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Hello, Spellbinders friends! May Collections have arrived, and we’ve got an exciting lineup of projects & ideas for you to explore! Whether you're creating joyful cards for spring or adding beautiful florals to your projects, we have something for every crafter this month. Let’s take a closer look at the May 2025 Collections and dive into some inspiration! Classic Road Legends by Mindy Eggen Cruise...

Hello crafty friends! My name is Deborah Hellman, and I am thrilled to be a guest designer for Spellbinders this month. Today, I am sharing with you some colorful, Spring watercolor cards that I created using the newest House-Mouse Collection: Rare Bloom. I love House-Mouse and watercoloring, so for me it is a perfect pairing. Another option, these beautiful stamped images could easily be colored...

Hey crafty friends! It’s Paula Fontenelle here from Crafting with Paula, and today we’re going back to basics with a simple A2 card tutorial featuring the adorable House-Mouse Rare Bloom collection. Whether you’re new to cardmaking or just love a quick project, this one’s for you!  Here are some examples from the collection. For the tutorial, I’ll be using the mouse with the balloon. FIRST...

Hello, Karen Brown of Kennyscard.com here. If you're a longtime fan of the charming House Mouse series, you're in for a treat! Spellbinders just introduced a delightful collection called Rare Bloom, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands (and markers!) on them. These stamps are crisp, deeply etched, and beautifully detailed—making them an absolute joy to color and create with. Each of the three...

Our June 2025 BetterPress 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 works with...

Our June 2025 Stencil of the Month Club preview & tutorials are here! Here’s a look at the June 2025 Stencil of the Month - Rolling Tide: June 2025 Stencil of the Month – Video Tutorial Watch the video tutorial using this month's kit below or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oZVmpymQiHc Additional inspiration Here’s a closer look at the projects we created using our June 2025 Stencil...

Our June 2025 Wax Seal of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This month's "Seas the Day" Wax Seal Stamp adds that finishing touch to seal your projects with love. It has one wooden handle that supports a 1" brass seal stamp design on its end. This club option also includes a pack of coordinating wax beads. Here’s a look at the June 2025...

Our June 2025 3D Embossing Folder of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Exclusive 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. Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the 6th of each month and close on...

Our June 2025 Embossing Folder of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Exclusive 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. Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the 6th of each month and close on the...

Our June 2025 Clear Stamp of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This “Anchors Away” stamp set features made-in-the-USA stamps from high-quality photopolymer for clear, crisp impressions. Our stamps create one of the best impressions on the market, giving you a perfect stamped image every time! Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the 6th of each month and close on...

Hi crafty friends! I'm Paula Fontenelle from Crafting with Paula, and I’m so excited to be here on the Spellbinders’ blog for the very first time! I hope you enjoy this tutorial I’ve put together, especially if you’re just getting started with stamping and coloring. Today, we’re diving into some stamping basics using the adorable House-Mouse Rare Bloom Collection. These stamps are the cutest, and...

Our June 2025 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Club preview & tutorials are here! The Glimmer Hot Foil membership subscription includes an exclusive Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Set + One Roll of Foil (colors may vary). 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...

Join the Stitching Die of the Month Club and receive an expertly designed die set each month, complete with inspiration. The June 2025 Stitching Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Ahoy, Matey!" die set features 17 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...

The June 2025 Large Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Sailor's Light" die set features 31 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! Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on...

Our June 2025 Small Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Shipmates" die set features 16 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! Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the...

Hello, crafty friends! I’m Adrienne Boese, better known as Alice Scraps Wonderland online. Today I want to share with you a couple of layout ideas using the Hello It’s Me! collection by Rosie’s Studio. The papers in this collection are so fun and bold, and I thought it would be the perfect collection to use a maximalist style with. What is maximalism? It’s a design...

Hi there crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel and today I have a step-by-step tutorial for mixing and matching colors and patterns on cards using the Rosie’s Studio Hello It’s Me! collection. This pretty collection has a variety of available supplies that are great for cardmaking including a 6x6 patterned paper pad and an embellishment kit packed with everything from die cuts to chipboard stickers and more....

Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Anemone Etched Dies from the Summer Solstice Collection by Susan Tierney Cockburn. Whilst you can create these flowers in different ways, they are made to look realistic. Today, I am sharing a simplified version of how to shape and assemble them. STEP 1 – DIE-CUTTING THE FLOWERS Cut pieces of ColorWheel...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to show you how to create dimensional flowers. I am using one of the beautiful floral die sets from the Summer Solstice Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. This collection features five sets of flower dies, a 3D embossing folder, and a sentiment press plate, which has...

