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Snow Garden Inspiration
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iโm thrilled to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! Iโm sharing three cards using the Snow Garden Collection designed by Susan Tierney-Cockburn!! Iโm always a fan of Susanโs collections and this one is no exception! SEASONโS GREETINGS For my first card, I foiled the Winter Bought Hot Foil Plate onto smooth white cardstock with opaque black foil, then colored it with Copic markers. The panel was die-cut with the second largest die in the A2 Matting Basics A Die Set and adhered to a panel of red cardstock that was cut using the largest die in the…
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Glimmer for the Holidays โ Pine Sprays 4 Ways
Hello crafty friends! Itโs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have a variety of hot-foiled projects to share with you today using the Pine Sprays Hot Foil Plate from the new Glimmer for the Holidays Collection. My goal today is to show you how easy it is to combine this gorgeous hot foil plate with other Christmas-themed sets that you may already own, as well as how to easily use it on its own. Pine Sprays and Poinsettias My first project features the intricate pine sprays background combined with the previously released Wonderful Christmas Clear Stamp Set.ย My goal with this card was to add a pop of color to…
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Direct-to-Paper Backgrounds & Glimmer Cardfront Sentiments by Joan Bardee
Hello crafters! Iโm Joan Bardee and I hope you are ready for some fun! Today Iโm sharing some easy and colorful cards using the unique Glimmer Cardfront Sentiments collection. Bottom line โ this collection, which has 6 separate glimmer plates, each with a large sentiment in a fun font โ packs a big punch. The collection also includes a stencil and die that creates a beautiful floral. I paired 3 of these sentiments with a background made with the โdirect-to-paperโ technique. In this technique, you hold the ink pad in your hand and apply it directly to the paper. I decided on somewhat abstract versions of circles, stripes, and plaid.…
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Creating โOceansโ Without Watercoloring Using the Seahorse Kisses Collection with Joan Bardee
Hello crafters! Iโm Joan Bardee and today I am sharing 3 ocean-themed cards using the beautiful Seahorse Kisses Collection designed by Dawn Woleslagle. As Iโm sure many of you know, Dawn Woleslagle is an amazing watercolorist. The Seahorse Kisses Collection would be beautiful watercolored. However, since Iโm not on speaking terms with watercolors, I decided to create ocean backgrounds with ink blending on specialty papers. I hope you like the results. A Modern Inky Tide This abstract modern take on ocean tides was inspired by these amazing cards that Yana Smakula made with Spellbinders Glimmer Specialty Cardstock. This paper, designed to be the perfect paper for hot foiling, has a…
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Floral Reflection Collection | Various Occasion Cards Inspiration with Heejung Hunsberger
Hello crafty friends, this is Heejung Hunsberger and I am thrilled to be a guest designer this month. I share a few of my projects using the Floral Reflection Collections from Spellbinder. If you want to know me better, you can visit myย blogย orย Instagram. I also have aย YouTube channel, where I post a lot of video tutorials. FLORAL REFLECTION THANKS CARD My favorite part of this collection is the variety of stems, and flowers it offers. I combined the Floral Reflection die and the Essential Floral Reflection die on this thank you card. CARD RECIPE: Trim a piece of Lunar Grayย Cardstock to 4.25โ x 5.5, and emboss it with the Tile…