Introducing the Spellbinders Monthly Cardmaking Challenge | January 2026 Glam (Now Closed)

We’re excited to introduce something brand new on the Spellbinders blog — the Spellbinders Monthly Cardmaking Challenge! This challenge is all about celebrating handmade cards, connecting with fellow crafters, and inspiring creativity using the Spellbinders products you already love.

Whether you’re a longtime Spellbinders fan or just getting started, this monthly cardmaking challenge is designed to be fun, inspiring, and community-driven.

We’re launching this as a test for several months, beginning January 5th, and we’d love for you to join us and help shape the future of this creative community feature.

January Challenge Details

Challenge Dates: January 5th – 26th.

For our very first Spellbinders Monthly Cardmaking Challenge, we’re turning up the sparkle! January Glam is all about foiling, metallics, and anything shiny.

Create at least one brand-new handmade card using current Spellbinders products and add a touch of glam wherever you like. Think:

• Glimmer Hot Foil details

• Metallic cardstock and specialty papers

• Shimmering accents, elegant shine, and luxe finishes

Any style, any occasion is welcome — as long as it’s a card, it’s new, and it features Spellbinders products currently available in our store. If it sparkles, shines, or glimmers… it’s perfect for January Glam

How to Enter the Spellbinders Challenge

Participating is easy and flexible:

1. Create a new card

   • Must be a new project created for this challenge

   • Use current Spellbinders products (dies, stamps, Press & Foil plates, embossing folders, Wax Seals, etc.)

2. Share your project online

   • Post on your blog, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or other social platforms

3. Link your project

   • Add your entry using the Link Tool at the bottom of this post

You may submit up to five card projects per month, giving you multiple chances to participate and be eligible to win.

Prizes & How Winners Are Selected

We believe creativity should be rewarded!

• 2500 Spellbinders Rewards Points per winner (awarded to a Spellbinders USA or UK store account)

• 1 winner for every 50 card entries

• Maximum of 4 winners per challenge

• Winners are selected randomly, so every entry has an equal chance

The more projects shared, the more winners we’ll have — so invite your crafty friends to join the fun!

Challenge Guidelines

• Cards must feature Spellbinders products currently available in the store

• Projects must be new (not previously published)

• Please link directly to your specific project post

• Open internationally

• Multiple entries allowed (up to five per participant)

Why Join the Spellbinders Monthly Challenge?

• Get inspired by the Spellbinders creative community

• Share your handmade cards with fellow cardmakers

• Discover new techniques, styles, and product ideas

• Be eligible to win prizes each month

• Help us grow a fun, creative, and supportive crafting space

Each month will feature a new theme, designed to spark creativity and encourage you to explore your supplies in fresh ways — sometimes highlighting seasonal ideas, sometimes spotlighting favorite techniques, and sometimes just letting creativity run wild.

Ready to Join?

Create your card, share it online, and add your project using the Link Tool above before January 26th. We can’t wait to see what you create — and we’re so excited to craft along with you in this brand-new Spellbinders challenge series.

Challenge Now Closed

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our Spellbinders Monthly Cardmaking Challenge. We are always amazed by the creativity, craftsmanship, and personal style you bring to each theme, and this month was no exception. January’s challenge invited you to explore the theme of GLAM, and wow, did you deliver. From elegant details and bold shine to thoughtful design choices, your projects truly captured the spirit of the challenge. It’s always a joy to see how each maker interprets the theme in their own unique way.

Winner

After reviewing all of the wonderful entries, we are excited to announce this month’s random challenge winner:

Winner: Loreto Salinas

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with our community and for inspiring fellow cardmakers along the way. 2500 Spellbinders Rewards Points have been applied to your account.

We also want to extend a big thank-you to everyone who joined the challenge. Your participation is what makes these monthly events so special, and we hope you had fun creating and sharing your projects with us. Thank you for crafting with Spellbinders and being part of our creative community.

Happy crafting,
The Spellbinders Team ✂️✨