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Cardmaking on the Slopes: 3 Ways to Use the Ski-son’s Greetings Collection
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some fun inspiration for Ski-son’s Greetings Collection by Simon Hurley. I love playing with dies, especially ones that can be used in multiple ways. You will find that the collection is versatile as well! I have three cards for you today, all of which can be used for multiple occasions and not just for ski-loving friends! Christmas Joy My first card is perfect for Christmas and the Winter Holidays! I started off by preparing my card base using green cardstock. I ink-blended one edge of the cardstock using dark green dye ink and embossed it using the Streamline 3D Embossing Folder. I also…
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Wendy Vecchi Tabbed Classics Collection – Add Ons and More OH MY!
Welcome to today’s blog post brought to you by me, Pam Sparks. You can find me on my blog, expressionswithheart.com, and on Instagram. I was so excited to see this new floral bouquet from Wendy and the stencil set to color it! I absolutely love having stencils like this! Then the Tabbed In & Out Sentiments Clear Stamp & Die Set is so great! Stamp a few sentiments at one time and die cut them at the same time! A basic must-have for embellishing and backgrounds is the Polka Dot & Posy Duo 3D Embossing Folder. The Essential Envelope Every Day Add-Ons Etched Dies are so fun, too! I especially…
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Tabbed Classics Collection With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m super excited to be joining you on the Spellbinders blog today! I’m sharing three cards today featuring the Tabbed Classics Collection! Designed by Wendy Vecchi! There are so many ways to use this collection!! I kept the color combination similar and focused on the different ways to combine the elements from the collection. HAPPY TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY I began by die-cutting the large floral bouquet and the largest single flower from white cardstock using the Thank You Bouquet 3D Floral & Stencil Bundle. I lined up the die-cuts in the embossing folder and ran them through my Platinum…
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Scenic Light Up Card With Pear Blossom Press One Light
Hello everyone! Rachel Alvarado here with a holiday scenic light-up card using a Pear Blossom Press One Light combined with the Woodland Scene Etched Dies. I absolutely adore interactive cards, so I had a lot of fun creating this light-up card. The One Lights are super easy to use, so I tried to keep my card basic so that the steps would be simple to follow if you have never made a card like this before. DIE-CUT IMAGES Die cut all the pieces from colored cardstock. Assemble the trees and deer together with liquid adhesive Set aside the images to work on the background. EMBOSS CARD BASE Trim a piece…
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How to Create Light Up Cards in an Easy Way
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today, sharing two cards using the Pear Blossom Press One Light- 2 Pack. These lights make adding fun light-up elements to your cards easy. No circuits involved! The first thing to know when using these lights is that you do need to do a little forward planning for your card design. Since the light and switch are on the same piece, you need to work out where both will be placed on your card. MERRY + BRIGHT STAR I started off by die cutting the star (on my card panel) that I want lit…
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Brighten Your Crafting with Light Up Cards!
Hello, crafty friends! Marie here from Marie Nicole Designs. I have two cards to share with you in this post that I hope will brighten up your day! These cards feature the lights from Pear Blossom Press that will help in creating light-up cards or other papercraft projects! These can be used for a variety of occasions. I am featuring a thinking of you card and a Christmas card, but think of how cute it would be to also light up a birthday scene with candles! Or maybe add an eerie glow to a Halloween card? So many fun ways to create! Let’s take a look! My first card features…
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From Farfalle to Ravi-Best: Foodie-Inspired Cards with Buon Appetito
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some fun inspiration for the latest release – Buon Appetito. I love food and I love pasta! It’s always fun to have some punny food-themed cards in your collection. I have three beautiful cards using a bunch of products from this collection, and I hope they inspire you today. Barilla Pasta Themed Card My first card was inspired by the Barilla Pasta box. I created a Barilla pasta-themed shaker card, and I absolutely love how this turned out. I first die-cut a bunch of adorable bow tie pasta from Pasta Friends Etched Dies and linen colored cardstock. I then created my navy…
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Together Like Spaghetti and Meatballs
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs. I’m so excited to be here on the Spellbinders blog today to share a few cards I created using the Buon Appetito collection. This collection has some of the cutest dies and some very clever and punny sentiments to go with. Whenever I’m working with stamps and dies that are cute, I love creating little scenes that are full of personality. Let’s take a look at what I created! For my first card, I just knew I wanted to try to craft a big bowl of pasta with some of our little pasta friends swimming in it. I sorted…
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A Symphony of Creativity, Musical Cards That Delight
Hello friends, I’m Lorena Wakefield, and I’m so excited to share my latest project as a guest designer on the Spellbinders blog! Today I’m showcasing the fun and versatile Musical Notes Collection by Bibi Cameron for Spellbinders. This collection is full of charm and perfect for celebrating music lovers, birthdays, and any occasion that deserves a happy tune. I created three very different cards, all inspired by instruments and melodies. Colorful Notes for My Brother For the first card, I wanted something playful and bright. I die-cut the wavy music staff in black and added a rainbow of colorful notes dancing across it. A few enamel dots sprinkled in made the…
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A Collection of Colorful Cards with Beautifully Imperfect
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs, and I’m thrilled to share the Beautifully Imperfect Collection with you today. I used this collection and MOST of its goodies (there are SO MANY great items in this collection!) to create this group of cards. This collection contains 3D Embossing folders, patterned paper, Better Press plates, a stencil, dies, stamps, and ephemera. With all those options, you can create a collection of cards in no time. Let me show you a few that I put together! I just had to use these cute little birds with the Tangled Threads dies to make this card with birds on a…
