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Stitched Alphabet Collection – Personalized Cards & Gifts 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 Stitched Alphabet Collection from Spellbinders. The fun stitch-able letters and beautiful foiled sentiments in this collection inspired me to create two custom cards and a monogrammed gift bag perfect for a variety of occasions. Stitched “Happy” Card When you can cut out any word you want, why not start with happy? Here I stitched white florets onto brightly-colored letters for fun slimline birthday card. Die-cut Teal Topaz, Pink Sand, Persimmon, Dahlia, and Rainforest Cardstock using the letter dies from the Stitched H, A, P, and…
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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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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…