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Be Bold Color Block Slimline Cards with Marie Nicole
Hey, crafty friends! It’s Marie here from Marie Nicole Designs. I always love sharing fun ways to use all the things from Spellbinders! In todayβs post, Iβll be sharing three slimline cards that I made with the Be Bold Color Block dies. These are so much fun! You can use them just as they are for some bold cards, or switch them up a bit for alternative looks. Bold Birthday! My first card features the Bold Birthday die. This cuts these really big letters and all the pieces that you can add right onto your slimline card base. I used this die and cut it out of several colors of…
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January’22 Release Party β Booth Tour & Collections Overview
Join Nicole Westervelt for a tour of the Spellbinders Booth and a look at our brand-new January 2022 collections! Theyβre full of beautiful new designs and products that youβll love for handmade cards and crafts during the new year! Watch below or on our Youtube channel: Be Bold Collection First up, the Be Bold Collection is perfect for a fresh new year. This collection includes the Be Bold Blooms (S5-502) and Lemon Zest (S4-1173) die sets plus a variety of new alphabet dies, including the Be Bold Lowercase Alphabet (S4-1162), Uppercase Alphabet (S4-1161), and Punctuation & More Dies (S1-042). Youβll love the versatility and flexibility to mix and match these…
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The Be Bold Collection β Building Paper Floral Creations
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Jean here sharing three cards created with the Be Bold Collection at Spellbinders. This distinctive collection of and floral and foliage dies, lower- and uppercase alphabet sets, punctuation dies, embossing folders, and casual script sentiments lends itself to endless creative possibilities. I took an organic approach to designing my creations like assembling a floral bouquet. Letβs take a look as I share the cards from start to finish. To begin, I selected three dark cardstock backgrounds. I started die-cutting the letters, sentiments, florals, and foliage from a variety of cardstock colors. Usually, I decide my colors ahead of time, rather than take this more playful approach.…
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Fun with Stamping Foam | Spellbinders LIVE
Join Kim Kesti in the Creative Classroom as she gets crafty with a fun new product that might be new to you! Spellbinders now carriesΒ Stamping FoamΒ as well as theΒ Heat It Craft Tool, both from Ranger. Simon Hurleyβs Stamping Foam, is super fun to play with and pairs perfectly with your favorite stamps, dies, and embossing folders from Spellbinders. Stamping FoamΒ are moldable foam pieces that allow you to create your own unique stamped textures and patterns. Theyβre sized perfectly to create a background for A2 sized cards. To use, heart the foam with a heat tool (like theΒ Heat It Craft Tool)Β for 10-15 seconds. Then, press the foam into a textured surface…
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Yanaβs Blooms Collection β Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Yanaβs Blooms Collection by Yana Smakula.Β The gorgeous florals, versatile backgrounds and borders, and pretty sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three bold cards with tons of gold foiling. Magnolia Blooms Thank You Card Magnolias are one of my favorite early spring flowers and I couldnβt wait to use all of the beautiful versions of them in this collection. Here Iβve cut and colored the Magnolia Blooms design and added it to a pretty foiled background for this bright thank you card. Trim…
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Precision Layering Basics with Jennifer Kotas
Hello! My name is Jen Kotas and Iβm so happy to be on the Spellbinders blog today. Iβve got three cards to share with you made using the new Precision Layering Basics Dies. What wonderful sets of basic dies to ensure straight edges and perfect measurements every time. When using the A and B sets together to make a 1/16β frame, youβll need to die cut them separately. I found it easier to cut the smaller die first, then line up the larger one and cut. It is possible, however, to cut the larger one first. Die-cut largest Precision Layering Mini Slimline A Etched Dies from white cardstock and emboss…
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Yanaβs Blooms Inspiration with Natasha Vacca
Hi, my name is Natasha Vacca and I am so excited to be a guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today! I have had an amazing time working with the new release – Yanaβs Blooms. I fell in love with everything in this new collection! Yanaβs work is truly AMAZING and to be asked to create with her new Yanaβs Blooms collection is a dream come true! You can also find me on my personal blog. I would love it if you stopped by there too! Magnolia Blooms For my first card, I am sharing a card using the Magnolia Blooms die set.Β This large die is the perfect bouquet…
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Card Ideas with Precision Layering Basics Collection by Joy Baldwin
Hi crafty friends, my name is Joy Baldwin (aka Create It With Joy). I love making handmade cards and sharing them with you. If you want to check out more of my creations, head over to my blog. Iβm excited to share three beautiful cards with you today, using Susanβs Tropical GetawayΒ Collection. So, I really love these Precision Layering Dies. Iβm going to share three cards with you showing different designs for each card. These are fabulous dies to have in your stash. For the first card, I used the smaller slimline dies, I die cut the background piece using the largest die. I then used the Embossing Folder of…
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Yanaβs Blooms Cards with Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Jung AhSang here, and I am very happy to be returning for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. If youβd like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com, and my Instagram is @junglebarrya. Today, Iβm working with some products from the Yanaβs Bloom collection. Β I absolutely love everything that Yana has created so far, so I was super excited to work with the products Thank You Card with Magnolia Glimmer Blooms For my first card, I decided I wanted to trying foiling on acetate for the first time. I used the glimmer specialty clear film sheets from Spellbinders, the Magnolia Glimmer Blooms hot…
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Precision Layering Basics Collection – Three Ideas From Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works and I’m so honored to be guest posting today on the Spellbinders blog! using the new Precision Layering Basics Collection. Basic nesting dies are a staple in every crafter’s stash and there are so many things one can do with them. The dies in the Precision Layering Basics Collection are designed to cut perfectly spaced layers of 1/8-inch, and when combined with the B Sets, help you achieve a 1/16-inch border. This means no more measuring, as the work is done for you. I used the various dies in this collection to create three easy and fun cards for…