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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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    November 1, 2023
    One Die 5 Ways - What's The Point Steel Rule Die

    One Die 5 Ways – What’s The Point Steel Rule Die

    October 3, 2017
    Spellbinders A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Embossed Christmas Card with Elena Salo featuring S4-948 Charming Christmas Boughs, SDS-164 Sentimental Christmas, S4-960 Cinch and Go Poinsettia #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #amazingpapergrace

    A Charming Christmas Inspiration | Embossed Christmas Card with Elena Salo

    September 6, 2018
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    Play Your Cards Right!

    January 6, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Jack of All Trades collection by Jaycee Gaspar. This is such a fun collection based on playing cards and can be used in lots of different ways! Jack of All Trades collection by Jaycee Gaspar is available on January 10th 2025. ENJOY EVERY MOMENT My first card uses the stunning Kaleidoscope Noble Suits Etched Dies. Each of the suits (heart, spade, diamond & club) all have three dies that you can layer up one on top of another to create a kaleidoscope look. I have used them that way for my card,…

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    Colorful Goodness with the Kaleidoscope Arch Collection

    Colorful Goodness with the Kaleidoscope Arch Collection

    November 16, 2023
    August 2025 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways

    August 2025 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways (Now Closed)

    August 14, 2025
    How to Decorate Gift Boxes with Spellbinders Dies. Project by Elena Salo for Spellbinders. Using: S2-271 Plants, S3-303 Little Plants, S5-278 Royale Flourish, S5-305 Untamed Scrolls dies #spellbinders #diecutting #giftwrap

    Easy Gift Boxes with Spellbinders Dies

    December 11, 2017
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    Ideas For Creating A Homemade Calendar

    December 2, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello crafty friends! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so thrilled to be here to share some ways to use the Florals Through the Year Collection with you. This is a very pretty collection that includes 12 floral press plates, a 2025 DIY Calendar set of press plates, along with a die that you can use to create an easel stand for your completed homemade calendar. I am sharing a couple of ways to create the actual calendar cards as well as simply using one of the floral plates on a standard A2 card. Calendar Cards With Die Cuts For my first couple of…

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    October 28, 2022

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    June 25, 2018
    Stitched Numbers & More Collection

    Stitched Numbers & More Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    April 22, 2023
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    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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    Video: Happy Collection by Sharyn Sowell - Inspiration | Alcohol Ink Card Backgrounds with Bibi Cameron for Spellbinders

    Video: Happy Collection Inspiration | Alcohol Ink Card Backgrounds with Bibi Cameron.

    March 15, 2019
    November 2021 Card Kit is Here – Joyful Christmas

    November 2021 Card Kit is Here – Joyful Christmas

    November 18, 2021

    Four Die Cut Cards with the Bayfair collection

    June 15, 2024
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    Shaking It Up using Shaker Domes & Pretty Mixes!

    October 28, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello there Spellbinders friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so excited to be here as a guest and I am sharing three shaker cards using the fabulous Shaker Domes. I love to make shakers, so these cards were really fun to create and the Shaker Domes make it very easy to make them. There are five different-shaped domes in this collection; Arch, Stylish Oval, Emerald Cut, Fresh Picked and Hexi-Gem. They work with the coordinating die sets, so everything is super easy to put together! The dome itself is approx. 0.38” high so you have plenty of room to add different-sized shaker mixes…

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    July 7, 2025

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    December 13, 2018
    December 2023 BetterPress Plate of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Sun & The Moon

    December 2023 BetterPress Plate of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Sun & The Moon

    December 1, 2023
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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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    July 27, 2022
    Color Block Backgrounds 3 Ways with Annie Williams

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    May 11, 2022
    November 2023 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Towering Blooms

    November 2023 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Towering Blooms

    November 1, 2023
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    A Trio of Fun & Festive Christmas Cards

    September 10, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello there Spellbinders friends, Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so thrilled to be here to share three ideas for some merry and bright Christmas cards using the Essential Holiday Collection by Lisa Horton. This is such a fun and festive collection which includes dies (including a tag set) and press plates perfect for all your holiday projects. I really enjoyed making these three cards and hope you like them too! Joy & Blessings For my first card, I have gone with a grid-style layout. This is a format I love to use when I see a specific die that I think will look great…

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    March 13, 2019
    What's New at Spellbinders | Picot Petite Collection by Becca Feeken #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #AmazingPaperGrace #DieCutting #Cardmaking

    What’s New | Picot Petite Collection by Becca Feeken

    September 28, 2020

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    May 22, 2024
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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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    July 22, 2021
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    April 1, 2022
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    September 17, 2025
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    A Cocktail for All Seasons

    August 22, 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 Happy Hour Collection. This fabulous collection features cocktails that you can dress up for different seasons, some fun sentiments, an embossing folder, rectangle dies and a press plate. HERE FOR THE BOOS For my first card, I am using Olive Martinis Etched Dies, along with Boos! Cocktails, to dress it up for Halloween. To make this card: Die cut Olive Martinis glass from Onyx Cardstock Adhere one on top of another for added dimension. Die cut drink part of the die from white cardstock and add ink blending…

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    August 1, 2023
    Luxe Gifts with Easy to Make Pom Pom Embellishment by Becca Feeken for Spellbinders using S4-049 Loopy Roll Flowers, S6-124 Mini Card/Booklet Gift Box, SR-106 Giving Makes You Happy - Gift Box, S4-768 Swirls Strip Die, S4-767 Classic Twirling Vines,  and S4-644 Botanical Box Inserts #spellbinders #diecutting #gifts

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    February 2024 Wax Seal of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Lily of the Valley

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    Creating Personalized Note cards

    August 11, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello crafters! This is Flávia Cavaliéri and I’m so happy to be on Spellbinders blog sharing some fun scrapbooking-style note cards! I have recently been on a trip to Europe for the first time, and instead of sending postal cards to close family members, as I usually do, I decided this time to make personalized note cards using pictures of my favorite moments! And, of course, I will mail these note cards along with some fun souvenirs! I was highly inspired by many creative scrapbookers that I have been following on social media to create these note cards. All of today’s note cards have a lot of texture and many…

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    February 2023 Embossing Folder of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Hydrangea Blooms

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    February 1, 2023
    Never Too Early for Christmas Cards with Jennifer Rustioni featuring Spellbinders Tinsel Time Collection

    Never Too Early for Christmas with Jennifer Rustioni

    September 3, 2022
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