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  • Ski-son’s Greetings! E3D-160, S5-717, S3-563, S4-904, S4-1161, BP-335
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Embossing

    Cardmaking on the Slopes: 3 Ways to Use the Ski-son’s Greetings Collection

    October 22, 2025 / 2 Comments

    Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some fun inspiration for Ski-son’s Greetings Collection by Simon Hurley.   I love playing with dies, especially ones that can be used in multiple ways. You will find that the collection is versatile as well! I have three cards for you today, all of which can be used for multiple occasions and not just for ski-loving friends! Christmas Joy My first card is perfect for Christmas and the Winter Holidays! I started off by preparing my card base using green cardstock. I ink-blended one edge of the cardstock using dark green dye ink and embossed it using the Streamline 3D Embossing Folder. I also…

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    Water Color Trio Cards with Justine’s Farm BetterPress Plates

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    Spoiler! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 2 with Laura Bassen

    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 2 with Laura Bassen

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  • Foiled Fall and Halloween Cards with Kaja Vezenšek for Spellbinders #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Cardmaking
    Cardmaking,  Glimmer Hot Foil,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Foiled Fall and Halloween Cards with Kaja

    August 11, 2020 / No Comments

    Hi there, it’s Kaja from Kajcyika crafts and today I will show you two cards which both have foil as the main element but use different techniques that go along with it. These two cards both use the products from the brand-new Fall/Halloween collection! Foiled Happy Halloween Card First, let’s take a look at the first card. On this card I combined foiling with ink blending. I started by creating the background. I knew that I wanted a Halloween look, so I decided to go with purple color with deep black corners. I added ink to the top portion only, leaving the bottom and the center of the card light.…

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    March 3, 2022
    Spellbinders Handmade Collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Recipe Card Gift Set by Ashlea #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #stamping #handmade

    Handmade Collection Inspiration | Recipe Card Gift Set by Ashlea

    July 7, 2018
    August 2022 Embossing Folder of the Month Kit – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    August 2022 Embossing Folder of the Month Kit – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    August 13, 2022
  • Video: Valentine's Day Cards & Tags with Paul Antonio Glimmer Plates by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders
    Cardmaking,  Embossing,  Glimmer Hot Foil,  Video Tutorials

    Video: Valentine’s Day Cards & Tags with Paul Antonio Glimmer Plates

    January 11, 2019 / No Comments

    Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it, so why not start working on Valentine’s day cards right away? It’s always fun to give and receive handmade cards so I encourage you to join me today and create a few. I love to use colored cardstock to make an impact on my cards, and so for today’s projects I picked a few  colors from Fun Stampers Journey. The colors are really nice and this paper also foils beautifully.  The colors I used are: Watermelon Fusion, Sweet Berry, Bubble Gum as well as a light gray from my stash for the pink panel; Rich Coral, Candy Apple, Pomegranate Splash and Raspberry Berry for…

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    For Your Craft Room: Assemble & Store Organizers Tutorials

    June 22, 2022
    Together Like Spaghetti and Meatballs, ● S4-1495, S4-1494, E3D-137, STP-263, S4-1280, S5-487

    Together Like Spaghetti and Meatballs

    October 13, 2025
    September 2025 BetterPress Plate of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Sketchy Hexi

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    September 1, 2025
  • Spellbinders Card Club Kit Extras! January 2019 Edition - You are just my type card.
    Card Kit of the Month,  Cardmaking,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Card Club Kit Extras! January 2019 Edition. Loads of inspiration!

    January 7, 2019 / No Comments

    Hello-hello, Spellbinders’ fans! We’re so glad you are LOVING our January kits! To bring you even more inspiration with our Card Kit of the Month products we are sharing monthly inspiration featuring Card Club Kit Extras! Did you know, you can get awesome extra products to go along with your Card Kit of the Month? Or maybe you are not a Club member yet, but would like to give our extras a try – you can do so here. Today we have 3 projects to share featuring the awesome You’re My Type Clear Stamp Set, You’re My Type Die Cut Shapes & 3D Stickers Set, You’re My Type Red Glitter…

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    May 2024 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Scattered Tropics

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    May 1, 2024
    More Masculine Cards Ideas with Spellbinders Toolbox Essentials by Nacy McCabe

    More Masculine Cards Ideas with Toolbox Essentials

    March 9, 2023
    Spellbinders June 2020 Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is Here – A2 Snip It Grid and Calendar Creator #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #DieCutting #AmazingPaperGraceClubKit

    June 2020 Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is Here – A2 Snip It Grid and Calendar Creator

    June 1, 2020
  • Spellbinders Card Club Kit Extras! December Edition - 2019 Handmade Card
    Card Kit of the Month,  Cardmaking,  Die Cutting

    Card Club Kit Extras! December Edition

    December 10, 2018 / No Comments

    Hello-hello, Spellbinders’ fans! We’re so glad you are LOVING our December kits! To bring you even more inspiration with our Card Kit of the Month products we are sharing monthly inspiration featuring Card Club Kit Extras! Did you know, you can get awesome extra products to go along with your Card Kit of the Month? Or maybe you are not a Club member yet, but would like to give our extras a try – you can do so here. Today we have 3 projects to share featuring the awesome Gold Glitter Alphabet Stickers, Winter Wishes Mason Jar Stamp Set and Winter Wishes 6×6 Paper Pad. 2019 Card 2019 Card –…

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    Add to Cart Collection Inspiration with Gemma Campbell

