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Sentiments for All Seasons
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing some new, gorgeous sentiment sets from the All Seasons Scrapbooking Collection. These sentiment sets will go perfectly with almost any other Spellbinders product that you own and can be used all year round. My first project is a 6.5” x 3.5” slimline card that showcases the new Four Seasons Etched Dies. I combined the “Autumn” die along with some previously released fall-themed die sets. For the large foliage, large pumpkin, acorn, and mushroom, I used the Autumn Wonder Etched Dies Set. I also added some tiny leaves and foliage from…
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Simon Hurley Sketched Christmas Cards
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am happy to be back on the Spellbinders Blog today sharing some cards that feature products from the beautiful new Simon Hurley Sketched Christmas Collection. My first project showcases the new Sketched Santas Stamp Set. To start, I stamped my images onto a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Card Stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then used Copic Markers to color them and the coordinating die set to cut them out. Copic Colors Used: Reds: R14, R46, R59, R89 Black: W7, W9 White: 0, C00, C1, C3 Blues: B02, BG34, B36 I then created my card background…
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Applying the 60/30/10 Color “Rule” to Nichol’s Needlework Collection
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here sharing cards made with the darling Nichol’s Needlework collection. The highlight of this collection is a die that creates an embroidery hoop, screw, and “fabric.” Nichol Spohr combined her love of cardmaking and needlework in this collection and I think you are going to love it. For me, cardmaking is all about color! There is a design “rule” that uses color to help achieve a cohesive or balanced design. The rule is that the primary or dominant color should be 60% of the design, a secondary color 30%, and an accent color 10%. While I’ve been aware of this rule for a while, I find…
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Cats & Pugs Galore
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am happy to share some fun projects that I made using the new and super adorable Bibi’s Cats & Pugs Collection. I fell in love with this entire collection from the start and had so much fun playing with each set! My first project is a 9” x 4” slimline card that showcases five sweet little pugs that I created using the Party Puggles Etched Dies. To start my card, I first created my pugs by die-cutting all of my pieces from a variety of Spellbinders colored card stock. I then added some quick ink blending with a dome-shaped blending tool…
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Dressing Up Projects with Subtle Hints of Glitter
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have some handmade birthday tags to share with you today that feature one of the many ways to subtly add glitter to your projects. If you haven’t checked them out yet, Spellbinders offers a vast array of gorgeous colored glitter. You can check out all of the colors offered HERE. This glitter easily adheres to your projects with whatever adhesive you desire to use. I created five fun little birthday-themed tags using the beautiful Birthday Wreath Add-ons Etched Dies and Dotted Tags Etched Dies. For each tag, I used some colored Art Glitter along with my die cuts. To do this,…
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Fun Ways To Add Beautiful Sparkle To Your Cards
Hello there Spellbinders friends! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. Today we are going to be playing with glitter cardstock! I have lots of examples and ideas for you and some great tips to help you get the most out of your cardstock. I love to add glitter cardstock to my cards, often in fairly subtle ways, but there are also many ways of really showcasing the beautiful texture and sparkle. So first let’s take a look at the cardstock itself. Included in the picture are Champagne, Silver, Gold, followed by the five Spring Tones Glitter Cardstock colors, and then the five Jewel Tones Glitter…
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Brighten Up Your Day and Create Three Simple Floral Cards
Hello there Spellbinders friends! Lisa Tilson here from My Card Trip and I am excited to be back here with you on the Spellbinders blog. Today I have some cards to share using the More Fresh Picked Collection. I really loved the first Fresh Picked Collection so I was delighted to be asked to make some more cards for you using the latest release. There are three new floral sets and they are all super pretty. I think they are very simple to use and they definitely come together pretty quickly if you follow the intended design. The new sets have the same style as the first collection – big,…
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Sunny Floral Inspiration – Adding Colour and Using Shapes Three Ways
Hello there Spellbinders friends! This is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am thrilled to be back here again with you on the Spellbinders blog. Today, I have three cards to share with you using the Glimmering Flowers Collection. This collection consists of two floral glimmer hot foil plates which you can use on their own or you can use them with their coordinating layering stencils. There is also a new glimmer sentiment set which has lots of useful everyday sentiments in a fun curved banner design. I show three different ways of adding color to your card designs and I have kept my color palette similar on…
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Get More Out of Your Propagation Garden Collection
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya is here with some fun inspiration for Anne’s new collection – Propogation Garden. I love playing with dies, especially ones that can be used in multiple ways. You will find that collection is versatile as well! I have three cards for you today, all showing you unique ways to expand the potential of this collection? Who doesn’t like that? Valentine’s Day Chemistry My first card shows you a fun way to use this collection for Valentine’s Day or for your special someone! I started off by die-cutting elements from Laboratory Glassware and Propagation Garden Frames. I cut the beakers out of Fruit Punch, White, and…
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Make Your Blooms Bloom and Create Three Pretty Floral Cards
Hello there! This is Lisa from My Card Trip and I am happy to be back here on the Spellbinders blog with you. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful new collection from Yana Smakula. This collection is called Let’s Celebrate and it’s definitely a reason to do just that! You’ve got some gorgeous new press plates, a die set, and a wax seal, along with the latest in the line of BetterPress Registration Press Plates. There is also a coordinating layering stencil set for the new BetterPress Registration set if you want to add some more options for using it. I had a blast creating with these…