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Spring and Easter Scene Cards with Simon Hurley’s Happy Spring Collection
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today!! I’m sharing two scene cards and a shaped card featuring the Happy Spring Collection designed by Simon Hurley!! This collection is absolutely adorable, and I can’t wait to create more cards with it!! HAPPY SPRING I began by die-cutting the elements for my focal point using the Bunny Buddies Die Set. I used the following colors of Color Wheel cardstock: Tutu, Rainforest, Blush, and Raven, in addition to white cardstock. I added shading with gray dye ink and Kitsch Flamingo and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks using detail blending…
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Creating Patterned Paper Cards with Rosie’s Studio Breakfast in Bed Collection
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today!! I’m combining pattern paper, stickers, chipboard stickers, and die-cut to create three cards with the Rosie’s Studio Breakfast In Bed Collection!! There’s also an embellishment bundle that includes several products from this collection. I had so much fun mixing and matching these goodies!! TIME TO CELEBRATE YOU I began by trimming a piece of pattern paper from the 6” x 6” Designer Paper Pad to 4.25” x 5.5”. I die-cut a panel of Celestial cardstock with a stitched rectangle die from the Nested Postage Labels and Tag Die Set…
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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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Creating With the Bayfair Card Maker’s Kit and Add-ons With Emily Leiphart
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring Bayfair by Rosie’s Studio Card Maker’s Kit and add-ons. It’s been a while since I’ve had this much fun playing with a card kit! I absolutely love the color palette and various elements included in the card kit, as well as the add-ons, which all provide so much elegance and texture to the cards. This first card features patterned paper, ephemera, button embellishments, and puffy stickers from the Bayfair Card Maker’s Kit. All of these elements are sold separately, too. I used the coordinating Bayfair 12” x 12” Cardstock Pack but you…
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Floral Card Ideas With The Birds & Bees Garden Collection
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today! I’m sharing three cards using The Birds & Bees Garden Collection designed by Susan Tierney-Cockburn! THINKING OF YOU For my first card, I die-cut the flowers from the Aster and Pom Pom Dahlia & Ladybugs die sets from Pink Sand, Purple Mist, and Chamomile cardstocks. The leaves are from the same sets, as well as the Autumn Foliage die set. They were die-cut from Fern cardstock. I added shading with Copic markers, then used the Ultimate Tool Kit to shape and form the petals and leaves, using Susan’s…
