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  • QUICK AND SIMPLE NEW BABY CARDS FEATURING CLASSIC POOH BIRTHDAY COLLECTION, BD-1012, BD-1042, BP-343, S4-1501, E3D-164, S6-249
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Embossing

    Beginner-Friendly Baby Cards with the Say Cheese Classic Pooh Baby Collection

    January 14, 2026 / 2 Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Say Cheese Classic Pooh Birthday collection. This wonderful collection is perfect for new baby cards, but can be used for other occasions too. I kept the cards simple, featuring lots of white space. These were pretty quick and easy to make, so perfect for beginner cardmakers. BABY My first card uses Bundle of Joy Stamp & Die Bundle, along with the older Pooh’s Alphabet Dies. To make this card: Stamp Pooh with a brick from Bundle of Joy Stamp Set onto Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black…

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    April 1, 2022
    Large Die Of The Month Inspiration | Floral Lace Frame Die Set with Kay

    Large Die Of The Month Inspiration | Floral Lace Frame Die Set with Kay

    October 17, 2017
    Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System | Quick & Easy Miss You Hot Foil Cards with Yana Smakula #spellbinders #glimmerhotfoilsystem

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    October 17, 2018
  • EASY APERTURE CARDS FEATURING SENDING HUGS COLLECTION, S5-732, S5-734,S5-733, E3D-163, S5-526, BP-270, BP-025, S4-1451
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting

    Birthday, Thank You & Graduation Cards Using Simon Hurley Sending Hugs Dies

    January 9, 2026 / 1 Comment

    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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    Sew Sweet Collection by Tammy Tutterow - Inspiration | Colorful Cards with Heather for Spellbinders using S6-142 Sweet Tweets, S4-913 Sew Sweet Sentiments, SBS-160 Bobbin Wishes #spellbinders #diecutting #stamping #handmadecard

    Sew Sweet Inspiration | Colorful Cards with Heather

    March 9, 2018
    October 2024 Clubs Inspiration Roundup!

    October 2024 Clubs Inspiration Roundup!

    October 23, 2024
    Spellbinders Metamorphosis by Simon Hurley: Rainbow Colored Fun with Joan Bardee

    Metamorphosis: Rainbow Colored Fun

    February 21, 2023
  • Watercolor fun with the new House-Mouse Heart and Soul Collection, RSC-063, RSC-064, RSC-065, RSC-066
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    Watercolor Fun With The New House Mouse Heart And Soul Collection

    December 11, 2025 / 4 Comments

    Hello fellow crafters! Deborah Hellman here to share with you some cards that I created using the new House-Mouse Designs Heart and Soul Collection. I love House-Mouse, and this new rubber stamp collection does not disappoint. They are sweet, beautifully drawn, and easy to color with all the purposeful detail. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, these stamp sets include some great sentiments that can be used to express love, caring, and encouragement. For my card set, I decided to use watercolor to my stamped images, but you could easily use colored pencils or alcohol ink markers to add a little color to your stamped images. They could even…

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    July’21 Release Party – Booth Tour & Collections Overview

    July’21 Release Party – Booth Tour & Collections Overview

    August 2, 2021
    Bible Journaling Collection by Joanne Fink Inspiration | Watercolor Cards with Yoonsun using SBS-140 Singing Bird, SBS-141 Butterfly, SBS-147 This is The Day, S5-328 Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Small, DOM-FEB17 So Tweet Die Set #spellbinders #cardmaking #handmadecard

    Bible Journaling Inspiration | Watercolor Cards with Yoonsun

    February 27, 2018
    Christmas Slimline Inspiration with Marie Heiderscheit

    Christmas Slimline Inspiration with Marie Heiderscheit

    August 16, 2021
  • 3 Wickedly Good Color Palettes for the Wonder of Oz Collection, BP-331,BP-333,BP-334,S4-1499,E3d-161
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    3 Wickedly Good Color Palettes for the Wonder of Oz Collection

