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Incorporating Patterned Paper Into The Fair Winds Collection With Emily Leiphart
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle. This is such a fun coastal and nautical collection, perfect for summertime cards of all occasions. I wanted to create my cards with a non-traditional color palette and I was inspired by the colors from the Simple Stories Just Beachy 6×8” Paper Pad. Each card features the patterned paper in a different way — the border, a small selection of die cuts, and a centerpiece background. This first card features the Uncharted Waters Stencil, Guiding Light Dies, Set Sail Dies, and the Fair Winds Sentiments.…
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Spellbinders Top 10 Products from 2022
We are so excited to share with you some of our most loved products over the past year! We’ve rounded up another Spellbinders top 10 product list for you! From tools, machines, and crafting accessories, this year’s favorites are a great selection. Keep reading and see if one of your favorite products was on the list! 10. Kerria Japonica Etched Dies To start off our countdown, number 10 on this year’s list was the Kerria Japonica Etched Dies from Susan’s Spring Flora Collection. This set creates beautiful blooming flowers on a branch. Paired with an adorable ladybug, this realistic die set looks freshly picked from a garden. BUY NOW! 9.…
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Spring Into Stitching Collection – Springtime Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Spring Into Stitching Collection from Spellbinders. The beautiful designs in this collection can be stitched for a unique, show-stopping card or simply die-cut for an equally gorgeous look. I was inspired to create four bright springtime cards for all different occasions. Stitched Medallion The Stitched Medallion Die Set is the perfect design to start with if you are a beginner and looking to jump into stitching dies. It has beautiful ornate details, but doesn’t require a ton of stitches! Die-cut Waterfall Cardstock using the medallion…
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Spring into Glimmer Collection Inspiration with Natasha Vacca
Hi, my name is Natasha Vacca and I am so excited to be a guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today! I have had an amazing time working with the new release – Spring into Glimmer Collection. I fell in love with everything in this new collection and it was a pure joy to work with! You can also find me on my personal blog. I would love it if you stopped by there too! Glimmer Edge Butterflies For my first card I am using 3 new glimmer die sets from this beautiful collection: Glimmer Edge Butterflies, Glimmer Be Bold Sentiments, and Glimmer Edge Flowers. I love combining sets! I started…
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Cardmaker II Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Cardmaker II Collection from Spellbinders. With everything from cute frogs to pretty florals and beautiful sentiments, I was inspired to create three easy and fun cards with this collection for a variety of occasions. There are so many ways to use the beautiful butterfly images in the New Start Stamp Set. Here I added one of them to a pretty field of flowers at dusk for a bright and cheery friendship card. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4” x 5.25”. Stamp several of…
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Inspiration with Susan’s Tropical Getaway by Andrea Shell
Hello! It’s Andrea Shell with you, and I’m delighted to be back guest-designing on the Spellbinders blog. While I know that many of us are in the throes of holiday projects, I’m sharing two cards featuring Susan’s Tropical Getaway Dies. Think of this as a mini vacay! My first card uses the gorgeous Hibiscus Dies from the Tropical Getaway Collection. Don’t those flowers look so realistic?! That look is easy to achieve when you use Susan’s Specialty Cardstock and her Ultimate Took Kit and follow her methods for coloring and shaping the flowers (For tutorials visit the Spellbinders YouTube channel). I did that for both of my projects. To color…
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Sweet Cardlets II Inspiration with Yasmin Diaz
Hello, Spellbinders friends! Yasmin here sharing with you a sweet trio of cards made showcasing the newest Sweet Cardlets II Collection by Becca Feeken. So, without further ado, let’s jump right into the step-by-step for how to make them. A Little Birdie A2 Size Card If you’re familiar with Becca Feeken’s collections the Sweet Cardlets II Collection name might sounds familiar to you, as this collection is an extension of the popular Sweet Cardlets Collection with a theme of warmth and kindness. That said, this collection includes thin metal dies and glimmer hot foil plates to help you create any size and any occasion handmade cards. Therefore, to create this…
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Inspiration Featuring the Delightful Darlings Collection with Andrea
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Andrea from Blissfully Scrappy with you to share two cards I created featuring the adorable Delightful Darlings Collection illustrated by Mayline Jung. These girls are so cute and fun to color, and you can easily make them look like any little girl you know by changing your color choices. What little (or big!) girl wouldn’t love a card with an image that looks like her?! Darling Hello First up is this cutie from the Darling Hello stamp set. Isn’t she so sweet and perky?! I stamped her and the butterflies from the set, colored them with Copics, and fussy-cut them. I really wanted to accentuate this little girl’s…
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Birdhouses Through the Seasons with Natasha Vacca
Hi my name is Natasha Vacca and I am so excited to be on the Spellbinders blog today! I have had an amazing time working with the new release Birdhouses Through the Seasons by Vicky Papaioannou. These houses are so sweet and I am excited to show you how I created a house for each season! I wanted to create a house for each season and showcase different ways to use these dies using both colored cardstock and by water coloring the die cuts! I hope you enjoy them! You can also find me on my personal blog at natashascolorfulcreations.com I would love it if you stopped by there too!…
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Emboss Plus Ink TWO Ways | Spellbinders Live
Embossing folders are a perfect way to add a subtle background or a bold pattern to handmade cards and crafts. Join Kim Kesti in the Creative Classroom as she creates with four favorite embossing folders from Spellbinders: Heart and Soul, Scallops, Sun Rays, and Plaid Company. Looking for the perfect sandwich for these embossing folders on your Platinum or Platinum 6? Start with the platform, then embossing folder with cardstock, and one cutting plate on top. (Have you seen our new Glitter Cutting Plates?!) Kim started with the Heart and Soul Embossing Folder and shared some ideas for adding ink to your embossed panels. The easiest way to add ink is with a sponge dauber. Keeping the…
