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WINNER – Spellbinders March 2020 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop!!

March 23, 2020

Hello friends, hope you all are safe. Today’s cheerful news is that we have winner from our Spellbinders March 2020 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop!! And the winner is: Congratulations, Barbie!! Please contact us at socialmedia@spellbinders.us by the 3/29/2020 with the subject line Spellbinders March 2020 Blog Hop Winner from Varada Sharma’s Blog to claim your… Read More WINNER – Spellbinders March 2020 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop!!

— Coloring with Spectrum Noir, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Everyday, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Love, Mother's Day, Paper crafts, Spring, Stamping, Stamping flower clusters, Technique, Theme —

You Are Loved – stamped and colored card

March 21, 2020

Hi guys, I am hoping you all are staying safe. Not panicking. Acting with hope, strength and grace. Yes, there is a lot of chaos and uncertainty right now in the world, but we crafters have a way to find and spread sunshine wherever we go. We have a way of making people feel that… Read More You Are Loved – stamped and colored card

— Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Everyday, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Love, Minimal Stamping, Paper crafts, Technique, Theme —

Spellbinders March 2020 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop

March 16, 2020

Hi friends, welcome to the Spellbinders March 2020 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop. I am so grateful to be able to participate in a blog hop with so many of my favorite crafters from around the world and to be able to showcase my favorite products. I picked up the Amazing Paper Grace March 2020 club… Read More Spellbinders March 2020 Clubs Inspiration Blog Hop

— Birthday, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Dry Embossing, Felt Crafts, Handmade greeting cards, Minimal Stamping, Paper crafts, Technique, Theme —

Rolled Flowers using Felt with paper crafts

March 8, 2020

Hi crafty friends, we are at the finish line today – project 5 of 5 for using felt die cuts on paper projects. So far, we made critters (bunnies – here and here), we did a basket and we also did flowers. But we did mostly flat die cuts – single or double layers of… Read More Rolled Flowers using Felt with paper crafts

— Craft, Decor, Die cutting, DIY, Felt Crafts, Paper crafts, Shadow Box, Spring, Technique, Theme —

A spring themed shadow box using Spellbinders Small Die of the Month March 2020

March 7, 2020

Welcome back, dear friends! Today is project number 4 in a series of 5 projects where I am experimenting with using die cut felt on paper crafts. And just for giggles, I wanted to include at least one home decor project in addition to all the cards. {You can check out previous projects here, here… Read More A spring themed shadow box using Spellbinders Small Die of the Month March 2020

— Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Felt Crafts, Foiling, Handmade greeting cards, Paper crafts, Technique, Theme, Wedding —

Using dies for hot foiling + felt flowers – with Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace die of the month March 2020

March 6, 2020

Hello, hello!! Happy Friday!! You guys know I love Amazing Paper Grace dies by Becca Feeken, right? And also that I love to experiment with things and use them differently. That’s exactly what happened with today’s card: I trimmed a rectangle panel out of Neenah Desert Storm cardstock to be slightly smaller than a 5×7… Read More Using dies for hot foiling + felt flowers – with Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace die of the month March 2020

— Birthday, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Felt Crafts, Handmade greeting cards, Paper crafts, Setting up a scene, Technique, Theme —

Bunny Birthday Wishes – using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month March 2020

March 5, 2020

Hi guys, I hope your week is going good so far and that you are ready for another card inspiration :) Last month I tried incorporating Felt in my paper crafting – card making projects and loved the outcome. Encouraged by that, I decided to dive in and make more of those. And this month’s… Read More Bunny Birthday Wishes – using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month March 2020

— Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Dry Embossing, Felt Crafts, Handmade greeting cards, Mother's Day, Paper crafts, Technique, Theme —

Mother’s Day Flower Basket Card using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month

March 4, 2020

Another Felt project today guys. I hope you all are ready. We are making a Mother’s Day flower basket card using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month. I started by using one of the cards whose card front I had dry embossed with Bright Days embossing folder from Spellbinders + Fun Stampers Journey. Next I… Read More Mother’s Day Flower Basket Card using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month

