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Step by Step Tutorial: How to Make an Easy Shaker Card
Hi there, crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel, and today I am sharing a how to tutorial creating a shaker card and decorating it with the Cheerful Chirps Pretty Birds Die Set. The Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Collection has several adorable bird-themed die sets. One of my favorites is the Pretty Birds dies, which showcases two sweet birds sitting on a perch. I thought it would be fun to create a shaker window behind the perch, but before we get to the shaker, let’s put the cute birds together! The birds are very simple to assemble. Add a bit of liquid adhesive to the body of the bird where you will add the…
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Pairing Cheerful Chirps and Poppy ColorWheel Cardstock
Joan Bardee here sharing some colorful cards using the Cheerful Chirps Collection. Cheerful Chirps is all about fun and quirky birds and sayings that lift the spirit. As soon as I saw those birds, I thought of using Poppy ColorWheel Cardstock. Poppy is one of my favorite colors. It’s a warm shade of red and evokes happy, perfect for cheerful birds, as well as love-themed and Christmas cards. I buy it and run out of it all the time! SENDING CHEERFUL CHIRPS Who can look at this parrot and not smile? Selected Cosmic Sky (darker bright blue), Poppy (red), and Carrot (orange) as the main color palette, with accents of…
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Spread Your Wings and Take Flight!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to share three ways to use the super cute Cheerful Chirps Collection with you. This is a very sweet collection that includes three sets of bird dies, a 3D embossing folder, some pretty yellow sequins, and a clear sentiment set with punny greetings to suit many occasions. So, let’s get started with my three cards for today. Fly High and Dream Big For this card, I am using the Pretty Birds Etched Dies and the Spread Your Wings Sentiments Clear Stamp Set. I love how these sweet birds sit on a…
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Adding Inky Details to Create Colorful Cards with the Cheerful Chirps Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams, and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of bright and colorful cards made with the Cheerful Chirps Collection from Spellbinders. The beautifully detailed bird dies, versatile embossing folder, and sweet sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three bold and inky cards to send a happy hello. Colorful Lovebirds Card The Pretty Birds Die Set creates a pair of beautiful birds perfect for friendship, love, or everyday cards. Here I inked brightly-colored cardstock with contrasting colors and added an ombre background to create an extra colorful hello card for a friend. Die cut white, Malibu, Saffron,…
