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2 Cupcake Birthday Card Ideas with the Just Add Cake Cardmaking Kit
Hello friends! Nichol Spohr is here with a couple of birthday cards featuring the incredible Just Add Cake Box. If you’re like me, birthday cards are something that I always need a lot of and something I always like to have on hand! I love that with the Just Add Cake box you can mix and match to create incredible celebration cards whether you use just the kit or mix and match with your favorite Spellbinders products you have in your craft stash. Today I’m featuring the Light the Candles die set from the box for a couple of cupcake themed designs. First, we are going to showcase the components…
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How to Make a Summer Fox Card with Die Cuts: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Trailside Trio Etched Dies from the Allison Frazier Summer Camp collection. The other sets in collection work perfectly with the Trailside Trio, so I have combined two of those as well! So much fun getting to dress up the critters for summer activities! DIE-CUTTING THE FOX + ASSEMBLY Die cut the fox from Trailside Trio Etched Dies: Please note: the dies are shown in the photo facing upwards, so that you can see which die is cut from which cardstock. When die cutting, you need to have the cut side facing down onto the cardstock. Place…
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How to Make a Birthday Card with Color Block Accent Arches and Darling Dog Dies
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today. I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog to share a card featuring the Color Block Accent Arches, which are part of the Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit Add-Ons. I am going to be taking you through this card with a step-by-step photo tutorial. It’s a fun card to make! Happy Birthday For all of the die cutting, use the Platinum SIX Die Cutting Machine with the die cutting sandwich as follows (from bottom to top): Plate A – Platform Base Plate B – Platform Top Plate C – Cutting Plate Plate C – Cutting Plate The…
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How to Make a Tulips and Daffodils Card with Spellbinders BetterPress (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Tulips and Daffodils Press + Foil Plate from Yana’s Tulips Collection. I chose to press the plate, but it works beautifully foiled too! There are lots of ways to colour the image, but for today’s project, I am using the Layered Tulips and Daffodils Stencils to colour the image using ink blending. PRESSING THE IMAGE Flip Platen of Betterpress Letterpress System over and place Porcelain BetterPress A7 Cotton Card Panel inside the registration marks. Hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape in the corners. Place Tulips and Daffodils Press + Foil Plate onto Chase…
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Colorful Birthday Card Ideas Using the Aged to Perfection Collection
Hello, crafty friends, I’m Isha, a designer, who finds joy in creativity. Cardmaking is one of my creative escapes, and I especially enjoy playing with color using various mediums. Through my blog, I share not just finished cards, but also the process behind them. Birthdays are meant to be fun, colorful, and just a little bit cheeky—and the Aged to Perfection collection delivers all of that perfectly! Today I’m sharing three bright and playful birthday cards. To keep all that color from getting overwhelming, I started each card with a deep navy card base. It’s the perfect backdrop to make those cheerful colors pop while keeping the designs clean, modern,…
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Watercolor Zodiac Cardmaking with Hot Foil Accents Using the Spellbinders Block Print Zodiacs Collection
Hello, crafty friends, I’m Isha, a designer who finds joy in creativity. Cardmaking is one of my creative escapes, and I especially enjoy playing with color using various mediums. Through my blog, I share not just finished cards, but also the process behind them. I was inspired to create with zodiacs because they celebrate personality and individuality, making each design feel personal and intentional. I love experimenting with different techniques, and zodiacs feel mysterious and ever-changing to me. That’s why I chose watercolors—no two results are ever the same, much like the zodiac itself. I added foil details on watercolor cardstock using my Glimmer machine to enhance that sense of…
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How to Create a Valentine Card with the Spellbinders Classic Mouse Love Collection
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Classic Mouse Love collection that pairs perfectly with the already released Steamboat Willie Duo Etched Dies from the Say Cheese Classic Mouse Collection. The Classic Mouse Love Etched Dies makes it so that you can accessorize the mice with flowers, chocolates, and balloons, plus lots more! I love that you can customize them to suit your needs! The set is perfect for Valentine’s Day, but also for general love, hugs, and anniversary projects too! STEP 1 – DIE-CUTTING THE MOUSE Die cut the male mouse from Steamboat Willie Duo Etched Dies, and the envelope, flower,…
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How to Make Realistic Dipped Strawberry Die Cuts | Simon Hurley Berry Best Tutorial
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some creative ways to level up your dipped strawberries from Simon Hurley’s newest collection, Berry Best! If you follow me on Instagram, you would know that I love finding ways to make my die cuts more realistic. In this tutorial, I am going to share my favorite tips to make your paper strawberries look so delicious, you’ll practically want to eat them! Instructions Step 1: Start by die-cutting your strawberry outlines and leaves using Wild Berry and Rainforest ColorWheel Cardstock. To add dimension, ink blend these pieces with coordinating inks and add a few splatters of watercolor using coordinating color paint. Step 2:…
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Turn Paper into Art with the Regal Reflection Collection
Hello, crafty friends! I am Heejung Hunsberger, and I am so honored to be joining Spellbinders today as a Guest Designer to introduce the stunning new Regal Reflection Collection. You can also find more of my work on my Blog and Instagram. Additionally, I have a YouTube channel where I regularly post video tutorials. For this collection, I focused on a classic and elegant look. I got my ideas from beautiful buildings and pretty gardens. From the detailed pierce plates to the cute characters, I made these sets to help you create cards that look like art. I am delighted to share three unique card designs today, showcasing how these…
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Birthday, Thank You & Graduation Cards Using Simon Hurley Sending Hugs Dies
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Simon Hurley Sending Hugs collection. This wonderful collection is perfect for lots of different occasions, and what I love the most is that the die sets (bear, dog, and cat), are completely customizable. You can create multiple characters from just one die set! Whilst there are sentiment labels in the set for the characters to jump out from behind, I decided to use other sentiments for my cards today and have the characters jumping out of apertures instead. So fun! BIRTHDAY BEAR My first card uses Birthday Bear Etched…
