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Autumn is Upon Us!
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Woodland Tales Collection. Autumn/fall is upon is here in the Northern Hemisphere and this Woodland Tales Collection is perfect for the season (but can be used all round too!). Whilst my color palette doesn’t necessarily give autumn vibes, the subject matter does! EACH DAY IS A GIFT For my first project, I wanted to use Finley the Fox. I thought that he would look great nestled in an autumn forest background. For me, mushrooms work perfectly for autumn, so I grabbed them and got to work die-cutting! To make this card: Die…
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Adding Dimension to your Fall Projects
Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. Today, I am working with the Falling Leaves collection. This collection has a press plate with coordinating stencil, a 3D embossing folder, and three wax seals. All of these products are so beautiful and pair perfectly together. For my first card, I started by taking the Autumn Rain BetterPress and Stencil Bundle and used my BetterPress machine to ink up the press plate. I used the Opal Blush Shimmer Interference Ink Pad from Lisa Horton Crafts. I then used the coordinating stencils to color the umbrellas and leaves. I trimmed…
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October 2024 Wax Seal of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Season of Wonder
Our October 2024 Wax Seal of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This month’s “Season of Wonder” Wax Seal Stamp adds that finishing touch to seal your projects with love. It has one wooden handle that supports a 1″ round brass seal stamp design on its end. This club option also includes a pack of coordinating wax beads. Here’s a look at the October 2024 Wax Seal of the Month: Wax Seals Starter Kit is needed to use this Wax Seal. Sold separately October 2024 Wax Seal of the Month – Video Tutorial Watch video tutorial using this month kit below or on Youtube: Additional inspiration Here’s a…
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Let’s Create Some Pretty Packaging!
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Sealed 3D Christmas Collection. This beautiful collection features two press plates, a box die, 3 wax seal stamps and lots of beautiful wax beads! I thought for my blog post today that I would focus on creating pretty packaging. I love gift-giving and making things look pretty, so for today, I have some boxes, tags, and envelopes to share with you. RED & GOLD CHRISTMAS For my first project, I created a box using the new Ribbon Box Etched Dies. Not only is this box beautiful, but it is also really easy…
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September 2024 Wax Seal of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Falling Leaves
Our September 2024 Wax Seal of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This month’s “Falling Leaves” Wax Seal Stamp adds that finishing touch to seal you projects with love. It has one wooden handle that supports a 1″ round brass seal stamp design on its end. This club option also includes a pack of coordinating wax beads. Here’s a look at the September 2024 Wax Seal of the Month: Wax Seals Starter Kit is needed to use this Wax Seal. Sold separately September 2024 Wax Seal of the Month – Video Tutorial Watch video tutorial using this month kit below or on Youtube: Additional inspiration Here’s a closer look at the…
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August 2024 Wax Seal of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Bold Hello
Our August 2024 Wax Seal of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This month’s “Bold Hello” Wax Seal Stamp adds that finishing touch to seal you projects with love. It has one wooden handle that supports a 1″ round brass seal stamp design on its end. This club option also includes a pack of coordinating wax beads. Here’s a look at the August 2024 Wax Seal of the Month: Wax Seals Starter Kit is needed to use this Wax Seal. Sold separately August 2024 Wax Seal of the Month – Video Tutorial Watch video tutorial using this month kit below or on Youtube: Additional inspiration Here’s a closer look at the…
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July 2024 Wax Seal of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Joyful Snowflake
Our July 2024 Wax Seal of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This month’s “Joyful Snowflake” Wax Seal Stamp adds that finishing touch to seal you projects with love. It has one wooden handle that supports a 1″ round brass seal stamp design on its end. This club option also includes a pack of coordinating wax beads. Here’s a look at the July 2024 Wax Seal of the Month: Wax Seals Starter Kit is needed to use this Wax Seal. Sold separately JOIN THE CLUB July 2024 Wax Seal of the Month – Video Tutorial Watch video tutorial using this month kit below or on Youtube: Additional inspiration Here’s a closer…
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Step Up Your Crafting With Embossing Folders
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Sealed 3D Botanical collection. This beautiful collection features 3D cut & emboss folders, labels and tags dies, plus wax seal stamps. My projects today focus on embossing folder techniques. TECHNIQUE 1 – INK BLENDING For my first card, I wanted to show simple ink blending with embossing folders. This can be done before embossing or afterwards and they both give slightly different looks. For this card, I added the ink blending first. This meant that I could not take advantage of the cut & emboss feature of these folders, but it still…
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Cultivate Your Cardstock Green Thumb with New Propagation Garden from Annie Williams!
Hi friends! Emily Midgett from Sixth Street Sundries is here with you today, and I’m very happy to be a guest here on the Spellbinders blog! My husband often jokes that the only way I can grow anything green is on a card, which is 100% accurate. I have purchased and been given many a beautiful plant in my lifetime only to have them sadly wither away. So many people began creating their own miniature greenhouses during the pandemic, and so it makes sense that Spellbinders designed the Propagation Garden product suite to celebrate those lucky folks with green thumbs! I have created a trio of projects with the new…
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New Let’s Celebrate Collection: Mother’s Day with Mauve and Gold
Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and I’m thrilled to be sharing some inspiration using the utterly luscious new collection from Yana Smakula called Let’s Celebrate. Yana’s signature style with elegant florals and beautiful calligraphic sentiments is laced throughout this collection, and it was a true pleasure to play with! The shining star of the collection, for me at least, is the divine Peony Better Press Plate. The Better Press Plates work beautifully with both the Better Press system and the Glimmer Hot Foil System, and both methods work incredibly well with this exquisitely detailed press plate. Whenever I am creating a card set,…