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  • BetterPress,  Cardmaking

    Three Adorable Farm Animal Cards

    February 20, 2025 / No Comments

    Hello! Jen Kotas here today with three cards featuring the Justine’s Farm Collection by Justine Dvorak. This is a sweet collection of five press plate sets, four featuring adorable farm animals. One of the best things about BetterPress plates is that they can be used with the BetterPress System and the Glimmer Hot Foil System! When I’m already using either system, I like to make up extras, even if I don’t plan to use them yet. This is especially true for any sentiments. Impress the Daisy Press Plate and Die Set using Black BetterPress Ink on a Porcelain A2 BetterPress Cotton Card Panel. Create sentiments on a separate panel and…

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    Gorgeous Make-up Set Cards

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  • BetterPress,  Die Cutting

    Using Specialty Papers with Love on the Rocks

    December 11, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and I’m excited to share with you the fantastic Love on the Rocks Collection. The collection consists of a gorgeous floral BetterPress Letterpress cover plate, a sentiment set, and one die set that focuses on a cut glass with ice cubes, hearts and strawberries. The collection is perfect for Valentine’s Day or any occasion where you want to send some love. The 3 cards I’m sharing today each use one of the many Spellbinders specialty papers. I’ve had these for quite some time and decided it was time to play with them. Two of my cards use specialty papers over the entire card front, and…

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    Good Vibes Only collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Watercolored Crystals with Rubeena for Spellbinders using S5-352 Crystal Peaks #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

    Good Vibes Only Inspiration | Watercolored Crystals with Rubeena

    March 26, 2018
    Spellbinders Sharyn Sowell Holiday 2019 Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Jean Manis

    Sharyn Sowell Holiday 2019 Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Jean

    August 27, 2019
    Spellbinders Four Petal Sweet Day Flowers 2 Ways

    Four Petal Sweet Day Flowers 2 Ways

    February 16, 2023
  • BetterPress,  Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Home Decor,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Ideas For Creating A Homemade Calendar

    December 2, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello crafty friends! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so thrilled to be here to share some ways to use the Florals Through the Year Collection with you. This is a very pretty collection that includes 12 floral press plates, a 2025 DIY Calendar set of press plates, along with a die that you can use to create an easel stand for your completed homemade calendar. I am sharing a couple of ways to create the actual calendar cards as well as simply using one of the floral plates on a standard A2 card. Calendar Cards With Die Cuts For my first couple of…

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    October 31, 2023
    Spellbinders July 2020 Large Die of the Month is Here – How Does Your Garden Grow Alphabet #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #SpellbindersCardKits #Cardmaking

    July 2020 Large Die of the Month is Here – How Does Your Garden Grow Alphabet

    July 1, 2020
    August 2022 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Strawberry Patch

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    August 1, 2022
  • BetterPress,  Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Embossing,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Shaking It Up using Shaker Domes & Pretty Mixes!

    October 28, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello there Spellbinders friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so excited to be here as a guest and I am sharing three shaker cards using the fabulous Shaker Domes. I love to make shakers, so these cards were really fun to create and the Shaker Domes make it very easy to make them. There are five different-shaped domes in this collection; Arch, Stylish Oval, Emerald Cut, Fresh Picked and Hexi-Gem. They work with the coordinating die sets, so everything is super easy to put together! The dome itself is approx. 0.38” high so you have plenty of room to add different-sized shaker mixes…

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    October 14, 2022
    Spellbinders Exclusive Collection Inspiration

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    October 17, 2023

    Layered Curved Borders with Your Cards

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  • BetterPress,  Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Embossing

    Pink & Black for Christmas?

