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Trim A Tree Collection Inspiration with Melody
Hello! It’sΒ MelodyΒ here on the blog today. This is my first time as a Guest Designer on the Spellbinders Blog and I am excited to be here. I have two projects to share with you that I created with the new Trim A Tree Collection. The collection included aΒ Layered Christmas Tree Stencil,Β O Christmas Tree Etched Dies, and theΒ Shining Christmas Tree Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set. To create the background I cut a piece of dark blue cardstock to fit the card front and blended Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink on the outside edges. Then I Β used theΒ Layered Christmas Tree StencilΒ withΒ Journey Modeling PasteΒ to add the snow to the background. Next I…
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Trim a Tree Collection Inspiration with Jennifer Kotas
Hello! I am Jennifer Kotas from Who Stole My Glitter. I am so happy to be on The Spellbinders Blog today. I have got two cards to share with you using the Trim a Tree Collection. The stencil in this collection was where my projects began, and they grew from there. It was quite an enjoyable process and led me to create one traditional card and one more modern card. Before I started designing either card, I stenciled a bunch of trees. I tried different color combinations including ombre and rainbow trees. There are so many ways to make these trees. You could die cut the layers from coordinating colors…
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Trim a Tree for the Holidays with Bobbi Lemanski
Hello, friends of Spellbinders! Itβs Bobbi LemanskiΒ here sharing some festive trees for the holidays as the guest designer for Spellbinders. At our house, we celebrate big for Christmas with four trees in the home and countless decorations. We love to decorate each tree uniquely to fit the space. Today, I am decorating trees for my holiday cards instead. Iβve got three cards to share that show the many different ways you can use the Trim a Tree Collection of products together to create lovely winter trees. O Christmas Tree Image My first 5β X 7β card features the O Christmas tree dies. You get a base and layered die…
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How to Trim a Tree in 3 Easy Steps with Jean
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Jean here sharing two holiday cards created with the Spellbinders Trim a Tree Collection, which includes dies, glimmer plates, and a stencil that work together or separately. Iβm showing how to create cards with this collection using a three-step approach: create the background, create the focal point(s), and embellish. Letβs take a look! A snowy, forest scene captures the magic of the holidays Create background: Create A2-size card base. Cut A2-size panel from navy cardstock. Foil Gifts of Christmas sentiment in Gold in upper-left. Mask sentiment area and apply white embossing paste through the Layered Christmas Tree Stencil (snow portion) to panel. Set aside to dry.…
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Becca Feeken’s New Vignette Dies | Spellbinders Live
Join Kim Kesti in the Creative Classroom as she plays with new additions to Becca Feekenβs elegant 3D collection ofΒ Vignette dies. Watch todayβs video and then try one of these fun techniques on your next project! You can watch below or on our Youtube channel: The Vignette dies create dimensional 3D layers but the finished project also lays flat to fit in an envelope. You can create a stand-up cabinet style card project or an album style with tab pages for photos or die cut elements. For extra versatility, use the die cut elements to add to a standard card too! In todayβs video Kim walks you through exactly what…
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Be Merry Collection Inspiration with Laura Evangeline
Hello, crafty friends! I am Laura Evangeline, and I am excited to join you here as a guest blogger for the first time. I grew up in Texas, and after a few trips around the world with the Army, I now call Nashville βhomeβ along with my handy husband, who is soon to retire from the Army, and also my spunky 10-year-old son. I canβt forget our two Yorkies, Max and Penny too! I started making cards a few decades ago now, but after taking a long break I realized it was more than a silly hobby. I wholeheartedly credit my mental health and well-being to crafting and the amazing…
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Be Merry 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 Be Merry Collection from Spellbinders.Β The fun die sets, sweet holiday images, and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three cute cards perfect for sending a little Christmas cheer. DELIVERING WARM HUGS CHRISTMAS CARD I fell in love with the adorable bear in the Chill Bear Die Set and knew I had to use him on a card right away.Β With a fun stenciled background and a stack of tiny gifts, I created this simple and cozy Christmas card. Trim a piece…
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Christmas in July with Jennifer Rustioni & Be Merry Collection
Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer, Iβm 37 years old and I live in Bergamo, Italy. Iβve always loved creativity in all its forms, but music and art are my greatest passions. Over the years they have also became my job: Iβm a harpist and a coloring teacher as well. I share my love for art and coloring on my personal blog and on my social channels, so if you want you can find me there as @armieritagli! Iβm very excited to be here today as a guest designer, to share with you the cards I created using the new amazing Be Merry Collection! I had much fun to realize…
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Julyβ21 Release Party β Booth Tour & Collections Overview
You might be sitting in the summer sunshine today, but thanks to Spellbinders itβs starting to feel a lot like Christmas! We are so excited to share the biggest holiday release weβve ever had in the history of the company – itβs so big we had to break it into three months. We have so much to share in this first release and even though you might be thinking about the beach, the pool, and a glass of lemonade, we know youβre going to LOVE diving into your holiday crafting projects with these fresh, winter products. Join Nicole Westervelt in the Spellbinders booth as she shares the following products and…
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Be Merry Collection – Inspiration with Andrea Shell
Hello!Β It’s Andrea Shell here with you, and I’m super excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog again. I got to play with the amazing Be Merry Collection, and I’m totally smitten with it! These stamps and dies are so much fun, and I think you’ll agree with me. Family & Friends Shopping Spree Card My first card features the Shopping Spree Dies, which I cut from a combination of cardstock and Deco Foil Flock. To cut the flock details, I first adhered the flock to white cardstock and then die-cut it with the Shopping Spree Dies. For the gifts I used the Christmas Wishes Paper from the November…