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Slimline Gingerbread Trio
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the new Candy Christmas Collection by Stamperia. This yummy collection is good enough to eat! I am featuring the gingerbread dies today – a train, plane and house. All with the same colour combination. I thought it would be fun to create them all using mini slimline-sized cards. This size is particularly perfect for the train and plane! GINGERBREAD HOUSE My first card uses the fun Gingerbread House Etched Dies. I cut the base layer from Truffle ColorWheel Cardstock and then the main part of the house from Fawn ColorWheel Cardstock. The icing…
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Sugar and Spice And All Things Nice!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to share some inspiration with the Candy Christmas Collection from Stamperia. This is a super sweet and cute release, guaranteed to have you running for those sugary treats in no time! In the collection, you have a Gingerbread House, Gingerbread Train, Gingerbread Plane(with some cute banners), a Gingerbread Man (or woman!) with a parachute or hot air balloon, a lovely waffle cone pattern 3D embossing folder, and some festive border dies. So, let’s get started on my three cards for today. Merry Christmas This first card features the Gingerbread House Etched…
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Step by Step Tutorial: Create a Simple and Pretty Autumn Birthday Card
Hi there, this is Annie Williams, and I’m thrilled to create this pretty autumn birthday card step-by-step with you today using the new Texture & Foliage Collection by Suzanne Hue. The beautiful sentiments and versatile embossing folders in this collection are the perfect addition to some of Suzanne’s previously released wreath dies. Here I’m creating an easy wreath card made for a loved one’s autumn birthday. Apply Brushed Corduroy Distress Oxide Ink to the front flap of the Linen 3D Embossing Folder using a brayer (this helps ensure even ink coverage). Trim a piece of Fawn Cardstock to 4” x 5.25”. Carefully place it inside the inked embossing folder and…
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Get Into The Holiday Spirit With Sweet Birds, Pretty Wreaths and Fun Shakers!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. It’s always a treat to come on here and share some ideas with you. Today, I am using the All About Christmas Collection from Lisa Horton. This release is so fun and there is lot to love! You have some sweet birds, Christmas foliage, pretty stars, and lots of options to create layers using stripe and scallop die sets. A big plus is almost all of these sets can be adapted and used year-round for other occasions. There is also a stencil set which you can use to create circles/bokeh effects either for a background or…
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Step by Step Tutorial: Create a Halloween Card
Hi there, this is Annie Williams, and I’m excited to share step-by-step instructions to create this adorable Halloween card made with the exclusive Pupkin Die Set from Spellbinders. This little guy is so sweet and perfect for sending a cute Halloween hello to any dog lover on your list! Die cut the pup and his costume out of white, Anchor, Raven, Carrot, Rainforest, and Violet cardstock using the Pupkin Die Set. For a little extra interest, add some shading and spots to the head, feet, and snout die-cuts using grey ink and a sponge dauber. Assemble the puppy with liquid glue, using reverse tweezers to pick and place tiny die-cut…
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The Magic of Wax Seals
Hi there, crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel, and I am a HUGE fan of Spellbinders Wax Seals. I love the way they look on cards, and I find them so relaxing to create! So today, I am thrilled to share some cards I made with the new Holiday Magic Wax Seals. The new Holiday Magic Wax Seal Frames come in rectangular and oval shapes. They bring to mind beautiful Victorian-era frames. They look amazing when covered in DecoColor Gold paint pens. Of course, you can use ANY colors of wax, but I love the non-traditional pinks and mint greens for these cards! Just add one of the small Holiday Magic Rub…
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to share three ways to use the new release from Yana Smakula, which is called The City Holiday Collection. This collection is simply gorgeous! You have three die sets which create a beautiful city townhouse, some Christmas crackers, and a large “Joy” sentiment. There is a Christmas-themed BetterPress sentiment set along with an oh-so-pretty BetterPress Registration Set that creates a beautiful focal greeting accentuated with leaves and berries. So, let’s get started on my cards. Merry & Bright This card features the Shadow Joy Etched Dies and the Christmas Cracker Etched…
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Yana’s City Holiday – It’s Christmas Time in the City
Welcome back to the Spellbinders blog. Joan Bardee here sharing 3 Christmas cards with products from Yana Smakula’s spectacular Yana City Holiday Collection. Each product in the collection is a keeper – from a detailed city house front to Christmas crackers, a bold (and so clever) joy die, and a gorgeous BetterPress Letterpress holiday registration plate set. And don’t forget the sentiments! This collection, while full of modern details, sent me back in time. As soon as I saw City Holiday Etched Dies, I thought of the times I’ve been in Manhattan at Christmastime (magical) and the Christmas carol, Silver Bells, with its beautiful refrain … It’s Christmas time in…
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Let’s Party with Pooh!
Hi there, crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel. If you loved the Say Cheese Classic Pooh collection, you will be excited to hear that the new Say Cheese Classic Pooh Birthday collection is the perfect addition! If you haven’t yet seen the original Classic Pooh collection, this is the perfect time to check it out! The new Classic Pooh Birthday collection includes new characters (Rabbit and Owl) as well as party accessories, new sentiments, and more! You can use all of the original characters and dies like the Memory Frames Etched Dies and the Tigger and Eeyore Etched dies, and combine them with the new Classic Pooh Birthday Accessories Dies to create…
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Holiday Cards with Annie Williams Country Christmas
Joan Bardee here sharing Christmas in July with the Country Christmas Collection by the talented Annie Williams. This collection will warm your heart. It includes a barn, country star, rocking chair, snowman, horse-drawn carriage, and other elements that capture the nostalgia of a simpler time. I chose a bit of an Americana color palette – red, white, blue (and a bit of green and black) as this collection reminds me of the Pennsylvania Dutch country (one of my husband’s and my favorite places to visit) and its American folk-art tradition. Read along to see how I made these cards and my husband’s reactions to each – I can always count…
