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Let’s Give a Spring Story to Little Mice Through Watercoloring!
Hello crafters! Cha Lion here and Iโm so excited to be on the Spellbinders blog as a guest designer. Today Iโm sharing some spring cards using this adorable collection called the House-Mouse Spring has Sprung. Since I was a little girl, I always love coloring and telling stories. To make these cards, I combined watercoloring techniques based on striking spotlight effect, that is, the way of light on our main focal area. ย I also imagined some more mice stories to color them in, which you can read at the end of this post to give you some ideas. Letโs give a spring story to these mice through watercoloring! COATS OF…
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Custom Backgrounds With Small Stamps
Hello! Iโm Jen Kotas from Who Stole My Glitter and Iโm happy to be here today to share three cards featuring the January 2024 Collection from Simon Hurley. All three cards feature backgrounds made using the small stamps in each set. All three cards Iโm sharing use small stamps to create a background to highlight the main image. The use of a stamp positioner helps with placement and when using multiple ink colors on one stamp but this look can be achieved without. Using a stamp positioner, place the small stamps from the Big Hugs Stamp Set close together and stamp using a teal ink pad. Rearrange the stamps and…
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Vibrant Rainbow Palette Using Simon Hurleyโs Leaf Prints
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and Iโm happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing 3 bright, colorful cards using Simon Hurleyโs Leaf Prints stamps and dies. Leaf Prints is a set of beautiful solid (no coloring!!) red rubber stamps of leaves and there is a coordinating set of dies available. Leaf Prints is perfect for fall cards, and normally I would go with a typical autumn color palette, but I used a vibrant rainbow palette instead and I love how they came out. Although, when you get to the 3rd card, youโll see Iโm second-guessing myself. Let me know what you think. RAINBOW BOUQUET This card packs a…
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Hurrah! Celebrate Game Day!
Hello, cardmakers and friends! Pam Sparks here from Expressions With Heart. Iโm so excited to be sharing cards from the Game Day Die and Stamp collection by Justine Dvorak! Tim and I have a lot of grandsons and when I saw this collection I was thrilled! Everything you need to make Sports cards!ย YAY! I have three A2 size cards to share and some cute little sports pennants that would work to stick in cupcakes or whatever you can think of! The first card I madeโฆYouโre in a league of your own!ย Bowling! I die cut and glued up the images from the Sporting Goods die set, heat embossed the…
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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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Adding Dimension to Cards with the Photosynthesis Collection with Joan Bardee
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and Iโm delighted to share 3 cards chock full of color and dimension using the beautiful Photosynthesis Collection by Simon Hurley. If you love floral cards, you will love this collection. And adding dimension to these cards literally takes them to the next level! Rather than detail all the steps I took for each of these cards, Iโm sharing several tips for adding dimension to cards. Sending Hugs This colorful bouquet of flowers uses Ceramic Vases, Floral Stems, and Must Have Sentiments, all part of the Photosynthesis Collection. I added dimension and heft to this card in 4 ways: Stacked die cuts โ adhering multiple…
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Direct-to-Paper Backgrounds & Glimmer Cardfront Sentiments by Joan Bardee
Hello crafters! Iโm Joan Bardee and I hope you are ready for some fun! Today Iโm sharing some easy and colorful cards using the unique Glimmer Cardfront Sentiments collection. Bottom line โ this collection, which has 6 separate glimmer plates, each with a large sentiment in a fun font โ packs a big punch. The collection also includes a stencil and die that creates a beautiful floral. I paired 3 of these sentiments with a background made with the โdirect-to-paperโ technique. In this technique, you hold the ink pad in your hand and apply it directly to the paper. I decided on somewhat abstract versions of circles, stripes, and plaid.…
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Metamorphosis: Rainbow Colored Fun
Hello and welcome! Iโm Joan Bardee and today Iโm featuring 3 cards using the gorgeous Metamorphosis Collection designed by Simon Hurley. (How does Simon create so many amazing products, videos, and samples??) This collection consists of 4 sets of dies: In Bloom, Stained Glass Window, Everyday Sentiments, and Brilliant Butterflies. I was particularly smitten with the arch shape in Stained Glass Window and the collection put me in the mood for rainbow colors, so get ready for rainbows. The Stained Glass Window base die is perfect to make an arched-shaped card, so I did. Die cut a fantasy rainbow-colored bouquet (with gold accents) using the In Bloom dies. Love how…