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    Paper Crafting Ideas One Collection, Many Different Possibilities!

    February 11, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Hello crafters! I’m Flávia Cavaliéri and I am thrilled to be back on Spellbinders blog sharing some more fun paper crafting ideas. The Spellbinders Just Sayin Collection by Kelly Bangs is so fun and versatile that it inspired me to get creative and make all sorts of paper crafting, and today I will be sharing with you some of my creations. Scrapbooking Fun Memories   Select your favorite photos and adhere them to fun and colorful 12” x 12” pages from the Just Sayin 12 x 12 printed paper pack. Use Spellbinders foam adhesive squares to adhere your photos, so it has some dimension. Use the Just Sayin chipboard adhesive…

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    Creating Christmas Cards with the Simon Hurley Christmas Collection

    August 4, 2024
    Die D-Lites Inspiration | For You Floral Card with Laurie for Spellbinders using S3-322 Sketched Blooms, SDS-107 Sentiments 2 #spellbinders #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

    Die D-Lites Inspiration | For You Floral Card with Laurie

    March 9, 2018
    Wings of Love Collection by Joanne Fink - Inspiration | Black & White Cards with Elena for Spellbinders using S4-888 Words, S5-356 Love Dream Create, SCD-009 Pierced Circles #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #cardmaking

    Wings of Love Inspiration | Black & White Cards with Elena

    March 22, 2018
  • BetterPress,  Cardmaking,  Die Cutting

    Numbers Count! | 3 Ways to Personalize Cards With Numbers

    November 14, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three cards using the Color Mix Celebrations Collection. This collection can be used in so many different ways! It can be combined with the Florals Through the Year Collection to add numbers to calendar pages or the numbers can be used to create personalized cards, like I am creating today (plus lots more!). FORTY For my first card, I wanted to create a personalized number card for a 40th birthday. I love being able to create these types of cards for friends and family. You can really match the design to the…

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    August 25, 2019
    All Aboard Christmas Kit 2021 Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways

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    September 29, 2021
    Elegant Christmas Foiled Cards with Jean Manis for Spellbinders featuring Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmacking #Christmacking

    Glimmery Holidays with Jean Manis

    September 16, 2020
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    Clean and Simple BetterPress Christmas Cards

    October 10, 2024 / No Comments

    Hi everyone! It’s Cassie Trask and I’m happy to be back sharing some new card ideas featuring the Simon Hurley – Glad Tidings BetterPress Plates! The elegance of the results from the BetterPress have me reaching for it time and time again, and the Glad Tidings BetterPress Plates definitely have me feeling some serious nostalgia. Santa’s Sleigh I was really wanting some simple Christmas cards with a lot of white space, so when I saw Santa’s Sleigh, I knew I needed to add a pop of color on the background to really make him pop! Using some Porcelain BetterPress Cotton Card Panels, ink up the Santa’s Sleigh BetterPress Plates with…

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    Sweet Bird Ideas With Michelle Short and Just Wanted to Say Collection

    Sweet Bird Ideas With Michelle Short and Just Wanted to Say Collection

    July 8, 2022
    Elegant Christmas Foiled Cards with Jean Manis for Spellbinders featuring Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmacking #Christmacking

    Glimmery Holidays with Jean Manis

    September 16, 2020
    12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar – Day 5 with Yana Smakula

    12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar – Day 5 with Yana Smakula

    September 14, 2023
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    Simple Holiday Cards – Oh Joyful Day Card Making Kit

    October 8, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today! I have three cards to share that I created with the Oh Joyful Card Making Kit! I love all the elements in the kit…from cute, whimsical components to elegant florals, there’s something for everyone! My first card combines cardstock, patterned paper, die-cut shapes, chipboard stickers, clear stickers and a couple of gems… I trimmed the blue pattern paper and matted it with Poppy cardstock. It was adhered to the plaid pattern paper, which was trimmed slightly and adhered to an A2 panel of Waterfall cardstock. The clear, gold-foiled snowflake…

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    Video: Foiled Watercoloured Christmas Card with Debby Hughes for Spellbinders featuring Merry Christmas Banner Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Holiday 2019

    Video: Foiled Watercoloured Christmas Card with Debby Hughes

    August 16, 2019
    Creating a Valentine's Day Favor for Someone Special by Debi Adams for Spellbinders using S4-116 Standard Circles Small, S5-325 MatchBook, SDS-115 Just Chillin, SDS-111 Reaction. #valentinesday #spellbinders #neverstopmaking

    Creating a Valentine’s Day Favor for Someone Special

    January 18, 2018
    Tiered Tray Collection Inspiration with Tiffany Pryce Russom

    Tiered Tray Collection Inspiration with Tiffany Pryce Russom

    October 14, 2022
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    Dimensional Florals with Ease

    September 25, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. I have the honor of sharing the Winter’s Grace Garden collection from Susan Tierney-Cockburn and Spellbinders. Susan’s floral sets are always so beautiful. There are five die sets and one 3D embossing folder in this collection. They can be purchased separately or in a bundle at a discount. HELLO SWEET FRIEND Emboss white cardstock with Norwegian Rosemaling 3D Embossing Folder and add Wonderland Distress Mica Stain With foam squares, add to an A2 notecard made from Spellbinders Waterfall cardstock Die cut vase from Paperwhites and Glass Vase die set and…

