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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 Babyβs Garden, Vine, and Birds Forever Glimmer plates Iβm 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. Letβs get started! The Babyβs 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 Babyβs 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 ΒΌ x 5 Β½…
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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…
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3 Simple Steps to Jumpstart Your Creativity
Hey friends, itβs Laura Williams here, and I have a confession. A deep, dark, terrible confession. Are you ready? Sometimes – yes, sometimes (actually on a regular basis) I get into a crafty funk. I lose my motivation. My inspiration. My ability to glue two pieces of paper together in any sort of pleasing fashion. And it is so frustrating. Please, pretty please tell me Iβm not alone here. Do you ever just feel like your creative mojo is gone forever? Today Iβm going to share an idea that almost always works to jumpstart my creativity out of that crafty funk. And hereβs the proof: three cards that I made…
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Video: The Gilded Age Collection Inspiration | Soft Victorian & Bold Regal Cards with Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone! My name is Desiree Kuemmerle and I am honored to be back again as a Guest Designer on the Spellbinders Blog today showcasing the Gilded Age Glimmer Collection by Becca Feeken for the Glimmer Hot Foil System! This collection adds a regal and bold accent to any card you create! The Glimmer Hot Foil System is becoming a major staple in my card making arsenal! I am finding more ways to create with this system every time I turn it on! Wait until you see! LOL My projects today feature the Gilded Trimmings and Lace Frippery border plates and a wonderful Gilded Nested Rectangle Frame and there is…
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Make Quick and Easy Cards using Basic Stamping Techniques
Hi friends! Β This is Mariana Grigsby here today. Β I am one of the FSJ Concept designers and I am thrilled to be taking over the blog onlyΒ to share a couple projects with you. No matter if you are an avid card maker or you are just getting into this fun hobby, basic stamping techniques are always an excellent choice if you are aiming to create a clean and simple project. Thinking about warmer days and the colorful Season that is about to start, I created two flowery cards using basic stamping techniques that feature three fabulous Fun Stampers Journey stamp sets: Fragrant Camellia, Beauty Blooms and Everyday Script. For both…
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The Gilded Age Collection Inspiration | Layered Foiled Handmade Cards with Hussena
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena, from Quill and Punch Works guesting once again on the Spellbinders blog. I am so excited and thrilled to share some projects with you using The Gilded Age Line by Becca Feeken. I started working with the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System about two weeks ago, and have been really enjoying experimenting and working with it. I love incorporating foil in all my cards and having this machine makes it all the more fun! Today, I have THREE cards to share with you using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System and The Gilded Age Line by Becca Feeken. This card might look really complicated…
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Video: The Gilded Age Collection Inspiration | Foiling on Acetate with Tina Smith
Hello and Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends! Tina here from Cards and Coffee Time, I am super excited to be a guest designer on the Spellbinders Blog today! I created a few projects with the New Gilded Age Glimmer Collection by Becca Feeken. The Glimmer Hot Foil System can be used with so many different backgrounds, not just paper. I used acetate to foil with the beautiful Vintage Frame Glimmer Plate the outcome was just stunning! I encourage you to give this a try, you will love it!! I used two different foils for each of my projects. A Teal Glimmer Foil and also a New Foil to the Spellbinders Shop…
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The Gilded Age Collection Inspiration | Foiled Greeting Cards with Brenda
Hey there everyone!! This is Brenda, from MyPaperCut Creations. I am absolutely thrilled to be guest posting for Spellbinders again today!! I have three cards to share that showcase the Gilded Age Glimmer Collection by Becca Feeken!! One of my favorite ways to use hot foil is to choose a patterned paper that coordinates nicely with the color of the foil that I plan to use. I love the smaller patterns in the 6β x 6β paper pads. Plus, I seem to collect these, so itβs a great way to use them. I used the Blush Hot Foil for all of my projects today. Foiled Thank You Card My first…