How to Make Cute Christmas Cards with the Spectacular Collection

Hey there, friends! It's Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs. I have a few cards to share with you featuring the Spectacular Collection from Spellbinder. This collection is so cute! There are several characters available for you to piece together, accessorize, and add to cards, tags, or gifts with a fun Christmas theme. I’m going to feature the Spectacular Bear for the first card, but I want to give you a few background ideas for some of the Bear’s friends, as well. Let’s get started!

CUT AND ASSEMBLE CHARACTER PIECES

Cut all the pieces for the Bear character. The pieces are laid out in this photo next to the items they create. The bear has its head, and then its body and belly piece.

The body and belly will also be used for the other characters in this collection!

Then, there are accessories. There is a scarf, hat, glasses, and cupcake/fruit cake you can choose to use.

CUT OUT YOUR BACKGROUND PANEL

Using the Playful Stitched Panels dies, cut out a white background to add the bear to.

COLOR THE BACKGROUND

Using a trio of greens, ink blend an ombre background. I used Pine Needles on the bottom, then blended with Cracked Pistachio, and finally blended with Twisted Citron.

ASSEMBLE YOUR CARD

Using some foam adhesive, add the white front panel to your background. Then, using some MORE foam adhesive, add your bear to the front panel. Use one of the many fun sentiments from the Spectacular Holiday Sentiments set, give the bear a holiday cake to hold, and you have finished the card!

BONUS CARDS

This set was just too fun, so I created two more cards to share. First, the penguin. The pieces for the penguin include her head and accessories. You will need the bear in order to add the bottom body portion if you want. I made a colorful background for the penguin by taping off and ink blending some slanted stripes on a panel I again cut out using the Playful Stitched Panels Edges dies. Such great layering dies!

POLKA DOTS

One last easy background idea for you! I used some ink blending tools to smoosh polka dots onto my background. The colors I used here are Cracked Pistachio and Saltwater Taffy. Then, I added the Deer to this card. The Deer is so cute! Again, the deer set includes the head and accessories, and if you want the bottom body portion, that is included in the Bear set. These festive critters are so much fun to assemble onto cards! I love that all the sets work together and you can mix and match the accessories. Also, the sentiment set has sentiments that work with all the critters. Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, Marie Nicole

Other supplies

Ink blending tools, Distress ink oxides, cardstock, foam adhesive, liquid adhesive, black ink, stamping platform, christmas confetti,