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Two Ways to Use the Color Cross Stamp Set for Easter Cards
Hello, crafty friends! Itโs Laura Williams here on the blog today and I thought we could have a chat about Easter cards. Iโm getting started on some cards, and sometimes I canโt decide whether to go colorful, cute, elegant, clean and simple, layered – there are a lot of possibilities for Easter cards. And if youโve been hanging out on the FSJ blog with me, you might remember that too many choices make me panic and plummet into a crafty funk! So today I narrowed it down and I have two cards to share with you, featuring the same stamp set. The Color Cross Stamp Set has a beautiful intricate…
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Die D-Lites Inspiration | Playful Critter Cards with Gemma
Hello everyone, this is Gemma from mygirllollipop.com. I am thrilled to be guest designingย on the Spellbinders blog today, showcasing the new Die DโLites collection. For all my cards today, Iโve also used some lovely cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey forย my die cut pieces. Card 1: Tiger, Oh My! The Tiger, Oh My! DโLites set is the star of my first card today. This set comes with a greatย choice of accessories. I chose to dress my tiger in a top hat โ doesnโt he look smart! I chose the following FSJ card and used my Spellbinders Platinum 6 machine to die cut allย the pieces: Citrus Cooler (face, body, ears, tail) Peaches…
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Die D-Lites Inspiration | Trio of Cute Cards with Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! My name is Jung AhSang, and I am so excited to be sharing my first guest post on the Spellbinders blog. I love paper crafting; I started out scrapbooking, and in the last few years I have started cardmaking as well. I have a loving husband, and 3 daughters, who Iโve given the crafty bug to also. If youโd like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com. I will have a coordinating YT process video linked on my blog if youโre interested! Today, Iโm working with some cute Die D-Lites. All the little animals are the perfect size for a card. They are so cute,…
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FSJ Dueling Designers
Hello crafty friends! We have a fun creative treat for you today! Letโs call it Dueling Designers – weโve tasked our concept designers, Mariana Grigsby and Laura Williams, with a crafty challenge. We asked each designer to pull out the Escape the Ordinary stamp set from our Colorful Journey Collection, and make a handmade card. Weโre excited to show you the cards they created, and weโll hear a little bit from each of them about their process. Both designers featured the awesome zebra stamp from this set, but they used it in very different ways. Are you ready to check them out? First up, Mariana Grigsbyโs colorful card, and what…
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Video: Happy Collection Inspiration | Alcohol Ink Card Backgrounds with Bibi Cameron.
Hello there, this is Bibi Cameron. Iโm a Colombian paper lover living in Scotland and I share the joy of paper-craft in my blog and my Youtube channel. Iโm super excited to be guest designer on the Spellbinders blog today featuring the Happy Collection by Sharyn Sowell in video tutorial. VIDEO TUTORIAL Watch video tutorial below or on our Youtube channel: ๏ปฟ There are seven die sets in this new collection and I wanted to try them all. I also wanted to show you how the die cuts look and how easy could be to put together several cards using any of these beautiful supplies. To complete my cards I…
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Happy Collection Inspiration | Scrapbook Page and More with Melody Rupple
Hello Friends! This is Melody from A Paper Melody and I am the Guest Designer on the Spellbinders Blog again today. I have several more projects to share created with the new Sharyn Sowell Happy Collection. I created two cards and a scrapbook page. Letโs start with my 12 x 12 scrapbook page. I thought the wedding photos would look pretty with the new Vine Glimmer Hot Foil Plate. I used the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System with the Glimmer Hot Foil Roll in Gold to foil the pretty vine on a peach cardstock. To accent the gold vines I die cut flowers, leaves, and vines with two of the…
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Video: Happy Collection Inspiration | Elegant Glimmer Cards with Nichol Spohr
Hello friends! This is Nichol Spohr with a trio of three Glimmer Hot Foil cards featuring brand new Glimmer Plates from the Sharyn Sowell Happy Collection. In addition to the incredible Babyโs Garden, Vine, and Birds Forever Glimmer plates Iโm also showcasing two brand new foil colors in Aura and Prism. These gorgeous foils really show off some incredible effects and are gorgeous. Fun Stampers Journey cardstocks, stamps, and embossing folders round out my designs today. Letโs get started! The Babyโs Garden and Vine Glimmer Plates were hot foiled onto Fun Stampers Journey Cool Pool Cardstock with Prism Glimmer Foil. The Birds Forever Glimmer Plates was hot foiled onto Fun…
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Happy Inspiration | Colorful Birthday Cards with Zsoka Marko
Hello there crafty friends, Zsoka here with you today, sharing a few cards that I’ve created with the adorable Happy collection by Sharyn Sowell. This collection is full of birthday themed products, which is great because I never seem to have enough birthday cards in my stash! You will find dies as well as Glimmer Hot Foil plates in this line. This was my first time using the Glimmer Hot Foil system actually, or foiling of any kind for that matter! So much fun! First up a card duo I’ve made with the Celebrate with Cake Etched Dies. All my cards in this post are mounted on an A2 size…
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Happy Inspiration | Foiled Silhouette Cards with Melody Rupple
Hello Everyone! My name is Melody Rupple and I am excited to be the Guest Designer on the Spellbinders Blog today! I will be sharing projects created with the new Sharyn Sowell Happy Collection. I am sharing two cards showcasing two of the new Glimmer Hot Foil Plates in the Collection. I used the Glimmer Hot Foil System with the Glimmer Hot Foil Plates to create my cards. My first card features the new Babyโs Birthday Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Happy by Sharyn Sowell. I used the Rose Gold Glimmer Hot Foil with a 110 lb. white cardstock to create the silhouette. I cut a 4 ยผ x 5 ยฝ…
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Happy Collection Introduction by Sharyn Sowell
Some of my happiest memories are those times when friends and family gather for celebrations. We celebrate birthdays and holidays of course but we also have the habit of festive half birthdays, gotcha days for adoptive kids, summer solstice and the first ripe berry of the year and so much more. Because life’s so busy, all my die and glimmer plate designs are meant to work well without fuss. Layering with simple shapes, adding a word or two makes great cards with these designs. Or cut them from bright card stock and use for party coordinates like buntings, napkin rings and name tags. Children can color plain white die cuts…