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  • Give Your Card The Wow Factor. A Step by Step Press, Colour and Emboss Tutorial Using Magical Fuchsia, BP-349, STN-127, E3D-172, BP-025, BP-298, S5-647
    BetterPress,  Cardmaking,  Embossing,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Give Your Card The Wow Factor. A Step by Step Press, Colour and Emboss Tutorial Using Magical Fuchsia

    April 30, 2026 / 3 Comments

    Hello cardmaking friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today to share a card featuring the Magical Fuchsia Press + Foil Plate & Die Set from the Alex Syberia Designs Magical Fuchsia Collection. I am going to be doing a step-by-step photo tutorial showing you how to press, color, and emboss this beautiful image! There are many options available to you when combining the press plate, stencils, and embossing folder. You can press or foil the plate, use it with or without stencils. You can use the stencils on their own or combine them with the embossing folder. You can even use the embossing folder on its own. I have to say…

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    November 2024 BetterPress Plate of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Paint the Town

    November 9, 2024
    Spellbinders Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell - Inspiration | Stacked Coffee Cups Card with Melissa Phillips featuring S4-917 Tea Stack o’ Cups, S5-332 Hemstitch Ovals #spellbinders #diecutting #sharynsowell #neverstopmaking #handmadecard

    Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Inspiration | Stacked Coffee Cups Card with Melissa Phillips

    August 28, 2018
    All Aboard Christmas Kit 2021 Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways

    All Aboard Christmas Kit 2021 Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways (Now Closed)

    September 29, 2021
  • HOW TO MAKE A SUMMER CARD WITH SUMMER CAMP TRAILSIDE TRIO, S4-1503, S4-1504, S5-740, STP-269, S4-1450, S5-526, BP-025
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    How to Make a Summer Fox Card with Die Cuts: Step-by-Step Tutorial

    April 24, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Trailside Trio Etched Dies from the Allison Frazier Summer Camp collection. The other sets in collection work perfectly with the Trailside Trio, so I have combined two of those as well! So much fun getting to dress up the critters for summer activities! DIE-CUTTING THE FOX + ASSEMBLY Die cut the fox from Trailside Trio Etched Dies: Please note: the dies are shown in the photo facing upwards, so that you can see which die is cut from which cardstock. When die cutting, you need to have the cut side facing down onto the cardstock. Place…

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    Winter Wonderland Cards and Tags with Sheri Holt

    Winter Wonderland Cards and Tags with Sheri Holt

    August 23, 2022
    Spellbinders Expressions of Faith Collection. Handmade religious card by Jenny Colacicco #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #DieCutting #GlimmerHotFoilSystem

    Expressions of Faith Collection | Cardmaking Ideas with Jenny

    October 14, 2020
    Paul Antonio Glimmer Plates Inspiration | Clean & Simple Love Cards with Zinia

    Paul Antonio Glimmer Plates Inspiration | One Layer Cards with Zinia

    January 9, 2019
  • HOW TO CREATE A SIMPLE FLORAL CARD WITH A DRAMATIC COLOR PALETTE S4-1512, S5-747, STP-274
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    Simple Poppy Card Tutorial with Leaf & Bloom Etched Dies

    April 14, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Leaf & Bloom Etched Dies from the Poppy Song Collection. This is a really pretty set consisting of three stems, three poppy flower heads, and a leaf frond. I kept my card very simple today to focus on the dramatic colour palette! DIE-CUTTING THE POPPIES Die cut the Leaf & Bloom Etched Dies: Please note: the dies are shown in the photo facing upwards, so that you can see which die is cut from which cardstock. When die cutting, you need to have the cut side facing down onto the cardstock. Place two of the…

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    National Craft Month with Spellbinders! Week 3: Crafting for Every Occasion

    National Craft Month with Spellbinders! Week 3: Crafting for Every Occasion

    March 17, 2025

    Spread Your Wings and Take Flight!

    June 10, 2025

    Softening BetterPress Backgrounds with Vellum

    April 24, 2024
  • HOW TO CREATE A STRIPED BACKGROUND, S4-1450, S4-1448, DOM-JAN25, STP-274, BP-025
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    How to Make a Striped Birthday Card with the Stripe Right Etched Dies

    March 27, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Stripe Right Etched Dies from the Just Eat Cake Add-Ons Collection. This fabulous die cuts four stripes of various widths. The stripes are 6” tall, so they can be used horizontally or vertically on an A2-sized card. The dies work perfectly with the contents of the Just Eat Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit, but as you can see, they can be combined with any other supplies you have in your stash, too! DIE-CUTTING THE STRIPES + CREATING THE CARD BASE Pick five colours of ColorWheel Cardstock to use – this card uses (left-right) Seaside, Waterfall, Fairy…

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    May 2024 Stencil of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Tropical Spray

    May 2024 Stencil of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Tropical Spray

    May 1, 2024
    September 2022 Card Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Sew Happy

    September 2022 Card Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Sew Happy

    September 1, 2022
    SLIMLINE GINGERBREAD TRIO, S4-1492, S5-713, S4-1489, S7-280, BP-199

    Slimline Gingerbread Trio

    September 14, 2025
  • Making A Darling Dog Birthday Card, S5-743, S5-526, S5-734, S4-1522, BP-025
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    How to Make a Birthday Card with Color Block Accent Arches and Darling Dog Dies

