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Spellbinders | Make a cat using Tiger dies ? Yes, please!

April 26, 2019

Hello everyone! I am excited to share a cute little card with you that is inspired by our little fur-baby Kiara. To make this card, I actually used the Tiger, Oh My! Die set from Spellbinders Die D Lites. Just by varying colors of the cardstock I was able to make this little critter look… Read More Spellbinders | Make a cat using Tiger dies ? Yes, please!

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Shaker card using SSS Even More Spring flowers with Spellbinders Glimmer kit for March 2019

April 23, 2019

Hi friends, after sharing several cards using Spellbinders dies today I decided to create something with their Glimmer kit from March. I combined it with the pretty flowers from Simon Says Stamp Even More Spring Flowers set. Here are some pointers on how I created the card: Create a top folding cardbase using Neenah Dessert… Read More Shaker card using SSS Even More Spring flowers with Spellbinders Glimmer kit for March 2019

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Spellbinders | Cut and Emboss folders

April 9, 2019

Hi friends, today I have two cards to share – both using Spellbinders Floral Reflection Cut and Emboss folder. This is a new-kid-on-the-block – it’s an embossing folder that can cut bits and pieces out a design. Ready to check out how the output looks? Here you go: Card 1: This is a basic card… Read More Spellbinders | Cut and Emboss folders

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Spellbinders | Happy Birthday | Combining Die Kits

March 4, 2019

Hello my dear crafty friends! I do have a new card idea for you and it combines multiple die kits from Spellbinders. I just love how these kits get better and better each month and each one works perfectly well with the ones in the past. What’s not to love about that, right? The bouquet… Read More Spellbinders | Happy Birthday | Combining Die Kits

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Spellbinders | Small Die of the month | 5 ways to dress up critter die cuts

March 1, 2019

Hi guys, it’s 1st of the month and that means lots of new goodies released from Spellbinders clubs! I have my first project to share here with March 2019 Small Die of the month kit club which is full of cuteness – flowers, branches / leaves, carrots, bows and bunnies. Full on Spring themed fun,… Read More Spellbinders | Small Die of the month | 5 ways to dress up critter die cuts

— Anniversary, Birthday, Craft, DIY, Foiling, Handmade greeting cards, Paper crafts, Teacher Gift, Technique, Theme, Wedding —

Foiling on patterned paper using Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System

February 10, 2019

Finally, I got myself the Glimmer hot foil system from Spellbinders. I just played with it a little bit, and so far, I like what it does :-) I can’t wait to play with it a little more and share inspiration with you guys. Here’s what I created so far and what I learnt along… Read More Foiling on patterned paper using Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System

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Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 3

January 23, 2019

Hi friends! I hope you are ready for my third hand drawn card. Yes, soon I will return to stamping and die cutting cards. But while I am at it, I am sharing one more hand drawn one. This was also one of the flowers I learned and drew using the “In Bloom..” book. This… Read More Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 3

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Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 1

January 17, 2019

Hi friends, one of the goals I set for myself for 2019 is to draw / sketch more and also play more with watercolors. I used to love all sketching when I was in college and wanted to get back into it a little more. Here’s my first card: I wanted to keep it simple… Read More Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 1

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Using journaling cards to create greeting cards

December 4, 2018

Hi friends, welcome back. Today I have several card ideas all of which use journaling cards for sentiments and/or focal points. All these journaling cards and almost all other ephemera pieces came with the Spellbinders card kit for Oct 2018. I only added stamps for additional sentiments / images etc. Check these out (and just… Read More Using journaling cards to create greeting cards

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[New Series] Quick and easy cards – Part 4

November 25, 2018

Hi friends, still have several more cards to share in the quick and easy series. Hope these cards give you lot of ideas on how to use some of your paper shapes, ephemera pieces included in card kits and such. Today’s cards use Spellbinders card kits – I combined the ephemera pieces from their September… Read More [New Series] Quick and easy cards – Part 4

— Birthday, Craft, DIY, Enhancing background, Everyday, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Layered Stamping, Layering Paper Shapes, Paper crafts, Series, Technique, Theme —

Altenew – Build-a-flower Larkspur – Make it dimensional

September 5, 2018

Hi friends, today I have one more card using the Larkspur flower stamp-die set. In this card I fussy cut the layers of stamped petals to make this flower dimensional. Also, this card is not using any bling :-D (which is very very rare, if you know me), but there is already so much going… Read More Altenew – Build-a-flower Larkspur – Make it dimensional

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Spellbinders | Tags using Jul 2018 card kit of the month

August 9, 2018

Hi friends, I have several fun tags I made by simply using the ephemera that came in Spellbinders card kit of the month for Jul 2018. No words today, only pictures. Ask me any questions if you don’t understand how I created one of these. :-) Enjoy! ~Varada

— Anniversary, Birthday, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Everyday, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Layering paper shapes, Layering Paper Shapes, Love, Paper crafts, Series, Spring, Technique, Theme —

Spellbinders | Combining die kits

August 6, 2018

Hi friends, ready for one more floral card using die cut shapes? For this one, I combined a couple different dies from different month kits – but all from Spellbinders. And yes, all papers are from paper-garden.ca. Just die cut, layer and add sequins. Quite straightforward, really. These dies / kits are still available as… Read More Spellbinders | Combining die kits

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Simon Says Stamp | Diamond Pattern background stamp | Friendly Frolic Release Inspiration 1

July 26, 2018

Hi, my crafty friends! It’s a very special day today. It is my sister’s birthday and my niece’s birthday and it is also release day at Simon Says Stamp! To celebrate I am sharing a birthday card using the Diamond Pattern background cling stamp from the latest Friendly Frolic release by SSS. I started this… Read More Simon Says Stamp | Diamond Pattern background stamp | Friendly Frolic Release Inspiration 1

— Birthday, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Dry Embossing, Enhancing background, Everyday, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Heat Embossing, Ink / Watercolor Squishing, Ink Blending, Layering paper shapes, Love, Mica Powder, Paper crafts, Stamping on patterned paper, Technique, Theme, Watercolor —

Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers stamp set | Inspiration recap

July 21, 2018

Hello friends, so here’s a recap of all the cards you have been seeing on this space using Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers stamp set. Inspiration 1 Inspiration 2 Inspiration 3 Inspiration 4 Inspiration 5 Inspiration 6 Inspiration 7 Inspiration 8 Hope you give these ideas a try. These ideas can also be used… Read More Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers stamp set | Inspiration recap

Varada Sharma

Category: Birthday