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Monster Birthday Collection and the Simple Stories Birthday
Hello, creative friends! I am Sarah Millerhouse, and I loved creating these layouts combining the beautiful Spellbinders Monster Birthday Collection and the Simple Stories Birthday Collection! For this grid design, I started by cutting nine 2 ¾ inch squares of patterned paper from the Simple Stories collection. I then cut nine 3-inch squares of solid cardstock in coordinating colors. I layered a patterned paper square on top of a solid cardstock color. I placed these on the layout where I wanted them to go and traced the placement lightly with a pencil. I then added mixed media to the background in coordinating colors with the cardstock color. I placed the…
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Simple and Elegant Cards Using Sentiments as a Focal Point
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of easy cards made with the new Copperplate Everyday Sentiments Collection by Paul Antonio. The beautiful, oversized sentiment plates in this collection create amazing focal points for simple and elegant cards. Black & White Thank You Card Paul Antonio’s gorgeous calligraphy deserves the spotlight on any card and the Copperplate Thank You Sentiment Plate is one of my favorites. Here I used the classic black, white, and gold color combination for an elegant thank you card. Ink up the Copperplate Thank You Sentiment Plate with BetterPress Black Ink and press…
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Make Sentiments the Star!
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Copperplate Everyday Sentiments collection by Paul Antonio. These beautiful sentiments really pack a punch and are perfect to be the focal point on a card! THANK YOU Whilst I did cover up some of the flourish in the ‘Y’ on this card, I really love the simplicity of this card design. I think it makes the sentiment the star of the show! To make this card: I placed the Copperplate Thank You Press Plate onto the chase of the BetterPress Letterpress System. I added a Porcelain BetterPress A2 Cotton Card Panel on the…
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Summer, Summer, Summertime… Flowers, Birds and Beautiful Sentiments!
Hello there! This is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am happy to be back here on the Spellbinders blog with you. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful new Copperplate Everyday Sentiments Collection by calligrapher Paul Antonio. In this BetterPress collection you have six gorgeous scripty font sentiment plates covering a wide variety of occasions. You can create timeless letterpress designs with these plates and I hope I can get your creative juices flowing with how I have used them. Let’s get started! Hello For my first project, I thought I would create my most needed type of card – a general “hello”. So the…
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Interactive Travel Album Using Simple Stories’ Fresh Air
Hello crafty friends! My name is Suzanna Lee. I am a memory keeper who likes to work on various canvases be it a memory planner, layout pages or albums. I am absolutely thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today sharing pages of a travel album I created using an 8×8 Doodlebug Binder, the Simple Stories Fresh Air collection and some Spellbinders cutting dies, a hot foil set and a wax seal. One of the things I have always loved about memory keeping is the ability to create interactive elements. I am a Physical Therapist by profession so movement is paramount to me. I used a mix of…
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Bright And Breezy Florals to Light Up Your Day
Hello there Spellbinders friends! This is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am delighted to be back here again with you on the Spellbinders blog. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful Mirrored Arch Collection. This collection contains three gorgeous new press plates, a set of nesting etched dies and a fabulous new 3D emboss and cut folder. I had fun creating my three cards to share with you so let’s take a look at what I made! I hope that this gives you some ideas for your own cards. Mom – Thanks For Everything Have you got your sunglasses on? Well, you will need to…
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Spread Some Love With Florals!
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Mirrored Arch collection. This beautiful collection is perfect for sending love to friends and family. AMAZING FRIEND For my first card, I wanted to show how you can create a card with minimal supplies. I used just one plate set, plus one die set (although not necessary). To make this card: I placed the Mirrored Arch Blooms Press Plate (not including the sentiment) onto the chase of the BetterPress Letterpress System. I added a Porcelain BetterPress A2 Cotton Card Panel on the platen and held it in place with Best Ever Craft…
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Creating Three Cheery Cards With the Same Color Blend
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of brightly-blended cards made with the new Mirrored Arch Collection from Spellbinders. I love this new modern take on the classic oval frame and combined it with the same bright color blend to create three cards for different occasions. Bright Blended Birthday Card I loved all of the options provided by the Mirrored Arch Nested Sprigs Press Plate, so picked this setup first. With four concentric frame plates, you can create an ornate frame with tons of different layers. Here I used just the largest two layers to foil a…
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Colorful Floral Designs With the Let’s Celebrate Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of colorful cards made with the new Let’s Celebrate Collection by Yana Smakula. The gorgeous floral designs and sweet sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three cards in pretty spring color schemes for all different occasions. Birthday In Blues Card The floral design in the Peony Background Press Plate is so intricate it reminded me a little of toile, so I inked it in several different shades of blue to create a backdrop for this fun floral birthday card. Apply Cruise, Teal Topaz, Azure, and Cosmic Sky BetterPress…
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New Let’s Celebrate Collection: Mother’s Day with Mauve and Gold
Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and I’m thrilled to be sharing some inspiration using the utterly luscious new collection from Yana Smakula called Let’s Celebrate. Yana’s signature style with elegant florals and beautiful calligraphic sentiments is laced throughout this collection, and it was a true pleasure to play with! The shining star of the collection, for me at least, is the divine Peony Better Press Plate. The Better Press Plates work beautifully with both the Better Press system and the Glimmer Hot Foil System, and both methods work incredibly well with this exquisitely detailed press plate. Whenever I am creating a card set,…