Hello, friends. Today I have an inspirational video for you featuring new products from Spellbinders and not just any products, but because it’s July, Christmas products. I don’t know about you, but I’ve actually gotten used to starting on my Christmas cards as early as mid-Summer, and in a way, I am grateful to all the paper crafting companies who begin releasing their Christmas products so early in the year. This way I’m less likely to put off my Christmas cardmaking until the last minute.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
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CARD DETAILS
Spellbinders has several fabulous Christmas collections this month and my favorite is called Parcel & Post. The main die in this collection is, of course, the beautiful old-fashioned mailbox, and then everything else builds on top of it. The mailbox die set comes with beautiful florals, so the mailbox itself is evergreen. You can use it for many types of cards. But this collection also includes Christmas foliage to decorate the mailbox and Valentine’s day decor to make it Valentine’s day mailbox, if you want.
I’ve decided to make my mailboxes red, as I was making Christmas cards. It’s funny, I think every country uses a different color for their mailboxes. They are red in the UK, blue in the US and here in Ukraine, the mailboxes are bright yellow. So you see where I’m going with this – you can make the mailbox the color of the mailbox in your country, or you can go with a different color or even use patterned paper.
I die cut my mailboxes from 3 colors of red cardstock from Spellbinders – Poppy Field, Pomegranate, and Phone Booth and I just mixed the colors of each piece.
Once you’ve assembled your mailbox, there are so many ways to embellish it. This collection comes with several embellishment options and I have used the Parcel & Post Christmas decorations die set to embellish my mailboxes – I love that that set contains candy canes and different types of foliage and greenery.
But you can also use the Christmas dies you already have in your stash. Abobe, for example, is the last year’s Christmas blooms die set – and it works just as well for decorating the mailbox. You have the big and small poinsettias, the foliage, the berries, and everything in between.
This year there’s a new version of the Christmas blooms, called Holiday Blooms and if you are looking the get this set you can also use it to embellish the mailbox as well. With my mailboxes all decorated I foam mounted them onto the embossed background which I adhered to the A2 card bases. I used the This Plus This embossing folder with the little crosses as background for all 3 of my cards.
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 Parcel & Post Die Bundle Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Parcel & Post Mailbox Etched Dies Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations Etched Dies Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Parcel & Post Heart Decorations Etched Dies Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders All-occasion Mailbox Greetings Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Christmas Mailbox Greetings Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Shop at: SC | CCC |
 Spellbinders Parcel & Post Sentiments Clear Stamp Set Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Christmas Blooms Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Holiday Blooms Etched Dies Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Merry Glimmer Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders This Plus This Embossing Folder Shop at: SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AMZ |
 Limited Edition Platinum 6 Aqua Die Cutting and Embossing Machine Shop at: SB |
 Glassboard Studio True White Glass Craft Mat | YANA20 for 20% Off Shop at: GBS |
 Spellbinders Universal Plates System Shop at: SSS | SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Extended Cutting Plates Shop at: SSS | SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AMZ |
 Glimmer Hot Foil – Matte Gold Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AMZ |
 Spellbinders A2 White Card Bases – Side Fold – 25 pack Shop at: SB |
 Spellbinders Poppy Field Color Essentials Cardstock 8.5″ X 11″ Shop at: SB |
 Spellbinders Pomegranate Color Essentials Cardstock 8.5″ X 11″ Shop at: SB |
 Spellbinders Phone Booth Color Essential Cardstock Shop at: SB |
 Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SC | AMZ | GBS |
 Jewel Picker Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | JD | AMZ |
 Bearly Art Mini Precision Craft Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | AMZ |
 White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AMZ |
These are spectacular. You have done such a beautiful job.
thank you, Carole! glad you like them
Looking for the link to your friends channel, these are adorable!
Zsoka, yes! Here’s a link to her IG, that’s where she has the mailbox cards – https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf_gFuYslRs/. You can go to her Youtube from there
Yana, you’ve done it again. These are utterly adorable and completely bewitching. All the little realistic details make them special. Merry early Christmas to you! Stay safe, sweet friend.
awww, thanks so much! I’m so glad you like them! Merry early Christmas to you too 🙂
Beautiful! I so admire your continuing creativity in the midst of danger and destruction
thank you, Barbara! Glad you like them 🙂
spectacular! I have to have this set – well several actually! Please tell me where you got the little envelopes.
thank you! The little envelopes are from the Open House collection dies, they are utterly adorable
Love these cards. The mailbox dies were the first things I ordered from this release because I love anything postal and these were a little different than other dies that I have. Thanks for the tip about storing die cuts!
yes! the mailboxes are so adorable! I’ve seen so many interpretations by crafters, even dimensional mailboxes!
These are just gorgeous
glad you like them 🙂
What great cards. The mailbox dies are so detailed in that they do look dimensional and also that the little flap even opens. How you decorated them was lovely. Thanks so much.
thank you, Patricia! I’m glad you like how these turned out 🙂
Yana: So good to see that you are still safe. I love your posts and tutorials. I especially liked this Christmas Parcel and Post. Can you tell me if the collection includes the little envelope. If not, where can I get one?
thank you, Cathy. We are hanging in there. The little envelope is from one of the Open House dies, from last year.
Yana” I found an envelope on the Valentine’s Mailbox, (I think might be too big) but not on the Open House series. Do you happen to know which Open House set it is from?
I love your style of card making. Makes me want to go and buy all the dies can you please share the UK website for Spellbinders?
How pretty! Being from New England, who doesn’t like a sled? Your cards were lovely. Thank you. Thoughts and prayers are with you.
These are so beautiful Yana. I LOVE all the floral details and the lovely gold foiling. Beautiful rich colours and such a lovely design for Christmas. Hugs, Wends xoxo