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    House-Mouse Summer Fun Card Ideas

    July 8, 2025 / No Comments

    Hi crafters, Dina Kowal here! The House Mouse gang is back with some hot weather antics in the Summer Fun collection… I’m not even sure how it’s already time for summer cards, but here we are!  There are 4 new sets in this House Mouse release, each with a card-sized image and several coordinating sentiments. I love the movement that is drawn into each of these images, so I used different methods and mediums to highlight those details. You know I love to watercolor, so on all these cards I used my favorite paints to begin my coloring. I let the paint dry between layers and kept building up intensity,…

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    Easy A2 Cards with House-Mouse – Let’s Stamp & Color!

    June 4, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Hey crafty friends! It’s Paula Fontenelle here from Crafting with Paula, and today we’re going back to basics with a simple A2 card tutorial featuring the adorable House-Mouse Rare Bloom collection. Whether you’re new to cardmaking or just love a quick project, this one’s for you!  Here are some examples from the collection. For the tutorial, I’ll be using the mouse with the balloon. FIRST THINGS FIRST: LET’S BUILD A CARD BASE! What’s an A2 card? It’s the most common card size out there: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″. To make one, just cut a piece of cardstock to 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, fold it in half, and you’ve got your card base.…

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    Moving into Summer with House Mouse Fun

    May 22, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Hi crafters, Dina Kowal here! The House Mouse gang is back with some hot weather antics in the Summer Fun collection… I’m not even sure how it’s already time for summer cards, but here we are! There are 4 new sets in this House Mouse release, each with a card-sized image and several coordinating sentiments. I love the movement that is drawn into each of these images, so I used different methods and mediums to highlight those details. You know I love to watercolor, so on all these cards I used my favorite paints to begin my coloring. I let the paint dry between layers and kept building up intensity,…

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  • Open House Collection | Spellbinders Live
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    Open House Collection | Spellbinders Live

    August 28, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Join Nicole Westervelt in the Creative Classroom to learn about our new Open House collection. This collection is part of Spellbinders’ largest holiday release ever – but you’ll love how you can use the Open House dies all year long. Watch video below or on our Youtube channel: Each set in this collection builds on the Open House Door Base (S4-1131). Build upon the Door Base with the Door Side Panel Dies (S2-316), Topiary Dies (S3-414) and Sentiment Steps (S4-1132). Use the dies to create cards sized A2, 5×7, slimline and more. Already have the Always Welcome door from the Large Die of the Month Club in 2020? These add-on sets will all coordinate with that set!…

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  • Open House Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
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    Open House Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    August 17, 2021 / 1 Comment

    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 Open House Collection from Spellbinders.  The fun and welcoming scene-building die sets in this collection inspired me to create three cheerful cards perfect for sending a warm hello or a special note . Open House Hello Scene-building die sets can be a little intimidating, so I wanted to start by creating a simpler front door step with just a few special touches first. Using mainly the Open House Door Base Die set, this cheerful door card is perfect for sending a happy hello, especially to…

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    Open House Collection – Holiday Card Inspiration With Michelle Short

    August 16, 2021 / 3 Comments

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be sharing three cards with you today using the new Open House Collection. This die cutting collection features four sets that you can mix and match to create wonderful front door scenes. These are perfect for Christmas/winter cards, like I have used them today, but these would work equally well for non-holiday cards too. FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS CARD My first card is a card that would be lovely to send to holiday guests inviting them to stay, or simply as a holiday card in general. It could even be used as a non-holiday card! I started off by…

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  • Birdhouses Through the Seasons with Natasha Vacca
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    May 13, 2021 / 3 Comments

    Hi my name is Natasha Vacca and I am so excited to be on the Spellbinders blog today!  I have had an amazing time working with the new release Birdhouses Through the Seasons by Vicky Papaioannou. These houses are so sweet and I am excited to show you how I created a house for each season!  I wanted to create a house for each season and showcase different ways to use these dies using both colored cardstock and by water coloring the die cuts!  I hope you enjoy them!   You can also find me on my personal blog at natashascolorfulcreations.com I would love it if you stopped by there too!…

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    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back today to share a couple of projects using the new Birdhouses Through The Seasons Collection by Vicky Papaioannou.  This collection really spoke to me as a nature-lover, so I wanted to use as many of the seasonal sets as I could together.  Since the birdhouses are large enough to fill a card front, I was inspired to create three fun cards in different sizes for a variety of occasions. I thought the tall birdhouse from the Build A Fall Birdhouse die set would be perfect for a slimline card, but I’m not quite ready to start my fall…

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    НеІІо Crafty Friends! Tina here from Cards and Coffee Time! І am super excited to bе back with some fun cards to share with you using the amazing Birdhouses Through the Seasons Collection bу Vicky Papaioannou. Although each birdhouse set had а seasonal theme, І wanted to show you how fun and versatile these Build а Birdhouse sets сап bе. І fell in Іоvе with everything about them, the size, the shape, the embossed detail and the customizable elements that go along with it. Each of these Birdhouses have а season to them but І wanted to show that there are elements of the die sets that сап bе used…

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    Hello crafty friends! It’s Jean here sharing three slimline cards showcasing the Birdhouses Through the Seasons Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. This whimsical and unique collection includes five die sets and a sentiment stamp set with which to create bird and/or birdhouse-themed cards. Let’s take a look at different ways to use the products, no matter what the season! Add sparkle to a summer-themed card with glitter Create background: Create sky background by blending Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink on Snowdrift cardstock panel cut to 3 ½” x 8 ½”. Stamp Tweet Sentiments sentiment in black ink. Create foreground: For sand, apply clear glitter to Portobello cardstock with spray adhesive. For…

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