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Three Different Season Cards
Hello Crafty Friends, Heejung Hunsberger here! I’m thrilled to be returning as a guest designer for Spellbinders this month again! If you’d like to get to know me better, visit my blog or follow me on Instagram. Additionally, I have a YouTube channel where I regularly post video tutorials. Today, I’m sharing three seasonal cards featuring the All Season Collection. I made cards for Spring, Autumn, and Winter, which are all included in this post. Winter I embossed the white cardstock using the Hexi Snowflake embossing folder of July 24. Then, I used the Emerald Cut Labels and Tag Die to die-cut Sage-colored cardstock to create the frame. After that,…
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Simon Hurley Sketched Christmas Cards
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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Believe In The Magic! Creating With A Traditional Colour Palette
Hello there! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to share some ideas with the fabulous Copperplate Holiday Sentiments release. In this collection, you have seven different Christmas/New Year sentiments to choose from, along with a gift tag press plate. I have chosen to go with a traditional red, white gold, and green color palette for my cards today. I love to use different and maybe surprising contemporary colours at Christmas but I also love the familiarity and warm fuzzy feeling from traditional colors! Merry Christmas All the Copperplate sentiments have the most beautiful script font, at least in my eyes!…
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July 2024 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Christmas Magic Sentiments
Our July 2024 Clear Stamp of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This “Christmas Magic Sentiments” stamp set features made in the USA stamps from high-quality photopolymer for clear, crisp impressions. Our stamps create one of the best impressions on the market giving you a perfect stamped image every time! 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 the 5th of each month. This…
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Easy Masculine Cards with the Fair Winds Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of easy masculine cards made with the Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle. The beautiful nautical stamps, stencils and dies in the collection inspired me to create three simple yet pretty cards for a variety of occasions. Father’s Day Postcard The Uncharted Waters Stencil Set creates such a beautiful painterly scene, I wanted to feature it like a piece of art with a simple frame and just a couple of die-cuts for this easy Father’s Day card. Create the background for the card by inking through each layer of the…
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Using Modeling Paste with ColorSpark Watercolor Powders and Corner Rounder Punch
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have a few cards to share with you showcasing how to mix modeling paste with watercolor powders. I made three cards using The Crafter’s Workshop Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste along with a variety of TCW ColorSparx Watercolor Powders and the 1-2 Punch: Corner Rounder + Notch. The technique of mixing modeling paste and watercolor powders is super easy to do and can allow you to get some vibrant colored backgrounds and/or designs on your cards. I love how versatile these watercolor powders are because you can also mix them with water to create liquid watercolors to use on your cards…
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Creating Easy and Elegant Cards with the Timeless Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of simple, yet elegant cards made with the new Timeless Collection from Spellbinders. The ornate designs and beautiful heartfelt sentiments in this collection are easy to mix and match and I was inspired to create three pretty cards with them for different occasions. Soft & Pretty Sympathy Card I took a quick trip to the beach recently and was intrigued by all of the beautiful colors that complemented the soft tones of the sand. Afterward, I pulled out several sandy colors of cardstock and paired them with different pops of…
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One Collection Three Ways
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m so excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog again today! I’m sharing three cards featuring the From the Garden Collection designed by Wendy Vecchi!! There are stamps, dies, stencils and shaped dies in this amazing collection!! I LOVE it!! THANKS Layering stencils are all the rage right now and the Garden Party Stencil is absolutely beautiful!! I layered die inks onto two panels of white cardstock through the Garden Party Stencil with blending brushes, then stamped the outline with black dye ink using the Garden Party Clear Stamp & Die Set. I used the Coordinating Die included…
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Easy and Fun Handmade Advent Calendar with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a fun handmade advent calendar made with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes. These versatile boxes are easy to decorate and the perfect size for a little gift…so why not customize and give twenty-five of them to someone who deserves a fun surprise every day until Christmas! I started by assembling all twenty-five boxes. Just as the name suggests, the boxes pop and lock into place very easily! Each box measures about 3” x 3” x 3”, plenty big enough for something like an average-sized ornament. I’m making this advent calendar for my…
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Merry & Bright for a Simply Festive Season of Cardmaking
Sending Christmas cards is a cherished tradition that brings joy and warmth to both the sender and the recipient. While traditional Christmas cards often feature reds, greens, and golds, there is no rule stating that we can’t add a festive twist with unique and non-traditional color palettes. By incorporating Spellbinders different colors and textures using their amazing dies, hot foil plates, embossing folders, and letterpress plates we can create truly one-of-a-kind greetings that stand out from the crowd. Come and join Lisa Mensing from Confetti and Cards as she presents five fun, festive card designs that are perfect for the upcoming Merry & Bright Season. I truly believe that there…
