Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection Inspiration
The season of Autumn is all colorful and radiant in the surroundings full of blissful blooms. Susan Tierney Cockburn, The Flower Artist has released her new Autumn Flora Collection. The Autumn Garden at Spellbinders is in full bloom with Oriental Poppy, Button and daisy Chrysanthemum, Hydrangea, Coreopsis and many more along with the foliage of the Autumn season. The entire collection is a treat for all flower makers and will help you create realistic natural flowers. The two cards today feature the Oriental Poppy Flower and the Daisy Flower with foliage. The flowers have been highlighted with beautiful dies from Spellbinders. Oriental Poppy Card To make the Poppy card, make…
Die D-Lites Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Daniel West
Hey there, this is Daniel from Del & Artie. I live in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, with my wife and three kids. Making cards brightens my day and teaches me patience and kindness. Every once in a while I slip a funny card into the mix, too, just for laughs. Today is my birthday, so I have the pleasure of making myself a birthday card with Spellbinders’ November Die D-Lites! These dies range from an Asian elephant to Celtic triangles and I had a blast playing with them. Clean and simple (CAS) cards with lots of white space are my jam! Die D-Lites really play well with this style so…
Candlewick Classics Collection Inspiration | Christmas Shaker Cards with Marie Nicole
Hello, crafty friends! Marie here from Marie Nicole Designs. I am so excited to share a few Christmas shaker cards created with some dies from Becca Feeken’s new Candlewick Collection! There are so many layering dies, and I chose to use the rectangle ones to create a shaker frame as the focal point of my card. This is so easy to do, and by using die cut layers to build up dimension for a shaker window, you can save on some of your foam adhesive! I started these cards by using the rectangle dies and cutting out frames from some gold paper. To cut out frames that are exactly the…
October 2019 Glimmer Plates Inspiration | Autumn Card Trio with Niki
Hey, y’all! I’m Niki, the blogger behind Cardstoq Blog, and I’m SO happy to be guest designing here on the Spellbinders Blog. I don’t know about you, but fall colors are making their way into my craft room as a “cold front” is moving into Texas soon. And by cold front, I mean 85F. It’s not cold by a long shot, but a girl can dream. I wanted to incorporate some rich reds, oranges, and golds into the things I’ve been making, and the October Glimmer Plate Collection worked beautifully with these colors. So hang on to your craft aprons, I have three card projects to share with you today!…
Paul Antonio Holiday 2019 Inspiration | Gift Giving Ideas with Niki Coursey
Hey y’all! I’m Niki, the chicky behind Cardstoq Blog, and I’m SO happy to be guest designing here on the Spellbinders Blog. Today’s fun is all about the Holiday 2019 Collection by Paul Antonio, and I’ve put together a matching trio of projects to help get your creativity flowing for the upcoming holiday season. I like making matching sets like these because it helps me dress up a gift like a pro, and it will help you too: picture a matching tag and card on a gorgeous white embossed wrapping paper and an extra little gift bag tied on with a sweet treat inside! Stunning, I tell ya. Let’s get…
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Video: PA Scribe by Paul Antonio Foiled Cards with Nichol Spohr
Hi there! This is Nichol Spohr with three elegant hot foiled and die cut cards featuring new Hot Foil Glimmer Plates and Dies from the PA Scribe by Paul Antonio Collection. The new dies ans glimmer plates are made to work together seamlessly as well as be combined with any embellishments you like to make them your own! Let’s get started with the designs. The Monogram Laurel Glimmer Hot Foil Plate was foiled onto FSJ Huckleberry Fusion Cardsotck with Cobalt Blue Hot Foil. The “hey” and “handsome” Hey Beautiful Glimmer Hot Foil Plates were foiled in the center of the design with Matte Silver Hot Foil for a beautiful, layered…
Video: Die D-Lites Animal Scene Cards with Nichol
Hello friends! This is Nichol Spohr with a couple of animal birthday scene cards with the new Die D-Lites Etched Dies. I can’t get enough of the adorable critters from the latest Die D-Lites release. I am combining five of my favorite sets for these two birthday cards. I’ve used the Wild About You sentiment set for both cards. It can work with so many of your other dies as a great way to add sentiments. In addition to the Die D-Lites, I’m using cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey and even a couple of FSJ embossing folders. Let’s get started! The lion and tiger card feature two FSJ Embossing Folders…
Video: Happy Collection Inspiration | Elegant Glimmer Cards with Nichol Spohr
Hello friends! This is Nichol Spohr with a trio of three Glimmer Hot Foil cards featuring brand new Glimmer Plates from the Sharyn Sowell Happy Collection. In addition to the incredible Baby’s Garden, Vine, and Birds Forever Glimmer plates I’m also showcasing two brand new foil colors in Aura and Prism. These gorgeous foils really show off some incredible effects and are gorgeous. Fun Stampers Journey cardstocks, stamps, and embossing folders round out my designs today. Let’s get started! The Baby’s Garden and Vine Glimmer Plates were hot foiled onto Fun Stampers Journey Cool Pool Cardstock with Prism Glimmer Foil. The Birds Forever Glimmer Plates was hot foiled onto Fun…
Video: Valentine’s Day Cards & Tags with Paul Antonio Glimmer Plates
Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it, so why not start working on Valentine’s day cards right away? It’s always fun to give and receive handmade cards so I encourage you to join me today and create a few. I love to use colored cardstock to make an impact on my cards, and so for today’s projects I picked a few colors from Fun Stampers Journey. The colors are really nice and this paper also foils beautifully. The colors I used are: Watermelon Fusion, Sweet Berry, Bubble Gum as well as a light gray from my stash for the pink panel; Rich Coral, Candy Apple, Pomegranate Splash and Raspberry Berry for…
Video: Peace Begins Here Card with Koren
Hello! My name is Koren Wiskman, and I have a blog, which you can find at www.korenwiskman.com. Today, I’m using the Spellbinders “Peace Begins Here, and Count The Stars” sets to create this incredible holiday scene. I was inspired to create this card by a dresser of all things. That’s right, a dresser. I found this beautifully painted furniture piece on the internet, and I decided to try my best to replicate it. I have included a video below that will show you exactly how I made this card. VIDEO TUTORIAL Watch video tutorial below or on Youtube to learn how to make this project: ; Spellbinders Supplies: OTHER…
