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Susan’s Tropical Getaway Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Tropical Getaway Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous exotic flowers in this collection inspired me to create two bright floral cards featuring realistic blooms for different occasions. I loved the sprig of petite and pretty blooms in the Plumeria Die Set, so I decided to try these first. Although you can color these flowers in several bright colors, I opted for the white variety and added a pretty sunset background on this simple foiled anniversary card. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4.75” x…
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Birdhouses Through The Seasons Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back today to share a couple of projects using the new Birdhouses Through The Seasons Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. This collection really spoke to me as a nature-lover, so I wanted to use as many of the seasonal sets as I could together. Since the birdhouses are large enough to fill a card front, I was inspired to create three fun cards in different sizes for a variety of occasions. I thought the tall birdhouse from the Build A Fall Birdhouse die set would be perfect for a slimline card, but I’m not quite ready to start my fall…
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Susan’s Spring Flora Collection | Inspiration with Hussena
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am so excited and honoured to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today, sharing four card projects I created using the exquisite Spring Flora Collection by Susan Tierney Cockburn. The entire collection is a treat for all flower makers and will help you create realistic and natural spring flowers. My first card features the Double & Single Peonies Etched Dies, Kerria Japonica Etched Dies, Lily of the Valley Etched Dies. I love peonies and had to start out by making a card featuring them in their full glory! Double & Single Peonies To create my flowers,…
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Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection – A Trio of Autumn Cards with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share a couple of projects using the new Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. There is really something magical about turning plain white cardstock into a beautiful and realistic bloom. After working with several of the die sets to build a variety of flowers, leaves, and foliage, I arranged them into three bright bunches to create these autumn cards. This first card is the simplest of the three and perfect if you are new to paper flower crafting. Using the Woodland Garden Leaves die set, I created a pile of leaves in bright colors…
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Inspirational and Elegant Cards with the Expressions of Faith Collection
Hello there! It’s Andrea Shell from Blissfully Scrappy, and I am delighted to be guest-designing on the Spellbinders blog! I was fortunate to be able to play with the new Expressions of Faith Collection and have three cards to share with you. The dies and glimmer plates in the new Faith Collection are so beautiful and elegant! I love how intricate and delicate the designs are. This collection makes creating meaningful, inspirational projects easy and quick. Layered Cross with Foiled Sentiment My first card features the new Kaleidoscope Cross Dies, which is a set of layering dies. I die-cut the two layers from pink and purple cardstocks and adhered them…
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Stamp Camp Collection by Jane Davenport – Clean & Simple Character Cards with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share a couple of projects using the new Stamp Camp Collection by Jane Davenport. Many of the striking images in this collection are reminiscent of fashion sketches and this inspired me to create two clean and simple cards that focus on the strong characters that Jane so beautifully illustrated. I couldn’t wait to color the delicate mermaid image from the Glorious Mermaid stamp set and thought she deserved a deep sea to swim around in. This clean and simple slimline card gives her plenty of space to roam, while keeping the focus on her. Cut…
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Elegant Twist Collection Cardmaking Inspiration with Bibi Cameron
Hi there, this is Bibi Cameron and I’m glad to be able to share ideas using Elegant Twist the latest die collection by Becca Feeken. For today, I planned to show different options to use any die from Elegant Twist die Collection to create subtle decorative elements or accents to your projects. There are five die sets and one glimmer hot foil set in this collection. Circles Etched Dies Rectangles Etched Dies Ovals Etched Dies Squares Etched Dies Splendid Trilliant Etched Dies Borders and Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plates You can also get the Essential Shapes Die & Hot Foil Plates Bundle at a special price here. For today, I planned to…
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Elegant Twist Collection Cardmaking Inspiration with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Hussena from Quill and Punch Works here! I’m excited to be guesting here on the Spellbinders blog, sharing two card projects I created using the magnificent Elegant Twist Collection by Becca Feeken. I had such a great time working with this collection – the designs are beautiful and timeless and can be combined and used for so many projects! Elegant Twist Collection creates designs with the classic braid motif in mind. Layer with other coordinating shapes to inspire elegance and beauty that Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken is known for. My first Card features the Elegant Twist Circles Etched Dies, the Splendid Trilliant Etched Dies,…
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Elegant Twist Collection Cardmaking Inspiration with Linda Parker
Hi everyone and welcome to today’s blog post. I’m Linda Parker and I am thrilled to be a guest designer on the Spellbinders Blog. On my blog www.papercraftwithcrafty.co.uk, I get to share lots of my creative designs and I was so fortunate to be sent the entire collection of the beautiful new Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twisted Dies designed by by Becca Feeken and just couldn’t wait to use them. This beautiful box was my first project and I felt so inspired by the dies, that it just came together really quickly and easily. I do love to make gift boxes and I think this one is just lovely.…
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Cardmaking Inspiration | Hello, Lovely! Card Featuring Elegant Twist Splendid Trilliant by Becca Feeken
Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Welcome back to our Cardmaking Inspiration series! We hope you’ve been enjoying these mini posts sharing simple cardmaking ideas and step by step instructions on how to make them! This week we are sharing lots of fabulous inspiration featuring products from Elegant Twist Collection by Becca Feeken. Today we have a stunning Hello, Lovely! card created using Elegant Twist Ovals, Splendid Trilliant and Sweet Cottage Flowers. Project created by Creative Director Kim Kesti Finished Size: 6” X 3.5”. Video Tutorial: Watch video tutorial showing how to make this card below or on Youtube: Other Supplies: Cardstock: White, Orchid, Lavender, Light Green, Mirror Gold; Other: Pink ribbon, Paper…
