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Trio of Cards, Featuring the Nichol’s Needlework Collection
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I am back with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, I’m working with the Nichol’s Needlework collection. As a needlework lover, I jumped at the chance to work with this collection. First, I started out by die-cutting the hoop elements for all three cards. I die-cut the perforated circles, the hoop frames, and the gold screw pieces. I wanted the hoop frames to be slightly raised, so I cut extra and glued 2 together for each card. I also glued the hoop screw to the back of the frame. Then, I die-cut several embroidery scissors, needles, and spools…
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Die Cutting Dioramas With Tunnel Scapes
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Tunnel Scapes collection. This is such a fun collection that focuses on creating scenes with dimension, kind of like mini dioramas but more on the 2D side, rather than the 3D side. These cards can get pretty dimensional if adding foam tape in between all the tunnel layers, but they would still look great without the foam tape, or with less layers if you didn’t want them to be so bulky. I used thin foam tape for mine so that I still got the dimension but with slightly less bulk. UNDERWATER TURTLE…
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Fun Ways To Add Beautiful Sparkle To Your Cards
Hello there Spellbinders friends! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. Today we are going to be playing with glitter cardstock! I have lots of examples and ideas for you and some great tips to help you get the most out of your cardstock. I love to add glitter cardstock to my cards, often in fairly subtle ways, but there are also many ways of really showcasing the beautiful texture and sparkle. So first let’s take a look at the cardstock itself. Included in the picture are Champagne, Silver, Gold, followed by the five Spring Tones Glitter Cardstock colors, and then the five Jewel Tones Glitter…
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‘365 Moments Like These’ Mini Album by Angela Tombari
Hi dear Spellbinders friends! It’s Angela here and today I have a cute mini album to show you. I made it using Noteworthy collection from Simple Stories combined with several Spellbinders products like dies, hot foil plates, wax seal, and more. I had so much fun creating it and I hope you like it too! I will start by giving you some measurements. The mini is 8 inches tall and 4,75 inches wide, while the pages are 7 x 4,25 inches. There are 8 pages in total plus several inserts and flaps that can accommodate photos. The closure of the mini is made with a ribbon that wraps around the…
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Add Sparkling Details to Your Projects with Art Glitter
Hello, Spellbinders’ friends Angela Tombari here from I Need Confetti blog. I had the chance to play with Art Glitter and it’s great sparkling fun! I love to use them in many ways and on different kinds of surfaces but today I’ll stay stuck to Art Glitter in paper craft. Keep reading for some examples. Add Art Glitter to Wax Seals It is sufficient to add a pinch of art glitter to make the wax seal shine like a star! There’s a good range of Art Glitter colors with different shining effects and huge shades of wax so it’s great to experiment with different color combinations. From classy to more…
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Stampendous Holiday Hugs Ideas
Hi Spellbinders friends! It’s Angela Tombari here. I have three creative cards to share with you today, made with Holiday Hugs by Stampendous. The dies in the collection are very simple to assemble and the sentiments on the stamp sets are so fun. Together, they can be combined into endless possibilities! The first card I would like to show you is made using Santa Hugs dies. I assembled Santa using his classic colors, red for the dress and black for the belt and boots. The card simulates an envelope. I used the striped lines from Holiday Hugs Sentiments on two corners of the card. In the top right corner, I…
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4 Groovy Interactive Cards featuring the Dancin’ Christmas Collection
Hi there my Spellbiners’ friends, Welcome back to the Spellbiners Blog! My name is Jaycee Gaspar and I’m a full-time scientist and part-time content creator and card maker. Today, I’m sharing simple inspiration and projects featuring the Dancin’ Christmas Collection. This collection features four dancing groups, a paired sentiment stamp set, and embossing folder. This group is sure to keep you crafting, but your recipients will be amazed by how clever your Dancin’ Christmas cards are. I used three techniques to make these interactive cards: ink blending, color blocking, and shiny embellishing. Ink blending gives dimension to otherwise solid hues of cardstock. Color blocking helps define clear palettes in your…
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Dancin’ Halloween Kinetic Cards
Hello friends, welcome back to Spellbinders blog. Angela here with a fun set of cards featuring the new Halloween release Dancin’ Halloween. It is a collection inspired by Mexican celebration of Dia de los Muertos and it is perfect to create fun and colorful projects. The dies from the collection are meant to create kinetic cards. Here is my first ‘dancing card’! I used Dancin’ Boy Day of the Dead die set and its stamp set called Dancin’ Halloween Sentiments. To create the card, I started assembling the dancing boy. I cut all the pieces in black Cardstock except for the skull and bones. For dressing up the boy, I…
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The Versatility of Shape Dies Using Products from the Sealed for Summer Collection with Joan Bardee
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and I’m happy to be back on the blog. Spellbinders recently released the Sealed for Summer collection, which includes a variety of beautiful products, including another set of “essential” shape dies – Essential Modern Ovals. I’m featuring that product today, as well as the Glimmer Alphabet. In addition to the new Essential Modern Ovals dies, Spellbinders has a line of shape dies (as opposed to dies that cut out a coordinating image) that are so versatile. These dies, such as, Hexi-Gems, Hearts, and Circles, can be the starting point for making colorful, graphic, geometric designs, as well as more traditional cards. Today I’m sharing 3…