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Sweet Summertime Cards with the La Dolce Vita Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back again on the blog today to share a couple of bright summertime cards made with the new La Dolce Vita Collection from Spellbinders. The unique die sets, beautiful embossing folder, and gorgeous sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three colorful cards for a variety of occasions. Lemon Thank You Card Confession: I buy lemons nearly every week just to brighten up my kitchen. So naturally, I gravitated to the Citrus Spritz Die Set first to brighten up someone’s day! Here I used it to create a colorful thank you card for a friend. Die cut white,…
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Beyond the Sentiment: Copperplate & BetterPress Backdrops
Hello, crafters! I’m thrilled to be a guest designer on the Spellbinders blog today, showcasing the beautiful new Copperplate Happy Everything Collection, releasing this June! This collection is versatile, featuring elegant sentiments perfect for various occasions. The Copperplate Happy Everything Collection includes: Copperplate Happy Birthday Everything Plate & Die Set Copperplate Hope You’re Feeling Better Copperplate Happy Anniversary Copperplate Heartfelt Sympathy If you’d like to get to know me better, visit my blog or follow me on Instagram. Additionally, I have a YouTube channel where I regularly post video tutorials. For today’s post, I’ve created three cards, each highlighting a different sentiment from the collection and utilizing BetterPress plates for…
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Feminine Monochromatic Cards
Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Gorgeous You Collection. This collection includes four dies sets, press plate sentiments and a 3D embossing folder. This collection made me want to make mostly monochromatic cards. They were perfect to pair with the new ColorWheel Cardstock. I went through the new ColorWheel Cardstock and picked three or four shades of pink, teal, and purple. I used less than one sheet for these three cards plus I made several other cards. Emboss an A2 panel of white cardstock with the Cross My Heart 3D Embossing Folder. Blend on pink ink from the bottom fading to white. Adhere to an…
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Mainly Monochrome With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share three projects with you using the new Glimmer Cardfront Sentiments Collection. I don’t know about you, but I often struggle with picking out color combinations. Whilst there are different ways to combat this (like using a color wheel), I often like to forget about combinations and go monochrome instead. Or in this case mainly monochrome, as I did add in green for the leaves! FULL OF HUGS For my first card, I am using the This Card is Full of Hugs Glimmer Hot Foil Plate. I love the quirky font on these sentiments! It was foiled onto a panel of white cardstock using…
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Hexi-Gems 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 Hexi-Gems Collection from Spellbinders. I loved playing with different ways to use this fun new shape in my cardmaking and was inspired to create a couple of pretty cards in three different styles. Sleek and Modern Friendship Card Since we’re working with “gems” here, I pulled out my favorite color of Glimmer Hot Foil to use with the new Hexi-Gem Glimmer Hot Foil Plate. Moondust Hot Foil creates an amazing iridescent finish that reminds me of blue topaz. Here I did some simple foiling for…
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The Painter’s Garden Collection – Spring Paper Flower Card Ideas
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of Spring paper flower card ideas using the new Painter’s Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous floral designs in the collection reminiscent of the works of Impressionist painters inspired me to create three bright springtime cards for different occasions. Pansy Thank You Card I love the unique colorings of pansies and thought they would be a fun design to try it out first. Here I chose three different purple varieties of pansies to emulate for this pretty square thank you card. Die cut Susan’s Garden Specialty Cardstock using the…
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Christmas Flourish Collection – Holiday 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 Flourish Collection by Becca Feeken. The sweet holiday designs and gorgeous background frames inspired me to mix all of the products in this collection to create three pretty holiday cards in a variety of sizes. Snowman Joy Mini Slimline Card I loved all of the sweet details in the snowman from the Let It Snowman Die Set. Here I added this adorable guy to a pretty background with lots of layers and texture for a rustic holiday mini slimline card. Die cut white, Blue…
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Stitchmas Christmas – Stitched Holiday Cards 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 Stitchmas Christmas Collection from Spellbinders. The fun new stitching shapes and backgrounds in this collection inspired me to create three warm and cozy holiday cards with lots of stitched details. Stitched Joy Card The Stitched Joy Die Set creates such a beautiful focal point that I had to stitch this one up first. Here I used bright variegated floss with some rich new cardstock colors for this pretty holiday card with tons of texture. Die-cut Forest Cardstock using the Joy Base Die from the Stitched…
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Reverse Foiling with Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes and Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung AhSang here, and I am so excited to be returning for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. If you’d like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com, and my Instagram is @junglebarrya. Today, I’m working with the Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes. I absolutely love the Glimmer Hot Foil system, and I always wanted to utilize the leftover foil from my projects. These glimmer solid shapes allow you to take advantage of that leftover foil. There are 4 shapes: rectangle, square, oval, and circle. Reverse Diagonal Glimmer Stripes For my first card, I used the Essential Glimmer Solid Rectangle. I also used the…
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Fluted Classics Collection Inspiration with Jen Kotas
Hello! My name is Jen Kotas and I’m so happy to be on the Spellbinders blog today. I’ve got four cards to share with you made using the new Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken. This is a great collection of must have basics! I love the style and interest these dies add to the cards. They aren’t too feminine or fancy and would work for just about any style of card. My first card uses the largest Fluted Classics Slimline Rim and Insert pieces die cut from white cardstock. I die cut the largest Fluted Classics Oval Rim and Insert dies from a rainbow of colored cardstock and one…
