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Glimmer for the Holidays – Pine Sprays 4 Ways
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have a variety of hot-foiled projects to share with you today using the Pine Sprays Hot Foil Plate from the new Glimmer for the Holidays Collection. My goal today is to show you how easy it is to combine this gorgeous hot foil plate with other Christmas-themed sets that you may already own, as well as how to easily use it on its own. Pine Sprays and Poinsettias My first project features the intricate pine sprays background combined with the previously released Wonderful Christmas Clear Stamp Set. My goal with this card was to add a pop of color to…
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Shaped Cards with Bibi’s Hummingbirds by Joan Bardee
Welcome! Joan Bardee is here today. Delighted to share 3 colorful, shaped, cards using Bibi’s Hummingbirds Collection, designed by the very talented Bibi Cameron. This collection is very different from what I (and probably you) own. If you are looking for unique and gorgeous, this is for you. The Hummingbird Card Creator die makes an approximately 5” x & 7” card in the shape of a hummingbird. I’m also sharing another card featuring another beautiful product – the Delicate Floral Hummingbirds, which also can make a large, shaped card. You don’t have to make shaped cards with these products, but it adds a wow factor. Making a Shaped Card If…
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Celebrate the Season 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 Celebrate the Season 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 Celebrate the Season Collection! Share your projects on Instagram and tag us @teamspellbinders #neverstopmaking #glimmerhotfoilsystem.
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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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Holiday Floral Swag 3 Ways – Christmas Inspiration With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Christmas Collection. My post today focuses on using Holiday Floral Swag in three different ways. WHITE-ON-WHITE ORNAMENT For my first project, I wanted to go with a simple white-on-white card. I love the look of white on white and the embossing really enhances it! I started off by running a panel of white cardstock through my Platinum 6 inside the Holiday Floral Swag 3D Embossing Folder. It was then adhered to the front of an A2 white card base. For my focal point, I die-cut the Nordic Ornament from white and gold glitter cardstock (for the topper) and adhered…
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Tiered Tray Collection Inspiration with Tiffany Pryce Russom
Hi crafty friends! I’m Tiffany Pryce Russom, and I am so excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog! Today, I am featuring the Tiered Tray Collection by Becky Roberts. The collection is so creative and gives you the opportunity to try out this popular home decor trend on paper. This set mixes and matches with many items in your Spellbinders stash so it is easy to personalize for all of your loved ones. I took inspiration from my two favorite cardmaking seasons – Autumn and Christmas – to create my inspiration. Card 1: Autumn-Inspired Tray To start, create an A2 card base measuring 4.25 x 5.5 inches from heavyweight,…
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Holiday 3D Embossing Folders Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Holiday 3D Embossing Folders from Spellbinders. The gorgeous and versatile designs in this collection inspired me to create three bright and pretty holiday cards with tons of texture. Gilded Poinsettia Card The beautiful all-over pattern of the Scenic Poinsettias 3D Embossing Folder is perfect for so many inking or coloring techniques but also looks great as-is. Here I applied a light layer of gold wax to the pattern for this simple and pretty holiday card for a friend. Trim a piece of Phone Booth Cardstock…
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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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Winter Garden Inspiration with Bibi Cameron
Hello crafty friends, this is Bibi Cameron and I’m glad to be able to share cardmaking ideas and inspiration using products from the new Winter Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn for Spellbinders. As always Susan is offering beautiful designs that will allow you to create from easy compositions to very realistic pieces of artwork. I have three easy Christmas projects to share with you today. 5×7 Ice Skate Xmas Card Perhaps one of my favorites in this release is the oversized Ice Skate die (It measures about 4-1/8 x 3-1/2 inches). Due to its size, I decided to make a 5”x7 “inches card and I kept it simple. I like to think…
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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…