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Vibrant Aquatic Cards Featuring Seahorse Kisses Collection with Emily Leiphart
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Emily Leiphart here and I’m thrilled to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the Seahorse Kisses Collection by Dawn Woleslagle. I’m a long-time fan of Dawn’s artistry and jumped at the chance to work with her first collection for Spellbinders. I love the aquatic theme of Seahorse Kisses and the beautiful images and sentiments. I chose five colors, plus gold, to feature on all three of these cards using all five sets from this collection. You Are Simply Amazing Jellyfish Card My first card features a simple design featuring the Seahorse Kisses Sentiments, which I heat foiled with Matte Gold Hot Foil before using the…
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Beginner Easy DIY Christmas Pocket Album with Barbara Kind
Hello crafty friends! This is Babi and I am so excited to share with you a beginner easy DIY Christmas pocket album with What a Fun! collection. Cover Steps Trim white cardstock to 3 ¾ x5 ” to create the main panel. Blend Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide over the panel to create the wintery background. Use trees and grass stencil from you stash with Distress Black Soot and Forest Moss to create more contrast with the background. Sprinkle white paint for a snow effect. Attach the die-cut legs with an eyelet to the panel. Place the upper body on top of the legs with…
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Oh What Fun! Cards for Beginners with Jung
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung, and I am so happy to be returning for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. If you’d like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com, and my Instagram is @junglebarrya. Today, I’m working with some die-cuts from the Oh What Fun! collection. I will be showing 3 different and easy ways to use these fun diecuts on cards. For my first card, I made an interactive mini slimline card. To begin my card, I trimmed a piece of Cosmic Sky cardstock using one of the precision layering mini slimline dies. I wanted to add some interest to the background, so I used…
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Santa Paws Unboxing 3 Ways with Jung
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung, and I am so happy to be returning for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. If you’d like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com, and my Instagram is @junglebarrya. Today, I’m working with the Holiday Cheer Enclosed collection. I will specifically be showcasing 3 ways to use the Santa Paws stamp set. For my first card using the Holiday Cheer Enclosed collection , I made a dimensional card. I used the stamp set as it was meant, for the 3D surprise box. I used a couple of stamps on the 3D box, and I also added a sentiment on the card.…
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Believe in the Magic cards with Babi
Hello crafty friends! This is Babi and I am so excited to share with you my first Guest Design projects featuring the Gnome for Christmas collection. For the first project, I used Argyle Socks embossing folder and Gnome Tree dies to create a card in traditional Christmas colors. Trim white cardstock to 4×5.25” to create the main panel. Blend Candied Apple and Festive Berries Distress Oxide over the panel. Once the ink dries, emboss the panel using Argyle Socks embossing folder. Die cut Gnome Tree in white cardstock. Blend Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide onto the gnome clothes. Blend Ground Express onto the shoes and Tattered Rose Distress Oxide…
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Reverse Foiling with Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes and Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung AhSang here, and I am so excited to be returning for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. If you’d like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com, and my Instagram is @junglebarrya. Today, I’m working with the Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes. I absolutely love the Glimmer Hot Foil system, and I always wanted to utilize the leftover foil from my projects. These glimmer solid shapes allow you to take advantage of that leftover foil. There are 4 shapes: rectangle, square, oval, and circle. Reverse Diagonal Glimmer Stripes For my first card, I used the Essential Glimmer Solid Rectangle. I also used the…
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Cardmaking, Die Cutting Inspiration, Glimmer Hot Foil Inspiration, Intermediate, Step by Step Tutorials
Precision Layering Basics with Jennifer Kotas
Hello! My name is Jen Kotas and I’m so happy to be on the Spellbinders blog today. I’ve got three cards to share with you made using the new Precision Layering Basics Dies. What wonderful sets of basic dies to ensure straight edges and perfect measurements every time. When using the A and B sets together to make a 1/16” frame, you’ll need to die cut them separately. I found it easier to cut the smaller die first, then line up the larger one and cut. It is possible, however, to cut the larger one first. Die-cut largest Precision Layering Mini Slimline A Etched Dies from white cardstock and emboss…
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Card Ideas with Precision Layering Basics Collection by Joy Baldwin
Hi crafty friends, my name is Joy Baldwin (aka Create It With Joy). I love making handmade cards and sharing them with you. If you want to check out more of my creations, head over to my blog. I’m excited to share three beautiful cards with you today, using Susan’s Tropical Getaway Collection. So, I really love these Precision Layering Dies. I’m going to share three cards with you showing different designs for each card. These are fabulous dies to have in your stash. For the first card, I used the smaller slimline dies, I die cut the background piece using the largest die. I then used the Embossing Folder of…
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Precision Layering Basics Collection – Three Ideas From Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works and I’m so honored to be guest posting today on the Spellbinders blog! using the new Precision Layering Basics Collection. Basic nesting dies are a staple in every crafter’s stash and there are so many things one can do with them. The dies in the Precision Layering Basics Collection are designed to cut perfectly spaced layers of 1/8-inch, and when combined with the B Sets, help you achieve a 1/16-inch border. This means no more measuring, as the work is done for you. I used the various dies in this collection to create three easy and fun cards for…
