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Festive Ways To Package Your Cards
Hello everyone! Iβm Mindy Eggen from Mindy Eggen Design and Iβm excited to be back on the Spellbinders blog to share with you three different ways you can package your cards with clear bags/boxes. Clear boxes are so fun and versatile because you can either let the cards be the decor or decorate them yourself. With the assortment of products from Spellbinders, the possibilities are endless and can be used not just during the holiday season but for any occasion! The first project I want to shed light on is using the card as the decor. I have a stenciled card using the Layered Merry Christmas Foliage Bundle. Not only…
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Watercoloring Die Cuts & Stamped Images with Karin Markers β Step-by-Step Tutorial
Hi everyone! Itβs Jean Doeringsfeld and Iβm super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders Blog. Today, Iβm sharing one of my favorite techniques for using Karin markers. This is a super easy watercolor technique that will help you learn about how the markers work and create stunning results every time. I have 3 cards to share with you today β the first two use the Karin markers to watercolor die cuts and the 3rd shows how to apply the same method to a BetterPress image (or any image, really). Step 1 (for All Cards):Β Start by swatching the markers to determine which colors you want for your project…
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Merry & Bright Collection – Holiday And All-Occasion Ideas
Hello everyone! Iβm Meg Brooks from Anchored By Ink and I am so excited to be a guest designer again for the Spellbinders blog! Today, I am featuring 3 cards using the gorgeous Merry & Bright Collection. This collection includes small florals, a striped embossing folder, a large all-occasion bow, and a festive holiday tree. I chose to keep my cards bright and more for all occasions but you could simply switch the color palette to accommodate the holidays. Die-cut leaf images from the Petite Blooms and Sentiments from white cardstock. Adhere all of the die cuts to a top folding A2 white card base using liquid glue. Be sure…
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Ornate Snowflake Ideas with Bibi’s Snowflakes
Hello crafty friends!Β Itβs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have a variety of projects to share with you today using products from the new and gorgeous Bibiβs Snowflakes Collection. I love how ornate and versatile this collection is! Not only are these sets perfect for the holidays, but you can use them all year round when using certain snowflake stems as floral pieces. Large and Elegant Snowflake Card My first project features the large and ornate snowflake from the Snowflake Card Creator Etched Dies Set.Β To start, I first die-cut my card base from a piece of Snowdrift Card Stock and then layered it with an intricate snowflake cut from…
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Classic Paper Quilt Cards
Hi crafty friends! Iβm Michelle Woerner from Stop and Stamp the Roses and Iβm super excited to be guest blogging today. Iβll be sharing 3 cards I made with the brand-new Home Sweet Quilt Collection. The Home Sweet Quilt Collection is designed by Becca Feeken and features six die sets, one 3D embossing folder, and one clear stamp set. It was inspired by beautiful homemade quilt designs that can be adapted to many crafting styles. Letβs take a look at what I made. YOU ARE A WONDERFUL FRIEND CARD For my first card, I used the Layered Windmill die set. To create the octagon shaped card base take 8.5βx11β white…
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Colorful Paper Quilt Cards
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Home Sweet Quilt Collection by Becca Feeken. The gorgeous quilt-inspired patterns and beautiful heartfelt sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three pretty cards for different occasions. Floral Hello Card I was so taken by the beautiful and unique French Braid Panel design that I decided to try it out first.Β Here I combined a fun color-blended background with simple white flowers for this pretty mini slimline hello card. Die cut white cardstock once using the French Braid Panel Die insert and outline dies.…