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Get More Out of Your Propagation Garden Collection
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya is here with some fun inspiration for Anneโs new collectionย – Propogation Garden. I love playing with dies, especially ones that can be used in multiple ways. You will find that collection is versatile as well! I have three cards for you today, all showing you unique ways to expand the potential of this collection? Who doesnโt like that? Valentineโs Day Chemistry My first card shows you a fun way to use this collection for Valentineโs Day or for your special someone! I started off by die-cutting elements from Laboratory Glassware and Propagation Garden Frames. I cut the beakers out of Fruit Punch, White, and…
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Pretty Wax Seal Projects Made With All New Wax Beads & Bead Mixes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using wax seals made with the latest wax bead colors and bead mixes from Spellbinders.ย The fun new colors and mixes give you so many more color scheme possibilities when adding wax seals to your projects and I was inspired to create two cards and a pretty embellished envelope. Birthday in Blues Card I loved the richness of the new Ink Wax Beads and thought it would be fun to create a monochromatic (mostly) birthday card with all of my favorite blue Spellbinders supplies. Melt Ink Wax Beads…
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Floral Card Ideas With The Birds & Bees Garden Collection
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iโm super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today! Iโm sharing three cards using The Birds & Bees Garden Collection designed by Susan Tierney-Cockburn! THINKING OF YOU For my first card, I die-cut the flowers from the Aster and Pom Pom Dahlia & Ladybugs die sets from Pink Sand, Purple Mist, and Chamomile cardstocks. The leaves are from the same sets, as well as the Autumn Foliage die set. They were die-cut from Fern cardstock. I added shading with Copic markers, then used the Ultimate Tool Kit to shape and form the petals and leaves, using Susanโs…
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Merry Mug & Circle Delights Holiday Cards & Ornaments with Rachel Alvarado
Hello crafty friends! Itโs 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 donโt 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 donโt 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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Ornate Snowflake Ideas with Bibi’s Snowflakes
Hello crafty friends!ย Itโs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have a variety of projects to share with you today using products from the new and gorgeous Bibiโs Snowflakes Collection. I love how ornate and versatile this collection is! Not only are these sets perfect for the holidays, but you can use them all year round when using certain snowflake stems as floral pieces. Large and Elegant Snowflake Card My first project features the large and ornate snowflake from the Snowflake Card Creator Etched Dies Set.ย To start, I first die-cut my card base from a piece of Snowdrift Card Stock and then layered it with an intricate snowflake cut 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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Christmas Stitching in July!
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some projects with you using the new Stitched for Christmas Collection. This beautiful collection features lots of stitching dies to create beautiful handmade stitched projects. Not into stitching? You can also use these dies without stitching, they still make beautiful projects! CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS My first card uses the beautiful Stitched Poinsettia & Holly Etched Dies. I die-cut the poinsettias from Poppy Field Cardstock (both the stitching layer and back layer) and the holly from Peridot Cardstock. I then added ink blending to the layers using Distress Oxide Inks and blending brushes. I stitched the poinsettias and holly leaves using DMC Color Essentials Floss…
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Stitched for Christmas Card Inspiration with Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! Itโs Jung here, and I am back with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, Iโm working with the Stitched for Christmas collection. STITCHED POINSETTIA For my first card, I used the Stitched Poinsettia & Holly set, along with the Stitched Starry Argyle background die. I started by die-cutting all of the pieces in the Poinsettia & Holly die set.ย Then, I added stitching to the die-cuts while I sat on the couch and watched a show.ย I used red metallic thread for the flowers and berries, and green metallic thread for the leaves.ย I also die-cut a panel of white cardstock using…
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Stitched For Christmas Collection โ Inking 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 Stitched For Christmas Collection from Spellbinders.ย The beautiful new stitching designs in this collection inspired me to create three fun holiday cards with different inking techniques to create colorful die-cuts accented by more subtle stitched details. Poinsettia Window Card I naturally gravitated towards the beautiful florals in the Stitched Poinsettia and Holly Leaf Die Set first.ย Here I framed a window with my pretty poinsettias and added a foiled sentiment for this elegant square holiday card. I started by cutting white and Fern Cardstock using…
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Birthday Explosion Box How-To
Hello crafty friends! Itโs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com, and I have a fun (and fairly simple) birthday explosion box to share with you today! I have step-by-step instructions below to help you figure out how to make the main portion of the box. I used birthday-themed items here, however, you can use whatever colors and decorations that you like! ะะตัะตะณะปัะฝััะธ ัะตะน ะดะพะฟะธั ะฒ Instagram ะะพะฟะธั, ะฟะพัะธัะตะฝะธะน Spellbinders Paper Arts (@teamspellbinders) Step-by-Step Instructions To start, I created my largest box first โ which would be my outer layer. I trimmed 5 pieces of card stock and then scored a ยฝโ tab on the 4 side pieces as shown above.…