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  • Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Video Tutorials

    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 9 with Suzanne Hue

    October 1, 2025 / No Comments

    Welcome to day 9 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Suzanne Hue as she shares inspiration with the Day 9 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Kim Kesti; Day 2 with Jaycee Gaspar; Day 3 with Rebecca Keppel; Day 4 with Nichol Spohr; Day 5 with Tina Smith; Day 6 with Mindy Eggen; Day 7 with Carissa Wiley, Day 8 with Lisa Tilson. Hello Crafters, and welcome to day 9 of the 12 Days…

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    October 2024 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Cozy Toes Slippers

    October 1, 2024
    Merry & Bright Collection – Card Inspiration

    Merry & Bright Collection – Card Inspiration

    October 13, 2023
    Season Label Motifs Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    Season Label Motifs Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    August 17, 2022
  • Starry Holiday Vibes: A Set of Three Cards, BPR-035, S4-1324, BPR-036, BPR-034, E3D-152
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    Starry Holiday Vibes: A Set of Three Cards

    September 29, 2025 / No Comments

    Hey Crafty Friends, it’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog featuring the super festive Starry Holiday Collection by Dina Wakley. I’m smitten with Dina’s Spellbinders Collections, including her new BetterPress Inks, which are vibrant and versatile. I’ve designed three cards that feature each of Dina’s new sets. I love all things BetterPress, so this collection has me so inspired. One of my favorite sets is the Merry, Merry, Merry Bird. You can easily use each of the images as the main focal point for a card design. I’ve captured all of them in my card.  The scale of both the bird and the ornament…

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    Die D-Lites Inspiration | Dinosaur Pop Up Card. Video tutorial by Nichol Spohr for Spellbinders using S2-273 Sun and Clouds, S3-317 Dinosaurs, S3-320 Picket Fence, S3-249 Palm Trees, S4-788 Classic A2 Waves Borders, S5-233 Heart & Home Scalloped Pop Up Box #spellbinders #popupbox #diecutting handmadecard #popupcard

    Die D-Lites Inspiration | Dinosaur Pop Up Card. Video

    February 18, 2018
    STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL: A BUON NATALE CHRISTMAS CARD, S2-454, S4-1431, DOM-JUL25, SES-050

    Step by Step Tutorial: A Buon Natale Christmas Card

    November 3, 2025

    3 Expert Monochrome Techniques featuring Letter Pressed Cards

    February 18, 2024
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    Colorful and Nontraditional Christmas Colors with the Holiday DIY Color Deck Expansion Pack

    July 28, 2025 / No Comments

    Hey Crafty Friends, it’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog featuring the fabulous Holiday DIY Color Deck Expansion Pack. If you love the original DIY Color Deck System, you’re going to be smitten with the Holiday version. It contains 12 cards with holiday-inspired artwork, fun facts and information to help and spark your creativity. My first project features the Yuletide Ride Etched Dies from the Wonderland Collection and Petite Criss Cross Press Plate from the Merry Moments Collection. I challenged myself to put together the Holiday DIY Color Cards together first and then pick out my supplies. This is the ColorWheel color palette for…

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    Sealed in Blue and Red for Christmas!

    September 17, 2024
    Ink Smooshing Plus Intricate Dies | Spellbinders Live

    Ink Smooshing Plus Intricate Dies | Spellbinders Live

    May 30, 2021
    Sealed by Spellbinders with Marie Heiderscheit

    Sealed by Spellbinders with Marie Heiderscheit

    November 9, 2022
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    Minimal to More with Modern Botanicals

    June 16, 2025 / No Comments

    Hey Crafty Friends, it’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog featuring the beautiful Modern Botanicals Collection by Dina Wakley. If you love her Collaged Birds Collection, you’re going to love the new products! My first project features the Flourishing  BetterPress Plates. I challenged myself to design a clean and simple card using Pebble panels. The inks I used are: Taffy – Jet Set BetterPress Ink Mini Set Leaf – Flower Garden Betterpress Ink Mini Set Thunder – Jet Set BetterPress Ink Mini Set I love how the Taffy and Leaf colors POP on the Pebble. The sentiment is from the Holding Your Heart Sentiments…

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    December 2024 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Forever Yours

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    December 2, 2024
    Stitchmas Christmas Inspiration with Michelle Short

    Stitchmas Christmas Inspiration with Michelle Short

    July 14, 2022
    Spellbinders Cardmaking Inspiration | You are Llamazing Card Featuring Jane Davenport Clear Stamp Llama Drama (JDS-055) with Kim Kesti #Spellbinders #Cardmaking #NeverStopMaking #Stamping

    Cardmaking Inspiration | You are Llamazing Card Featuring Llama Drama with Kim Kesti

    July 15, 2020
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    Using a Single Color Palette to Create Three Cards!