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    Deal Me Few Cards for Multiple Occasions

    January 8, 2025
    July 2024 Stencil of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Sprigs & Bow

    July 2024 Stencil of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Sprigs & Bow

    July 1, 2024
    November 2022 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Diamond & Arch Motif

    November 2022 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Diamond & Arch Motif

    November 1, 2022
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    Pink & Aqua Christmas

    September 13, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Lisa Horton Essential Holiday collection. This beautiful collection is like the name suggests, perfect for essentials! There are frames/layers, tags, backgrounds plus lots more! MERRY & BRIGHT For my first card, I wanted to show how you can utilise little die cuts on a card but for them to still be the focus. These trees are pretty small but absolutely adorable! To make this card: Cut two trees from Nested Tree Frame Etched Dies using Waterfall & Teal Topaz Cut another tree from Pink Sand and Fruit Punch Cut snow pieces three…

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    January 31, 2019
    January 2022 Card Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Truly, Madly, Deeply

    January 2022 Card Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Truly, Madly, Deeply

    January 1, 2022
    Hexi-Gems Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    Hexi-Gems Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    May 25, 2023
  • SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 5 With Lisa Tilson
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    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 5 With Lisa Tilson

    September 2, 2024 / 3 Comments

    Welcome to day 5 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Lisa Tilson as she shares inspiration with the Day 5 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Suzanne Hue | Day 2 with Laura Bassen | Day 3 with Kim Kesti | Day 4 with Michelle Short Hello there Spellbinders friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here today and I am thrilled to be sharing a couple of ideas for Day 5 of the 12 Days…

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    Merry Mischief with Lea Lawson, SDS-211, SDS-210, SDS-212, BP-315, E3D-146, S5-649

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    October 8, 2025
    Christmas Traditions Inspiration with Jennifer Kotas

    Christmas Traditions Inspiration with Jennifer Kotas

    October 7, 2021

    Step by Step Tutorial: Merry Moments Collection Christmas Card

    July 10, 2025
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    Sentiments for All Seasons

    August 23, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello crafty friends!  It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com.  I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing some new, gorgeous sentiment sets from the All Seasons Scrapbooking Collection. These sentiment sets will go perfectly with almost any other Spellbinders product that you own and can be used all year round. My first project is a 6.5” x 3.5” slimline card that showcases the new Four Seasons Etched Dies. I combined the “Autumn” die along with some previously released fall-themed die sets. For the large foliage, large pumpkin, acorn, and mushroom, I used the Autumn Wonder Etched Dies Set. I also added some tiny leaves and foliage from…

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    April 2023 Embossing Folder of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Seamless Floral Background

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    April 1, 2023
    September 2019 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month is Here – Brilliant Corners & More

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    September 1, 2019
    December 2024 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Blooming Hello

    December 2024 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Blooming Hello

    December 1, 2024
  • Cardmaking,  Stamping

    Simon Hurley Sketched Christmas Cards

    August 20, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello crafty friends!  It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com.  I am happy to be back on the Spellbinders Blog today sharing some cards that feature products from the beautiful new Simon Hurley Sketched Christmas Collection. My first project showcases the new Sketched Santas Stamp Set.  To start, I stamped my images onto a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Card Stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.   I then used Copic Markers to color them and the coordinating die set to cut them out. Copic Colors Used: Reds: R14, R46, R59, R89 Black: W7, W9 White: 0, C00, C1, C3 Blues: B02, BG34, B36 I then created my card background…

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    May 2022 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stitched Hello

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    May 1, 2022
    May 2025 Stencil of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Write On

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    Die Cutting 4 Ways with Seth Apter

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  • Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Step by Step Tutorials

    A Christmas Dance

    August 15, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three projects using the Dancin’ Christmas Friends Collection. This fabulous collection features characters that are made so that their legs move, or dance, which is super fun! A GIFT FOR YOU For my first card, I am using the Dancin’ Gnome Etched Dies. This die creates a gnome that is almost 6” tall, so I opted for a mini slimline card, to get the full effect of his dancing legs! To make this card: Die cut Dancin’ Gnome Etched Dies from Snowdrift, Bearly Peach, Teal Topaz, Waterfall, Poppy Field, and Silver Assortment…

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    June 8, 2021
    Spellbinders Shopping Cart Cards 3 Ways Annie Williams

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    May 23, 2022
    Elegant 3D Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Anniversary & Baby Shaker Cards with Hussena for Spellbinders using: S3-314 Petite Double Bow and Flowers, S4-852 Bundle of Joy, S4-867 Cinch and Go Flowers III, S4-869 Tiered Rosettes, S5-340 Ornamental Arch, S5-342 Tiara Rondelle, S6-136 Grand Dome 3D Card, S6-138 Grand Arch 3D Card, S6-141 Filigree Numbers, SDS-054 Giving Occasion Stamp and Die Set #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

    Elegant 3D Vignettes Inspiration | Anniversary & Baby Shaker Cards with Hussena

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