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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...

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 beautiful Saluti card featuring stamps and dies from our Wine Country collection. This project appeared in the Die-Cutting Essentials Magazine,...

Hello there! This is Michelle Short and thank you for joining me today. I am delighted to be guesting here on the Spellbinders Blog for the next two days, sharing cards I have made using the Wine Country Collection by Stacey Caron. What I love most about the collection is that all the sets work perfectly together, so you can mix and match elements from...

Hello everyone, it's Mona here, thank you for joining me. This is my second post featuring Wine Country collection by Stacey Caron. I hope you enjoyed my previous post, if you missed it you can find it here. I love stained glasses and when I saw the Time for Wine A2 Card Front die I knew that I will make my card that way. Step...

Hello everyone, it's Mona here, thank you for joining me. This is my first post featuring Wine Country collection by Stacey Caron. For my card I was inspired by autumn harvest, I love so much this season. I started working on my project by doing die-cutting. I picked all the grapes and leaves from the Wine Country collection and run them trough my die-cut machine....

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 August 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...

Hi friends! Elodie here today and I’m excited to be back to share my second project using the gorgeous Blooming Garden collection by Marisa Job. For my second post, I played with the beautiful floral and panel dies and I made a set of colorful hello cards. To make the bases of my cards, I used 6x6 patterned papers that I folded in half to...

Hi dear Spellbinders friends! I'm ready to share with you new inspiration using Blooming Garden collection by Marisa Job. For today's project I used the Heart Flower Box die and made two small gift boxes. I worked with this set for the first time and was amazed how easy it was to create a box. I just die-cut a pattern two times and assembled two...

Hello and welcome back. It’s Anna here again with my second inspiration created with Blooming garden collection designed by Marisa Job. You can find my first post under this link. This time I created romantic gift set consisting of greeting card, little basket for some treats and box for small gift. I like adding some handmade element, usually a card, to every gift. I feel...

Hello and welcome! We are happy you are joining us for our August New 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 Special Moments by Marisa Job and Inked Messages by Stephanie Low. Take a few minutes to browse the new products we have for...

Hello crafty friends. My name is Anna Komenda and it’s my first time here on Spellbinders blog. I am so honored to be a Guest Designer with beautiful "Blooming garden" collection by Marisa Job. Let me quickly introduce myself. I live in Poland with my little family. I used to be a geologist but after my daughters were born I decided to become stay-at-home mom....

There's nothing to not love about the August Bloom Box!  Have you seen it?  Because if you have, we know you love it as much as we do. This month we have a sweet summery and floral stamp set that is perfect to use for so many different types of cards -- birthday, thank you & more.  And this color palette?  It's PERFECT for summer and...

Hi everyone! Elodie Lusseau with you today and I’m thrilled to be guest designing for Spellbinders. First, let me briefly introduce myself! I live in a village by the sea in the West of France with my partner, our two daughters, and our dog. I discovered scrapbooking 6 years ago and I’ve been passionate about it ever since. I love making layouts and cards, adding...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Welcome back to our Cardmaking Inspiration series! We hope you are enjoying these mini posts with simple cardmaking ideas and step by step instructions on how to make them! This week we have lots of fabulous inspiration for you featuring our Inked Messages collection by Stephanie Low. This collection is about sending heartfelt messages to those we love. It’s about keeping in...

Hello everyone, this is Gemma from mygirllollipop.com. It's my last day on the Spellbinders blog, sharing projects highlighting the Inked Messages Collection by Stephanie Low. Here’s a link to my Day 1 and Day 2 posts, in case you missed them. My card today features the Message in a Bottle stamp and die set, perfect for sending a message to someone special. I began with...

Hello crafty friends, this is Bibi Cameron and this is my last post as August guest designer. It was a pleasure to share a little bit of inspiration with you during this week and to be able to try some of the wonderful products from Inked Message Collection by Stephanie Low. I have to say they are a bit addictive, my whole family is on...

Hello Crafters! I'm super excited to be back on the blog after a mini break. Today we are talking a bit about color palettes. Stephanie Low is one of my favorite artists and the Inked Messages line is amazing. I couldn't wait to use it. Which is pretty obvious because I combined three stamp and die sets from the line to create today cards. They all just...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Welcome back to our Cardmaking Inspiration series! We hope you are enjoying these mini posts with simple cardmaking ideas and step by step instructions on how to make them! This week we have lots of fabulous inspiration for you featuring our Inked Messages collection by Stephanie Low. This collection is about sending heartfelt messages to those we love. It’s about keeping in...