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3 Ways to Expand Your A2 Gift Card Holder and Envelope
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some fun inspiration for Stampendousโ new collection – All the Sentiments. Whenever I want to buy a set, I try to think of 5 different ways in which I can use it! Guess what? This new collection is a must-have if you want a versatile gifting solution. In todayโs blogpost, I am going to show you three different ways to use the A2 gift card and envelope die from this collection. Pop-Up Card Base The Gift Card holder is meant for gift cards but this one is perfect for creating pop-up cards! Start off by assembling the gift card base as shown in…
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Fun Ideas for Die Cutting With Patterned Paper Featuring Doodlebug
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and Iโm thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring Doodlebugโs Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints 12×12โ Cardstock Paper. Spellbinders is now carrying the entire line of Doodlebugโs Rainbow Petite Prints and it was such a difficult choice because I love them all. Linen is always a must-have for me because itโs so subtle and I love that I can easily stamp on it. Gingham is another fun and versatile choice. After choosing the color palette for my cards and making sure that I had both the Doodlebug prints and coordinating solid cardstock, I went to work on my designs. Spellbinders has so…
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April 2024 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials โ Pins & Needles Jar
The April 2024 Large Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This “Pins & Needles Jar” die set features 14 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this monthโs kit! Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the 6th of each month and close on the 27th (once existing club members subscriptions have been processed.) If there is additional inventory remaining, then they will be made available for new subscriptions and will have limited availability. Continuing Subscriptions will charge on…
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Stretching Your Stash: Pairing Dies with the New Card Makerโs Kit!
Hello, crafty friends, Iโm Adrienne Boese, better known as Alice Scraps Wonderland online, and Iโm thrilled to be on the Spellbinders blog for my first guest post! Iโm known for my love of floralsโI try to tuck in at least one floral element into every project I create. Todayโs project features three cards made with Rosieโs Studio Heartfelt Card Maker’s Kit and the Ciao die. Each card is designed with some shabby chic touches and either features florals at the center, or has a few tucked in. This collection offers some fun opportunities to pull out Spellbinders dies you already have in your collection that allows you to match or…
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Graphic Stylized Design with The Fresh Picked Collection
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here to share some fun colorful cards made with the Fresh Picked Collection. Recently Iโve seen a lot of graphic stylized designs โ large florals, fruits, or other images – manipulated so that they fit into a rectangle or other shape like a puzzle. Some describe this design as mid-century modern. You can see examples by checking out my Pinterest page here. In addition, the November Large Die of the Month Towering Blooms is also in that style. The Fresh Picked Collection has that bold aesthetic and I absolutely love it. The collection consists of 4 die sets โ Buttercups, Daffodils, Berries, and Anemones. There is…
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Fresh Florals with the From The Garden Collection by Wendy Vecchi
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the new From The Garden Collection by Wendy Vecchi.ย The beautiful floral designs and fun sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three bright and pretty cards perfect for sending a springtime hello. Floral Thanks Card I love the classic shapes and sentiment included in the Heartfelt Thanks & Scallops Die Set, so I decided to play with this first.ย Here I stacked up lots of layers and added some pretty die-cut florals for this thank-you card with a slightly vintage style. Trim a piece…
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Handmade Card Ideas with Kaleidoscope Arch Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the Kaleidoscope Arch Collection from Spellbinders.ย The bold patterns and beautiful florals in this collection inspired me to create three pretty cards perfect for sending a friendly hello. Floral Letterpress Love Card I thought the intricate floral pattern on the Kaleidoscope Flowers Press Plate was such a beautiful design that I had to pull it out first. Here I inked it up in warm colors and added a beautiful sentiment for this simple and pretty love card. Instructions: Apply Saffron, Apricot, and Clay BetterPress ink to…
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Merry & Bright Collection – Holiday And All-Occasion Ideas
Hello everyone! Iโm Meg Brooks from Anchored By Ink and I am so excited to be a guest designer again for the Spellbinders blog! Today, I am featuring 3 cards using the gorgeous Merry & Bright Collection. This collection includes small florals, a striped embossing folder, a large all-occasion bow, and a festive holiday tree. I chose to keep my cards bright and more for all occasions but you could simply switch the color palette to accommodate the holidays. Die-cut leaf images from the Petite Blooms and Sentiments from white cardstock. Adhere all of the die cuts to a top folding A2 white card base using liquid glue. Be sure…
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Autumn Interactive Card Ideas
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm 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.ย 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 youโre new to interactive cards, shaker cards are a good place to start because theyโre 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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Dancinโ Halloween Card Ideas
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iโm so excited to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! Iโm sharing three cards using the Dancinโ Halloween Collection! This collection includes three die-sets in which one of the elements swings back and forth and one stamp set that includes sentiments that coordinate perfectly, not only for Halloween but for other occasions throughout the year!! Interactive cards add such a fun element of surprise on cards, donโt you agree? BONE-AFIDE FUN BIRTHDAY CARD For my first card, I die-cut the Dancinโ Day of the Dead Girl Etched Dies from Royal Amethyst, Rainforest, Persimmon, Saffron, Snowdrift, Onyx and…