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Celebrating What Matters Most with Spellbinders December Clubs: 11 Cards Full of Love & Friendship

Dec 26, 2025 | By: Lea Lawson

Hey there, crafty friends! This month’s Spellbinders Clubs are all about celebrating what matters most, and I love the mix of love, friendship, and self‑love woven through the kits. I only have one valentine, but I have many friends I adore, so it feels extra special that this month’s theme embraces all the different kinds of love we get to share.

These clubs sparked so many ideas this month, and I found myself leaning into the little moments that make handmade cards feel meaningful. Each piece in the kit has its own kind of charm, and it made creating feel easy and uplifting. Whether you’re crafting for someone special, celebrating your friendships, or making something that simply brings you joy, I hope these projects inspire you to slow down and enjoy the process.

These three cards were such a fun way to dive into this month’s Club kits, each one highlighting a different technique — the Small Die, the Stitching Die, the Stencils, and even the Embossing Folder. I love how each piece brings its own personality, but they still feel sweet and cohesive together. It’s the kind of crafting that reminds me why I love mixing and matching monthly kits in the first place.

All clubs will be linked below for easy clicking!

Kits Featured:

Easy Step by Step instructions:

  • Cut & fold (3) A2 card bases.
  • Cut A2 card panels from white, dusty pink & cream cardstock.

Thinking About You Today card:

  • Cover the card base with cream cardstock.
  • Trim the pink panel slightly smaller, then adhere to the front.
  • Ink blend the stencils to a white panel, then diecut with an arch die.
  • Mount to the card front with foam adhesive.
  • Stamp the sentiment in black, then diecut.
  • Mount to the card front with thin foam strips.
  • Diecut three hearts from ivory glitter cardstock, then adhere as accents.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Clear to finish.

Felt Like Saying Hello card:

  • Emboss a dusty pink panel with the embossing folder, then adhere to a card front.
  • Diecut the pieces from the stitching die of the month set, and assemble without stitching.
  • Foil the glimmer sentiment in aura to white cardstock, then diecut.
  • Mount the diecut pieces to the card front, then add the sentiments with thin foam strips.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Opal to finish.

You Make Life Better card:

  • Emboss a cream panel with the embossing folder, then lightly ink blend the opposite corners in light pink and light aqua.
  • Cover a card base with the ink blended panel.
  • Diecut an arch from the matte white cardstock from the Treasured Cardstock collection.
  • Mount to the card front with thin foam strips.
  • Dieecut the pieces from the small die, and assemble.
    Stamp the sentiment in black, then diecut.
  • Arrange and adhere the diecut pieces to the card front.
  • Mount the sentiment to the bottom of the card with thin foam strips.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Clear to finish.

This pair of cards leans into the BetterPress and Glimmer of the Month, and I love how the crisp impressions and bright foiling play together. The wax seal adds that perfect finishing touch — just enough texture and charm to make each design feel extra special. They were such a joy to create and really capture the sweet, love‑themed vibe of this month’s kits. (I also grabbed the Musical Notes die set to help bring the love song card to life!)

Kits Featured:

Easy Step by Step instructions:

  • Cut & fold (3) A2 card bases.
  • Cut A2 card panels from white and red cardstock.

Just Because You're You card:

  • Foil the glimmer plate in bright pink foil to a white cardstock panel.
  • Ink blend the panel in a pink gradient, going from dark to light starting at the bottom.
  • Flick splatter white to the panel, then let dry.
  • Trim the panel slightly smaller than A2.
  • Melt white wax, pour in an oval shape and press the seal into it.
  • Let set, then gently remove the seal.
  • Wrap gold thread around the ink blended panel, then mount to the card front.
  • Adhere the wax seal over top of the gold thread.
  • Stamp the sentiment in black, then diecut.
  • Mount the sentiment to the card front with thin foam strips.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in pink, berry and red to finish.

Love Songs card:

  • Cover card base with red cardstock, then round two opposite corners.
  • Press the heart plate into porcelain cotton cardstock in an ombre gradient from pink to red.
  • Trim panel smaller than A2, then round the same corners.
  • Mount the panel to the card front with foam tape.
  • Foil the sentiment in aura to white cardstock, then diecut.
  • Mount to the card front with thin foam strips.
  • Diecut the red hearts from the small die set and the gold musical notes, then accent the front with them.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Spectrum AB to finish.

