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Sunny Floral Inspiration – Adding Colour and Using Shapes Three Ways
Hello there Spellbinders friends! This is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am thrilled to be back here again with you on the Spellbinders blog. Today, I have three cards to share with you using the Glimmering Flowers Collection. This collection consists of two floral glimmer hot foil plates which you can use on their own or you can use them with their coordinating layering stencils. There is also a new glimmer sentiment set which has lots of useful everyday sentiments in a fun curved banner design. I show three different ways of adding color to your card designs and I have kept my color palette similar on…
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The Painterโs Garden Collection โ Spring Paper Flower Card Ideas
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of Spring paper flower card ideas using the new Painterโs Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous floral designs in the collection reminiscent of the works of Impressionist painters inspired me to create three bright springtime cards for different occasions. Pansy Thank You Card I love the unique colorings of pansies and thought they would be a fun design to try it out first. Here I chose three different purple varieties of pansies to emulate for this pretty square thank you card. Die cut Susanโs Garden Specialty Cardstock using the…
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Colorful Paper Quilt Cards
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Home Sweet Quilt Collection by Becca Feeken. The gorgeous quilt-inspired patterns and beautiful heartfelt sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three pretty cards for different occasions. Floral Hello Card I was so taken by the beautiful and unique French Braid Panel design that I decided to try it out first.ย Here I combined a fun color-blended background with simple white flowers for this pretty mini slimline hello card. Die cut white cardstock once using the French Braid Panel Die insert and outline dies.…
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Pattern Play with the Color Block Mini Shapes Collection
Hello fellow crafters. Itโs Jean sharing A2-size cards created with the Color Block Mini Shapes Collection at Spellbinders. This collection, consisting of geometric die sets, can be used to craft for a variety of occasions. With the sets, countless patterns can be designed, whether simple or complicated. Itโs fun to experiment with the shapes! Letโs look at the three cards I made with die sets in the collection. For my first card, I used the Color Block Mini Hexagons set, keeping the colors the same for the hexagons. Create card base: Create an A2-size card base covered with textured white cardstock. Cut a mat from red cardstock with the 4…
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Layered Floral Handmade Cards featuring Susan’s Through The Garden Gate Collection
Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am so excited to be back today to share a couple of projects using the Through the Garden Gate Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The GORGEOUS garden-themed dies and heartfelt greetings in this collection inspired me to create a set of three cards perfect for sending to your friends and family! Hollyhock Thank You Card My first card features the Hollyhock Etched Dies, Forget-Me-Not and Ladybugs Etched Dies, and the Beeblossom Etched Dies. I paired it with the dies from the Fluted Classics Ovals Etched Dies and added a few tropical bunches to this cheerful thank-you card. To create…
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Utilizing Leftover Foil with Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes & Annie Williams
Hello again this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes Collection from Spellbinders. The bold designs in this collection can be used with so many interesting techniques and I was inspired to create three springtime cards for a variety of occasions. Leftover Leaf Design One of my favorite ways to use these designs is also the simplest. By taking the leftover foil from a background design, I can create an equally beautiful โnegativeโ of that background for another card. Here I added a few spring blooms to a golden leaf background…
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Paint Your World โ Paintbrush Cards for Art Lovers with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Paint Your World Collection by Vicky Papaioannou.ย The fun paintbrush-themed designs and beautiful nature-inspired extras in this collection inspired me to create three colorful cards for the art lovers in my life. Oversized Paintbrush Card The oversized brush in the Painted Blooms Die Set was the perfect base for me to try out a ton of the different accessories in the collection. Here I added layers of flowers and even a butterfly to this pretty slimline card perfect for sending a springtime hello. Die-cut the…
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March 2022 Embossing Folder of the Month Kit โ Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the March Embossing Folder of the Month Kit from Spellbinders. With its beautiful floral pattern and large size, the Garden Path Embossing Folder is perfect for tons of different techniques and occasions. Sometimes the easiest techniques make the prettiest cards.ย Here I sanded white-core cardstock to create a soft and subtle background for this pretty hello card. Trim a piece of aqua white-core cardstock to 4โ x 5.25โ and emboss it using the Garden Path Embossing Folder. Lightly sand the raised edges with a sanding block to…
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Spring into Glimmer Collection Inspiration with Natasha Vacca
Hi, my name is Natasha Vacca and I am so excited to be a guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today! I have had an amazing time working with the new release โ Spring into Glimmer Collection. I fell in love with everything in this new collection and it was a pure joy to work with! You can also find me on my personal blog. I would love it if you stopped by there too! Glimmer Edge Butterflies For my first card I am using 3 new glimmer die sets from this beautiful collection: Glimmer Edge Butterflies, Glimmer Be Bold Sentiments,ย and Glimmer Edge Flowers. I love combining sets! I started…
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Spring Into Glimmer Collection โ Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iโm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Spring Into Glimmer Collection from Spellbinders.ย The gorgeous foil plates and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three cheery springtime cards for different occasions. The beautiful blooms and leaves in the Glimmer Edge Flowers Plate Set are perfect for so many types of projects.ย Here I added a pretty gilded bouquet to the center of this foiled and partially-embossed card front for a cheerful thank you card. Trim a piece of Dahlia Cardstock to 4โ x 5.25โ. Apply Gold Hot Foil to…