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Serenity Garden Floral Birthday Card with Astrantia, Primrose & Tassel Flowers
Hello crafty friends! I’m Bonnie Crane, and I’m thrilled to be joining you as a guest designer for Spellbinders. Spring always has a way of turning my thoughts toward flowers and time spent in the garden. It feels like the perfect season to draw inspiration from the Spellbinders Serenity Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. For this card, I’ve showcased the beautifully detailed Astrantia bloom, complemented by two additional florals from the collection – Primrose and Tassel Flower – creating a soft, layered bouquet. ASTRANTIA Die Cutting Cut small florets from Blush cardstock. Cut large petals twice from Chiffon cardstock. Cut floret stems (both sizes) and flower centre from Rainforest cardstock…
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Spellbinders Turns 23! Party Time Dragon Inspiration & Exclusive Free Gift with Purchase
Hello, crafty friends! This June, Spellbinders is celebrating an exciting milestone – our 23rd birthday! To mark the occasion, we’ve created something extra special for our crafting community: the adorable Party Time Dragon Etched Dies, an exclusive gift with purchase available only during our anniversary celebration. From June 1–30, 2026, customers who spend $150 or more on the Spellbinders website (after discounts and coupons, before shipping and taxes) will receive the Party Time Dragon Etched Dies (S3-570) absolutely free while supplies last. This cheerful little dragon is ready to party with balloons, birthday wishes, and endless creative possibilities. To celebrate, we’ve invited several talented designers to create projects featuring this…
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How to Use a 3D Embossing Folder: Magical Fuchsia Card Tutorial
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Magical Fuchsia 3D Embossing Folder from the Magical Fuchsia collection by Alex Syberia. The embossing folder coordinates with the press plate and stencil set, but for today’s card, I wanted to show that it can be used on its own, too. EMBOSSING THE IMAGE Cut Violet ColorWheel Cardstock into a 4.25” x 5.5” panel. Using the Mighty Mister Spray Bottle, mist water onto both sides of the panel. TIP: Misting the cardstock with water helps to soften the fibres of the cardstock and helps to prevent cracking. Place inside Magical Fuchsia 3D Embossing Folder. Run through…
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Spellbinders Block Print Zodiacs: Hot Foiling & BetterPress Birthday Cards
Hello and welcome. I’m Gaylynn Martling, a lover of card making. It is an honor to share my creations with you here on the Spellbinders blog. I enjoy the fun technique possibilities using amazing plates, dies, stamps and fabulous machines. For today, I share three cards using both hot foiling and Betterpress inks. Some of my favorite things to make are birthday cards. The Block Print Zodiacs Collection provides the most unique and unexpected birthday greetings, customized to each person. What I like most about each set is the ability to add hot foil shimmer or colorful ink. For today’s trio of projects, I am sharing process photos for each…
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SPOILER ALERT: Wrapping Up the 13 Days of Craftoween 2025!
And just like that… we’ve reached the final day of our 13 Days of Craftoween 2025 Advent Calendar sneak peeks! It’s been a frightfully fun ride, and we hope you’ve loved peeking behind each door as much as we’ve loved sharing what’s inside. Whether your style leans spooky or sweet, each day of Craftoween delivered a mini die set packed with potential — perfect for cards, tags, treats, and all your October makes. Today, we’re opening Door 13 and wrapping up the series with one last hauntingly creative project. This time, it’s from the ever-talented Jennifer Kotas, who’s conjured up something special to celebrate this final reveal. Let’s take a…
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SPOILERS! 13 Days of Craft-o-Ween Day 8. Step by Step Tutorial
SPOILER ALERT: Welcome the 13 Days of Craftoween 2025 Advent Calendar — and we can’t wait to show you what’s inside! If you love spooky season as much as we do, you’re in for a real treat (no tricks here). Whether you’re into cute and quirky or dark and dramatic, the 13 Days of Craftoween is packed with creative potential. Each day unveils a new mini crafting treasure designed to help you conjure up cards and more — all perfect for October makes and haunted happenings. Ready to peek behind Door 8? Today we’re featuring a project by Annie Williams! Let the hauntingly creative countdown begin! Catch up on all the…
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SPOILERS! 13 Days of Craft-o-Ween Day 5. Step by Step Tutorial
SPOILER ALERT: Welcome the 13 Days of Craftoween 2025 Advent Calendar — and we can’t wait to show you what’s inside! If you love spooky season as much as we do, you’re in for a real treat (no tricks here). Whether you’re into cute and quirky or dark and dramatic, the 13 Days of Craftoween is packed with creative potential. Each day unveils a new mini crafting treasure designed to help you conjure up cards and more — all perfect for October makes and haunted happenings. Ready to peek behind Door 5? Today we’re featuring a project by Heejung Hunsberger, who’s bringing the boo-tiful magic! Let the hauntingly creative countdown begin!…
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SPOILERS! 13 Days of Craft-o-Ween Day 3. Step by Step Tutorial
SPOILER ALERT: Welcome the 13 Days of Craftoween 2025 Advent Calendar — and we can’t wait to show you what’s inside! If you love spooky season as much as we do, you’re in for a real treat (no tricks here). Whether you’re into cute and quirky or dark and dramatic, the 13 Days of Craftoween is packed with creative potential. Each day unveils a new mini crafting treasure designed to help you conjure up cards and more — all perfect for October makes and haunted happenings. Ready to peek behind Door 3? Today we’re featuring a project by Heejung Hunsberger, who’s bringing the boo-tiful magic! Let the hauntingly creative countdown begin!…
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Step by Step Tutorial: Create a Halloween Card
Hi there, this is Annie Williams, and I’m excited to share step-by-step instructions to create this adorable Halloween card made with the exclusive Pupkin Die Set from Spellbinders. This little guy is so sweet and perfect for sending a cute Halloween hello to any dog lover on your list! Die cut the pup and his costume out of white, Anchor, Raven, Carrot, Rainforest, and Violet cardstock using the Pupkin Die Set. For a little extra interest, add some shading and spots to the head, feet, and snout die-cuts using grey ink and a sponge dauber. Assemble the puppy with liquid glue, using reverse tweezers to pick and place tiny die-cut…
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Step-By-Step Tutorial – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Hello there, friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so excited to be here to share a step-by-step tutorial using a set from the new release from Simon Hurley called North Pole Friends. I think this might be my favourite release from Simon so far! I love Christmas crafting, and Simon has released four die sets in this collection that are simply adorable. You have the set I am using today which is called North Pole Sentiments Etched Dies, and then you have a set featuring the Clauses, one featuring some adorable polar bears, and finally a set with Santa’s cheeky elves! I had…
