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Colorful Toolbox Essentials Cardmaking Ideas
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am so happy to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinder’s 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 6” x 1 ¾” Score each piece at 1.5” and 5.5” on the long side Adhere pieces together by adding…
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Metamorphosis Collection Cards & Tag Ideas
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Metamorphosis Collection by Simon Hurley. This is a wonderful collection that is perfect for cards, tags, scrapbook/art journals and so much more! I have two cards to share with you today, as well as a tag. HELLO I am using the In Bloom set for my first card, which is such a pretty layering floral die set. I die-cut the flower petals from Glacier, Raindrop, and Cosmic Sky Cardstock. I then cut the centers from Chamomile and the leaves and stem from Peridot Cardstock. All of the layers were ink blended on the edges using Distress Inks and then…
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Showered With Love Dimensional Cards
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am thrilled to be back for another guest post on Spellbinder’s blog. I have three projects to share with you today that feature the new Showered With Love Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. I fell in love with this adorable collection the moment that I saw it and love how versatile it is! Duck with Umbrella Shadow Box Card For my first card, I created an A2-sized shadow box card featuring the sweet little Duck With Umbrella Etched Dies combined with the new Rain or Shine Etched Dies. I wanted to add a bit of dimension to my duck, so I first…
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Colorful Paper Quilt Cards
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Home Sweet Quilt Collection by Becca Feeken. The gorgeous quilt-inspired patterns and beautiful heartfelt sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three pretty cards for different occasions. Floral Hello Card I was so taken by the beautiful and unique French Braid Panel design that I decided to try it out first. Here I combined a fun color-blended background with simple white flowers for this pretty mini slimline hello card. Die cut white cardstock once using the French Braid Panel Die insert and outline dies.…
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Home Sweet Quilt Collection – Color Play with Jean Manis
Hello! It’s Jean Manis sharing friendship cards created with the versatile and timeless Home Sweet Quilt Collection by Becca Feeken. The patterns in the collection gave me an opportunity to play with color. I chose two cool colors–blue and purple–as well as their tints and shades; cool colors tend to be calming and relaxing. Tint and shade are ways to change a hue: A tint is the addition of white to lighten a color; a shade is the addition of black to darken a color. Let’s look at how I played with color and pattern. Hexagon Panels On the first card, I used blue, purple, and tints of both with…
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Limited Edition Stitching Die & Stamp 2 Ways – Inspiration With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Limited Edition Stitching Die & Stamp Collection. I have two cards to share with you today. A Christmas card with simple stitching and then an everyday card with the stitching stepped up a little. The great thing about the Layered Stitched Diamonds Dies is that you can mix and match different components to have lots of stitching or less stitching, for different looks. There is also a stitched rectangle die that can cut the whole panel out. MERRY CHRISTMAS STITCHING For my first card, I took the base layer of Layered Stitched Diamonds, as well as the rectangle die,…
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Holiday Floral Swag 3 Ways – Christmas Inspiration With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Christmas Collection. My post today focuses on using Holiday Floral Swag in three different ways. WHITE-ON-WHITE ORNAMENT For my first project, I wanted to go with a simple white-on-white card. I love the look of white on white and the embossing really enhances it! I started off by running a panel of white cardstock through my Platinum 6 inside the Holiday Floral Swag 3D Embossing Folder. It was then adhered to the front of an A2 white card base. For my focal point, I die-cut the Nordic Ornament from white and gold glitter cardstock (for the topper) and adhered…
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Tiered Tray Collection Inspiration with Tiffany Pryce Russom
Hi crafty friends! I’m Tiffany Pryce Russom, and I am so excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog! Today, I am featuring the Tiered Tray Collection by Becky Roberts. The collection is so creative and gives you the opportunity to try out this popular home decor trend on paper. This set mixes and matches with many items in your Spellbinders stash so it is easy to personalize for all of your loved ones. I took inspiration from my two favorite cardmaking seasons – Autumn and Christmas – to create my inspiration. Card 1: Autumn-Inspired Tray To start, create an A2 card base measuring 4.25 x 5.5 inches from heavyweight,…
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3D Vignette Pet House – Project Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new 3D Vignette Pet House Die Set by Becca Feeken. The elegant pet house design and sweet accessories inspired me to create three different kinds of projects with this die set – a pretty 3D vignette, a sweet card, and a fun Christmas gift tag that can double as an ornament. 3D Dog House Vignette Becca’s 3D designs are so much fun to put together and the finished projects are always amazing. Here I chose pretty blues and teals to create a 3D dog house vignette…