Festive layers, nostalgic charm, and creative joy — inspired by the Spellbinders Dear Santa Collection.
The holidays are here, and that means it’s time for cozy crafting sessions filled with sparkle, texture, and a touch of nostalgia. The Spellbinders Dear Santa Collection has been such a joy to work with — every piece feels like a little story waiting to be told.
This post features several projects that capture the warmth and whimsy of the season. Each one uses a mix of Spellbinders dies, ephemera, and paper pads to create heartfelt designs perfect for cards, tags, and holiday greetings.
Project 1: Vintage Postage Cheer
A four-panel sampler card showcasing individual vintage-style postage stamps (deer, poinsettia, candy cane, and Christmas tree) on a bold pink cardstock base with a textured chevron embossed background and a ribbon-style “Merry Christmas” sentiment banner through the center.
Supplies:
- Washi Tape Postage Stamps SCSE-047
- Die Cut sentiment SCSE-041
- Diamond Blocks Embossing Folder E3D-184
Project 2: Gingerbread Joy
A cozy gingham-patterned card featuring a die-cut gingerbread man popping through a scalloped red frame over a “Dear Santa” script paper, finished with a playful “Sending Joy” sentiment.
Supplies:
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
- Die Cut Ephemera – SCSE-040
- Dear Santa Die Cut Sentiments SCSE-041
- Chipboard Frames & Corners – SCSE-045
Project 3: Santa’s List & Sleigh
A playful design featuring Santa and his golden sleigh — perfect for anyone who loves traditional Christmas storytelling in their crafts.
Supplies:
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
- Die Cut Ephemera – SCSE-040
- Hero Arts Nesting Postage Stamps – DI345
Project 4: Wrapped in Holly Wishes
A festive die-cut holly-and-pine badge with a folded ribbon banner sentiment (“Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas”) sits atop a starry teal background, accented with a slim silver ribbon strip. .
Supplies:
- Dear Santa Die Cut Sentiments SCSE-041
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
Project 5: Simple Holiday Wishes
A clean, color-blocked card pairing a starry teal holly panel with crisp white embossed texture, anchored by a bold pink circle sentiment reading “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”
Supplies:
- Die Cut sentiment SCSE-041
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
- Diamond Blocks Embossing Folder E3D-184
Project 6: Letters to Santa
A nostalgic design featuring a mini envelope and letter motif — perfect for sending warm wishes to the North Pole. – A gift card can be inserted in the envelope!
Supplies:
- Dear Santa Die Cut Sentiments SCSE-041
- Dear Santa Letters to Santa Cardstock Embellishments – SCSE-046
- Diamond Blocks Embossing Folder E3D-184
Project 7: Holly Jolly Gift Wrap
A striped pink “wrapped present” background crossed with gold foil ribbon, featuring a decorated die-cut Christmas tree and a “Holly Jolly” flag sentiment tag.
Supplies:
- Die Cut Ephemera – SCSE-040
- Dear Santa Die Cut Sentiments SCSE-041
- Peppermint Strips Embossing Folder SES-055
Project 8: Special Delivery, Special Christmas
A layered pink gift-tag design with a red satin ribbon bow and “Special Delivery, Merry Christmas from the North Pole” sentiment tag, set against a festive ornament-and-pine patterned background.
Supplies:
- Dear Santa Die Cut Sentiments SCSE-041
- Chipboard Stickers – EXCLUSIVE TO KIT
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
Project 9: Vintage Ornament Shadow Box
A mini gold-foil framed shadow-box style card featuring three dimensional sticker ornaments floating over a whimsical string-lights and trees patterned paper.
Supplies:
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
- Dear Santa Ornaments Dimensional Stickers – SCSE-048
- Precision Layering A2 A S5-487
- Precision Layering A2 B S5-494
Project 10: Postmarked for the Holidays
A pair of hanging gift tags featuring a whimsical vintage postage-stamp collage—complete with faux stamp edges, retro Santa, reindeer, and holiday-village imagery. Each tag is finished with a stitched-look embossed border, silver twine hanger, and a chunky layered die-cut sentiment (“Happy Holidays” and “Season’s Greetings”) in rich burgundy for a festive, mailable-memento feel.
Supplies:
- Washi Tape Postage Stamps SCSE-047
- Merry Greetings Etched Dies S4-1552
- Perfect touch Rectangles and Tag S5-647
Project 11: Frosty Friends Forever
A nostalgic red snowflake-patterned card centered on a circular vintage illustration of Mrs. Claus and a snowman, framed with playful “Merry Christmas” die-cut script lettering in the corners.
Supplies:
- Merry Greetings Etched Dies S4-1552
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
- Crafts U Print Lady and the Snowman Images
Project 12: Stocking Full of Holiday Cheer
A striped teal and mistletoe-print card with a die-cut striped stocking (tucked with a snowman and candy cane) beneath a bold “Happy Holidays” die-cut title.
Supplies:
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
- Die Cut sentiment SCSE-041
- Die Cut Ephemera – SCSE-040
Project 13: Santa’s Sending Cheer
A gift tag featuring a die-cut Santa holding a gift, set on an embossed background with a “Sending Cheer” ribbon banner sentiment and silver twine hanger.
Supplies:
- Die Cut Ephemera – SCSE-040
- Holiday Banner Greetings Press and Foil Plate and Dies set BP-376
- Diamond Blocks Embossing Folder E3D-184
- Precision Layering A2 A S5-487
- Silver Glimmer Foil
Project 14: Wonderful Time
A cheerful card featuring whimsical rosette-and-reindeer patterned paper, gold foil trim accents, and a scalloped-edge sentiment panel reading “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.”
Supplies:
- Die Cut sentiment SCSE-041
- 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039 (SCSP-040 are same papers in 12 x12)
Prompting Question
Which of these festive designs would you love to recreate for your own holiday cards this year?
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Full Dear Santa Collection
Dear Santa Kit (BD-1107) Includes:
- 20 A2 Cards & Envelopes
- 18 Sheets of 8.5″ x 11″ Cardstock –
- These Colors are EXCLUSIVE TO KIT and not in the current ColorWheel cardstock line up!
- One 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad (40 sheets) – SCSP-039
- 298 Die Cut Ephemera – SCSE-040 and SCSE-041
- One Sheet of 60 Gemstones – SCSG-012
- 38 Chipboard Frames & Corners – SCSE-045
- Two Sheets Puffy Stickers – SCSE-042
- Two Sheets Chipboard Stickers – EXCLUSIVE TO KIT
- Adhesive Tape
- Foam Squares
- Instruction Sheet
Additional Items in this Collection: (Not all of the items below were used in my projects)
- Dear Santa 12 x 12 Paper SCSP-040
- Dear Santa Epoxy Embellishments SCSE-043
- Dear Santa Letters to Santa SCSE-046
- Dear Santa Postage Washi Tape – SCSE-047
- Dear Santa Acetate Embellishments – Festive Birds SCSE-050
- Dear Santa Poinsettias Dimensional Stickers – SCSE-049
- Dear Santa Acetate Embellishments – Christmas Trees SCSE-052
- Dear Santa Ornament Dimensional Stickers – SCSE-048
- Holiday Banner Greetings BP-376
- Happy Post Envelope S4-1548
- Festive Floral Mix S4-1549
- Merry Greetings S4-1552
- Diamond Blocks Embossing Folder E3D-184
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