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Shaped Christmas Cards Made Easy!
Hey there, crafty friends! It’s Leica here, and today I want to share three unique Christmas card ideas with you. These cards are different from the usual rectangular shape. Spellbinders has a great variety of shape dies, and the largest die from any set works perfectly as a card panel. Plus, they fit nicely inside an A2-sized envelope! For all three cards, I used the largest dies from each set. I cut the bigger shape out of colored cardstock and the smaller one out of white cardstock. To add some texture, I ran all the white panels through a die-cut machine using the Vintage Ornaments 3D Embossing Folder. As for…
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Christmas Stitching in July!
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some projects with you using the new Stitched for Christmas Collection. This beautiful collection features lots of stitching dies to create beautiful handmade stitched projects. Not into stitching? You can also use these dies without stitching, they still make beautiful projects! CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS My first card uses the beautiful Stitched Poinsettia & Holly Etched Dies. I die-cut the poinsettias from Poppy Field Cardstock (both the stitching layer and back layer) and the holly from Peridot Cardstock. I then added ink blending to the layers using Distress Oxide Inks and blending brushes. I stitched the poinsettias and holly leaves using DMC Color Essentials Floss…
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Enhance Die Cuts With Ink Blending With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share three projects with you using the new Photosynthesis Collection. This beautiful collection features lots of florals, which I love! Since it also features mainly die cutting, I wanted to show how you can enhance die cuts by adding ink blending. This really adds interest and dimension to clean and simple cards! My first card uses Floral Stems Etched Dies. I cut the cone flower top petal layer from Snowdrift cardstock and the bottom ones from Purple Mist. I then cut the flower centers from Chamomile and the stems and leaves from Peridot. Using Blending Brushes, I blended on Distress Oxide Inks, focusing the…
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Limited Edition Stitching Die & Stamp 2 Ways – Inspiration With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Limited Edition Stitching Die & Stamp Collection. I have two cards to share with you today. A Christmas card with simple stitching and then an everyday card with the stitching stepped up a little. The great thing about the Layered Stitched Diamonds Dies is that you can mix and match different components to have lots of stitching or less stitching, for different looks. There is also a stitched rectangle die that can cut the whole panel out. MERRY CHRISTMAS STITCHING For my first card, I took the base layer of Layered Stitched Diamonds, as well as the rectangle die,…
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Glimmer Greetings Collection Inspiration Round-Up
Hello, Spellbinders fans! Welcome back to the “Inspiration Round-Up” series on our blog designed to inspire, educate and share beautiful projects created with our products. Get ready for an unbelievable lineup of beautiful inspiration featuring the Glimmer Greetings Collection. We’re hoping this will be a valuable source of inspiration for all of your card-making and paper crafting! And check out the inspiration on our blog featuring the Glimmer Greetings Collection! Share your projects on Instagram and tag us @teamspellbinders #neverstopmaking #glimmerhotfoilsystem.
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Holiday 3D Embossing Folder Card Ideas with Sandi MacIver
Hi there, this is Sandi MacIver and I’m excited to be back on the blog today sharing three cards I’ve created with the NEW and oh-so-fabulous Spellbinders Holiday 3D Embossing Folders. There are two beautiful new embossing folders just in time for your holiday creating. The Scenic Poinsettia and the Dimensional Diamonds. Both are the new 5.50 x 8.50 versatile 3D Embossing Folders which can be used to create various sizes from A2, 5 x 7, up to a full-sized slimline. For the most detailed impression, lightly mist the cardstock on both sides with water before embossing. Embossing folders are fabulous for adding great detail to the background of your…
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Glimmer Greetings Collection – Clean & Simple 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 Glimmer Greetings Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous holiday designs, fun new solid shapes and backgrounds, and pretty sentiments in this collection inspired me to create four clean and simple cards in traditional Christmas colors. Blooming Tree Cards I loved the beautiful new Blooming Tree Glimmer Plate Set, so decided to use this design first. Here I used one of the new Glimmer Foil colors (coming soon!) to create this easy holiday card. Apply White Hot Foil to Fern Cardstock using the Blooming Tree Glimmer Plate…
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Cardmaking, Die Cutting Inspiration, Glimmer Hot Foil Inspiration, Intermediate, Step by Step Tutorials
Shiny & Bright Holiday Greetings with Jean Manis
Hello crafters! Jean here sharing holiday-themed cards that feature products from the Glimmer Greetings Collection at Spellbinders, which is jam-packed with glimmer plates and dies. Let’s take a look at the shiny and bright holiday cards I designed with the collection. Mat a focal object with nested diamonds on a foiled background Glimmer foil Crossed Lines Cardfront (without sentiment) in Matte Gold on dark teal cardstock panel. Trim to A2-size and add to card base. With dies in the Essential Diamonds set, create a set of mats by cutting diamonds from Brushed Gold, Snowdrift, and light teal cardstock. Add to the card front. Glimmer foil sentiment in Glitter Wishes set…
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Foiled Glimmer Greetings Cards with Lisa Tilson
Hello everyone, this is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today. I will be showcasing the fabulous new Glimmer Greetings collection and have three cards to share with you. The collection is beautiful of course and you can have a lot of fun with it! Included are two gorgeous glimmer cover plates, a glimmer ornament, a glimmer tree, and two new solid shapes which enable you to get even more out of your foiling. That’s always a good thing, right? Also included are two nesting die sets which work in conjunction with your new solid shapes. So, put…
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Stitchmas Christmas – Stitched Holiday 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 Stitchmas Christmas Collection from Spellbinders. The fun new stitching shapes and backgrounds in this collection inspired me to create three warm and cozy holiday cards with lots of stitched details. Stitched Joy Card The Stitched Joy Die Set creates such a beautiful focal point that I had to stitch this one up first. Here I used bright variegated floss with some rich new cardstock colors for this pretty holiday card with tons of texture. Die-cut Forest Cardstock using the Joy Base Die from the Stitched…
