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Hello, crafting friends! My name is Beverly Tiemann. I’m a stitcher, card-maker, mixed media artist, and quilter. Today, we are going to talk about 3-D Felt Décor. Are you ready for some new summer decor? Spellbinders has three new die sets to help Fergus the Gnome make the most of his summer. Fergus is sizzling hot with his new surfboard, shades, and flamingo friend! Complete...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to share some inspiration with the Candy Christmas Collection from Stamperia. This is a super sweet and cute release, guaranteed to have you running for those sugary treats in no time! In the collection, you have a Gingerbread House, Gingerbread Train, Gingerbread Plane(with some cute banners),...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. It’s always a treat to come on here and share some ideas with you. Today, I am using the All About Christmas Collection from Lisa Horton. This release is so fun and there is lot to love! You have some sweet birds, Christmas foliage, pretty stars, and lots of options to...

SPOILER ALERT: Welcome the 13 Days of Craftoween 2025 Advent Calendar — and we can’t wait to show you what’s inside! If you love spooky season as much as we do, you’re in for a real treat (no tricks here). Whether you’re into cute and quirky or dark and dramatic, the 13 Days of Craftoween is packed with creative potential. Each day unveils a new mini...

SPOILER ALERT: We’re kicking off the 13 Days of Craftoween 2025 Advent Calendar today — and we can’t wait to show you what’s inside! If you love spooky season as much as we do, you’re in for a real treat (no tricks here). Starting today and continuing for the next 13 days, we’ll be sharing daily project inspiration featuring the surprise die set. It’s a...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to share three ways to use the new release from Yana Smakula, which is called The City Holiday Collection. This collection is simply gorgeous! You have three die sets which create a beautiful city townhouse, some Christmas crackers, and a large “Joy” sentiment. There is a...

Hi, Dina Kowal here! I love the sweetness of House Mouse stamps - they are so fun to bring to life with any coloring medium! This month’s Tree-mendous Christmas collection is full of delightful fall and winter images featuring Ellen Jareckie’s endearing little characters. I use a mixed-media approach to these images when I color, so I wanted to share my process with you today....

Hello there, friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so excited to be here to share a step-by-step tutorial using a set from the new release from Simon Hurley called North Pole Friends. I think this might be my favourite release from Simon so far! I love Christmas crafting, and Simon has released four die sets in this collection...

Joan Bardee here sharing Christmas in July with the Country Christmas Collection by the talented Annie Williams. This collection will warm your heart. It includes a barn, country star, rocking chair, snowman, horse-drawn carriage, and other elements that capture the nostalgia of a simpler time. I chose a bit of an Americana color palette – red, white, blue (and a bit of green and black)...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so excited to be here to share three ways to use the lovely Wonderland Collection with you. This is a fabulous, fun and festive Christmas collection that includes three sets of etched dies, a stamp and die set, a BetterPress Registration Plate set, and three BetterPress plate,s including some sentiments....

Joan Bardee here sharing some colorful cards using the Cheerful Chirps Collection. Cheerful Chirps is all about fun and quirky birds and sayings that lift the spirit. As soon as I saw those birds, I thought of using Poppy ColorWheel Cardstock. Poppy is one of my favorite colors. It’s a warm shade of red and evokes happy, perfect for cheerful birds, as well as love-themed...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to share three ways to use the super cute Cheerful Chirps Collection with you. This is a very sweet collection that includes three sets of bird dies, a 3D embossing folder, some pretty yellow sequins, and a clear sentiment set with punny greetings to suit many...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to show you how to create dimensional flowers. I am using one of the beautiful floral die sets from the Summer Solstice Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. This collection features five sets of flower dies, a 3D embossing folder, and a sentiment press plate, which has...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to share three ways to use Lisa Horton’s new Wildflowers Collection with you. This is such a pretty collection that includes a couple of BetterPress Plates, a BetterPress Registration Press Plate Set, a couple of floral etched die sets and a set of nesting ovals which...

Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here sharing a step-by-step tutorial to make a pretty card using a limited number of products. The card uses the Cherry Blossoms BetterPress plates from the Spring in Kyoto Alex Syberia Designs Collection. This gorgeous collection includes a variety of unique products that take you to the land of cherry blossoms and other Japanese-inspired images. I often get overwhelmed when I...

Hello crafters! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you again on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to share some ways to use Yana’s Daisies Collection with you. This is a lovely collection by Yana Smakula that includes a couple of press plates with coordinating stencils, a set of etched dies, a 3D embossing folder and a set of BetterPress sentiments. I often talk...

Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here having fun using the new Wild Joker die set, an addition to the amazing Jack of All Trades Collection by the even more amazing Jaycee Gaspar. The set consists of dies that form a large Joker image and a Joker sentiment. You can use all or part of the joker image on a card, or even some of the smaller...

Hello crafters! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m delighted to be here to share some ways to use the Copperplate On Your Wedding Day Collection with you. This is a beautiful collection by Paul Antonio that includes four wedding-themed press plates although the “Sending Love” plate can be used on a wider variety of cards. All the Copperplate collections...

