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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie Willison here. I am so glad you are joining me today.  If you are like me, you start your Christmas cards early.  For me, I like to do a stack of 5-10 cards every so often so I don’t get overwhelmed in making all my Christmas cards at once.  Today, I am here to share one clean and simple card...

Hello everyone! This is Kimberly Crawford and I am thrilled to be on the Spellbinders blog! Today I get to share the absolutely adorable new Holiday Die D-Lites! These cute images have details galore with basic die cutting, but add a few other special touches, and you can make these images come to life! Each of these sets of Die D-Lites contains so many details!...

Hello everyone. This is Enza Gudor, and today I am sharing the first of two blog posts featuring the super fun Holiday Die D-Lites collection. I love the whimsical images of these sets; they are so cute and perfect for the upcoming holiday season! They are also very versatile and can be used to create cards, tags, gift wrapping elements, ornaments, and much more. For...

Hello everybody! It’s Elena Salo here with you today with some more A Charming Christmas collection inspiration. Early autumn is the perfect time to get ready for Christmas since so much should be done before holidays. It’s always a big problem for me to decorate presents for relatives. I like when everything is perfect but in the rush this is the last thing I remember....

Hello everyone. Welcome in my last post for my Guest Designer post on the Spellbinders blog featuring the “A Sweet Christmas” collection by Sharyn Sowell. You can find previous posts here and here. Today we will bake cookies together. They are sugar and gluten free. When I saw Gingerbread Boy Garland Tag die I knew what I wanted to do with it. I have many...

Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am super stoked to be a guest blogger on the Spellbinders blog. I absolutely adore all Spellbinders dies and it's always such a pleasure to be invited to guest design on the blog! I have three projects to share today featuring the ever elegant 'A Charming Christmas collection by Amazing Paper Grace. This collection is...

Hello dear Spellbinders friends! Elena Salo is here with another project featuring A Sweet Christmas collection by Sharyn Sowell. If you missed my previous project, you can find it here. I like all the Christmas scenes in this collection. There are so many ways to use them in different Christmas projects. And today I’d like to show you how I’ve used one of those dies...

Hello friends! This is Virginia Lu here!  Thank you for joining me for my 3rd (and last) guest post today. You can see my previous guest post here and here. I hope that you check out “Sweet Christmas” Collection by Sharyn Sowell if you have not already. This Christmas collection evoke sweet and homespun feelings and is perfect for creating your own Christmas projects. Today...

Hello everybody! Thank you for joining us again! Elena Salo is here again. If you missed my previous post devoted to A Charming Christmas collection, you can read it here. Here is the card I made for today’s post. I created 6x4’ top folding card base out of light grey cardstock. I find Snowflake Toppers set of dies one of the most beautiful from this...

Good morning everyone. Do you love blue and white color combo, probably with the touch of silver or gold? Have some blue and white china? Then what about going all blue and white this Christmas? I have used three die sets from the latest collection by Sharyn Sowell called A Sweet Christmas to create a place card plus a matching favor bag (it is in...

Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am super stoked to be a guest blogger on the Spellbinders blog. I have four projects to share today featuring the ever elegant A Charming Christmas collection by Amazing Paper Grace. Non Traditional Christmas Card I wanted to create a non traditional Christmas card using this collection and here's what I came up with: To create...

Hello friends! This is Virginia Lu. Thank you for joining me for my 2nd guest design project. You can find my 1st post here. The new “Sweet Christmas” Collection by Sharyn Sowell offers so many designs, from sweet and homey to elegant and detailed. Today’s card features this dainty and beautiful Mistletoe Gatefold Die set. Let’s get started! Instructions: The following are the step-by-step instructions...

Hi dear friends! Elena Salo is here again with another portion of inspiration. I'm honored to play with A Charming Christmas collection by my favorite designer Becca Feeken. I adore every single die from her collections and this time I was so really shocked with the beauty that every set shows. So here is my first project featuring A Charming Christmas collection. To create this...

Hello dear Spellbinders’ fans! So glad to be with you again and to introduce you to the new collection of dies and stamps - A Sweet Christmas by Sharyn Sowell. It contains a lot of beautiful shapes of Christmas scenes and many other useful dies for holiday greeting cards. For today’s post I created Merry Christmas card using non-traditional color scheme. I created 4 ½...

Hello crafty friends. My name is Anna and I am so happy I can be a guest designer with awesome "A Sweet Christmas" collection by Sharyn Sowell. If you want to know me better, you can visit my blog or Instagram. I also have a YouTube channel, where I post a lot of video tutorials. If you follow me on social media, you may noticed...

Hello everyone! This is Hussena from Quill and Punch Works, and I am super stoked to be a guest blogger on the Spellbinders blog. I have two projects to share today featuring the ever elegant "A Charming Christmas" collection by Amazing Paper Grace. In my first post, I wanted to highlight the Cottage Box Etched die set. This is a really big die set with a beautiful gift box...

Hello friends! This is Virginia Lu here!  Thank you for joining me today. I have been a fan of Spellbinders in my early card-making days (circa 2009) and I am absolutely honored to be the guest designer for Spellbinders. Let’s get right to the project. It is never too early to start creating Christmas projects now that the Fall is in the air. The latest...

