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Today's simple cardmaking ideas feature the Flowering Desert stamp set from the 2019 Occasions Catalog. The Stamparatus was used to get perfect placement!

Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com.  I am so happy to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinder’s blog! I have three projects to share with you today that feature the new Toolbox Essentials Collection by Nancy McCabe. Toolbox Pop-up Card For my first card, I created a fun mini toolbox pop-up card. To start, I first created my toolbox base using some Kraft Card Stock, a paper trimmer, a scoring board, and some adhesive. Box Card Measurements: Cut 2 strips of kraft card stock to 6” x 1 ¾” Score each piece at 1.5” and 5.5” on the long side Adhere pieces together by adding adhesive to the ½ tab on each piece to form a rectangular-shaped box. Die cut 2 arches from the Essential Arches Etched Dies and attach on each end of box. Make sure to use the arch that measures 1 ½” across the base to fit the sides of the box exactly. Cut another strip of kraft card stock to 4 ¾” x 1/4” and score at 3/8”from each end. (This strip will be the handle of the toolbox and will attach between the top of the two arches.) Cut inner shelves at 4 ¾” x 1” and score at 3/8” from each side to form tabs I also added 3 more strips of kraft card stock to the front of my toolbox that I had run through my die-cutting machine with the wood etched die that is included in the A Cut Above the Rest Sentiments Clear Stamps & Dies Set.  This gives the pieces a faux wood grain that subtly adds to the card.  Each strip measures at 4” x ½” and were added to the front of my toolbox with some 3D foam adhesive tape to give them some added dimension. Next, I used the super cute All the Tools Etched Dies with a variety of colored card stock pieces as well as some Mirror Silver Card Stock to create my tools.  I added each tool to the inside shelves of my toolbox with some liquid adhesive.  Lastly, I used my hot foil machine to add my sentiment from the Nailed It Hot Foil Plates onto a strip of Lagoon Card Stock.  This card measures at 4” across by 1 ½” wide and stands approximately 3.5” tall.  It folds flat to fit into a standard 5×7 envelope for mailing. Rainbow Hot Foil Card For my second project, I created a simple thank you card using the Nailed It Glimmer Hot Foil Plates along with the A Cut Above the Rest Sentiment Stamps.  I used some Mini Rainbow Glimmer Hot Foil to hot foil my images onto a 5.25” x 4” piece of Snowdrift Card Stock. I then layered it onto a 5.5” x 4.25” top-folding, horizontal card base that I had cut from a piece of Waterfall Card Stock.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment with some Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto the top right corner of my card and added some pink enamel dots for extra interest. #1 Helper Paintbrush Card For my last project, I used the cute little paintbrush die from the All the Tools Etched Dies Set to create a fun rainbow-themed card.  I simply die-cut my pieces from different pieces of colored card stock and assembled them together with some liquid adhesive.  Next, I trimmed a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock to 4” x 5.25” and lightly blended the top center portion of it with some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink. I then layered this piece with a top-folding, vertical A2 card base that I had cut from some Teal Topaz Card Stock.  Next, I stamped my sentiment onto the lower center portion of my card with some black ink.  To finish my card, I lastly adhered my paintbrushes with some 3d foam squares to give them a pop of dimension. Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by!  I hope you enjoyed my cards today!  If you liked these cards and want some more inspiration, feel free to check out my INSTAGRAM page. Hugs! Rachel Other supplies Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic White Paint.

