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BetterPress plates can do more than create letterpress impressions and hot-foiled designs. In this detailed Christmas card tutorial, you’ll learn how to apply clear sticky ink to a BetterPress plate and use white embossing powder to produce a crisp, heat-embossed snowflake background. The tutorial also covers pressing and die cutting a sentiment, assembling three detailed snowmen, and arranging the finished elements on an A2 card....

Create a bright, modern card while learning how to use the negative foil left behind after hot foiling. In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll foil the detailed Windows with a View design, use a solid plate to reverse foil the remaining image, and turn selected windows into dimensional embellishments. An ink-blended striped background, BetterPress sentiment, and sparkling gems complete the design. This project is ideal for...

Give the Frank Garcia Christmas Blush Collection a contemporary twist with this clean and simple Christmas card. Learn how to assemble pastel ice skates, add winter foliage, and finish the design with a hot-foiled sentiment and silver gems.

Create a whimsical Christmas card with the Sweet Snowman Etched Dies from Frank Garcia’s Christmas Blush Collection. Follow the step-by-step tutorial to assemble the snowman, hot foil a festive sentiment, and add sparkle to an embossed background.

Create a sweet and sparkling Christmas card featuring the Frank Garcia Christmas Blush Collection. Learn how to combine an embossed tree, glittery snow, a charming die-cut snowman, patterned papers, and lace for a beautifully layered holiday design.

Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Mansard Roof Etched Dies from the Yana Smakula Christmas City Holiday collection. This set works to add a mansard roof to the existing City Holiday Etched Dies apartment building. I love how it completely changes the look of the building! I went with a pink, red, and black colour palette...

Hello, crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you on the blog today to share a card using the Wrapped Up City Holiday Etched Dies from the Christmas City Holiday Collection designed by Yana Smakula. This is a beautiful set of dies that expand on the original City Holiday Etched Dies set. The dies create a gorgeous ribbon and bow that you can use to...

The holidays are returning to the city! The Christmas City Holiday Mini Collection expands the original City Holiday Etched Dies with new architectural details, festive decorations, and coordinating sentiments designed to bring even more personality to your paper-crafted buildings. The original City Holiday Collection introduced the basic building, followed by the Everyday City Holiday Collection with windows, awnings, and flower boxes, and Halloween City Holiday for creating...

Hello there, crafty friends! Marie here again with a simple yet fun tutorial featuring the Winged Shadows Press + Foil plates from the Midnight Mischief collection! This Winged Shadows plate presses a fun pattern of bats into your card backgrounds, which is what I did in the card I am featuring. I’ll also show you a bonus card I created using the leftover foil negative...

Hi, crafty friends! Lisa Tilson here, and I'm delighted to be with you today sharing a fun interactive birthday card featuring the new Spellbinders Card Spinners. If you've ever wanted to add movement to your handmade cards without complicated mechanisms, these spinners make it incredibly easy! For today's project, I'm using the Large Card Spinner to create an adorable birthday monster that spins with just a...

Turn layered scalloped frames into a colorful Halloween gallery wall! This step-by-step tutorial shows how to emboss and arrange the Scalloped Frames, assemble the adorable Drac character from Simon Hurley's Halloween Hugs Collection, and create a playful handmade Halloween card full of dimension and color.

Celebrate treasured memories with a handmade vintage journal featuring interactive pages, pockets, vintage photos, and layered embellishments. This step-by-step tutorial showcases creative ideas for building meaningful double-page spreads with Esther Glas' Turn the Page collection.

Ready to get even more from your metal dies? Discover a collection of creative die cutting techniques that go far beyond basic cutting. From embossing and eclipse designs to partial die cutting, shaped card bases, shaker cards, and interactive projects, this beginner-friendly guide will help you unlock the full potential of your Spellbinders dies.

Our September 2026 Small Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Owl Be There" die set features 21 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit. Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are exclusively designed by our in-house...

Our September 2026 Clear Stamp & Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Join the Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club and receive an expertly designed clear stamp and coordinating die set each month, complete with inspiration. Plus, members get store savings, extra deals, gifts, and more. This stamp set features made-in-the-USA stamps from high-quality photopolymer for clear, crisp impressions. Our...

Join the Stitching Die of the Month Club and receive an expertly designed die set each month, complete with inspiration. The September 2026 Stitching Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Sweater Weather Friend" die set features 18 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit! Make sure to...

Our September 2026 3D Embossing Folder of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Exclusive 3D Embossing Folder adds texture and dimension to any project. Size will generally be 5.5" x 8.5" and can be used to make slimline, 5" x 7", and a variety of sized projects. Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are exclusively designed by our in-house creative team, curated with care, and delivered with...

Our September 2026 BetterPress & Foil Plate of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Change the way you create with the BetterPress Letter Press System, which provides an innovative way to achieve the elegant look of letterpress without all the mess. It’s an easy-to-use system that produces a professional stationery style with detailed impressions that can be felt to the touch. The BetterPress System...

