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Hummingbird Garden Sympathy Card Tutorial with Layered Stencils and 3D Embossing
Hi, crafty friends! Lea Lawson here with you today, creating a card featuring the beautiful new Butterfly Garden collection by Simon Hurley. I’m sharing my step-by-step process in easy-to-follow photos and instructions! To start, we are going to ink blend the Layered Hummingbird Garden stencils in numbered order. Align stencil 1 over top of a 6” x 9” Classic White cardstock panel, then ink blend in the hummingbirds in aqua & citrine inks, the beaks in orange, the feet in dark gray, and the stems in teal. https://spellbindersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/LeaLawson-SPB-HummingbirdGarden-Step-1-710×710.webp I prefer to use a grip mat when ink blending, taping the stencils in place with Best Ever Craft Tape as needed.…
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Serenity Garden Floral Birthday Card with Astrantia, Primrose & Tassel Flowers
Hello crafty friends! I’m Bonnie Crane, and I’m thrilled to be joining you as a guest designer for Spellbinders. Spring always has a way of turning my thoughts toward flowers and time spent in the garden. It feels like the perfect season to draw inspiration from the Spellbinders Serenity Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. For this card, I’ve showcased the beautifully detailed Astrantia bloom, complemented by two additional florals from the collection – Primrose and Tassel Flower – creating a soft, layered bouquet. ASTRANTIA Die Cutting Cut small florets from Blush cardstock. Cut large petals twice from Chiffon cardstock. Cut floret stems (both sizes) and flower centre from Rainforest cardstock…
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Easy Coneflower Card with Simon Hurley’s Cascading Coneflowers Collectiony Simon Hurley Ombre Background & Diecutting Tutorial
Hi, crafty friends! Lea Lawson here with you today, creating a card featuring the beautiful new Cascading Coneflowers collection by Simon Hurley. I’m sharing my step-by-step process in easy-to-follow photos and instructions! To start, we are going to ink blend a 4” x 5.25” panel of Classic White cardstock with a coordinating shade of ink. We will deepen the blend at the top to give the panel an ombre gradient from top to bottom. Next, we are going to 3D emboss the panel with the Cascading Dots embossing folder. The best plate sandwich for running this through your Platinum 6 is Platform Base A, 3D Embossing Folder with paper inside,…
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How to Create a Whimsical Village Scene Card with Spellbinders Etched Dies
Hello crafters! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today to share a card using the Whimsical Village Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. I am going to be doing a step-by-step photo tutorial showing you how to create this simple scene using the Whimsical Houses Etched Dies, the Village Companions Etched Dies and the Whimsical Wishes Clear Stamp Set. Also included in this collection is a super fun floral die set called Whimsical Blooms which you can use in conjunction with the houses or on its own. There is also a 3D embossing folder which creates a beautiful swirly design for your projects. This new collection is full of whimsy and quirkiness,…
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“Sending Hugs” Open Lace Frame and Landscapes Diecutting Tutorial
Hi, crafty friends! Lea Lawson here with you today, creating a card featuring the Open Lace Frame and Landscapes die set, along with a couple of other sets, from the Lisa Horton Summertime collection. I’m sharing my step-by-step process in easy-to-follow photos and instructions! To start, we are going to cut the scalloped frame die from Pearl Metallic cardstock from the Treasured Cardstock: Antique Assorted Pack using a Platinum 6 die cutting machine. For reference, the plate sandwich I will use for all the die-cutting in this tutorial is Platform A, Platform B, Cutting Plate C, cardstock, die (face down), and Cutting Plate C. Next, we need to cut the…
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How to Make a Striped Birthday Card with the Stripe Right Etched Dies
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Stripe Right Etched Dies from the Just Eat Cake Add-Ons Collection. This fabulous die cuts four stripes of various widths. The stripes are 6” tall, so they can be used horizontally or vertically on an A2-sized card. The dies work perfectly with the contents of the Just Eat Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit, but as you can see, they can be combined with any other supplies you have in your stash, too! DIE-CUTTING THE STRIPES + CREATING THE CARD BASE Pick five colours of ColorWheel Cardstock to use – this card uses (left-right) Seaside, Waterfall, Fairy…
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Funny Birthday Card Ideas Using the Spellbinders Aged to Perfection Collection
Hello Spellbinders Fans! It’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m so happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing these three cards featuring the Aged to Perfection Collection. I thoroughly enjoyed working with these witty and fun products. They’re full of personality and perfect for celebrating birthdays with humor. I know several people, myself included, who will be celebrating milestone birthdays this year, and these designs felt like such a fun and lighthearted way to mark those special moments. OLD PEOPLE Chuckling, I was reminded of a holiday window display at Le Bon Marché in Paris, France, that featured chattering teeth toys. Maybe it’s a new trend, but it’s definitely a…
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How to Layer Ephemera for Cards Using Rosie’s Studio Breakfast in Bed Collection
Hello! It’s Sarah here from Sarah’s Stampin’ Retreat, and I’m delighted to be on the Spellbinders blog today sharing some ideas for how to layer your ephemera to create beautiful cards. I’m using the Rosie’s Studio Breakfast in Bed collection, which I’ve completely fallen in love with – it combines breakfast elements with florals for a really elegant, fun look! There’s also a beautiful colour palette of bright pastels, which is offset with some beautiful gold foiling. I adore combining patterned paper and ephemera to make cards because you can layer away to your heart’s content and get a really beautiful card that doesn’t take all day to make. But…
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Frohe Weihnachten Made Easy! International Holiday Sentiments Card Tutorial
Hello, crafty friends! Isha Gupta here, and I am so happy to be on the Spellbinders blog featuring the German Holiday Sentiments. I am glad that Spellbinders came up with the international sentiments, it would be perfect for my this year’s Christmas cards. I decided to go with a Clean and Simple card design as it’s easy to mass produce, while having to prepare so much around the holiday season. I feel it’s never too soon to start on the Holiday cards, though. Even if the card is clean and simple, I will be sharing how to add dimension to it, without adding any bulk (3d foam/ layers). This makes the…
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How to Create Light Up Cards in an Easy Way
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today, sharing two cards using the Pear Blossom Press One Light- 2 Pack. These lights make adding fun light-up elements to your cards easy. No circuits involved! The first thing to know when using these lights is that you do need to do a little forward planning for your card design. Since the light and switch are on the same piece, you need to work out where both will be placed on your card. MERRY + BRIGHT STAR I started off by die cutting the star (on my card panel) that I want lit…
