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  • NEW Cardmaker Collection Inspiration - Cards with Junie
    Cardmaking,  Stamping,  Step by Step Tutorials

    NEW Cardmaker Collection Inspiration – Cards with Junie

    March 13, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Hello, crafty friends! My name is Junie Heo and I’m here with my first ever blog post for Spellbinders featuring the NEW Cardmaker Collection! It was so much fun creating three cards with these beautiful stamp sets that I will be sharing with you today, and I hope they inspire you to create wonderful projects for your needs as well. When I saw these adorable critters in the Campfire Critters set, I knew I wanted to include them all in my card! I went for a simple design but thought it would be cute to cut out the tiny groundhog and place him on top of the bear’s head for…

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    How to Create a Whimsical Village Scene Card with Spellbinders Etched Dies

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  • Spellbinders Bold Type Collection Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Yasmin #NeverStopMaking #Spellbinders #cardmaking
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Glimmer Hot Foil

    Bold Type Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Yasmin

    March 3, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello, Spellbinders’ and FSJ friends! Yasmin here sharing with you another 3 clean & simple inspiration cards showcasing the new Bold Type Sentiments Collection. If you’re a crafter that loves die-sentiments this is it. You’re going to fall in love with this collection as, each set comes with 2 dies which are slightly offset to create a shadow layer, besides that, one of the dies creates lines to add detail while the other is just a plain die, yet each set was designed to be layered to create the shadowing layer. Therefore, there’s no right or wrong in which way you layer the up as they can be use in…

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    October 19, 2023
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    February 2022 Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Marvelous Medallion

    February 1, 2022
    August 2025 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Paper Splash

    August 2025 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Paper Splash

    August 1, 2025
  • Spellbinders Modern Essentials Collection Inspiration | Clean & Simple Foiled Cards with Yasmin #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #HotFoiling
    Cardmaking,  Glimmer Hot Foil

    Modern Essentials Inspiration | Clean & Simple Foiled Cards with Yasmin

    February 25, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello, Spellbinders’ and FSJ friends! Yasmin here sharing with you 3-Inspiration Cards featuring the new; Modern Essentials Collection. Honestly, this is a collection that every crafters must have in their collection as, not only add the Essential Etched Dies add beautiful create an intricate dotted edges but, also works perfectly with the new; Essential Glimmer Hot Foil Plates which add that perfect and elegant foiled accent on your cards. So, without further ado, let’s jump to the step by step on how to make them. Rectangle/oval Just Because With 1 Foil Accent Card To begin with, I started by turning on the Glimmer Hot Foil System Platform. While the platform…

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    Rainbow Floral Cards with Mona Toth

    Rainbow Floral Cards with Mona Toth

    March 16, 2021
    Spellbinders Wine Country collection by Stacey Caron - Inspiration | Uncork & Unwind Card with Michelle Short featuring S5-346 Time for Wine, SDS-135 Barrel of Sentiments, PE-100 Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine, T-001 Tool ‘N One #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #neverstopmaking

    Wine Country Inspiration | Uncork & Unwind Card with Michelle Short

    August 25, 2018
  • Spellbinders Yana's Foiled Basics collection by Yana Smakula | Feminine Foiled Card Set with Lea Lawson | Video tutorial #YSFoiledBasics #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Spellbinders #HotFoiling
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    Yana’s Foiled Basics | Feminine Foiled Card Set with Lea Lawson | Video

    February 10, 2020 / No Comments

    Yana’s Foiled Basics collection from designer Yana Smakula is here! Yana says: I adore everything Glimmer. Foiling adds such gorgeous, exquisite effects to handmade cards, it is impossible to resist. When designing my Foiled Basics collection I wanted to create a set of plates to be used together that would allow us, cardmakers, to easily and quickly build beautiful, one-of-a-kind cards. I hope you’ll enjoy creating with Foiled Basics collection. Join designer Lea Lawson as she shares 3 beautiful hot foil cards created using this collection. Watch Lea’s video below or on Youtube:  Best Wishes Card Featuring: Foliage Border, Organic Foliage, Yana’s Sentiments & Polka Dot Strip Thank You…

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    Using Electronic and Manual Machines Together | Shadowbox Gift Card Bag by Annie Williams

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    October 3, 2021
    Spellbinders Candlewick Sampler Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Layered Card Ideas with Hussena Calcuttawala

    Candlewick Sampler Collection Inspiration | Layered Card Ideas with Hussena Calcuttawala

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  • Spellbinders Yana's Foiled Basics collection by Yana Smakula | Foiled Card Ideas with Marie Heiderscheit | Video tutorial #YSFoiledBasics #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Spellbinders #HotFoiling
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    Yana’s Foiled Basics | Foiled Card Ideas with Marie Heiderscheit | Video

