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Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Color Mix Celebrations Collection. This collection features two BetterPress sets, one with large numbers and a die set with numbers that can cut out the BetterPress numbers or be used on their own. Separating the numbers worked for the 2025 card but with the other cards or most with fewer numbers, I think they...

Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three cards using the Color Mix Celebrations Collection. This collection can be used in so many different ways! It can be combined with the Florals Through the Year Collection to add numbers to calendar pages or the numbers can be used to create personalized cards, like I...

Hello there Spellbinders friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so excited to be here as a guest and I am sharing three shaker cards using the fabulous Shaker Domes. I love to make shakers, so these cards were really fun to create and the Shaker Domes make it very easy to make them. There are five different-shaped domes...

Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring the stunning Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. I always get excited when Yana releases a new collection and I knew this was going to be another must-have. I don’t know a lot about plants but I do love learning about flowers every time there’s a new...

Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Beads of Friendship Collection. This collection has tiny press plate or stamped letters to create lots of friendship bracelets to use with or without the die-cut hands. There are also die-cut shapes and bracelets. For these cards I created multiples of everything except the hands and stamped sentiments and letters. I have a lot...

Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. This beautiful collection features amaryllis, poinsettias and sentiments – all perfect for the holidays. CHRISTMAS CHEER For my first card, I wanted to use Yana’s Amaryllis Etched Dies. This set is great as you have the flower and stem as one...

Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. I am super excited about the Glad Tidings collection from Simon Hurley and Spellbinders. It features three press plate sets, perfect for your holiday crafting needs. In this blog post, we will be using the Betterpress system and cotton cardstock to get a letterpress effect,...

Hi everyone! It’s Cassie Trask and I’m happy to be back sharing some new card ideas featuring the Simon Hurley – Glad Tidings BetterPress Plates! The elegance of the results from the BetterPress have me reaching for it time and time again, and the Glad Tidings BetterPress Plates definitely have me feeling some serious nostalgia. Santa’s Sleigh I was really wanting some simple Christmas cards...

Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. Today, I am working with the Falling Leaves collection. This collection has a press plate with coordinating stencil, a 3D embossing folder, and three wax seals. All of these products are so beautiful and pair perfectly together. For my first card, I started by taking...

Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. I have the honor of sharing the Winter’s Grace Garden collection from Susan Tierney-Cockburn and Spellbinders. Susan’s floral sets are always so beautiful. There are five die sets and one 3D embossing folder in this collection. They can be purchased separately or in a bundle...

Winter’s Grace Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. In addition to her usual dimensional flowers, there’s also a beautiful 3D embossing folder that’s worthy of its own card. To learn how to assemble these flowers, watch Susan’s videos on Spellbinders YouTube channel. The background embossed with the Norwegian Rosemaling 3D Embossing Folder was cut to 4 x 5 1/4” and adhered to a second panel cut...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today from Sixth Street Sundries, and today I am sharing some inspiration using the luscious new Sealed 3D Christmas collection from Spellbinders! This new collection is so beautiful and creates some super pretty holiday cards and the sweetest gift box using the new Ribbon Box die. I am a pushover for gift-giving supplies, and so this new box...

Hello! Jen Kotas here today with three tags featuring the Lisa Horton Essential Holiday Collection. What an amazing collection where you can create many different tags for all of your holiday gifts. My color palette was simple but I love gray, red and white together for holiday tags. While I had my BetterPress System out, I created backgrounds in several colors that I may want...

Hello, crafty friends! This is Emily Leiphart and I’m thrilled to be back on the Spellbinders blog, featuring All Seasons Collection. At first look, this collection may appear to be for scrapbooking enthusiasts but I’m here to show you how easily they can be used for card making. For those of you who use traveler’s notebooks for journalling and memory keeping will notice that this...

Hello! Jen Kotas is here today with three cards featuring the Happy Haunting Collection. I love making cute spooky cards and they don’t have to be just for Halloween. To create the dots with wax beads simply drop a small amount onto the silicone mat. It’s a great way to use up any extra melted wax on the spoon! Blend purple ink on a piece...

Hello, crafty friends! I’m Adrienne Boese, better known as Alice Scraps Wonderland online. The Birthday Bash collection from Simon Hurley has several fun embossing folders, so for this set of cards, I wanted to create three different backgrounds using the embossing folders. The goal with each of these embossed backgrounds is to set the stage for all of the other elements on the card. I’ll...

