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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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Truly Yours Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to share a set of projects using the new Truly Yours Collection. The gorgeous classic design elements and beautiful new Glimmer shapes and sentiments inspired me to create four pretty and feminine cards for various occasions. There was something so striking about the simplicity of the Cameo Die Set that I pulled these out to play with first. For a brighter look, I decided to mimic blue agate cameo jewelry in this pretty missing you card. Die cut white cardstock with the largest oval from the Elliptical Ovals die set. Leave the die-cut inside of the die…
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Cardmaker Stamp Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back today to share a couple of projects using the new Cardmaker Stamp Collection. The beautifully illustrated images in this collection inspired me to create three easy and fun cards for a variety of occasions. Cute Boots & Windy Sky I fell in love with the images in the Cute Boots Stamp Set and had to color up that little girl with the umbrella right away. Add a fun backdrop stamped with the Windy Sky Stamp Set and you have a pretty card perfect for sending a little cheer to a friend. Stamp the large girl image from the…
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Susan’s Spring Flora Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share a couple of projects using the new Susan’s Spring Flora Collection from Spellbinders. As I wait for the buds to pop in my neck of the woods, the variety of big pretty blooms and beautiful seasonal sentiments in this collection inspired me to create four bright springtime cards showcasing some of my favorite flowers. Lily of the Valley Creating realistic looking flowers from paper can take a little practice, but when you’re armed with Susan’s Specialty Cardstock, the Ultimate Tool Kit, and videos, it can be a really relaxing and fun process. Today I’m…
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Stunning Watercolor Floral Card + Glimmer Accents | Spellbinders Live
Join Kim Kesti live in the Creative Classroom as she walks you through a beautiful stamped floral card featuring Sushma Hegde’s hand drawn wildflowers, watercolors + Glimmer accents make this card one to remember. To create this card, begin by stamping flowers from the Beauty in Bloom stamp set around the sides of a cardstock panel. Kim used the diamond shape from the Diamond Floral Frame Glimmer Plate and Die Set to add on top as a focal point. You’ll love the way the stamped flowers peek out from behind the die cut shape (refer to the diamond shape to help guide the placement of flowers as you stamp). Use a blending…
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Glimmering Peony 3 Ways with Bibi Cameron
Hi there, this is Bibi Cameron and I’m happy to be able to share ideas and inspiration using gorgeous new hot plates from the Blooming Birthday Collection designed by Yana Smakula. Today I’m featuring: Glimmering Peony Skinny Stripe Background Yana’s Special Sentiments hot plates Polished Brass Hot Foil To use hot plates, I use the Spellbinders Hot Foil System and the Spellbinders Die Cutting Machine. Glimmer Peony on Dark Background I love the look and feel of gold foil on dark backgrounds as this also allow me to apply easy colouring with coloured pencils. So to make this C6 card, I applied Polished Brass Hot Foil over Navy Blue Cardstock…
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Yana’s Blooming Birthday Collection | Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share a couple of projects using the new Yana’s Blooming Birthday Collection from Spellbinders. The modern backgrounds, gorgeous florals, and beautiful sentiments inspired me to create three cards in different styles for various occasions. Foiled Floral Card The Glimmering Peony Foil Plate is so gorgeous, I had to start with this piece from the collection first. I chose to watercolor a couple of copies of the image for a fresh and elegant excouragement card. Apply Gold Hot Foil to watercolor cardstock using the Glimmering Peony Foil Plate and the Glimmer Hot Foil Machine. Repeat to…
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Trio of Birthday Cards with Yana’s Blooming Birthday Collection with Yasmin Diaz
Hello, Spellbinders friends! Yasmin here sharing with you a delicate trio of birthday cards made showcasing the latest Yana’s Blooming Birthday Glimmer Collection. So, without further ado, let’s jump right into the step-by-step for how I made them. Special Birthday┃Candle Background This gorgeous collection includes a variation of large and small glimmer plates with which you can achieve fabulous and delicate foiled backgrounds, floral designs which pairs perfectly with a wide selection of sentiments. This collection is meant to work in conjunction with Glimmer Hot Foil System System and Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine (or other compatible die cutting machine). With that said, start by setting up your…
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Yana’s Blooming Birthday Card Set with Lea Lawson
Hi crafty friends! Lea Lawson here today to share a card set featuring the new products from Yana’s Blooming Birthday collection. This is such a gorgeous collection of Glimmer Hot Foil plates and coordinating dies. Let’s take a look at how I created these cards! I started by working on foiling the backgrounds to 4.25” x 5.5” panels of heavyweight watercolor paper with my Glimmer Hot Foil System. I had five panels in total, and I did the following foiling to each one, all in Aura colored foil. Foiled the Glimmering Peony 4 times to create a full background. Foiled the Blooming Floral Background twice to create foiled borders around…
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Clean & Simple Foiled Cards featuring Yana’s Blooming Birthday Collection with Dilay
Hello, everyone! Dilay here from JustCallMeDee.com and I am so excited to be sharing a trio of projects with all of you today! These cards feature some gorgeous plates and dies from the brand-new Yana’s Blooming Birthday Collection! For these cards, I used hot foil on a background with lots of white space (my fav!) and a subtle wash of color – a combination of pink and green that I think complements the gold hue of the foil pretty nicely! Make a Wish Card For the first card, I wanted to use the Birthday Candle Background Glimmer Hot Foil and Die Set with some added dimension – I had a…
