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Hey everybody, Kimball Davis here! I’m a digital artist by trade but I was recently introduced to Jane Davenport and have since become a big fan of her and her art supplies. I was invited to do three blog posts and I’m thrilled to share with you a few exciting products from her new Artomology collection with Spellbinders. I wanted to create something simple, colorful...

The all-new October 2018 Large Die of the Month is here! This Truckin’ Through the Seasons die set features 25 dies that are perfect for creating & embellishing a cute truck for any season! 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...

Our October Small Die of the Month is here! This Give Thanks die set features 6 dies that are perfect for Fall & Thanksgiving 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 October...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Our October 2018 Card Kit of the Month is here! We’re so excited to share our NEW and IMPROVED Cardmaking Kit Club. This Watercolor 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 embellishments,...

Hello crafty friends, Zsoka is here and I'm back with my third and last blog post in my Jane Davenport Artomology series! If you've missed the previous two, you can find them here and here. For today's post I've made a scrapbook layout and a card using the Fair Feathers Etched dies. The idea is the same on both, a dream-catcher. Besides the dies I...

Hello, everyone! Enza back with you to share my third and final post showcasing the Artomology collection by Jane Davenport. You can find the other posts here and here. This set of cards features the Mermaid For Each Other and the Sea Flower Etched Die Sets. For the first card, I created a background with the wave border die included in the Mermaid For Each...

Hi there crafty friends, Zsoka back with you today with the second part of my 3 blog post series showcasing the gorgeous new Jane Davenport collection at Spellbinders, called Artomology! If you've missed my first post, you can find it here. I have 3 cards for you today, all using the same Sunflower Journal Etched die in slightly different ways. For my first card I die cut two...

Hi everyone! Enza here, and thank you for joining me. This is the second of three blog posts I'm sharing this week showcasing the fabulous Jane Davenport Artomology die sets. You can find the first post here. Today I have a set of cards featuring the Sunflower Journal Die set. The first card is a shaker, which was inspired by the size of the sunflower....

Hello there crafty friends, Zsoka here with you today! I'm super excited to join Spellbinders for another 3 blog post series - this time creating with a very special and unique collection, Artomology, by the one and only Jane Davenport! Now if you know my work, you know that I actually rarely do mixed media, but I was super intrigued by the metal dies because they are so different...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! To bring you even more inspiration and spark your creativity using products from our Small Die of the Month, Large Die of the Month and Card Kit of the Month for September 2018 we put together this post linking to inspirational projects by our guest designers! Be sure to visit their blogs to see/read more about the projects they’ve created! And let...

Hello, crafty friends! Enza Gudor here with you today to share the first of three blog posts showcasing the gorgeous Artomology collection by Jane Davenport for Spellbinders. I'll be mostly focusing on the beautiful and versatile die sets – I love the whimsical look of these designs! The layout I'm bringing you features the Fair Feathers Etched Dies. This die set includes four different sizes of...

Hi friends! It’s Angela Tombari back here, thank you for joining me. I have a fun project to share with you using the Jane Davenport Artomology collection. Today I am focusing on the use of Markers on an alternative surface, a piece of fabric! As you can see from the photo I created two pouches that I intend to use for my art supplies. The...

Hello Spellbinders and Davenpeeps! Courtney Diaz here with you again with another creative take on the Jane Danveport Artomology range. Being an analogue lover I love writing letters! I also love receiving letters, our mailboxes tend to only  get the odd bill here and there and I think it's time we filled them up with colourful and unique happy mail! Today I'm going to show...

Hello everyone, it's Mona here, thank you for joining me. Today I am featuring The Artomology collection by Jane Davenport. This time I was focusing on using Washi Tape Sheets, Smooth Markers and Colorist Stickers. I hope you enjoyed my previous posts, if you missed them you can find them here and here. First I made a 4,25"x5,5" card base. I cut off a piece...

Hi Ladies! It’s Flóra Mónika Farkas here on Spellbinders Blog with my last card made with the amazing Jane Davenport Artomology collection.  Today I will use how I combined the lovely Girl and Mermaids Washi Sheets and show you how awesome to layer them on each other. Even if the two Washi Sheets have different theme, it’s so easy to combine them as they match...

Hello Spellbinders and Davenpeeps! Courtney Diaz here for another creative spin on the new Jane Davenport Artomology collection! I hope this video shows you how you can get totally wild and crazy with your supplies to create some fun ways to brighten up your journal pages! Video Tutorial Watch video tutorial below or on Youtube to learn how to make this project: I love the...

Hello everyone! Angela Tombari back with you today sharing a couple of journal pages I made with the Jane Davenport Artomology collection. You can see my first post here. I think of journaling pretty much like meditation, playing with art supplies and colors is therapeutic, it leaves me peaceful and positively satisfied, no matter the result. Here, I’ve played a lot with colors, especially Jane...

Hello everyone, it's Mona Tóth here, thank you for joining me. Today I am showing you my second card with the amazing Artomology collection by Jane Davenport. This time I am focusing on using Flower Girl Stencils, Smooth Markers and Colorist Stickers. I never before painted and colored a face on a card but with stencil and Smooth Markers it was really easy. I hope...

Hi Ladies! It’s Flóra Mónika Farkas back on Spellbinders Blog. In today’s post I will feature the stunning Mermaids Washi Sheets from Jane Davenport Artomology collection. Both sheets are incredibly beautiful. They remind me of fairy tale books. Actually this gave me an idea to create a little undersea world scene on my card. I cut out an A2 size piece from one of the...

