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Autumn Interactive Card Ideas
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of interactive cards made with some of the latest autumn-themed collections from Spellbinders.ย I love sending cards that incorporate some kind of surprise element for the recipient and I hope to inspire you to create your own shaker, scratch-off, and light-up cards too! Autumn Woods Shaker Card If youโre new to interactive cards, shaker cards are a good place to start because theyโre relatively easy to put together and the recipient can usually figure out how to work them. Here I created a shaker that looks like the hole of…
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Game Day Collection – Sport Themed Card Ideas with Jennifer Kotas
Hello! Iโm Jen Kotas from Who Stole My Glitter and Iโm happy to be here today to share three cards featuring the Game Day Collection. This collection features multiple ways to create a jersey and a wide variety of sports equipment. I didnโt attempt to replicate any certain team jerseys, my inspiration came from the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and the New York Yankees. You can customize the dies to fit your favorite team or the school colors for someone special. Die cut the jersey, long v-neck, and trim from the Athletic Apparel Etched Dies from Cosmic Sky and white cardstock. Assemble with liquid glue. Die cut the basketball from…
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Hurrah! Celebrate Game Day!
Hello, cardmakers and friends! Pam Sparks here from Expressions With Heart. Iโm so excited to be sharing cards from the Game Day Die and Stamp collection by Justine Dvorak! Tim and I have a lot of grandsons and when I saw this collection I was thrilled! Everything you need to make Sports cards!ย YAY! I have three A2 size cards to share and some cute little sports pennants that would work to stick in cupcakes or whatever you can think of! The first card I madeโฆYouโre in a league of your own!ย Bowling! I die cut and glued up the images from the Sporting Goods die set, heat embossed the…
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Snow Garden Collection โ Winter Floral Card Inspiration
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 Snow Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The beautiful new winter floral dies and gorgeous Glimmer plates in this collection inspired me to create three pretty cards perfect for sending a holiday hello. Glory Of Snow Card I love the frosty look of Glory Of Snow flowers and thought theyโd be perfect for a little holiday arrangement. Here I added them along with some pine sprigs to a bright foiled vase for this cheerful holiday card. I started by cutting Susanโs Garden Specialty Cardstock with the…
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Christmas Envelope of Wonder Card Tutorial
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share how I created this fun Christmas envelope card using the new Envelope of Wonder Collection from Spellbinders.ย I love the idea of stuffing a big envelope full of festive elements and thought it would be fun to add some details to the envelope itself as well. Start by cutting the main parts of the envelope out of Forest Cardstock and the top flap layer out of Brushed Gold Cardstock. Emboss all of the main envelope parts using the Holly & Foliage 3D Embossing Folder. Lightly rub Gold Rush Lunar Paste over the…
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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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Stampendous Hugs Collection โ Sweet Animal Cards with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Stampendous Hugs Collection from Spellbinders.ย The adorable huggable critters, fun accessories, and sweet sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three simple and cute cards for a variety of occasions. Beary Special Slimline Card With so many cute characters to choose from in this collection, it was hard to pick what to work with firstโฆbut those little bears from the Stampendous Bear Hugs Die Set just stole my heart!ย Here I created my own slimline window background to pop them out of for a…
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Using Distress Oxide Inks To Add Tons of Color to Die Cut Scenes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share some fun ways to use Distress Oxide Inks to enhance your die-cut scenes. Ink-blended backgrounds can add tons of color to your cards while coloring die-cuts with inks can really add dimension and realistic details. Here I used Distress Oxide Inks along with the Country Road Collection to create three colorful cards for different seasons. Sunset Scene Thank You Card Distress Oxide Inks are perfect for creating easy ink-blended backgrounds even between colors you might not normally try to mix. I thought a bright sunset-inspired sky would be beautifully paired with a…
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The Painterโs Garden Collection โ Spring Paper Flower Card Ideas
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of Spring paper flower card ideas using the new Painterโs Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous floral designs in the collection reminiscent of the works of Impressionist painters inspired me to create three bright springtime cards for different occasions. Pansy Thank You Card I love the unique colorings of pansies and thought they would be a fun design to try it out first. Here I chose three different purple varieties of pansies to emulate for this pretty square thank you card. Die cut Susanโs Garden Specialty Cardstock using the…
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Floral Reflection Collection | Various Occasion Cards Inspiration with Heejung Hunsberger
Hello crafty friends, this is Heejung Hunsberger and I am thrilled to be a guest designer this month. I share a few of my projects using the Floral Reflection Collections from Spellbinder. If you want to know me better, you can visit myย blogย orย Instagram. I also have aย YouTube channel, where I post a lot of video tutorials. FLORAL REFLECTION THANKS CARD My favorite part of this collection is the variety of stems, and flowers it offers. I combined the Floral Reflection die and the Essential Floral Reflection die on this thank you card. CARD RECIPE: Trim a piece of Lunar Grayย Cardstock to 4.25โ x 5.5, and emboss it with the Tile…