More Spellbinders Advent Calendar Projects

Hey there - I'm back with a couple more cards I made from items in the 2025 Spellbinders Advent Calendar. Today I'm sharing a stenciled project, way out of order for the reveals because I made it for Just Us Girls Challenge #807 to use a stencil.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio A2 card; Lawn Fawn Petite Watercolor Wishes;

Spellbinders Betterpress Porcelain

Stencils - Spellbinders 2025 Advent Calendar (Day 22)

Dies - Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity Dies;

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Press Plates w/dies - Spellbinders You Are Everything Sentiments

Other - SSS Starshine embellishments; 

Hero Arts inks & ephemera; foam tape

Last Thursday afternoon (I was using the Dec 22nd calendar item), I stenciled the mandala using the 3 piece layering stencil. I stenciled the layers in Hero Arts Stone Wash (blue) & Peony (dark pink) and Altenew Bamboo (green). Since the newly announced JUGS theme was stencils, I decided to make a card right away.

Next I cut the stenciled mandala with a circle die and matted it a larger circle die cut in white. I grabbed a couple blue clouds from an old Hero Arts kit ephemera pack (can't remember which & HA no longer sells it). I added a stitched rectangle in green to a blue A2 card. Popped the mandala atop and tucked the clouds under it. A Betterpressed sentiment popped up with foam tape and some SSS dots finished the card. If interested, go HERE to see Crafty Al open her window and create a polaroid with it.

Since my stencils are newly used, I'll also add this card to Darnell's January NBUS Challenge #82. 

The Advent calendar also had another stencil set (Day 7) - this one with butterflies. Here's my take:

There were three stencils with 4 different butterflies. On Jan 7th I stenciled all four (some more than once) in different Hero Arts ink colors around an A2 panel of Neenah. Next I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle and doodled flight lines with a black fineliner. On the 19th I finally adhered it to an A2 card (Michael's brand) along with a pre-printed SSS sentiment strip. You can see Crafty Al's short video on this stencil HERE.

That's it for today, friends. Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a crafty day!!