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Hi there, Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace here to spread my love of borders.  Seriously, borders are normally where my inspiration starts on a card because I'm thinking about the framing or what special element I'm going to use to draw your eye in to the center. For the past couple of weeks I've been showing different frames to give your card that unique...

Hello friends! Today I have this vintage Easter basket to share with you created with Spellbinders Lattice Floral Basket die set from my Celebrate the Day Collection. This basket is quite simple to assemble, all the work is in the die. The flower dies and handle are also included in this die set. Instructions: To create basket base, die cut 2 pieces with Lattice Floral...

Hello friends! I would like to introduce to you my new collection called Celebrate the Day! This collection has 10 new die sets to mark that special day. Create in no time elements from party favor boxes to tea light boxes to floral frame cards to even a cute basket with all its embellishments. Included in this collection, there are four Pop-Up sentiment dies that...

Hi all. Happy to be back sharing this guest post with you. The start of a new year is an exciting time for many reasons, not the least of which is the release of new products from all the designers at Spellbinders. In this post, I wanted to introduce you to a few of my new die designs by demonstrating 4 ways to to use...

  Hello friends! Today I have these candy baskets to share with you created with Spellbinders Floral Picnic Basket die set from my Special Occasions Collection. These baskets are so easy to make, all you need is a couple of brads to assemble the basket, no glue, no tape, just 2 brads! The flowers and leaves are also layered together with a brad. These baskets also...

Hello! Stephanie Low here, I am a new Designer for Spellbinders and I wanted to take the time to introduce myself. Explore collections by Stephanie Low: Good Vibes Only | Handmade | Inked Messages | Just Add Color I’m an artist. I always have been. I think most people (if not ALL!) are too. But I am in the more literal sense, an “art” artist....

Right now I’m smitten with copper. The rosy hue is cheerful and elegant. It shines so brightly that it seems to belong in the garden. In the summer when the garden is growing well on its own, I turn to garden art projects for my garden therapy. I like to add ornaments for interest to areas that are not blooming and these copper garden art...

How adorable are these? Best part? You can make them too, and they are a cinch! Literally, these take less than a minute to make! When I ran my first piece of leather through this fabulous machine, my jaw dropped. It cut through this rather thick piece of leather like buttah! SO naturally I decided to try pushing the limits and layered two pieces of...

Hello everyone, this is Yana Smakula sharing another card making video tutorial. This week we are talking Christmas in July and while it might seem a bit too early for Christmas cards and such I always try to start my Holiday card making well in advance to avoid surprises during a hectic Holiday season. If you prefer to make your Christmas cards in the Fall...

Becca Feeken here sharing a new die from my Amazing Paper Grace Collection because you never know when the next gift giving occasion is around the corner. I am going to show you how to embellish a bag box for any occasion using a couple of dies: the Favorably Simple Gift Box, the Swirling Grace and also the Tiered Multi-Loop Bows. This box can be used for...

Today we are featuring one of our newest Create A Flower Series, the S2-196 Magnolia set. See below how to re-create one of your own when using this set. Supplies: S2-196 Magnolia PL-001 Platinum™ Machine T-001 Tool 'n One™ T-003 Stylus T-010 Quilling Tip Cardstock€“ White, Green, Yellow Ink Pastel Pink and Green Directions: Step 1: Die-cut the following pieces: white cardstock 6 larger petals, 3 smaller petals and...

Using a combination of products from the Seth Apter Collection, Designer Debi Adams created this ulta cool altered lamp shade! Do you have a lamp shade that needs a new look? Give this a try! Scroll down to see how Debi created this project in her process video! Supplies: S4-621 Drip Drop S4-623 Coffee Ring S4-625 Ring Around PL-001 Spellbinders® Platinum Machine Other: Black Cardstock; Black...