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Open the Door to Love – Two Takes with Open House Valentines
Hello fellow crafters. It’s Jean sharing two Valentines created with the Open House Valentines die set, part of the Love You More Collection. This die set expands the Open House Collection to include another holiday. Let’s look at how I decorated two doors for Valentine’s Day. For the first card, I started by choosing black foil cardstock for the door as a way for the red elements to pop. Create A-2 card base with patterned paper (example shows vellum added to paper to tone down the pattern). Add 5/8-inch strip of gray cardstock to base of card front. Die-cut door with the Open House Door Base set and side lights…
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Handmade Cards with the Cardmaker II Collection with Hussena
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I’m so thrilled to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today using the new Cardmaker II Stamp Collection. The beautifully illustrated images in this collection inspired me to create three easy and fun cards for a variety of occasions. My first project features the Love Never Fails Stamp Set and the New Start Stamp Set. I fell in love with the floral images in the Love Never Fails Stamp Set and had to use them right away for my Slimline Card. This set comprises of 20 clear photopolymer stamps and one can create a wonderful bouquet of flowers to a field of blooms using it. It’s very…
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Cardmaker II 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 Cardmaker II Collection from Spellbinders. With everything from cute frogs to pretty florals and beautiful sentiments, I was inspired to create three easy and fun cards with this collection for a variety of occasions. There are so many ways to use the beautiful butterfly images in the New Start Stamp Set. Here I added one of them to a pretty field of flowers at dusk for a bright and cheery friendship card. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4” x 5.25”. Stamp several of…
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Tropical Flowers and Glimmer Hot Foil By Joy Baldwin
Hi crafty friends, my name is Joy Baldwin (aka Create It With Joy). I really love making cards and sharing them with you! If you want to check out more of my creations, head over to my blog. I am really excited about sharing these beautiful Tropical Flowers with you, so let’s get started. I love tropical flowers and the Hibiscus and Plumeria flowers from Susan’s Tropical Getaway Collection are just stunning. I decided to pair these with Glimmer Hot Foil and they turned out so beautiful. I started by die cutting my flower petals from Susan’s Specialty cardstock and coloring them with Copic Markers. I used YR01,02,04 R35 for…
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Susan’s Tropical Getaway Collection – Card Inspiration 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 Tropical Getaway Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous exotic flowers in this collection inspired me to create two bright floral cards featuring realistic blooms for different occasions. I loved the sprig of petite and pretty blooms in the Plumeria Die Set, so I decided to try these first. Although you can color these flowers in several bright colors, I opted for the white variety and added a pretty sunset background on this simple foiled anniversary card. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4.75” x…
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Susan’s Garden Club Collection – Floral Card Trio 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 Garden Club Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous blooms and unique planters in this collection inspired me to create three bright and cheery floral cards featuring realistic blooms in all different vessels. I loved the big bold blooms in the Cactus Dahlia and Ornamental Garden Pottery Die Set, so I decided to try these first. My favorite variety of dahlia is coral-tipped and I tried to emulate this with paper on this bright thank you card. Die cut Barely Peach Cardstock with the flower dies…
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Christmas Traditions 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 Christmas Traditions Collection from Spellbinders. The classic holiday images, gorgeous Glimmer plates, and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three colorful cards perfect for sending a little Christmas cheer. I love anything poinsettia for the holidays so I reached for the Holiday Florals Background Glimmer Plate first to foil a beautiful border for this bold and bright Christmas card. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4” x 5.25”. Apply Gold Hot Foil to each corner using the Holiday Florals Background Glimmer…
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Merry Stitchmas Collection – Stitched Card Inspiration 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 Merry Stitchmas Collection from Spellbinders. The beautiful and versatile patterns in this collection inspired me to create two cozy stitched backgrounds for very different occasions. Stitched or not, the Circular Stitched Background Die is such a beautiful design for any kind of occasion. I added tons of bright stitching to create a colorful background for this fun Christmas tree card. Die cut white cardstock using the outline and insert dies from the Circular Stitched Background Die Set and Pink Sand Cardstock using only the outline…
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The New Holiday Medley Collection by Becca Feeken with Linda
Hello. I’m Linda, a papercrafter from the UK and I was delighted to be invited by Spellbinders to be Guest Designer on their blog. I am showcasing some products from the fabulous new Holiday Medley Collection by Becca Feeken. I have three Christmas projects to share with you today and I do hope you like them. Christmas is the ideal occasion for throwing dinner parties with stunning table displays, and I thought it would be fun to create a personalized guest place setting card. I thought that the gorgeous Pinstripe Bracket Card Builder Hot Foil Plate was just perfect for this. It also occurred to me that this idea would…
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Holiday Medley Collection – Christmas 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 Holiday Medley Collection by Becca Feeken. The beautiful Glimmer plates, ornate background dies, and gorgeous sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three pretty Christmas cards in different sizes that are perfect for sending a holiday hello. I love making mini square cards at Christmas to add to a gift bag or stack of gifts as an extra special tag. Using the buildings from the Silent Night Make A Scene Die set on top of a patterned background from the All Is Calm Word…