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Fabulous Florals with the Fresh Picked Collection
Hello Crafters! Itβs Melody Rupple here and I’m excited to be on the blog today to share a few cards I have created with the new Fresh Picked Collection. I love the modern, contemporary feel of this collection. The Fresh Picked Collection includes 4 floral dies, a sentiment die set, and an embossing folder. I have created three cards with the collection. So letβs get started. My first card features the Fresh Picked Anemones Etched Dies. You can create four different Anemones with the die set and you can use them separately or together for different looks. I die-cut the flowers from Pink Sand, Dahlia, and Wild Berry Cardstocks and…
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Mixing and Layering Wax Beads to Level Up Your Seals
Hey there! Daniel West, here, with some great tips on mixing and layering wax beads to take your seals to the next level. If we graded this tutorial for difficulty, I would say it ranks a 5 out of 10. I prefer this method of layering seals to coloring them with a marker because it makes for a very sharp and clear seal impression with contrast. It also is permanent and wonβt wipe off with your finger. Later in January, I will have a YouTube tutorial on my channel. Instructions for layering waxes on seals: Warm your seal a bit over the flame of your votive candle or just let…
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Fresh Florals with the From The Garden Collection by Wendy Vecchi
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the new From The Garden Collection by Wendy Vecchi.Β The beautiful floral designs and fun sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three bright and pretty cards perfect for sending a springtime hello. Floral Thanks Card I love the classic shapes and sentiment included in the Heartfelt Thanks & Scallops Die Set, so I decided to play with this first.Β Here I stacked up lots of layers and added some pretty die-cut florals for this thank-you card with a slightly vintage style. Trim a piece…
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Simple and Sweet Love Cards with the House Mouse Winter Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of sweet love cards made with the new House Mouse Winter Collection.Β With such detailed and adorable images in this collection, you can keep the other elements of your card pretty simple and still create eye-catching projects! I started by stamping the image and one of the sentiments from the Snuggle Up Stamp Set onto white cardstock using black alcohol-friendly ink.Β After coloring the image with Copic markers, I fussy-cut it out with scissors and trimmed the sentiment out into a strip. To create the background, I trimmed a piece…
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Fun Ways To Use Glitter In Your Card Projects
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of fun ways to incorporate glitter in your cardmaking. With different color mixes, finishes, and sizes of particles, Art Glitter gives you tons of options for adding sparkle to your projects. Here I show four of my favorite ways to use glitter on cards and some tips for containing the mess so you can feel confident using it too! One of my favorite ways to add sparkle is creating glitter die-cuts. I like to adhere a small piece of Spellbinders White Liner Double-Sided Adhesive Sheet to white cardstock and then…
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Easy and Fun Handmade Advent Calendar with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a fun handmade advent calendar made with Kraft Pop & Lock Boxes.Β These versatile boxes are easy to decorate and the perfect size for a little giftβ¦so why not customize and give twenty-five of them to someone who deserves a fun surprise every day until Christmas! I started by assembling all twenty-five boxes. Just as the name suggests, the boxes pop and lock into place very easily! Each box measures about 3β x 3β x 3β, plenty big enough for something like an average-sized ornament. Iβm making this advent calendar for my…
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Colorful Goodness with the Kaleidoscope Arch Collection
Are you ready to get crafty? Join me as we dive into Spellbinderβs Kaleidoscope Arch Collection and discover the joy of stitching on handmade cards for the first time. Of course, I share a vibrant color scheme for ink blending and inking letterpress plates plus share how this collection offers endless possibilities for creating beautiful and unique cards. In this blog post, I will walk you through three easy cards that you can make using the Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Arch Collection. So, grab your supplies, and let’s get started on this crafty adventure together! So, first things first, let’s talk about these stunning flowers press plate called the Kaleidoscope Flowers Press…
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Handmade Card Ideas with Kaleidoscope Arch Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the Kaleidoscope Arch Collection from Spellbinders.Β The bold patterns and beautiful florals in this collection inspired me to create three pretty cards perfect for sending a friendly hello. Floral Letterpress Love Card I thought the intricate floral pattern on the Kaleidoscope Flowers Press Plate was such a beautiful design that I had to pull it out first. Here I inked it up in warm colors and added a beautiful sentiment for this simple and pretty love card. Instructions: Apply Saffron, Apricot, and Clay BetterPress ink to…
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Simonβs Snow Globes Inspiration
Hello everyone! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! Iβm so happy to be here again as a guest on the Spellbinders Blog! Today I share with you three Christmas cards I created featuring the new beautiful Simonβs Snow Globes Collection! This collection is truly amazing and perfect for creating a lot of Christmas cards! HOLLY JOLLY The first card I realized is featuring the super fun Simonβs Snow Globe and Snowman Scene Etched Dies! I started die-cutting the snow globe. I colored the globe blending some Distress Ink in the shades of blue and then colored the base using Copic Markers. After that, I die-cut the different parts of the…
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Autumn Garden & Foliage Cards
Hello and welcome, creative friends! It’s Dilay here from JustCallMeDee.com, and I’m thrilled to return for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog! Today, I’ll be showcasing a few projects featuring the beautiful Birds & Bees Garden collection. I hope you find my creations inspiring and feel motivated to get crafty. Let’s dive right in! Autumn Foliage Hugs For the first card, I created a subtle yet dimensional background by die-cutting a frame using two of the largest Precision A2 Layering dies. Then, I die-cut another piece of white cardstock with the third largest of the Essential Four Petal Labels dies and embossed it using the Basket of Sunflowers 3D…