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  • Cardmaking,  Embossing,  Stamping

    Out of This World Cards with Simon Hurley create. Space Friends

    March 8, 2025 / No Comments

    Hi, friends! I’m Lauren Taylor Made and I’m so excited to be here on the Spellbinders Blog to share with you two cards using the Space Friends set in collaboration with Simon Hurley along with some amazing Spellbinders supplies. These cards bring a cosmic touch with embossed textures, vibrant ink blending, and fun space-themed elements. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or sending encouragement, these designs are perfect for adding a stellar touch to your crafting projects! For the first card, I created a layered background by die-cutting panels from Silver, Lilac Blossom, and Cosmic Sky Cardstock using the Perfect Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched Dies, embossing the top layer with…

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    Simon Hurley Purrfect Cats

    Simon Hurley Purrfect Cats

    October 23, 2023
    March 2023 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – So Kind of You

    March 2023 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – So Kind of You

    March 1, 2023
    April 2022 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Gift Border & Sentiments

    April 2022 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Gift Border & Sentiments

    April 1, 2022
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    A Trio of Birthdays

    December 3, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three cards using the Florals Through the Year Collection. This collection is designed to be used to create a DIY calendar but as you will see from my projects, you can use the floral plates on their own for cards (and anything else!) too! SNOWDROPS For my first card, I used the beautiful January Snowdrops. Since snowdrops are winter flowers, I wanted to give a slight winter feel to the card with a little snowfall! To make this card: Place January Snowdrop Press Plate onto the Chase of the BetterPress Letterpress System.…

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    Three Sweet Birthday Cake Cards

    January 18, 2025
    Flower Garden collection by Sharyn Sowell - Inspiration | Floral Wreath by Ruby for Spellbinders using S4-​851​ Dimensional Floral Panel​ #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

    Flower Garden Inspiration | Floral Wreath with Ruby

    May 23, 2018
    FSJ Ready, Set, Spring Project Kit is Here!

    FSJ Ready, Set, Spring Project Kit is Here!

    January 20, 2020
  • 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 4 With Michelle Short
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    SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar 2024 | Day 4 With Michelle Short

    August 31, 2024 / 3 Comments

    Welcome to day 4 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Michelle Short as she shares inspiration with the Day 4 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Suzanne Hue | Day 2 with Laura Bassen | Day 3 with Kim Kesti Hello there and welcome to day 4 of 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024! It’s Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be sharing two cards with you today using the 12 Days…

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    Perfect Sentiments for Cardmaking

    May 4, 2024
    Color Block Slimline Cards | Spellbinders Live

    Color Block Slimline Cards | Spellbinders Live

    May 23, 2021
    Stitched Numbers & More Collection

    Stitched Numbers & More Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    April 22, 2023
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    HAVE FUN WITH SNOWFLAKES!

    August 27, 2024 / No Comments

    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…

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    Lavender & Poppies Inspiration with Elena Salo for Spellbinders. Created using S3-293 Field of Poppies, S3-292 Corner Poppies, S4-815 Poppies dies. #spellbinders #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecards

    Lavender & Poppies Inspiration with Elena. Take 1: Red & Black

    December 19, 2017
    Spellbinders Crafty Advent Calendar Inspiration Round-Up

    Spellbinders 2022 Crafty Advent Calendar Inspiration Round-Up

    December 1, 2022

    Autumn is Upon Us!

    October 22, 2024
  • Cardmaking,  Die Cutting

    Cute Critter Cards with Bibi’s Cats and Pugs Collection

    July 20, 2024 / 2 Comments

    Hi, friends! I’m Lauren Taylor Made and I’m so excited to be here on the Spellbinders Blog to share with you a few cute critter cards with the new Bibi’s Cats and Pugs Collection! When I saw the Big Cat Etched Die Set, I just knew it would make the perfect black cat and I thought it would be fun to give it a Halloween feel. I started with all of my die cutting from Spellbinders Cardstock – the cat pieces are cut from Onyx with the exception of the eye pieces that I cut from White and Fern, inside ears and nose from Barely Peach, tongue from Dahlia and…

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    Utilizing Leftover Foil with Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes & Annie Williams

    Utilizing Leftover Foil with Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes & Annie Williams

    April 11, 2022
    Just Add Color Inspiration | Floral Cards with Yoonsun Hur

    Just Add Color Inspiration | Floral Cards with Yoonsun Hur

    February 16, 2019
    Slimline Holiday Collection Inspiration with Koren Wiskman

    Slimline Holiday Collection Inspiration with Koren Wiskman

    August 18, 2021
  • A COLLECTION FOR ALL SEASONS
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    A Collection for All Seasons

    July 18, 2024 / 2 Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three projects using Nichol’s Needlework Collection. This collection features lots of dies that can be used to create faux embroidery. If you are not into embroidery and sewing, a lot of the dies can be used without the needlework elements as well and I have one project showing that today. This collection is already very versatile but even better is that it can be used for so many occasions – everyday, Halloween, fall, autumn, Christmas and the holidays … plus lots more! CHRISTMAS MAGIC For my first card, I created a Christmas…

