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Hello, Fun Friends! We're happy you're here today! Hopefully you're in the mood to create something so very pretty and perfect to send to a loved one. You know what's even better? You can send something very special and thoughtful using the products we shared with you at our Follow Your Heart event - even though this card ISN'T Valentine's Day themed. We're re-visiting a...

Hello everyone. This is Jean Manis, and I am thrilled to be sharing three projects showcasing the Shadowbox by Becca Feeken collection. I am passionate about diecutting and this collection is a delight. Let’s take a look! For my first project, I combined elements from the Flutter Wing Butterflies and Filigree Easel and Pocket die sets. To begin, I created the shadow box from solid...

Hello Spellbinders and Davenpeeps! It's Courtney Diaz again from Little Raven Ink to show you another way in which I create with the new Making Faces range. I love to add interactive items into my journals such a Tip-Ins. If you aren't familiar with what a Tip In is, in the book printing and binding business a Tip-in was to attach (an insert) in a book by gluing along the binding edge. For example to tip in a color plate.  So essentially it's adding another...

Hello, Fun friends! We are so very excited to share with you today because we think you're going to be so excited about what we're sharing with you. You know and love Fun Stampers Journey products, right? Well, today Creative Director Kim Kesti is sharing some Spellbinders stamps with our beautiful Liquid Colors. Would you like to watch how Kim paired these two together? You...

Hi there – thank you for joining me again to learn a little more about the stunningly versatile ColorSticks from Jane Davenport and Spellbinders.  Today I'm going to show you a few different techniques that you can use to make a bright and beautiful card just like this one. For those who don’t know me, I’m Kate Palmer, Aussie artist and devoted Davenpeep, though I’m...

Hello and thank you for stopping by today! This is Mayline and I am honoured to have been invited as Guest Designer for Jane Davenport Making Faces Collection by Spellbinders. It is my second time to create the project for the Jane Davenport Collection. If you haven’t checked my previous project for Artomology Collection by Jane Davenport you can go to the first project, second...

Hello Spellbinders and Davenpeeps! My Name is Courtney Diaz from Little Raven Ink and I've been asked to share a quirky little project using the new Jane Davenport Range Making Faces! I am so excited to be back on the blog today with this fun little project that you can quickly create for yourself or to send to a friend! Today we will be creating...

Hi there – I hope your all as excited about the new Spellbinders range of Jane Davenport Making Faces goodies as I am – gotta say I’m swooning over the yummy rainbow of offerings. For those who don’t know me, I’m Kate Palmer, Aussie artist and craft supply addict, though I’m better known as Sparkle Tart online because I love all things sparkly! You can...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! We hope you are excited to receive or maybe have already received your January 2019 Club packages in the mail! To bring you even more inspiration and spark your creativity using products from our Small Die of the Month, Large Die of the Month, Card Kit of the Month, Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month and our brand new Glimmer Hot...

Hello Spellbinders friends. My name is Anna Komenda and I am over the moon happy to be back as a Guest Designer for this wonderful company. This time I had a great pleasure to work with new Glimmer Hot Foil System. To say I am in love with it is not enough. Quality of foiling with this machine is fantastic and foiled elements look so...

Hello, Fun friends! We are so very excited to share with you today because we think you're going to LOVE what we're sharing with you. You love simple and gorgeous paper crafting techniques, right? We love how Creative Director Kim Kesti shared how to create a beautiful marbled background using our Liquid Colors. Would you like to watch how Kim created these two cards? You...

Hi, it’s Mona Toth here, with a step by step photo tutorial. Today I will show you how I made these quick and easy cards using patterned papers. In this post I am featuring Glimmer Hot Foil Machine. Let's see my creations. Step By Step Instructions: Check out the step by step instructions below for this project: Turn on your Glimmer Hot Foil Machine Pick...

Hi there, It's Kaja from Kajcyika crafts and I am honored to be guest designing for Spellbinders! Today I will show you some cards I made using the Glimmer Hot Foil system and some glimmer plates. I made four cards and they all feature some great sayings that I foiled on a card using the Glimmer hot foil system. First two cards are practically the...

Hello there, it’s Laurie Willison here from Soapbox Creations. I am stopping in with a couple projects using the Glimmer Hot Foil System.  I love this amazing tool and how it adds so much to a card! I wanted to make the glimmer plates the focal point of the card and to do that, I have left these cards very clean and simple.  This makes...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Are you ready for another dose of inspiration featuring our January 2019 You're My Type Card Kit of the Month? We’re back with our new monthly series called “Using Just Stamps & Dies”. Just a reminder, these posts feature quick and simple cardmaking tutorials using just the die set and/or stamp set from our Card Kits of the Month. Today we have...

Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it, so why not start working on Valentine’s day cards right away? It’s always fun to give and receive handmade cards so I encourage you to join me today and create a few. I love to use colored cardstock to make an impact on my cards, and so for today’s projects I picked a few  colors from Fun...

You know how we love our Try Day Friday series!  Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, we share a new technique with you LIVE.  Isn't that so fun?  This week Creative Director Kim Kesti is using some old favorites, some leaf dies with our True Color Fusion Ink pads.  Not only are the results stunning but it's such a good way to use dies...

