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Fun Holiday Cards with the North Pole Friends Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams, and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of fun holiday cards made with the North Pole Friends Collection by Simon Hurley. There are so many adorable character options in this collection to make cute projects all season long, and I chose a couple of my favorites to create three easy cards perfect for sending a little holiday cheer. Let It Snow Card The North Pole Sentiments Die Set can be used to build two adorable snowmen and a ton of fun sentiment signs to hang on a sweet candy cane pole. Here I added this cute guy…
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How to Make BetterPress or Embossed Images Stand Out
Hello crafty friends! Rebecca Keppel is here today to share some fall and Christmas cards made with BetterPress plates and a 3D Embossing Folder. Today I am sharing some fun ways to make those images pop off of your card! Use the BetterPress with Black or Wild Berry Ink to make a big impact with the Merry Christmas to You Cardfront! You don’t need to add a single thing to make outstanding cards with this BetterPress Plate! But if you want to quickly and easily jazz them up even more, try adding a different color with drops of watercolor and accenting with some Spellbinders Pearl Dots. Even just cutting the…
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Joyful Christmas Inspiration with Jen Kotas
Hello! I’m Jen Kotas from Who Stole My Glitter and I’m happy to be here today to share three cards featuring the Joyful Christmas Collection from Simon Hurley. This is a large and thorough collection with fabulous stamps, dies, and hot foil plates. Retro Ornaments Season’s Greetings Card The Joyful Christmas Sentiments Glimmer Plates are designed to be foiled and die-cut as one. That is how I created the sentiments for the first and third cards. Hot foil the Retro Ornaments Hot Foil Plate and Joyful Christmas Sentiments Hot Foil Plate on white cardstock using Satin Gold Hot Foil Roll. Die cut with included dies and color with Copic markers.…
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Joyful Christmas Cards with Marie Nicole
Hello, crafty friends! Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs. I’m sharing some festive Christmas cards featuring the Joyful Christmas collection by Simon Hurley and Spellbinders. This is a fun collection that includes the cutest die set featuring a reindeer head, some beautiful glimmer plates, and clever background dies! I tried to incorporate all of these items together in today’s cards. Season’s Greetings Reindeer Card For my first card, I went right to cutting and assembling that cute reindeer. I cut all the pieces out of white cardstock, including all the little flowers and branches. I then used different colors on ink to blend onto the cardstock to color it…
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Trio of Joyful Christmas Cards with Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I am very excited to be returning for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, I’m working with some products from the Joyful Christmas collection by Simon Hurley. I love the variety in this holiday collection. Floral Stag Card For my first card, I used the Floral Stag etched dies as my focal point. First, I die-cut all of the dies in the Floral Stag die set on white cardstock. I used Copic markers to color the images. Next, I glued together the stag and the flowers. I set the die cuts aside, then worked on the other pieces…
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Retro Christmas Cards with Laurie Willison
Hello crafty friends! It’s Laurie Willison here today with some retro-style cards using the new Joyful Christmas Collection from Simon Hurley and Spellbinders. These new dies and hot plates are so much fun to work with and are sure to add some serious shine to your cards. Geo Snowflakes Merry Christmas Card For my first card, I used the new Geo Snowflakes Hot Foil Plate to create the silver foiled background. I layered the card panel onto a piece of Red Glitter Foam Sheets for some extra sparkle and dimension. Using the dies from the Floral Stag Die Set, I created a little bunch of poinsettias for the centerpiece of…
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Joyful Christmas Collection Introduction with Simon Hurley
Hi friends, it’s Simon Hurley! Today, I wanted to share the incredible versatility of all the products from my new Joyful Christmas collection. This collection reminds me of staying in a cozy Christmas cabin, mixing the beauty of nature with the elegance of delicate ornaments hung on the tree. FLORAL STAG DIES The Floral Stag is one of my favorite dies from the collection! It features an adorable large deer head and some gorgeous florals that can be layered around the deer. We recently moved to a new home and the previous owners hung a metal deer head above the fire. We hung a wreath around the deer head for…
