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How to Create a Layered Thank You Card with Dies – Step-by-Step Tutorial
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Layered Thank You Etched Dies from the Essentially Yours Sentiments Collection. There are eight sentiments in the collection, all with two layers – the word itself and the shadow. I love it when there are shadow layers with the sentiments. It means that you can use the word on its own or with the shadow, which makes the sets more versatile. Today I am using the Thank You with both the word and shadow layers. DIE-CUTTING & ASSEMBLING THE SENTIMENT Die cut Layered Thank You Etched Dies: Please Note: the dies are shown in the…
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How to Make a Striped Birthday Card with the Stripe Right Etched Dies
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Stripe Right Etched Dies from the Just Eat Cake Add-Ons Collection. This fabulous die cuts four stripes of various widths. The stripes are 6” tall, so they can be used horizontally or vertically on an A2-sized card. The dies work perfectly with the contents of the Just Eat Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit, but as you can see, they can be combined with any other supplies you have in your stash, too! DIE-CUTTING THE STRIPES + CREATING THE CARD BASE Pick five colours of ColorWheel Cardstock to use – this card uses (left-right) Seaside, Waterfall, Fairy…
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How to Make a Birthday Card with Color Block Accent Arches and Darling Dog Dies
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today. I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog to share a card featuring the Color Block Accent Arches, which are part of the Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit Add-Ons. I am going to be taking you through this card with a step-by-step photo tutorial. It’s a fun card to make! Happy Birthday For all of the die cutting, use the Platinum SIX Die Cutting Machine with the die cutting sandwich as follows (from bottom to top): Plate A – Platform Base Plate B – Platform Top Plate C – Cutting Plate Plate C – Cutting Plate The…
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Layered Die-Cut Portrait Card with Ink Blending | All My Senses Collection
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with another project! If you follow me on Instagram, you know I love finding ways to make my die cuts more dynamic. In this tutorial, I am going to share a creative ideas to bring Jaycee’s All My Senses collection to life using layering and ink blending! Instructions Begin by die-cutting a Raven cardstock panel to serve as your base. Emboss this base using the Molded Frame 3D Embossing folder. To frame the card, die-cut a series of thin rectangular frames using rectangle nesting dies from gold mirror cardstock. Adhere these to the black panel to create an elegant, layered border. Die-cut Fragmented Gaze…
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Beginner Friendly Hot Foiling & Die-cutting Paul Antonio PAScribe Upright Italic Everyday Sentiments
Hi there. I’m Gaylynn Martling. I am delighted to share this photo tutorial as a guest designer here on the Spellbinders blog. This is a step-by-step process that is beginner-friendly. For today, I’ll step you through one card project from beginning to the end using both hot foiling and die-cuts. Simple techniques and clean layouts are always appealing to me. The Paul Antonio PAScribe Upright Italic Everyday Sentiments Collection provides the most elegant and eye-catching sentiments for card making. In today’s example, I focus on the Happy Birthday press + foil plate. There are other wonderful sentiments in the collection for different occasions You will see process photos along with…
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Bold Retro Birthday Card with Die Cuts and Distress Oxide Inks
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some tips and tricks to make bold retro-looking cards! If you follow me on Instagram, you would know that I love finding ways to make my die cuts more fun. In this tutorial, I am going to share some of my go-to ideas to make quick and simple cards! Instructions Step 1: Start by die cutting two rectangles using the Linear Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched dies and some lilac cardstock. Step 2: Next, ink blend the center of the smaller rectangle using the Black Soot distress oxide dye ink. Step 3: Splatter some Yasutomo Pale Gold Japanese Watercolor on the ink-blended…
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Funny Birthday Card Ideas Using the Spellbinders Aged to Perfection Collection
Hello Spellbinders Fans! It’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m so happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing these three cards featuring the Aged to Perfection Collection. I thoroughly enjoyed working with these witty and fun products. They’re full of personality and perfect for celebrating birthdays with humor. I know several people, myself included, who will be celebrating milestone birthdays this year, and these designs felt like such a fun and lighthearted way to mark those special moments. OLD PEOPLE Chuckling, I was reminded of a holiday window display at Le Bon Marché in Paris, France, that featured chattering teeth toys. Maybe it’s a new trend, but it’s definitely a…
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Baking-Themed Cards with Spellbinders Make It & Bake It Collection
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Make It & Bake It Collection by Tina Smith. This wonderful collection is perfect for anyone who loves baking and sweet treats! There are lots of fabulous punny sentiments in the collection too, to work well with the focal points, so these cards are really fun to make! I created 3 cards today using an aqua colour palette inspired by the aqua silicone spatula that I have and love! MADE WITH LOVE My first card uses Fluff, Frost & Roll Etched Dies to create a simple card where the…
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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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Spring and Easter Scene Cards with Simon Hurley’s Happy Spring Collection
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today!! I’m sharing two scene cards and a shaped card featuring the Happy Spring Collection designed by Simon Hurley!! This collection is absolutely adorable, and I can’t wait to create more cards with it!! HAPPY SPRING I began by die-cutting the elements for my focal point using the Bunny Buddies Die Set. I used the following colors of Color Wheel cardstock: Tutu, Rainforest, Blush, and Raven, in addition to white cardstock. I added shading with gray dye ink and Kitsch Flamingo and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks using detail blending…
