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Sealed for Summer – Floral Cards with Leica Palma
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Leica here, and I’m thrilled to share with you my lovely floral cards using the Sealed For Summer Collection from Spellbinders. I’ve created three cards with a floral theme, and I’m excited to send them to my friends. Glimmer Bouquet Hi Card Let’s start with my first card. I used the Essential Modern Ovals Etched Dies to cut out ovals in different colors of cardstock. Then, I added a touch of elegance by hot foiling the Glimmer Bouquet Hot Foil Plate in gold on Snowdrift cardstock and cutting it with the coordinating die. The large bouquet makes a stunning focal point. I also used the Glimmer…
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Using Distress Oxide Inks To Add Tons of Color to Die Cut Scenes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm 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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Mainly Monochrome With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share three projects with you using the new Glimmer Cardfront Sentiments Collection. I donβt know about you, but I often struggle with picking out color combinations. Whilst there are different ways to combat this (like using a color wheel), I often like to forget about combinations and go monochrome instead. Or in this case mainly monochrome, as I did add in green for the leaves! FULL OF HUGS For my first card, I am using the This Card is Full of Hugs Glimmer Hot Foil Plate. I love the quirky font on these sentiments! It was foiled onto a panel of white cardstock using…
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Hexi-Gems Collection β Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Hexi-Gems Collection from Spellbinders. I loved playing with different ways to use this fun new shape in my cardmaking and was inspired to create a couple of pretty cards in three different styles. Sleek and Modern Friendship Card Since weβre working with βgemsβ here, I pulled out my favorite color of Glimmer Hot Foil to use with the new Hexi-Gem Glimmer Hot Foil Plate.Β Moondust Hot Foil creates an amazing iridescent finish that reminds me of blue topaz.Β Here I did some simple foiling for…
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Country Road Inspiration Ideas with Rachel Alvarado
Hello crafty friends!Β Itβs 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 DΓ©cor Etched Die Sets.Β 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.Β I then cut the darker pieces from a piece of Timber Cardstock and adhered them all together. I die-cut…
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The Country Road Card Ideas With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iβm thrilled to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! Iβm sharing three cards using the Country Road Collection designed by Annie Williams!! Iβve always been a huge fan of Annieβs cards and Iβm so excited for her first collection! My cards today have more of a Spring or Summer theme going on, but there is also a seasonal die set that I canβt wait to use! SENDING BIRTHDAY WISHES CARD I began by die-cutting the wheelbarrow inΒ Country Wheelbarrow Etched Dies from Silver Fox, Latte, Timber, and Brushed Silver cardstock. I brushed a bit of Distress Oxide Ink…
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Pop-Up Hummingbird Cards with Rachel Alvarado
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am so happy to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinderβs 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 8.5β x 3.5β 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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Dimensional Paper Flowers on Cards
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am thrilled to be back for another guest post on Spellbinderβs blog! I have three projects to share with you today that feature the gorgeous new Victorian Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. Southern Magnolia For my first card, I created an A2 sized card showcasing the beautiful Southern Magnolia Etched Dies. To start, I first die-cut my flower pieces from some of Susanβs Garden Specialty Card Stock. I love how easy it is to shape flowers with this card stock!Β Next, I used Susanβs Garden Ultimate Tool Kit to shape my flowers. I actually had never made paper flowers like these…
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The Victorian Garden Collection β Spring Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Victorian Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn.Β 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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Colorful Toolbox Essentials Cardmaking Ideas
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com.Β I am so happy to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinderβs 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 6β x 1 ΒΎβ Score each piece at 1.5β and 5.5β on the long side Adhere pieces together by adding…