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Incorporating Patterned Paper Into The Fair Winds Collection With Emily Leiphart
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle. This is such a fun coastal and nautical collection, perfect for summertime cards of all occasions. I wanted to create my cards with a non-traditional color palette and I was inspired by the colors from the Simple Stories Just Beachy 6×8” Paper Pad. Each card features the patterned paper in a different way — the border, a small selection of die cuts, and a centerpiece background. This first card features the Uncharted Waters Stencil, Guiding Light Dies, Set Sail Dies, and the Fair Winds Sentiments.…
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Fun Ideas for Die Cutting With Patterned Paper Featuring Doodlebug
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring Doodlebug’s Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints 12×12” Cardstock Paper. Spellbinders is now carrying the entire line of Doodlebug’s Rainbow Petite Prints and it was such a difficult choice because I love them all. Linen is always a must-have for me because it’s so subtle and I love that I can easily stamp on it. Gingham is another fun and versatile choice. After choosing the color palette for my cards and making sure that I had both the Doodlebug prints and coordinating solid cardstock, I went to work on my designs. Spellbinders has so…
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STENCILS: Multiple Ideas and Creations from ONE Product
Hello, friends! It’s Savannah O’Gwynn from Savannahland2. I’m honored to be sharing some of my ideas using the Spellbinders Tulip Garden Collection by Simon Hurley. #SAVfact: I have MORE ideas than I have time to create! Be sure to check out all 11 of my projects using the Tulip Garden Collection and all the tips and bonus ideas throughout this post!! When I saw all of these products from the collection, I was drawn to the STENCILS! That’s typically NOT me!! I am a fussy cutter, patterned paper user, that loves loves loves to add layers and dimensions using stamps, dies, and embellishments. Stencils and ink blending actually scared me!…
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Sending Monster-ous and Playful Birthday Wishes
Hello Friends! It´s Raquel here again sharing some colorful fun ideas with the super adorable Monster Birthday Collection. The moment I saw these critters I couldn’t help but smile and think of fun and playful scenes with lots of color. These projects can be used for birthday celebrations or just for a fun surprise card for both children and adults. Some of these little whimsy and fun creatures even dance with its moving legs so there is also that additional surprise. My first project features the super cute Birthday Dinosaur Etched dies. This adorable lady dinosaur stole my heart with her captivating eyes and her gorgeous flower crown. One dinosaur…
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Cardmaking with the Nutcracker Sweet Collection
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 Nutcracker Sweet Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous color scheme and sweet die-cut designs and stickers in the collection inspired me to create three holiday cards that are both easy and elegant. Ornament Noel Card There are several folk art ornaments in the Nutcracker Ballet Printed Die-Cuts pack that are just gorgeous, so I wanted to play with these first. Here I arranged them on top of some pretty patterned paper for this easy and pretty holiday card. I started by die cutting the front of…
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Stampendous Hugs Collection – Sweet Animal Cards 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 Stampendous Hugs Collection from Spellbinders. The adorable huggable critters, fun accessories, and sweet sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three simple and cute cards for a variety of occasions. Beary Special Slimline Card With so many cute characters to choose from in this collection, it was hard to pick what to work with first…but those little bears from the Stampendous Bear Hugs Die Set just stole my heart! Here I created my own slimline window background to pop them out of for a…
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Using Distress Oxide Inks To Add Tons of Color to Die Cut Scenes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share some fun ways to use Distress Oxide Inks to enhance your die-cut scenes. Ink-blended backgrounds can add tons of color to your cards while coloring die-cuts with inks can really add dimension and realistic details. Here I used Distress Oxide Inks along with the Country Road Collection to create three colorful cards for different seasons. Sunset Scene Thank You Card Distress Oxide Inks are perfect for creating easy ink-blended backgrounds even between colors you might not normally try to mix. I thought a bright sunset-inspired sky would be beautifully paired with a…
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Hexi-Gems Collection with Leica Palma
Hello and welcome to the Spellbinders Blog! It’s Leica here. Today, I want to share with you three stunning cards that I created using the Spellbinders Hexi-Gems Collection. This collection is full of intricate dies and glimmer plates that are perfect for adding an elegant touch to your crafting projects. The first card that I want to share with you is a Congratulations card. This A2-sized card features a white cardstock panel with a decorated edge frame. To create the focal point of the card, I used the Hexi-Gem Blooms Glimmer Hot Foil Plate. I also cut 5 different layers from the Essential Hexi-Gems Etched Dies to create depth and…
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Floral Friendship Paper Suite Collection with Leica Palma
Hello crafty friends! It’s Leica here and today I’m sharing three cards featuring the Floral Friendship Paper Suite Collection. I absolutely love this collection – the paper pad includes beautiful soft floral patterns with a color combination of teal, pale green, mauve, pink, and yellow. Some of the papers have foiled accents. They are stunning and can be effortlessly mixed and matched with the die cuts, frames, and gemstones from the same collection. I started creating clusters of embellishments by gluing and foam mounting some pieces together. For my first card, I used papers from the Floral Friendship Paper Pad and white cardstock. I cut the papers with dies from…
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Birthday Basics 3 Ways with Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I am back with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, I’m working with just one stamp set: the Birthday Basics stamp set from Simon Hurley, along with the coordinating dies. Birthday Cake Card For my first card, I used the birthday cake from the stamp set. I started out by stamping the image twice with black ink on white cardstock. I colored the first image with Copic markers, then used the coordinating die to cut it out. On the cake, I stamped the “Hope your day is as amazing as you are!” sentiment with Versamark ink, and heat…