Creative Friends! My name is Becca Feeken and I'm a passionate die designer among my creative endeavors. I say passionate because inspiration is everywhere - and nothing is more rewarding than when that inspiration touches others.  I love designing dies and I'm pretty sure I do it in my sleep.  I'm a dreamer and an encourager. I dream of sweeping elegant calligraphic curves and graceful...

Hi, I'm Sharyn Sowell, sharing my new holiday die cuts. Home made is the essence of holiday joy, right? My inspiration for these dies was my own holiday strategy: slow down and make it simple and authentic. I embrace the happy memory-making creativity and refuse the myth of the superwoman perfectionist. I designed these dies for relaxed crafting. Let's make the holidays stress free this...

Our September Small Die of the Month is here! This Happy Haunting Die set features 11 dies that are perfect for Halloween projects. 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! This kit is available September 1st, 2018,...

The all-new September Large Die of the Month is here! This Tricks or Treats die set features 6 dies that are perfect for Halloween projects! 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! This kit is available September...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Our September 2018 Card Kit of the Month is here! We're so excited to share our NEW and IMPROVED Cardmaking Kit Club. This Sunshiney Day Kit, like all other of our Card Kits, gives you everything you need to create 10 unique cards and even more. You now  also get better goodies, including a 40 sheet paper pad, clear stamps, an adorable die set, tons of...

Hello! Melissa Phillips here one last time with another card created with the sweet,  new die collection from Sharon Sowell, the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection. Each die set in this line is amazing and a true joy to create with! You can see my 2 other projects using this collection here and here. Today I’ve selected the Robin & Rosy Mug die set.  I...

Hello everyone. This is Jean Manis, and I am back on the blog with a third project showcasing the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell. In case you missed my previous posts, you can find them here and here. Today, I have a coffee-themed card showcasing the Cup and Beans set. On this CAS card, I used the design principles of repetition and...

Hello again! Melissa Phillips joining you today with another card created with the darling, new die collection from Sharon Sowell, the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection. I am smitten! You can catch my first guest post featuring this collection here. This card uses the gorgeous Coffee Woman dies.  I am in awe of the creativity of this beautiful set. I cut two of my Coffee...

Hello crafty friends! This is Yoonsun Hur and I’m back again with a watercolor “Tea” card today with so pretty Tea Pots dies from the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell – I love these lovely tea pots so much! If you missed my previous posts, you can find them here and here. I started by die-cutting flourish tea pots from watercolor paper using...

Hello crafty friends! This is Yoonsun Hur and I’m back again with simple watercolor card featuring the Blooming Brew dies from the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell. You can see my first guest post featuring this collection here. I simply die-cut Blooming Brew from watercolor paper, and then watercolored it. Once it was dry, I adhered it on a top-folded white card using...

Hello everyone. This is Jean Manis, and I am delighted to be on the blog with another project showcasing the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell. In case you missed my first post, you can find it here. Today, I have a sweetheart card combining several of the sets in the collection. To begin, I die cut pieces from the Tea Pots set...

Hello crafty friends! This is Yoonsun Hur and I’m so happy to be back on the Spellbinders blog again! For my card today, I used the Heart Latte and the Cup and Beans dies from the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell. I die-cut coffee cups from watercolor paper using the Heart Latte die set, then cut out the inside of each cup...

Hello there! Melissa Phillips here sharing a card created with the cutest, new die collection from Sharon Sowell, the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection.  Prepare to fall head over heels for it! I was instantly drawn to the Tea Stack o’ Cups set and couldn’t wait to create my own custom teacups using fun patterned paper. I cut two teacups from both dies used, one...

Hello everyone. This is Jean Manis, and I am delighted to be on the blog with a project showcasing the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell. I used the collection’s Cuppa Love die set to create a mixed media friendship card. Let’s take a look! To begin, I created a card base by smooshing Distress Oxide Broken China ink on Bristol paper. Once...

Hi, I'm Sharyn Sowell, back again to introduce a new collection of dies for Spellbinders. Every one of my dies is an exact reproduction of what I do by cutting paper freehand with a pair of ordinary scissors. It's kind of like sketching with scissors instead of a pen. But you get the same results with a die so much faster! I'm an occasional barista,...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Welcome back to our Cardmaking Inspiration series! We hope you’ve been enjoying these mini posts sharing simple cardmaking ideas and step by step instructions on how to make them! Today we welcome Elena Salo as a guest on our blog sharing a fun "Thanks For Having Us" wine bottle tag featuring stamps and dies from our Wine Country collection. This project appeared...

Hello there! This is Michelle Short and I am delighted to be back today to share another card using the fabulous Wine Country collection by Stacey Caron. In case you missed my post yesterday, you can see that here. Today I am using two more sets from the collection. I started my card off by die-cutting the Time for Wine A2 Card Front Die. I...

Hello Crafters! I'm so excited to be back today and I have a new technique to try in your coloring! When I started working with these super fun products from Stacey Caron's Wine Country line I had no idea what to do. I'm not a wine drinker and I was a little worried I wouldn't do them justice. However I'm all about stretching my wings so...