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Step-by-Step Summer Lemonade Stand Card with Simple Stories Pink Lemonade Stand Dies
Hello Crafters! Nancy Leppek here from Scrapper at Heart.com. I am delighted to be back as a guest on the Spellbinder’s Blog. Today, I am sharing a step-by-step tutorial using the new Simple Stories Pink Lemonade Stand Dies. Let’s get to it, shall we! Here is the card we will be making. It sure has me itching for Summer, how about you? Die cutting The first thing you want to do is get all your dies and color cardstock ready to go. Set up your die-cutting sandwich using the Platinum 6 and this die-cutting sandwich: Platform Base, Platform Top, C plate, and then your cardstock and dies facing down, and…
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3 Wickedly Good Color Palettes for the Wonder of Oz Collection
Hello, crafty friends! I’m Adrienne Boese, better known online as Alice Scraps Wonderland. Today I’m sharing 3 different card ideas using the Wonder of Oz collection by Graphic 45. Two of these ideas use the traditional ruby red of the poppies and green of the Emerald City, while the final card finds color inspiration from the Wicked movies, with pink and green as the key colors. And just like there’s a color palette for all tastes in this blog post, there’s a technique for everyone, too! I include die cutting, embossing, hot foiling, and letter pressing ideas – so no matter what your favorite technique is, you are sure to…
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Craft & Unwind With Happier Hour!
Hello crafty friends, Rachel Alvarado here, and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders Blog sharing some festive cards using products from the new Happier Hour Collection. I absolutely love this collection because it covers a variety of occasions with a bunch of coordinating sentiments to choose from. ICE CREAM SHAKER CARD My first card features the adorable Fountain Wishes Etched Dies. My inspiration for this card came from my sweet little blue Parakeet (aka Blueberry), who spends many hours a day sitting on my shoulder, chatting away. When I first saw the bird in this set, I knew that I had to add him to my project. Because…
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Happier Hour Collection With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today! I’m sharing three cards featuring the Happier Hour Collection with you today! We are traveling to Mexico in December, so the Sip Sip Ole’ Etched Die Set really spoke to me! HERE’S TO GOOD TIMES AND GREAT FRIENDS I began by die-cutting the element for my focal point using the Sip Sip Ole’ Die Set. For the outline of the glass, I used matte silver cardstock from the Treasured Antique Silver cardstock pack, and for the salt, I used the glitter cardstock from the same pack. The colors of…
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Create Winter Wonderland Cards with Ski-son’s Greetings Collection!
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Spellbinders Blog. I’m Pam Sparks, cardmaker, blogger, and all-around Winter lover from Iowa. You can find me on my blog ExpressionsWithHeart.com. Today’s cards celebrate a touch of Winter sporting and relaxing. Super cute characters, super cool embossing folder, love the BetterPress Plate sentiments, and the delightful Ski Lodge. I’m going to start by showing you how I was inspired to use the colors I did for two of the cards. The DIY Color Deck Holiday Expansion Pack is full of wonderful inspiration! I just fell in love with the houses, colors, and the black car! I pulled out some Distress Oxide inks and set…
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Hitting the Slopes with Simon Hurley’s Ski-Son’s Greetings
Hello Crafters! Nancy Leppek here from Scrapper at Heart.com. I am delighted to be back as a guest on the Spellbinder’s Blog. Today, I am sharing three different cards using the recently released Ski-Son’s Greetings Collection from Simon Hurley. Fun fact, I have never been on snow skis before, but that certainly didn’t stop me from having some fun with this collection. Let’s get to it, shall we! Dashing Through the Snow For my first card, I am hitting the slopes and using all of the items in this collection. That is me, at the base of the card, more than likely, wiping out in the trees! LOL I took…
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SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 12 with Yana Smakula
Welcome to day 12 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Yana Smakula as she shares inspiration with the Day 12 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Kim Kesti; Day 2 with Jaycee Gaspar; Day 3 with Rebecca Keppel; Day 4 with Nichol Spohr; Day 5 with Tina Smith; Day 6 with Mindy Eggen; Day 7 with Carissa Wiley, Day 8 with Lisa Tilson, Day 9 with Suzanne Hue, Day 10 with Laura Bassen, Day…
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SPOILERS! 12 Days Of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 11 With Michelle Short
Welcome to day 11 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Michelle Short as she shares inspiration with the Day 11 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Kim Kesti; Day 2 with Jaycee Gaspar; Day 3 with Rebecca Keppel; Day 4 with Nichol Spohr; Day 5 with Tina Smith; Day 6 with Mindy Eggen; Day 7 with Carissa Wiley, Day 8 with Lisa Tilson, Day 9 with Suzanne Hue, Day 10 with Laura Bassen. Hello…
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SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 8 with Lisa Tilson
Welcome to day 8 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Lisa Tilson as she shares inspiration with the Day 8 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Kim Kesti; Day 2 with Jaycee Gaspar; Day 3 with Rebecca Keppel; Day 4 with Nichol Spohr; Day 5 with Tina Smith; Day 6 with Mindy Eggen; Day 7 with Carissa Wiley. Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here today, and I am so excited to be sharing…
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Three Unique Background Looks With Stars And Fronds Frame 3d Embossing Folder
Hi friends! It’s Nora here from @nonniscards with 3 different inking techniques for your 3d embossing folders. The new Stars and Fronds Frame 3d Embossing Folder is so cute, I thought it would be perfect for getting a bit inky and creative with! I’ve kept the card designs pretty clean and simple, so these are even good for mass producing if you want to send a lot of Christmas cards. And of course you do! 🙂 All of my 3 card bases are made from green colored Spellbinders card stock; I used Rainforest for the cards with the floral die cuts and Fern for the card with the white bow.…