Our September 2026 Stencil of the Month Club preview & tutorials are here! Here’s a look at the design for this month – Holiday Harmony: Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the 6th of each month and close on the 27th (once existing club members subscriptions have been processed.) If there is additional inventory remaining, then they will be made available...

Our September 2026 2D Embossing Folder of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Exclusive 2D Embossing Folder adds texture and dimension to any project. Size will generally be 5.5" x 8.5" and can be used to make slimline, 5" x 7", and a variety of sized projects. Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are exclusively designed by our in-house creative team, curated with care, and delivered with...

The September 2026 Large Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Sunflowers & Showers" die set features 28 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit! Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are exclusively designed by our in-house...

Dress up adorable Classic Mouse characters in Halloween costumes! This step-by-step tutorial shows how to transform the Classic Mouse Wedding dies into a vampire and witch using the Trick or Treat Costume Party collection, then finish the card with layered backgrounds and a foiled Halloween sentiment.

Dress up adorable Classic Mouse characters as the Queen of Hearts and a magician in this playful Halloween card tutorial. Learn how to combine layered die cuts, bold color blocking, 3D embossing, and metallic accents to create a striking handmade Halloween card.

Create an adorable Halloween card featuring Drac from Simon Hurley's Halloween Hugs Collection. This step-by-step tutorial shows how to assemble the layered vampire die cuts, create an ink-blended night sky, add optional hot foiled bats, and finish the card with a playful Halloween sentiment.

Build a playful Halloween scene featuring Frank from Simon Hurley's Halloween Hugs Collection. This step-by-step tutorial combines layered die cuts, an ink-blended starry night background, splatter techniques, and dimensional elements to create a fun Halloween card full of personality.

Create an adorable Halloween shaker card featuring the Sir Skeleton Die Set from Simon Hurley's Halloween Hugs Collection. This step-by-step tutorial combines shaker card techniques, hot foiled sentiments, layered die cutting, and playful embellishments to make an interactive Halloween card full of personality.

Hello, crafty friends! This is Bibi Cameron, and I’m very excited to celebrate the release of my fifth collection with Spellbinders, called Bibi’s Little Blessings. The Inspiration Behind the Collection This collection was inspired by the beautiful medieval architecture, sculptures, and ornate details I saw during my travels through Italy. From the breathtaking artwork of the Vatican, Venice, and Florence to the ancient arched doorways,...

Get an inside look at Simon Hurley's new Halloween Hugs Collection for Spellbinders. This collection features adorable Halloween-inspired character dies, including Drac, Frank, Wickedly Sweet, and Sir Skeleton, along with coordinating BetterPress sentiments. Simon shares the inspiration behind the collection, highlights each product, and explains how the interchangeable accessories make it easy to create unique, playful Halloween cards.

Hello there! Laura Bassen here, and I am so honoured to be sharing a couple of projects featuring the Birthday Brew die set included in the Just Add Cake Birthday Kit. I wanted to show two different techniques using the coffee mug. Two of my favorite things to do in card making are to “Strip it Up” & “Shake it Up”. Here are two cards...

Learn how to create a clean and simple Christmas card featuring the Mug Friends Etched Dies and Snow Joy Stencil Set. This step-by-step tutorial shows how to make a soft tone-on-tone ombré background with a single ink color, allowing the adorable penguin mugs to become the focal point of your festive design.

Create a charming holiday card featuring the Mug Friends Etched Dies from the Mugs and Kisses Collection. This step-by-step tutorial shows how to assemble an adorable penguin mug and marshmallow snowman, layer festive foliage, and finish with a cheerful Make It Merry sentiment for a fun handmade Christmas card.

Learn how to create an elegant winter card using the Decorate the Season Registration Press Plate from the Mugs & Kisses Collection. This step-by-step tutorial covers BetterPress registration printing, optional colored pencil accents, die-cut framing, and simple embellishments for a refined handmade holiday card.

Create a vibrant Halloween card featuring the Ghoulish Greetings Press + Foil + Die Set. This tutorial demonstrates how to safely ink blend over hot foil to achieve a stunning foil resist effect, then finishes the design with layered arches, splatter details, and sparkling embellishments.

Create a colorful interactive Halloween card with the Midnight Mischief Collection. This step-by-step tutorial combines hot foiling, layered die cutting, and a hidden LED light to create a glowing Boo Parade scene inspired by the warm, vibrant colors of candy corn and Disney's Coco.

Create an adorable birthday card featuring the Blessing Angels Die Set from Bibi Cameron's collection. This step-by-step tutorial shows how to assemble layered angel die cuts, build dimensional flowers, arrange elegant metallic branches, and create a sweet handmade birthday card full of color and charm.

Create a beautiful shaped angel card using the Divine Arch Card Creator and Blessing Angels Etched Dies from Bibi's Little Blessings Collection. This step-by-step tutorial shows how to build a clean and simple layered design with vellum wings, soft pastel cardstock, and a dimensional arch card base.