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Seasonal Card Ideas with Gnome Drive Collection
Hey there, crafty friends! It’s Leica, and I’m super excited to share three adorable cards using products from the fantastic new Gnome Drive collection. Trust me, this collection is loads of fun! To create these cards, you’ll need the main die set called Gnome Drive Holiday Etched Dies. It’s a set of 13 thin metal cutting dies featuring everything you need, from the charming Gnome himself to a super cute convertible to take him around town in style! Plus, you’ll find iconic Christmas shapes like Christmas trees, presents, bows, and more. As Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday, my first card showcases the Gnome Drive Holiday Etched Dies. I used…
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Santa’s Here Die 3 Ways!
Hi friends, Angela here. Welcome to Spellbinders blog. I had the pleasure to create a few cards with the fun new die Santa’s Here from Christmas Classic collection and I am very happy to share them with you! Before starting with the cards, let me tell you a story. Do you know that Santa Claus originates from the Dutch Sinterklaas? And do you know that he dresses also green? Sinterterklaas is the Dutch name of the fantastic character derivate from St. Nicholas, also called Sint Nicolaas. This explains the existence of several English variants of the name, like Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, St. Nick. His green suit color is a…
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Making Clean and Simple Christmas Cards Special – Joyful Glimmer Step-by-Step Tutorial with Joan Bardee
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog featuring part of Yana’s De-Light-Ful Christmas Collection. It’s an amazing collection full of everything we love – hot foil, dies, stencils, etc. I am focusing on Joyful Glimmer, which consists of 2 hot foil plates – one sentiment plate and one holly plate that cleverly wraps around the sentiment. I love to go all out when I make Christmas cards and add those special elements that make the recipient go Wow. Even so, I love “clean and simple” cards. So, today I’m sharing a few ideas to add special details to clean and simple Christmas…
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Rainbow Wings With Jennifer Rustioni
Hello crafty friends! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! I’m very happy to be here as a guest on the Spellbinders Blog! Today I share with you the cards I realized featuring the new stunning Bibi’s Hummingbirds Collection! I’m totally in love with this collection, these hummingbirds are just amazing, aren’t they?? VIVID HUMMINGBIRDS For my first project I chose to realize a CAS card on a black card stock featuring the Hummingbird Build a Scene Stamp Set. I stamped the hummingbirds with the Distress Ink Picket Fence on the Canson Extra Heavy Weight Smooth Balck Paper. I colored them with Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils in the shades of rainbow.…
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Spring is Coming with Jennifer Rustioni
Hi everyone! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! I’m very excited to be back as a guest on the Spellbinders Blog! Today I share with you the projects I realized featuring the new beautiful Stampendous Spring Collection! I really long for the warm season to come and these stamps smell just like spring, don’t you think? SWEET SONG For my first card, I chose to realize a little watercolor illustration, featuring the super cute Sweet Song Stamp Set! I trimmed a piece of watercolor paper 100% cotton and stamped on it the bird and the flowers (I stamped only the small flowers) with the Distress Oxide Antique Linen, to have…
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Sealed by Spellbinders Collection Inspiration Round-Up
Hello, Spellbinders fans! Welcome back to the “Inspiration Round-Up” series on our blog designed to inspire, educate and share beautiful projects created with our products. Get ready for an unbelievable lineup of beautiful inspiration featuring the Sealed by Spellbinders Collection. We’re hoping this will be a valuable source of inspiration for all of your card-making and paper crafting! And check out the inspiration on our blog featuring the Sealed by Spellbinders Collection! Share your projects on Instagram and tag us @teamspellbinders #neverstopmaking #glimmerhotfoilsystem.
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Floral Reflection Collection Easel Cards with Jen Kotas
Hello! I’m Jen Kotas from whostolemyglitter.com and I’m happy to be here today to share three Floral Reflection Collection easel cards. Easel cards are simple to make and the size of the dies and glimmer plate meant not much else would be needed. To create the easel card base, cut a piece of cardstock 4 ¼” x 11”. Score at 2 ¾” and again at 5” then fold on score lines. Cut the 4 ¼” x 5 ½” embossed cardstock in half at 2 ¾”. Adhere the pieces above and below the 2 ¾” score line on the card base. Anything you wish to pop up when open can only…
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How to Wax Seal, Tips and Ideas for beginners with Angela Tombari
Hello crafty friends! Angela Tombari here, from I Need Confetti. In today’s post, I’m showcasing some creative wax seal styles to inspire you to use wax seals in your projects. Wax sealing is so beautiful and adds a touch of elegance to any project. It might be intimidating at the beginning but, with a little practice and a few tips, you will seal like a pro! First thing first, I would like to talk about how to set up the working surface. If you purchased the Spellbinders Wax Seal Starter Kit, you have almost everything you need to get started. You will also need a candle, to melt the wax…
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Tri-fold Cards Featuring the Sealed by Spellbinders Wax Seal Collection
Hello! I’m Jen Kotas from whostolemyglitter.com and I’m happy to be here today to share three tri-fold cards featuring the Wax Seals Collection. There’s a lovely collection of wax seal stamps plus so many colors of wax beads. They are perfect to pair up with different metallic markers as I’ve done here. The seals are quick and easy to create. You can use them to attach die cuts to cards or to hold a card closed or an envelope shut. You can create the seals directly on the paper or create it on the silicone mat and then glue it to the paper. Merry Christmas Wax Seal Card Hot foil…
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Sealed by Spellbinders with Marie Heiderscheit
Hello, friends! It is Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs. I am sharing the new Sealed Collection with you. I’m so excited about this! This collection is full of everything you need to get started with wax seals. I have been a lover of wax seals ever since I was in high school, and I have a small collection of seals already. A few vintage-style seals are in my collection which were gifted to me from my parents and those have helped to kicked off my love of papercraft in general. When I saw that Spellbinders was releasing their own wax seals I could not be more excited, and…
