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Enhance Die Cuts With Ink Blending With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share three projects with you using the new Photosynthesis Collection. This beautiful collection features lots of florals, which I love! Since it also features mainly die cutting, I wanted to show how you can enhance die cuts by adding ink blending. This really adds interest and dimension to clean and simple cards! My first card uses Floral Stems Etched Dies. I cut the cone flower top petal layer from Snowdrift cardstock and the bottom ones from Purple Mist. I then cut the flower centers from Chamomile and the stems and leaves from Peridot. Using Blending Brushes, I blended on Distress Oxide Inks, focusing the…
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Bloom Into Spring with the Victorian Garden Collection and Bonnie Crane
Hello, fellow cardmakers! Bonnie here from Bonniecarollee Makes Cards. If you haven’t started thinking about Spring, this post should get you in the mood! The theme for my projects is a Spring Birthday Celebration. The Victorian Collection is perfect for making a birthday or any occasion extra special! BIRTHDAY PRESENT TOPPER The largest die and the detail die from Nestabilities Essential Ovals was used to cut Fern Card Stock. This will form the base for the floral arrangement and make it easy for the recipient to remove it from the gift. All of the flower components have a number etched on the dies to indicate the number of die cuts…
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Metamorphosis Collection Cards & Tag Ideas
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Metamorphosis Collection by Simon Hurley. This is a wonderful collection that is perfect for cards, tags, scrapbook/art journals and so much more! I have two cards to share with you today, as well as a tag. HELLO I am using the In Bloom set for my first card, which is such a pretty layering floral die set. I die-cut the flower petals from Glacier, Raindrop, and Cosmic Sky Cardstock. I then cut the centers from Chamomile and the leaves and stem from Peridot Cardstock. All of the layers were ink blended on the edges using Distress Inks and then…
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Showered With Love Clean & Simple Card Ideas
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Showered With Love Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. This is such a fun collection that can be used for lots of different occasions – love, get well, thinking of you, encouragement, and lots more! THINKING OF YOU I am using Umbrella Bloom for my first card, which is such a beautiful set! I cut the umbrella from Waterfall and Brushed Silver Cardstock and added a little ink blending to the aqua pieces with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink for added interest. I then cut the leaves from Peridot and Rainforest Cardstock. The flowers were cut from Pink Sand, Wild Berry, and…
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Wax Seal Collection on Handmade Cards with Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I am back with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, I’m working with some products from the new Wax Seal collection. This was such a fun collection to work with! There are a couple methods to work with the wax seals. You can pour the wax, and seal them directly on your project. You can also make the wax seals on the silicone mat that comes with the wax seal kit, and then adhere them to your project. I am a bit of a perfectionist, so I made my wax seals on the silicone mat. That way, I…
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Holiday Floral Swag 3 Ways – Christmas Inspiration With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Christmas Collection. My post today focuses on using Holiday Floral Swag in three different ways. WHITE-ON-WHITE ORNAMENT For my first project, I wanted to go with a simple white-on-white card. I love the look of white on white and the embossing really enhances it! I started off by running a panel of white cardstock through my Platinum 6 inside the Holiday Floral Swag 3D Embossing Folder. It was then adhered to the front of an A2 white card base. For my focal point, I die-cut the Nordic Ornament from white and gold glitter cardstock (for the topper) and adhered…
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Oh What Fun! Cards for Beginners with Jung
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung, and I am so happy to be returning for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. If you’d like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com, and my Instagram is @junglebarrya. Today, I’m working with some die-cuts from the Oh What Fun! collection. I will be showing 3 different and easy ways to use these fun diecuts on cards. For my first card, I made an interactive mini slimline card. To begin my card, I trimmed a piece of Cosmic Sky cardstock using one of the precision layering mini slimline dies. I wanted to add some interest to the background, so I used…
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Crafting for Beginners: Gnomie Christmas Dance 3 Ways
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using Gnomie Christmas Dance Printed Die Cuts from the Oh What Fun Collection. This pack contains 52 colorful die-cut pieces ready to use in different ways. These are perfect to use if you are beginner but are also quick and fun to use if you are not! Today I have a card, gift tag and gift bag to share with you, but they are perfect for all sorts of other crafts too from journals to gift wrap! BEARY MERRY CHRISTMAS For my first project, I wanted to create a card. I took a panel of white cardstock and added ink blending…
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Holiday Cheer Enclosed – Special Pet Delivery 3 Ways
Hello. It is Jean from Right of Rain sharing three projects to showcase the Special Pet Delivery die set, part of the Holiday Cheer Enclosed Collection. Your cat- and dog-loving friends will be delighted to receive projects featuring these cute pets! I created a mini-slimline card, gift tags, and a winter holiday card with products from the collection. While my projects are focused on the winter holidays, the sets can be used for a wide variety of occasions. Custom Cat Card & Socks! Customize a card for the recipient using their pet’s (or pets’) coloring. This card is accompanying a pair of cat socks being sent to a three-cat household.…
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All Wrapped Up for the Holidays with Cathe Holden’s Christmas Flea Market Finds
Hello everyone! Bonnie Crane here from Bonniecarollee Makes Cards and I am excited to be on Spellbinders’ Blog with a fabulous holiday project. Handmade Christmas gifts are the best! I have such an appreciation for the thought and love that goes into something made for me and I know my family and friends feel the same when I make a gift for them. Now add a handmade bowl accompanied by a coordinating gift tag created with a beautiful collection of products from Christmas Flea Market Finds, and any gift, handmade or not, is made that much more special. Vintage Handcrafted Square Based and Sides Bowl These beautiful, deep etched die…