    November 13, 2025 / No Comments

    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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    Video: The Gilded Age Collection by Becca Feeken Inspiration | Soft Victorian & Bold Regal Cards with Desiree Kuemmerle for Spellbinders

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    March 8, 2019

    Hopping By With A Froggy Trio

    May 5, 2025
    Spellbinders Die D-Lites Holiday Inspiration | Clean and Simple Christmas Tags with Laurie Willison featuring S3-359 Santa S3-358 Reindeer S3-361 Christmas Tree S3-360 Snowman S4-132 Classic Rectangle #spellbinders #christmastags #neverstopmaking

    Die D-Lites Holiday Inspiration | Clean and Simple Christmas Tags with Laurie Willison

    September 15, 2018
  • No Adventure is complete without you , BP-334, BP-333, S4-1499, BP-332, BP-331, E3D-161
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    No Adventure Is Complete Without You

    November 11, 2025 / No Comments

    Hi everyone! Ilina Crouse here, and I am happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog, this time sharing a few cards using the Wonder of Oz collection. I loved watching the Wizard of Oz animated series when I was growing up, and this collection made me travel back in time to my childhood. There are several products in this collection, and they work so well together. No Adventure Is Complete Without You Card I love the Wonder of Oz Silhouette die from the collection, so I had to use it right away. To make a card: Step 1: Cut a piece of white cardstock measuring 5 ¾” x4 ½”.…

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    March 1, 2023

    2 Layouts and a Card Using Golden Afternoon by Rosie’s Studio

    March 14, 2025

    Sip Sip Hooray Featuring the Happy Hour Collection

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  • CRAFT & UNWIND WITH HAPPIER HOUR! S5-720, S5-721, S5-724, S5-725, BP-336, BP-337, BP-338
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    Craft & Unwind With Happier Hour!

    October 28, 2025 / 2 Comments

    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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    April 10, 2020
    Card Assortment Featuring the New Simon Hurley Collection with Leica Palma

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    July 24, 2023
    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 1 with Kim Kesti

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    September 23, 2025
  • Hitting the Slopes with Simon Hurley’s Ski-Son’s Greetings, E3D-160, BP-335, S3-563, S5-717
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    Hitting the Slopes with Simon Hurley’s Ski-Son’s Greetings

    October 25, 2025 / 8 Comments

    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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    Birthdays with Pooh Bear, BP-342, BP-343, E3D-164, S4-1513, S4-1519, S4-1520

    Handmade Birthday and Baby Cards Using the Classic Pooh Baby Collection

    January 16, 2026
    National Craft Month with Spellbinders! Week 3: Crafting for Every Occasion

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  • LET’S HIT THE SLOPES! S3-563, E3D-160, BP-335, S5-717, S7-277, S5-526
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    Let’s Hit the Slopes!

    October 23, 2025 / No Comments

    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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    September 29, 2020

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    Spellbinders April 2020 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaways

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  • TABBED CLASSICS COLLECTION WITH BRENDA NOELKE, BD-0995, SDS-207, S6-260, E3D-143, S5-562, S5-131
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    Tabbed Classics Collection With Brenda Noelke

    October 20, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Hello, crafty friends! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m super excited to be joining you on the Spellbinders blog today! I’m sharing three cards today featuring the Tabbed Classics Collection! Designed by Wendy Vecchi! There are so many ways to use this collection!! I kept the color combination similar and focused on the different ways to combine the elements from the collection. HAPPY TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY I began by die-cutting the large floral bouquet and the largest single flower from white cardstock using the Thank You Bouquet 3D Floral & Stencil Bundle. I lined up the die-cuts in the embossing folder and ran them through my Platinum…

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    December 31, 2017
    Flea Market Finds Collection by Cathe Holden – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

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  • HOW TO CREATE LIGHT UP CARDS IN AN EASY WAY, 15077, S4-1451, S4-1452, BP-312, S6-261, S4-1496, S4-1375, STP-246
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    How to Create Light Up Cards in an Easy Way

    October 18, 2025 / No Comments

    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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