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Hopping By With A Froggy Trio
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Jump for Joy collection. This small but wonderful collection features a frog/toad that you can use in different scenes and for different occasions. HOPPING BY My first card uses Frog Prince Etched Dies, as well as Jump for Joy Sentiments Clear Stamp Set. I love that the Frog Prince set has flowers and a mushroom in it along with the frog so that you can create a scene with the frog, or you can use them separately too. To make this card: Die cut frog from Rainforest, Fern, Classic White, and Raven…
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Add the Perfect Finishing Touch With Mini Wax Seals
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Mini Wax Seals collection. As the name suggests, these wax seals are much smaller in size that the previous ones and are oh-so cute! I think they are the perfect finishing touch for cards, tags, boxes and more! JUST A NOTE My first card uses two of the new Mini Wax Seals. I thought they would look great on mini envelopes. They are a little on the large size for the envelopes I used, but I still think they look great! To make this card: Die cut the envelope from Love Note…
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Heartfelt Blooms: Three Stunning Cards with Spellbinders, Ranger Ink, and Simon Hurley!
Hi, friends! I’m Lauren Taylor Made and I’m thrilled to be guest blogging today and sharing my excitement for the gorgeous new Heartfelt Blooms stamp and die set from Simon Hurley, in collaboration with Spellbinders and Ranger Ink. This set is a must-have for anyone who loves creating beautiful floral cards. The detailed blooms and versatile sentiments make it perfect for a variety of occasions, and the coordinating dies ensure flawless results every time. Let’s dive into three unique card designs I created using this fantastic new release! For my first card, I wanted to create a bold background for the largest flower image. I started by trimming a piece…
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Punny Farmyard Trio
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the On the Farm collection. This is such a fun collection that can be used for lots of different occasions. I love that each animal comes with a coordinating punny sentiment set! THANK EWE My first card uses the Counting Sheep Clear Stamp & Die Set, along with Perfect Touch Arches Etched Dies. These fun arch dies are great for using both the negative and positive of the die. For this card, I used the negative. To make this card: Die-cut sheep from Snowdrift, Fog, Onyx, and Pink Sand Cardstock. Assemble and adhere…
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Christmas Peace and Blessings
Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. I am featuring the beautiful Season of Wonder collection from Stampendous. It features two sentiment stamp sets along with two die sets, perfect for your holiday crafting needs. MERRY CHRISTMAS NATIVITY Die cut white cardstock using second to largest die from Perfect Touch Rectangles and Tag die set Blend yellow ink in center with blue and purple ink around the perimeter Die cut nativity die from the Christmas Morn Nativity die set with the Pop-up Die Cutting Glitter Foam Sheets in white and add to panel Add glimmered sentiment from…
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Cute Critter Cards with Bibi’s Cats and Pugs Collection
Hi, friends! I’m Lauren Taylor Made and I’m so excited to be here on the Spellbinders Blog to share with you a few cute critter cards with the new Bibi’s Cats and Pugs Collection! When I saw the Big Cat Etched Die Set, I just knew it would make the perfect black cat and I thought it would be fun to give it a Halloween feel. I started with all of my die cutting from Spellbinders Cardstock – the cat pieces are cut from Onyx with the exception of the eye pieces that I cut from White and Fern, inside ears and nose from Barely Peach, tongue from Dahlia and…
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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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So Many Sentiments for Birthday Fun!
Hi, Dina Kowal here with a fun birthday suite! New this month is a collection of sentiment stamps and coordinating dies with abundant options for birthday greetings. Each of the products in the All the Sentiments release is interactive, with multi-step greetings, a gift card holder, and an innovative envelope die set that can even be used to make a cute gift box! I started off with a birthday card and a matching envelope. I really wanted to highlight the A2 Gift Card Holder and Envelope Dies here because I think this set is so clever! The set includes some mix-and-match word dies which can be combined for birthdays or…
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Let’s Give a Spring Story to Little Mice Through Watercoloring!
Hello crafters! Cha Lion here and I’m so excited to be on the Spellbinders blog as a guest designer. Today I’m sharing some spring cards using this adorable collection called the House-Mouse Spring has Sprung. Since I was a little girl, I always love coloring and telling stories. To make these cards, I combined watercoloring techniques based on striking spotlight effect, that is, the way of light on our main focal area. I also imagined some more mice stories to color them in, which you can read at the end of this post to give you some ideas. Let’s give a spring story to these mice through watercoloring! COATS OF…
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Fun Ideas for Die Cutting With Patterned Paper Featuring Doodlebug
Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring Doodlebug’s Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints 12×12” Cardstock Paper. Spellbinders is now carrying the entire line of Doodlebug’s Rainbow Petite Prints and it was such a difficult choice because I love them all. Linen is always a must-have for me because it’s so subtle and I love that I can easily stamp on it. Gingham is another fun and versatile choice. After choosing the color palette for my cards and making sure that I had both the Doodlebug prints and coordinating solid cardstock, I went to work on my designs. Spellbinders has so…
