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Play Your Cards Right!
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Jack of All Trades collection by Jaycee Gaspar. This is such a fun collection based on playing cards and can be used in lots of different ways! Jack of All Trades collection by Jaycee Gaspar is available on January 10th 2025. ENJOY EVERY MOMENT My first card uses the stunning Kaleidoscope Noble Suits Etched Dies. Each of the suits (heart, spade, diamond & club) all have three dies that you can layer up one on top of another to create a kaleidoscope look. I have used them that way for my card,…
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Holiday Decor Inspired Cards
Hello! Jen Kotas here today with three cards featuring the Timeless Trees Collection by Simon Hurley. This collection includes two 3D embossing folders and five die sets for creating wonderful holiday and winter scene cards. The idea for these cards was inspired by different holiday decor styles. The first card has a rustic feel, the second is more modern and the third is definitely traditional. Inspiration can be found everywhere! Emboss a 4 x 5 1/4” piece of white cardstock with the Bark 3D Embossing Folder. Gently run a gray ink pad over panel. Die cut the pieces from Mantle Village and Mantle Decorations Etched Dies out of various colors…
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Elegant Christmas Cards using the Season of Wonder Collection
Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Stampendous Season of Wonder Collection. This beautiful collection includes two die sets and two stamp sets. This is the perfect opportunity to create a shaped card and make an elegant wreath card. I enjoy creating ink-blended backgrounds but if I’m creating one or two why not create a few extras for other card ideas. I made two Halloween card backgrounds at the same time as these three backgrounds using some of the same inks. Ink blend a piece of white cardstock with light and dark teal colors then splatter with similar metallic ink and white acrylic paint. Set aside…
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A Cocktail for All Seasons
Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three projects using the Happy Hour Collection. This fabulous collection features cocktails that you can dress up for different seasons, some fun sentiments, an embossing folder, rectangle dies and a press plate. HERE FOR THE BOOS For my first card, I am using Olive Martinis Etched Dies, along with Boos! Cocktails, to dress it up for Halloween. To make this card: Die cut Olive Martinis glass from Onyx Cardstock Adhere one on top of another for added dimension. Die cut drink part of the die from white cardstock and add ink blending…
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Die Cutting Dioramas With Tunnel Scapes
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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Elegant Cards with the Timeless Collection
Hello Crafters! It’s Melody Rupple here and I’m excited to be on the blog today to share a few cards I have created with the new Timeless Collection. The Timeless Collection includes five new products, including a beautiful card front, a border die, delicate accents, and two Better Press Sentiments Press Plates. So let’s get started. My first card features the Timeless 5 x 7 Cardfront Etched Dies. This is a set of six thin metal cutting dies. On this card, I used all the dies in the set which fills an entire A7 (5 x 7 in.) size card front with a beautiful and delicate lace design. As we…
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Fabulous Florals with the Fresh Picked Collection
Hello Crafters! It’s Melody Rupple here and I’m excited to be on the blog today to share a few cards I have created with the new More Fresh Picked Collection. I love the newest additions to the Fresh Picked Collection. The modern, contemporary feel of the collection is so fun for cardmaking. The More Fresh Picked Collection includes 3 floral dies set that work perfectly with the previously released Fresh Picked Sentiments Etched Dies and the Columns Embossing Folder. I have created three cards with the collection. So let’s get started. My first card features the Fresh Picked Angel Trumpets Etched Dies. You can create four different Angel Trumpets with…
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Kaleidoscope Arch – Versatile Products Rock!
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here. Today I’m sharing a few cards using the Kaleidoscope Arch Collection. This collection has a little bit of everything – beautiful dies, a coordinating clear stamp set, and a gorgeous BetterPress LetterPress plate. I love products that can be used in different ways. Versatility keeps us from getting bored and stretches our crafty dollars. Here are a few ideas. Quick and Elegant Sympathy Card Confession: I rarely make sympathy cards. My cards seemed too “crafty” for such a solemn occasion. But the BetterPress LetterPress produces professional quality results – one that is worthy of a sympathy card. Ink up the Kaleidoscope Flowers Press Plate with…
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Better Press Christmas – Letter Press and Hot Foil Card Ideas with BetterPress Plates
Hi friends! Emily Midgett from Sixth Street Sundries here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and today I have some inspiration to share using a few products from the BetterPress Christmas Collection! One of my favorite things about the new BetterPress Letterpress plates is how beautifully they work with both your BetterPress letterpress machine and the Glimmer Hot Foil machine! The amount of detail that you can achieve with either machine using the super intricate images in the BetterPress lineup is truly impressive. I have created a quartet of projects to share with you today using several products from the BetterPress Christmas collection, so let’s get started with the…
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3 Ways to Create Movement in Your Cards Using the Dancin’ Christmas Collection
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and I’m happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing different ways to create movement using the Dancin’ Christmas collection. This collection is designed to easily make cute cards that have elements that literally move. No special materials are required. However, in design, “movement” can mean other things, including leading the viewer’s eye in a particular direction. Here, I’m showing 3 different ways to create movement. THE CUTEST DANCIN’ GINGERBREAD – LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE MOVEMENT This card has literal movement – the body of that adorable gingerbread girl moves back and forth. It also has figurative movement – your eye follows the gingerbread girl…