— Craft, DIY, Everyday, Foiling, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Paper crafts, Stamping, Technique, Thank You, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Theme —

Quick and easy hot foiled cards using Modern Essentials collection from Spellbinders

March 2, 2020

Hi guys, I hope you are having a fantastic Monday! Today’s card is such an inspired-by card. Recently, Debby from Lime Doodle Design shared a few cards with Kraft-Black and hints of white+gold. I am so completely smitten by those that I had to use that color combo and make it mine. And when I… Read More Quick and easy hot foiled cards using Modern Essentials collection from Spellbinders

— Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Dry Embossing, Everyday, Foiling, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Love, Paper crafts, Shaped Cards, Technique, Theme —

Two cards using Foiled Basics by Yana Smakula

February 27, 2020

You guys, this collection by one of my favorite artists of all times – Yana Smakula – it is just so beautiful and dreamy! I am in love. That’s why I created, not one but two love cards using the beautiful foil plates in this collection. Card 1: I just wanted to combine the loose… Read More Two cards using Foiled Basics by Yana Smakula

— Craft, DIY, Everyday, Handmade greeting cards, No Stamping, Paper crafts, Sympathy Cards, Technique, Theme, Watercolor —

3 more watercolored cards using Simon Says Stamp Stronger Together card kit

February 25, 2020

Namaste! Watercoloring is going strong in my neck of the woods. And lucky for me, the current Simon Says Stamp Stronger Together card kit has 3 pre-printed watercolor cards by the amazingly talented Suzy Plantamura. I used those to create these 3 cards. For all these, I used the watercolor pencils that came with the… Read More 3 more watercolored cards using Simon Says Stamp Stronger Together card kit

— Craft, DIY, Handmade greeting cards, Paper crafts, Stamping, Technique, Thank You, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Theme, Watercolor —

Simon Says Stamp Card Kit – Stronger Together – Card 1

February 23, 2020

Hi guys, after so many days of working on die cut based cards, I am shifting to my old love – watercolors – at least for a little bit. And the perfect companion for this was this month’s Simon Says Stamp – Stronger Together card kit for March 2020. I started by die cutting a… Read More Simon Says Stamp Card Kit – Stronger Together – Card 1

— Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Everyday, Felt Crafts, Hair Accessories, Technique, Theme —

Cute floral hair accessories – using Large Die of the Month Feb 2020 from Spellbinders

February 20, 2020

If you have a friend / colleague who adores his little granddaughters – what do you do as a crafter? You make pretty hair accessories for those little princesses, of course! :D And that’s exactly what I did!! In my book: Rule number 1: any excuse to craft and spread some cheer, is a great… Read More Cute floral hair accessories – using Large Die of the Month Feb 2020 from Spellbinders

— Craft, Decor, DIY, Everyday, Layering paper shapes, Love, Paper crafts, Technique, Theme —

Mini Accordion Album using journaling cards – from Spellbinders Card kit of the Month Feb 2020

February 17, 2020

Hi friends, I have one more quick and easy crafty project to share today. And just like my last post, this one also uses the super fun and colorful journaling cards from this month’s Spellbinders Card kit. Yes, it is a mini accordion album. I used the white cardstock from this month’s card kit and… Read More Mini Accordion Album using journaling cards – from Spellbinders Card kit of the Month Feb 2020

— Birthday, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Handmade greeting cards, Interactive Card, Paper crafts, Technique, Theme —

Elegant birthday card using Amazing Paper Grace die of the month for Feb 2020 from Spellbinders

February 15, 2020

Hi guys, hope your Saturday is going great! Finally, my girl is back to feeling better after a week of flu. We are about to get sucked into another period of hustle-bustle with a birthday party for younger princess and gotcha-day party for my fur baby. So in the in-between time, I decided to put… Read More Elegant birthday card using Amazing Paper Grace die of the month for Feb 2020 from Spellbinders