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Create a Colorful Birthday Card with the Take Note Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and today I’m excited to take you step-by-step through creating this bright and colorful birthday card made with the new Take Note Collection from Spellbinders. With fun memo-inspired die sets, versatile background designs, and unique sentiments, this collection is perfect for creating memorable cards and projects for all kinds of occasions. Start by applying Verdigris Metallic Ink to the Memo Splatter BetterPress Plate and press it onto a piece of Seaside Cardstock using the BetterPress Letterpress System. (Adhere your cardstock to the BetterPress Platen with Best Ever Craft Tape, but be sure to only tape the corners where the inked design won’t be pressed!)…
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Filmstrips and Florals: Scrapbooking With Golden Afternoon
Hello crafty friends! My name is Suzanna Lee. I am absolutely thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog again and today I am sharing a couple of layouts that feature the Rosie’s Studio – Golden Afternoon collection along with the coordinating Dies and Press Plates. For this layout, I used one of the darker 12×12 patterned papers to frame the layout as I needed the dark contrast of the paper to minimize the stark contrast with the lighter papers and product in the collection and my dark main photo. We were dining inside in a dark alcove and there was just no “improving” the photo. Not even balck…
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Die Cutting – Getting Started with the Basics Step By Step Photo Tutorial
Hi there crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel. This month Spellbinders is celebrating National Craft Month and I’m thrilled to contribute a die cut only card using the On the Farm collection dies. I love die cut only cards because there is no stamping or ink necessary! Let’s look at how to create this fun card step by step, starting with the basic die cutting sandwich used with the Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting & Embossing Machine. Set up your die cutting sandwich using the Spellbinders Universal Plates. The basic die cutting sandwich starts with the Base Platform labelled A, then the top platform labelled B. Next a Clear Plate labelled…
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Notecard Set With House Mouse Sweet Moments Collection
Hello, it’s Carol Hintermeier here today. I’m thrilled to be back on Spellbinders blog to share my notecard set that features those adorable mice in the House Mouse Sweet Moments Collection. I love how each of these mice have names and their own little personality! These were quick to make with easy and simple coloring. The shading the artist added into the stamped images will enhance even the simplest coloring! Keeping a similar design for each card makes it look like a set. I think this would make a sweet gift to share with a friend or loved one! Of course, I may just keep these for myself, haha! Each…
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Felt Stitch & Create Collection with Larissa Heskett
Hello, Crafty Friends. Larissa is here today to share some Inspiration using the Felt Stitch & Create Collection by Nichol Spohr. SWOON! This Collection is amazing and I’m in love with all of the different images to choose from, especially the Candy Cane and the Gingerbread Boy & Girl. There are so many ways that you can use these sets to create cards and more. If you’ve never tried stitching dies and aren’t sure they’re for you that’s okay, they can also be used without Stitching. Let’s get started. I started by die-cutting the pieces for the Candy Cane using the Felt Candy Cane Etched Dies from some of the…
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Adding Texture to Scrapbook Layouts Using the Woodland Tales Collection
Hello crafty friends! Suzanna Lee here today to share with you a couple of Fall (or Autumn) layouts that I created with the Woodland Tales! This seasonal collection is available in the Spellbinders shop. While you’re adding that to your cart, be sure to grab some metal dies and Press Plates that accompany the collection, there are so many to choose from! For my first layout, I was inspired by the metal dies that are a part of the collection, there are four of them. I love the flexibility of make your own embellishments that metal dies provide. You can literally create all kinds of combinations. A mix of the…
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Clean and Simple BetterPress Christmas Cards
Hi everyone! It’s Cassie Trask and I’m happy to be back sharing some new card ideas featuring the Simon Hurley – Glad Tidings BetterPress Plates! The elegance of the results from the BetterPress have me reaching for it time and time again, and the Glad Tidings BetterPress Plates definitely have me feeling some serious nostalgia. Santa’s Sleigh I was really wanting some simple Christmas cards with a lot of white space, so when I saw Santa’s Sleigh, I knew I needed to add a pop of color on the background to really make him pop! Using some Porcelain BetterPress Cotton Card Panels, ink up the Santa’s Sleigh BetterPress Plates with…
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Oh Joyful Day Scrapbook Layouts With Suzanna
Hello crafty friends! Suzanna Lee here today to share with you a couple of Christmas layouts that I created with the Oh Joyful Collection! This festive collection is available in the Spellbinders shop. While you’re adding that to your cart, be sure to grab some metal dies and Press Plates that complement the collection, there are so many to choose from! For my first layout, I was inspired by the chipboard frames with the poinsettia’s. When I can find my travel journal, these frames will be filled with journaling from this visit to a Krakow Christmas Market on Christmas Eve. Frames can be used for so much more than…
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Four Die Cut Cards with the Bayfair collection
Hello Spellbinders friends and fans, it’s Becki Adams here to share with you a set of cards that I created using the Bayfair collection by Rosie’s Studios. The first thing that I fell in love with in this collection is the flowers. There are so many flowers and they’re all gorgeous! Not only are there gorgeous floral patterned papers and die cuts, there is also a floral die set that is off-the-charts awesome! You’ll see that I really did fall in love with the flowers in this collection and used them on every single card. If die cutting isn’t your thing, there are tons of beautiful premade die cuts in…
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Just Beachy Scrapbooking With Suzanna
Hello crafty friends! Suzanna Lee here today to share with you a few sandy layouts! As the school year comes to an end and we begin to formulate summer plans, the beach is always a favorite! The Simple Stories Just Beachy collection is available in the Spellbinders shop. While you’re adding that to your cart, be sure to grab some metal dies and embossing folders that complement the collection, there are so many to choose from! For this layout, I opted to focus on the orange, pink and yellows in the collection as they really popped the photos that I had of a beach sunset over Lake Superior. There are…
