-
Through The Garden Gate Collection – Card Inspiration 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 Through The Garden Gate Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous new flower dies and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three bright floral cards with realistic blooms that pop right off the page. Hollyhock Card The Hollyhock Die Set creates such a beautiful stalk of bright blooms that is perfect for slimline and mini slimline cards. Here I added a single stalk of coral hollyhocks to a pretty trellis-like background for a bold and bright love card. Die-cut Susan’s Garden Specialty Cardstock…
-
Through the Garden Gate Collection with Kassi Hulet
Hello, my fabulous friends, it’s Kassi Hulet here, and I’m excited to be guest designing, and sharing some fun projects featuring the new flowers from the Through the Garden Gate collection! I have been daydreaming of being able to walk out into the garden and see flowers everywhere… I’m beyond ready for the constant rain to give way to sunshine, and for it to really feel like spring. I can’t control the weather, so I’ll just have to fill my studio with flowers while I wait! When I looked up photos of hollyhocks to see what colors they come in, I found a spectrum of warm colors…pinks, reds, oranges, and…
-
Open Road Collection: Handmade Card Ideas with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am so excited to be a guest designing on the Spellbinders Blog. I have three projects to share with you today highlighting the Open Road Collection. The wonderful and fun products in this collection inspired me to create a set of three cards perfect for sending to your friends and family! My first project features the Open Road Etched Dies, On Cloud Nine Etched Dies, Head in the Clouds Embossing Folder, and the Open Road Sentiments Clear Stamp Set. I LOVE the convertible die in the set and used it to create a soft pastel card for a…
-
Celebrate You: Cards & Gift Bags How-To with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am so excited to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today featuring the Celebrate You Collection. This is a large collection with lots of great gifting and greeting cards goodies that pair beautifully with cardstock or patterned paper for a quick easy card, or something a little more stepped up with the addition of floral dies. Custom Gift Bags My first project is a set of Gift Bags made using the Gift Bag Etched Dies, Be Bold Blooms Etched Dies, the Mini Blooms and Sprigs Etched Dies, and the Geo Screen Embossing Folder. These are so…
-
Celebrate You Collection – Cards & Gifts For Special Occasions with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share several projects using the new Celebrate You Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous sentiments, unique 3D dies, and pretty tag designs in this collection inspired me to create a ton of cards and bags for all different occasions. Baby Card I thought the Venetian Wallpaper Stencil was so beautiful and would make the perfect background for this soft and pretty baby card. Trim white cardstock to 4” x 5.25” and apply Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, and silver pigment ink through the Venetian Wallpaper Stencil with a blending tool to create the background. Apply…
-
Happy Dance Collection with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, crafty friends! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works and I am so thrilled and honored to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today highlighting the Happy Dance Collection. The die sets, Glimmer plates, and stamps in this collection are perfect for making Cards and Gift Tags for Father’s Day/Mother’s Day Cards, and more! My first card features the I Dance Etched Dies, We Dance Glimmer Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set, and the Geo Foliage Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set. I love anything florals for thank you cards, so I reached for the I Dance Etched Dies first to create this bold…
-
Susan’s Garden Favorites Collection – Card Inspiration with Alanna Moses
Hi friends. Alanna here and I’m super excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. You can find me blogging at www.embellishcraftlove.com. I will be using stamps and dies from Susan’s Garden Favorites collection. I just love the dimensional looks you can get from all of Susan’s florals and these new dies are no exception. To get the most out of these dies, I highly recommend using Susan’s Garden Ultimate Tool Kit. This set of tools makes creating your dimensional florals so easy. Trillium Card For my first card, I used the gorgeous Trillium die set. To create my card, I started by following the tutorial on the Spellbinders…
-
Susan’s Garden Favorites 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 Susan’s Garden Favorites Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. There are so many different gorgeous blooms you can mold with this collection, but I picked a handful of my favorites to create these three colorful springtime cards for a variety of occasions. Sunflowers and Ladybugs Card Sunflowers are easily one of my favorite flowers and I was thrilled that Susan made a beautiful die set to help me create them out of paper. Here I added a bright basket and a pretty background for this cheery birthday…
-
Gift Package Ideas using Susan’s Garden Favorites
Hello! My name is Jen Kotas and I’m so happy to be on the Spellbinders blog today. I’ve created three projects using the new Susan’s Garden Favorites. What a wonderful new collection of flowers from Susan Tierney-Cockburn! I love the dimension of these flowers so I thought it would be fun to create a few projects that won’t get crushed like a card might. I could not complete these projects without using Susan’s Garden Ultimate Tool Kit. Please see Susan’s videos on Spellbinders YouTube channel for flowers assembly instructions. I die cut the Trillium Etched Dies and the Dogwood Etched Dies for this box. I then assembled the flowers on…
-
Garden Favorites Collection Inspiration with Hussena
Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am delighted to be guest designing on the Spellbinders blog today. I have three projects to share, highlighting the NEW Susan’s Garden Favourites Collection. The breathtaking blooms and unique elements in this Collection inspired me to create three soft and cheery springtime cards featuring some of my favorite flowers. I loved the big bold blooms in the Sunflower and Ladybugs Die Set, so I decided to create with that first. I combined it with different elements from the Sunflower and Ladybugs Etched Dies, Freesia Etched Dies, Bearded Iris Etched Dies, Lilac Etched Dies, Dogwood Etched Dies, along with…
