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Adding Color to Better Press with Inks, Foils, and Pencils!
Hi friends! Emily Midgett from Sixth Street Sundries is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and I’m so excited to be featuring these beautiful new images from the Simon Hurley Spring Sampler Better Press collection! These images are classic and utterly reminiscent of springtime, featuring some storybook bunnies that are channeling Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit illustrations, an embossing folder that adds beautifully subtle and neutral basket texture, and some elegant magnolia images that are gorgeous with or without coloring. I have three projects to share with you today upon which I have added lots of color with both inks and colored pencils, so let’s get started with the…
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Every Occasion Floral Alphabet Cards
Hello crafty friends, I am Heejung Hunsberger and I am thrilled to be returning this month as a guest designer for Spellbinders. If you want to know me better, visit my blog or Instagram. I also have a YouTube channel where I post a lot of video tutorials. I enjoyed using the Every Occasion Floral Alphabet Collection. I created six different cards. I made three cards using the BetterPress system and three cards using the Hot Foil system. Better Pressed Cards Each Letter plate was printed using the BetterPress system with water-based color inks. I pressed the Floral E Plate onto the Bisque BP A2 Cotton Card panel using All That Jazz Ink and…
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3 Dazzling Cards featuring the New Wax Seal Beads and Bead Mixes
Hello, crafty friends! My name is Heejung Hunsberger, and I am excited to be a guest designer this month. Today, I will share some of my latest projects using the new beads and bead mixes from Spellbinders. The Spellbinder wax beads and bead mixes are stunning. Today, I am showcasing three sets of color-coordinated beads and cards. If you want to know me better, visit my blog or Instagram. I also have a YouTube channel where I post a lot of video tutorials. Spruce & Pistachio Wax Beads Mix Card I made a card using the Sealed Florals BetterPress Plate and the Sealed Cord & Faux Seal Sentiment BetterPress Plate. The card base is…
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Pretty Wax Seal Projects Made With All New Wax Beads & Bead Mixes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using wax seals made with the latest wax bead colors and bead mixes from Spellbinders. The fun new colors and mixes give you so many more color scheme possibilities when adding wax seals to your projects and I was inspired to create two cards and a pretty embellished envelope. Birthday in Blues Card I loved the richness of the new Ink Wax Beads and thought it would be fun to create a monochromatic (mostly) birthday card with all of my favorite blue Spellbinders supplies. Melt Ink Wax Beads…
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Dancin’ Halloween Card Ideas
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m so excited to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! I’m sharing three cards using the Dancin’ Halloween Collection! This collection includes three die-sets in which one of the elements swings back and forth and one stamp set that includes sentiments that coordinate perfectly, not only for Halloween but for other occasions throughout the year!! Interactive cards add such a fun element of surprise on cards, don’t you agree? BONE-AFIDE FUN BIRTHDAY CARD For my first card, I die-cut the Dancin’ Day of the Dead Girl Etched Dies from Royal Amethyst, Rainforest, Persimmon, Saffron, Snowdrift, Onyx and…
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The Stylish Ovals Collection With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog again today! I’m sharing three cards using the Stylish Ovals Collection!! There is something for everyone in this collection…stamps, dies, embossing folders, foil stamping, and stitching dies!! It’s AMAZING! THINKING OF YOU CARD I began by stamping the image and sentiment from the Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored it with Copic markers and die-cut it with a die from the Essential Stylish Ovals Etched Dies. I also die-cut Fruit Punch cardstock with the next largest die in the same…
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Design Decisions: Keeping the Process Simple Using the Stylish Ovals Collection with Joan Bardee
Hello crafters! Do you have a hard time settling on a card design? I’m Joan Bardee and I confess to remaking my cards multiple times. Today I’m sharing how I simplified my design decisions using the beautiful Stylish Ovals Collection. I took a long look at the collection and noted that several of the products have a symmetrical or near-symmetrical design. Symmetry, where one half of the design mirrors the other half, is balanced and evokes calm. So, for each card, I opted to use: 1. the same limited color palette (red/peach, white, and/or gold), and 2. a symmetrical or near symmetrical layout. I found that by making these decisions…
