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How to Make a Windmills and Tulips Card with Spellbinders BetterPress (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today. I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog to share a card featuring the prettiest tulip field, set against a backdrop of windmills with a gorgeous pink sky! The Windmills and Tulips Press & Foil Plate is from Yana’s Tulips Collection, and it is lovely – it creates a beautiful, serene scene! I believe it is inspired by a recent trip that Yana took to the Netherlands, and the vibe is captured to perfection. Along with this press and foil plate, there is a set of layering stencils that you can use to add your colour to the…
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Sweet Cardmaking Inspiration with the Spellbinders Make It & Bake It Collection
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog with you today. I’m here to share some inspiration with the Make It and Bake It Collection. This is a really sweet and fun collection, which mostly consists of die sets that cover all manner of things related to baking. There is also a 3D embossing folder and some punny sentiments in the form of a clear stamp set. I had fun making these cards – the sets are so well thought through and very interchangeable. I love that the collection includes some flowers that can be added to mixing bowls, baking tools,…
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Spring Smiles Ahead – Die Cut Inlay Technique Step-by-Step Tutorial
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson, and I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog with you today. I’m here to share a step-by-step tutorial using the In Bloom Egg Etched Dies from the Simon Hurley Happy Spring Collection. I am going to be doing one of my favourite techniques – die cut inlay. This is one of the first die-cutting techniques I was taught back when I started cardmaking many moons ago! It is still a favourite and often a go-to technique. It’s like doing a mini jigsaw, and I find it very therapeutic. Due to the nature of die cutting from several colours of cardstock, like…
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How to Make a Love-Themed Card with Classic Mouse Love Etched Dies (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to show you how to create a sweet love-themed card featuring the Classic Mouse Love Etched Dies, which form part of the new Classic Mouse Love Collection. This release features the dies I am using today, plus two sets of BetterPress Letterpress sentiments and a set of rub-ons. So, here is the card I will be creating for you today. I will be walking you through all the different stages of pulling it together. This card is pretty much all die cutting, but I have also foiled the sentiment. There are…
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Dimensional Floral Cards with The Poet’s Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog with you today. I’m here to share some inspiration with The Poet’s Garden Collection from Susan Tierney-Cockburn. This is a beautiful release of flowers that are designed to have lots of dimension, and I definitely have that on my cards today! This collection has a choice of Double and Single Peonies, Clematis Poet, Wild Violet, and Love-In-A-Mist Etched Dies, along with an accompanying BetterPress sentiment set. Spending time creating these dimensional flowers is very relaxing, and they really pack a punch when they are done! You’ll need to send them to their respective…
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Step-by-Step Tutorial: Intertwined Delicate Flowers For A Birthday Card
Hello crafters! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to show you how to create a pretty birthday card featuring the Regal Blooms Etched Dies, which form part of the new Regal Reflections Collection. This collection contains three sets of etched dies, including the floral set I am using today, along with a set of two cats and also a set of nesting dies. In addition, there is a 3D embossing folder which you can use to get two different embossed looks plus a clear sentiment stamp set which works for many different occasions. So, here is the card I will…
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Easy Baby & Birthday Cards with Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Pooh
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog with you today. I’m here to share some ideas for easy cards using the Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Pooh Birthday Collection. This collection contains two clear stamp sets with their coordinating dies, and I use both sets on my cards today. It also features a 3D embossing folder which creates alphabet blocks that you can use to personalise your cards – so cute! There are some border dies along with two die sets, which feature Kanga and Roo as well as a highchair and other baby accessories. You also have two BetterPress…
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SPOILERS! 12 Days of Stitchmas 2025 Advent Calendar – Day 8 with Lisa Tilson
Welcome to day 8 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 Lisa Tilson as she shares inspiration with the Day 8 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Kim Kesti; Day 2 with Jaycee Gaspar; Day 3 with Rebecca Keppel; Day 4 with Nichol Spohr; Day 5 with Tina Smith; Day 6 with Mindy Eggen; Day 7 with Carissa Wiley. Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here today, and I am so excited to be sharing…
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Sugar and Spice And All Things Nice!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to share some inspiration with the Candy Christmas Collection from Stamperia. This is a super sweet and cute release, guaranteed to have you running for those sugary treats in no time! In the collection, you have a Gingerbread House, Gingerbread Train, Gingerbread Plane(with some cute banners), a Gingerbread Man (or woman!) with a parachute or hot air balloon, a lovely waffle cone pattern 3D embossing folder, and some festive border dies. So, let’s get started on my three cards for today. Merry Christmas This first card features the Gingerbread House Etched…
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Step by Step Tutorial: Create a Simple and Pretty Autumn Birthday Card
Hi there, this is Annie Williams, and I’m thrilled to create this pretty autumn birthday card step-by-step with you today using the new Texture & Foliage Collection by Suzanne Hue. The beautiful sentiments and versatile embossing folders in this collection are the perfect addition to some of Suzanne’s previously released wreath dies. Here I’m creating an easy wreath card made for a loved one’s autumn birthday. Apply Brushed Corduroy Distress Oxide Ink to the front flap of the Linen 3D Embossing Folder using a brayer (this helps ensure even ink coverage). Trim a piece of Fawn Cardstock to 4” x 5.25”. Carefully place it inside the inked embossing folder and…
