DIY Paper Christmas Cactus Card with Delicate Scroll Vase - Spellbinders -with Video

Christmas Cactus DIY Cards - Spellbinders 

 I have several friends and family members who adore the Christmas Cactus and look forward to when it blooms. Since I have a paper thumb and not a green thumb, I need to stick to paper cactus.  

Fortunately for people like me,  Spellbinders new floral collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn has a fabulous Christmas Cactus die that is easy to make and customizable. This is part of the new  "Susan's Holiday Flora" collection.  She even has vases, baskets for her flora collection however I used a die from another Spellbinder collection as the vase. 

My vase is from Spellbinders Celebrate Scrollwork Card Builder Dies from the Holiday Medley Collection by Becca Feeken. 

Scroll down for a quick  video tutorial from Spellbinders  showing how easy it is to create your own DIY Christmas cactus. 

Here are images of the dies used today: 

Spellbinders Christmas Cactus Dies from Susan's Holiday Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn  

Spellbinders Celebrate Scrollwork Card Builder Etched Dies from the Holiday Medley Collection by Becca Feeken

 

Spellbinders DIY Video Instructions

Here is a quick video from Spellbinders.  

The paper collection used in this card is from Maja design in Sweden.   The paper I chose for this card is from Maja Design's "Winter is Coming" Collection. 

The cards are embellished with some flat sided, faceted crystals from Buttons Galore's new Sparkletz shaker and embellishment mix called "Packed Powder".  While there are many interesting and sparkly elements to the Packed Powder shaker mix,  I only needed a few crystals for this card. 

Here are the other adorable dies in the collection ( click here to see them all):  

Spellbinders Pine Cone and Evergreen Bough with Ladybugs Dies

Spellbinders Poinsettia by Susan Tierney-Cockburn 

 

Here is a sample of the card I made using  the Pine Cone and Evergreen Bough Dies.  You can find the blog post here. 

I am grateful for your visit today. 

Thank you for stopping here to visit. 

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Spellbinders Pine Cone and Evergreen Bough with Ladybugs Dies from Susan's Holiday Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. S4-1112

Spellbinders Christmas Cactus Etched Dies from Susan's Holiday Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn S4-1111

Spellbinders Poinsettia Etched Dies from Susan's Holiday Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn s4-1119

Maja Design - Winter is Coming  12x12 patterned paper

Spellbinders Celebrate Scrollwork Card Builder Etched Dies from the Holiday Medley Collection by Becca Feeken

Spellbinders Tool 'n One

Buttons Galore  - Sparkletz - Shaker Mix and Embellishments - Packed Powder SPK158

Winter Pinecone Cards - Spellbinders Susan Tierney-Cockburn ( Video)

 

Seasonal Pine Cone Cards - Spellbinders 

 I'm getting a start on the winter season and trying to focus on cards that have a stronger feel to them - something I can send my sons who live in Colorado.  While they appreciate getting cards from mom, it's nice to not have a ton of flowers and lace on them.  

  Spellbinders new floral collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn has a fabulous pinecone die that makes a beautiful card that easily stands alone as the strong focal feature.  Wait....I just said no florals please.  So just stay with me here.  I started this post saying I didn't want flowers and yet I'm talking about a floral collection.  

Scroll down for a quick  video tutorial from Spellbinders  showing how easy it is to create your own DIY pinecones. 

Here is an image of the Spellbinders Pine Cone and Evergreen Bough with Ladybugs Dies from Susan's Holiday Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. S4-1112

 

I made two cards from the collection - one with snow and one without.  My husband prefers the snow covered card and I prefer the one without snow. 

Spellbinders DIY Video Instructions

Here is a quick video from Spellbinders.  

The paper collection used in this card is from Maja design in Sweden.   The paper I chose for this card is from Maja Design's "Winter is Coming" Collection and coordinating Monochrome collection, "Shades of Winter". 

Here are the other adorable dies in the collection ( click here to see them all):  

Spellbinders Christmas Cactus by Susan Tierney-Cockburn 

Spellbinders Poinsettia by Susan Tierney-Cockburn 

I am grateful for your visit today. 

Thank you for stopping here to visit. 

Shop Here: 

Spellbinders Pine Cone and Evergreen Bough with Ladybugs Dies from Susan's Holiday Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. S4-1112

Spellbinders Christmas Cactus Etched Dies from Susan's Holiday Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn S4-1111

Spellbinders Poinsettia Etched Dies from Susan's Holiday Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn s4-1119

Maja Design - Winter is Coming  12x12 patterned paper

Maja Design - Winter is Coming -Beautiful Scenery 12x12 sheet

Spellbinders Tool 'n One