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    Spellbinders October 2019 Glimmer Plates Inspiration | Foiling & Ink Blending with Keeway Tsao #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #Spellbinders

    October 2019 Glimmer Plates Inspiration | Foiling & Ink Blending with Keeway

    October 9, 2019
    Cardmaking Inspiration | You’re The Best Cuddle Buddy Card Featuring Build A Panda by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. S3-318 Build A Panda #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #neverstopmaking

    Cardmaking Inspiration | You’re The Best Cuddle Buddy Card Featuring Build A Panda with Yana

    June 20, 2018
    Die D-Lites Inspiration | Pandas and Dinosaurs with Brenda for Spellbinders using S3-318 Build A Panda and S3-317 Dinosaurs dies #spellbinders #cardmaking #diecutting #handmadecard

    Die D-Lites Inspiration | Pandas and Dinosaurs with Brenda

    March 3, 2018
  • Cardmaking,  Die Cutting

    Die Cutting Dioramas With Tunnel Scapes

    June 18, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Tunnel Scapes collection. This is such a fun collection that focuses on creating scenes with dimension, kind of like mini dioramas but more on the 2D side, rather than the 3D side. These cards can get pretty dimensional if adding foam tape in between all the tunnel layers, but they would still look great without the foam tape, or with less layers if you didn’t want them to be so bulky. I used thin foam tape for mine so that I still got the dimension but with slightly less bulk. UNDERWATER TURTLE…

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    Die D-Lites Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Daniel West

    Die D-Lites Inspiration | Clean & Simple Cards with Daniel West

    November 14, 2019
    12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar | Day 9 with Annie Williams

    12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar | Day 9 with Annie Williams

    September 18, 2023
    August 2022 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Illustrated Floral & Solid

    August 2022 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Illustrated Floral & Solid

    August 1, 2022
  • Cardmaking,  Embossing,  Wax Seals

    Step Up Your Crafting With Embossing Folders

    June 13, 2024 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Sealed 3D Botanical collection. This beautiful collection features 3D cut & emboss folders, labels and tags dies, plus wax seal stamps. My projects today focus on embossing folder techniques. TECHNIQUE 1 – INK BLENDING For my first card, I wanted to show simple ink blending with embossing folders. This can be done before embossing or afterwards and they both give slightly different looks. For this card, I added the ink blending first. This meant that I could not take advantage of the cut & emboss feature of these folders, but it still…

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    Spellbinders March 2020 Large Die of the Month is Here – Basket Full of Bunnies #SpellbindersClubKits #DieCutting #NeverStopMaking

    March 2020 Large Die of the Month is Here – Basket Full of Bunnies

    March 1, 2020
    Flower Garden Collection by Sharyn Sowell - Inspiration | Botanical Butterfly Card with Cynde. Video tutorial. Project created using S2-285 Bird on Cherry Branch, S2-286 Botanical Butterfly, S4-847 Floral Panel Card. #diecutting #spellbinders #cardmaking #neverstopmaking

    Flower Garden Inspiration | Botanical Butterfly Card with Cynde. Video

    February 22, 2018
    December 2020 Clear Stamp of the Month is Here – Ballerina Sentiments

    December 2020 Clear Stamp of the Month is Here – Ballerina Sentiments

    December 1, 2020
  • June 2024 Stitching Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stitched Ice Cream
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    June 2024 Stitching Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stitched Ice Cream

    June 1, 2024 / No Comments

    Join the Stitching Die of the Month Club and receive an expertly designed die set each month, complete with inspiration. The June 2024 Stitching Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This “Stitched Ice Cream” die set features 12 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit! Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the 6th of each month and close on the 27th (once existing club members subscriptions have been processed.) If there is additional inventory remaining,…

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    May 2022 Card Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Koala Smiles

    May 2022 Card Kit of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Koala Smiles

    May 1, 2022
    Out Of This World Card with Seth Apter's New Dies. Project by Linda Lucas

    Out Of This World Card with Seth Apter’s New Dies

    October 18, 2017

    How to Create a Clean and Simple With Love Card

    June 23, 2025
  • 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar | Day 9 with Annie Williams
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    12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar | Day 9 with Annie Williams

    September 18, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Welcome to day 8 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2023 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Tina Smith as she shares inspiration with the Day 8 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Mindy Eggen | Day 2 with Sandi MacIver | Day 3 with Laura Bassen | Day 4 with Jaycee Gaspar | Day 5 with Yana Smakula | Day 6 Michelle Short | Day 7 with Nichol Spohr | Day 8 with Tina Smith. Welcome to Day 9…

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    November 20, 2024
    March 2018 Release – Classics, On The Wings of Love, Good Vibes Only & Sew Sweet Collections. Blog Hop + Giveaway

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    March 14, 2018
    Precision Layering Basics Collection Inspiration with Hussena

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    January 17, 2022
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