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Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection Inspiration
The season of Autumn is all colorful and radiant in the surroundings full of blissful blooms. Susan Tierney Cockburn, The Flower Artist has released her new Autumn Flora Collection. The Autumn Garden at Spellbinders is in full bloom with Oriental Poppy, Button and daisy Chrysanthemum, Hydrangea, Coreopsis and many more along with the foliage of the Autumn season. The entire collection is a treat for all flower makers and will help you create realistic natural flowers. The two cards today feature the Oriental Poppy Flower and the Daisy Flower with foliage. The flowers have been highlighted with beautiful dies from Spellbinders. Oriental Poppy Card To make the Poppy card, make…
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Chantilly Lace | Quick and Elegant Gold Layering
There are a couple of card styles I default to when I need to make something quick – I begin with gold layering. I’m Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace and today my card is both simple and elegant with two layered gold elements on a decorative background. It’s easy to put together and I’ll take you through the quick steps. Cream and gold are my signature colors and nothing looks more elegant than when it is coaxed into a grand layering style. If I’m ever stumped with card making, an easy classic formula with symmetry usually comes to mind and always seems to satisfy the occasion. Raised layers with the focal panel…
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Chantilly Paper Lace Inspiration | Elegant Floral Cards with Melissa. Part 3
Hi! Melissa Phillips here with you again today, sharing a couple of extra Chantilly Paper Lace cards! Catch my previous posts sharing inspiration with this collection here and here. With February and Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I wanted to create some handmade love notes using my Spellbinders supplies. I love red and pink together for this fun time of year and normally, when I sit down to create Valentine’s card, they are somewhat casual and playful. The Coraline’s Chemise Layering Large Frame Die is the perfect way to dress up a Valentine card and take it to the next level. The details of the Coraline’s Chemise Die are…
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Easy Elements In a Row Card
Sometimes I like to mass produce cards for friends, but I never quite want to make them identical. I’m Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace and I have an easy card to share with you today. Take a stunning element and repeat it in a row three times and you’ll get a harmonious design, furthermore the eye loves the balance of the three elements in a row. The sum of all the parts creates a unique piece with balance and simplicity. Tip: Stick to an odd number of elements in a row to create visual appeal. Your brain and eyes favor an odd number. For my card today I created a long landscape…
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Cardmaking Inspiration | Birthday Wishes Card
Hello Spellbinders’ fan! Have you been busy die-cutting and making stunning projects? We hope you have! Today we’d like to share a beautiful (and not hard to make!) Birthday card created using dies from the Chantilly Paper Lace collection by Becca Feeken. Project created by in-house designer Yana Smakula Step By Step Instructions: We have a full set of step by step instructions describing how to create this card. Create 5 x 7 ” card base. Cut patterned paper panel to 4 ½ x 6 ½“. Cut kraft cardstock to 4 ½ x 6 ½”. Cut gold foil cardstock mat slightly larger, adhere all panels together, foam mount onto the card.…
