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Simple Mixed Media Inspiration with Canvas Sheets
One of our favorite parts of the week at FSJ is bringing you LIVE inspiration and education through our Tryday Friday videos. We’re on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel each Friday afternoon with a crafty project or two – and today we’re featuring a product you may not have used on your cards yet. It’s FSJ’s Canvas Sheets. Watch the videoΒ right here or check out the photos below and learn to add canvas and just a little mixed media into your cardmaking. Isn’t that beautiful?Β Β The canvas sheets Β create a beautiful textured base to work on and adding the Journey Gesso prevents the ink from soaking in and…
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Flower Garden Inspiration | Floral Wreath with Ruby
Hi, crafty friends! This is Rubeena fromΒ A Rare Ruby, and Iβm so excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders Blog today. This post is part of a series featuring theΒ Flower Garden Collection by Sharyn Sowell!Β βYou can find the first post here. β There are many possibilities with the Flower Garden Collectionβ! In my last post, I shared a very clean look and rainbow colors. Here, I wanted to go with a darker (but still pretty) lookβ. I started by die-cutting the βframe die from the Dimensional Floral Panelβ βfour times from black cardstock and once from white cardstockβ using theΒ Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine.Β I kept one…
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Flower Garden Inspiration | Flower Garden with Ruby
Hi, crafty friends! This is Rubeena fromΒ A Rare Ruby, and Iβm so excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders Blog today. This post is part of a series featuring theΒ Flower Garden Collection by Sharyn Sowell! The Flower Garden Collection is a beautiful collection of botanical elements and perfect for cardmaking if you enjoy working with florals and ferns. For this card, I did not want to take away from the beauty of the botanical frame die from Card Creator Floral Panel Card set. I started by die-cutting the insert die and the outside die frame at the same time out of thick white cardstock and the Platinum 6 Die…
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Little Loves Inspiration | You Make Me Smile with Rubeena
Hi, crafty friends! This is Rubeena from A Rare Ruby, and Iβm so excited to be a guest designer again on the Spellbinders Blog today. This post is part of a series featuring the Little Loves Collection by Sharyn Sowell! You can find my first post here and my second post here. For todayβs card, I used Little Loves A2 Card Front die. It covers the entire card so you do not really need much else to work with. To begin, I first die-cut Little Loves A2 Card Front using watercolor cardstock and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine. I removed all the negatives with the Tool βN…
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Little Loves Collection Inspiration | Silhouette Series with Susie – Part 3
Join Susie as she shows off some amazing silhouette die-cuts on whimsical cards from our brand new Little Loves Collection by Sharyn Sowell. Susie loves how these silhouettes remind her of how precious our childhood really is.
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Video Friday | Me & Teddy Cards with Olga
Hello Spellbinders fans, thank you for dropping in! Today I am featuring my favorite die from Little Loves collection by Sharyn Sowell. I am so in love with the little scene that this die creates – I guess everyone can recognize themselves or their children in it! I have created 2 almost identical cards – just changed the color combination so that one would fit for a boy and another one for a girl. To me the biggest issue with working with this type of images is that they are already complete – they tell the story and appeal to one’s emotions – so what else can I add to…
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Little Loves Inspiration | Away We Go with Rubeena
Hi, crafty friends! This is Rubeena from A Rare Ruby, and Iβm so excited to be a guest designer again on the Spellbinders Blog today. This post is part of a series featuring the Little Loves Collection by Sharyn Sowell! You can find my first post here. In my last post, I created a blue sky for my scene. For todayβs card, I wanted to use Away We Go die with a night sky instead. To begin, I first die-cut Away We Go using watercolor cardstock and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine. I removed the silhouette cut and watercolored the negative with Mijello Mission Gold Watercolors in…
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Little Loves Inspiration | Silhouette Cards with Susie β Part 2
Hello! Susie here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders Blog sharing another series of silhouettes from the popular, Little Loves Collection of dies by Sharyn Sowell.Β This collection wraps its arms and heart around the early childhood years, and Iβm delighted to share it with you. I wanted to create designs with a playful retro look so I chose patterned paper to achieve the effect and compliment the, Little Boys at Play die. Β If you remember from my last post I talked about using matching ephemera to add elements of interest.Β For this card I used one of the chipboard sentiments to introduce the little boys.Β …
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May 2018 Release β Romancing The Swirl, The Perfect Match. Blog Hop + Giveaway (Now Closed)
Hello and welcome! We are happy you are joining us for our May New Product Release Blog Hop! As always, we are thrilled to show you our new products, share inspiration and of course host a few fun giveaways! This month we are featuring the following collection: Romancing The Swirl by Becca Feeken and The Perfect Match by Debi Adams. Take a few minutes to browse the new products we have in the store for you! Click the images below to visit our store. Romancing The Swirl by Becca Feeken The Perfect Match by Debi Adams Hop along! Weβve got lots of inspiration waiting for you created by the collection…
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Little Loves Inspiration | First Adventure with Rubeena
Let Rubeena from A Rare Ruby inspire you to create a beautiful baby boy card featuring First Adventure die from the Little Loves collection by Sharyn Sowell. Ruby says: "When I first saw this die, I pictured him in front of a blue sky. I started with my A2 cardbase and masked off a frame so I could blend in Distress Oxide ink in blue. I added some water splatters to give it a nice effect for my sky background."