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3 Ways to Use Stencils and Modeling Paste on Handmade Cards
Have you been keeping up with FSJ’s weekly video tutorials on YouTube? Each week we come to you live from the FSJ studio to share cardmaking ideas and tutorials that are sure to jumpstart your creativity – and we bet you’ll learn something new too! Today, let’s take a look at one of our recent Tips, Tools and Techniques videos which focuses on using stencils and modeling paste. Kim started off this tutorial by adding modeling paste to the Polka Dot Wall stencil, on three different panels of cardstock. Then, she added color in three different ways. You are going to learn so much during this video, so we hope…
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Vintage Treasures Inspiration | Handmade Cards with Karin Γ kesdotter
My name is Karin Γ kesdotter (You find me on Instagram as Peppermintpatty42 and my blog is PeppermintPattyβs Papercraft ) and I am thrilled to be here today to share five projects that Iβve made with the absolutely wonderful Vinatge Treasue Collection by Becca Feeken. I can never stop being fascinated by how dies work and the beautiful result that comes out at the other end once youβve rolled your die and cardstock through the die-cutting machine. Itβs a joy to work with the collection – so many beautiful dies and endless possibilities. The first dies that caught my eyes were the beautiful oval from Bella Luce OvalsΒ and the lovely…
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Vintage Treasures Collection Introduction by Becca Feeken
I’m so tickled to introduce you to my newest collection – Vintage Treasures. My name is Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace; I’m a legacy maker. In other words, I love to make and give tangible things that come from my heart and will stand the test of time. Sometimes the test of time is that it sits on someone’s desk for a month, sometimes it means that they stow it away in a box to pull out for memories years later, or sometimes it means that they pass it along to someone else. The way that I feel about making heart created things that people can actually touch and…
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FSJ Dueling Designers – Part 2
Hello fun friends! A few weeks ago we issued a fun and creative challenge to our concept designers,Β Mariana GrigsbyΒ andΒ Laura Williams. We asked each designer to pull out the same stamp set, and make a handmade card. It was such fun to see how each designer used the products differently. Today we’re back with another round of Dueling Designers, and we’ve tasked the ladies with the Color Me Zen stamp set. Weβre excited to show you the cards they created, and weβll hear a little bit from each of them about their process. Are you ready to check them out? First up, is Mariana’s card: The Color Me Zen ATS showcases…
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You’re Invited to the Easy Breezy Spring Launch Party!
Hello crafty friends! Have you heard the news? We’re having a party! And we want YOU to be there! On April 26, from 3-5pm (Pacific time) we’ll be celebrating the release of our newest collection, called Easy Breezy Spring. The live party will be hosted on YouTube and we’ll show off the new products with specially priced bundles, we’ll share demos and projects, plus giveaways and so much fun! But the party doesn’t even stop there… In addition to the live party, we are offering an Easy Breezy Spring Project Kit. This kit contains brand new product, plus color instructions and pre-kitted pieces to make four fabulous handmade cards. In…
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Cut & Emboss Folders Inspiration | Mixed Media Card Tutorial by Nadya Drozdova
Hello everyone! My name is Nadya Drozdova, I am mixed media style crafter from Estonia. I love to mix paints and papers adding some embellishments to my projects. You may find my other creations in my Instagram. I am so honored to be a Guest designer on Spellbinders blog. I prepared for you Mixed media card with small step-by-step tutorial. To make background more complicated and interesting I used watercolor paper instead of cardstock and some sprays. I sprayed paper with water first, then added the lightest spray and in the end added the darkest one. Dried it with a heat tool. Then I used Floral Reflections Cut and Emboss…
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Cut & Emboss Folders Inspiration | Handmade Cards & Tags with Bibi Cameron
Hello everyone! Bibi Cameron here, I hope you are doing well. Today Iβm sharing projects using 3 new Cut Emboss folders. I also had the joy to try Fun Stampers Journey stamps, liquid colors and tools and I decided to use them for my projects today. Iβm totally wowed with Fun Stampers Journey Gold Metallic ink and brayer. The rubber stamps are high quality and what I liked the most is that they made me feel that I still can live without my stamping platform. Ok, I was experimenting first with all these products and I made several Cut & Embossed brayered backgrounds. I applied FSJ liquid colors on the…
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April 2019 Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is Here β Elegant Swivel & Sashay Card
Our April Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is here! Designed by our very own Becca Feeken from Amazing Paper Grace this “Elegant Swivel & Sashay Card” die of the month will have you creating gorgeous layered projects in no time! This die set features 20 dies that are perfect for elegant layered projects. Enjoy the step by step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this monthβs kit. Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #AmazingPaperGraceClubKit & #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! This kit is available April 1st, 2019, make sure to get yours! Join the Club Hello Friend Card…
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April 2019 Stamp of the Month is Here – Fresh Start
OurΒ April Stamp of the Month Club by our friends from Fun Stampers Journey is HERE! Hereβs a look at the April 2019 Stamp of the Month β Fresh Start: Join the Club The NEW Fun Stampers Journey (FSJ) Stamp of the Month sets are made in the USA of high quality deeply etched red rubber with cling mount. Our stamps create one of the best impressions on the market giving you a perfect stamped image every time. Fresh Start Card: Catch step by step instructions for this project below. Click photos to enlarge: Stamp a variety of flowers and leaves on Whip Cream cardstock using Black Licorice ink; use Color…
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April 2019 Small Die of the Month is Here β Layered Colorful Blooms
Our April 2019 Small Die of the Month is here! This “Layered Colorful Blooms” die set features 23 die templates that are perfect for Spring and all year round floral cards, and so much more! Enjoy the step by step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this monthβs kit. Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! This kit is available April 1st, 2019, make sure to get yours! Join the Club Hello Card Catch step by step instructions for this project below. Click photos to enlarge: Die Cut Assemble Die Cuts Die Cut & Assemble Shaker…