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  • Oh What Fun! Cards for Beginners with Jung
    Cardmaking,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Oh What Fun! Cards for Beginners with Jung

    September 30, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung, and I am so happy 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 some die-cuts from the Oh What Fun! collection. I will be showing 3 different and easy ways to use these fun diecuts on cards. For my first card, I made an interactive mini slimline card. To begin my card, I trimmed a piece of Cosmic Sky cardstock using one of the precision layering mini slimline dies. I wanted to add some interest to the background, so I used…

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    December 14, 2022
    Take Time for You By FSJ Project Kit | Cardmaking Inspiration with Bibi Cameron | Video

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    October 23, 2020
    November 2022 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Diamond & Arch Motif

    November 2022 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Diamond & Arch Motif

    November 1, 2022
  • Expressions of Faith Collection – Easy Holiday Cards with Annie Williams
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Glimmer Hot Foil

    Expressions of Faith Collection – Easy Holiday Cards with Annie Williams

    October 17, 2020 / No Comments

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share a couple of projects using the new Faith Collection from Spellbinders. The intricate cross designs in this collection are stunning when assembled, so I paired them with simple backgrounds and just a few embellishments to really let them shine in these two holiday cards. I thought the gorgeous details on the Kaleidoscope Cross would look beautiful in layers of gold and white.  Once assembled, I draped a swag of lilies around it for a simple and elegant Easter card. Die cut the components of the Kaleidoscope Cross, using gold metallic cardstock for the top…

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    Becca Feeken Vintage Treasures Blog Hop + Giveaways

    Becca Feeken Vintage Treasures Blog Hop + Giveaways (Now Closed)

    July 9, 2019
    Folk Art Collection by Lene Lok - Inspiration | Kurbits 2 Highlight by Emily Leiphart for Spellbinders using S4-881 Kurbits 2 #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

    Folk Art Inspiration | Kurbits 2 Highlight with Emily

    April 8, 2018
    December 2024 Stitching Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stitched Notch Corner Card

    December 2024 Stitching Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stitched Notch Corner Card

    December 1, 2024
  • Spellbinders Yana's Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula – Adding Touches of Color with Annie Williams #spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmaking #Christmascardmaking
    Cardmaking,  Glimmer Hot Foil,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Christmas Foiled Basics Collection – Adding Touches of Color with Annie Williams

    September 19, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so thrilled to have the opportunity to share a few projects using the new Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula. Oftentimes I pull out my Glimmer Hot Foil Machine when I want to add some elegant accents to a card, but when I saw the gorgeous designs in this Glimmer plate collection, I knew the foiled elements would be the big star of the show.  For these three cards, I’m sharing a few easy ways to add a touch of color to let that foiling on your project shine. Slimline Winter Village Card The Glimmer Winter Village plates stack perfectly to…

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    Jazz Up Your One Layer Cards!

    May 20, 2024
    Video: Valentine's Day Cards & Tags with Paul Antonio Glimmer Plates by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

    Video: Valentine’s Day Cards & Tags with Paul Antonio Glimmer Plates

    January 11, 2019
  • Spellbinders Yana's Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula - Foiled Christmas Cards with Yasmin Diaz #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmaking #ChristmasCardmaking
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    Yana’s Christmas Foiled Basics Collection – Foiled Christmas Cards with Yasmin Diaz

    September 18, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello, Spellbinders and FSJ friends! Yasmin here, sooner than you know it… Christmas season will be knocking at our doors so, today I’ll be sharing with you these 3 inspiration projects showcasing the new Yana’s Christmas Foiled Basics Collection. Happy Holidays To begin with, these projects are assuming that you already know how-to-foil with the glimmer hot foil system but, if for some reason you’re not familiar you can find many tutorials on Spellbinders YouTube Channel so with that said, start by setting the Glimmer Hot Foil System Platform and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine on the crafting table, and while the platform is heating up… Line…

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    Classics March Collection Inspiration | Ink Blended Circles Card with Kaja for Spellbinders using S4-903 Fancy Edged Circles, S4-902 Scored and Pierced Circles, SBS-138 Tiny Sentiments #cardmaking #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #inkblending

    Classics March Inspiration | Ink Blended Circles Card with Kaja

    March 13, 2018

    Colorful and Nontraditional Christmas Colors with the Holiday DIY Color Deck Expansion Pack

