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Cultivate Your Cardstock Green Thumb with New Propagation Garden from Annie Williams!
Hi friends! Emily Midgett from Sixth Street Sundries is here with you today, and Iβm very happy to be a guest here on the Spellbinders blog! My husband often jokes that the only way I can grow anything green is on a card, which is 100% accurate. I have purchased and been given many a beautiful plant in my lifetime only to have them sadly wither away. So many people began creating their own miniature greenhouses during the pandemic, and so it makes sense that Spellbinders designed the Propagation Garden product suite to celebrate those lucky folks with green thumbs! I have created a trio of projects with the new…
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Get More Out of Your Propagation Garden Collection
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya is here with some fun inspiration for Anneβs new collectionΒ – Propogation Garden. I love playing with dies, especially ones that can be used in multiple ways. You will find that collection is versatile as well! I have three cards for you today, all showing you unique ways to expand the potential of this collection? Who doesnβt like that? Valentineβs Day Chemistry My first card shows you a fun way to use this collection for Valentineβs Day or for your special someone! I started off by die-cutting elements from Laboratory Glassware and Propagation Garden Frames. I cut the beakers out of Fruit Punch, White, and…
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3 Expert Monochrome Techniques featuring Letter Pressed Cards
Hi there my Spellbindersβ friends!Β My name is Jaycee GasparΒ and Iβm so excited to share three cards featuring the Pressed Posies Collection. This collection features eight sets with one of the products being a Wax Seal Stamp. Letβs focus on monochromatic cards centered around the Timeless Blooms Wax Seal Stamp with designer tricks on getting perfect single-tone letter-pressed cards. This first card focuses on the Sealed Cord & Faux Seal Sentiments Press Plate and Die Set. I love the whimsical feel of this bakerβs twine card which is sure to make a simple yet stunning focal element on your card.Β The coordinating sentiments also act as faux wax seals for…
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Festive Ways To Package Your Cards
Hello everyone! Iβm Mindy Eggen from Mindy Eggen Design and Iβm excited to be back on the Spellbinders blog to share with you three different ways you can package your cards with clear bags/boxes. Clear boxes are so fun and versatile because you can either let the cards be the decor or decorate them yourself. With the assortment of products from Spellbinders, the possibilities are endless and can be used not just during the holiday season but for any occasion! The first project I want to shed light on is using the card as the decor. I have a stenciled card using the Layered Merry Christmas Foliage Bundle. Not only…
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Handmade Card Ideas with Kaleidoscope Arch Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the Kaleidoscope Arch Collection from Spellbinders.Β The bold patterns and beautiful florals in this collection inspired me to create three pretty cards perfect for sending a friendly hello. Floral Letterpress Love Card I thought the intricate floral pattern on the Kaleidoscope Flowers Press Plate was such a beautiful design that I had to pull it out first. Here I inked it up in warm colors and added a beautiful sentiment for this simple and pretty love card. Instructions: Apply Saffron, Apricot, and Clay BetterPress ink to…
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Kaleidoscope Arch β Versatile Products Rock!
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here. Today Iβm sharing a few cards using the Kaleidoscope Arch Collection. This collection has a little bit of everything β 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 βcraftyβ for such a solemn occasion. But the BetterPress LetterPress produces professional quality results β one that is worthy of a sympathy card. Ink up the Kaleidoscope Flowers Press Plate with…
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12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar | Day 3 with Laura Bassen
Welcome to day 3 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. Letβs welcome Laura Bassen as she shares inspiration with the Day 3 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Mindy Eggen | Day 2 with Sandi MacIver. Hi there! Laura here and I am excited to be joining Spellbinders for their 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar Class. Today I am featuring Day 3 of the Stitchmas Advent Calendar which is a unique Two Tiered Ornament…
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Nutcracker Sweet Collection With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iβm thrilled to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! Iβm sharing three cards using the Nutcracker Ballet Bundle from the Nutcracker Sweet Collection! This collection includes some adorable nutcrackers and ballerinas, but I was drawn to the beautiful florals and folk-art ornaments, so thatβs what I went with!! MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS CARD My first card combines several of the Nutcracker Ballet Printed Die-Cuts with a couple of patterned papers from the Nutcracker Ballet Paper Pad and a Nutcracker Ballet Chipboard Sticker. I added strips of red patterned paper and gold mirror cardstock to…
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Stitched for Christmas Card Inspiration with Jung AhSang
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Jung here, and I am back with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, Iβm working with the Stitched for Christmas collection. STITCHED POINSETTIA For my first card, I used the Stitched Poinsettia & Holly set, along with the Stitched Starry Argyle background die. I started by die-cutting all of the pieces in the Poinsettia & Holly die set.Β Then, I added stitching to the die-cuts while I sat on the couch and watched a show.Β I used red metallic thread for the flowers and berries, and green metallic thread for the leaves.Β I also die-cut a panel of white cardstock using…