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Classic Florals & Regal Details: Card Making with the Regal Reflections Collection
Hello Spellbinders Fans! It’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m so happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing these three cards featuring the Regal Reflections Collection. I did a bit of homework regarding the famous Staffordshire dog ceramic figures. They are from the early 17th century and started as gifts that could be purchased on the street from local artists. They were popular Victorian mantelpiece decorations inspired by Queen Victoria’s King Charles Spaniels. When these figures moved into canvas art, artists recreated their recognizable forms in still lifes and decorative paintings, reflecting their popularity as cherished household symbols, even though the originals were porcelain or earthenware rather than paintings. A…
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Bibi’s Musical Notes Collection Introduction with Bibi Cameron
Hello crafty friends! This is Bibi Cameron, and I’m thrilled to introduce my newest Spellbinders collection: Bibi’s Musical Notes!!! Available now at the Spellbinders store! Yay! Ever since I can remember, music has been a huge part of my life. My house, my car, and even my craft room are a permanent fiesta! Sometimes I find myself dancing while cranking my die-cutting machine to the rhythm of a song. I do the same when I cook, clean, or even in the shower. Moments with music, family, and friends have given me so many wonderful memories. As a universal language, music makes life better. I’m a Latina, and I know that…
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3 Sweet Gingerbread Cards: A Trio of Holiday Inspiration
Hey Crafty Friends, it’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog featuring the sweet Candy Christmas Collection with Stamperia. Do you have holiday traditions? We love to decorate gingerbread houses. We also have a crafty day. Last year, we painted and decorated small wooden houses. This year, I want to move to baking a gingerbread village to decorate. My first card features the Gingerbread Plane & Banner Etched Dies. My husband is a pilot, and every year I design holiday cards for his pilot friends. Keeping this in mind, I decided to make this my template for that group. I kept it clean and…
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Step by Step Tutorial: Cuckoo Cottage Chiming Christmas Bridge Card Tutorial
Hello, crafty friends! I’m Heejung Hunsberger, and I’m thrilled to be back as a Guest Designer for Spellbinders, showcasing another exciting project from the Cuckoo Cottage Collection! In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through creating a unique bridge card featuring a delightful cuckoo clock design using the Chiming Christmas Die and the Cuckoo Cottage Die. This interactive card not only stands upright beautifully for display but also includes a charming swinging pendulum for added fun! If you’d like to get to know me better, visit my blog or follow me on Instagram. Additionally, I have a YouTube channel where I regularly post video tutorials. Let’s get started! Step 1: Create…
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Step by Step Tutorial: Cuckoo Cottage Harvest Time Thank You Card
Hello crafty friends, Heejung Hunsberger here, and I’m so excited to share a delightful autumn-themed card featuring the upcoming Cuckoo Cottage Collection and the beautiful Harvest Time die set, releasing this August! This project combines embossing, die-cutting, and a touch of watercolor for a truly unique and heartfelt card. If you’d like to get to know me better, visit my blog or follow me on Instagram. Additionally, I have a YouTube channel where I regularly post video tutorials. Let’s get started! Step 1: Create Your Embossed Background Start with a piece of white cardstock and the Spellbinders Oak Forest 3D Embossing Folder. Run the cardstock through your die-cutting machine with the…
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SPOILERS! 13 Days of Craft-o-Ween Day 10. Step by Step Tutorial
SPOILER ALERT: Welcome the 13 Days of Craftoween 2025 Advent Calendar — and we can’t wait to show you what’s inside! If you love spooky season as much as we do, you’re in for a real treat (no tricks here). Whether you’re into cute and quirky or dark and dramatic, the 13 Days of Craftoween is packed with creative potential. Each day unveils a new mini crafting treasure designed to help you conjure up cards and more — all perfect for October makes and haunted happenings. Ready to peek behind Door 10? Today we’re featuring a project by Jaycee Gaspar. Catch up on all the spooky surprises and creative inspiration from…
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City Holiday Collection Introduction with Yana Smakula
We’re so excited to welcome Yana Smakula back to the blog today to introduce her brand-new City Holiday Collection — a sophisticated and stylish release just in time for festive cardmaking. This five-piece collection is Yana’s first die-focused release, inspired by her love for clean lines, classic sentiments, and timeless holiday charm. Whether you’re crafting chic cityscapes or layering elegant BetterPress sentiments, this collection is all about mixing creativity with cozy holiday magic. Let’s take a closer look at each set! Want to see the collection in action? Watch Yana’s video introduction on her YouTube Channel. Shadow Joy Die Set Make joy the star of your card front! This bold…
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Sail Into Summer with the Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle
Hello Crafters! It’s Melody Rupple here and I’m excited to be on the blog today to share a few cards I have created with the new Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle. The Fair Winds Collection includes five new products, including three scene-building die sets, the perfect sentiment set with coordinating dies, and a beautiful stencil. So let’s get started. Let’s start with taking a look at the Uncharted Waters Layering Stencil. This is a set of 6 different layering stencils that create a seaside scene. You can use all six stencils layered together to make an ocean with a rocky shore and a sky full of gulls or use…
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Incorporating Patterned Paper Into The Fair Winds Collection With Emily Leiphart
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle. This is such a fun coastal and nautical collection, perfect for summertime cards of all occasions. I wanted to create my cards with a non-traditional color palette and I was inspired by the colors from the Simple Stories Just Beachy 6×8” Paper Pad. Each card features the patterned paper in a different way — the border, a small selection of die cuts, and a centerpiece background. This first card features the Uncharted Waters Stencil, Guiding Light Dies, Set Sail Dies, and the Fair Winds Sentiments.…
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Colorful Cards with the Spring Has Sprung Collection!
Hi, Dina Kowal here with some colorful spring projects featuring House-Mouse stamps! There are 4 new sets in the House-Mouse Spring Has Sprung Collection, each with a card-sized image and several coordinating sentiments. I’m a lonnnng-time House-Mouse fan, so I was thrilled to add these sweet images to my collection! What will these little guys get into next?! I love to watercolor, so I used my favorite paints to begin my coloring here on the Birthday Wishes image. Each area has several layers of color, building up intensity as well as shading and dimension. These little scenes are so detailed – I used several different-sized brushes to get into all…