These cards were such a treat to make with the BetterPress and the Small Die of the Month — the details come together so cleanly and make the designs feel extra polished. The sentiments are all from this month’s Clear Stamp & Die set, and I love that it’s an all‑sentiment release because it gives you so many options to mix and match all month long. It made the whole creative process feel easy, flexible, and fun.

Kits Featured:

Easy Step by Step instructions:

  • Cut & fold (1) A2 card base, and (1) 4.25" square card base.
  • Cut cardstock panels from red & white

You're Stuck With Me card:

  • Cover the square base with the red cardstock panel.
  • Foil the BetterPress plate to white cardstock in red sparkle.
  • Trim to a 4" square, then mount to the card front with foam tape.
  • Diecut the otter pieces from the small die set, then assemble.
  • Stamp the sentiment in black, then diecut.
  • Adhere the otters to the card front, then mount the sentiment over top. 
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Aura AB to finish.

Still Crushing on You card:

  • Foil the leftover foil from above to white cardstock with a solid hot foil plate.
  • Cover the card front with the reverse foiled panel.
  • Diecut a rectangle frame from matte white cardstock, then turn into a shaker frame.
  • Sprinkle glitter and matte gold sequins to the card front.
  • Mount the shaker window to the front with foam tape, making sure to sercure the sides.
  • Diecut the the Love You phrase from gold pearl and white cardstock.
  • Adhere to the front, slightly off center.
  • Stamp the secondary sentiment in black, then diecut.
  • Mount the sentiment to the front with thin foam strips to finish.

These two were especially fun to create, and the mix of the 3D Embossing Folder with this month’s Small and Stitching Dies gave them such great texture and personality. I love how the embossing adds instant depth, while the dies bring in those sweet little details that make each design feel extra thoughtful. They came together in such a charming way, and I’m excited to keep playing with this combo throughout the month.

Kits Featured:

Easy Step by Step instructions:

  • Cut & fold (2) A2 card bases.
  • Cut A2 panels from light blue & white cardstock.

You're the One I Want to Annoy Forever card:

  • Emboss a white panel with the 3D embossing folder, then ink blend a blue gradient to the front.
  • Splatter with white and glitter, then let dry.
  • Trim slightly smaller than A2, then mount to the card front.
  • Diecut the otter pieces from the small die set, then assemble.
  • Foil the sentiment in Aura, then diecut.
  • Adhere the otters to the card front, then mount the sentiment with thin foam strips.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Prism to finish.

A Perfect Blend card:

  • Emboss a light blue panel with the 3D embossing folder.
  • Trim slightly smaller than A2, then mount to the card front.
  • Diecut the pieces from the stitching die set, then stitch with gold thread.
  • Assemble the pieces as shown, then arrange & adhere to the card front.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Spectrum AB to finish.

This duo came together with such a fun mix of shine and shape — the Glimmer of the Month adds that bright pop of foil while the Large Die of the Month brings in those bold, playful elements. I paired everything with sentiments from the Clear Stamp & Die set, and I love how easy it was to find just the right words for each design. These cards feel cheerful and a little luxe, the kind of projects that make you smile while you’re crafting.

Kits Featured:

 

Easy Step by Step instructions:

  • Cut & fold (2) A2 card bases.
  • Cut A2 card panels from white & aqua cardstock.

Have a Self-Love Day on Me card:

  • Cover a card base with light aqua cardstock panel.
  • Foil the Glimmer plate in bright pink foil to white cardstock.
  • Trim slightly smaller, then mount to the card front.
  • Diecut the pieces from the large dies, then assemble.
  • Stamp the sentiment in black, then diecut
  • Adhere the diecut pieces to the card front as shown, then mount the sentiment with thin foam strips.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Aura AB to finish.

Because You Deserve More Me Time card:

  • Foil the leftover foil with a solid hot foil plate to white cardstock.
  • Trim slighly smaller, then adhere to the card front.
  • Diecut the pieces from the Large Die, and the Freebie from the Caboodle, then assemble.
  • Stamp the sentiment in black, then diecut.
  • Arrange the diecut pieces as shown, then mount the sentiment.
  • Accent with self-adhesive gems in Aura AB to finish.

That’s a wrap on my December Club cards, and this month’s Celebrate What Matters theme felt like the sweetest way to close out the year. With love, friendship, and a little self‑love woven through the kits, these projects reminded me how meaningful handmade cards can be. I loved creating each one and finding small ways to let those themes shine. Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look — if something here made you smile or sparked an idea, I’d love to hear about it.

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