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Fun Ways To Add Beautiful Sparkle To Your Cards
Hello there Spellbinders friends! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. Today we are going to be playing with glitter cardstock! I have lots of examples and ideas for you and some great tips to help you get the most out of your cardstock. I love to add glitter cardstock to my cards, often in fairly subtle ways, but there are also many ways of really showcasing the beautiful texture and sparkle. So first letโs take a look at the cardstock itself. Included in the picture are Champagne, Silver, Gold, followed by the five Spring Tones Glitter Cardstock colors, and then the five Jewel Tones Glitter…
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Summer, Summer, Summertime… Flowers, Birds and Beautiful Sentiments!
Hello there! This is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am happy to be back here on the Spellbinders blog with you. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful new Copperplate Everyday Sentiments Collection by calligrapher Paul Antonio. In this BetterPress collection you have six gorgeous scripty font sentiment plates covering a wide variety of occasions. You can create timeless letterpress designs with these plates and I hope I can get your creative juices flowing with how I have used them. Letโs get started! Hello For my first project, I thought I would create my most needed type of card – a general โhelloโ. So the…
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Interactive Travel Album Using Simple Storiesโ Fresh Air
Hello crafty friends! My name is Suzanna Lee. I am a memory keeper who likes to work on various canvases be it a memory planner, layout pages or albums. I am absolutely thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today sharing pages of a travel album I created using an 8×8 Doodlebug Binder, the Simple Stories Fresh Air collection and some Spellbinders cutting dies, a hot foil set and a wax seal. One of the things I have always loved about memory keeping is the ability to create interactive elements. I am a Physical Therapist by profession so movement is paramount to me. I used a mix of…
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Bright And Breezy Florals to Light Up Your Day
Hello there Spellbinders friends! This is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am delighted to be back here again with you on the Spellbinders blog. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful Mirrored Arch Collection. This collection contains three gorgeous new press plates, a set of nesting etched dies and a fabulous new 3D emboss and cut folder. I had fun creating my three cards to share with you so letโs take a look at what I made! I hope that this gives you some ideas for your own cards. Mom โ Thanks For Everything Have you got your sunglasses on? Well, you will need to…
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Sending Monster-ous and Playful Birthday Wishes
Hello Friends! Itยดs Raquel here again sharing some colorful fun ideas with the super adorable Monster Birthday Collection. The moment I saw these critters I couldnโt help but smile and think of fun and playful scenes with lots of color. These projects can be used for birthday celebrations or just for a fun surprise card for both children and adults. Some of these little whimsy and fun creatures even dance with its moving legs so there is also that additional surprise. My first project features the super cute Birthday Dinosaur Etched dies. This adorable lady dinosaur stole my heart with her captivating eyes and her gorgeous flower crown. One dinosaur…
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Hexi-Gems Card Ideas with Lisa Tilson
Hello everyone, this is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today. I will be featuring the gorgeous new Hexi-Gems Collection and have three cards to share with you. This collection consists of a beautiful floral glimmer hot foil plate, a simple and fun stitching die, some new nesting hexi-gem etched dies, a solid hot foil plate and some fabulous sentiments which are suitable for many different occasions. Hello Friend Card My first card is the โbusiestโ of all of my three cards but I love how it turned out. I started with the stitching element and for this,…
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The Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken 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 Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken. The beautiful sentiments and gorgeous accent designs in this collection inspired me to create three pretty cards with all the right words for a variety of occasions. Happy Birthday Card The beautiful floral corner in the Youโre A Blessing Die Set forms the perfect frame for any of the sentiments in the collection. Here I added lots of color and texture to a simple greeting for this fun square birthday card. Die-cut Mirror Gold, Pink Sand, Rainforest, Purple Mist, and…
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Flea Market Finds Collection by Cathe Holden โ Card Inspiration 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 Flea Market Finds Collection by Cathe Holden.ย The beautiful florals and bright vintage designs in this collection inspired me to create three pretty cards perfect for staying in touch with loved ones. Bright & Feminine I loved the vintage floral components in this collection because, unlike the many other vintage designs Iโm used to seeing, these are bright and feminine. Here I added a few die-cut flowers to accent one of my favorite ephemera pieces from the Reward of Merit Miscellany set. Trim a piece…
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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 June Embossing Folder of the Month Kit from Spellbinders.ย The simple and pretty pattern of the Botanical Diamond Embossing Folder makes it super versatile and perfect for all kinds of card projects. Faux Antique Tiles Look The beautiful patterns in the Botanical Diamond Embossing Folder reminded me of antique tiles, so I wanted to try to create a card inspired by that first.ย Here I used ink to create a distressed letterpress look to use as a background for this pretty spring hello card. Trim a…
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Outside the Cart with the Add to Cart Too Collection
Hello fellow crafters. Itโs Jean sharing three cards created with the Add to Cart Too Collection by Becky Roberts at Spellbinders. This collection, consisting of die and stamp sets, can be used to craft for a variety of occasions and works with the previously released Add to Cart Collection. My cards focus on the incredible variety of objects included in the sets. Rather than place the objects in the shopping cart, I created cards outside the carts. Letโs take a look. Outside the Cart – Awkward Flamingos Easily add bling and dimension to a card with glittered foam adhesive. Stamp Around the Garden sentiment in black on light-teal cardstock panel…