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SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 1 with Kim Kesti
Welcome to day 1 of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 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 Kim Kesti as she shares inspiration with the Day 1 surprise! Hi Crafty Friends! Kim Kesti here to kick off the 12 Days of Stitchmas! I am lucky enough to be hosting Day One from the Stitchmas Advent Calendar, which is an adorable ornament along with a cute little “Noel” sentiment. I can imagine so many ways to use this die set! For my first card, I created a “step and repeat”…
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How To Create A Guitar Shaped Card
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial using the Majestic Guitar Etched Dies from Bibi’s Musical Notes Collection. This set creates a 7-inch-tall guitar that fits perfectly on an A7 card base. There is also an add-on die set for side panels, so that you can create a 3D guitar too, but for today, I thought it would be fun to create a guitar-shaped card! You can use any colour combination here, but purples are my favourite, so that’s what I went with! STEP 1 – DIE CUTTING THE GUITAR Die cut dies from Majestic Guitar: Cut pieces of cardstock slightly larger than the size of the…
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Step By Step Tutorial: Boo! – How To Create A Clean And Simple Halloween Card
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial using the Spooktacular Collection by Simon Hurley. I love the ghosts in the Boo Crew set! You can dress up the ghosts with hats, glasses, ties, etc. – so cute! For today, I thought it would be fun to take the witch’s hat from the Bewitched set to add on to my ghost! STEP 1 – DIE-CUTTING THE GHOST + WITCH’S HAT Cut pieces of cardstock slightly larger than the size of the dies. Place the main body of the ghost from Boo Crew onto Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock and hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape. Place bottom…
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Step by Step Tutorial: Spooktacularly Cute Crew
Hi there, crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel, and spooky season is the next big celebration this year! The Boo Crew Etched Dies from Spellbinders Spooktacular Collection by Simon Hurley is a fun die set that creates the cutest ghosts for a card with lots of spooky fun! Let’s make a card using all three ghosts! Die-cut each ghost from white cardstock. There is a die that cuts out shapes to use behind the ghost’s face to fill in their eyes and mouths. There are die sets for arms and lots of accessories, too. Cut the shape for behind the ghost face from Raven Cardstock. There is a layer for the ghost…
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Step by Step: Country Barn Inspired Star Wreath Card
Hi there, crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel, and I adore the new Country Christmas Collection designed by Annie Williams for Spellbinders. I am sharing a tutorial today on how to create a Christmas card with three different supplies from this collection. Starting with the Barn Star Wreath Etched Dies, die cut a full star with the outline die out of two colors of cardstock. I chose Waterfall Cardstock and some silver foil cardstock. Then place the decorative dies for each of the star points on top of one of the die-cut stars and hold them in place with Spellbinders Best Ever Craft Tape. Run that star with all of its decorative…
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Classy Cards with Paul Antonio Better Press Plates
Hello Crafters! Nancy Leppek here from Scrapper at Heart.com. I am happy to be back as a guest on the Spellbinder’s Blog. Today, I am sharing three different cards using the recently released Paul Antonio Happy Everything Better Press Sentiments. This release has the most beautiful fonts, especially when they are foiled. For each one of my cards, I have incorporated the delicate Eyelet Scallop Border in my design. Let’s get to it, shall we! Hope You’re Feeling Better I am in love with the new Colorwheel Cardstock, and here I am using a soft color palette using shades of Tutu, Blush, and Brushed White. First, I foiled the sentiment…
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Kites & Dreams: A Look at the Sky’s the Limit Collection with Simon Hurley
Hi, friends! I’m Lauren Taylor Made and I’m thrilled to be guest blogging today to share my excitement for the brand new Sky’s the Limit collection from Spellbinders and Simon Hurley! This collection is bursting with adorable kites and cheerful sentiments that are perfect for creating uplifting handmade cards. I’ve had so much fun playing with the etched dies, the stunning 3D embossing folder and coordinating layering stencils, and the beautiful BetterPress sentiments. Get ready to send your creativity soaring! For my first card, I wanted to capture the feeling of kites flying high in a breezy sky. I started by embossing a piece of Waterfall cardstock with the Flying Kites…
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Clean and Simple Cards Using the Field Notes Collection
Hello! Jen Kotas here today with three cards featuring the Field Notes Collection. This collection includes three die sets, two BetterPress sets, a stamp set and a 3D embossing folder. I kept my cards clean and simple today. The embossing folder adds a lovely texture and design to the background allowing the die cuts and images to shine. I did not have the stamp set to use so I pulled out the Holding Your Heart Sentiments BetterPress Plates and Die Set to use instead. When I first used this set I made lots of extras. Perfect for times like this! Emboss a 4 x 5 1/4” panel of Alabaster ColorWheel…
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Add the Perfect Finishing Touch With Mini Wax Seals
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Mini Wax Seals collection. As the name suggests, these wax seals are much smaller in size that the previous ones and are oh-so cute! I think they are the perfect finishing touch for cards, tags, boxes and more! JUST A NOTE My first card uses two of the new Mini Wax Seals. I thought they would look great on mini envelopes. They are a little on the large size for the envelopes I used, but I still think they look great! To make this card: Die cut the envelope from Love Note…
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Gorgeous Make-up Set Cards
Hello Crafty Friends, Heejung Hunsberger here! I’m thrilled to be returning as a guest designer for Spellbinders this month again! I believe that the Gorgeous You Collection and Mini Wax Seals Collection will be the perfect choice for Mother’s Day or birthday cards for women who enjoy makeup. I just loved creating each card using the collection because I love to have makeup items for me. I made three cards featuring the Gorgeous You mini wax seals Collection and the Gorgeous You Collection. If you’d like to get to know me better, visit my blog or follow me on Instagram. Additionally, I have a YouTube channel where I regularly post…
