Monday, July 28, 2025

Spellbinders Polar Bear Friends

 


Simon Hurley just released his Christmas Collection with Spellbinders, called the North Pole Friends Collection. You can see the entire collection HERE.

Today I used the Polar Bear Friends dieset, using 2 of the 3 Polar Bears for my card. They are so cute all bundled up. I put the string of lights on the mama bear. I used some leftover scraps of paper to cut the sweater, hats and scarves. The blue paper feels like a thin velour and the fuchsia paper is irridescent. Looks good with the background. Both of these papers are from Your Paper Insider, past boxes. So great to have these specialty papers on hand.

The sentiment is from the Country Christmas Collection, I like the saying and Glimmer hot foiled.

The background is Simon Hurley/Ranger's Lunar and Solar Pastes, (Breakup Blue, Crown Me, Beluga, Cross My Heart, No Diving) . I applied the paste with a blending tool just swirling the colors. You can also just used a scraping craft tool to apply the pastes. 

After it dried, I took the BetterPress plate and pressed the impression into the paper. It left an embossed look. No ink, just ran it through. Kinda cool, looks like a quilt.

That's it for today!


Supplies are listed below with direct links to the stores that carry them. If you use my link to make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you!

Supplies:

                             The North Pole Friends Collection


                                                 

----  https://tinyurl.com/2vjuyj67  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xdpm  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xdpn  [Simon Says Stamp]


-----  https://tinyurl.com/2k9w5v2e  [Spellbinders]



Festive Press BetterPress Plate (Spellbinders Exclusive)

----  https://tinyurl.com/4dezdx53  [Spellbinders]




----  https://tinyurl.com/5f8zy9t8  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xgd6  [Scrapbookcom]


----  https://tinyurl.com/5dpymwkb  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xcju  [Simon Says Stamp]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xcjz  [Scrapbookcom]

----  https://tinyurl.com/yehyss5t  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4wvbw    [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4ty31  [Simon Says Stamp]

----  http://shrsl.com/4q3nt  [Simon Says Stamp]
----  http://shrsl.com/4q3nv  [Scrapbookcom]



----  http://shrsl.com/4tw90  [Scrapbookcom]


Treasured Cardstock (on the bears)


----  https://tinyurl.com/92nu83vk  [Spellbinders]
---- http://shrsl.com/4x841 [Scrapbookcom]
---- http://shrsl.com/4x842 [Simon Says Stamp]





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Sunday, July 27, 2025

Spellbinders Christmas Rocking Chair!

 


I set a Christmas scene here using the Spellbinders Christmas Rocking Chair. There are more dies in this set than I used, there's Santa's boots, a small Christmas tree and a pillow, you can see it below under supplies. This is part of the Country Christmas Collection, which you can see by clicking HERE.

I set s window scene using an old Spellbinders die, called, Vista View Window. I have more cards using this window HERE. I think a window or door die is a good die to have, so many cards can be set looking outside or inside. I've made several using a Simon Says Stamp door die, these cards have been very popular. Here's one set:


                    


 Outside of the window is the BetterPress Twinkle Bright Tree, using Holographic Glimmer hot foil. The sentiment is also Glimmer hot foiled. 

That's it for today! Supplies are listed below with direct links to the stores that carry them. If you use my link to make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you!

----  https://tinyurl.com/mwsp8rjm  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xg3h  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xg3j  [Simon Says Stamp]


                                ----  https://tinyurl.com/5dpymwkb  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xcju  [Simon Says Stamp]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xcjz  [Scrapbookcom]


-----  https://tinyurl.com/y4uhrhux  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xg3k  [Scrapbookcom]
-----  http://shrsl.com/4xg3l  [Simon Says Stamp]


                                            

----  https://tinyurl.com/2tr2we37  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4wtek  [Scrapbookcom]


                                                   
---- https://tinyurl.com/ycy8svwt [Spellbinders]
---- http://shrsl.com/4wrg0 [Scrapbookcom]
                ---- http://shrsl.com/4wrfz [Simon Says Stamp]


