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Use Your Press Plates 3 Ways
Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. I am super excited about the Glad Tidings collection from Simon Hurley and Spellbinders. It features three press plate sets, perfect for your holiday crafting needs. In this blog post, we will be using the Betterpress system and cotton cardstock to get a letterpress effect, we will be using regular inks on cardstock to get a similar yet different look, and lastly, we will be using the press plates with the Spellbinders Glimmer machine to foil them. SENDING HOLIDAY CHEER For my first card, I am using the Ornamental Press…
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Classic Christmas Scenes with Glad Tidings
Hey there, crafty friends! Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs with three cards featuring Simon Hurley’s new collection, Glad Tidings. I don’t know about you, but I love the classic Christmas feel of this collection. The Santa, the ornaments, and the little Nutcrackers all have a bit of a vintage feel. I decided to pair all three cards with some navy cardstock and some very Christmas colors. Let’s take a look! For my first card, I grabbed the Nutcracker Trio Better Press plates. These three little Nutcrackers can be pressed all together, but I love that Spellbinders has also included a die that will cut each Nutcracker out individually.…
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Getting More Mileage from Modeling Pastes with Add-ins
Hey there, Spellbinders artists and enthusiasts! Daniel West here, with some inspiration and a few tips for stenciling with TCW Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste and White Modeling Paste. Sometimes we see a simple product in basic white and wonder what we can do with it. But these pastes work like a blank canvas you can use as is or add in colors and glitter for different effects. The Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste boasts a wicked short drying time and a true-to-its-name texture. This paste lays down quickly and without fuss. When I stenciled it onto my projects, I noticed it didn’t seep in under the stencils because of…
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Color Block Backgrounds 3 Ways with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Color Block Backgrounds Collection from Spellbinders. The bold and versatile dies in this collection inspired me to create three cards with fun backgrounds for a variety of occasions. Color Blog Cloudscape All of the different cloud formations in the Color Block Cloudscape Die Set had me imagining a dreamy night sky. I added layers of wispy clouds to a blue moon and sparkly sky for this pretty and fun love card. Trim a piece of Cosmic Sky Cardstock to 4.25” x 5.5”. Apply silver metallic…
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Halloween Collection – Spooky and Fun Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so happy to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Halloween Collection from Spellbinders. The cute, but spooky designs in this collection inspired me to create two fun cards perfect for sending a Halloween hello. Although the new Halloween additions to the Open House Collection can really be used on any kind of card, I find it hard to pass up creating another custom doorway! With a just few color changes and these fun new dies, I created an easy mini slimline haunted house card to send to my nephew who loves the spooky…
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Celestial Zodiacs Collection Inspiration Round-Up
Hello, Spellbinders fans! We are excited to bring back the “Inspiration Round-Up” series to our blog. These are meant to inspire, educate and share beautiful projects created with our new products. Get ready for an unbelievable lineup of beautiful inspiration featuring the Celestial Zodiacs 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 Celestial Zodiacs Collection! Share your projects on Instagram and tag us @teamspellbinders #neverstopmaking #glimmerhotfoilsystem.
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Introducing Layered Full Moon & Star Bright Stencils
The Celestial Zodiacs Collection, part of the January 2021 release, hosts two stunning stencils to be used with inks, modeling paste, glitter, and paint. Today let’s look at some tips and techniques for our new Star Bright and Layered Moon stencils. You’ll love the Star Bright stencil to add a streak of sparkling stars to the background of Celestial Zodiacs cards and crafts. In addition you’ll reach for this stencil all year long to create glittering stars behind a Christmas scene, an elegant night sky for anniversary cards, or a colorful starry background for birthday cards. Watch this quick how-to video to see the Star Bright stencil in action on our…
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Celestial Zodiacs Collection – Clean and Simple Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share a couple of projects using the new Celestial Zodiacs Collection. The twinkling star patterns, majestic moon image, and gorgeous sentiments inspired me to create three clean and simple cards for a variety of occasions. XOXO Zodiac Card The twelve zodiac foil plate sets in the collection are perfect for birthday cards and tags, but I thought they could also be used to make a fun and unique wedding or love card for a stargazing friend. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4.125” x 5.375”. Apply Speckled Prism Hot Foil to the panel using…
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Celestial Zodiacs Collection – Inspiration with Marie Heiderscheit
Hello, crafty friends! Its Marie here from the blog, MARIE NICOLE DESIGNS. I was so excited to see the new Celestial Zodiac collection. It is full of starry, sparkly craft supplies that you can use to create gorgeous cards or other projects. I created a set of three cards with this collection and I’m excited to share them with you today! I wanted to create a set of cards that coordinate, but with each one being unique. I have found that the easiest way to make cards together that look like a set is to choose a few colors and stick with them. This way, they look like they all…
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Celestial Zodiacs Card Set
Hi crafty friends! Lea Lawson here today to share a card set featuring the new products from the Celestial Zodiacs collection. There is such a fun collection, with fantastic stamps, stencils, Glimmer hot foil plates and even an embossing folder. Let’s take a look at how I created these cards! For my first card I embossed a panel of navy blue cardstock with the Stargazer embossing folder. Next I foiled the constellations from the Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio and Capricorn foiling sets in Aura colored foil. I stamped & heat embossed the sentiment from Starstruck Sentiments in white, then splattered the entire panel with white acrylic ink. Once the ink was…