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How to Make a Funny Christmas Card with Die-Cut Raccoons Holiday cardmaking does not always have to be elegant and traditional. If December leaves you feeling more frazzled than festive, a funny Christmas card can capture that holiday chaos in a playful and memorable way. This dimensional card combines a die-cut dumpster fire with mischievous raccoons, colorful Christmas lights, snowy layers, and a perfectly relatable...

Funny birthday cards are even more memorable when they combine a playful character with a relatable sentiment. This snack-themed birthday card features Chompster dressed in a party hat and holding a large slice of birthday cake. The colorful die-cut layers, dimensional cake, and sparkling gems create a cheerful design that is perfect for birthdays and other celebrations. In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll learn how to...

Create a charming autumn card featuring an adorable squirrel dressed in overalls and surrounded by pumpkins, apples, hay bales, colorful leaves, and harvest-themed accents. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to assemble layered character dies, create dimensional autumn accessories, stamp a coordinating sentiment, and build a cheerful fall scene full of seasonal details. This project is perfect for cardmakers who enjoy character-based die-cut scenes...

Create a fun birthday card featuring Chompster enjoying his favorite snack. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to assemble the Chompster character, create dimensional cookies, build a colorful propeller hat, and arrange all the die-cut pieces into a playful birthday card design. This project is perfect for cardmakers who enjoy character-based die cutting and whimsical birthday cards. By combining the Top It Off and...

A handmade felt Santa ornament is a colorful way to add stitching, texture, and personality to your Christmas décor. In this detailed tutorial, you’ll learn how to die cut wool felt, organize and layer the individual pieces, add embroidery stitches and beads, and finish the project with a secure backing and hanging loop. The Festive Santa Etched Dies create a playful Santa holding a decorated...

Hi there, crafty friends! It’s Simon Hurley, and I am so excited to introduce you to my new Snow Globe Scenes Collection with Spellbinders! Previously, we released the Simon’s Snowglobe Die Set, which creates the perfect base for building your own magical little snow globe. I love how a snow globe can capture an entire scene and make it feel like a special moment frozen...

Create a stunning autumn-inspired card featuring layered Kokeshi dolls, warm ink-blended colors, elegant embossing, and touches of gold. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to build dimensional paper-pieced dolls, create a blended autumn background, add texture with embossing, and assemble a beautifully layered design inspired by the colors of fall in Kyoto. This project is perfect for cardmakers who enjoy die cutting, ink blending,...

Create a sweet handmade friendship card featuring one of the adorable images from the House Mouse Tangled Collection. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to color stamped images with alcohol markers, add subtle background ink blending, create texture with embossing, and assemble a clean and dimensional card design. This project is perfect for cardmakers who enjoy coloring and want to create an encouraging handmade card...

Handmade felt ornaments add warmth, texture, and a nostalgic touch to Christmas decorating. In this detailed tutorial, you’ll learn how to die cut, stitch, assemble, and embellish a vintage-style Santa using wool felt and embroidery floss. The project can be finished with classic stitched details and holly or dressed up with beads and sparkling embellishments. The Vintage Santa Etched Dies cut the individual felt layers...

Create a beautiful handmade Christmas card featuring a layered, stitched Christmas tree. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to combine die-cutting and simple stitching techniques to build a dimensional holiday card complete with a decorative pot, layered tree sections, and sparkling embellishments. This project is perfect for cardmakers who want to try stitching on cardstock. The stitching pattern is beginner-friendly, making it an excellent...

Hello, friends – this is Allison Frazier, and I am so excited to introduce the first add-on to my Summer Camp collection with Spellbinders. The adorable critters are back, and they are ready for autumn with the new Fall Adventures Collection. There are three products in this collection – two die sets and a set of sentiment stamps. I hope you will be inspired to...

Create a charming friendship card featuring the adorable mice from the House-Mouse Tangled Stamp Set. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to stamp and watercolor a detailed focal image, create elegant layered arches, add subtle ink blending for depth, and finish the design with dimensional embellishments. This project is perfect for cardmakers who enjoy watercoloring stamped images. The beautifully detailed House-Mouse illustration fills most of...

Hi there, crafty friends! Alex here from Alex Syberia Designs, and I’m so happy to introduce you to my new collection with Spellbinders - Autumn in Kyoto. Some of you may remember my first Kokeshi collection, Spring in Kyoto, and I’m so excited to continue the story this autumn with Autumn in Kyoto. Kokeshi dolls have a very special place in my heart. I first...

Introduction Create a playful Christmas card featuring Chompster enjoying festive holiday treats. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to assemble layered die-cut characters, create dimensional holiday embellishments, stamp coordinating sentiments, and build a card with a fun surprise hidden inside. This project is perfect for cardmakers who enjoy character-based die-cut designs and whimsical holiday cards. The Merry Munchies Etched Dies pair perfectly with Chompster...

Build a colorful autumn scene with a paper-pieced raccoon dressed for the season, a leafy tree, and a tub filled with freshly picked apples. This detailed cardmaking tutorial explains how to organize and assemble small die-cut pieces, dress a character with layered fall clothing, and arrange the finished elements into a balanced seasonal scene. The Harvest Style Etched Dies and Harvest Days Etched Dies coordinate...

Our October 2026 Small Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Frosty Tweet Friends" die set features 21 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit. Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are exclusively designed by our in-house...

The October 2026 Large Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Lit with Joy" die set features 18 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit! Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are exclusively designed by our in-house...

