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Ready for Halloween! Card Ideas for You to Try!
Hello crafty friends! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! I’m very happy to be here again as a guest on the Spellbinders Blog! Today I share with you three Halloween cards I created featuring the new amazing Simon Hurley’s Fall Sampler Stamp & Dies Set! This set is really amazing and perfect for creating cards for Halloween and Thanksgiving as well! HERE FOR THE BOOS For my first card, I chose to create an illustrated card with the super cute little ghost from Simon Hurley’s Fall Sampler Stamp Set. I started drawing the tree on the right with a Copic marker in a light shade. After that, I colored the…
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Cardmaking with BetterPress – Autumn Card Inspiration
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 BetterPress Fall and Halloween Collections from Spellbinders. The beautiful autumn designs and fun Halloween icons and backgrounds in these collections inspired me to create three colorful cards with an elegant letterpress effect. Autumn Floral Corner Card I loved the collage of images in the Autumn Floral Corner Press Plate Set, so this was the first design I picked up. With some bright autumn colors, I could easily bring a basic black press of this gorgeous image to life. I started by adding black BetterPress Ink to…
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Betterpress Halloween: Watercolor Backgrounds
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I am back with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, I’m working with the Betterpress Halloween collection. I made fun watercolor backgrounds playing with Distress inks and Distress Oxide inks. I love how they compliment the Betterpress plates. For my first card, I used the Pumpkins & Ghosts Background Press Plate. I started by adding some color to an A2 Bisque cotton card panel. I used several techniques on the background. First I wanted to add a base layer wash of color. I smooshed mini Distress ink cubes onto my glass mat and sprayed generously with water. Then,…
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Dancin’ Halloween Kinetic Cards
Hello friends, welcome back to Spellbinders blog. Angela here with a fun set of cards featuring the new Halloween release Dancin’ Halloween. It is a collection inspired by Mexican celebration of Dia de los Muertos and it is perfect to create fun and colorful projects. The dies from the collection are meant to create kinetic cards. Here is my first ‘dancing card’! I used Dancin’ Boy Day of the Dead die set and its stamp set called Dancin’ Halloween Sentiments. To create the card, I started assembling the dancing boy. I cut all the pieces in black Cardstock except for the skull and bones. For dressing up the boy, I…
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Dancin’ Halloween Card Ideas
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m so excited to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! I’m sharing three cards using the Dancin’ Halloween Collection! This collection includes three die-sets in which one of the elements swings back and forth and one stamp set that includes sentiments that coordinate perfectly, not only for Halloween but for other occasions throughout the year!! Interactive cards add such a fun element of surprise on cards, don’t you agree? BONE-AFIDE FUN BIRTHDAY CARD For my first card, I die-cut the Dancin’ Day of the Dead Girl Etched Dies from Royal Amethyst, Rainforest, Persimmon, Saffron, Snowdrift, Onyx and…
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Seasonal Card Ideas With the Gnome Drive Collection
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 Gnome Drive Collection from Spellbinders. The little gnomes with all of the adorable seasonal accessories from the collection inspired me to create three cute cards for different occasions. Halloween Gnome Card Christmas and birthdays are great, but I love sending cards for the minor holidays because they’re so unexpected! I love that this collection has options for almost every occasion you can think of and I’m starting with Halloween for this cute and fun card. I started by cutting the car and gnome out of…
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Shake! Shake! Shake! Shaker Cards Made Easy!
Are you ready to add some extra pizzazz to your handmade creations? Well, we’ve got just the thing for you – shaker cards! If you’re not familiar with this delightful trend, don’t worry, because today we’re going to dive into the world of shaker cards and share everything you need to know. What Are Shaker Cards? Imagine sending someone a card that not only looks stunning but also brings an element of surprise and playfulness. That’s exactly what shaker cards offer! These interactive cards feature a clear window filled with small embellishments like sequins, confetti, or beads. When you shake the card, the contents inside the window move around, creating…
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Easy Interactive Halloween Cards with Dancin’ Halloween Dies
Hey there, my crafty pals! It’s Leica here, and today I have a step-by-step photo tutorial to show you how to make three awesome cards using the Dancin’ Halloween collection. Trust me, they’re super fun to create! Don’t worry if you feel a bit overwhelmed by all the different parts in this collection. Putting them together is actually quite easy. The packaging even includes a picture of the final product, which makes it really simple to follow along. To start, I picked out a bunch of colors for the cardstock: Lilac Blossom, Peridot, Persimmon, and Sunkissed. I also used Alabaster and Onyx cardstocks. To save time and make things easier,…
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Halloween Fun With Emily Leiphart Featuring Boo Dance Party Collection
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Emily Leiphart here and I’m thrilled to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the Boo Dance Party Collection. I selected some non-tradition colors for this set of Halloween cards and I hope you’re inspired to try something different for your Halloween cards this year. This collection is so adorable and I think these colors suit the sweetness of these products! Dancing Ghost Halloween Card I love all of the Spellbinders dies with swinging legs so when I saw the Dancin’ Ghost and Dancin’ Mummy, I couldn’t help but squeal! They’re so cute when assembled and I can’t stop swinging the legs. Even my teenage son…
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Boo Dance Party Collection: Halloween Fun with Joan Bardee
Joan Bardee here and I am delighted to share 3 fun and colorful cards using some cute products in Spellbinders’ Boo Dance Party Collection. Dancin’ Ghost You can’t have a Halloween Party without a dancing ghost, right? This Dancin’ Ghost is carrying a cute little bag full of die-cut candies, and the best part is that its striped legs swing back and forth! Added a tiny hanging spider from Boo Dance Party Sentiments Clear Stamp Set to the ghost and accented it with a black sequin for a fun detail. I wanted a background that wouldn’t distract too much from the ghost. After trying out a few options, I settled…