Hi friends! Emily Midgett from Sixth Street Sundries is here with you today to share some vivid autumn inspiration using the absolutely magnificent new Serenade of Autumn Collection! This collection features beautiful Better Press plates, floral dies, sentiments, a 3D embossing folder, a new wax seal design, and a variety of printed ephemera and paper goods to make crafting a variety of gorgeous, cohesive autumn cards simple. I have three cards to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details! Before beginning my cards, I selected a variety of colorful autumnally-themed cardstock from the Spellbinders Card Shoppe line. I wanted a color scheme that was autumnal without being too prosaic, so I selected Tuscan, Peach Sorbet, Latte, Chamomile, Mahogany, Terra Cotta, and Sage cardstock. Using a cohesive color scheme for all three cards helps them to coordinate without being too “matchy.” For my first card, I created a lovely autumn floral bouquet with a wax seal accent! Die cut a variety of blooms and foliage from the Autumn Sealed Sprigs die collection using the chosen cardstock color palette, assembling them with the incredibly useful Reverse Tweezers. Create a wax seal using the new Sunflower Wax Seal and some Pearl White Wax. Adhere the “grateful” foiled printed die cut from the Serenade of Autumn Printed Die Cut pack to the wax seal. Die cut a “for you” from the new Serenade Sentiments set using Brushed Gold cardstock. Arrange the die-cut florals in a bouquet, covering the area where they cross with the foiled sentiment die-cut and the wax seal, completing the greeting with the gold die-cut “for you.” Add some sparkling Opal gems for a bit of extra texture and shine! My second card features a more dramatic color palette, enhanced with ink blending and shimmering gold accents. Die cut the Sunflower Serenade dies from Tuscan, Mahogany, Latte, and Sage cardstock, blending along the edges of the sunflower petals with a darker yellow ink to add extra dimension. Emboss an A2 panel of Terra Cotta cardstock using the Autumn Serenade 3D Embossing Folder. After embossing, use a blending brush to blend deep burnt orange ink around the edges, enhancing the embossed design and intensifying the colorful background. Run a gold pigment ink pad over the raised areas to add some “gilding” to your card front, further enhancing the embossed design. Use your Glimmer Hot Foil Machine to hot-foil a greeting from the Fancy Sentiment Strips Press Plate onto more Terra Cotta cardstock using Satin Champagne Hot Foil. Arrange floral die cuts on the embossed and blended panel using liquid and foam adhesive. Add the hot foiled sentiment strip using a double layer of foam tape. Finally, add some sparkle with a few Aura AB adhesive gems. For my final card, I created a sunny birthday card with gorgeous ink-blended sunflowers and gold shimmer! To start, ink blend the sunflower image from the Layered Sunflower Stencil set onto Chamomile Stenciling on colored cardstock is a great way to intensify the colors of your stenciled image. The yellow and green inks are dark enough, and the Chamomile cardstock light enough, that the sunflower image is still quite visible! Blend medium yellow and dark yellow around the edges of the stenciled A2 card front to create a vignette effect. Splatter the entire panel with gold metallic watercolors. Die cut the “Happy birthday” sentiment from Serenade Sentiments three times using Latte cardstock, then adhere each sentiment die cut together with liquid glue to create a dimensional die-cut greeting. Ink blend the same shades of yellow ink over the top of the gold foiled greeting die cut from the Serenade of Autumn Printed Die Cut pack to create a coordinating greeting. Adhere the greeting pieces with liquid and foam adhesive. Finally, add some Aura AB adhesive gems for sparkle! Other Supplies: Sunflower, Spiced Cider, Cayenne, Nutmeg inks from Concord & 9th; Sage, Eucalyptus, and Spruce Tips inks from Pinkfresh Studio; handmade gold metallic watercolors, Altenew Enchanted Gold pigment ink.

Happy Tuesday! I hope you are having a wonderful day. Today I have projects to share with you using the GORGEOUS new kit from Taylored Expressions called Talking in Circles. The Talking in Cir…

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a bunch of cards made with some of the beautiful Doodlebug products available in the Spellbinders shop. I paired many of the brightly colored cards and envelopes, sweet patterned papers, and fun washi tapes and embellishments with some of my favorite Spellbinders dies to create cards for many different kinds of occasions. Mailbox Thank You Card I hear a lot of crafters say that they love patterned paper, but struggle to use it on their projects sometimes, especially those with bolder colors and patterns. Here I turned a bright stripe pattern into just the border on this otherwise simple and cute thank-you card. I started by trimming the striped paper from the Lots of Love Paper Pad to 4.25” x 6” and added it to one of the white A6 card bases from the Fall Cards & Envelopes pack.  To tone down this bold pattern, I trimmed a piece of notebook paper from the same pad to 4” x 5.75” and added it to the center.  Now I have the perfect little border for my card! The mailbox theme in this paper pad inspired me to break out one of my favorite die sets from Spellbinders – Parcel & Post Mailbox.  