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Hello Crafty Friends! Excited about the upcoming 2024 Consumer Shows? Well, mark your calendars and get ready for a whirlwind of creativity! Swing by the Stamplistic booth for an unforgettable experience filled with immersive classes featuring BetterPress, exciting new Spellbinders products, and the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow craft aficionados. MARCH 2024 SHOWS APRIL 2024 SHOWS MAY 2024 SHOWS JUNE 2024 SHOWS JULY 2024...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the new Every Occasion Floral Alphabet Collection from Spellbinders.  The gorgeous floral letters and matching sentiments in this collection make such a statement on their own, I decided to play with different color schemes to create interesting backgrounds on these three...

Hello there! This is Lisa from My Card Trip and I am thrilled to be a guest here on the Spellbinders blog again today. I am sharing a couple of ideas using the gorgeous new BetterPress Place & Press Registration Collection along with some of the new colors of BetterPress Inks. When I first saw the new BetterPress Place & Press Registration line, I was...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the new Place & Press Registration Collection from Spellbinders.  I love how easy this new system makes it to create gorgeous multi-colored pressed designs and I was inspired to create two colorful cards with a couple of added special touches. Foiled...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! We hope you are excited to receive or maybe have already received your February 2024 Club packages in the mail! To bring you even more inspiration and spark your creativity using products from our Small Die of the Month, Large Die of the Month, Quick & Easy Card Kit of the Month, Stitching Die of the Month, Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month, Clear Stamp of the...

Hello there! This is Lisa from My Card Trip and I am delighted to be a guest here on the Spellbinders blog. Today I am sharing some ideas using the newly released Through The Arbor Garden Collection and I have three cards to show you. This is the latest collection from Susan Tierney-Cockburn and it includes five new floral etched die sets, along with a...

Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog to share three projects with you using the Through the Arbor Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. I love how realistic these flowers are. You can create them in a few different ways. I went with traditional, but with a modern twist! TAKE CARE DELPHINIUMS These delphiniums are so pretty!...

Hello Paper Gardeners, I’m Susan Tierney-Cockburn and I’m excited to introduce my latest collection with Spellbinders, Through the Arbor. Since early civilization, gardeners have searched for ways to emphasize and delineate their garden spaces and arbors accomplish this by providing a dreamy entry into the garden. An arbor invites you in to a magical setting of different plants that enhance the senses and brings a...

Hi there my Spellbinders’ friends!  My name is Jaycee Gaspar and I’m so excited to share three cards featuring the Simon Hurley Spring Sampler Collection.  This collection features three new crafting must-haves and Simon’s existing sentiment hot foil plates.  Did you know you can use your BetterPress Press Plates in your hot foil machine? I loved using these new products to make three cards with spring...

Hello! I’m Jen Kotas from Who Stole My Glitter and I’m happy to be here today to share three cards featuring the Spring Sampler Collection from Simon Hurley. There are two BetterPress sets along with a 3D embossing folder. I’m not great with watercolor no matter what type I’m using. I’m most familiar and comfortable with alcohol markers but they don’t work well with the...

Hello! I’m Jen Kotas from Who Stole My Glitter and I’m happy to be here today to share three cards featuring the January 2024 Collection from Simon Hurley. All three cards feature backgrounds made using the small stamps in each set. All three cards I’m sharing use small stamps to create a background to highlight the main image. The use of a stamp positioner helps...

Hi everyone. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I’m happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog. I have three super fun cards to share with you today using the new Simon Hurley stamp and die collection for January 2024. This collection has three large stamp sets and coordinating dies are available for them. You will see repetition in each of my cards using embossing folders,...

Hi dear Spellbinders friends! It’s Angela here and today I have a cute mini album to show you. I made it using Noteworthy collection from Simple Stories combined with several Spellbinders products like dies, hot foil plates, wax seal, and more. I had so much fun creating it and I hope you like it too! I will start by giving you some measurements. The mini...

Hello, crafty friends! I am Heejung Hunsberger, and I am excited to be a guest designer again this month. If you want to know me better, visit my blog or Instagram. I also have a YouTube channel where I post a lot of video tutorials. Today, I am sharing three shadow box cards that feature the Windows with A View Collection by Tina Smith. This collection is available on...

Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya is here with some fun inspiration for Tina Smith’s new collection  - Window with a View. I love playing with dies, especially ones that can be used in multiple ways. You will find that the collection is versatile as well! I have three cards for you today, all inspired by some views I remember from my adventurous travels. This collection...

