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Spellbinders Turns 23! Party Time Dragon Inspiration & Exclusive Free Gift with Purchase
Hello, crafty friends! This June, Spellbinders is celebrating an exciting milestone – our 23rd birthday! To mark the occasion, we’ve created something extra special for our crafting community: the adorable Party Time Dragon Etched Dies, an exclusive gift with purchase available only during our anniversary celebration. From June 1–30, 2026, customers who spend $150 or more on the Spellbinders website (after discounts and coupons, before shipping and taxes) will receive the Party Time Dragon Etched Dies (S3-570) absolutely free while supplies last. This cheerful little dragon is ready to party with balloons, birthday wishes, and endless creative possibilities. To celebrate, we’ve invited several talented designers to create projects featuring this…
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Funny Birthday Card Ideas Using the Spellbinders Aged to Perfection 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 Aged to Perfection Collection. I thoroughly enjoyed working with these witty and fun products. They’re full of personality and perfect for celebrating birthdays with humor. I know several people, myself included, who will be celebrating milestone birthdays this year, and these designs felt like such a fun and lighthearted way to mark those special moments. OLD PEOPLE Chuckling, I was reminded of a holiday window display at Le Bon Marché in Paris, France, that featured chattering teeth toys. Maybe it’s a new trend, but it’s definitely a…
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Spellbinders Block Print Zodiacs: Hot Foiling & BetterPress Birthday Cards
Hello and welcome. I’m Gaylynn Martling, a lover of card making. It is an honor to share my creations with you here on the Spellbinders blog. I enjoy the fun technique possibilities using amazing plates, dies, stamps and fabulous machines. For today, I share three cards using both hot foiling and Betterpress inks. Some of my favorite things to make are birthday cards. The Block Print Zodiacs Collection provides the most unique and unexpected birthday greetings, customized to each person. What I like most about each set is the ability to add hot foil shimmer or colorful ink. For today’s trio of projects, I am sharing process photos for each…
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How to Tint Papers and Die-cuts to Suit Your Color Palette
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Beautifully Imperfect Collection. This is such a beautiful collection for all sorts of papercrafts – cards, scrapbooks, mixed media, etc., filled with dies, embossing folders, papers, rub-ons, die-cut shapes, plus lots more! Whilst this isn’t my go-to style for card making, I tend to prefer clean and simple designs, I loved playing with this collection to fit it into my own style! JUST BECAUSE My first card uses the Beautifully Imperfect Die Cut Shapes. Whilst I love the colours in this collection, I wanted to bump up the pinks and aquas with…
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Starry Holiday Vibes: A Set of Three Cards
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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SPOILERS! 13 Days of Craft-o-Ween Day 7. 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 7? Today we’re featuring a project by Jennifer Kotas! Let the hauntingly creative countdown begin! Catch up on all the…
