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Time to Party with the Jack of All Trades Add-On Wild Joker
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a fun card made with the new Wild Joker Add-On to the Jack of All Trades Collection by Jaycee Gaspar. The joker was always my favorite card in the deck, so I was thrilled to see this add-on set to Jaycee’s amazing collection! PARTY TIME CARD The Wild Joker Die Set creates such a detailed and playful joker design, I thought he would be perfect for a birthday card for a poker-loving friend. Here I used a few elements from the original collection to create a fun scene for this delightful character.…
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Coping with Mistakes While Using the Jack of All Trades Add-On Wild Joker
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here having fun using the new Wild Joker die set, an addition to the amazing Jack of All Trades Collection by the even more amazing Jaycee Gaspar. The set consists of dies that form a large Joker image and a Joker sentiment. You can use all or part of the joker image on a card, or even some of the smaller elements on their own. Went through my usual angst making this card – second guessing color choices, worrying about the details, making mistakes, etc. Follow along with me and decide whether my mistakes are deal breakers or not worth thinking about. WILD JOKER I love…
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Colorful Flower Carts and Butterflies With the Simple Vintage Flower Shoppe Collection
Hello crafters! This is Flávia Cavaliéri and I’m thrilled to be back on Spellbinders blog sharing a few more paper crafting ideas! Today we will be creating beautiful projects featuring many wonderful products from the Simple Vintage Flower Shoppe collection, by Simple Stories. This collection is simply outstanding and such a great reminder that Spring is right around the corner! Flower Cart Note Card Since I couldn’t resist, I recreated the same card design over and over again in different colors! These flower carts are simply adorable and perfect for any occasion! Die cut a flower cart and flower buckets using metal plates included in the Spellbinders Flower Cart die…
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Creating Cheerful Cards Using the International Sentiments (German) Collection
Hello, crafty friends! Isha Gupta here and I am so happy to be on the Spellbinders blog featuring the International Sentiments (German). I’ve been wanting some sentiments in German for my friends here and these are simply perfect. There is a press plate included which I used to foil the sentiments. I kept the color palette similar for all three cards and wanted to share we can still get a different look. Gute Besserung Card This means “Get Well Soon” in German. This is something I would like to keep in my stash, especially during the flu season. I went for a soft feel using pastels and cheerful colors. I…
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Simple and Elegant Cards with the Vivid Expressions Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of simple and elegant cards made with the new Vivid Expressions Collection. The gorgeous BetterPress designs, pretty sentiments, and ornate die sets in this collection all work together beautifully to create stunning cards with ease. Here I chose a pretty purple palette to work with the collection and create three cards for different occasions. Gilded Anniversary Card I loved the gorgeous border patterns from the Pressed Lace Borders Press Plate & Die Set and thought they would look beautiful foiled and flanking the center panel of an anniversary card. Apply…
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The Amazing Jack of All Trades Collection (and a Nod to Best Ever Craft Tape)
Joan Bardee here. I’m delighted to share the amazing and unique Jack of All Trades Collection. Designed by the talented Jaycee Gaspar, the theme of this collection is about playing cards. While each item in the collection can be used on its own, this is a collection where “having it all” makes sense as the products work beautifully together for both male and female-themed cards. As of the time I am writing this, Spellbinders is offering the entire collection in a discounted bundle. Please look at Jaycee’s samples with this collection. Truly breathtaking! Jack of All Trades Collection is available on January 10th While I was making these cards, I…
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Christmas Cards with Simon Hurley Timeless Trees Collection
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders Blog today sharing some cards that feature products from the beautiful new Simon Hurley Timeless Trees Collection. I immediately fell in love with this collection at first sight! My first card showcases the new Classic Christmas Tree Die Set combined with the gorgeous Branches 3D Embossing Folder. To assemble my tree, I first die-cut all my pieces from a variety of colored card stock. I used two shades of green card stock for my tree, making sure to use the darker green for my background piece. To add some shading, I lightly blended…
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Three Ways to Use the Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the stunning Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. I always get excited when Yana releases a new collection and I knew this was going to be another must-have. I don’t know a lot about plants but I do love learning about flowers every time there’s a new collection. For instance, I didn’t know that Amaryllis came in so many different colors! That, of course, made it easy for me to select a color palette for these cards. I had so much fun creating with all the products in this collection and even…
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Quick and Easy Christmas Cards Featuring the Oh Joyful Day Card Making Kit by Rosie’s Studio
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the Oh Joyful Day Card Making Kit by Rosie’s Studio. The holidays are always such a busy time and fabulous kits like this one help me make lots of beautiful Christmas cards in no time at all! The Oh Joyful Day Card Making Kit includes the Oh Joyful Day 6×6” Designer Paper Pad, Oh Joyful Day Chipboard Embellishments, Oh Joyful Day Clear Sticker Pack, and Oh Joyful Day Button Embellishments. All of these products are also available individually, which means you can purchase extras when you run out. My three cards feature…
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Simple Holiday Cards – Oh Joyful Day Card Making Kit
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today! I have three cards to share that I created with the Oh Joyful Card Making Kit! I love all the elements in the kit…from cute, whimsical components to elegant florals, there’s something for everyone! My first card combines cardstock, patterned paper, die-cut shapes, chipboard stickers, clear stickers and a couple of gems… I trimmed the blue pattern paper and matted it with Poppy cardstock. It was adhered to the plaid pattern paper, which was trimmed slightly and adhered to an A2 panel of Waterfall cardstock. The clear, gold-foiled snowflake…
