Cardmaking Inspiration | XOXO Card
on January 26, 2018

Cardmaking Inspiration | XOXO Card

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Welcome back to our Cardmaking Inspiration series! We hope you’ve been enjoying these mini posts sharing simple cardmaking ideas and step by step instructions on how to make them! Today we're sharing a Valentine's Day card featuring our Love Letter dies. We used one of the hearts from this set to create a fun dimensional pattern for this card.

Cardmaking Inspiration | XOXO Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders using S3-313 Love Letter #spellbinders #valentinesdaycard #cardmaking #diecutting #neverstopmaking

Project created by in-house designer Yana Smakula

Cardmaking Inspiration | XOXO Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders using S3-313 Love Letter #spellbinders #valentinesdaycard #cardmaking #diecutting #neverstopmaking

Step By Step Instructions:

We have a full set of step by step instructions describing how to create this card.
  • Create A2 top folding white card base out of Fog cardstock.
  • Die-cut 14 hearts using the largest heart out of white and Rose Heather cardstock
  • Foam mount hearts onto the card base as shown.
  • Die-cut 10 hearts using the smallest heart out of  Rose Heather cardstock. Adhere onto the card base as shown.
  • Cut white cardstock panel and foam mount onto the card.
  • Die-cut two envelopes out of Rose Heather and Cotton cardstock.
  • Die-cut a letter out of silver cardstock. Insert into Rose Heather envelope, foam mount onto the card.
  • Fold pink envelope, foam mount onto the card.
  • Die-cut medium size heart out of white cardstock, foam mount onto the light pink envelope.
  • Stamp XOXO using black ink onto white cardstock. Cutout and foam mount onto the card.

Cardmaking Inspiration | XOXO Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders using S3-313 Love Letter #spellbinders #valentinesdaycard #cardmaking #diecutting #neverstopmaking

Spellbinders Supplies:

OTHER SUPPLIES:

White cardstock (Neenah 110 LB); Fog Cardstock (SSS): Cotton Cardstock (SSS); Rose Heather Cardstock Bazzill Dotted Swiss; Silver Poster Board (Hobby Lobby); Foam Adhesive; Mama Elephant Labeled Messages Clear Stamp; Hero Arts Intense Black Ink; Glue.

Cardmaking Inspiration | XOXO Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders using S3-313 Love Letter #spellbinders #valentinesdaycard #cardmaking #diecutting #neverstopmaking

Thank you for joining us today, friends! We hope you like this project and will give this idea a try! If you do, please share your project photos on social media and tag us so we can see! Have fun die-cutting!

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3 comments

Kathy R,

Another cute creation using the envelope die. Thanks for sharing.

Anita Falcone,

I really like both of these csrds! They are great and I can’t wait to recreat those cards. Thanks for the idea!

Daisy,

Different love different thank you so much sharing it’s beautiful


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