Hello crafty friends! My name is Suzanna Lee. I am absolutely thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog again, and today I am sharing a couple of layouts that feature Rosie's Studio – Hello It’s Me collection. For this layout, I used a tall, skinny photo of myself with bits and pieces of the collection to document current bits and pieces of my...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of colorful springtime cards made with the new Wildflowers Collection by Lisa Horton.  The gorgeous floral dies, versatile background images, and customizable sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three bright and pretty cards for a variety of occasions. Gladiolus Birthday Card The Layered...

Hi there crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel. Today I am sharing a step by step tutorial of how I made a floral card with the Lisa Horton Wildflowers collection. Start by creating the background of the card. Use Best Ever Craft Tape to tape the corners of a piece of A2 BetterPress cardstock onto the clear plate of the BetterPress. Place the Script Text BetterPress Plate...

Hello! Jen Kotas here today with three cards featuring the Simple Stories Crafty Babe Collection. There are two die set plus other papers, embellishments, and stickers. I focused on the dies for these cards but I couldn't resist using some of the other products. I picked my color palette from the papers in the collection. All of my cardstock is from the new ColorWheel Cardstock,...

Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Wildflowers collection by Lisa Horton. This wonderful collection features wildflowers, some fabulous background elements and fantastic sentiments. Everything works well together, but you can use elements separately too! BIRTHDAY WISHES My first card uses the Layered Gladiolus Etched Dies for my focal point, combined with one of...

Hi there crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel. Today I am sharing a step-by-step tutorial using some of the Crafty Babe dies and Simple Stories supplies to create a card. When working with papercrafting supplies, I like to choose a sentiment for my card first and build out the rest of the card around it. Here, I started by checking out the Crafty Babe Bits & Pieces...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to share three ways to use Lisa Horton’s new Wildflowers Collection with you. This is such a pretty collection that includes a couple of BetterPress Plates, a BetterPress Registration Press Plate Set, a couple of floral etched die sets and a set of nesting ovals which...

Hey Crafty Friends, it’s Amy Tsuruta and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog featuring the amazing Crafty Babe Collection with Simple Stories. I love the retro color palette and crafty theme. I had so much fun with these happy colors! I have three cards that I made especially for today. Let’s take a look at my first project: I used one of...

Hello Crafters! Nancy Leppek here from Scrapper at Heart.com and I could not be more excited to be a guest here on the Spellbinder’s Blog. Today I am sharing three different cards using the recently released Lisa Horton Wildflowers Collection. There are so many items that I fell in love with in this release, and are totally worth checking out! Let’s get to it, shall...

Hey Crafty Friends, it’s Amy Tsuruta, and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog featuring the gorgeous Spring in Kyoto Collection by Alex Syberia Designs. I am so excited for this collection.  My favorite international vacation place is Japan. The food, the culture, and overall natural beauty is amazing. Spring in Japan is beautiful, especially if you can catch the cherry blossoms [sakura...

Hello, and welcome! Thank you for joining us for our May 2025 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop! We are excited to have amazingly talented designers joining us sharing beautiful projects created featuring our Small Die, Large Die, Stitching Die, Glimmer Hot Foil, Clear Stamp & Die, Embossing Folder, 3D Embossing Folder, Wax Seal, BetterPress Plate & Stencil of the Month Clubs! We have several giveaways for...

Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here sharing a step-by-step tutorial to make a pretty card using a limited number of products. The card uses the Cherry Blossoms BetterPress plates from the Spring in Kyoto Alex Syberia Designs Collection. This gorgeous collection includes a variety of unique products that take you to the land of cherry blossoms and other Japanese-inspired images. I often get overwhelmed when I...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams, and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of fun cards made with the new Classic Road Legends Collection by Mindy Eggen.  The intricate die sets from this collection create such realistic vehicles, and I was inspired to mix them with some of my favorite masculine patterned papers to create three cards for...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of pretty cards made with the new Spring In Kyoto Collection by Alex Syberia Designs. The beautiful die sets, gorgeous backgrounds, and classic sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three simple and elegant cards for a variety of occasions. KOKESHI DOLL HELLO CARD...

Hello friends! This is Mindy Eggen, and I am so excited to introduce you to my Classic Road Legends Collection with Spellbinders. This collection has 1 stencil, 1 betterpress plate, 1 stamp and die cutting set, and then 5 Cutting die sets. Classic cars are in my blood - I grew up surrounded by them with my parents and siblings owning a variety of these...

Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Cherry Blossoms BetterPress Plate & Die Set from the Spring in Kyoto Collection by Alex Syberia Designs. There is lots that can be done with this set – the plates can be pressed or hot foiled, and they can also be coloured in lots of different ways. Today I am hot...

Hello, Spellbinders friends! April Collections have arrived, and we’ve got an exciting lineup of projects & ideas for you to explore! Whether you're creating joyful cards for spring or adding beautiful florals to your projects, we have something for every crafter this month. Let’s take a closer look at the April 2025 Collections and dive into some inspiration! JUMP FOR JOY COLLECTION Jump for Joy...