Hello there crafters! Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to show you some ideas using the Home For The Holidays Collection. For my three cards today, I thought it would be fun to use modern, contemporary colors for a super pretty Christmas vibe. I love traditional colors at Christmas, but it’s always good to shake it...

Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three cards using the Home for the Holidays Collection. This collection features lots of dies and press plates and I am using a few on my cards today. All my cards feature the color blue today. I did not plan for that when I was making them,...

Hello, crafty friends! Isha Gupta here and I am so happy to be on the Spellbinders blog featuring the Home For The Holidays Collection. This collection is so much fun and is packed full of gorgeous products including some beautiful press plates. I chose just a few of the products for the post today and decided on a slightly non-traditional color palette. I feel it’s...

Hello there! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to share some ideas with the fabulous Copperplate Holiday Sentiments release. In this collection, you have seven different Christmas/New Year sentiments to choose from, along with a gift tag press plate. I have chosen to go with a traditional red, white gold, and green color palette for...

Hello crafty friends! It is Laurie Willison here. Today I have a few quick and simple cards using the gorgeous, BetterPress Copperplate Holiday Sentiments. My favorite type of card showcases a good amount of white space. I love images we create with, become the star of the show, and pop right off of our cards. I am brand new to the BetterPress line and I...

This is a great collection of peacock-related patterns with BetterPress Plates, Die Sets, 3D Embossing Folders created by Dawn Bibby. I created many cards which I demonstrate in my YouTube channel, Angela Brennan Creations, but I showcase three cards below and explain how I create these three cards. For a Special Friend Ink blend card panel with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina. Before...

Hello there!  It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m delighted to be here to show you some ideas using the latest collection from Susan Tierney-Cockburn. This collection is called Nature’s Botanical Garden and it features five floral die sets, a beautiful 3D embossing folder, and a BetterPress Sentiment Set. I think the embossing folder may be my favorite embossing folder...

Our July 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...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cards with tons of texture thanks to the new Sealed 3D Botanical Collection from Spellbinders. The beautiful 3D Emboss & Cut folders, new 3D wax seal stamp designs, and unique nested shape die sets in the collection inspired me to create three cards with...

Our June 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...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of cheerful cards made with new Spotlight Frames & Florals Collection by Lisa Horton.  The beautiful floral stems, unique layered sentiments, and fun background dies and press plates in the collection inspired me to create three colorful cards perfect for sending a smile to a...

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of simple and pretty cards incorporating the beautiful butterfly stickers in the new Timeless Collection from Spellbinders. These shimmery, three-dimensional stickers are perfect for adding easy and dynamic accents or focal points to an otherwise ordinary card project. Fluttering Thinking of You Card If you...

Hello Crafters! It’s Melody Rupple here and I'm excited to be on the blog today to share a few cards I have created with the new Timeless Collection. The Timeless Collection includes five new products, including a beautiful card front, a border die, delicate accents, and two Better Press Sentiments Press Plates. So let’s get started. My first card features the Timeless 5 x 7...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Jung here, and I am back with another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. For my projects today, I’m working with the Yasutomo Aquarelle watercolor pallet and Yasutomo Fusion brushes. I made a beautiful card, featuring the Let’s Celebrate BetterPress collection by Yana Smakula. After I gathered my supplies, I started out by adding a light wash of color to an...

Our May 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...

Hi there my Spellbinders’ friends!  My name is Jaycee Gaspar and I’m so excited to share four cards featuring the Cheers to You BetterPress Collection. This collection features a mix of BetterPress Press Plates, standard-size Ink Pads, and replacement BetterPress materials. If you have been waiting for a chance to get started with the BetterPress system, now is your chance to get almost everything you...

Hello there Spellbinders friends! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. Today we are going to be playing with glitter cardstock! I have lots of examples and ideas for you and some great tips to help you get the most out of your cardstock. I love to add glitter cardstock to my cards, often in fairly subtle ways, but there are...

Hello there! This is Lisa from My Card Trip and I am happy to be back here on the Spellbinders blog with you. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful new collection from Yana Smakula. This collection is called Let’s Celebrate and it’s definitely a reason to do just that! You’ve got some gorgeous new press plates, a die set, and a wax...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett from Sixth Street Sundries is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and I’m so excited to be featuring these beautiful new images from the Simon Hurley Spring Sampler Better Press collection! These images are classic and utterly reminiscent of springtime, featuring some storybook bunnies that are channeling Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit illustrations, an embossing folder that adds beautifully subtle...

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...