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  • BAKE THE WORLD A BATTER PLACE WITH THE MAKE IT & BAKE IT COLLECTION, S5-726, S6-266, S5-728, STP-267
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Baking-Themed Cards with Spellbinders Make It & Bake It Collection

    February 22, 2026 / 2 Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Make It & Bake It Collection by Tina Smith. This wonderful collection is perfect for anyone who loves baking and sweet treats! There are lots of fabulous punny sentiments in the collection too, to work well with the focal points, so these cards are really fun to make! I created 3 cards today using an aqua colour palette inspired by the aqua silicone spatula that I have and love! MADE WITH LOVE My first card uses Fluff, Frost & Roll Etched Dies to create a simple card where the…

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    Video: Hot Foil Resist and Watercolor with Flower Pattern Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & ColorSticks by Jane Davenport

    May 10, 2019
    Spellbinders Modern Essentials Collection - Inspiration | Hot Foiled Card with Brenda #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #HotFoiling

    Modern Essentials Inspiration | Hot Foiled Card with Brenda

    February 26, 2020

    Easy Steps to Use Stamps in Embroidery

    September 5, 2017
  • Step-by-Step Tutorial: Intertwined Delicate Flowers For A Birthday Card, S4-1465, STP-274, S5-647
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    Step-by-Step Tutorial: Intertwined Delicate Flowers For A Birthday Card

    January 19, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello crafters! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to show you how to create a pretty birthday card featuring the Regal Blooms Etched Dies, which form part of the new Regal Reflections Collection. This collection contains three sets of etched dies, including the floral set I am using today, along with a set of two cats and also a set of nesting dies. In addition, there is a 3D embossing folder which you can use to get two different embossed looks plus a clear sentiment stamp set which works for many different occasions. So, here is the card I will…

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    February 2025 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Spring Smiles

    February 2025 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Spring Smiles

    February 1, 2025
    April 2022 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Say Cheese

    April 2022 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Say Cheese

    April 1, 2022
    September 2025 Stitching Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stitched Pumpkin Tops

    September 2025 Stitching Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stitched Pumpkin Tops

    September 1, 2025
  • EASY APERTURE CARDS FEATURING SENDING HUGS COLLECTION, S5-732, S5-734,S5-733, E3D-163, S5-526, BP-270, BP-025, S4-1451
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    Birthday, Thank You & Graduation Cards Using Simon Hurley Sending Hugs Dies

    January 9, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Simon Hurley Sending Hugs collection. This wonderful collection is perfect for lots of different occasions, and what I love the most is that the die sets (bear, dog, and cat), are completely customizable. You can create multiple characters from just one die set! Whilst there are sentiment labels in the set for the characters to jump out from behind, I decided to use other sentiments for my cards today and have the characters jumping out of apertures instead. So fun! BIRTHDAY BEAR My first card uses Birthday Bear Etched…

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    Spellbinders Die D-Lites Holiday Inspiration | It's Christmas with Enza Gudor featuring S3-361 Christmas Tree, S3-359 Santa, S3-360 Snowman, S3-358 Reindeer. #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting

    Die D-Lites Holiday Inspiration | It’s Christmas with Enza Gudor

    September 10, 2018
    Bibi's Musical Notes Collection Introduction with Bibi Cameron

    Bibi’s Musical Notes Collection Introduction with Bibi Cameron

    September 20, 2025
    The Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

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    July 7, 2022
  • Never Doubt Your Magic with New The Wonder of Oz Collection , BP-331, BP-333, BP-334, S4-1499, E3D-161
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    Never Doubt Your Magic with New The Wonder of Oz Collection

    November 10, 2025 / No Comments

    Hi friends! Emily Midgett from emilymidgett.com here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and I am thrilled to be working with the fabulous new The Wonder of Oz Collection from Graphic 45! Watching Judy Garland sing her heart out as a child was one of the many musicals that piqued my musical interest as a young child, and so the Wizard of Oz has always been dear to my heart. My twins were even dressed as Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion for their first Halloween! The images in the Wonder of Oz collection are in the classic and intricate illustration style from the original book by Frank L. Baum,…

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    April 4, 2025

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    Get Into The Holiday Spirit With Sweet Birds, Pretty Wreaths and Fun Shakers!

