Posted by Spellbinders Team
on January 10, 2025
Hi there, everyone thank you for checking out my first collection with Spellbinders -
Jack of All Trades
. My name is
Jaycee Gaspar
, I’m a full-time scientist and part-time paper crafter and content creator. I am so excited to introduce ‘Jack of All Trades,’ a collection of cutting dies and BetterPress Press Plates to make an assortment (or deck) of playing cards.
I wanted to reflect on childhood memories of my mom playing solitaire on the dining room table, while also expressing my fascination with the intricate symmetry of the card suits and their backs. I envisioned being able to replicate the complete 52-card deck, including every pip and rank, to create a diverse assortment of playing card cards for any recipient for many occasions.
Just as the name suggests
Pip & Rank
is designed to indicate the numerical value and also the suit of the playing card. Aside from crafting a 52-card deck of cards, the numbers can be used to count years, milestones, and anniversaries–think Class of 2025.
To complement other kaleidoscope die sets at Spellbinders, I wanted nesting images of the French suits with
Kaleidoscope Noble Suits
. Each of the four suits has three nesting dies to create beautiful stained glass window groupings.
Enchanting Suit Facets
is a set of BetterPress Press Plates designed to make the same ornate decorative focal points as Kaleidoscope Noble Suits but with different tactile texture.
Here’s the deal…Jack of All Trades needed a set of clever sentiments to pair with the assortment of cards. A few of the BetterPress sentiments fit within the die cut banner window.
Just like a traditional pack of playing cards,
Deluxe Deck
is meant to create a unique identify to Jack of All Trades. This ornate design is meant to be a versatile background for your A2 card front. This image has a slight quarter inch offset to leave a margin around the design for your Cotton Card Panel or cardstock color to peek through.
Reversible Royal Court
is a set of assembled images to create an assortment of ‘face cards’ or ‘court cards.’ King, Queen, Jack, and any combination of the two figures can be paired with additional held accessories like a rose, chalice, sword, axe, scepter, or shield. Their crown or beret head dress can also identify your face card subject. The intent with this die set is to cut two of each figure and glue them together along the waist seam to create the symmetrical face card figure.
Pip & Rank Die
Just as the name suggests
Pip & Rank
is designed to indicate the numerical value and also the suit of the playing card. Aside from crafting a 52-card deck of cards, the numbers can be used to count years, milestones, and anniversaries–think Class of 2025.
Kaleidoscope Noble Suits Die Set
To complement other kaleidoscope die sets at Spellbinders, I wanted nesting images of the French suits with
Kaleidoscope Noble Suits
. Each of the four suits has three nesting dies to create beautiful stained glass window groupings.
Enchanting Suit Facets BetterPress Press Plates
Enchanting Suit Facets
is a set of BetterPress Press Plates designed to make the same ornate decorative focal points as Kaleidoscope Noble Suits but with different tactile texture.
Shuffling Sentiments BetterPress Press Plate and Die Set
Here’s the deal…Jack of All Trades needed a set of clever sentiments to pair with the assortment of cards. A few of the BetterPress sentiments fit within the die cut banner window.
Deluxe Deck BetterPress Press Plate
Just like a traditional pack of playing cards,
Deluxe Deck
is meant to create a unique identify to Jack of All Trades. This ornate design is meant to be a versatile background for your A2 card front. This image has a slight quarter inch offset to leave a margin around the design for your Cotton Card Panel or cardstock color to peek through.
Reversible Royal Court Die Set
Reversible Royal Court
is a set of assembled images to create an assortment of ‘face cards’ or ‘court cards.’ King, Queen, Jack, and any combination of the two figures can be paired with additional held accessories like a rose, chalice, sword, axe, scepter, or shield. Their crown or beret head dress can also identify your face card subject. The intent with this die set is to cut two of each figure and glue them together along the waist seam to create the symmetrical face card figure.
