In the colorful world of paper crafting, where every hue and texture play a vital role in creating a masterpiece, one extra step can elevate your design to a whole new level of sophistication. Today, we’ll do that with the subtle elegance of vellum. For all our projects today, we’ll be the latest goodies from Spellbinders’ BetterPress. As a paper and stationery enthusiast, I’ve always been drawn to letterpress and BetterPress filled a huge need in our craft for truly achieving this look. The texture of the impression, the fine details of the images, and the growing versatility of the products ..read more

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of colorful cards made with the new Cheers To You Collection from Spellbinders. The gorgeous new registration plate designs, versatile background, and classic sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three multi-color cards for various occasions. Peony Plaid Friendship Card Buffalo plaid holds a special place in my heart because my five year old, who refers to it as “squares”, will wear any and all clothing and accessories that boast this fun pattern.  So naturally, the Buffalo Plaid ..read more

Hi there my Spellbinders’ friends!  My name is Jaycee Gaspar and I’m so excited to share four cards featuring the Cheers to You BetterPress Collection. This collection features a mix of BetterPress Press Plates, standard-size Ink Pads, and replacement BetterPress materials. If you have been waiting for a chance to get started with the BetterPress system, now is your chance to get almost everything you need! My main focus on these card projects was making a multitude of dynamic backgrounds. These backgrounds perfectly frame the easy-to-make sentiment banners from Cheers to You Sentiments ..read more

Hello there Spellbinders friends! Lisa Tilson is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. Today we are going to be playing with glitter cardstock! I have lots of examples and ideas for you and some great tips to help you get the most out of your cardstock. I love to add glitter cardstock to my cards, often in fairly subtle ways, but there are also many ways of really showcasing the beautiful texture and sparkle. So first let’s take a look at the cardstock itself. Included in the picture are Champagne, Silver, Gold, followed by the five Spring Tones Glitter Cardstock colors, and then the ..read more

Hello Crafters! It’s Melody Rupple here and I’m excited to be on the blog today to share a few cards I have created with the new More Fresh Picked Collection. I love the newest additions to the Fresh Picked Collection. The modern, contemporary feel of the collection is so fun for cardmaking. The More Fresh Picked Collection includes 3 floral dies set that work perfectly with the previously released Fresh Picked Sentiments Etched Dies and the Columns Embossing Folder. I have created three cards with the collection. So let’s get started. My first card features the Fresh Picked Angel Trumpets E ..read more

Hello there Spellbinders friends! Lisa Tilson here from My Card Trip and I am excited to be back here with you on the Spellbinders blog. Today I have some cards to share using the More Fresh Picked Collection. I really loved the first Fresh Picked Collection so I was delighted to be asked to make some more cards for you using the latest release. There are three new floral sets and they are all super pretty. I think they are very simple to use and they definitely come together pretty quickly if you follow the intended design. The new sets have the same style as the first collection – big, bold ..read more

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of colorful cards made with the new More Fresh Picked Collection from Spellbinders.  I love the bold floral designs in the Fresh Picked line, so I tried to pick some fun color combinations to use with them while adding extra touches with ink. Bright Floral Hello Card I normally try to build my floral cards using colors you might actually find in real life, but the Fresh Picked Angel Trumpets Die Set is such a unique design that I decided to pick bold colors and really amp them up with dramatic ..read more

Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing inspiration using the Glimmering Flowers collection. Today I have three cards to share that are (almost) one-layer cards. Whilst I love adding dimension on my cards, for mailing purposes, it is easier having less dimension! GET WELL SOON For my first card, I wanted to create a shaped card. I find that shaped cards add more interest to clean and simple cards. To make this card: I took a panel of white cardstock and placed a piece of Silver Foil shiny side up on top. I placed the Glimmering Buttercu ..read more

Hello, friends! It’s Savannah O’Gwynn from Savannahland2. I’m honored to be sharing some of my ideas using the NEW Spellbinders Propagation Garden Collection by Annie Williams. #SAVfact: I have tried to keep plants alive and start propagation stations… but my green thumb fails each time! LOL! I love this new collection because I can create a propagation station with any plant and it will stay ALIVE  Grab this beautiful collection and join me in creating different propagation stations for our plant die cuts!! Paper Propagation Station: REGULAR This NEW Propagation Garden Collection has ..read more

Hi there crafty friends, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to introduce my new collection with Spellbinders called Propagation Garden. This collection is inspired by my career in molecular biology as well as a love for gardening and anything leafy and lively. Audrey Hepburn once said that “to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” and I wanted to convey that optimism and sense of wonderment about growth and new beginnings in this collection. Collection is available on April 10th. There are seven products in this collection – three die sets, a BetterPress plate set, a stamp and die ..read more