    March 26, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today. I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog to share a card featuring the Color Block Accent Arches, which are part of the Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit Add-Ons. I am going to be taking you through this card with a step-by-step photo tutorial. It’s a fun card to make! Happy Birthday For all of the die cutting, use the Platinum SIX Die Cutting Machine with the die cutting sandwich as follows (from bottom to top): Plate A – Platform Base Plate B – Platform Top Plate C – Cutting Plate Plate C – Cutting Plate The…

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    Spellbinders Garden Shutters Collection | with Hussena Calcuttawala

    Spellbinders Garden Shutters Collection with Hussena Calcuttawala

    January 8, 2022
    Using the Serenade of Autumn Collection to Find My Mojo

    Using the Serenade of Autumn Collection to Find My Mojo

    October 12, 2023

    SPOILERS! 13 Days of Craft-o-Ween Day 10. Step by Step Tutorial

    August 28, 2025
  • Create Realistic Dimensional Flowers for Clean And Simple Cards, S5-712, S6-169, S3-569, BP-311, BP-298, BP-025, BP-287
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    Dimensional Floral Cards with The Poet’s Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn

    January 22, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog with you today. I’m here to share some inspiration with The Poet’s Garden Collection from Susan Tierney-Cockburn. This is a beautiful release of flowers that are designed to have lots of dimension, and I definitely have that on my cards today! This collection has a choice of Double and Single Peonies, Clematis Poet, Wild Violet, and Love-In-A-Mist Etched Dies, along with an accompanying BetterPress sentiment set. Spending time creating these dimensional flowers is very relaxing, and they really pack a punch when they are done! You’ll need to send them to their respective…

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    Making Fun Scene Cards For any Occasion

    February 7, 2024
    November 2019 Large Die of the Month is Here – Santa's Helpers

    November 2019 Large Die of the Month is Here – Santa’s Helpers

    November 1, 2019

    Snowy Fun Cards Featuring the Let It Snow Collection

    August 26, 2024
  • Create Three Cute and Simple Welcome Baby Cards, SS25824, SS25823, E3D-164, S4-1500, S4-1513, S4-1520, S4-501, S4-1476, S5-647, BP-025
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    Easy Baby & Birthday Cards with Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Pooh

    January 15, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog with you today. I’m here to share some ideas for easy cards using the Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Pooh Birthday Collection. This collection contains two clear stamp sets with their coordinating dies, and I use both sets on my cards today. It also features a 3D embossing folder which creates alphabet blocks that you can use to personalise your cards – so cute! There are some border dies along with two die sets, which feature Kanga and Roo as well as a highchair and other baby accessories. You also have two BetterPress…

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    October 11, 2023
    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 8 with Lisa Tilson

    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 8 with Lisa Tilson

    September 30, 2025
    December 2023 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – My Heart Smiles

    December 2023 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – My Heart Smiles

    December 1, 2023
  • EASY APERTURE CARDS FEATURING SENDING HUGS COLLECTION, S5-732, S5-734,S5-733, E3D-163, S5-526, BP-270, BP-025, S4-1451
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    Birthday, Thank You & Graduation Cards Using Simon Hurley Sending Hugs Dies

    January 9, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Simon Hurley Sending Hugs collection. This wonderful collection is perfect for lots of different occasions, and what I love the most is that the die sets (bear, dog, and cat), are completely customizable. You can create multiple characters from just one die set! Whilst there are sentiment labels in the set for the characters to jump out from behind, I decided to use other sentiments for my cards today and have the characters jumping out of apertures instead. So fun! BIRTHDAY BEAR My first card uses Birthday Bear Etched…

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    Give Your Card The Wow Factor. A Step by Step Press, Colour and Emboss Tutorial Using Magical Fuchsia, BP-349, STN-127, E3D-172, BP-025, BP-298, S5-647

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    April 30, 2026
    Dancin’ Halloween Kinetic Cards

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    August 20, 2023
    Paper Pies with Pie Perfection Collection and Michelle Short

    Paper Pies with Pie Perfection Collection and Michelle Short

    April 27, 2022
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    Adding Dimension to your Fall Projects

    October 2, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. Today, I am working with the Falling Leaves collection. This collection has a press plate with coordinating stencil, a 3D embossing folder, and three wax seals. All of these products are so beautiful and pair perfectly together. For my first card, I started by taking the Autumn Rain BetterPress and Stencil Bundle and used my BetterPress machine to ink up the press plate. I used the Opal Blush Shimmer Interference Ink Pad from Lisa Horton Crafts.  I then used the coordinating stencils to color the umbrellas and leaves. I trimmed…

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    Halloween and Fall Cards with Brenda Noelke for Spellbinders featuring Fall & Halloween 2020 Collection #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmaking

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    August 13, 2020
    Create A Die Cut and Foiled Christmas Card using Paul Antonio Upright Merry Christmas Press + Foil Plate, BP-370, S4-1452

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    July 16, 2026
    STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL FOR CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHRISTMAS USING THE INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY SENTIMENTS WITH ISHA GUPTA, S3-567, S5-717, S5-635

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    November 4, 2025
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    Exploring the Not Your Ordinary Card Collection

    September 27, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. I have the honor of sharing the Not Your Ordinary Card Collection from Wendy Vecchi and Spellbinders. This is a fantastic collection of products which includes a stencil set and four die sets. Each of the products is available for separate purchase or there is a bundle for a limited time with savings. THANKS A MILLION Use Build a Plaid Layered stencil set and stencil with three shades of yellow ink. Use Golden Rose Paper Glaze for one layer Die cut floral and leaf images from the Essential Envelope die…

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    Playing with Color Theory and the Bayfair Collection

    June 7, 2024
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