    February 10, 2020 / No Comments

    Yana’s Foiled Basics collection from designer Yana Smakula is here! Yana says: I adore everything Glimmer. Foiling adds such gorgeous, exquisite effects to handmade cards, it is impossible to resist. When designing my Foiled Basics collection I wanted to create a set of plates to be used together that would allow us, cardmakers, to easily and quickly build beautiful, one-of-a-kind cards. I hope you’ll enjoy creating with Foiled Basics collection. Join designer Marie Heiderscheit as she shares 3 beautiful hot foil cards created using this collection. Watch Marie’s video below or on Youtube: Greetings Card Featuring: Foliage Border, Organic Foliage & Yana’s Sentiments Sending My Love Card Featuring: Foliage Border,…

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    Fluted Classics Collection Inspiration with Jen Kotas

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    November 30, 2021
    The Cutting Edge Project Kit | Inspiration with Michelle Short | Video

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    March 10, 2020
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    Yana’s Foiled Basics | Clean & Simple Foiled Cardmaking with Michelle Short | Video

    February 10, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Yana’s Foiled Basics collection from designer Yana Smakula is here! Yana says: I adore everything Glimmer. Foiling adds such gorgeous, exquisite effects to handmade cards, it is impossible to resist. When designing my Foiled Basics collection I wanted to create a set of plates to be used together that would allow us, cardmakers, to easily and quickly build beautiful, one-of-a-kind cards. I hope you’ll enjoy creating with Foiled Basics collection. Join designer Michelle Short as she shares 3 beautiful hot foil cards created using this collection. Watch Michelle’s video below or on Youtube:  Happy Birthday Foiled Card Featuring: Foliage Border & Yana’s Sentiments Thank You Foiled Card: Featuring: Organic…

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    Adding Texture and Dimension to Monochromatic Cards

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    January 31, 2023
  • Spellbinders Yana's Foiled Basics Collection - Inspiration | Feminine Cards with Yasmin Diaz #YSFoiledBasics #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Spellbinders #HotFoil #Cardmaking
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    Yana’s Foiled Basics Inspiration | Feminine Cards with Yasmin

    February 7, 2020 / 2 Comments

    Hello Spelbinders’ and FSJ friends! Yasmin, here sharing with you 3 inspiration projects featuring the new; Yana’s Foiled Basics Project Kit. This kit comes with four gorgeous Glimmer Hot Foil Plate sets along with four rolls of foil. Which means that you’ll be ready and set to create beautiful cards just, like these 3 that I’m about to share with you. Gate Fold Card with Foliage Border To create this Gate Fold with a Foliage Border card, I started by scoring and folding the card base. The card base measurements were; W 8 1/4’’ x H 5 1/2’’ in. Once, I had the large white card base, I placed it…

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    Spellbinders Jane Davenport Artomology | Journal Cover Page with Cindy Guentert-Baldo #janedavenport #janedavenportartomology #Artomology #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #smoothmarkers #makeitwithmichaels #washisheets

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  • Spellbinders Foil Basics Collection by Yana Smakula - Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Jung AhSang
    Cardmaking,  Glimmer Hot Foil

    Foil Basics Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Jung AhSang

    February 6, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello friends! My name is Jung AhSang, and I am so excited to be returning with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. If you’d like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com. When I saw the products in the new Foil Basics collection by Yana Smakula I immediately knew I had to make a polka dot card; I love polka dots! Today, I’m working with all the products from this collection. I am using the Polka Dot Strip, Yana’s Sentiments set, the Foliage Border set, and the Organic Foliage set. For my first card, I wanted to showcase the polka dot strip. On a piece of light…

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    Classics March Collection Inspiration | Colorful Floral Card with Kaja for Spellbinders using S4-903 Fancy Edged Circles, S4-904 Scored and Pierced Rectangles, SDS-106 Sentiments 1 #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #cleanandsimple

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    Yana’s Foiled Basics Inspiration | Simple Foiled Cards with Bibi Cameron

    February 5, 2020 / 3 Comments

    Hi from Scotland, I hope you are doing well. This is Bibi Cameron and today I’m sharing three simple card ideas using Foiled Basics Collection designed by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. Yana is not only a very talented and skilled papercraft artist and I’m thankful for her as she introduced me to the word of glimmer! This was a whole brand new thing to me and the first time I used the hot foil system I glimmered everything except the cardstock lol. I guess I was impatient and distracted. Soon I realized that this is way easier than we might with just a bit of practice you will be able…

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  • Spellbinders Foil Basics Collection by Yana Smakula - Inspiration | Envelope Bouquet with Marie Nicole
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    Yana’s Foiled Basics Inspiration | Envelope Bouquet with Marie Nicole

    February 4, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello, crafty friends! Its Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs. I had the pleasure of creating with the new Foil Basics Glimmer plates and I have two cards to show you today! These Glimmer plates are full of lovely foliage and scripty fonts. Perfect for building a foiled wreath and adding the perfect sentiment to your cards. For my first card today, I filled a little envelope with the foliage pieces that I foiled and die cut with these new glimmer plates. Foliage Envelope I began by foiling all my pieces with gold foil, and then die cutting them with the coordinating dies. I used the foliage pieces from…

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