    September 2, 2025 / 3 Comments

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. It’s always a treat to come on here and share some ideas with you. Today, I am using the All About Christmas Collection from Lisa Horton. This release is so fun and there is lot to love! You have some sweet birds, Christmas foliage, pretty stars, and lots of options to create layers using stripe and scallop die sets. A big plus is almost all of these sets can be adapted and used year-round for other occasions. There is also a stencil set which you can use to create circles/bokeh effects either for a background or…

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    Pie Perfection Cards with Lisa Mensing

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    April 28, 2022
    Spellbinders October 2020 Small Die of the Month is Here – Fall Leaves Card Creator #Spellbinders #SpellbindersClubKits #NeverStopMaking

    October 2020 Small Die of the Month is Here – Fall Leaves Card Creator

    October 1, 2020
    Spellbinders - Handmade Collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Faux Stitched Antique Card by Jenny Colacicco #spellbinders #stamping

    Handmade Collection Inspiration | Faux Stitched Antique Card by Jenny Colacicco

    July 6, 2018
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    Embrace the White Space!

    July 15, 2025 / 2 Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Wonderland collection. This fabulous collection is perfect for Christmas and the holidays, and includes snowmen, festive cars, cocoa cups, trees, and lots more! As you will see from my cards, I embraced the white space of the card bases to let the die cuts shine! YULETIDE RIDE My first card uses Yuletide Ride, which is a fun set featuring a car and all things festive that you can adorn the top of it with! To make this card: Die-cut car from Waterfall, Teal Topaz, Raven, Classic White, and Beeswax…

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    August 1, 2021

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    House-Mouse Christmas Card Ideas with Leica Palma

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    September 4, 2023
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    Clean & Simple Pastel Floral Cards

    May 20, 2025 / 3 Comments

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to share three ways to use Lisa Horton’s new Wildflowers Collection with you. This is such a pretty collection that includes a couple of BetterPress Plates, a BetterPress Registration Press Plate Set, a couple of floral etched die sets and a set of nesting ovals which feature stitching and scallops. There are also two clear stamp/die sets which have everyday sentiments to suit many occasions. So, let’s get started with my three cards for today. I love to play around with colour combinations and for a bold color-loving girl…. this was…

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    August 16, 2021
    Folk Art Collection by Lene Lok - Inspiration | Simple Gold Foil Cards by Emily Midgett for Spellbinders using S4-882 Nordic Floral, S4-897 Floral Bouquet dies #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

    Folk Art Inspiration | Simple Gold Foil Cards with Emily

    April 7, 2018
    Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System | Stamping & Hot Foil - Easy Thank You Cards by Yana Smakula #spellbinders #glimmerhotfoilsystem

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    October 20, 2018
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    Making Extras with the Beads of Friendship Collection

    October 18, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Beads of Friendship Collection. This collection has tiny press plate or stamped letters to create lots of friendship bracelets to use with or without the die-cut hands. There are also die-cut shapes and bracelets. For these cards I created multiples of everything except the hands and stamped sentiments and letters. I have a lot leftover that I can pull out for future use with other components of this collection or I could even pair them up with the new Shine Bright Collection. I began by impressing the Bestie Alphabet Beads Press Plate and Die Set letters in a rainbow…

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    December 29, 2021
    Handmade Collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Handcrafted Cards with Anna for Spellbinders using SDS-071 Handcrafted, SDS-074 Kitchen #spellbinders #cardmaking #stamping

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    February 28, 2018
    Spellbinders A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feeken - Inspiration | Gatefold Card & More with Hussena

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    September 8, 2018
  • BetterPress,  Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Gift Tags

    Pink & Aqua Christmas

    September 13, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Lisa Horton Essential Holiday collection. This beautiful collection is like the name suggests, perfect for essentials! There are frames/layers, tags, backgrounds plus lots more! MERRY & BRIGHT For my first card, I wanted to show how you can utilise little die cuts on a card but for them to still be the focus. These trees are pretty small but absolutely adorable! To make this card: Cut two trees from Nested Tree Frame Etched Dies using Waterfall & Teal Topaz Cut another tree from Pink Sand and Fruit Punch Cut snow pieces three…

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    March 10, 2020
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    June 1, 2020
  • BetterPress,  Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Yana’s Poppies with Emily Midgett

    August 14, 2024 / 3 Comments

    Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today from Sixth Street Sundries, and I had the distinct pleasure of playing with goodies from Yana Smakula’s new floral collection called Yana’s Poppies. I have been such a fan of Yana’s work for such a long time, so it is always a privilege to play with products that she has curated. I know that poppies are traditionally red, but I am always up for making things fit my own style, and I know that Himalayan Blue poppies do in fact exist, so I decided to make a trio of projects inspired by those unique flowers! For my first project, I decided to…

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