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DIY

Christmas in July | Spellbinders Celebrate the Season Collection

It’s never too early to start making Christmas Cards! I really enjoy creating Christmas projects because, well it’s Christmas! And the holidays generally mean all things sparkly and glittery for me. I fell in love with this modern and Stylish Merry Christmas die as soon as I saw it and plan to use it for the bulk of my Christmas cards this year! 🥰 You … Continue reading Christmas in July | Spellbinders Celebrate the Season Collection

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Die Cutting, Distress Ink, Distress Oxide Ink, DIY, Easy Projects, Ink Smooshing, Just Because, Shaped Cards

Ink Smooshing on Shaped Cards

This project started with me trying to use up a stack of backgrounds in my studio. I dug into my ink-smooshed pile and thought, “How can I use these and make some really quick and easy cards?” I remembered that about a year ago, I watched a video where another crafter used shape dies to make cards and I thought I’d give it a go. … Continue reading Ink Smooshing on Shaped Cards

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Birthday, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Paper Sculpting

Easy Sculpted Paper Birthday Flowers

I’m back with more flowers! This time with some pretty little sculpted paper flowers on an A2 sized birthday card. I used lighter weight card stock for the flowers and even utilized an old egg dish for the organizational part of the project. 🤓 If you’ve never tried manipulating paper to give it a 3D affect, this is a great place to start. It goes … Continue reading Easy Sculpted Paper Birthday Flowers

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Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Heat Embossed, Just Because, Watercolor

Mini Slimline | Watercolor Garden on Black

In today’s card tutorial I make a couple of pretty mini slimline cards (mine are 3⅛” x 6¼”) and a couple of bonus bookmarks. I’ve had this stamp set, Floral Garden, since last spring and just now got around to playing with it. I know, it took a minute. 😂 Anyway, I love all things shiny and shimmery so I pulled out my Iridescent Shimmering … Continue reading Mini Slimline | Watercolor Garden on Black

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DIY

Happy Birthday, Spellbinders!

I want to say Happy 20th Birthday to one of my favorite card crafting supply stores… Spellbinders! I’ve created many fun projects with the help of their wonderful die sets. I like crafting with this companies die sets because of the attention to detail and the many, many parts that come together to create a wonderfully fun design. And, this set, Topsy Turvy Cake, does … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Spellbinders!

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Kit of the Month, Watercolor

Silver-Themed Birthday Card

Really simple, with very few supplies, this card surprised me with how pretty it turned out. I used some cutting dies: Happy Birthday Script, Delicate Leafy Branch, and Fluted Classics Circles. I created the background layers from a rubber stamp called Romantic Script, and some card stock from one of my most used paper pads… Silver Service. Of course I utilized my favorite stamp platform … Continue reading Silver-Themed Birthday Card

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Kit of the Month, Watercolor

Super Easy Watercolor Christmas Gift Card | Spellbinders Clear Stamp & Die Club for November 2021

I’m a little late with this months club, but boy is it worth the wait. 😁 For November’s project I’m using the Clear Stamp & Die Set of the Month Club 🎁. Watch the video to see how I used the stamp and die set, a stamp platform, my watercolor paint set, and a manual die cut machine to create this super simple, and fast … Continue reading Super Easy Watercolor Christmas Gift Card | Spellbinders Clear Stamp & Die Club for November 2021

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DIY, Easy Projects, Kit of the Month

Spellbinders October 2021 Card Kit | 3 Card Projects

Hello crafty friends! I’ve created some pretty cards from the Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month for October. Like always, I only made three but there’s enough product to make tons of cards! This month’s kit has lots of gold shiny elements and a starry night feel to it. I used some of the dies (there’s loads with this kit) and a lot of the … Continue reading Spellbinders October 2021 Card Kit | 3 Card Projects

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY

Shiny 3-D Elements Christmas Card

I love making Christmas cards. I think it’s mainly because it’s an excuse to use all the shiny and glittery things. 🥰 Today’s project is no exception. I used one of the die sets from Add to Cart by Becky Roberts and Spellbinders called Shopping Cart Holiday & Presents. Using some scrap Christmas paper, Shiny Gold card stock, and my Spellbinders Platinum 6 machine, I … Continue reading Shiny 3-D Elements Christmas Card

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