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The Sweetest Christmas Cards With House Mouse
Hello everyone! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! I’m so happy to be here again as a guest on the Spellbinders Blog! Today I share with you three cards I created featuring the new amazing House Mouse Christmas Collection! I’m in love with these super cute mice, especially in this Christmas mode! MISTLETOE KISS The first card I realized is featuring the lovely Mistletoe Kiss stamp set. I chose to work on a soft colored card stock to give a vintage feel to my project. I stamped the mice on a sage-green card stock with the Distress Ink Picket Fence. I colored them using Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils and then…
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BetterPress Christmas Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the BetterPress Christmas Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous plate designs and beautiful sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three easy holiday cards with an elegant letterpress effect. Festive Noel Card Something about the boldness and beauty of that Festive Noel Press Plate made me reach for this one first. I added some simple coloring to a basic black press of this gorgeous design for an easy and pretty Christmas card. I started by adding black BetterPress Ink to the Festive Noel Press Plate and pressed…
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Better Press Halloween Ideas with Marie Heiderscheit
Hello, crafty friends! Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs. I hope you are ready for some spooky crafting! I’m using the new Better Press Halloween images to make some simple and fun items! I first want to say that this was the first time using my Better Press and I am so impressed by the results! The Better Press plates combined with this cotton paper give such a professional finish! Even just making some simple cards with black ink looks amazing. Let’s take a look! SIMPLY PRESS IT! For my first card, I used the Pumpkins and Ghosts Betterpress plate to press the design into a 4×6 Pebble-colored card…
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Betterpress Halloween: Watercolor Backgrounds
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I am back with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, I’m working with the Betterpress Halloween collection. I made fun watercolor backgrounds playing with Distress inks and Distress Oxide inks. I love how they compliment the Betterpress plates. For my first card, I used the Pumpkins & Ghosts Background Press Plate. I started by adding some color to an A2 Bisque cotton card panel. I used several techniques on the background. First I wanted to add a base layer wash of color. I smooshed mini Distress ink cubes onto my glass mat and sprayed generously with water. Then,…
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Unleashing Creativity with Texture Pastes
Texture pastes add dimension and tactile appeal to your projects, taking your paper crafting endeavors to new heights. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the world of texture pastes, exploring how to use them properly, what is the difference between them, what tools to use, tips for cleaning up, and smart storage solutions to keep your supplies organized. In Spellbinders online shop you can find all kinds of pastes from regular ones to shimmering, but which one to pick? Let’s start with the basics. Texture pastes are versatile mediums that allow you to add raised designs, patterns, and textures to your paper crafting projects. They come in various formulations,…
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Nutcracker Sweet Collection With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m thrilled to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! I’m sharing three cards using the Nutcracker Ballet Bundle from the Nutcracker Sweet Collection! This collection includes some adorable nutcrackers and ballerinas, but I was drawn to the beautiful florals and folk-art ornaments, so that’s what I went with!! MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS CARD My first card combines several of the Nutcracker Ballet Printed Die-Cuts with a couple of patterned papers from the Nutcracker Ballet Paper Pad and a Nutcracker Ballet Chipboard Sticker. I added strips of red patterned paper and gold mirror cardstock to…
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Cardmaking with the Nutcracker Sweet Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Nutcracker Sweet Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous color scheme and sweet die-cut designs and stickers in the collection inspired me to create three holiday cards that are both easy and elegant. Ornament Noel Card There are several folk art ornaments in the Nutcracker Ballet Printed Die-Cuts pack that are just gorgeous, so I wanted to play with these first. Here I arranged them on top of some pretty patterned paper for this easy and pretty holiday card. I started by die cutting the front of…
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Glimmer for the Holidays – Pine Sprays 4 Ways
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have a variety of hot-foiled projects to share with you today using the Pine Sprays Hot Foil Plate from the new Glimmer for the Holidays Collection. My goal today is to show you how easy it is to combine this gorgeous hot foil plate with other Christmas-themed sets that you may already own, as well as how to easily use it on its own. Pine Sprays and Poinsettias My first project features the intricate pine sprays background combined with the previously released Wonderful Christmas Clear Stamp Set. My goal with this card was to add a pop of color to…
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Full Bloom Poinsettia – Glimmered Three Ways
Hello, friends! It’s Marie again from Marie Nicole Designs. I’m sharing some more glimmered Christmas cards with you. This time, I’m using the Full Bloom Poinsettia Glimmer Plate but Im showing how to get three different glimmered designs. Let’s get started! GLIMMER A FULL CARD FRONT We will start by glimmering the plate onto a piece of white cardstock to create a full design for a card front. I have the plate warming up on the Glimmer machine while I cut some gold foil. After you cut a piece of foil you can lay it over your glimmer plate as it’s warming. I like to think of the backside of…
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Swirling Foliage Tree 3 Ways
Hello, dear friends! It’s Leica, and today I want to share three fun ways to use the Swirling Foliage Tree from the Glimmer for the Holidays collection. This hot foil plate creates a beautiful swirling foliage design that’s perfect for making stunning Christmas cards. Let’s dive in! For my first card, I cut up strips of colorful cardstock and glued them onto white A2-sized paper. Then, I hot-foiled the Swirling Foliage Tree in gorgeous gold foil and trimmed it down, adding a gold border around it. The result was absolutely stunning! To complete the look, I added some white foliage, red berries, and topped it off with a pink Merry…
