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  • HOW TO MAKE THE SENTIMENT PART OF THE FOCAL POINT, S1-185, S3-517
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Step by Step Tutorials

    How to Create a Layered Thank You Card with Dies – Step-by-Step Tutorial

    April 10, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Layered Thank You Etched Dies from the Essentially Yours Sentiments Collection. There are eight sentiments in the collection, all with two layers – the word itself and the shadow. I love it when there are shadow layers with the sentiments. It means that you can use the word on its own or with the shadow, which makes the sets more versatile. Today I am using the Thank You with both the word and shadow layers. DIE-CUTTING & ASSEMBLING THE SENTIMENT Die cut Layered Thank You Etched Dies: Please Note: the dies are shown in the…

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  • HOW TO CREATE A STRIPED BACKGROUND, S4-1450, S4-1448, DOM-JAN25, STP-274, BP-025
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    How to Make a Striped Birthday Card with the Stripe Right Etched Dies

    March 27, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Stripe Right Etched Dies from the Just Eat Cake Add-Ons Collection. This fabulous die cuts four stripes of various widths. The stripes are 6” tall, so they can be used horizontally or vertically on an A2-sized card. The dies work perfectly with the contents of the Just Eat Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit, but as you can see, they can be combined with any other supplies you have in your stash, too! DIE-CUTTING THE STRIPES + CREATING THE CARD BASE Pick five colours of ColorWheel Cardstock to use – this card uses (left-right) Seaside, Waterfall, Fairy…

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    Simple Foiling Ideas with Inspired Basics Collection and Lisa Mensing

    Simple Foiling Ideas with Inspired Basics Collection and Lisa Mensing

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  • Making A Darling Dog Birthday Card, S5-743, S5-526, S5-734, S4-1522, BP-025
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    How to Make a Birthday Card with Color Block Accent Arches and Darling Dog Dies

    March 26, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today. I am thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog to share a card featuring the Color Block Accent Arches, which are part of the Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit Add-Ons. I am going to be taking you through this card with a step-by-step photo tutorial. It’s a fun card to make! Happy Birthday For all of the die cutting, use the Platinum SIX Die Cutting Machine with the die cutting sandwich as follows (from bottom to top): Plate A – Platform Base Plate B – Platform Top Plate C – Cutting Plate Plate C – Cutting Plate The…

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    Holiday Flora Inspiration with Caly Person

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    Spellbinders June 2020 Small Die of the Month is Here – Handing You a Smile #SpellbindersClubKits #Diecutting #NeverStopMaking #Cardmaking

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    June 1, 2020
  • HOW TO STAMP & COLOUR HOUSE-MOUSE PARTY PARADE, RSC-067, S5-635
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    How to Color the House-Mouse Party Parade Stamp with Copic Markers – Step-by-Step Birthday Card Tutorial

    March 19, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the House-Mouse Party Parade Cling Stamp Set. This adorable stamp set is perfect for birthday cards, but any celebration would work too. I am colouring the image using Copic Markers, which are alcohol based, but any colouring medium will work here – pencils, paints, etc. If you are a beginner colourist, this image is perfect for you, as the stamped image already has shading lines on it, so a lot of the work is already done by the stamp! STAMPING THE IMAGE & SENTIMENT Remove foam insert from Mini MISTI. Place panel of white alcohol marker-friendly cardstock…

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    August 11, 2018
    The Painter’s Garden Paper Flowers Inspiration

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    February 3, 2023
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    January 22, 2024
  • How To Create A Floral Thinking Of You Card, BP-355, S6-250, S5-647
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    Step-by-Step Thinking of You Card with Spellbinders Upright Italic Everyday Sentiments

    March 18, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today to create a flower-filled “Thinking of You” card. I am doing a step-by-step photo tutorial using the Upright Italic Thinking Of You Press + Foil Plate, which is one of three new sentiments in the Paul Antonio Upright Italic Everyday Sentiments Collection.  These sentiments are sized perfectly for a variety of card sizes, and I am using it on an A2 card today. As this is a “Thinking of You” card, I have chosen to pair the sentiment with some flowers and have gone for a fairly muted, but I think still very pretty, colour palette. Thinking Of You For…

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    April 2026 Small Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Pansy Seed Co.

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    April 1, 2026
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  • HOW TO COMBINE PRESSED SENTIMENTS WITH DIE CUT FLORALS, BP-356
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    How to Make a Floral Thank You Card with BetterPress and Club Blooms Dies

    March 17, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Upright Italic Thank You! Press + Foil Plate from Paul Antonio. This beautiful plate is the perfect addition to any other products you want to combine with it, or you can combine it with a simple background, as it is large enough to pack a punch on its own! I chose to press the plate today, but it does foil beautifully, too! There are other sentiments in the collection, and they will work for this card design too; you may just need to rearrange the florals to fit. PRESSING THE SENTIMENT Flip Platen of Betterpress…

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  • How To Create A Scene Card with Yana's Tulips, BP-360, STNB-015, BP-354
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    How to Make a Windmills and Tulips Card with Spellbinders BetterPress (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

    March 13, 2026 / No Comments

    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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  • Laughing Our Way Through the Years, ● S4-1518, STP-264, BPR-029, S5-721, S4-1311, S2-452, S5-619
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    Funny Birthday Card Ideas Using the Spellbinders Aged to Perfection Collection

    March 2, 2026 / 6 Comments

    Hello Spellbinders Fans! It’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m so happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing these three cards featuring the Aged to Perfection Collection. I thoroughly enjoyed working with these witty and fun products. They’re full of personality and perfect for celebrating birthdays with humor. I know several people, myself included, who will be celebrating milestone birthdays this year, and these designs felt like such a fun and lighthearted way to mark those special moments. OLD PEOPLE Chuckling, I was reminded of a holiday window display at Le Bon Marché in Paris, France, that featured chattering teeth toys. Maybe it’s a new trend, but it’s definitely a…

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    Sweet Cardmaking Inspiration with the Spellbinders Make It & Bake It Collection

    February 24, 2026 / 1 Comment

    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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    Clean and Simple Cards with Rub-On Transfers and Embossing Folders

    February 20, 2026 / No Comments

    Hello, crafty people! This is Jennifer Ingle here today, and I am so excited to be sharing these clean and simple designs with you. I created three SUPER simple cards with the absolutely gorgeous Little Leaps and Spring Blessings rub-on transfers from Spellbinders. The thing I love about rub-on transfers is that you can make stunning designs that really shine with very little work. Let me show you how! Each card is created using both the rub-on transfers and gorgeous embossing folder designs. Let’s walk through them! For this card, I used the Lined Circles Embossing Folder to create the background. I particularly love this embossing folder because you can…

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