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Spellbinders July 2023 Monthly Clubs!

A white card from the Spellbinders July 2023 Monthly Clubs collection features a cut-out snowflake design, adorned with holly and red berries, and the word "Joy" written in red at the bottom right corner.

Hi There! I am so excited to be participating in this fun blog hop that celebrates Christmas with the Spellbinders July 2023 Monthly Clubs!

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! And, welcome back if you’ve been here before. I’m Teri, you’re host for this part of the hop. I can’t wait to get started with some of the fun things you can do with this month’s club kits.

This article was part of a blog hop which is now closed.

I love these club kits so much that I have just kept playing with them and would like to share what I’ve been up to.

July 2023 Monthly Clear Stamp and Die – Watercolor Christmas Card

 

 

Watercolored Christmas card created with Spellbinders July 2023 Monthly Clear Stamp and Die Club Kit

Watercolored Christmas card created with Spellbinders July 2023 Monthly Clear Stamp and Die Club Kit

The July 2023 Clear Stamp and Die of the Month set, Pine Cones and Holly, is outstanding! It features a beautiful frame of pine cones, pine boughs, and more Christmassy foliage. Also, it has three little stamps, a holly sprig, a poinsettia, and a twig to use to fill out the frame a little more and add some dimension.

And then, the featured sentiment, Merry Christmas, is done in a beautiful font. And it also has tiny sentiments to go with it: “and a happy new year”, “from our house to yours”, and “warm wishes from all of us”. Then, there are coordinating dies for every single piece, including the placard in the middle!

I thought it would be fun to use them to play with watercolors and heat embossing to make a Christmas card. I had the camera on while making this card so that you can watch along. Enjoy the video!

 

A little story for you: the day after I watercolored this card, I power-washed my driveway. We do that here in Florida to remove the dirt, pollen, and mildew that settle on them. You basically use a high-powered water spray to clean the driveway and sidewalks.

And, when you’re done you end up with a lot of dirt suspended in water on the surface that you have to spray off. I found myself moving that dirt and water much like I had on my card. I’ve never had so much fun cleaning the driveway before! I’m sure that it would not have been nearly that enjoyable had I done the driveway before I made my card. ha ha ha.

July 2023 Monthly Clear Stamp and Die – Watercolor Christmas Card Supplies

A Gorgeous Christmas Card Using Two Of The July 2023 Monthly Club Sets

The Stitched Die of the Month, Stitched Snowflake Cardfront, features a huge snowflake that you can stitch but is beautiful on its own. And, it comes with a cover die that creates a beautiful textured background that looks like tiny little snowflakes. And then, it also comes with two tiny sentiment dies that I didn’t use for this card.

Then, there’s the Large Die of the Month set called A Stocking Full of Joy which has a whopping 18 dies in it. This set is so versatile. It has everything from a Christmas stocking and candy canes to Christmas foliage, a gnome, and a gingerbread man. So, so fun!

The Snowflake Card

I use a combination of the dies from these two sets for my card today. My goal was to make it snowy and white with a pop of color. So, I use white cardstock for both the snowflake and the background. But I blend a little dark green ink behind the snowflake. And then I spritz it with iridescent spray to give it a snowy vibe and make it pop off of the background. And then, I pop it up with foam tape.

Following that, we’ll use the Holly and the Joy dies to add some holiday pizazz to the card.

HINT: You can add a little dimension to the holly leaves by blending some of your dark green ink at the base of the leaves and along the stems.

Supplies

The Hop

I hope you enjoyed these modern Christmas cards made with the July 2023 Monthly Club kits.  Keep going on the hop for tons of card inspiration using the kits and a chance to win one of three $25 gift certificates from Spellbinders shop.  Your next stop is Ilina’s blog, but here’s the entire list in case you’ve missed a stop or need to start back at the beginning:


Sandi MacIver
Sara Lihz Staroska
Jean Manis
Joy Wilson
Jennifer Kotas
Tanya Boser
Linh Van
Deepa Robbins
Heejung Hunsberger
Michelle Short
Allison Frazier
Lin Brandyberry
Sheri Gilson
Deborah Jenkins
Lisa Tilson
Alanna Moses
Jill Hilliard
Teri Duncan (YOU ARE HERE)
Ilina Crouse (YOUR NEXT STOP)
Pam Sparks
Carrie Rhoades
Mindy Eggen
Vera Yates
Rebecca Keppel

Giveaway

To celebrate this month’s release, Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog. The giveaway closes on Sunday, July 23rd, at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in Spellbinders blog hop post, HERE, the following Wednesday. But, be aware that the winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

Please note, store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions. Store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras, and regular releases.

Just In Case You Missed Them…

Here are links to a couple of my Instagram posts with more July 2023 Club Kits projects.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuKLOpcv3vT/?img_index=1

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuJ9jJdsgU_

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46 thoughts on “Spellbinders July 2023 Monthly Clubs!”

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  12. Roni Johnson

    What beautiful cards…I really like the first card but the snowflake is my fav! Love the little berries paired with it. Great cards 🙂 TFS!

  14. Lisa Harmon Cox

    Just started water coloring and not very good at it. I’ll have to remember this technique for water pressuring LOL

    1. Teri Duncan

      Just keep at it. I’ve only been water coloring for a couple of years. I learn something new every time I do though and it gets more and more enjoyable.

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  26. Carole McKinney

    Beautiful cards! My favorite is the snowflake card. I love how the colors really stand out over the white and the addition of the green behind the snowflake is just what it needed.

  27. Linda Wood

    Great cards. I think the snowflake die card is my favorite of the two that you made.

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Teri Duncan

Teri has over 30 years of experience as a cardmaker.  Her work has appeared in Spellbinders Paper Arts’ blog as well as with some of their products and on Altenew’s blog. Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, stained glass, and teaching. She and her husband live in Crystal River, Florida with their three dogs and a cat.

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