----  https://tinyurl.com/mrdtak9t  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xg3m  [Scrapbookcom]
-----  http://shrsl.com/4xg3n  [Simon Says Stamp]




                     ----  http://shrsl.com/4xg3b [Simon Says Stamp]



                Click on the images below to go directly to these stores:




                    Thank you for visiting! I can also be found on 

                                    Instagram @Susanbcards

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Spellbinders Country Snowman


This is such a cute image, the sheriff snowman being scared by the little bunny. It reminds me of a Calvin & Hobbes cartoon. This is the Country Snowman from the Country Christmas Collection. You can see the entire collection by clicking HERE. It's worth looking at.

The background is the BetterPress plate for July, I used Silver pigment ink on the plate on red cardstock  I love the look, it reminds me of a bandana.

The snowman and bunny are cut from Spellbinders Treasured Cardstock  I love the glitter!

Pretty simple today, listed below are the products I used.

Supplies are listed below with direct links to the stores that carry them. If you use my link to make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.



----  https://tinyurl.com/2wm2uw99  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xfyb  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xfya  [Simon Says Stamp]

Festive Press BetterPress Plate (Spellbinders Exclusive)
----  https://tinyurl.com/4dezdx53  [Spellbinders]

----  http://shrsl.com/4xfyc  [Simon Says Stamp]




----  https://tinyurl.com/5dpymwkb  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xcju  [Simon Says Stamp]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xcjz  [Scrapbookcom]


Treasured Cardstock

----  https://tinyurl.com/92nu83vk  [Spellbinders]
---- http://shrsl.com/4x841 [Scrapbookcom]
---- http://shrsl.com/4x842 [Simon Says Stamp]


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Thank  you for visiting ! I can also be found on 

Instagram @Susanbcards

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Spellbinders Barn Star Wreath 2 Ways

 



Today I'm sharing the Spellbinders Barn Star Wreath by Annie Williams. The entire Country Christmas Collection can be seen HERE. It's very cute!

For the first card, I used copper metallic cardstock. I like the look, it reminds me of tin art, where they make holes to make a design. There are 2 sets of designs to use on the star points. The dies make an impression on the paper that can be lightly folded to give the star dimension. I did that on the first star. I then made a second solid star from gold cardstock to back the holes.

For the background, I took some old patterned cardstock. It's a tiedye look with gold splashed on it. I know it's no longer available but there are many cardstocks like that. I embossed it with the 3D embossing folder from the same collection. This time I embossed it so the design was impressed into the card, and using the black out technique of rubbing the ink pad over it highlights the design. I used Sapphire BetterPress ink.

The sentiment is a BetterPress sentiment from the same collection. I love the shape of the die that cuts it out.

For the second card, I decided to use all the accessory dies included in this set, the bow, fruit and leaves, etc. I cut the star from brown cardstock and backed it with gold cardstock. The faux wood paper is from Your Paper Insider's Box 12. If you want to see the contents of the box, I posted a video yesterday on my blog, HERE.

I wanted it to look as though the star was hanging from a front door. I love the little sentiment shape. I added a few gold "holes". These are included in the sentiment dieset.

That's it for today, linked below are the supplies I used with clickable links. If you use my links, it lets the stores know you find my content useful. Thank you so much.

Supplies:

See the entire Country Christmas Collection HERE.

----  https://tinyurl.com/3udzzfhp  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xf6s  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xf6r  [Simon Says Stamp]



----  https://tinyurl.com/5dpymwkb  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xcju  [Simon Says Stamp]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xcjz  [Scrapbookcom]


----  https://tinyurl.com/53mr7pt7  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xf6s  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xf6r  [Simon Says Stamp]


Click on the images below to go directly to these stores:








Thank you for visiting! I can also be found on

                      Instagram @Susanbcards



Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Beautiful Paper from Your Paper Insider Box 12! (Unboxing Video too)

                 

I love looking at pretty paper. I used to go to craft stores and look at all the specialty paper for scrapbooking and buy a few sheets here and there. Unfortunately there are no stores like that around me any more. So I love getting the specially curated box from Your Paper Insider 4x a year. It's a lovely surprise. You can learn more about Your Paper Insider by clicking HERE. If you want to see what is in Box 12, I made a 1 minute video below.