    October 2, 2024 / No Comments

    Hi crafty friends!  It’s Cassie Trask back with another blog post where I’m going to share a few cards using the new Falling Leaves Collection.  It may be in the 90s here in South Georgia, but I am very ready for Fall, and a Fall color palette is where it’s at! A Rainy Fall Background Fall often brings about some rain, which is why I like this Autumn Rain BetterPress Plate.  It’s such a pretty plate that gives you the opportunity to use lots of color especially when you use the Layered Autumn Rain Stencil. For all of my cards I brought in the Thanks Enclosed Sentiments dies, because they…

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    Spellbinders June 2018 Small Die of the Month is Here! #spellbindersclubkits #spellbinders #cardmakingkit #diecutting #diecut #spellbindersdies

    June 2018 Small Die of the Month is Here!

    June 2, 2018
    Quick Technique | Holiday Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders using S4-774 Merry Christmas Die

    Quick Technique | Holiday Card with Merry Christmas Die

    October 31, 2017
    Make A Scene by Becca Feeken | Kinetic Cards with Jean Manis

    Make A Scene by Becca Feeken | Kinetic Cards with Jean Manis

    February 23, 2021
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    Creating Multi-Color Letterpressed Designs with the Cheers To You Collection

    April 23, 2024 / No Comments

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of colorful cards made with the new Cheers To You Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous new registration plate designs, versatile background, and classic sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three multi-color cards for various occasions. Peony Plaid Friendship Card Buffalo plaid holds a special place in my heart because my five year old, who refers to it as “squares”, will wear any and all clothing and accessories that boast this fun pattern.  So naturally, the Buffalo Plaid Press Plate was the first piece in the collection I pulled…

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    Our Fave 2023 Holiday Product Blog Hop + Giveaways!

    Our Fave 2023 Holiday Product Blog Hop + Giveaways! (Now Closed)

    November 17, 2023
    5 Projects You Can Make with the All Aboard 2021 Christmas Kit

    5 Projects You Can Make with the All Aboard 2021 Christmas Kit

    August 28, 2021
    Paint Your World with Vicky Papaioannou

    Paint Your World with Vicky Papaioannou

    March 22, 2022
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    Fun Ways to Use Patterned Paper in Your Cardmaking Projects

    March 31, 2024 / 3 Comments

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of easy and fun ways to use patterned paper in your cardmaking projects.  Patterned papers can be a little intimidating to some due to busy patterns or bright colors, but I hope these techniques can help to show how easily they can add texture and color to an otherwise plain card. Pretty Floral Hello Card I love buffalo plaid, but it can be a very bold look and draw too much attention away from your focal point sometimes.  Here I toned this blue plaid pattern down a bit by splitting…

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    Limited Edition Stitching Die & Stamp Cards with Jess Fernandes

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    November 2, 2022
    House Mouse Bouquet for You Coloring with Alberto Gava

    House Mouse Bouquet for You Coloring with Alberto Gava

    July 3, 2023
    Spellbinders September 2019 Small Die of the Month is Here – Eek-A-Boo

    September 2019 Small Die of the Month is Here – Eek-A-Boo

    September 1, 2019
  • Fun Floral Cards with the BetterPress Spring Collection
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    Fun Floral Cards with the BetterPress Spring Collection

    January 20, 2024 / No Comments

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the new BetterPress Spring Collection from Spellbinders.  The delicate floral images and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three pretty cards for a variety of occasions this spring. Muted Floral Sympathy Card I thought the dainty floral images in the Flower Stems Press Plate Set were so beautiful that I pulled these out first.  Here I inked them up in muted colors and created both a background and focal point for this easy sympathy card. Arrange the plates from the Flower Stems Press…

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    September 1, 2024
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    Delivered Bundles: Hello Delivered & Love Delivered Kits

    June 15, 2020

    My Love Glows Valentine’s Day Cards

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