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Double Up Your Focal Points
Hi everyone. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and Iβm happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog. I have three super fun cards to share with you today using the new Simon Hurley stamp and die collection for January 2024. This collection has three large stamp sets and coordinating dies are available for them. You will see repetition in each of my cards using embossing folders, Mica Stains, and a doubled-up focal element. SENDING BIRTHDAY HUGS For my first card, I used the new Monster Hugs stamp set and coordinating dies. I stamped out two of the cute animals with Copic-friendly ink and then colored them in with my Copic markers.…
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One Collection Three Ways
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iβm so excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog again today! Iβm sharing three cards featuring the From the Garden Collection designed by Wendy Vecchi!! There are stamps, dies, stencils and shaped dies in this amazing collection!! I LOVE it!! THANKS Layering stencils are all the rage right now and the Garden Party Stencil is absolutely beautiful!! I layered die inks onto two panels of white cardstock through the Garden Party Stencil with blending brushes, then stamped the outline with black dye ink using the Garden Party Clear Stamp & Die Set. I used the Coordinating Die included…
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Cardmaking Ideas with House Mouse Everyday Collection
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iβm so excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today! Iβm sharing three cards featuring the House-Mouse Everyday Collection!! I absolutely adore all the House Mouse Collections and couldnβt wait to get my hands on this new collection!! This set would be perfect to box up and give to someone as a gift, as it includes get well, birthday, and all occasion cards!! GET WELL SOON How darling is this scene? I stamped the Froggy Throat stamp set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink and colored it with Copic markers. Both sentiments, from the same set, were…
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Cool Fransformers Inspiration
Hello crafty friends! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! Today I share with you three Christmas cards I created featuring the new super cute and fun Stampendous Cool Fransformers Stamps Collection! These critters are the cutest, arenβt they?? Β CHRISTMAS MAGIC The first card I realized is featuring the Stampendous Fransformers Snowy Friends Stamp Set. I stamped the snowman on a watercolor paper, using the Distress Oxide Pumice Stone, to have a delicate effect. I realized the background using the Sakura Koi Watercolors in the shades of blue with the wet-on-dry technique, to have a more intense effect. After that, I continued to watercolor the snowman and then I used…
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Simonβs Snow Globes Inspiration
Hello everyone! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! Iβm so happy to be here again as a guest on the Spellbinders Blog! Today I share with you three Christmas cards I created featuring the new beautiful Simonβs Snow Globes Collection! This collection is truly amazing and perfect for creating a lot of Christmas cards! HOLLY JOLLY The first card I realized is featuring the super fun Simonβs Snow Globe and Snowman Scene Etched Dies! I started die-cutting the snow globe. I colored the globe blending some Distress Ink in the shades of blue and then colored the base using Copic Markers. After that, I die-cut the different parts of the…
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Merry Mug & Circle Delights Holiday Cards & Ornaments with Rachel Alvarado
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have some fun holiday-themed cards and ornaments to share with you today featuring items from the adorable new Merry Mug & Circle Delights Collection designed by Nichol Spohr. Festive Ornaments and Gift Tags I absolutely love this entire collection! These cute little ornaments/tags donβt necessarily have to be used for holidays only, but rather can be used for any time of the year depending on how you decorate them! If you donβt want to use them as an ornament, you can use them as gift tags or as stationary designs on your card fronts. To create my ornaments/tags, I die-cut my…
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Merry Mug & Circle Delights Inspiration
Hello everyone! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! Iβm so happy to be here today on the Spellbinders Blog! I want to share with you three Christmas cards I created featuring the new amazing Merry Mug & Circle Delights Collection! RUDOLPH The first card I realized is featuring the super fun Festive Ornaments and Santaβs Festive Circle Crew Etched Dies! I die-cut the circle base for my reindeer using kraft card stock, and then I blended the edges with some Distress Ink. After that, I die-cut the other parts and colored them with Copic Markers. At this point, I assembled the reindeer. I realized the base of my card by…
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Merry & Bright Collection β Card Inspiration
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the Merry & Bright Collection from Spellbinders. The bold designs and beautiful florals in this collection inspired me to create three simple and pretty cards perfect for sending a holiday hello. Oversized Double Bow Card I thought the giant bow from the All Occasion Bow Die Set was such a fun design that I pulled it out first to play with. Here I doubled up my bow loops for this oversized holiday card featuring tons of color and stripes. Die cut white, Waterfall, and Teal Topaz…
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Autumn Interactive Card Ideas
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of interactive cards made with some of the latest autumn-themed collections from Spellbinders.Β I love sending cards that incorporate some kind of surprise element for the recipient and I hope to inspire you to create your own shaker, scratch-off, and light-up cards too! Autumn Woods Shaker Card If youβre new to interactive cards, shaker cards are a good place to start because theyβre relatively easy to put together and the recipient can usually figure out how to work them. Here I created a shaker that looks like the hole of…
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Hurrah! Celebrate Game Day!
Hello, cardmakers and friends! Pam Sparks here from Expressions With Heart. Iβm so excited to be sharing cards from the Game Day Die and Stamp collection by Justine Dvorak! Tim and I have a lot of grandsons and when I saw this collection I was thrilled! Everything you need to make Sports cards!Β YAY! I have three A2 size cards to share and some cute little sports pennants that would work to stick in cupcakes or whatever you can think of! The first card I madeβ¦Youβre in a league of your own!Β Bowling! I die cut and glued up the images from the Sporting Goods die set, heat embossed the…