I cut the pieces from Poppy Field, Mirror Gold, and Pomegranate Cardstock and added a sentiment foiled in Gold Hot Foil using the All Occasion Mailbox Greetings Glimmer Plate Set. To finish off the card, I added some Doodlebug Airmail Washi Tape to white cardstock and die cut the envelope from the Parcel & Post Mailbox Die Set from it, positioning the die so that only a tiny sliver of stripes would end up on the bottom of the envelope. Then I added Ladybug, Bubblegum, and Swimming Pool Puffy Hearts to the envelope and bursting from the mailbox. Stitched With Holiday Cheer Card Now we can get a little braver with our backgrounds! For this cheerful card, I chose some busy patterned papers for my card front but balanced it a bit with a simpler focal image. I started by trimming some of the holly patterned paper from the Candy Cane Lane Paper Pad to 4.25” x 6”. After adding a smaller piece of red striped paper from the pad on top (about 4.25” x 2.25”), I adhered a tiny sentiment border (trimmed out of one of the pages in the pad) on top of where the two patterns met. Then I matted this whole background with Pomegranate Cardstock and adhered it to one of the white A6 card bases from the Christmas Cards & Envelopes pack. With all of that color in the background, I next cut a simple tag out of white and Pink Sand Cardstock using the Create A Decorative Tag Die Set…this gives the eye someplace to rest. The sentiment was stamped in green ink using one of the greetings from the Handmade Gift Tags Stamp Set. For a simple focal point, I cut Fern and Poppy Field Cardstock using the Stitched Poinsettia & Holly Die Set and stitched them up with matching thread for a tone-on-tone look. After adhering them to the tag with foam adhesive, I added some red baker’s twine from Vivant to the tag. Sending Hugs Wax Seal Card Let’s talk about how to use washi tape on cards in fun or unexpected ways. I’m starting out easy with this pretty floral hugs card where I add a single strip in place of some twine, but we’ll be working up to full backgrounds soon! To begin, trim a piece of orange floral paper from the Over The Rainbow Paper Pad to 4” x 5.75”, mat it with Mirror Gold Cardstock, and adhere it all to the A6 white card base from the Rainbow Cards & Envelopes Pack. Next, cut white cardstock using one of the dies from the Essential Modern Ovals Die Set, and Mirror Gold Cardstock using the next larger die in the set. Wrap a piece of blue striped washi from the Candy Stripes Washi Tape Assortment around the white oval and then emboss it with the Flower Frenzy 3D Embossing Folder to make it blend into the shape seamlessly. Die cut the daisy and leafy sprig from the Floral Stems Die Set and a zigzag squiggle from the Sealed Squiggles Die Set and adhere on top of the oval. Melt Mystic Blue wax beads and stamp them using the Deco For You Wax Seal Stamp before highlighting just the words with a gold metallic marker. Add an additional sentiment to the bottom of the card foiled in gold using the Must-Have Sentiments Glimmer Plate Set. Happy Holidays Gift Box Card You can use washi tape to create your own patterns for diecutting too!  Here I create my own “wrapping paper” for tiny gift boxes on this bright and cheery holiday card. Start by trimming a piece of cute patterned paper from the Candy Cane Lane Paper Pad and adhering it to the front of the red A2-sized card base from the Christmas Cards & Envelopes Pack. Then die cut white cardstock using the Fluted Classics Ovals Die Set and adhere it to the center of the card front with foam adhesive. Now take the red, green, and teal tapes from the Candy Stripes Washi Tape Assortment and adhere them to white cardstock in different combinations and patterns. Die cut these patterns using the gift boxes from the Seasonal Décor Die Set and add bows cut from the Mirror Gold and Mirror Red Cardstock. Adhere the gift boxes to the front of the card with a combination of liquid glue and foam adhesive for lots of dimension. To finish off the card, add a sentiment foiled in Gold Hot Foil using the A Merry Little Christmas Sentiments Glimmer Plate Set. Rainbow Floral Birthday Card Now we’ll create an entire background panel for this bold and bright birthday card with the Scallop Washi Tape Assortment. I started by trimming a piece of white cardstock to 4.25” x 5.5” and then added strip after strip of colorful washi tape from the Scallop Washi Tape Assortment down the panel in rainbow order. Once it was completely covered, I die cut it down to 4” x 5.25” using the Precision Layering A2 Die Set A. (You can just use a trimmer to cut this panel down, but I like how the pressure from a diecutting machine during this step really makes sure the washi tape stays adhered.) After adding the background panel to a top-folding A2-sized white card base with foam adhesive, I applied Gold Hot Foil to white cardstock using the All-Occasion Mailbox Greetings Glimmer Plate Set.  Cutting this out with one of the Essential Four Petal Labels Dies, I added it to the center of the card with foam adhesive. I didn’t want to add too much more to this bold card, so I just cut a few flowers and leaves with the Be Bold Blooms Die Set in coordinating colors and framed the sentiment. Joyful Snowman Mini Slimline Card Patterned paper can be used to add a touch of texture to scenic backgrounds as well if you pick some of the more subtle or tone-on-tone patterns. Here I built a simple snowy scene out of white and blue snowflake paper for this adorable snowman. Start by trimming the blue snowflake paper from the Candy Cane Lane Paper Pad to 3.125” x 6”.  After trimming the white snowflake paper to about 3.125” x 1.5”, die cut the top of it using one of the dies from the Color Block Scenic Scape Die Set.  Blend a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Ink around the edges of the papers before adhering together to give it a frosty look. Adhere the background scene onto one of the white mini slimline card bases from the Christmas Cards & Envelopes Pack.  