cards for you today both which use Spellbinders July Small Die of the Month - Skating into the Holidays die. This fantastic die set comes with dies to create skates, poinsettia and beautiful foliage! 

For my first card, I decided to make an A2 sized card base using a dark blue light weight cardstock from Michaels. Then I added some pretty patterned paper from Echo Park called A Perfect Winter. 

I die cut an oval from heavy weight smooth white cardstock using Karen Burniston's Oval - Crosshatch dies and added it to the front of my card. 

I die cut all the pieces from the Spellbinders die set from scrap cardstock in various colors, then added it all together on my card. I did add a little bit of Copic marker to the laces on the skates but kept the Copic coloring to a minimum on this card. 

I added Glossy Accents to the berries and a Touch of Stella to the leaves on the poinsettia to add some shimmer to the petals. 

For my second card, I decided to create an A2 sized Z fold card, using Lawn Fawn's Tomato cardstock. I then added some pretty patterned paper from Echo Park called Celebrate Christmas.

I then die cut two circles using MFT - Inside and Out Stitched Circle STAX and heavy weight smooth white cardstock. I die cut the skates and foliage from the Spellbinders Skating into the Holidays die set from smooth white cardstock and colored everything in with Copic markers. Then I created my centre piece and glued it down to one of the white circles I cut. I positioned this to the front fold of the card and glued it down using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive in a fine tip bottle. 

I then added the second circle to the inside of the card so it lined up to the front circle. I stamped a sentiment on the inside of the card. Then I used Spellbinders Ribbon Banners to die cut a banner for the front of the card. I stamped the "Joy From Me to You" sentiment using MFT - Bitty Holiday Wishes, VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder. 

This was the perfect die set to create a Z fold card with! It makes such a pretty arrangement! Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

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