    October 16, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. This beautiful collection features amaryllis, poinsettias and sentiments – all perfect for the holidays. CHRISTMAS CHEER For my first card, I wanted to use Yana’s Amaryllis Etched Dies. This set is great as you have the flower and stem as one die and then separate dies for the leaves and shadow pieces. I like that you can customise it as you wish! To make this card: Cut Yana’s Amaryllis main die once from white cardstock, making sure not to put too much pressure on it, so…

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    Deal Me Few Cards for Multiple Occasions

    January 8, 2025
    February 2025 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Spring Canopy

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    February 1, 2025
    Card Assortment Featuring the New Simon Hurley Collection with Leica Palma

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    July 24, 2023
  • Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Step by Step Tutorials

    A Cocktail for All Seasons

    August 22, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three projects using the Happy Hour Collection. This fabulous collection features cocktails that you can dress up for different seasons, some fun sentiments, an embossing folder, rectangle dies and a press plate. HERE FOR THE BOOS For my first card, I am using Olive Martinis Etched Dies, along with Boos! Cocktails, to dress it up for Halloween. To make this card: Die cut Olive Martinis glass from Onyx Cardstock Adhere one on top of another for added dimension. Die cut drink part of the die from white cardstock and add ink blending…

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    November 2022 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Layered Floral Card Creator

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    November 1, 2022
    March 2025 Clubs Inspiration Roundup!

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    March 25, 2025
    Using Just Stamps & Dies! March Relax & Enjoy 2019 Card Kit of the Month Edition

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    March 12, 2019
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    Crafty Lessons Learned with the Happy Hour Collection

    August 21, 2024 / 4 Comments

    Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here. The fantastic Happy Hour Collection consists of 2 cocktail glasses and other unique items to use with or without the glasses. It’s clever and my favorite of everything Spellbinders has released so far this year. Today I’m sharing a brayered background, an explosion of color blocking, and a cheeky Halloween card. None of these contain new ideas, but I learned a few things along the way that I will share with you. I hope you enjoy the cards as much as I enjoyed making them. CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL WITH A BRAYERED BACKGROUND A holiday card with a martini glass and a brayered background are both out…

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    July 2, 2022

    Holiday Tags with Lisa Horton Essential Holiday Collection

    September 11, 2024
    From the Garden Collection Inspiration by Wendy Vecchi

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  • Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Step by Step Tutorials,  Wax Seals

    Happy Haunting

    August 16, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Happy Haunting Collection. I love making cute spooky cards and they don’t have to be just for Halloween. To create the dots with wax beads simply drop a small amount onto the silicone mat. It’s a great way to use up any extra melted wax on the spoon! Blend purple ink on a piece of Porcelain BetterPress A2 Card then impress with Spider Web Background Press Plate with the same ink. Adhere to an A2 card base. Die cut the image from Woof-or-Treat Etched Dies and assemble with liquid glue. Adhere to the card with foam tape. Create sentiment…

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    January 10, 2023
    Spellbinders Holiday 2019 Collection Introduction

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    August 12, 2019

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  • BetterPress,  Cardmaking,  Die Cutting

    Spooky Cute Cards Featuring the Happy Haunting Collection

    August 15, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the Happy Haunting Collection. I love creating Halloween cards and, much like my cards for past collections like Boo Dance Party, I wanted to spark inspiration with a fun, non-traditional color palette. The Happy Haunting Collection includes so many fabulous products and I chose to feature Fiona the Dancin’ Witch, Woof-or-Treat and Witchin’ Heels. I may be sharing only three cards here but you’ll definitely see more from this collection. The color palette I’m using includes Pink Sand, Spiced Cider, Nectar, Pale Rose, Meadow, Peacock, Slate Gray, and Onyx cardstock. Also featured…

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    February 2023 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Spring Burst

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  • Cardmaking,  Stamping

    Colorful Cards for All Occasions using Stampendous Beautiful Backgrounds

    August 6, 2024 / No Comments

    Hi friends! Jen Shults with you today on the Spellbinders Blog and I am so excited to be sharing three projects with you using the new Stampendous Beautiful Backgrounds. This collection features four beautiful backgrounds that can be used to make super quick cards or more detailed colorful creations where the background is the star and I have a little of both to share with you today! You can mix and match these backgrounds and techniques for endless cards! My first card focuses on the Streamers background and it was definitely a fun one to make and would be easy to mass-produce if you need lots of birthday cards. Stamps…

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    Die Cutting Dioramas With Tunnel Scapes

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