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Using Distress Oxide Inks To Add Tons of Color to Die Cut Scenes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share some fun ways to use Distress Oxide Inks to enhance your die-cut scenes. Ink-blended backgrounds can add tons of color to your cards while coloring die-cuts with inks can really add dimension and realistic details. Here I used Distress Oxide Inks along with the Country Road Collection to create three colorful cards for different seasons. Sunset Scene Thank You Card Distress Oxide Inks are perfect for creating easy ink-blended backgrounds even between colors you might not normally try to mix. I thought a bright sunset-inspired sky would be beautifully paired with a…
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Masculine Card Ideas with Toolbox Essentials
Hello, crafty friends! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m thrilled to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! I have three masculine cards to share using The Toolbox Essentials Collection designed by Nancy McCabe! This collection is perfect for those hard-to-create masculine cards!! NAILED IT CARD My first card features a couple of dies from the All the Tools Die Set paired with the A Cut Above the Rest Sentiments & Die Set! I started by die-cutting the hammer from Phonebooth, Onyx and Brushed Silver cardstock using dies from the All the Tools Die Set. I adhered the pieces together with liquid glue and set it…
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Showered With Love Clean & Simple Card Ideas
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the Showered With Love Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. This is such a fun collection that can be used for lots of different occasions – love, get well, thinking of you, encouragement, and lots more! THINKING OF YOU I am using Umbrella Bloom for my first card, which is such a beautiful set! I cut the umbrella from Waterfall and Brushed Silver Cardstock and added a little ink blending to the aqua pieces with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink for added interest. I then cut the leaves from Peridot and Rainforest Cardstock. The flowers were cut from Pink Sand, Wild Berry, and…
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Rainbow Showered with Love Cards
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I share 3 cards that I made using the new Showered with Love collection by Vicky Papaioannou. Umbrella Blooms Slimline Card For my first card, I used the Umbrella Bloom dies to create a vertical slimline card. First, I die-cut all the dies in the Umbrella Bloom die set. For the umbrella pieces, I die-cut them several times to make a total of 4 umbrellas. Next, I glued together all the umbrella pieces, and the floral pieces. For my background panel, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to be slightly smaller than a slimline card, then used Distress inks to create an…
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Warm and Cozy Paper Quilts
Hello Everyone! This is Jyoti with another exciting post so get ready with a warm blanket and a hot cup of cocoa. The Spellbinders new release got into quilting, and I made some fun, bright, cozy, and heartwarming quilts. Not with fabric but with paper! I can’t tell you how overjoyed I am to be sharing my paper quilted cards using the Spellbinders Home Sweet Quilt Collection by Becca Feeken. There are so many different styles of quilt patterns available in this collection and unlimited options to choose from. These dies allow you to be creative and the sentiment stamps in this collection is so clever and thoughtful. LAYERED WINDMILL…
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Flurry of Snowflakes 3 Ways With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m thrilled to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog today! I am sharing three ways to use Flurry of Snowflakes 3D Embossing Folder! Glitter Paste This is a fun way to add some sparkle and shine to the debossed side of the embossed panel!! I began by running the Flurry of Snowflakes 3D Embossing Folder through my Platinum 6 Die-Cut Machine with a panel of Glacier cardstock using the Universal Plate System. I added some iridescent glitter paste onto the debossed side of the panel with a palette knife and scraped away the excess. This leaves glitter in the…
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Trio of Joyful Christmas Cards with Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I am very excited to be returning for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, I’m working with some products from the Joyful Christmas collection by Simon Hurley. I love the variety in this holiday collection. Floral Stag Card For my first card, I used the Floral Stag etched dies as my focal point. First, I die-cut all of the dies in the Floral Stag die set on white cardstock. I used Copic markers to color the images. Next, I glued together the stag and the flowers. I set the die cuts aside, then worked on the other pieces…
