Cozy Cabin Christmas Card
Spellbinders – Ski-son’s Greetings Collection by Simon Hurley
Hello, crafty friends! There’s something so magical about a cozy winter cabin scene, and this card captures that warm “home for the holidays” feeling perfectly. Using the Ski-son’s Greetings Collection by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders, I created a design that feels festive, rustic, and full of seasonal charm. While this design is perfect for the holidays, it could easily be adapted for birthdays, especially for anyone who loves hitting the slopes.
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Ski-son’s Greetings Collection
The Ski-son’s Greetings Collection by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders is a winter-themed papercrafting suite designed to inspire cozy holiday and snowy scene projects. It blends playful characters, charming alpine details, and dynamic textures, perfect for cards, scrapbook layouts, and seasonal paper art.
- Ski Lodge – A detailed 17-piece die set for building a cozy alpine lodge complete with textured elements like snow-covered roofs and festive lights.
- Hit the Slopes – An 11-piece die set that creates adorable skier and snowboarder figures with mix-and-match elements for customizable winter scenes.
- Streamline – A large 3D embossing folder that creates sweeping, ski-slope-inspired texture.
- Ski-son’s Greetings Sentiments – A BetterPress plate that presses eight coordinated winter sentiments at once, paired with a die to cut them all out.
- Ski-son’s Greetings Bundle – A coordinated bundle that brings together the main dies and the embossing folder for a complete scene-building toolkit.
Be sure to explore the full Ski-son’s Greetings Collection to discover all the coordinating products.
Supplies Used
- Spellbinders Cutting Dies – Ski Lodge #S5-717 | SB | SB-UK | Sb.com |
- Spellbinders Embossing Folder – In the Pines #SES-050 | SB | SB-UK | Sb.com |
- Spellbinders BetterPress Plate – Christmas Sentiments #BP-208 | SB-UK | Sb.com |
- Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock:
- Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Forest
- Distress Watercolor Cardstock | Sb.com |
- Tim Holtz idea-ology Kraft Stock Sparkle – Golden
- Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil – Opaque White #GLF-049 | SB | Sb.com |
- Distress Ink:
- Distress Oxide Ink:
Tools Used
- Spellbinders Platinum Six | SB | Sb.com |
- Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System | SB | Sb.com |
- Tim Holtz Paper Trimmer | Sb.com |
- Bearly Art Glue | SB | Sb.com |
- SSS Embellishment Wand | SSS |
- Tiny Blending Tool | Sb.com |
- Tim Holtz Brayer | Sb.com |
- Foam Squares 1mm & 2mm –White
- Die Pick
- Scissors
Ski-son’s Greetings Card
The star of this design is the dimensional A-frame cabin, built from layered die cuts that instantly create a cozy focal point. I used warm wood tones and pops of red on the door to make the house feel inviting, then added small details like trim, lights, and railing pieces to really bring it to life. Behind the cabin, the embossed evergreen background adds wonderful texture and depth while keeping the color palette calm and wintry. The snowy hillside and layered trees help ground the scene and give it that storybook winter setting. To finish it off, the scripted sentiment stretches across the background, tying everything together with a soft, elegant holiday message.
Card Details
Card Base
- Size: 4” x 7”
- Cardstock Color: White
- Golden Sparkle Cardstock: 3½” x 6½”
- Adhere with glue.
Embossed Pine
- Embossing Folder: In the Pines
- Cardstock Color: Forest
- Size: 3¼” x 6¼”
- Oxide Ink: Evergreen Bough
- Apply oxide ink with a brayer.
- Adhere with glue.
Ski Lodge
- Die Set: Ski Lodge
- Cardstock Color:
- Poppy – door & chimney top
- Carrot – ski lodge base layer, railing, & stairs base layer
- Forest – roof trim, lights string, & trees
- Truffle – chimney, foundation, roof trim, door & window frames
- Fog – windows
- Distress Watercolor – steps (x2) & snowy roof
- Golden Sparkle – lights
- Ink the following pieces with distress ink/oxide:
- Forest – trees – rustic wilderness & evergreen bough distress oxide
- Apply the oxide inks with your finger in a tapping motion.
- Truffle – chimney & foundation – vintage photo distress oxide then gathered twigs distress ink
- Apply vintage photo oxide with a brayer.
- Then gathered twigs ink with a tiny blending foam tool.
- Carrot – all – vintage photo distress ink
- Apply vintage photo distress ink with a tiny blending foam tool.
- Forest – trees – rustic wilderness & evergreen bough distress oxide
- Assemble all pieces with glue.
Refer to the guide below for the Ski Lodge assembly guide.
- Free hand the ground snow with scissors.
- Adhere the ski lodge with glue at the bottom and a 2mm foam square at the top.
- Adhere the trees with 1mm and 2mm foam square.
Sentiment
- Press Plate: Christmas Sentiments
- Cardstock Color: Forest
- Foil: White
- Adhere with 1mm foam squares.
From the Slopes to Your Studio
I love how this card feels both detailed and peaceful at the same time. It tells a little winter story without feeling overly busy. Scene-building dies like these make it easy to create cards that truly stand out in a holiday display or on a mantle. If you enjoy building layered focal scenes, this collection is such a fun one to experiment with.
I hope this ski-son’s greetings card inspires you to create a little handmade warmth of your own this season. If it does, I’d love to see what you make! Be sure to tag me (@silversgrove or @grovecrafted) on Instagram or at Grove Crafted on Facebook.
Wishing you a season full of cozy moments, creative joy, and plenty of handmade holiday magic.
Happy Crafting!
If you’re looking for more holiday card inspiration, be sure to check out my other Holiday/Christmas Blog Posts. You’ll find more festive ideas, techniques, and creative ways to use your supplies.
