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    Festive Florals Three Ways

    October 15, 2024 / 2 Comments

    Hello there! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so thrilled to be here to share three ways with the Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. Another beautiful release from Yana that includes a set of Amaryllis etched dies, a press plate and stencil bundle (the press plate is also available without the stencil option), a 3D embossing folder, and a fabulous BetterPress sentiment set. Joy To the World For my first card, I am keeping it simple and using Yana’s Amaryllis Etched Dies and the Home for Christmas Sentiments Press Plate and Die Set. Die cut the shadow layer from Yana’s Amaryllis Etched Dies…

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    A Trio of Fun & Festive Christmas Cards

    September 10, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello there Spellbinders friends, Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so thrilled to be here to share three ideas for some merry and bright Christmas cards using the Essential Holiday Collection by Lisa Horton. This is such a fun and festive collection which includes dies (including a tag set) and press plates perfect for all your holiday projects. I really enjoyed making these three cards and hope you like them too! Joy & Blessings For my first card, I have gone with a grid-style layout. This is a format I love to use when I see a specific die that I think will look great…

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  • SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 5 With Lisa Tilson
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    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 5 With Lisa Tilson

    September 2, 2024 / 3 Comments

    Welcome to day 5 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Lisa Tilson as she shares inspiration with the Day 5 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Suzanne Hue | Day 2 with Laura Bassen | Day 3 with Kim Kesti | Day 4 with Michelle Short Hello there Spellbinders friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here today and I am thrilled to be sharing a couple of ideas for Day 5 of the 12 Days…

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    Believe In The Magic! Creating With A Traditional Colour Palette

    July 24, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello there! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to share some ideas with the fabulous Copperplate Holiday Sentiments release. In this collection, you have seven different Christmas/New Year sentiments to choose from, along with a gift tag press plate. I have chosen to go with a traditional red, white gold, and green color palette for my cards today. I love to use different and maybe surprising contemporary colours at Christmas but I also love the familiarity and warm fuzzy feeling from traditional colors! Merry Christmas All the Copperplate sentiments have the most beautiful script font, at least in my eyes!…

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    Mini Slimnline Trio Featuring Copperplate Holiday Sentiments

    July 23, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three cards using the Copperplate Holiday Sentiments Collection by Paul Antonio. These beautiful script sentiments can be used in lots of different ways, and I love that they are large, so take center stage on the cards! These are Press Plates but can be foiled too, as you will see from my cards. I decided to make mini slimline cards today (3.5” x 6”) as I felt the sentiments fitted well with that design, but they work perfectly for all shapes and sizes of cards too! MERRY CHRISTMAS For my first card,…

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    Spellbinders August 2020 Large Die of the Month is Here – 3D Still Life Easel & Canvas #SpellbindersClubKits #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #Cardmaking #DieCutting

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  • Noteworthy Scrapbooking Page Ideas: Framed Layout and Hyper Detailed Layout
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    Noteworthy Scrapbooking Page Ideas: Framed Layout and Hyper Detailed Layout

    January 27, 2024 / No Comments

    Hey friends! It’s Angela Tombari here and today I would like to share with you two layout ideas I created with the brand new Noteworthy paper collection by Simple Stories and some of the Spellbinders products. Noteworthy is the perfect collection for paper crafters to document our daily life and much-loved hobby and it perfectly pares with Spellbinders items. I am a huge fan of 12-inch scrapbooking pages. I think square is the format where I can achieve more balance so, this is the size I went for my two layouts. The first page I am showing you is a Framed layout. The name comes from all the pieces glued…

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    November 18, 2019
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  • Easy and Fun Handmade Advent Calendar with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes
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    Easy and Fun Handmade Advent Calendar with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes

    November 30, 2023 / No Comments

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a fun handmade advent calendar made with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes.  These versatile boxes are easy to decorate and the perfect size for a little gift…so why not customize and give twenty-five of them to someone who deserves a fun surprise every day until Christmas! I started by assembling all twenty-five boxes. Just as the name suggests, the boxes pop and lock into place very easily! Each box measures about 3” x 3” x 3”, plenty big enough for something like an average-sized ornament. I’m making this advent calendar for my…

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  • Watercoloring Die Cuts & Stamped Images with Karin Markers – Step-by-Step Tutorial
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    Watercoloring Die Cuts & Stamped Images with Karin Markers – Step-by-Step Tutorial

    November 13, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Hi everyone! It’s Jean Doeringsfeld and I’m super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders Blog. Today, I’m sharing one of my favorite techniques for using Karin markers. This is a super easy watercolor technique that will help you learn about how the markers work and create stunning results every time. I have 3 cards to share with you today – the first two use the Karin markers to watercolor die cuts and the 3rd shows how to apply the same method to a BetterPress image (or any image, really). Step 1 (for All Cards):  Start by swatching the markers to determine which colors you want for your project…

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    September 17, 2023 / 1 Comment

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    Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Glimmer Holly Background and Layered Glimmer Holly Background from the De-light-ful Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. This is such a pretty background and can be used in lots of different ways. Today I have three cards to share with you – 1. Using the Glimmer Holly Background and Layered Glimmer Holly Background together. 2. Using the Glimmer Holly Background on its own, and 3. Using the Layered Glimmer Holly Background on its own. GLIMMER HOLLY BACKGROUND + LAYERED GLIMMER HOLLY BACKGROUND STEP 1 Let the Glimmer Hot Foil System platform heat up while you place Champagne…

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