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Layered Die Cut House Card Tutorial | Easy Everyday City Card Idea
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Everyday City Holiday Collection by Yana Smakula. This collection coordinates with the City Holiday Etched Dies, but now we can decorate the house/apartment building for all seasons, not just the holidays! My focus for the card is on the new Everyday Windows, Curtains and Flower Boxes Etched Dies, but I do sneak in an awning from the Everyday Awnings Etched Dies because they are too fun not to use! I love that all the sets can be mixed and matched with each other! DIE-CUTTING THE ELEMENTS Please note: The dies are shown in the photo facing…
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How to Make a Craft Tote Card with Dies: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Rolling Craft Tote Etched Dies from the We All Have Baggage collection. This set, along with the others in the collection, are made to bring awareness to the crafting community regarding mental health issues. It is a reminder that we all face obstacles in life, but as a community, we can come together to support one another. Crafting is a great way to leave worries behind for a while and enjoy the process, and this collection is perfect for making cards for crafty friends. DIE CUTTING THE TOTE + ASSEMBLY Die cut the Rolling Craft Tote:…
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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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Beginner-Friendly Baby Cards with the Say Cheese Classic Pooh Baby Collection
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Say Cheese Classic Pooh Birthday collection. This wonderful collection is perfect for new baby cards, but can be used for other occasions too. I kept the cards simple, featuring lots of white space. These were pretty quick and easy to make, so perfect for beginner cardmakers. BABY My first card uses Bundle of Joy Stamp & Die Bundle, along with the older Pooh’s Alphabet Dies. To make this card: Stamp Pooh with a brick from Bundle of Joy Stamp Set onto Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black…
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How To Create A Guitar Shaped Card
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial using the Majestic Guitar Etched Dies from Bibi’s Musical Notes Collection. This set creates a 7-inch-tall guitar that fits perfectly on an A7 card base. There is also an add-on die set for side panels, so that you can create a 3D guitar too, but for today, I thought it would be fun to create a guitar-shaped card! You can use any colour combination here, but purples are my favourite, so that’s what I went with! STEP 1 – DIE CUTTING THE GUITAR Die cut dies from Majestic Guitar: Cut pieces of cardstock slightly larger than the size of the…
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Let the Games Begin!
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Wild Joker Etched Dies from the Jack of All Trades collection by Jaycee Gasper. This is such a fun addition to the collection! You can see the other cards I made with this collection here. The joker can be assembled in a few different ways. On some of the parts (torso and legs) there are indentation lines, so that it’s easy to line them up. I decided to have the joker throwing the cards up in the air, so I covered up some of those lines (where the arms would be if…
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Adding Depth and Dimension to Your Projects
Hello, crafty friends! I’m Adrienne Boese, better known as Alice Scraps Wonderland online. Today I’m sharing two scrapbook layout ideas and one card idea using the Simple Vintage Flower Shoppe collection that showcases some different ways to add depth and dimension to your projects. These two layouts and card make use of more feminine color palettes, but if you want an idea with a more masculine color palette using this same collection, be sure to head over to my blog where I’ve got one more layout for you! Beautiful Butterfly Layout For this layout, I added dimension with chipboard and foam stickers, but also by fussy cutting out part of…
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Adding Quick Color to Beveled Sentiments A2 Card Fronts
Hello! Jen Kotas here today with three cards featuring the Beveled Sentiments A2 Card Fronts 3D Embossing Folders. These sentiments fill almost the entire card panel and there are so many amazing techniques you can use. I helped my card along by starting with light-colored cardstock and layering up two different ink colors to make these sentiments stand out. I only had blending brushes to use on these cards. I bet they’ll look beautiful blended with foam as well. Emboss a light color of cardstock using the Beveled Hello A2 Cardfront, Beveled Thanks A2 Cardfront and Beveled Happy Birthday A2 Cardfront. I used light blue, light purple and light pink…
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Sealed in Blue and Red for Christmas!
Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today from Sixth Street Sundries, and today I am sharing some inspiration using the luscious new Sealed 3D Christmas collection from Spellbinders! This new collection is so beautiful and creates some super pretty holiday cards and the sweetest gift box using the new Ribbon Box die. I am a pushover for gift-giving supplies, and so this new box die was definitely my favorite product from this new collection. I have a trio of projects to share with you today using a somewhat unconventional color palette, so let’s get started with the details! For all of my projects, I kept things saturated with color,…
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HAVE FUN WITH SNOWFLAKES!
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three projects using Simon Hurley Let It Snow Collection. This wonderful collection features lots of dies that are perfect for winter, Christmas and the holidays. My three projects all feature snowflakes used in different ways. MERRY CHRISTMAS PENGUIN For my first card, I am using the beautiful Frozen Flurries die (which can be used in so many different ways!) as well as Playful Penguins. To make this card: Emboss/deboss Frozen Flurries Etched Dies (without the outside frame) onto a panel of white cardstock using Platinum Six. Add ink blending to panel using…
