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Stitched Alphabet Collection – Personalized Cards & Gifts with Annie Williams
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 Stitched Alphabet Collection from Spellbinders. The fun stitch-able letters and beautiful foiled sentiments in this collection inspired me to create two custom cards and a monogrammed gift bag perfect for a variety of occasions. Stitched “Happy” Card When you can cut out any word you want, why not start with happy? Here I stitched white florets onto brightly-colored letters for fun slimline birthday card. Die-cut Teal Topaz, Pink Sand, Persimmon, Dahlia, and Rainforest Cardstock using the letter dies from the Stitched H, A, P, and…
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Strawberry Pies with Pie Perfection & Tina Smith
Hi there, crafty friends! Tina here from Cards and Coffee Time, I am excited to share with you 3 strawberry pie projects featuring my New Pie Perfection Collection on the Spellbinders Blog today. I love to create with paper and I also love to bake, this collection was a perfect match for both. I just love pie in all flavors, cream pies, meringue pies, double-crust pies, fruit pies, and custard pies. With the Pie Perfection Collection, you can create all of the above for almost any season and holiday! With Spring in the air, I think it was only appropriate to make up a few Strawberry Pies for you today.…
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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 – 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, and Glimmer Edge Flowers. I love combining sets! I started…
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Sweet Notecards and Fall Traditions with Lisa Mensing
Hello, crafty friends. Lisa here, from LisaMensing.com, with you today. I’m so excited to be back sharing inspiration here on the Spellbinders Blog. I have three notecards to share with you today featuring the Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken. The Sweet Serenade Notecards create the prettiest 4 x 4 cards, and I like that you can mix and match the sets to create unique notecards. My first notecard is very clean and simple, perfect for those moments when you need something in a hurry. Die-cut heavyweight white cardstock using the Scalloped Notecard die from the Scalloped Symphony Notecard Etched Don’t forget to emboss the score line using the…
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Be Merry Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Be Merry Collection from Spellbinders. The fun die sets, sweet holiday images, and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three cute cards perfect for sending a little Christmas cheer. DELIVERING WARM HUGS CHRISTMAS CARD I fell in love with the adorable bear in the Chill Bear Die Set and knew I had to use him on a card right away. With a fun stenciled background and a stack of tiny gifts, I created this simple and cozy Christmas card. Trim a piece…
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Cardmaker Stamp Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back today to share a couple of projects using the new Cardmaker Stamp Collection. The beautifully illustrated images in this collection inspired me to create three easy and fun cards for a variety of occasions. Cute Boots & Windy Sky I fell in love with the images in the Cute Boots Stamp Set and had to color up that little girl with the umbrella right away. Add a fun backdrop stamped with the Windy Sky Stamp Set and you have a pretty card perfect for sending a little cheer to a friend. Stamp the large girl image from the…
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Everyday Cards with the Birdhouses Through the Seasons Collection with Tina Smith
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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Emboss Plus Ink TWO Ways | Spellbinders Live
Embossing folders are a perfect way to add a subtle background or a bold pattern to handmade cards and crafts. Join Kim Kesti in the Creative Classroom as she creates with four favorite embossing folders from Spellbinders: Heart and Soul, Scallops, Sun Rays, and Plaid Company. Looking for the perfect sandwich for these embossing folders on your Platinum or Platinum 6? Start with the platform, then embossing folder with cardstock, and one cutting plate on top. (Have you seen our new Glitter Cutting Plates?!) Kim started with the Heart and Soul Embossing Folder and shared some ideas for adding ink to your embossed panels. The easiest way to add ink is with a sponge dauber. Keeping the…
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Susan’s Spring Flora Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share a couple of projects using the new Susan’s Spring Flora Collection from Spellbinders. As I wait for the buds to pop in my neck of the woods, the variety of big pretty blooms and beautiful seasonal sentiments in this collection inspired me to create four bright springtime cards showcasing some of my favorite flowers. Lily of the Valley Creating realistic looking flowers from paper can take a little practice, but when you’re armed with Susan’s Specialty Cardstock, the Ultimate Tool Kit, and videos, it can be a really relaxing and fun process. Today I’m…
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Cardmaking, Die Cutting Inspiration, Embossing Inspiration, Intermediate, Platinum 6, Step by Step Tutorials
Embossing Folders Collection – Pattern Play with Jean
Hello crafty friends! It’s Jean here sharing three cards created with the Spellbinders Embossing Folders Collection, which features four versatile and timeless patterns. Dry-embossing is a terrific and easy way to add textural interest to your papercrafting creation. Additionally, the embossing folder’s pattern can reinforce the card’s theme. Let’s take a look! Combine two dry-embossed patterns: This wedding card combines a background, dry-embossed with the Scallops folder, and an oval, dry-embossed with the Heart and Soul folder to showcase the wedding dress. Dry-emboss A2-size gray cardstock panel with Scallops embossing folder. Cut large oval from light coral cardstock with Essential Ovals set using outline and detail dies. Cut large oval…