Then die cut the adorable snowman from the Dancin’ Snowman Die Set using light and bright colors and assemble him above the snowy hill. To finish off the card, I foiled and die cut a sentiment using the Christmas Die & Glimmer Sentiments Plate Set and popped it up beneath the snowman with foam adhesive.  Then I added a couple of Bubblegum and Swimming Pool Puffy Hearts to the sky above him. Loads Of Luck Card Let’s try another card with patterned paper as a scenic background!  This time I got a little braver using tiny rainbows in the sky behind this cute load of shamrocks. Start by trimming the rainbow patterned paper from the Over The Rainbow Paper Pad to 3.25” x 4.5” and adding a strip of the green polka dot paper to the bottom. Blend some Salty Ocean Distress Ink liberally around the top of the panel to create a blue sky and mat it with Mirror Gold Cardstock. Emboss the front of one of the green A2-sized card bases from the Fall Cards & Envelopes Pack using the Tiny Dots Embossing Folder and add the background scene to the center of the card front with foam adhesive. Die cut Pink Sand and white cardstock using the Country Wheelbarrow Die Set, add some Picked Raspberry Distress Ink around the edges, and assemble with liquid glue. Cut the shamrocks from the Seasonal Décor Die Set out of Fern and Rainforest Cardstock to fill the wheelbarrow. To finish off the card, emboss the sentiment in gold using the Welcome Sign & Sentiments Stamp & Die Set. Thinking Of You Wallet Card The Cards & Envelopes Packs contain lots of traditional sizes of cards, but they have a couple of fun shapes and styles too!  Here I take the bright pink wallet-style card base and add just a few elements for cute thinking of you card. It can be hard to figure out how to decorate an unusual shaped card base like this one, but I knew I wanted to use flowers with this gorgeous pink color. I cut some more petals and leaves using the Be Bold Blooms Die Set and assembled a little floral bunch with liquid glue. To ground the floral bunch on the front of the card, I decided to add a strip of paper.  You can just choose a simple pattern from the pad, but there are so many fun border styles in the Lots Of Love Paper Pad, so I trimmed out a group of three and adhered it in the middle of the front panel.  For a little peek of some more color, I added a panel of floral paper to the bottom of the card base as well (this panel will be behind the front of the card when folded). To finish off this card, I added the floral bunch to the front with foam adhesive and foiled a sentiment in gold using the Hexi-Gem Sentiments Glimmer Plate Set.  This card style is perfect for tucking a check or a small note inside! Patchwork Heart Card Lastly, I have one more tip when working with the fun patterns from Doodlebug in your card designs…take your color inspiration from the experts who design these gorgeous papers!  Here I pull the pinks and teals from the Lots Of Love Paper Pad into my focal image on this sweet card for a friend. I started by trimming a piece of the heart balloon patterned paper from the Lots of Love Paper Pad to 3.125” x 6”, matted it with Pomegranate Cardstock, and adhered it to one of the white mini slimline card bases from the Rainbow Cards & Envelopes Pack. Next, I die-cut Fruit Punch, Waterfall, Pink Sand, and white cardstock using the patchwork heart dies from the Seasonal Décor Die Set.  To ensure the hearts didn’t disappear into the background pattern, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 1.5” x 4.5”, embossed it with the Tiny Dots Embossing Folder, and adhered it to the center of the card front with...

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Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m so excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today! I’m sharing three cards featuring the House-Mouse Everyday Collection!! I absolutely adore all the House Mouse Collections and couldn’t wait to get my hands on this new collection!! This set would be perfect to box up and give to someone as a gift, as it includes get well, birthday, and all occasion cards!! GET WELL SOON How darling is this scene? I stamped the Froggy Throat stamp set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink and colored it with Copic markers. Both sentiments, from the same set, were stamped with red dye ink. It was die-cut with the largest die in the A2 Matting Basics A die set and adhered to an A2 panel of Pomegranate cardstock. To finish, I added some highlights with a white gel pen. HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS! My second card features the Party Steamers stamp set. The mouse and sentiment were stamped with Copic-friendly black ink and colored with Copics. I trimmed the panel and adhered a multi-colored diagonal striped pattern paper to the top and bottom, then adhered it to an A2 panel of Onyx cardstock. I finished this one off by adding highlights with a white gel pen, as well. SPECIAL DELIVERY I began the third card the same way as the first two, by stamping the sweet mice and the sentiment from the Mouse Mail stamp set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. After coloring it with Copics, I die-cut it with the second largest die in the A2 Matting Basics A die set. I also die-cut a panel of Onyx cardstock with the largest die in the same set. The panels were adhered together and added to a panel of Pomegranate cardstock. I added just a few highlights to the mailbox with (you guessed it!) a white gel pen to complete the card. Other Supplies Liquid glue, 80 & 110 lb. white cardstock, striped pattern paper, Copic-friendly black ink, red dye ink, Copic markers, white gel pen Thank you so much for stopping by today!! Happy crafting!

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