Join the Stitching Die of the Month Club and receive an expertly designed die set each month, complete with inspiration. The October 2026 Stitching Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "All I Want Ugly Sweater" die set features 29 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit! Make...

Our October 2026 Clear Stamp & Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Join the Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club and receive an expertly designed clear stamp and coordinating die set each month, complete with inspiration. Plus, members get store savings, extra deals, gifts, and more. This stamp set features made-in-the-USA stamps from high-quality photopolymer for clear, crisp impressions. Our stamps...

Our October 2026 2D Embossing Folder of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Exclusive 2D Embossing Folder adds texture and dimension to any project. Size will generally be 5.5" x 8.5" and can be used to make slimline, 5" x 7", and a variety of sized projects. Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are exclusively designed by our in-house creative team, curated with care, and delivered with...

Our October 2026 3D Embossing Folder of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Exclusive 2D Embossing Folder adds texture and dimension to any project. Size will generally be 5.5" x 8.5" and can be used to make slimline, 5" x 7", and a variety of sized projects. Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are exclusively designed by our in-house creative team, curated with care, and delivered with...

Our October 2026 BetterPress & Foil Plate of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Change the way you create with the BetterPress Letter Press System, which provides an innovative way to achieve the elegant look of letterpress without all the mess. It’s an easy-to-use system that produces a professional stationery style with detailed impressions that can be felt to the touch. The BetterPress System works...

Our October 2026 Stencil of the Month Club preview & tutorials are here! Here’s a look at the design for this month – Holiday Harmony: Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the 6th of each month and close on the 27th (once existing club members subscriptions have been processed.) If there is additional inventory remaining, then they will be made available for...

Create a colorful floral card featuring the Must-Have Sentiments Press + Foil Plate + Die Set and Petal Fresh Etched Dies. Learn how to build layered flowers, press a coordinating sentiment, and arrange everything on a bold embossed background.

Hello, crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you on the blog today to share a card using the Joyful Christmas Sentiments Press + Foil Plate and Die Set from Simon Hurley. There are four sentiment sets in this collection, which was originally released some years ago as Glimmer hot foiling plates. The plates are now available with the option of pressing as well as...

Looking for a festive Christmas card that combines hot foiling, stenciling, and letterpress techniques? This colorful holiday project features a softly shaded ornament, a pressed sentiment, layered arch panels, and shimmering gold snowflakes. The Tied With Cheer BetterPress plate and stencil set makes it easy to coordinate the ornament imagery and greeting, while the Winter Peace plate creates an elegant foiled background. In this step-by-step...

Create a colorful Christmas card while learning how to apply multiple ink colors to BetterPress registration plates. In this detailed tutorial, you’ll use the Festive Evergreens Registration Press + Foil Plate & Die Set to press a holiday doorway scene in three colors, combining the built-in registration system with a simple masking technique. The registration template positions the coordinating plates so each layer aligns with...

Combine hot foiling, alcohol-marker coloring, ink blending, and dimensional shaping to create a colorful butterfly card that sparkles from every angle. In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll learn how to foil detailed butterflies and a floral background with the Glimmer II Hot Foil System, add bold color, and shape the butterfly wings for a realistic raised effect. The Bright Butterflies and Thanks In Bloom Press +...

BetterPress plates can do more than create letterpress impressions and hot-foiled designs. In this detailed Christmas card tutorial, you’ll learn how to apply clear sticky ink to a BetterPress plate and use white embossing powder to produce a crisp, heat-embossed snowflake background. The tutorial also covers pressing and die cutting a sentiment, assembling three detailed snowmen, and arranging the finished elements on an A2 card....

Create a bright, modern card while learning how to use the negative foil left behind after hot foiling. In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll foil the detailed Windows with a View design, use a solid plate to reverse foil the remaining image, and turn selected windows into dimensional embellishments. An ink-blended striped background, BetterPress sentiment, and sparkling gems complete the design. This project is ideal for...

Give the Frank Garcia Christmas Blush Collection a contemporary twist with this clean and simple Christmas card. Learn how to assemble pastel ice skates, add winter foliage, and finish the design with a hot-foiled sentiment and silver gems.

Create a whimsical Christmas card with the Sweet Snowman Etched Dies from Frank Garcia’s Christmas Blush Collection. Follow the step-by-step tutorial to assemble the snowman, hot foil a festive sentiment, and add sparkle to an embossed background.

Create a sweet and sparkling Christmas card featuring the Frank Garcia Christmas Blush Collection. Learn how to combine an embossed tree, glittery snow, a charming die-cut snowman, patterned papers, and lace for a beautifully layered holiday design.

Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Mansard Roof Etched Dies from the Yana Smakula Christmas City Holiday collection. This set works to add a mansard roof to the existing City Holiday Etched Dies apartment building. I love how it completely changes the look of the building! I went with a pink, red, and black colour palette...

Hello, crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you on the blog today to share a card using the Wrapped Up City Holiday Etched Dies from the Christmas City Holiday Collection designed by Yana Smakula. This is a beautiful set of dies that expand on the original City Holiday Etched Dies set. The dies create a gorgeous ribbon and bow that you can use to...

The holidays are returning to the city! The Christmas City Holiday Mini Collection expands the original City Holiday Etched Dies with new architectural details, festive decorations, and coordinating sentiments designed to bring even more personality to your paper-crafted buildings. The original City Holiday Collection introduced the basic building, followed by the Everyday City Holiday Collection with windows, awnings, and flower boxes, and Halloween City Holiday for creating...