{"id":523,"date":"2025-12-09T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/?p=523"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:08:35","slug":"spellbinders-crafty-advent-calendar-2025-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/?p=523","title":{"rendered":"Spellbinders Crafty Advent Calendar 2025 &#8211; Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 9 &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, behind door number 9, we have purple sequins. My very first thought when I opened these, was Easter or spring colors. Not sure why, maybe it was the bunny that was available from Day 3, but here it goes, and Easter tag in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used the top hat and bunny from Day 3 to create a basket and Easter bunny.  The flowers are from Day 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I should have added a basket handle, and Easter sentiment to finish this a little better.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120.jpg?resize=433%2C500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg?resize=433%2C500&amp;ssl=1 433w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg?resize=260%2C300&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C888&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg?resize=1329%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1329w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg?resize=1772%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1772w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg?resize=1140%2C1318&amp;ssl=1 1140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C694&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tag Measurements<\/strong> &#8211; 2.5 x 4.25 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assembly instructions<\/strong> &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Due cut tag from white cardstock and background paper.  Adhere the background paper to the white cardstock to create a more sturdy card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From white cardstock scrap, cut out the bunny from day 3, and two small flowers from Day 5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Die cut the bunny ears\/nose piece from light pink cardstock scrap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Die cut hat band from Day 3 from patterned paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Die cut flower middles from bright pink cardstock scrap (3) which matches the patterned paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Die cut 6 leaves from mint green cardstock scrap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Die cut 1 pale purple flower (or other color to match patterned paper) from cardstock scrap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Die cut top hat from Day 3 from craft or similar tan\/brown paper cardstock scrap. Use a dry embossing folder to create basket weave pattern.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assemble bunny and basket &#8211; Adhere hat band to top had.  Adhere pink nose\/ears to bunny and then layer the basket to the bunny.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assemble flowers &#8211; Adhere flower centers to flowers, adhere leaves behind flowers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assemble tag &#8211; Adhere bunny\/basket to center of tag.  Layer and adhere flowers as desired.  Adhere purple sequins as desired.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add bakers twine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supplies<\/strong> &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spellbinders 2025 Crafty Advent Calendar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bazzill Cardstock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pink &amp; Main 6&#215;6 pad of patterned paper (All Occasion Florals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spellbinders Precision Glue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 9 &#8211; Today, behind door number 9, we have purple sequins. My very first thought when I opened these, was Easter or spring colors. Not sure why, maybe it was the bunny that was available from Day 3, but here it goes, and Easter tag in December. I used the top hat and bunny from Day 3 to create a basket and Easter bunny. The flowers are from Day 5. I should have added a basket handle, and Easter sentiment to finish this a little better. Tag Measurements &#8211; 2.5 x 4.25 inches Assembly instructions &#8211; Supplies &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54],"tags":[50,55,49,44,51],"class_list":["post-523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easter","tag-advent-calendar","tag-pink-main","tag-spellbinders","tag-stampin-up","tag-tags"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"brizy_media":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1120-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=523"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":581,"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions\/581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampandstorybymaile.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}