Hello crafty friends! Vic here with you today and I am sharing some sweet cards from the Windows with a View by Tina Smith Collection. I absolutely adore this beautiful collection and you can have hours of fun die-cutting! There are so many dies in this wonderful collection you will be spoiled for choice! I love the fact that you can also create so many...

Hello friends! This is Tina Smith and I’m so excited to introduce my new collection with Spellbinders called Windows With a View. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a daydreamer. As one of six kids, it was common for me to tuck myself into the quiet window bench of our family home and imagine fantastical scenarios on the other side of...

Our February 2024 Stencil of the Month Club preview & tutorials are here! Here’s a look at the February 2024 Stencil of the Month - Spring Stencil Backgrounds: JOIN THE CLUB February 2024 Stencil of the Month – Video Tutorial Watch video tutorial using this month kit below or on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6-DSmIp_eQA Additional inspiration Here’s a closer look at the projects we created using our...

Our February 2024 Wax Seal of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This month's "Lily of the Valley" Wax Seal Stamp adds that finishing touch to seal you projects with love. It has one wooden handle that supports a 1" round brass seal stamp design on its end. This club option also includes a pack of coordinating wax beads. Here’s a look at the February 2024...

Our February 2024 BetterPress Plate of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Change the way you create with the NEW 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 professional stationery style with detailed impressions that can be felt to the touch. The BetterPress System works with...

Our February 2024 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 Feburary 2024 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 February 2024 Clear Stamp of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This “Lily Arch” 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...

Our February 2024 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 January 2024 Stitching Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Stitched Floral Focal Card Front" die set features 5 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...

The February 2024 Large Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Floral Bunny Basket" 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 show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media! Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open...

Our February 2024 Small Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Rain Boot Bouquet" die set features 11 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...

Hello crafty friends! My name is Allison Davis and I am a scrapbooker and sketch artist for my family’s scrapbook store located in Springfield, MO, and also the sketch artist for Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine. I am absolutely thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today sharing a mini-album I created using the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Love Story collection along with...

Hey friends! It's Angela Tombari here and today I would like to share with you two layout ideas I created with the brand new Noteworthy paper collection by Simple Stories and some of the Spellbinders products. Noteworthy is the perfect collection for paper crafters to document our daily life and much-loved hobby and it perfectly pares with Spellbinders items. I am a huge fan of...

Hello crafty friends!  It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have a few cards to share with you showcasing the new Monster Birthday Collection. I absolutely love this collection! It’s versatile enough to make cards for individuals of all ages, and the designs are super adorable! For my first project, I created a mini slimline card measuring at 3.5” x 6.5”. I then used the Dancin’...

Hello, friends! It’s Savannah O’Gwynn from Savannahland2. I’m honored to be sharing some of my ideas using the Spellbinders Monster Birthday collection die sets. #SAVfact: If you know me, then I have MORE ideas to share than I can fit in one blog post!! In hopes to keep this post short, I have decided to use some OLD craft/cardmaking techniques to create FRESH card designs....

Hello Friends! It´s Raquel here again sharing some colorful fun ideas with the super adorable Monster Birthday Collection. The moment I saw these critters I couldn’t 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...

Hello everyone! My name is Allison Davis and I am a scrapbooker and sketch artist for my family’s scrapbook store located in Springfield, MO and also the sketch artist for Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine. I am so grateful and excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today sharing two layouts I created using the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Love Story collection. Watch...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards made with the new BetterPress Spring Collection from Spellbinders.  The delicate floral images and beautiful sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three pretty cards for a variety of occasions this spring. Muted Floral Sympathy Card I thought the dainty floral images...

Hey there! Daniel West, here, with three fun projects from the BetterPress Spring Collection. When BetterPress came out in 2023, I felt like dancin’. The letterpress feel and look are super easy to achieve with this system and the results with just plain black and white ink and card make it easy to create a project without adding color to the images. But, you can...

Hi there my Spellbinders’ friends!  My name is Jaycee Gaspar and I’m so excited to share three cards featuring the Pressed Posies Collection. This collection features eight sets with one of the products being a Wax Seal Stamp. Let’s focus on monochromatic cards centered around the Timeless Blooms Wax Seal Stamp with designer tricks on getting perfect single-tone letter-pressed cards. This first card focuses on the...