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Bottle Brush Trees Three Ways | Spellbinders Live
Join Nicole Westervelt in the Creative Classroom as she experiments with three festive ways to use the Bottle Brush Trees Etched Dies, paired with an assortment of some of our favorite holiday products. Watch video below or on our Youtube channel: Bottle Brush Trees Etched Dies is a set of six thin metal dies and is a part of the Tis the Season Collection. These bottle brush trees come with its skeleton base, layer and stand to create the adorable shape. Use the ornaments and stars to decorate. For today’s first card, Nicole pairs the Bottle Brush Trees with the car from the Special Delivery Etched Dies. Have you taken advantage of the “cheat sheet” style…
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Dimensional Poinsettia DIY | Spellbinders Live
Join Kim Kesti in the Creative Classroom as she creates a beautiful realistic poinsettia from Susan’s Holiday Flora Collection, from Spellbinders’ licensed designer Susan Tierney-Cockburn. Watch video below or on our Youtube channel: Poinsettia are the quintessential holiday flower, aren’t they? Susan’s Poinsettia die set is fairly simple and it’s a great floral die set to begin with. One of the best features of these five simple dies are the unique markings to show you how many times to cut each die (2x, 1x, etc.). You’ll see on the large die, it says 2X, which reminds you to cut this die two times to create the red leaves, (then cut one or…
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Glimmer Hot Foil on Three Surfaces | Spellbinders Live + Glimmer Roundup
Join Kim Kesti in the Creative Classroom as she creates shiny and shimmering projects with the Glimmer Hot Foil System. If you’ve been waiting for the Hot Foil System to come back in stock, now is the time to grab yours. Are you new to the Glimmer Hot Foil System? The Glimmer is easy to use. Just heat the platform & chosen plate, create your foiling sandwich, and then run the platform through your die cutting machine. Foiled elements can be added to various materials, such as cardstock, fabric, ribbon, leather, and more. In today’s video, Kim uses three different types of paper that Glimmer beautifully – Color Splash Watercolor Sheets, Glimmer Specialty Cardstock, and Glimmer…
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Delivered Bundles: Hello Delivered & Love Delivered Kits
Hello crafty friends! Many crafters (just like you) have been doing their part to share extra love and kindness over the past few months. Sending happy mail and sharing handmade treats, no matter how simple or small, helps us feel connected to the people we care about and it brightens the recipient’s day to know they are thought of and loved. We’ve bundled together some of our favorite FSJ supplies to help you spread some sunshine into the world with simple treat boxes and tags. Today we’re going to share creative ways that you can use these bundles to share some handmade goodness with others. Ready for a peek at…
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Double Embossing | TryDay Friday
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, we share a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week Creative Director Kim Kesti is sharing with us a super cool double embossing technique. Not only is the card so super cute, but we loved how certain elements really pop. If you’d like to watch on our YouTube channel, you can see the video right here. Make sure you leave Kim a comment and let her know how much you enjoyed her technique & card and appreciate her sharing fun ideas with all of us. Isn’t that just adorable?…
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Rainbows & Embossed Resist | TryDay Friday
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, we share a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week Creative Director Kim Kesti is using some tried and true favorites, some Liquid Colors with heat embossing. Not only are the results colorful but it’s also a lot of fun to do. If you’d like to watch on our YouTube channel, you can see the video right here. Make sure you leave Kim a comment and let her know how much you enjoyed her technique & card and appreciate her sharing fun ideas with all of us. Are you…
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Fresh & Beautiful Die Cutting | TryDay Friday
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, we share a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week Creative Director Kim Kesti is using some old favorites, some leaf dies with our True Color Fusion Ink pads. Not only are the results stunning but it’s such a good way to use dies you might not always reach for AND experiment with color palettes. If you’d like to watch on our YouTube channel, you can see the video right here. Make sure you leave Kim a comment and let her know how much you enjoyed her technique &…
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Buffalo Check Stencil + Card | TryDay Friday
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, we share a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week Training Manager Lynn Leusch is using a classic product, our Buffalo Check Stencil! This fun stencil feels so on trend right now, as the Buffalo Check pattern is everywhere. If you’d like to watch on our YouTube channel, you can see the video right here. Make sure you leave Lynn a comment and let her know how much you enjoyed her projects and appreciate her sharing fun ideas with all of us. Isn’t that just a gorgeous and oh…
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Gifts In A Jar | TryDay Friday
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, we share a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week concept designer Shannon Smith is putting together a FABULOUS idea! If you saw the video, we know that you think this idea is as clever as we do. If you’d like to watch on our YouTube channel, you can see the video right here. Make sure you leave Shannon a comment and let her know how much you enjoyed her projects and appreciate her sharing fun ideas with all of us. Do you ever need a little something to…
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5 Handmade Gifts and Treat Bags for Christmas
Do you love to give handmade gifts and goodies at Christmastime? As crafters, we love to find ways to add homemade touches to our gift bags and boxes, and we love to make gifts and treats for those we love. Let’s look at 5 different ways to craft up Christmas gifts, plus darling ways to package them. They would be so fun to have on hand for unexpected gifts you might need. Tic Tac Toe This one is genius and perfect for Thanksgiving or any other gathering. Simply use our Dowel Stands [painted with Black Licorice and Whip Cream Acrylic Paint] to create a Tic Tac Toe Board! That’s right, the…
