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Color with Cardstock – Anemone Blooms Cardmaking Ideas with Joan Bardee
I am delighted to share 3 ways (plus 2 bonus cards) to use the Anemone Blooms Collection, designed by the amazing Yana Smakula. Is it intimidating to use Yana’s products on a Spellbinders blog post? You bet it is, but here it goes anyway! I love big bold anything, so these flowers stole my heart. I wasn’t familiar with anemones and a quick online search revealed that they come in a huge variety of colors. So, use whatever colors you love; for me – pink is my first love. Hot Foiled Anemone Blooms If you are looking for maximum impact with minimal effort, just hot foil the Anemone Glimmer Blooms…
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Showered With Love Dimensional Cards
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am thrilled to be back for another guest post on Spellbinder’s blog. I have three projects to share with you today that feature the new Showered With Love Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. I fell in love with this adorable collection the moment that I saw it and love how versatile it is! Duck with Umbrella Shadow Box Card For my first card, I created an A2-sized shadow box card featuring the sweet little Duck With Umbrella Etched Dies combined with the new Rain or Shine Etched Dies. I wanted to add a bit of dimension to my duck, so I first…
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Gnome for Christmas with Rachel Alvarado – 3D Cardmaking & Coloring
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com and @theunpamperedstamper. I’m thrilled to share with you some fun projects featuring items from the new Gnome for Christmas Collection. I love to make a variety of cards with lots of color and/or 3D elements and am always looking for ways to stretch the use of my stamps and dies. 3D Shadow Box For my first project, I created a 3D Shadow Box Card showcasing the Holly Jolly Gnome Etched Die Set combined with the Big Holiday Words Clear Stamp & Die Set. Shadowbox cards are actually pretty simple to create and I made mine from scratch. I’ve included some quick and…
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Handmade Paintbrush Cards with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works and I am so excited and honored to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today highlighting the NEW Paint Your World Collection by Vicky Papaioannou is a whimsical ode to paintbrushes. The whimsical and fun paintbrush-themed designs, palettes, natural elements, and the set of clear stamps included in the collection are just perfect for creating a wide variety of projects for artists and crafters alike! Painted Blooms Paintbrush Card My first card features the Painted Blooms Etched Dies and the Paint Your World Sentiments Clear Stamp Set. I made the card in 3.5″ x 8.5″, so as to not…
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Handmade Cards using Love You More Collection with Hussena Calcuttawala
This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works and I’m so honored to be guest posting today on the Spellbinders blog! I’m sharing a set of two cards today using dies from the NEW Love You More Collection. This die-cutting collection features two sets that you can mix and match to create a variety of projects ranging from Valentine’s Day cards or Anniversary Cards, just to name a few. The Open House Door Base Die Set coordinates together with the Open House Valentines Set, but if you don’t have that in your stash, you can easily substitute it with the Always Welcome Die Set as all of the accessories mix and match between these two…
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All Stitched Up in Traditional Christmas Colors with Jean Manis
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jean here sharing holiday cards created with the Merry Stitchmas Collection at Spellbinders. As a cross stitcher, the stitching sets always catch my eye. While I created Christmas cards, the products I used can be used beyond the holidays for paper crafting throughout the year. Let’s take a look at how I used several of the die sets in the collection. Pair a glimmer-foiled sentiment with a stitched background for a classic and elegant Christmas card. Die-cut the Circular Stitch Background from Snowdrift Stitch the circles, half-circles, and quarter-circles with Red Ruby, Emerald Green, and Light Gold floss using a size 22 needle. Affix threads to…
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Spellbinders Halloween 2021 Collection Inspiration with Sheri
Hello! It’s Sheri again from My Sheri Cards and I am excited to be sharing 3 Halloween projects I created using the Halloween 2021 Collection. Some of these die sets are designed to work with the Open House Collection but I wanted to show that you can use them all on their own too! Spooky Greetings/Witch Card I love using green, orange and purple for Halloween projects. I had some Photo Play papers that were perfect for these projects. The witches hat and legs from the Let’s Be Frank die set were so fun to create and layer. They took a little patience with getting them paper pieced but I…
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Liberty Collection Inspiration with Kelly Martin
Hello, Friends! My name is Kelly Martin and thanks so much for stopping by the blog today to join me as we take a look at the new Liberty Collection! The products in this collection are so versatile – there really is something for everyone! If you like die-cutting, stenciling, or just clean and simple cardmaking, then this collection is for you. So let’s get into the projects for today! 4th of July Card I created the background for this card using the Sun Burst Stencil and blending some various inks. After the background was done, I set it aside to work on assembling the die-cut car. This die set…
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Embossing Folders Cards Trio with Yasmin Diaz
Hello, Spellbinders friends! Yasmin here sharing with you a very colorful trio of cards made showcasing NEW Embossing Folder Collection. So, without further ado, let’s jump right into the step-by-step for how I made them. Scallops This collection includes this fabulous Scallops Embossing Folder which can be use as borders, waves or why not for a cloudy sky just like I‘m using it for the first example. I started by placing an A2 white card panel inside the embossing folder and then, I went ahead to run them through my Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine following the dry embossing instructions. Once I had finished dry embossing it, I…
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Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection – Floral Dies with Sandi MacIver
Hi there, Sandi MacIver here and I’m very excited to share with you two cards created with the Susan Tierney Cockburn – Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection. These dies create realistic looking flowers and leaves allowing you to build beautiful cards quickly and easily. You can also use different mediums to color your florals and I am sharing two of them with you today. Let’s start with the Button and Daisy Chrysanthemum Etched Dies Die cut three pieces for each flower and two sets of leaves for each. Color both sides of the flowers and leaves with copic markers: Copics Used: Flowers Y15, RV55, Y11, Centers Y15, Leaves: G29, G07 BG07…
