Just Add Color Inspiration | Collection Introduction by Stephanie Low
Hello lovely creatives! My name is Stephanie Low and I am a lucky designer for Spellbinders! I created this floral collection last year with the hopes of seeing it colored, painted, collaged, and crafted in many ways. Many of these flowers were drawn from botanical photographs and others were modeled after a more exaggerated tattoo style. These stamps are designed to be built onto one another like arranging a bouquet. Stamp and color and then die cut them as usual, and then stack, style and arrange them together into little bouquet clusters for a cool layered look. I also loved making a background pattern by stamping them repeatedly on a…
Inked Messages Inspiration | Collection Introduction by Stephanie Low
Hey Hey Hey! My name is Stephanie Low and I have had the privilege to illustrate little lovely lovelies for Spellbinders for a few yeas now and it has been such a rewarding experience. I love to draw and create new things and even more than that I love to inspire others to find creativity in their lives. Creativity is one of the deepest yearnings in each of us, and helping to facilitate that for others is magical! I created Inked Messages collection in the American-Traditional tattoo style which is not necessarily my personal style but it was so fun to illustrate something out of my comfort zone for you. …
Handmade Gifties and Goodies
I am not sure about you but I love to give AND receive handmade gifts. There is a part of yourself that gets permanently placed into a handmade gift for a loved one. Whether it be the tissue paper rose your second grader gives you or a time consuming crocheted blanket from your mother (thanks Mom!) or a plate of cookies from a thoughtful neighbor. These tokens of ourselves and our time leave lasting impacts on those we gift to. Somehow it means more to get handcrafted goods. Now – I do NOT want to shame or guilt those out there that don’t give or make handcrafted goods because you…
Inspirational Series of Holiday Cards + Tags with Stephanie Low Designs
Sooo…I went a little bit overboard with Christmas cards. Ironically I am a super Chistmas card slacker either not sending or sending out “New Years” cards (aka late Christmas cards). BUT I find myself with 11 super fun and pretty handmade cards with three gift tags. It’s only August! So I’ll be sending out 11 cards to friends and family for sure! No promises in making enough for all. HA! Very excited and pleased to share my NEW Holiday 2017 Stamp and Dies Sets by Stephanie Low. I am particularly fond of my Nativity stamp – it’s unique and is a clever portrayal. The whole illustration has a handmade look…
New Arrivals, Stephanie Low’s Holiday Collection
We are so excited to announce that our Holiday Collections are now available! Explore below with Stephanie Low’s as she talks about her new collection. Make sure to shop the collection as you don’t want to miss making with these must haves for Christmas and Halloween! What were some of the influences that helped shape the collection? As always, I usually look to tattoos to kickstart my inspiration and in case you didn’t know, Christmas tattoos are very fun and often strange! So instead I just went with what felt right for me. I made a list of symbols that meant something to me and my family and began to…
Precision Die-Cutting with No Rain No Flower Stamp + Die Set
I have been drawing, A LOT and my recent focus has been on peonies! Peonies are the “new rose.” Roses are symbolically timeless and classic but peonies are so diverse, full and romantic. They also symbolize good fortune and prosperity. I remembered putting some simple little peonies into some of the stamps in my Spring Love Collection! As some of you may know I am new to crafting (at some point, probably soon, I will need to stop saying I am new to crafting!) and so I tried to think of a way to use the stamp and die in a different way. I decided to do something super simple…
Layered and Stamped Geometric Christmas Cards
It seems like just a minute ago it was Christmas time. My kids were wearing their pajamas and opening presents and going nuts after eating way too many treats. NOW, here I am several months into 2017 and I am making Christmas cards?! First off, I hardly ever send out cards because I always forget until it is to late (sorry friends and family…) and secondly I obviously never MAKE cards (see point number 1). So this was a big deal for me. I suppose if it were important to me then I could get started on holiday cards at this time of year and by the time winter rolls…
Layers and Accents with Background Stamps by Stephanie Low
I am really starting to get the hang of this craft scene folks. It is working out for me. Been wracking my brain about what to blog about…until I realized that my cute background style stamps have sort of been overlooked! I had so much fun drawing these two scenes. Sometimes it takes me a few tries to get the right groove going or to hone in on what I want things to look like (often take days or even weeks). These two background stamps rolled out of my imagination effortlessly. That is when I know I have got something special. They are special images to me for that reason.…
DIY Geometric and Swallow Vase Tutorial
Target + DIY = Retail Therapy + Creative Therapy: my happy place equation that makes my trips to get a gallon of milk and new socks for my kids much more exciting! I found this plain little geometric vase at Target and saw so much potential. I decided to hit YouTube to see if I could find a cool way to paint/die/embellish ceramic. I found several tutorials on using Alcohol Ink on ceramic to “paint” things like mugs, coasters, flowers pots, etc. Find one to suit your comfort level. Let’s get started…first you coat a section of your vase with Isopropyl Alcohol. BEFORE it dries you need to apply the…
Mixed Media Memory Pieces from the Spring Love Collection
Since I am not a crafter “by trade” I worry about my crafting content when compared to these magnificent crafting geniuses that dominate this industry. I guess I am the girl next door crafter! Can’t be mad at that… I have come away with a unique kind of inspiration after looking at so many unique ways to craft… I am inspired to create in my own way and am wiling to risk my projects not being at a professional standard in order to do so. While I would love to learn so many of the techniques out there and replicate amazing projects, I find my own style and process to…
