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3 Wickedly Good Color Palettes for the Wonder of Oz Collection
Hello, crafty friends! I’m Adrienne Boese, better known online as Alice Scraps Wonderland. Today I’m sharing 3 different card ideas using the Wonder of Oz collection by Graphic 45. Two of these ideas use the traditional ruby red of the poppies and green of the Emerald City, while the final card finds color inspiration from the Wicked movies, with pink and green as the key colors. And just like there’s a color palette for all tastes in this blog post, there’s a technique for everyone, too! I include die cutting, embossing, hot foiling, and letter pressing ideas – so no matter what your favorite technique is, you are sure to…
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Merry Mischief Cards Inspiration
Hi crafty friends! I’m Lea Lawson, the creator behind Lea Lawson Creates, where I share all things colorful, crafty, and joy-filled. I’m thrilled to be here on the Spellbinders blog today with a trio of playful holiday cards featuring the brand-new Merry Mischief collection! This whimsical release is packed with charm, and I couldn’t resist diving in with three festive designs that mix die-cutting, embossing, foiling, and a whole lot of personality. From a penguin in a scarf to Santa’s legs in a chimney (oops!), each card brings a little mischief and a lot of holiday cheer. Let’s take a closer look at how they came together! Deck the Paws…
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Creating Cards with Texture and Dimension
Hi there, crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel, and I love finding easy ways to add texture and dimension to cards because those elements add loads of interest. Using the new Texture & Foliage Collection from Suzanne Hue makes it easy to add texture and dimension to foliage-focused cards. The Autumn Greetings Wreath Etched Dies has everything you need to create a fall wreath with branches, leaves, pumpkins, and gourds. To create a very textured background, emboss an A2 piece of Cinnamon Cardstock with the Dimpled 3D Embossing Folder. It’s a bit easier to adhere the bits and pieces of the wreath to a flat piece of cardstock so trim down a…
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Two Color Mini Wax Seals
Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Mini Wax Seals. There are four 3D wax seals in the collection. I’ve paired these cards up with the beautiful new Gorgeous You Collection to make two-color wax seals. To create the two-color wax seal, create the wax seal with the color you wish to use for the image. Next, cut the image with small sharp scissors. Press the image back into the wax seal stamp with some pressure. Melt and pour the wax for the background and press the stamp like normal. Emboss an A2 panel of white cardstock with the Cross My Heart 3D Embossing Folder. Blend…
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Feminine Monochromatic Cards
Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Gorgeous You Collection. This collection includes four dies sets, press plate sentiments and a 3D embossing folder. This collection made me want to make mostly monochromatic cards. They were perfect to pair with the new ColorWheel Cardstock. I went through the new ColorWheel Cardstock and picked three or four shades of pink, teal, and purple. I used less than one sheet for these three cards plus I made several other cards. Emboss an A2 panel of white cardstock with the Cross My Heart 3D Embossing Folder. Blend on pink ink from the bottom fading to white. Adhere to an…
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Three Adorable Farm Animal Cards
Hello! Jen Kotas here today with three cards featuring the Justine’s Farm Collection by Justine Dvorak. This is a sweet collection of five press plate sets, four featuring adorable farm animals. One of the best things about BetterPress plates is that they can be used with the BetterPress System and the Glimmer Hot Foil System! When I’m already using either system, I like to make up extras, even if I don’t plan to use them yet. This is especially true for any sentiments. Impress the Daisy Press Plate and Die Set using Black BetterPress Ink on a Porcelain A2 BetterPress Cotton Card Panel. Create sentiments on a separate panel and…
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Springtime Colors for the Vivid Expressions Collection
Hello! Jen Kotas here today with three cards featuring the Vivid Expressions Collection. There are four die sets, three BetterPress sets and a 3D Emboss and Cut Folder. Instead of ink blending on white cardstock, I started with Barely Peach Cardstock for card panels, die cutting and embossing, and Bisque BetterPress Card Panels for letterpress. Die cut border of Berry Fields Border Etched Dies from a panel of Barely Peach Cardstock. Blend on a darker orange ink lighter towards top. Add to an A2 card base cut from Barely Peach Cardstock. Die cut pieces from the Vivid Blooms Etched Dies out of Barely Peach Cardstock and blend on various dye…
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Three Ways to Use Bold Color Mix Numbers
Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Color Mix Celebrations Collection. This collection features two BetterPress sets, one with large numbers and a die set with numbers that can cut out the BetterPress numbers or be used on their own. Separating the numbers worked for the 2025 card but with the other cards or most with fewer numbers, I think they look great when overlapped. I also enjoyed placing one higher than the other. On Porcelain BetterPress A2 Cotton Card, impress first number from Bold Color Mix Numbers Press Plates with Cosmic BetterPress Ink. Do not remove the number. Using the first number as a guide,…
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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…
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Colorful Holiday Stitching With The Stitched Bright Collection
Hello! Jen Kotas here today sharing three cards using the Stitched Bright Collection. The collection contains three stitching die sets for great holiday cards. You don’t need to stitch on your cards to use these dies. I hot-foiled the Stitched Starfilled Background Etched Die for two of my cards. It foiled great! Die cut the Stitched Starfilled Background Etched Die from light blue cardstock. Stitch panel using two strands each of four different floss colors. Adhere panel to an A2 card base with liquid glue. Create sentiments using Mistletoe Greetings Press Plate and Die Set and Teal Topaz BetterPress Ink. Cut out with coordinating die. Adhere sentiments with foam strips…
