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Hexi-Gems Card Ideas with Lisa Tilson
Hello everyone, this is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today. I will be featuring the gorgeous new Hexi-Gems Collection and have three cards to share with you. This collection consists of a beautiful floral glimmer hot foil plate, a simple and fun stitching die, some new nesting hexi-gem etched dies, a solid hot foil plate and some fabulous sentiments which are suitable for many different occasions. Hello Friend Card My first card is the “busiest” of all of my three cards but I love how it turned out. I started with the stitching element and for this,…
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Foiled Glimmer Greetings Cards with Lisa Tilson
Hello everyone, this is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today. I will be showcasing the fabulous new Glimmer Greetings collection and have three cards to share with you. The collection is beautiful of course and you can have a lot of fun with it! Included are two gorgeous glimmer cover plates, a glimmer ornament, a glimmer tree, and two new solid shapes which enable you to get even more out of your foiling. That’s always a good thing, right? Also included are two nesting die sets which work in conjunction with your new solid shapes. So, put…
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Reverse Foiling Ideas with Michelle Short and Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes Collection
Hello there, Michelle Short here with some inspiration using the new Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes Collection. This is such a fun collection as you get to use up all of your scraps after foiling. There are so many different designs that work with reverse foiling. I love that these are shapes, but you can also cut your own shapes too! I have used the circle, rectangle (in a slightly different way!), and square today but there is also an oval. I found that I got great results by heating up the Glimmer Hot Foil System platform twice and also using the hinge method for foiling – by taping down the…
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The Christmas Traditions Collection – Three Takes on the Nativity Scene
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jean here sharing holiday cards created with the Christmas Traditions Collection at Spellbinders. The nativity products in this collection caught me eye, as I vividly remember a Christmas card depicting the Wise Men that I saw as a young child. With that inspiration in mind, I used the Three Kings stamp set and the Rejoice Nativity dies in three different ways. Let’s take a look. A color palette of white, gold, and a touch of silver put the emphasis on the nativity focal point. Create a 4 inches wide by 5¼ inches tall background with Christmas Traditions Paper Pad Attach to A2-size card base. With the…
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Liberty Collection – July and December by Jean
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jean here sharing two projects created with the Liberty Collection. I’ve created a 4th of July card and a Christmas card with products from the collection, which includes a stamp set, die sets, and a stencil. Let’s take a look! Create an appreciation card with a 4th of July theme Create A2-size card base from red cardstock. Dry-emboss with the Stargazer Embossing Folder. Apply silver embossing paste through the Sun Burst Stencil to a Snowdrift cardstock panel cut with the Color Block Panel Apply white embossing paste through the Sun Burst Stencil to a navy cardstock panel cut with the Color Block Panel Once dry, add…
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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…
