A Birthday Duo with Spellbinders 2025 Advent Calendar

Hey there friends - I'm not usually one to post multiple days so three days in a row, especially twice in the same month, is quite a feat! Anyway - I have two more projects from the items I used daily from Jan 1-24 using the Spellbinders 2025 Advent calendar. Although I stuck to my goal of using the item from each December day on the corresponding January day, I didn't always finish a card with it that day. I'm definitely going out of order! 

Oh, and I meant to give a shout out to sister Diva Cindy (Escape to Stamping) who shared tags she made from Day 1-15 items (see them HERE and HERE), plus a gorgeous Lunar New Year card with the Day 24 die set. She was much more timely using the calendar and posting projects than I am!!

First up - a card using the Day 3 die set; you can see Crafty Al's short video with it HERE.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Doodlebug Design Hats Off; scraps; 

Betterpress Porcelain; Recollections A2 card

Dies - Spellbinders 2025 Advent Calendar (Day3);

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Press Plates w/dies - Spellbinders You Are Everything Sentiments

Other - foam tape

After die cutting and assembling the bunny, hat & wand, I added them to a stitched rectangle cut from a scrap of MFT pastel paper. Die cut the stars from scraps of glitter cardstock & added them coming out of the wand. Found a 2017 black/white/gray grad paper that had star prints. Die cut the white print with a stitched rectangle and added to an A2 card along with a strip of the black print. Added the pastel rectangle & finished with a Betterpressed sentiment popped up with foam tape.

I'll send this card to Darnell's January NBUS Challenge #82 since the dies were newly used.

Next, another birthday card using the Day 5 die set (Crafty Al's short video):

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Authentique patterned; scraps;

Lawn Fawn Petite Watercolor Wishes;

Spellbinders Betterpress Porcelain

Dies - Spellbinders 2025 Advent Calendar Day 5;

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

Lawn Fawn Scalloped Treat Box Spring House Add-on

Press Plate w/die - Spellbinders La Dolce Vita Sentiments

Other - foam tape

As you can see, I kept to the same sketch which I often use to make quick cards. The Advent calendar dies are small so this format suits them. I die cut the flowers from scraps and assembled onto a small stitched rectangle. Die cut a couple clumps of grass from a Lawn Fawn set & added to the scene. Matted it with another stitched rectangle and rest was done as for card one (just a different Betterpress sentiment).

These cards went to Craft Roulette members with January birthdays. CR has a bday card exchange program members can join. They require no specific number of cards you have to send, so I'm starting small by sending three per month. The third one I sent was a card I shared previously HERE.

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by & happy crafting!!