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Game Day Collection – Sport Themed Card Ideas with Jennifer Kotas
Hello! Iโm Jen Kotas from Who Stole My Glitter and Iโm happy to be here today to share three cards featuring the Game Day Collection. This collection features multiple ways to create a jersey and a wide variety of sports equipment. I didnโt attempt to replicate any certain team jerseys, my inspiration came from the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and the New York Yankees. You can customize the dies to fit your favorite team or the school colors for someone special. Die cut the jersey, long v-neck, and trim from the Athletic Apparel Etched Dies from Cosmic Sky and white cardstock. Assemble with liquid glue. Die cut the basketball from…
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The Envelope of Wonder Collection โ Taming Overwhelm
Hello! Jean Manis is here to talk about feeling overwhelmed when faced with an abundance of choices, specifically with crafting projects that involve a lot of die-cutting. The secret to working with die sets containing dozens of pieces without getting lost? Set limits to enhance your creativity. Let us delve into this topic as we explore three projects created with the Spellbinders Envelope of Wonder Collection. The Envelope of Wonder Collection offers a multitude of design possibilities. Look at all of those incredible dies! The open envelope, as a card base, serves as a foundation for the themed die sets: Halloween, Autumn, and Christmas. So how will we conquer the…
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Seasonal Card Ideas with Gnome Drive Collection
Hey there, crafty friends! It’s Leica, and I’m super excited to share three adorable cards using products from the fantastic new Gnome Drive collection. Trust me, this collection is loads of fun! To create these cards, you’ll need the main die set called Gnome Drive Holiday Etched Dies. It’s a set of 13 thin metal cutting dies featuring everything you need, from the charming Gnome himself to a super cute convertible to take him around town in style! Plus, you’ll find iconic Christmas shapes like Christmas trees, presents, bows, and more. As Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday, my first card showcases the Gnome Drive Holiday Etched Dies. I used…
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Using Distress Oxide Inks To Add Tons of Color to Die Cut Scenes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share some fun ways to use Distress Oxide Inks to enhance your die-cut scenes. Ink-blended backgrounds can add tons of color to your cards while coloring die-cuts with inks can really add dimension and realistic details. Here I used Distress Oxide Inks along with the Country Road Collection to create three colorful cards for different seasons. Sunset Scene Thank You Card Distress Oxide Inks are perfect for creating easy ink-blended backgrounds even between colors you might not normally try to mix. I thought a bright sunset-inspired sky would be beautifully paired with a…
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Country Road Inspiration Ideas with Rachel Alvarado
Hello crafty friends!ย Itโs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com, and I have a few projects to share with you today that feature products from the gorgeous new Country Road Collection by Annie Williams. Rustic Greeting Card For my first project, I created an A2-sized card featuring items from the Rustic Garden, Garden Builder, and Seasonal Dรฉcor Etched Die Sets.ย For both my large wagon wheel and barrel, I die-cut my lighter pieces from some Portobello Cardstock and lightly blended them with Gathered Twigs and Ground Espresso Distress Inks to add some shading.ย I then cut the darker pieces from a piece of Timber Cardstock and adhered them all together. I die-cut…
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Pop-Up Hummingbird Cards with Rachel Alvarado
Hello crafty friends! Itโs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am so happy to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinderโs blog. I have a few 3D projects to share with you today that feature the gorgeous new Hummingbird Collection by Bibi Cameron. Pop-Up Hummingbird Slimline Card For my first card, I created an 8.5โ x 3.5โ slimline card featuring both the Pop-Up Hummingbird and Hummingbird and Lily Die Sets. For photo purposes, I am showing you both the front and inside of the card at the same time. For the inside of my card, I pieced together the pop-up hummingbird and pop-up flower from the Pop-Up Hummingbird Die…
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The Victorian Garden Collection โ Spring Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Victorian Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn.ย The beautiful new floral designs and fun containers in this collection inspired me to create three bright springtime cards for different occasions. Lavender Slimline Card I love the look and smell of real lavender so I wanted to try to make my own paper versions with this set first. Here I added a few floral stems to a pretty blue mason jar along with some leafy fillers for this pretty slimline card for a friend. I wanted to give…
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Three Vintage Chic Cards featuring Flea Markets Finds Collection by Cathe Holden
Hello crafty friends! Carol Hintermeier is here today. Iโm totally thrilled to be a guest here today to share my three cards featuring the awesome Flea Market Finds Collection! As I was creating with all of the various elements included in this collection, I was very happy that I never got rid of my stash of ribbons, lace, and twine! For this first card, I went all-out vintage! It includes elements from practically every item in the collection.ย (All of my cards are A2 size and papers are cut/die cut accordingly.) The bottom layer of my A2 card features a piece of patterned paper from the Florals 2 Palette paper…
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Colorful Toolbox Essentials Cardmaking Ideas
Hello crafty friends! Itโs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com.ย I am so happy to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinderโs blog! I have three projects to share with you today that feature the new Toolbox Essentials Collection by Nancy McCabe. Toolbox Pop-up Card For my first card, I created a fun mini toolbox pop-up card. To start, I first created my toolbox base using some Kraft Card Stock, a paper trimmer, a scoring board, and some adhesive. Box Card Measurements: Cut 2 strips of kraft card stock to 6โ x 1 ยพโ Score each piece at 1.5โ and 5.5โ on the long side Adhere pieces together by adding…
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Butterfly Kisses: 3 Ways – Complicated to Simple by Joan Bardee
Hello and welcome! Iโm Joan Bardee and today Iโm featuring 3 cards using the Butterfly Kisses stamp and die set designed by the amazing Simon Hurley. Iโve got something for everyone here; the first card has lots of layers and colors; the second repeats 2 images; and the third is clean and simple. Used a lot of purple on these cards, which is a color that I rarely use โ but butterflies just seem to work with it! Floral Frame Card Used Yana Smakulaโs โperfect cardmaking formulaโ to design this card. This was a stretch for me as I usually make much simpler cards. Yanaโs formula is to place a…