    July 28, 2025
    Layered Stenciled Cards with a Folk Art Flair with Joan Bardee

    Layered Stenciled Cards with a Folk Art Flair with Joan Bardee

    March 10, 2023
  • Elegant Foiled Handmade Christmas Cards with Ilda Dias for Spellbinders featuring Yana's Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmaking #Christmascardmaking
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    Elegant Foiled Handmade Christmas Cards with Ilda

    September 17, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello Crafty Friends! I am super excited to be over here on the Spellbinders Blog today. My name is  Ilda, a cardmaking Oncology Nurse from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada blogging at I Love Doing All things crafty. My cards today feature the Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula. These Foil Plates and Dies are perfect for creating your own elegant handmade Christmas cards that will wow your friends and family for many years to come. Happy Holidays Foiled Card This first card I created is a very simple, yet elegant Happy Holiday card.  I began this card by using the Christmas Foliage Background Plate to foil and emboss the red cardstock…

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    October 2022 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Outlined Christmas Sentiments

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    October 1, 2022
    Watercolor Floral Cards with Bibi Cameron

    Watercolor Floral Cards with Bibi Cameron

    March 18, 2021
    Trio of Floral Reflection Cards with Jung AhSang

    Trio of Floral Reflection Collection Cards with Jung AhSang

    November 15, 2022
  • Elegant Christmas Foiled Cards with Jean Manis for Spellbinders featuring Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmacking #Christmacking
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    Glimmery Holidays with Jean Manis

    September 16, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Hello crafty friends! I’m Jean, a papercrafter living in the Pacific Northwest blogging at Right as Rain. I am delighted to share three winter holiday cards showcasing the Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula at Spellbinders. With this collection, you’ll create gorgeous, on-trend foiled cards. Grab some cocoa, put on some holiday music, and let’s take a look! You may recall that I am relatively new to foiling with the Glimmer Hot Foil System. This time around, I tried many different color combinations of foil and cardstock. With more experience under my belt, I was willing to foil several times on the same cardstock with different foil colors. At…

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    January 26, 2023
    Dimensional Mailbox Card & More Parcel & Post Inspiration with Rachel Alvarado

    Dimensional Mailbox Card & More Parcel & Post Inspiration with Rachel Alvarado

    July 26, 2022
    July 2026 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Cue The Merry

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    July 1, 2026
  • Spellbinders Yana’s Christmas Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula - project inspiration with Bibi Cameron #spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmaking #Christmascardmaking
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    Yana’s Christmas Foiled Basics with Bibi Cameron

    September 14, 2020 / No Comments

    Hi from Scotland, this is Bibi Cameron here and I’m happy to be able to share five easy and simple ideas using glimmer plates from the new Christmas Foiled Basics collection designed by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. This is a collection of 6 glimmer plates: Winter Village Christmas Foliage Background Yana’s Christmas Sentiments Gift Border Christmas Foliage Circle Border Christmas Organic Foliage To use any of these glimmers sets you will need the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System and hot foil. For all the projects below I used foiled sentiments made using “Yana’s Christmas Sentiments“, this set included 22 plates and 5 coordinating dies. Easy Christmas Foiled Cards, Tags and Mini…

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    September 1, 2025
    Holiday Medley Collection Inspiration with Sandi MacIver

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    August 23, 2021
    Spellbinders Becca Feeken Picot Petite Collection - Cardmaking Inspiration with Sandi MacIver #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #AmazingPaperGrace #DieCutting #Cardmaking

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    September 29, 2020
  • What’s New | Yana's Christmas Foiled Basics by Yana Smakula
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    What’s New | Yana’s Christmas Foiled Basics by Yana Smakula

    September 14, 2020 / No Comments

    I’m delighted to introduce you to my second collection of Glimmer Hot Plates called Yana’s Christmas Foiled Basics. This collection was based on my first collection, Foiled Basics and many items in this new line have a very similar look and feel to them, but with a Holiday twist. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays and Christmas cards by far are my favorite to make. So I couldn’t resist the opportunity to design several Christmas glimmer plates to create elegant foiled Christmas cards. Welcome to the latest segment of What’s New At Spellbinders & FSJ. Join Creative Director, Kim Kesti, as she presents brand new Yana’’s Christmas Foiled Basics…

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    March 16, 2021

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    September 24, 2018
    Spellbinders April 2018 Card Kit of the Month is Here!

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    April 1, 2018

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