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  • Quick Tip – Water Before You Emboss! Video

    • January 19, 2022
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    • Cards, Embossing Folder Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Quick Trick | Foiling on Colored Cardstock. Video

    • January 18, 2022
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    • Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Unboxing Spellbinders Limited Edition Aqua Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine. Video

    • January 16, 2022
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    • Video Tutorials
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  • My Perfect Cardmaking Formula for 2021. Video

    • November 12, 2021
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Copic Kissing Technique – Delicate Outline Flowers Card. Video

    • July 10, 2021
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    • Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Stamped Cards
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  • Hot Foil Stamping 101 – Tips, Do’s & Dont’s & More | Video

    • June 7, 2021
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    • Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Deep Embossed Clean & Simple Cards + New Release

    • June 2, 2021
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    • Cards, Embossing Folder Cards
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Slimline Florals on A2 Cards 4 Ways | Video

    • May 9, 2021
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    • Cards, Stamped Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Gatefold Birthday Card with Die Cut Florals and Foiling | Video

    • April 29, 2021
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Slimline Cards 4 Ways with Slimline Dies | Video

    • April 20, 2021
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Modern Birdhouses Cards with Vicky P. Birdhouses Through the Seasons Collection | Video

    • April 16, 2021
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Hot Foiled Cards
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  • Mother’s Day Card Ideas | Video | Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • March 10, 2021
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    • Cards, Stamped Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Yana’s Blooming Birthday Collection – Slimline Foiled Card

    • February 20, 2021
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    • Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Step By Step Cardmaking Tutorials
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  • Mini Slimline Floral Friendship Card

    • February 16, 2021
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Step By Step Cardmaking Tutorials
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  • Colorado Craft Company | Dimensional Spotlight Technique with Anita Jeram Illustrations | Video + Giveaway (Now Closed)

    • January 3, 2021
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    • Cards, Stamped Cards, Step By Step Cardmaking Tutorials, Valentine's Day & Love Cardmaking, Video Tutorials
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  • Mass Production & Hot Foil Stamping | Video

    • December 27, 2020
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    • Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Step By Step Cardmaking Tutorials, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | NEW Holly Jolly Release – 3D Embossing Floral Cards

    • November 5, 2020
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    • Cards, Embossing Folder Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Colorado Craft Company | Handmade Greeting Cards with Illustrations by Anita Jeram. Video + Giveaway (Now Closed)

    • October 3, 2020
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Copic Blending Free Coloring. Take #2. Video

    • June 21, 2020
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Hot Foil Stamping & Watercolor. Video

    • June 8, 2020
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Blending-Free Coloring with Copic Markers. Video

    • June 3, 2020
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Cardmaking with Nuvo Crackle Mousses

    • May 18, 2020
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Heat Embossing & Copic Markers. Video

    • March 25, 2020
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • DIY Colorful Birthday Cards. Video Tutorial

    • February 28, 2020
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Starting with Colored Cardstock. Video Tutorial

    • October 26, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Everyday Foiled Glimmer Cards – More Tips, Tricks & Ideas. Video

    • October 14, 2019
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    • Misc
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  • My Favorite Things | Copic Market Tips For Dark Backgrounds. Video

    • September 25, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Color With Paper and Stamps. Video

    • July 9, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Hot Foil Backgrounds Made Easy (Repeat Foil Stamping). Video

    • June 25, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Hot Foil Stamping Tips | Video

    • June 15, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • How to Color with Chameleon Dual Ended Color Pencils – 4Bar Magnolia Greeting Card. Video

    • May 23, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Flip Up Birthday Card. Video

    • May 21, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • How to Money Holder Cards without Specialty Supplies | Pretty Pink Posh | Video

    • May 13, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • 5 Ways to Use Nuvo Drops. Video

    • March 3, 2019
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    • Video Tutorials
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  • Hero Arts | One Layer Floral Pencil Colored Card. Video

    • January 4, 2019
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • My Favorite Things | Female Birthday Card Idea. Video

    • December 27, 2018
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Pretty Pink Posh | Seasonal Happy Mail Cards. Video

    • October 24, 2018
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Gina K Designs | One Layer Floral Birthday Card. Video

    • July 24, 2018
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • My Favorite Copic Color Combos (UPDATED!)

    • June 26, 2018
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    • Misc
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  • Pretty Pink Posh | Sequin & Confetti Shapes. Video

    • April 27, 2018
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | One Stencil – Four Ways. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • January 27, 2018
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Center Cut Heart Background – Selective Polychromos Colored Love Card. Video

    • January 23, 2018
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • WPlus9 | Emerald Pencil Colored Background (Take Two) – So Very Grateful Card

    • September 29, 2017
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    • Cards, Misc
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Textured Lace Cards. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • May 26, 2017
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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  • WPlus9 | Floral Cards Trio – Easy Watercolor Ranunculus using Daniel Smith Watercolors. Video Tutorial

    • March 8, 2017
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    • Cards
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  • Foiled Accents with Heat Embossing. Video

    • July 6, 2016
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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    Quick Tip - Water Before You Emboss! Video

