Spellbinders Open House Cards

A long time ago I made a collection of cards for a magazine publication featuring Spellbinders Open House dies and a plethora of addons. I nearly forgot about these projects until I found the photos of the cards on my laptop – I loved every single card I made. Sharing them with you in this post.

The publication was in a Spring issue of Die-cutting Essentials magazine, so most cards have a Spring vibe. All supplies are linked at the end of this post.

HOUSE #47

I wanted to add a special touch to this front door, so I added a random house number by die-cutting numbers from gold mirror cardstock. I love this special little touch. If you need to make a card for a new neighbor you can personalize it by adding their house or apartment number.

Instructions:

• Die-cut door, side panels, topiary, and flowers from colored cardstock. Assemble die cuts.
• Shape flowers using medium size stylus.
• Create a 3 ¼ x 6 ¼” white card base.
• Dry emboss a 3 ¼ x 6 ¼” panel using the Diagonal Stripes Slimline embossing folder. Adhere panel to the card base.
• Foam mount assembled door.
• Die-cut house numbers from Mirror Gold cardstock and foam. Adhere gold number onto the foam and adhere to the card.
• Embellish flowers with gems

LOVE LETTER CARD

The Valentine’s Day add-on to the Open House collection is simply adorable! I know we are far from Valentine’s Day, but this add-on can be adapted to Wedding season.

Instructions:

• Die-cut door, Valentines, and flowers from colored cardstock. Assemble die cuts.
• Shape flowers using medium size stylus.
• Create a 3 ¼ x 6 ¼” white card base.
• Dry emboss a 3 x 6” panel using the Optical Arches embossing folder. Foam mount panel to the card base.
• Foam mount assembled door.
• Embellish with flowers and hearts
• Embellish flowers with gems.

HOPPY DAY

Equally adorable is the Easter add-on. Again, we are past the Easter season, but the die cuts are versatile and fabulous for making Easter cards for years and years to come.

Instructions:

• Die-cut door, side panels, bunny, and flowers from colored cardstock. Assemble die cuts. Add blush to the bunny’s cheeks using an RV00 Copic marker
• Shape flowers using medium size stylus.
• Create a 3 ½ x 6 ½”  white card base.
• Dry emboss a 3 ¼ x 6 ¼” panel using a Loops embossing folder. Foam mount panel to the card base.
• Foam mount assembled door.
• Embellish with wreath, flowers, and leaves
• Embellish flowers with gems

OPEN HOUSE HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD

The Open House collection has so many different additions, you can use them to make cards all year round. I love the front door mat and I equally adore the stairs die. Here I adapted the 3-stair die to a 2-stair die to make a smaller composition to fit an A2 card.

Instructions:

• Die-cut door, steps, bunny, balloons, and flowers from colored cardstock. Assemble die cuts. Add blush to the bunny’s cheeks using an RV00 Copic marker
• Trim the top step off to create shorter steps. Adhere door onto the steps.
• Shape flowers using medium size stylus.
• Create A2 white card base.
• Dry emboss a 4 x 5 ¼” panel using a Loops embossing folder. Foam mount panel to the card base.
• Foam mount assembled door.
• Foam mount bunny, balloons.
• Embellish with wreath, flowers, and leaves
• Embellish flowers with gem

Tip: You can alter your die cuts to suit the size of the card you want to make. I trimmed the top step and created a 2-steps piece instead of 3-steps piece to make sure the finished door would fin on an A2 card.

FOR YOU CARD

And last but not least is a For You card. This is a tall Slimline project featuring a beautiful staircase adorned with some bright greenery and florals.

Instructions:

• Die-cut door, steps, envelope, greenery, and flowers from colored cardstock. Assemble die cuts.
• Shape flowers using medium size stylus.
• Create slimline 3 ½ x 8 ½” card base.
• Dry emboss a 3 ½ x 8 ½” panel using the Geo Screen embossing folder. Adhere panel to the card base.
• Foam mount assembled door.
• Embellish with greenery, flowers, and leaves
• Embellish flowers with gems

Open House collection, similar to the Sunday Drive is absolutely adorable. The abundance of add-ons makes it always new – there are so many ways to put elements together. To me these dies feel like LEGO for crafters.

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 Open House Want It All Bundle Shop at: SB	Spellbinders Open House Door Base Dies Shop at: SC | SB	Spellbinders Open House Door Side Panel Dies Shop at: SC | SB | AMZ	Spellbinders Open House Topiary Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AMZ
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