I used the beautiful Japanese paper for my card background. There are 2 different prints of this Yuzenshi Paper included in the box. It has a beautiful texture. 

For the flower, I used Altenew's Coreopsis dieset. I love the flowers but the leaves are Gorgeous. I cut the leaves from black and antique gold cardstock. I only popped up the larger flower with a pop dot. I gave the other diecuts a little bit of dimension by not gluing everything flat, just glue in a few spots and using my fingers, I gave them a little bit of light shaping.

That's it for today. Check out Your Paper Insider. It's a subscription but there are options to buy a single box or individual packs of their best selling paper. I had also asked them to add an option for a gift subscription, you can send someone 1 box, 6 months (2 boxes), or 1 year (4 boxes) of gifts! Like a fruit of the month box from Harry & David, but better:)

Links below to the supplies I used. Using my links helps me continue this crafty journey. Thank you!



SUPPLIES:

                                    

----  http://shrsl.com/4x77o  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4x77p  [Simon Says Stamp]



----  http://shrsl.com/4tlx2  [Your Paper Insider]


                                                

                        ----  http://shrsl.com/4x77u  [Scrapbookcom]



Thank you for visiting! I can also be found on Instagram @Susanbcards


Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Simple Stories Classic Pooh Birthday Collection


The Say Cheese Classic Pooh Birthday Collection continues with the Simple Stories Pooh Collection. Adding on with Rabbit and Owl and the Birthday Accessories. Simple Stories has some great scrapbooking and journaling papers and accents, these Spellbinders dies really take it to the next level. You can see the entire collection by clicking HERE.

I used Owl from the Rabbit and Owl dieset, he was always one of my favorites, so funny. Pooh and Piglet were from the first set, so I added them into the story. The embossing folder is so great, I of course inked it up with 3 shades of blue Distress Oxide ink and used a brayer to blend the colors a bit. I really love the sentiments from this collection. They are BetterPress sentiments that are all in one, so I have plenty of birthday sentiments for a while. I also love that the die to cut them out cuts to the shape of the sentiment rather than a block. That's it for now, supplies linked below. Thank you for using my links, it really helps me out, at no additional cost to you.



                                            Supplies:



Spellbinders & Simple Stories Collections (first collection]

        -----  https://tinyurl.com/234v6euv  [Spellbinders]
            ----  http://shrsl.com/4tjqe  [Scrapbookcom]
            ----  http://shrsl.com/4tjqf  [Simon Says Stamp] (no Simple Stories paper products here.)

Spellbinders & Simple Stories Birthday Collection (newest)
        ----  https://tinyurl.com/yhzr2tpz  [Spellbinders]
            ----  http://shrsl.com/4xee5  [Scrapbookcom]
            ----  http://shrsl.com/4xedz  [Simon Says Stamp]



----  https://tinyurl.com/2vpye3r9  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xee6  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xee0  [Simon Says Stamp]


----  https://tinyurl.com/4xnjvk4d  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xee7  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xee1  [Simon Says Stamp]

----  https://tinyurl.com/38539ty5  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xee8  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xee2  [Simon Says Stamp]

----  https://tinyurl.com/5n8e6ktj  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xee9  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4xee3  [Simon Says Stamp]

----  https://tinyurl.com/3pmj3unk  [Spellbinders]
----  http://shrsl.com/4tjqn  [Scrapbookcom]
----  http://shrsl.com/4tjqm  [SSS]


Click on the images below to go to these stores:






Thank you for visiting!
I can also be found on Instagram @Susanbcards