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Make It Merry Limited Edition Holiday Cardmaking Kit 2023 Inspiration Take 3!
Welcome back to our mini inspirational series featuring the Make it Merry Limited Edition Holiday Cardmaking Kit! Check out the first post in the series HERE with 5 Christmas Card Ideas from Brenda Noelke and the second post HERE with 5 More Christmas Card Ideas from Leica Palma. 2023 Make It Merry Christmas Kit is packed full of holiday cheer! This mega Christmas offering will have you creating over 25 seasonal cards and more with loads of leftover embellishments, papers and more. This kit also includes sparkly gems, beautiful holiday patterned papers, various kinds of stickers, cardstock, card bases and envelopes. With foam and tape adhesives in the mix, no…
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Daisy Mouse With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m super excited to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! I’m sharing a card featuring the Daisy Mouse Cling Rubber Stamp Set from the Spring Collection by House-Mouse Designs!! This collection is absolutely adorable!! There are five little mice sharing in different adventures and antics…one is just as cute as the next! THINKING OF YOU CARD I began by stamping Daisy Mouse onto a panel of white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored the image with Copic markers and blended a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink onto the panel with a blending brush. I…
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A Special Delivery and Tea for Two Mice with Bobbi Lemanski
Hello friends! It’s Bobbi Lemanski (Instagram: @BobbiHartDesign) here with a couple of cards to share featuring some sweet mice! Have you seen the latest House-Mouse Designs stamps available at Spellbinders Paper Arts? These darling stamps make even a mouse cute! My cards feature the Bouquet For You and the Tea for Two cling rubber stamp sets from the latest 2023 Spring collection. These stamp images are nice and big and fit beautifully on an A2 or A7 card. Both of my cards are 5” X 7” so I positioned the images to be the focal point. One is in the lower right corner, allowing the card to breathe with white…
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Using Distress Oxide Inks To Add Tons of Color to Die Cut Scenes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share some fun ways to use Distress Oxide Inks to enhance your die-cut scenes. Ink-blended backgrounds can add tons of color to your cards while coloring die-cuts with inks can really add dimension and realistic details. Here I used Distress Oxide Inks along with the Country Road Collection to create three colorful cards for different seasons. Sunset Scene Thank You Card Distress Oxide Inks are perfect for creating easy ink-blended backgrounds even between colors you might not normally try to mix. I thought a bright sunset-inspired sky would be beautifully paired with a…
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The Country Road Card Ideas With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m thrilled to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! I’m sharing three cards using the Country Road Collection designed by Annie Williams!! I’ve always been a huge fan of Annie’s cards and I’m so excited for her first collection! My cards today have more of a Spring or Summer theme going on, but there is also a seasonal die set that I can’t wait to use! SENDING BIRTHDAY WISHES CARD I began by die-cutting the wheelbarrow in Country Wheelbarrow Etched Dies from Silver Fox, Latte, Timber, and Brushed Silver cardstock. I brushed a bit of Distress Oxide Ink…
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Country Road Collection Introduction with Annie Williams
Hi there crafty friends, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to introduce my new collection with Spellbinders called Country Road. This collection is inspired by rural Pennsylvania, a place my family now calls home after many years of moving from city to city to pursue my education and career in science. When we traded busy city streets for rolling country roads, I was struck by the beautiful gardens and entryways my friends and neighbors spent countless hours building to create the warm and welcoming community around me. There are five products in this collection – four die sets and a stamp and die set. Each set was carefully…
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Stitched Fan Cardfront Dies – All, Some, and One Die
Welcome! Joan Bardee is here today. I’m so happy to share 3 completely different ways to use the beautiful Stitched Fan Cardfront Etched Dies. I’m also going to share some tips for using stitching dies for those of you with little to no experience with them (that’s me!). Warning: it’s addictive. All the Dies This card uses all 5 Stitched Fan Cardfront dies – they cover an A2 card perfectly. Die cut in blue cardstock and stitched each of them with blue embroidery floss. I like the tone on tone for this card. Hot foiled “thank you” from Mini Everyday Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die using opaque white…
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Showered With Love Collection Introduction
Hello my crafty friends, this is Vicky Papaioannou. Today I am happy to introduce to you my latest collection with Spellbinders “Showered With Love”. It’s a very versatile collection as I wanted to cover as many occasions as possible when I was designing it. The collection consists of 4 die sets and a stamp set. You will find umbrellas, flowers, weather elements, an adorable duck and even backgrounds. SHOWERED WITH LOVE In this collection the umbrella is definitely the star of the show. You will be able to find umbrellas in different sizes. The big one that really makes a statement as a focal point on your cards, as well as…
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Spellbinders Top 10 Products from 2022
We are so excited to share with you some of our most loved products over the past year! We’ve rounded up another Spellbinders top 10 product list for you! From tools, machines, and crafting accessories, this year’s favorites are a great selection. Keep reading and see if one of your favorite products was on the list! 10. Kerria Japonica Etched Dies To start off our countdown, number 10 on this year’s list was the Kerria Japonica Etched Dies from Susan’s Spring Flora Collection. This set creates beautiful blooming flowers on a branch. Paired with an adorable ladybug, this realistic die set looks freshly picked from a garden. BUY NOW! 9.…
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Layered Stitched Diamond Cards with Larissa Heskett
Hello Crafty Friends! Larissa here today to share some different ideas on ways to use the NEW Limited Edition Layered Stitched Diamond Etched Die Set!! I personally LOVE to stitch on my cards, but there are so many ways that you can combine them with your favorite patterned papers to showcase the designs even more!! For my first card I wanted to use one of the Prints from the NEW Home for the Holidays Paper Pad from the Christmas Flea Market Finds Collection!! SWOON!! These Papers are so BEAUTIFUL and can be used in several ways!! After picking the Patterned Paper, I ran it through my Platinum 6 Die Cutting…