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Holiday Cards Featuring the Winter Wonderland Collection with Carol Hintermeier
Hello! Carol Hintermeier here, and I’m thrilled to be invited to guest blog today! I’ve been card-making for close to 20 years and a fun fact about me is that my very first die-cutting machine and dies were from Spellbinders! That’s another reason why I’m so honored to be invited to Spellbinders’ blog! I have created three cards to share with you using the beautiful Winter Wonderland Collection—one stepped-up card, and two quick and easy cards! I love how the Winter Wonderland die cuts make easy, and yet such beautiful cards! My first card is my stepped-up card where I’ve added some dimensional flowers to create a card for that…
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The Winter Garden – 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 Winter Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous new florals and beautiful winter elements in this collection inspired me to create three pretty holiday cards with tons of dimension. Ice Skates Card I couldn’t get over all of the fun details in the Ice Skate Die Set, so I reached for this one first. Paired with some of the new floral designs in soft colors, I love how this pretty Christmas card turned out! Die cut white, Portobello, and Mirror Silver Cardstock using the Ice…
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Delicate & Feminine Handmade Cards with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works and I’m excited and honored to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today to share a couple of projects using the new The Right Words Collection by Amazing Paper Grace. The fabulous sentiments, sweet embellishments to accent, and unique motifs in this collection inspired me to create three cards perfect for a variety of occasions. Thank You for Your Kindness The Thank You for Your Kindness Etched Dies makes it so easy to create eye-catching cards fast. Here I’ve used the Layered Cherry Blossoms Etched Dies along with a simple greeting for this ornate thank-you card. To begin,…
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Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am so excited to be guest designing on the Spellbinders Blog today showcasing the Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection by Amazing Paper Grace. The beautiful detailed border and frame dies, as well as the exquisite floral layering dies, inspired me to make a set of three cards perfect for gifting to friends and family! Half Slimline Oval My first card features the Half Slimline Oval Etched Dies and the Layered Cherry Blossoms Etched Dies along with the Geo Screen Embossing Folder. The Layered Cherry Blossoms Set creates such gorgeous flowers that I had to try them out first.…
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Through The Garden Gate Collection – Card Inspiration 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 Through The Garden Gate Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous new flower dies and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three bright floral cards with realistic blooms that pop right off the page. Hollyhock Card The Hollyhock Die Set creates such a beautiful stalk of bright blooms that is perfect for slimline and mini slimline cards. Here I added a single stalk of coral hollyhocks to a pretty trellis-like background for a bold and bright love card. Die-cut Susan’s Garden Specialty Cardstock…
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Through the Garden Gate Collection with Kassi Hulet
Hello, my fabulous friends, it’s Kassi Hulet here, and I’m excited to be guest designing, and sharing some fun projects featuring the new flowers from the Through the Garden Gate collection! I have been daydreaming of being able to walk out into the garden and see flowers everywhere… I’m beyond ready for the constant rain to give way to sunshine, and for it to really feel like spring. I can’t control the weather, so I’ll just have to fill my studio with flowers while I wait! When I looked up photos of hollyhocks to see what colors they come in, I found a spectrum of warm colors…pinks, reds, oranges, and…
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Open Road Collection: Handmade Card Ideas with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am so excited to be a guest designing on the Spellbinders Blog. I have three projects to share with you today highlighting the Open Road Collection. The wonderful and fun products in this collection inspired me to create a set of three cards perfect for sending to your friends and family! My first project features the Open Road Etched Dies, On Cloud Nine Etched Dies, Head in the Clouds Embossing Folder, and the Open Road Sentiments Clear Stamp Set. I LOVE the convertible die in the set and used it to create a soft pastel card for a…
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Celebrate You: Cards & Gift Bags How-To with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am so excited to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today featuring the Celebrate You Collection. This is a large collection with lots of great gifting and greeting cards goodies that pair beautifully with cardstock or patterned paper for a quick easy card, or something a little more stepped up with the addition of floral dies. Custom Gift Bags My first project is a set of Gift Bags made using the Gift Bag Etched Dies, Be Bold Blooms Etched Dies, the Mini Blooms and Sprigs Etched Dies, and the Geo Screen Embossing Folder. These are so…
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Celebrate You Collection – Cards & Gifts For Special Occasions with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share several projects using the new Celebrate You Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous sentiments, unique 3D dies, and pretty tag designs in this collection inspired me to create a ton of cards and bags for all different occasions. Baby Card I thought the Venetian Wallpaper Stencil was so beautiful and would make the perfect background for this soft and pretty baby card. Trim white cardstock to 4” x 5.25” and apply Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, and silver pigment ink through the Venetian Wallpaper Stencil with a blending tool to create the background. Apply…
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Happy Dance Collection with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works and I am so thrilled and honored to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today highlighting the Happy Dance Collection. The die sets, Glimmer plates, and stamps in this collection are perfect for making Cards and Gift Tags for Father’s Day/Mother’s Day Cards, and more! My first card features the I Dance Etched Dies, We Dance Glimmer Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set, and the Geo Foliage Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set. I love anything florals for thank you cards, so I reached for the I Dance Etched Dies first to create this bold…
