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Spellbinders Exclusive Collection Inspiration with Jean Doeringsfeld
Hi everyone! Itโs Jean Doeringsfeld and Iโm super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders Blog! Today, Iโm sharing three cards made with Spellbindersโ Exclusive products. This collection is a holiday must-have you wonโt want to miss! I had so much fun creating with this collection, and I canโt wait to share my cards with you โ so letโs get started! Poinsettia & Bells This collection features a gorgeous new 3D embossing folder and die set called Poinsettia Bells & Border.ย The die in this set cuts out a portion of the embossed image to create an elegant border for your card. You can use the embossing folder with…
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3 Simple Karin Brushmarker PRO Techniques for Card Making
Hi there my Spellbindersโ friends, welcome back to the Spellbinders Blog! My name is Jaycee Gasparย and Iโm back again to bring you some creative inspiration using the Karin Brushmarker PRO markers with Spellbinders products. In this blog post, I’ll be sharing three simple techniques to create your own stunning and vibrant watercolor-like cards. The Karin Brushmarker PRO markers are dye ink, water-based markers with intense saturation. The color vibrancy is surprisingly consistent even when diluted with water. This saved me from having to apply layers of color. The springy marker nib is great for brush lettering, fine line work, or bold washes of color. I could quickly work up two…
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Sakura Watercolors – Watercoloring 3D Embossed Background
Hello crafty friends! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! Iโm so happy to be here again as a guest on the Spellbinders Blog! Today I share with you a step-by-step tutorial of the card I realized featuring the amazing Sakura Koi Watercolors! This set of 24 watercolors is truly beautiful and perfect for urban sketching or for indoor watercoloring as well. I chose to use these beautiful watercolors to create a Christmas card. I realized a coloring different from my usual, using an embossing folder instead of a stamp. When using brand new colors (every type of color) for the first time, I recommend you create a color chart. This…
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3 Ways to Create Movement in Your Cards Using the Dancinโ Christmas Collection
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and Iโm happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing different ways to create movement using the Dancinโ Christmas collection. This collection is designed to easily make cute cards that have elements that literally move. No special materials are required. However, in design, โmovementโ can mean other things, including leading the viewerโs eye in a particular direction. Here, Iโm showing 3 different ways to create movement. THE CUTEST DANCINโ GINGERBREAD โ LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE MOVEMENT This card has literal movement โ the body of that adorable gingerbread girl moves back and forth. It also has figurative movement โ your eye follows the gingerbread girl…
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12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar | Day 6 with Michelle Short
Welcome to day 6 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2023 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Letโs welcome Michelle Short as she shares inspiration with the Day 6 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Mindy Eggen | Day 2 with Sandi MacIver | Day 3 with Laura Bassen | Day 4 with Jaycee Gaspar | Day 5 with Yana Smakula. Hello there and welcome 12 Days of Stitchmas day 6! Itโs Michelle Short here to share some inspiration with you using…
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Colorful Toolbox Essentials Cardmaking Ideas
Hello crafty friends! Itโs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com.ย I am so happy to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinderโs blog! I have three projects to share with you today that feature the new Toolbox Essentials Collection by Nancy McCabe. Toolbox Pop-up Card For my first card, I created a fun mini toolbox pop-up card. To start, I first created my toolbox base using some Kraft Card Stock, a paper trimmer, a scoring board, and some adhesive. Box Card Measurements: Cut 2 strips of kraft card stock to 6โ x 1 ยพโ Score each piece at 1.5โ and 5.5โ on the long side Adhere pieces together by adding…