Hello crafters! This is Flávia Cavaliéri and I’m thrilled to be back on Spellbinders blog sharing a few more paper crafting ideas! Today we will be creating beautiful projects featuring many wonderful products from the Simple Vintage Flower Shoppe collection, by Simple Stories. This collection is simply outstanding and such a great reminder that Spring is right around the corner! Flower Cart Note Card Since...

Hello crafty friends! Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to share some ways to use the Gorgeous You Collection with you. This is a very pretty collection that includes four sets of dies, a 3D embossing folder and a press plate sentiment set and it is all about making yourself look and feel gorgeous! There is...

Hi there crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel. This month Spellbinders is celebrating National Craft Month and I'm thrilled to contribute a die cut only card using the On the Farm collection dies. I love die cut only cards because there is no stamping or ink necessary! Let’s look at how to create this fun card step by step, starting with the basic die cutting sandwich...

Hello crafters! I’m Flávia Cavaliéri and I am thrilled to be back on Spellbinders blog sharing some more fun paper crafting ideas. The Spellbinders Just Sayin Collection by Kelly Bangs is so fun and versatile that it inspired me to get creative and make all sorts of paper crafting, and today I will be sharing with you some of my creations. Scrapbooking Fun Memories  ...

Joan Bardee here. I’m delighted to share the amazing and unique Jack of All Trades Collection. Designed by the talented Jaycee Gaspar, the theme of this collection is about playing cards. While each item in the collection can be used on its own, this is a collection where “having it all” makes sense as the products work beautifully together for both male and female-themed cards....

Welcome friends! This is Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook. I’m excited to be on the Spellbinders blog today with a trio of cards featuring the new House Mouse Sweet Moments Collection. I love these images, especially watercoloring them in mini scenes. I often find that they are an odd shape and don’t conform to regular dies though, so today I have an idea to share with...

Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here and I’m excited to share with you the fantastic Love on the Rocks Collection. The collection consists of a gorgeous floral BetterPress Letterpress cover plate, a sentiment set, and one die set that focuses on a cut glass with ice cubes, hearts and strawberries. The collection is perfect for Valentine’s Day or any occasion where you want to send some...

Hello crafty friends! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so thrilled to be here to share some ways to use the Florals Through the Year Collection with you. This is a very pretty collection that includes 12 floral press plates, a 2025 DIY Calendar set of press plates, along with a die that you can use to create an...

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...

Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. I am featuring the beautiful Season of Wonder collection from Stampendous. It features two sentiment stamp sets along with two die sets, perfect for your holiday crafting needs. MERRY CHRISTMAS NATIVITY Die cut white cardstock using second to largest die from Perfect Touch Rectangles and...

Hello there! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so thrilled to be here to share three ways with the Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. Another beautiful release from Yana that includes a set of Amaryllis etched dies, a press plate and stencil bundle (the press plate is also available without the stencil option), a 3D embossing folder, and...

Hello there, Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so excited to share three ideas using the Beveled Sentiments A2 Cardfronts Collection. There are four 3D embossing folders in this release – Happy Birthday, Thanks, Hello, and A Gift For You. I really like the crisp, clean, and modern style of these folders. As the sentiments are big and bold, they...

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 Not Your Ordinary Card Collection from Wendy Vecchi and Spellbinders. This is a fantastic collection of products which includes a stencil set and four die sets. Each of the products is available for separate purchase or there is...

Hello there Spellbinders friends, Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m so thrilled to be here to share three ideas for some merry and bright Christmas cards using the Essential Holiday Collection by Lisa Horton. This is such a fun and festive collection which includes dies (including a tag set) and press plates perfect for all your holiday projects. I really...

Welcome to the last day of our 12 Days of Stitchmas 2024 Advent Calendar class! Join us and stitch your way through the season! We invited 12 guest artists to share inspiration with the 12 stitching surprises. Let’s welcome Allison Frazier as he shares inspiration with the Day 12 surprise! Don’t miss the other video tutorials from our free Youtube Class: Day 1 with Suzanne Hue...

Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here. The fantastic Happy Hour Collection consists of 2 cocktail glasses and other unique items to use with or without the glasses. It’s clever and my favorite of everything Spellbinders has released so far this year. Today I’m sharing a brayered background, an explosion of color blocking, and a cheeky Halloween card. None of these contain new ideas, but I learned...

Hello there Spellbinders friends! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m excited to be here to show you some ideas using the oh-so-pretty Yana’s Poppies Collection. This collection is small but nonetheless gorgeous for it. It contains a background press plate, a layering stencil set, and a set of etched dies. The stencil layering set works in conjunction with the...

Hello Spellbinders friends! It’s Allison Frazier, and I am so excited to be sharing these fun projects that I made using the new Dyan Reaveley Collection. As soon as I saw these products, I was instantly reminded of my art journaling days. I actually spent time art journaling before I discovered cardmaking, so being able to combine the two like I did with these projects...