    Quick Tip – Water Before You Emboss! Video

    • January 19, 2022
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    • Cards, Embossing Folder Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 2 Comments

    I have a quick dry embossing tip for you today. Simon Says Stamp has these amazing 3D embossing folders that give very deep detailed embossed results. When you see it in real life – it looks like some very expensive paper product, definitely not something you’d think you can create yourself. But you can. Like…

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  • Quick Trick | Foiling on Colored Cardstock. Video

    Quick Trick | Foiling on Colored Cardstock. Video

    • January 18, 2022
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    • Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 1 Comment

    One of the questions I get asked the most – is what is the best colored cardstock for hot foiling? And the answer is – well, I don’t have an…

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  • Unboxing Spellbinders Limited Edition Aqua Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine. Video

    Unboxing Spellbinders Limited Edition Aqua Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine. Video

    • January 16, 2022
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    • Video Tutorials
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    • 7 Comments

    Hello crafters. Today I am sharing an unboxing video of the new Spellbinders Limited Edition Platinum 6 Aqua die cutting and embossing machine. If you follow Spellbinders on social media,…

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  • Spellbinders | Yana's Blooms - On Your Birthday Card. Video

    Spellbinders | Yana’s Blooms – On Your Birthday Card. Video

    • January 15, 2022
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    • Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello crafters. Today I have a hot foil Birthday card tutorial to share featuring products from my new Yana’s Blooms collection with Spellbinders. My new collection launched just recently, on January…

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  • Yana's Blooms collection with Spellbinders by Yana Smakula | Collection Overview Video

    My New Collection with Spellbinders – Yana’s Blooms | Video

    • January 14, 2022
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    • Cards, Hot Foiled Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 24 Comments

    Hello, crafters. I’m very excited to introduce my new collection with Spellbinders called Yana’s Blooms. The collection is launching today and you can find it in the Spellbinders online shop…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Stretch Christmas Stamps. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Stretch Christmas Stamps into Birthday Cards. Video

    • January 7, 2022
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    • Cards, Stamped Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 3 Comments

    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this video, I invite you to stretch your Holiday stamps beyond Christmas cardmaking. One of my favorite Christmas stamp sets…

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  • MFT Stamps | Zen Friends Birthday Cards. Video

    MFT Stamps | Zen Friends Birthday Cards. Video

    • January 5, 2022
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    • Cards, Stamped Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 7 Comments

    Hello, stampers! In this video, I’m sharing Birthday cards created with the MFT Stamps Zen Friends stamp set. I started working on my cards by, of course, stamping the images.…

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  • NEW Spellbinders Subscription Club - Embossing Folder of the Month

    NEW Spellbinders Subscription Club – Embossing Folder of the Month

    • January 1, 2022
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    • Cards, Embossing Folder Cards
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    • 10 Comments

    Happy New Year, friends! This month Spellbinders is adding a new Subscription Club to the plethora of Club options they already have – an Embossing Folder Club. What’s unique about…

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  • Floral Window Display - Grateful Card

    Floral Window Display – Forever Grateful Card

    • December 27, 2021
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards
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    • 4 Comments

    Hello, friends! I made this card nearly a year ago (I filmed a video for it, too, but I could never find the time to edit it), and I kept…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Masculine Valentine's Day Card - To The Moon. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Masculine Valentine’s Day Card – To The Moon. Video

    • December 25, 2021
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    • Cards, Stamped Cards, Valentine's Day & Love Cardmaking, Video Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this video, I have a masculine Valentine’s Day card to share created using new goodies from Simon. Like this project?…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | More Watercolor Florals - Beautiful Flowers Birthday Card

    Simon Says Stamp | More Watercolor Florals – Beautiful Flowers Birthday Card

    • December 23, 2021
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    • Cards
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    • 9 Comments

    Hello, friends! Recently I shared 2 watercolor cards created with Simon’s new Beautiful Bouquet set. I’m so glad you liked them, thank you for your lovely comments – I enjoyed…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Super Simple Abstract Greeting Card

    Simon Says Stamp | Super Simple Abstract Greeting Card

    • December 21, 2021
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    • Cards, Friendship Cards
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    • 8 Comments

    Just like the title says, this card is super simple and doesn’t require a ton of supplies. In fact, I used no stamps and no dies (well, just a banner…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Beautiful Bouquet Birthday Cards

    Simon Says Stamp | Beautiful Bouquet Birthday Cards

    • December 18, 2021
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    • Cards
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    • 16 Comments

    The floral cluster in the Beautiful Bouquet set is huge. When you see an image online it is hard to put it in perspective and correctly understand its size. So…

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  • Spellbinders | It’s a Christmas Season – Creating with Small Die Cuts. Video

    Spellbinders | It’s a Christmas Season – Creating with Small Die Cuts. Video

    • December 13, 2021
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    • Cards, Christmas Cardmaking, Die Cut Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello crafters. Today I have a die-cut Christmas card idea to share created small die cuts. I often like to take parts of a die set and use them differently.…

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