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    September 7, 2021
    Creating 3D Florals on a Card, a Tag, A Gift and a Box with Tina Smith

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    March 29, 2021
    Merry Mug & Circle Delights Holiday Cards & Ornaments with Rachel Alvarado

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    October 19, 2023
  • Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System | Quick & Easy Miss You Hot Foil Cards with Yana Smakula #spellbinders #glimmerhotfoilsystem
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Glimmer Hot Foil,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Glimmer Hot Foil System | Quick & Easy Miss You Hot Foil Cards

    October 17, 2018 / 1 Comment

    Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Creating simple & elegant cards has never been easier! Today I have a quick Miss You card idea to share featuring our new Glimmer Hot Foil system. Here’s a look at the cards I made using just one hot foil plate and a die from my stash: Instructions: Follow  simple instructions to re-create these handmade cards: Hot foil Miss You from the Elegant Affirmation Sentiments set using silver foil on gray cardstock. Die-cut foiled cardstock into a rectangle using Scored & Pierced Rectangles set. Hot foil Fancy Edge Rectangles die on patterned paper in silver foil. Cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2″ and adhere onto an…

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    July 1, 2025
    Spellbinders Halloween Collection by Becca Feeken – Project Inspiration with Karin Åkesdotter - Halloween Paper Lantern #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #AmazingPaperGrace #DieCutting #Halloween

    Halloween Collection by Becca Feeken – Project Inspiration with Karin Åkesdotter

    August 19, 2020
    Handmade Cards using Be Bold Color Block Collection by Hussena Calcuttawala

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    November 6, 2021
  • Video Friday | Inking White Die Cuts Ocean Scene Card with Nichol for Spellbinders. Using: S4-671 Sea Life Accents, S3-257 Sea Animals, S4-904 Scored and Pierced Rectangles #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #neverstopmaking
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Video Tutorials

    Video Friday | Inking White Die Cuts Ocean Scene Card with Nichol

    June 1, 2018 / 2 Comments

    Hello everyone. This is Nichol Spohr and I’m thrilled to be here today with this under the sea scene card featuring inking all white die cuts. Adding color to all white die cuts and a background is one of the easiest ways to customize a design to fit whatever color scheme you want for a card! These Sea Animals and Sea Life Accents are the perfect focal point for the matching inked and stenciled underwater background! The background of the card was created by die cutting a Scored & Pierced Rectangle Die from Bristol Smooth Cardstock. Color was added to the rectangle with Shaded Lilac, Blueprint Sketch, and Black Soot…

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    August 28, 2021
    December 2019 Stamp of the Month is Here - Penguin Waddle

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    December 1, 2019
    March 2025 Stitching Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Diamond Knit

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    March 1, 2025
  • Classics March Collection Inspiration | More Simple Card Ideas with Marge for Spellbinders using: S4-902 Scored and Pierced Circles, S4-903 Fancy Edged Circles, S4-904 Scored and Pierced Rectangles, S4-905 Fancy Edged Rectangles, S4-907 Fancy Edged Ovals, S4-910 Open Scallop Edge Circles, S4-911 Fancy Scallop Edge Circles, S5-317 Textured Flowers, SBS-085 Thinking of You, SDS-106 Sentiments 1 #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard #spellbinders
    Cardmaking,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Classics March Collection Inspiration | More Simple Card Ideas with Marge

    March 16, 2018 / 5 Comments

    Hello, there! It’s Marge here with you today again. Have you enjoyed my previous posts for Spellbinders New Classics March Collection? As the third theme for this week, I’m going to share how to use die cut layering to create dimensions on your card. Here are the examples that I made geometric blossoms using various nested circle-shaped dies. By doing this, you can also build up your favorite color palette on the card. To begin the first card, I made various sizes of die cuts out of several colors of papers using Fancy Scallop Edge Circles Dies. I gave them color gradation from yellow to orange and brown by selecting…

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    December 2019 Card Kit of the Month is Here – Hey Foxy

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    May 2025 Stitching Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stitched Study Nook

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  • Classics March Collection Inspiration | Colorful Floral Card with Kaja for Spellbinders using S4-903 Fancy Edged Circles, S4-904 Scored and Pierced Rectangles, SDS-106 Sentiments 1 #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #cleanandsimple
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    Classics March Inspiration | Colorful Floral Card with Kaja

    March 15, 2018 / 1 Comment

    Hi there, it’s Kaja from Kajcyika crafts here with you today and I am back at Spellbinders blog as a guest designer for this week. As I’ve already mentioned in the first project I shared this week, I am using dies from a brand new Classics March release on all of the cards I share with you here. When I saw the Fancy Edged Circles I immediately thought that the smallest die reminders me of a flower, so I went with it and made a card filled with flowers. I started by die cutting the smallest scalloped circle from 5 different colors of card stock and I made 4 flowers…

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    Classics March Collection Inspiration | Dry Embossed Cards with Marge

    March 14, 2018 / 9 Comments

    Hello, there! It’s Marge here again with gorgeous New Classics March Collection. Today I’m going to share how to make patterned backgrounds using dry embossing technique. Since all the dies in Classics March Collection are nested dies, with different patterns on frames one by one in a set, they are just perfect for making interesting patterns all together. So here are my cards for today. To begin, I cut a white card stock using the largest frame die in the Fancy Edged Rectangles Dies set, then I placed all other smaller dies on it one by one, put a piece of masking tape on them to keep them from moving…

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