Spellbinders | December’23 & January’24 Club Along
Last Friday Spellbinders did their first-ever Club-a-Long event live on YouTube – it was loads of fun! I had the pleasure to join the event live (even though I was mostly in the comments section) and create a card with the December’23 Small Die of the Month – Sneaking a Kiss (this was a pre-recorded segment). The Club-a-Long also featured a December BetterPress & Wax Seal Card by Kim and a January Large Die card by Josie from Spellbinders. Be sure to watch it if you haven’t already. There’s a link to the replay below.
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SPELLBINDERS CLUB-A-LONG
Watch the replay on Spellbinders YouTube channel:
CARD DETAILS
My idea for this card was to create a background using umbrellas to have a look of a very rainy day, so I die-cut a bunch using different colors of blue cardstock and assembled them. I ended up using 7 umbrellas on this card (but I did make a lot more, I was in the zone and just had so much fun).
I also used the 3D Embossing Folders for December’23 to emboss a floral pattern on the girl’s dress (doesn’t it look pretty?) and a Clear Stamp of the Month for December’23 to do a sentiment.
The girl is a “dancin’ die”, meaning the legs can swing from side to side. I love Spellbinders’ dancing dies as they easily add interactivity to a card. I didn’t make this one interactive, but I just wanted to mention it.
I added 2 red hearts over the main umbrella (btw the guy’s socks are cut from the same color of cardstock and they match!) and finished the card by adding black gems onto the top of the umbrellas.
I hope you watch the replay if you haven’t watched the Club-a-Long Live. We are already planning our next one!
Have fun die-cutting!
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Sneaking a Kiss – Small Die of the Month Shop at: SB USA | SB UK |
 Two Hearts as One – 3d Embossing Folder of the Month Shop at: SB USA | SB UK |
 Big Love – Clear Stamp of the Month Shop at: SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
 Spellbinders New & Improved Platinum 6 Machine With Universal Plate System Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Brushed Black Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Poppy Field Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Indigo Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
 Spellbinders Cosmic Sky Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA |
 Spellbinders Raindrop Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
 Spellbinders Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA |
 Spellbinders Barely Peach Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
 Spellbinders Saffron Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
 Spellbinders Graphite Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
 Spellbinders Partly Cloudy Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
 Spellbinders 9″ Pro Shears Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Wagner Precision Heat Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Onyx Mix Color Essential Gems Shop at: SSS | SB USA | SB UK |
 Simon Says Stamp Brush Powder Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Glassboard Studio True White Glass Craft Mat Shop at: GBS |
 Glassboard Studio Super Strong Magnets Shop at: GBS |
 Jewel Picker Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
 Bearly Art Mini Precision Craft Glue Shop at: SSS | SB USA | AMZ |
 White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | AMZ |
 Spellbinders 12″ Paper Trimmer & Scorer Shop at: SB USA | SB UK |
spilor
January 18, 2024Absolutely fabulous! Very stylish. Love the repeated design element. Love the pop of color among already-pretty blues. Just love the whole card!
Lori S in PA
Yana Smakula
January 19, 2024thank you, Lori! I love this die set. So ambiguous, yet so powerful.
Gab
January 18, 2024This is adorable … love her dress and all the blue umbrellas
Yana Smakula
January 19, 2024Thank you 🙂 I had to make it yellow as I have a yellow Summer dress I absolutely love and it sort of inspired this design.
Cathy Doerr
January 18, 2024She reminds me of the Morton Salt girl. Love it!
Yana Smakula
January 19, 2024I had to go look up Morton Salt girl. She does look similar!
Stephanie Clapper
January 19, 2024What a fabulous design! Love all the umbrellas, it reminds me of photography from NYC and Paris!
Yana Smakula
January 19, 2024thank you! Umbrellas have something uniquely magical about them 🙂
Stephanie Clapper
February 21, 2024This is a P.S. comment. I made 2 cards using 5 umbrellas each with a sentiment “under the weather” and lots of your tips. Now I’m thinking of a rainbow card, I love these dies!