Hello Spellbinders and Davenpeeps, my name is Courtney Diaz and I am the artist behind Little Raven Ink. I've had the wonderful opportunity to jump on board with Spellbinders and the lovely Jane Davenport to share with you some fun and creative ways to use the new Jane Davenport line. I am a journal artist at heart, which means I create and memory keep between...

Hello crafty friends! I’m so excited and honored to be here with you on the Spellbinders blog to celebrate the launch of Jane Davenport Artomology collection. My name is Angela Tombari, I’m Italian and you can find a bit more about me on my blog ineedconfetti.com or on my Instagram account. Today I’m sharing a mixed media layout where I mainly used dies and bits...

Hi Ladies! It’s Flóra Mónika Farkas here. I am so happy to guest design at Spellbinders blog. I am going to share with you three different cards today and over the next few days made with the amazing and brand new Jane Davenport Artomology collection. I love the artistic Washi Girl sheets that’s why I grabbed them first. The colors are fresh and the girls...

Hello everyone, it's Mona here, thank you for joining me. Today I am featuring The Artomology collection by Jane Davenport. Today I am focusing on using Washi Tape Sheets and Smooth Markers. I love the underwater critters and the used color combo on the Mermaids Washi Sheets so I stepped out from my comfort zone and I built my card only from this product. First...

Hi everyone! Alexandra here today from Made by Alexandra sharing with you my final card as a guest designer using the gorgeous Zenspired Holidays collection by Joanne Fink. For my card today I started by stamping this amazing tree from Christmas Joy stamp set using Versa Mark ink and white emboosing powder. I really enjoy watercoloring lately so i took my Winsor &Newton watercolours and...

Hello Crafty Friends!  It’s Laurie Laurie Willison here.  I am so glad you are joining me today.  Today I wanted to share a variety of tags using the  Holiday D-lites Dies. They are the most adorable dies that create amazing dimension when embossed. Today I am using the Reindeer, Santa, Snowman and Christmas Tree D-lite dies.  I tend to make lots of tags for gifts...

Hello everyone, it's Mona Toth here, and today I am sharing with you my last post featuring Zenspired Holidays collection by Joanne Fink. I hope you enjoyed my previous posts, if you missed them you can find them hereand here. I started working on my project by stamping. I stamped many candy images from Christmas Candy Canes stamp set with red dye ink. I used the...

Hello Crafters! Normally, I'm all about the Copic coloring but today's technique actually focuses on the background. With the holidays just around the corner I think you're going to find this one pretty fun and useful! When I first saw the Joyful Season Angel from the Zenspired Holidays collection I though she looked like she was descending. That's what gave me the idea to give her...

Hello and welcome! We are happy you are joining us for our September New Holiday Product Release Blog Hop! As always, we are thrilled to show you our new products, share inspiration and of course host a giveaway! This month we are featuring A Sweet Christmas by Sharyn Sowell, Zenspired Holidays by Joanne Fink, A Charming Christmas by Becca Feeken and Holiday Die D-Lites. Take a few...

Hello everyone. This is Nichol Spohr and I’m so excited to be sharing a set of three Christmas cards featuring dies from the 2018 Holiday Die D-Lites Collection. I die cut the Die D-Lites Reindeer, Santa, and Snowman Dies from smooth white cardstock and colored in the pieces with Copic Markers before assembling and adhering to a Fancy Edged Oval. The Copic coloring gives these...

Hello everyone, it's Mona Toth here, and I am excited to share with you my second post featuring Zenspired Holidays collection by Joanne Fink. Winter is my favorite holiday season and I love the Christmas themed cards very much. I hope you enjoyed my previous post, if you missed it you can find it here. I started working on my project by scoring. I Scored my...

Hi everyone! My name is Alexandra and i blog at Made by Alexandra. Today i am going to share another card featuring the fabulous Zenspired Holidays collection by Joanne Fink. I started by cutting a cardstock panel and then ink blend it using Antique Linen, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock feathers distress inks. When I ink blend I always make sure to tap off the excess...

Hello everyone! Kimberly Crawford back again today to share another peek at the Holiday Die D-Lites. I don’t know about you, but when I get a brand-new set of dies, I cut them right away. That way I can see what they look like, see the size, see the details, see all the good stuff! So often I get so focused on the image (positive...

Hello there! This is Enza Gudor, and today I'm back to share a new set of cards showcasing the adorable Holiday Die D-Lites Dies. You can find my first post here. I decided to go with a less traditional color scheme this time: pink and teal, with touches of red and green. For the first card, I used the Die D-Lites Christmas Dies and the Die D-Lites Snowflakes Dies....

Hello everyone! My name is Alexandra Suta and i am the creator behind Made by Alexandra blog where i share my love for cardmaking. For the month of September I have the honor to guest design here on Spellbinders blog and i will share 3 different blog posts featuring the amazing Zenspired Holidays collection by Joanne Fink. Here is the first card that i am showing...

Hello everyone, it's Mona Toth here, and I am excited to share with you my first post featuring Zenspired Holidays collection by Joanne Fink. Winter is my favorite holiday season and I love the Christmas themed cards very much. I started working on my project with coloring. I used the Wilted Violet, Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio Distress Mini inks as watercolor on Distress Specialty...

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...