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Simple Foiling Ideas with Inspired Basics Collection and Lisa Mensing
Hello, crafty friends. Lisa Mensing here from Confetti and Card with Lisa Mensing. Today I am sharing three projects featuring the Inspired Basics Collection. What a great collection to add to your stash for creating coordinating cards and tags, perfect for Mother’s Day or just to brighten someone’s day. Let us check it out. Smiline Brighten Your Day Card Simple and clean, this slimline card is perfect for any occasion. This card is so pretty with all its white space and how the Citrine Glimmer Foil pops off the white cardstock. Using the Flowers for You Glimmer Plates and Citrine Glimmer Foil, foil white cardstock, the flowers with your favorite alcohol…
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Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection by Becca Feeken. The gorgeous layered florals and ornate background designs in this collection inspired me to create three bright and pretty cards for a variety of occasions. Gerber Daisies Card Gerber daisies are my favorite kind of flower, so I had to play with the Layered Daisies Die Set first. I added lots of bright colors and shading to my flowers with markers for this bold slimline card. Die-cut white cardstock several times using all of the components of…
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May 2022 Embossing Folder of the Month Kit – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi again, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the May Embossing Folder of the Month Kit from Spellbinders. With its pretty and versatile pattern, the Faux Stitch Embossing Folder is one you’ll reach for over and over again to add subtle texture to all kinds of card projects. Tiny Sunbursts Although it mimics one of the beautiful patterns in many of the Spellbinders stitching dies, the Faux Stitch Embossing Folder also reminded me of tiny sunbursts. Here I used it to add texture to the background of a bright and pretty springtime scene. Trim a…
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Utilizing Leftover Foil with Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes & Annie Williams
Hello again this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes Collection from Spellbinders. The bold designs in this collection can be used with so many interesting techniques and I was inspired to create three springtime cards for a variety of occasions. Leftover Leaf Design One of my favorite ways to use these designs is also the simplest. By taking the leftover foil from a background design, I can create an equally beautiful “negative” of that background for another card. Here I added a few spring blooms to a golden leaf background…
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Celebrate You Collection – Cards & Gifts For Special Occasions with Annie Williams
m en.UseHi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share several projects using the new Celebrate You Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous sentiments, unique 3D dies, and pretty tag designs in this collection inspired me to create a ton of cards and bags for all different occasions. Baby Card I thought the Venetian Wallpaper Stencil was so beautiful and would make the perfect background for this soft and pretty baby card. Trim white cardstock to 4” x 5.25” and apply Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, and silver pigment ink through the Venetian Wallpaper Stencil with a blending tool to create the background.…
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April 2022 Embossing Folder of the Month Kit – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the April Embossing Folder of the Month Kit from Spellbinders. With its versatile pattern and large size, the Radiant Burst Embossing Folder is perfect for drawing the eye to a focal point almost anywhere on your card front. Shift the Center! It’s natural to want to center your cardstock in an embossing folder, but the Radiant Burst design is begging to be moved around on your cards! Here I shifted the burst to the lower right corner of my card to draw attention to the sentiment on…
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Happy Dance Collection with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works and I am so thrilled and honored to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today highlighting the Happy Dance Collection. The die sets, Glimmer plates, and stamps in this collection are perfect for making Cards and Gift Tags for Father’s Day/Mother’s Day Cards, and more! My first card features the I Dance Etched Dies, We Dance Glimmer Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set, and the Geo Foliage Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set. I love anything florals for thank you cards, so I reached for the I Dance Etched Dies first to create this bold…
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Paint Your World – Paintbrush Cards for Art Lovers with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Paint Your World Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. The fun paintbrush-themed designs and beautiful nature-inspired extras in this collection inspired me to create three colorful cards for the art lovers in my life. Oversized Paintbrush Card The oversized brush in the Painted Blooms Die Set was the perfect base for me to try out a ton of the different accessories in the collection. Here I added layers of flowers and even a butterfly to this pretty slimline card perfect for sending a springtime hello. Die-cut the…
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March 2022 Embossing Folder of the Month Kit – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the March Embossing Folder of the Month Kit from Spellbinders. With its beautiful floral pattern and large size, the Garden Path Embossing Folder is perfect for tons of different techniques and occasions. Sometimes the easiest techniques make the prettiest cards. Here I sanded white-core cardstock to create a soft and subtle background for this pretty hello card. Trim a piece of aqua white-core cardstock to 4” x 5.25” and emboss it using the Garden Path Embossing Folder. Lightly sand the raised edges with a sanding block to…
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Spring Into Glimmer Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Spring Into Glimmer Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous foil plates and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three cheery springtime cards for different occasions. The beautiful blooms and leaves in the Glimmer Edge Flowers Plate Set are perfect for so many types of projects. Here I added a pretty gilded bouquet to the center of this foiled and partially-embossed card front for a cheerful thank you card. Trim a piece of Dahlia Cardstock to 4” x 5.25”. Apply Gold Hot Foil to…
