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Water Color Trio Cards with Justine’s Farm BetterPress Plates
Hello Crafty Friends, Heejung Hunsberger here! I’m thrilled to be returning as a guest designer for Spellbinders this month again! I’m thrilled to share my cards featuring the Justine’s Farm Collection, which includes five different Betterpress Plates sets. Each plate is fabulous. 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. Clover, Many Thanks Card I embossed the Fresh Picked Floral Frame 3D Embossing Folder on sage-colored cardstock. I ink-blended the corners of the embossed paper with blending brushes. I used Peacock Feather and Speckled Egg Distress Oxide inks for…
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Vivid Flowers Cards
Hello Crafty Friends, Heejung Hunsberger here! I’m thrilled to be returning as a guest designer for Spellbinders this month again! I’m thrilled to share my cards featuring the Vivid Collection. I always enjoy creating flowers and butterflies, and this collection is fantastic! 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. Gray and violet-toned thank you Card I apply a white hot foil to Fog-colored card stock using a Vivid Script Sentiments letterpress plate. I die-cut the leaves and flower stalks on the Rainforest Card Stock. I die-cut the flowers…
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Setting the Stage with Your Card Backgrounds
Hello, crafty friends! I’m Adrienne Boese, better known as Alice Scraps Wonderland online. The Birthday Bash collection from Simon Hurley has several fun embossing folders, so for this set of cards, I wanted to create three different backgrounds using the embossing folders. The goal with each of these embossed backgrounds is to set the stage for all of the other elements on the card. I’ll be taking you from the simplest to the most complex embossing folder uses, but along the way, I’ll be giving you my design tips to create balanced cards that impress! Die Cut Balloons Card The simplest form of creating a background with an embossing folder…
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July 2024 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Snowcapped Holidays
The July 2024 Large Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This “Snowcapped Holidays” die set features 27 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit! Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! 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…
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July 2024 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Skating into the Holidays
Our July 2024 Small Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This “Skating into the Holidays” die set features 18 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit. Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! 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…
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Incorporating Patterned Paper Into The Fair Winds Collection With Emily Leiphart
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle. This is such a fun coastal and nautical collection, perfect for summertime cards of all occasions. I wanted to create my cards with a non-traditional color palette and I was inspired by the colors from the Simple Stories Just Beachy 6×8” Paper Pad. Each card features the patterned paper in a different way — the border, a small selection of die cuts, and a centerpiece background. This first card features the Uncharted Waters Stencil, Guiding Light Dies, Set Sail Dies, and the Fair Winds Sentiments.…
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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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3 Ways to Expand Your A2 Gift Card Holder and Envelope
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some fun inspiration for Stampendous’ new collection – All the Sentiments. Whenever I want to buy a set, I try to think of 5 different ways in which I can use it! Guess what? This new collection is a must-have if you want a versatile gifting solution. In today’s blogpost, I am going to show you three different ways to use the A2 gift card and envelope die from this collection. Pop-Up Card Base The Gift Card holder is meant for gift cards but this one is perfect for creating pop-up cards! Start off by assembling the gift card base as shown in…
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Fabulous Florals with the Fresh Picked Collection
Hello Crafters! It’s Melody Rupple here and I’m excited to be on the blog today to share a few cards I have created with the new More Fresh Picked Collection. I love the newest additions to the Fresh Picked Collection. The modern, contemporary feel of the collection is so fun for cardmaking. The More Fresh Picked Collection includes 3 floral dies set that work perfectly with the previously released Fresh Picked Sentiments Etched Dies and the Columns Embossing Folder. I have created three cards with the collection. So let’s get started. My first card features the Fresh Picked Angel Trumpets Etched Dies. You can create four different Angel Trumpets with…
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Playing with Color and the More Freshed Picked Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of colorful cards made with the new More Fresh Picked Collection from Spellbinders. I love the bold floral designs in the Fresh Picked line, so I tried to pick some fun color combinations to use with them while adding extra touches with ink. Bright Floral Hello Card I normally try to build my floral cards using colors you might actually find in real life, but the Fresh Picked Angel Trumpets Die Set is such a unique design that I decided to pick bold colors and really amp them up with…
