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  • Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Christmas Cards with Simon Hurley Timeless Trees Collection

    November 6, 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 cards that feature products from the beautiful new Simon Hurley Timeless Trees Collection. I immediately fell in love with this collection at first sight!  My first card showcases the new Classic Christmas Tree Die Set combined with the gorgeous Branches 3D Embossing Folder. To assemble my tree, I first die-cut all my pieces from a variety of colored card stock.  I used two shades of green card stock for my tree, making sure to use the darker green for my background piece. To add some shading, I lightly blended…

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    March 1, 2024
    Bold Type Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Betty Wright

    Bold Type Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Betty Wright

    March 11, 2020
    December 2024 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Tiny Heart Scallop

    December 2024 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Tiny Heart Scallop

    December 2, 2024
  • Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Embossing

    Elegant Peacocks

    July 11, 2024 / 2 Comments

    Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya is here with some fun inspiration for Dawn Bibby’s new collection  – Peacock Paradise. I love peacocks. They are the national birds of India and have a prominent place in history and important life events like Weddings. I have three beautiful cards using a bunch of products from this collection that are perfect for life’s most important moments. Textured Peacock My first card uses the stunning Glorious Peacock die. It’s large and takes most of the space in an A2 card. This lets you create a beautiful card with minimal work! I started off by ink-blending the edges of waterfall cardstock with blue dye ink…

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    June 2, 2025

    SPOILERS! 13 Days of Craft-o-Ween Day 1. Step by Step Tutorial

    August 19, 2025
    Creating “Oceans” Without Watercoloring Using the Seahorse Kisses Collection with Joan Bardee

    Creating “Oceans” Without Watercoloring Using the Seahorse Kisses Collection with Joan Bardee

    April 27, 2023
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    Cultivate Your Cardstock Green Thumb with New Propagation Garden from Annie Williams!

    April 11, 2024 / No Comments

    Hi friends! Emily Midgett from Sixth Street Sundries is here with you today, and I’m very happy to be a guest here on the Spellbinders blog! My husband often jokes that the only way I can grow anything green is on a card, which is 100% accurate. I have purchased and been given many a beautiful plant in my lifetime only to have them sadly wither away. So many people began creating their own miniature greenhouses during the pandemic, and so it makes sense that Spellbinders designed the Propagation Garden product suite to celebrate those lucky folks with green thumbs! I have created a trio of projects with the new…

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    Not Quite a Blank Slate with Courtney Diaz for Spellbinders featuring Making Faces collection by Jane Davenport

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    January 25, 2019
    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 12 With Allison Frazier

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    September 9, 2024
    Lavender & Poppies Inspiration with Elena Salo for Spellbinders. Created using S3-293 Field of Poppies, S3-292 Corner Poppies, S4-815 Poppies dies. #spellbinders #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecards

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    December 19, 2017
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    Creating Unique Backgrounds For Cards With Modeling Paste

    March 3, 2024 / No Comments

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards using white modeling paste as a fun background element. White modeling paste can be used as-is, with stencils, or mixed with a variety of other mediums for endless possibilities in your paper crafting projects. Modeling Paste & Stencils There are lots of ways to alter modeling paste to suit your project, but with a thick and creamy consistency, it also looks great applied through stencils right from the jar. Here I created a pretty textured background for this soft spring flowers card. Apply white modeling paste through the…

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    Make It Merry Limited Edition Holiday Cardmaking Kit 2023 Inspiration Take 3!

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    July 27, 2023
    September 2022 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Thankful For You

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    September 1, 2022
    Wendy Vecchi Tabbed Classics Collection - Add Ons and More OH MY!, BD-0995, S6-260, SDS-207, E3D-143, S5-635

    Wendy Vecchi Tabbed Classics Collection – Add Ons and More OH MY!

    October 21, 2025
  • Pretty Wax Seal Projects Made With All New Wax Beads & Bead Mixes
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    Pretty Wax Seal Projects Made With All New Wax Beads & Bead Mixes

    January 16, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m 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.  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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    June 1, 2025
    Simon Hurley Birthday Basics Stamp Set - 3 Card Ideas with Jung AhSang

    Birthday Basics 3 Ways with Jung AhSang

    January 17, 2023
    July 2021 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways

    July 2021 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways (Now Closed)

    July 15, 2021
  • Easy and Fun Handmade Advent Calendar with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes
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    Easy and Fun Handmade Advent Calendar with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes

    November 30, 2023 / No Comments

    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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    Simple and Sweet Love Cards with the House Mouse Winter Collection

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    December 15, 2023
    Spellbinders December 2017 Card Kit of the Month is Here!

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    December 1, 2017
    November 2025 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Petite Tuft

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    November 1, 2025
  • Crafting with Vivant Ribbons, Cords and Twines
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    Crafting with Vivant Ribbons, Cords and Twines

    October 8, 2023 / No Comments

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with some of the beautiful new ribbons, cords, and twines from Vivant available in the Spellbinders shop.  I chose my favorite ribbon techniques and paired them with some gorgeous Spellbinders products to create these three easy cards with tons of texture and a little something extra. Floral Wax Seal Card With all of the beautiful wax seal products released recently, it would be hard to craft with ribbons and not consider using this technique first.  Here I paired a floral bouquet and wax seal with a couple…

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    April 1, 2021
    Vintage Treasures Collection Inspiration | Handmade Cards with Hussena Calcuttawala

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    April 16, 2019
    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 5 With Lisa Tilson

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    September 2, 2024
  • BetterPress Christmas Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
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    BetterPress Christmas Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    August 31, 2023 / No Comments

    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 BetterPress Christmas Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous plate designs and beautiful sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three easy holiday cards with an elegant letterpress effect. Festive Noel Card Something about the boldness and beauty of that Festive Noel Press Plate made me reach for this one first.  I added some simple coloring to a basic black press of this gorgeous design for an easy and pretty Christmas card. I started by adding black BetterPress Ink to the Festive Noel Press Plate and pressed…

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    October 5, 2020

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  • Seasonal Card Ideas With the Gnome Drive Collection with Annie Williams
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    Seasonal Card Ideas With the Gnome Drive Collection

    August 17, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Gnome Drive Collection from Spellbinders.  The little gnomes with all of the adorable seasonal accessories from the collection inspired me to create three cute cards for different occasions. Halloween Gnome Card Christmas and birthdays are great, but I love sending cards for the minor holidays because they’re so unexpected!  I love that this collection has options for almost every occasion you can think of and I’m starting with Halloween for this cute and fun card. I started by cutting the car and gnome out of…

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  • Easy Interactive Halloween Cards with Dancin' Halloween Dies
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    Easy Interactive Halloween Cards with Dancin’ Halloween Dies

    August 10, 2023 / No Comments

    Hey there, my crafty pals! It’s Leica here, and today I have a step-by-step photo tutorial to show you how to make three awesome cards using the Dancin’ Halloween collection. Trust me, they’re super fun to create! Don’t worry if you feel a bit overwhelmed by all the different parts in this collection. Putting them together is actually quite easy. The packaging even includes a picture of the final product, which makes it really simple to follow along. To start, I picked out a bunch of colors for the cardstock: Lilac Blossom, Peridot, Persimmon, and Sunkissed. I also used Alabaster and Onyx cardstocks. To save time and make things easier,…

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