Spellbinders | Front Door Greeting Card with October 2020 Large Die of the Month. Blog Hop + Giveaway (Now Closed)

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Hello, crafters! As I type up this blog post on a beautiful Sunday morning I dream about late November when I’ll pull out all the Christmas decorations and begin decorating our home. The latest, Always Welcome, October 2020 Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders has me feeling particularly inspired about decorating a front door! I’ve been browsing ideas on Pinterest, saving some for this year, and envisioning all sorts of pretty wreaths and decor for the front door. While the end of November is still pretty far away, I can put my decorating efforts into handmade cards!

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Today I’m excited to join Spellbinders for their October Clubs Blog Hop. I am creating with the Large Die of the Month for October 2020 which is this stunning door. I have previously shared another card, I call it “over the top” and even a video tutorial featuring this die set. You can check it out here or below.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Watch the video below or on my Youtube channel.

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CARD DETAILS

Blue is one of my favorite colors and I thought it would be nice to die-cut a front door from blue cardstock. I had to hunt down this blue paper leftover in my stash (no surprise there, this is one of my favorite colors, so I go through packs of this cardstock color very quickly). I used Denim Days from FSJ. I die-cut the front door, columns and even a panel to go behind the door using this color. The wall behind the door was created using a Love Stripe embossing folder. I love the diagonal stripes it added to this design.

I also incorporated light gray cardstock, Fog from Simon Says Stamp (or you can also use Tin Pail from FSJ) to make the patio and the top part above the door; and Gold Mirror Cardstock for the accents on the columns, the window part of the door, the mail slot and door handle.

Just a hint of red was added to this design, I used Candy Apple from FSJ, I cut the doormat from red, and one of the envelopes stuck in the mail slot.

I used 2 shades of green to make the wreath for the door. I die-cut one layer of light green and one from gold. The poinsettias were die-cut from gold and the leaves were die-cut from dark green. I added a bow using gold thread and jewels to make flower centers.

I used a “Merry & Bright” foiled sentiment for this card, this one is from my Yana’s Christmas Basics collection. I love that these two (the wreath and sentiment worked together size-wise). If you look closely at the door handle, you’ll notice it is dimensional – I used mirror gold cardstock and topped that with a small droplet. This particular door card is not interactive, I glued the door shut, but this die set does allow you to make the door interactive – it can open and close.

BLOG HOP

Hop along with these talented crafters for more inspiration with the Spellbinders October 2020 Club Kits:

Spellbinders Blog
Yana Smakula – you are here!
Nichol Spohr
Sandi MacIver
Bibi Cameron
Jennifer Snyder
Jill Hilliard
Kathy Clement
Sandra Nagel
Virginia Lu
Marie Heiderscheit
Jean Manis
Laurie Willison
Joy Baldwin
Ilina Crouse
Jenny Colacicco

GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on Spellbinders blog. Hop along for additional chances to win. The giveaway closes on Sunday, October 18th, 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

I also have one $25 gift certificate to giveaway to a lucky blog reader. To enter the giveaway, subscribe to my blog newsletter, you can do so HERE and comment below if you are a member of any of the Spellbinders Clubs. I’ll pick the winner and announce the winner in this blog post by Tuesday, October 20th, 11:59 pm EDT.

The winner is: Barbara McDonald. Congratulations! I’m off to email you, Barbara.

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 “Always Welcome” October 2020 Large Die Of The Month Shop at: SB	Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Yana’s Christmas Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Spellbinders Hot Foil Roll – Gold Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	FSJ Tin Pail 8.5×11 Cardstock Shop at: SB	Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Pesto Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ	FSJ Denim Days 8.5 x 11 Cardstock Shop at: SB	FSJ Mirror Gold Cardstock Shop at: SB	FSJ Candy Apple 8.5 X 11 Cardstock Shop at: SB
FSJ Love Stripes Embossing Folder Shop at: SC | SB	DMC Metallic Gold Embroidery Thread Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tonic Spring-cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors Shop at: SSS | AZ | TS	Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | TS
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS | PPP	Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Silver Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP	White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