Spellbinders Merry & Bright Collection Christmas Cards. Video
Hello everyone! Today I am sharing Christmas card ideas with the Spellbinders Merry & Bright products. This is a small collection consisting of only 4 products. I wanted to start by mentioning my favorite die set, but honestly, they are all great and they all have a bit of charm to them so I can’t pick a favorite.
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Let’s start with the Merry & Bright dies. This set is designed to give you a tree shape made from letters. These letters and the font might seem familiar, because is the same font used for the Be Bold Alphabet die set from several years ago, in fact, you might even think that these dies are identical, but there is a difference in size, the new Merry Die is a bit bigger. If you have the Be Bold Alphabet dies, you can use them to re-create the cards I’m sharing today, your tree is just going to end up a bit smaller and there is no ampersand in the Be Bold die set, so you’ll need to figure something else out to replace it.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
Watch the video below or on my Youtube channel.
CARD DETAILS
The idea I had for these cards featured a die-cut tree, a die sentiment, and a foiled sub-sentiment at the bottom of my panel. I used Spellbinders Forest cardstock, which was cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2″, and sentiments from my De-Light-full Christmas collection to foil an additional sentiment in Opal foil for each of my cards.
I cut the Merry die several times from different colors of cardstock and glitter foam to have a different color for my letters. I cut one from Mirror Gold cardstock, as I especially wanted the star at the top of the tree to be gold, a layer from the shimmering tropics glitter foam sheets – there’s a teal foam and a green foam and I die cut both, a layer from Fern cardstock and a layer from Teal Topaz cardstock. Additionally, I cut a layer from black fun foam to use for the cardstock letters to pop them up on the card.
Next, I die-cut and assembled tiny flowers using the Pettite Blooms and sentiments set from this collection and I also die-cut leaves from all sorts of green cardstock, I really wanted to embellish each letter with a flower or two and add some leaves. This is a very popular look and something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I also die-cut the word Bright from Gold Mirror cardstock and black fun foam.
Next, I wanted to use the Bow die to make shaped Christmas cards. This bow is an all occasion bow. I wanted to make shaped cards, and I didn’t want to put this bow on any background, I wanted it to stand on its own, so I die-cut 2 identical bows from the same dark green cardstock and I used my scoring board on one bow to score a line about 1/4″ from the top – this created flaps for me to add adhesive and glue the 2 bows together to create a shaped card base.
If you want a striped bow, die-cut the stripes from the darker blue. Use the indentations to help align and position the stripe pieces and shadow pieces.
Next, I wanted to add gold around the edge of the ribbon that makes this bow, so I used my clear embossing ink pad and rubbed it around the edge of the die cut. I added some gold embossing powder onto a piece of paper and dipped the die cut into the gold powder to add some to the edge. I love this trick and I love the result this gives. I used my heat tool and heat set the powder to melt it. See this creates the look of gold edge ribbon.
Next, I assembled the flowers to decorate my bow. I also foiled a tiny tag and added a bit of red and white twine from Vivant. The sentiment for the tag comes from an older set called Christmas Magic.
So here’s a look at the cards I have for you today made with the Merry & Bright collection from Spellbinders! Have fun crafting!
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!
 Spellbinders Merry & Bright Etched Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders All Occasion Bow Etched Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Petite Blooms and Sentiments Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Peppermint Stripes Embossing Folder Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Be Bold Uppercase Alphabet Etched Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Mix & Match Holiday Greetings Etched Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders A Merry Little Christmas Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Christmas Magic Hot Foil Plates Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System (Platinum) Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System (Bronze) 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 New & Improved Platinum Machine With Universal Plate System Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Pop-up Die Cutting Glitter Foam Sheets – Red & Green Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Pop-up Die Cutting Glitter Foam Sheets- Shimmering Tropics Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Detail Tweezers Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Opal Shop at: SC | SB USA | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Brushed Black Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Teal Topaz Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA |
 Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Indigo Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
 Spellbinders Poppy Field Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Peridot Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Rainforest Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Fern Color Essentials Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA |
 Spellbinders Forest Color Essential Cardstock Shop at: SB USA |
 Spellbinders Mirror Gold Cardstock Shop at: SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Fun Foam Sheets Shop at: SSS | SB USA | AMZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Royal Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA |
 Spellbinders Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA |
 Vivant Red and White Cotton Twine – 54 Yards Shop at: SB USA |
 Simon Says Stamp Cardstock Gold Glitter Shop at: SSS |
 Wagner Precision Heat Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Best Ever Craft Tape 0.25″ Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Spellbinders Best Ever Craft Tape Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Best Ever Craft Tape 1.25″ Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA |
 Spellbinders 9″ Pro Shears Shop at: SSS | SC | SB USA | SB UK |
 Glassboard Studio True White Glass Craft Mat Shop at: GBS |
 Glassboard Studio Super Strong Magnets Shop at: GBS |
 Bearly Art Mini Precision Craft Glue Shop at: SSS | SB USA | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Blending Brushes Shop at: SC | SB USA |
Maureen Reiss
October 15, 2023These are Stunning!!!! I love that large bow die!!!!
Yana Smakula
October 15, 2023thank you, Maureen!
myrna
October 15, 2023Brilliant CARDS!Love them!!!
Pam Boedeker
October 16, 2023Before I even sit down, I know my cup of coffee with you is going to be very expensive. It was the Merry and Bright card that brought me to this video. It’s gorgeous! But it’s the bow that I purchased (along with paper and more). I participate in a very special Christmas gift exchange. That bow will get some attention!
As always, Yana, thank you for the inspiration. And the hint on the clear foil.)
spilor
October 16, 2023Dear Yana,
You never fail to impress me. These are all GORGEOUS and STUNNING. I think that bow is amazing and I love the font of the Merry & set. Unfortunately, we need a new wall of windows on back of our house. The last two rains have come running down the INSIDES of two large windows. We’ve tried twice to have this repaired and now we’re just having the whole set of windows done over again from scratch. I will have to watch my spending. Plus my hubby’s bday is coming up and it’s a big number this year. I have booked a table for 10 in a nice restaurant and need to save. But if I didn’t, that bow would already have hopped into my basket to purchase. Your cards are all BEAUTIFUL!!
Also, your English still simply amazes me! You’re a marvel.
Lori S in PA
Gab
October 17, 2023These are gorgeous Yana … the colours are fantastic
Miroslava
October 21, 2023Hello Yana
Thank you for your constant inspiration. I buy a lot of Spellbinders and always look forward to see how you use them. I appreciate going back to older product, since I have it in my stash.
Speaking of stash, there is an ampersand &. I couldn’t figure out how to add it to the YouTube comments.
Be Bold Punctuation & More
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Hope that helps have a great day.
Stephanie Clapper
October 22, 2023Hi Yana, I hope you’re doing well and staying safe. That’s always my first thought when I think of you or check out your blog.
Your cards are Always Amazing and once again, these are gorgeous. Capital G! I love how you turned the bow into a card and trimmed it in gold! And I know when you create for Spellbinders, I’ll see another beautiful floral bouquet. Thank you for sharing!