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Step-by-Step Tutorial: Intertwined Delicate Flowers For A Birthday Card
Hello crafters! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to show you how to create a pretty birthday card featuring the Regal Blooms Etched Dies, which form part of the new Regal Reflections Collection. This collection contains three sets of etched dies, including the floral set I am using today, along with a set of two cats and also a set of nesting dies. In addition, there is a 3D embossing folder which you can use to get two different embossed looks plus a clear sentiment stamp set which works for many different occasions. So, here is the card I will…
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Birthday, Thank You & Graduation Cards Using Simon Hurley Sending Hugs Dies
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Simon Hurley Sending Hugs collection. This wonderful collection is perfect for lots of different occasions, and what I love the most is that the die sets (bear, dog, and cat), are completely customizable. You can create multiple characters from just one die set! Whilst there are sentiment labels in the set for the characters to jump out from behind, I decided to use other sentiments for my cards today and have the characters jumping out of apertures instead. So fun! BIRTHDAY BEAR My first card uses Birthday Bear Etched…
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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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Let’s Hit the Slopes!
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Ski-son’s Greetings collection by Simon Hurley. This wonderful collection is perfect for Christmas and the holidays, but also all year round for those that like to ski and snowboard! I kept the cards simple, featuring lots of white space! DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW My first card uses Hit the Slopes Etched Dies, along with the fabulous Streamline 3D Embossing Folder. This folder is perfect for skiers but also anything that you want to show movement like sleds, snowballs, etc! To make this card: Die cut faces of skiers from…
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How to Create Light Up Cards in an Easy Way
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today, sharing two cards using the Pear Blossom Press One Light- 2 Pack. These lights make adding fun light-up elements to your cards easy. No circuits involved! The first thing to know when using these lights is that you do need to do a little forward planning for your card design. Since the light and switch are on the same piece, you need to work out where both will be placed on your card. MERRY + BRIGHT STAR I started off by die cutting the star (on my card panel) that I want lit…
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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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Step by Step Tutorial: Cuckoo Cottage Chiming Christmas Bridge Card Tutorial
Hello, crafty friends! I’m Heejung Hunsberger, and I’m thrilled to be back as a Guest Designer for Spellbinders, showcasing another exciting project from the Cuckoo Cottage Collection! In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through creating a unique bridge card featuring a delightful cuckoo clock design using the Chiming Christmas Die and the Cuckoo Cottage Die. This interactive card not only stands upright beautifully for display but also includes a charming swinging pendulum for added fun! 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. Let’s get started! Step 1: Create…
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Get Into The Holiday Spirit With Sweet Birds, Pretty Wreaths and Fun Shakers!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. It’s always a treat to come on here and share some ideas with you. Today, I am using the All About Christmas Collection from Lisa Horton. This release is so fun and there is lot to love! You have some sweet birds, Christmas foliage, pretty stars, and lots of options to create layers using stripe and scallop die sets. A big plus is almost all of these sets can be adapted and used year-round for other occasions. There is also a stencil set which you can use to create circles/bokeh effects either for a background or…