Hi everyone! It's Laura from A bit of my crafts, and today I am really thrilled to be guesting here on the Spellbinders blog and to show you some cardmaking inspiration with the Glimmer Hot Foil System and the Glimmer Hot Foil Plates by Paul Antonio. The Glimmer Hot Foil System is so fun to use, I simply couldn't stop! I created three different cards, each showcasing different...

Hey, Fun friends! We're excited to share a fun and festive Valentine project with you,  from our recent Follow Your Heart event. We had such a good time sharing with you some new Valentine's Day inspired products [Let's be honest, though. These can be used for so much more than just Valentine's Day!], fun stamps, dies and other pretty supplies you'll be excited to use...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! It’s Zinia here and I’m really thrilled to share with you a couple of clean and simple cards I recently created using the Glimmer Hot Foil System and some of the plates designed by Paul Antonio. I’m a huge fan of simple one-layer cards and it’s really amazing how easy it is to create them with the Glimmer Hot Foil System. I...

Hello and welcome! I’m Janette Kausen and I have been addicted to the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System for months now. This healthy addiction has brought the wow factor to a myriad of my recent projects. Today, I am showcasing how Glimmer Hot Foil brings basic printed paper or designs up to the glamorous notch with Glimmer Hot Foil plate designs by Paul Antonio. Patterned...

Hello-hello, Spellbinders’ fans! We’re so glad you are LOVING our January kits! To bring you even more inspiration with our Card Kit of the Month products we are sharing monthly inspiration featuring Card Club Kit Extras! Did you know, you can get awesome extra products to go along with your Card Kit of the Month? Or maybe you are not a Club member yet, but...

Did you know, you can use your January 2019 Small & Large die of the Month as well as Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month together? Yes! These products coordinate to help you create beautiful cards! Here's a fun example of a Valentine's Day card using all of the above kits for January 2019: To create this card we first die-cut parts & pieces...

Did you know, you can use your January 2019 Small & Large die of the Month as well as Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month together? Yes! These products coordinate to help you create beautiful cards! Here's a fun example of a Valentine's Day card using all of the above kits for January 2019: To create this card we first die-cut parts & pieces...

Hello Everyone! My name is Desiree Kuemmerle and I am very excited to be a Guest Designer on the Spellbinders Blog today showcasing the Hot Foil Glimmer plates by Becca Feeken – Amazing Paper Grace! The Amazing Paper Grace collection is absolutely beautiful and you will see why so many of these products are titled as Elegant! These are a perfect companion for the Spellbinders Glimmer...

Hello everyone!! This is Brenda, from MyPaperCut Creations. I am absolutely thrilled to be guest posting for Spellbinders today!! I am sharing three cards that feature the beautiful Glorious Glimmer Hot Foil Plates designed by Becca Feeken. I had never used a foiling system before I received the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foiling System & I feel that it has taken my card making to another...

Hello crafty friends! Tina Smith here from Cards and Coffee Time. Today I am sharing a few projects made with Glimmer Hot Foil System. I am featuring some amazing Glimmer Plates by Becca Feeken. The Place Card/Mini Topper Glimmer Plate and the Elegant Foil Seals Glimmer Plate. Both are beautiful. I wanted to share with you the versatility of the glimmer plates by using the...

In addition to the new Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Club this month we are excited to introduce yet another Club! Stamp of the Month by our friends from Fun Stampers Journey! Here's a look at the January 2019 Stamp of the Month is Here - Key To My Heart: Want to see more? You can find loads of gorgeous inspiration and more...

This month we are beyond excited to introduce our brand-new Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month Club! The Glimmer Hot Foil membership subscription includes an exclusive Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Set + One Roll of Foil. Glimmer Hot Foil System and a compatible die cutting machine is required for use. Sold Separately. See Product Compatibility. The January "My Love Grows Glimmer Hot Foil Plate"...

Our brand-new Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is here! Designed by our very own Becca Feeken from Amazing Paper Grace this “Lacework Finery Slip-In Card” die of the month will have you creating gorgeous layered projects in no time! This die set features 10 dies that are perfect for elegant layered projects. Enjoy the step by step tutorial below as well as the...

The all-new January 2019 Large Die of the Month is here! This Cherish die set features 13 dies that are perfect for creating & embellishing Valentine's Day, Love & everyday cards! The heart die from our January Large Die of the Month coordinates with January Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month (sold separately). Enjoy the step by step tutorial below as well as the...

Our January 2019 Small Die of the Month is here! This "First Crush" die set features 21 die templates that are perfect for friendship, Valentine's and even all year round 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...

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Our January 2019 Card Kit of the Month is here! This “You're My Type” 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, and more! Check out our new Monthly Card Kit Extras if...

It’s almost time to reveal our January 2019 Card Kit of the Month (this kit will become available for purchase on January 1st, 2019)! Are you ready to see what’s inside? We filmed a quick unboxing video for you to show exactly what you can expect to receive in your box! We hope you’ll love it! Watch the video below and let us know what...

Hello, Fun friends! We cannot wait to share with you today. We're hoping that you've been having fun with your favorite Fun Stampers Journey products this week. And, we're thinking that you might want to try embossing with color like Creative Director Kim Kesti shared on our T3 series! Would you like to watch how Kim created these two cards? You can do so right...

Hello, Fun friends! We're so glad to be back with you today -- we hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to get back to doing some wonderful crafting! We have a simple idea for you to use the fabulous washi tape we all know and love. It is such a beautiful and easy to supply but it's always great to see different...