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Spring and Easter Card Ideas with the Simon Hurley Happy Spring Collection
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Simon Hurley Happy Spring Collection. This wonderful collection is perfect for spring and Easter cards, which is what I have created today, but a lot of the collection would work for all year-round cards too. Who doesn’t love a bunny on a card?! SPRING BUNNY My first card uses Bunny Buddies, along with an older picket fence die to create a simple scene card. To make this card: Die cut large bunny from Classic White and Blush ColorWheel Cardstock. Adhere bunny together using Bearly Art Glue. Make sure to…
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Bunny and Easter Egg Cardmaking with the Simon Hurley Happy Spring Collection
Hi everyone! My name is Melissa Phillips, and I’m delighted to join you today in celebration of Simon Hurley’s new Spring collection called Happy Spring. I’ve created three projects for you using the cutest Spring and Easter products from this line, beginning with the new Bunny Buddies dies, Ornate Eggs Embossing Folder, and stencils. My Happy Spring card begins by using the Perfect Touch Arches Etched Dies from the On the Farm Collection. I used the largest arch and ran it through my die cut machine with the Ornate Eggs Embossing Folder. After embossing the eggs, I used the coordinating Layered Ornate Eggs Stencils to add soft pastel color to…
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Spring Smiles Ahead – Die Cut Inlay Technique Step-by-Step Tutorial
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson, and I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog with you today. I’m here to share a step-by-step tutorial using the In Bloom Egg Etched Dies from the Simon Hurley Happy Spring Collection. I am going to be doing one of my favourite techniques – die cut inlay. This is one of the first die-cutting techniques I was taught back when I started cardmaking many moons ago! It is still a favourite and often a go-to technique. It’s like doing a mini jigsaw, and I find it very therapeutic. Due to the nature of die cutting from several colours of cardstock, like…
