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Four handmade Fish Cards with ocean-themed designs—including fish, a castle, sea plants, and a mermaid—from the August 2025 Kits collection are displayed on a beige surface.

4 Fantastic Fish Cards| August ’25 Kits

Birthday, Critters, Diecutting, Embossing, Just A Note, Letterpress, Masculine, New Release, Stenciling, Thinking of You, Water/Beach / By Teri Duncan

The August ’25 kits are here, and they’re packed with everything you need to capture the magic beneath the waves in your cards.

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A handmade patriotic card featuring an illustrated eagle, the year 1776, stars, and text reading "Happy Independence Day" on a red and brown plaid background.

9 DIY Patriotic Cards for July 4th

Coloring, Critters, Diecutting, Fourth of July, Masculine, New Release, Stamping / By Teri Duncan

Celebrate Independence Day with handmade patriotic cards! Learn how to craft 9 stunning designs using Honey Bee Stamps and fun, easy steps.

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Four handmade Nautical Cards from the June '25 Club Kits by Spellbinders, featuring charming lighthouse, waves, and anchor designs, displayed on a beige surface.

4 June ’25 Club Kits Nautical Cards

Birthday, Diecutting, Embossing, Letterpress, Masculine, New Release, Stenciling, Support, Thank You / By Teri Duncan

Discover Spellbinders June ’25 Club Kits. Learn to craft Ahoy, Anchors Away, and Light in the Dark cards with easy tutorials, supply lists, and creative tips.

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Three birthday cards from the Classic Road Legends collection: a red car on a checkered background, a red car by the sea, and a blue truck with a sunburst backdrop.

Make 3 Classic Road Legends Cards

Birthday, Diecutting, Father's Day, Letterpress, Masculine, New Release, Stenciling / By Teri Duncan

Learn how to create 3 stunning cards with Spellbinders’ Classic Road Legends Collection, featuring muscle cars, trucks, & timeless designs.

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Masculine cards made with embossing folders and colored pearlescent vellum.

How To Make Awesome Masculine Cards

Birthday, Coloring, Diecutting, Floral, General Card, Masculine, Stamping / By Teri Duncan

Are masculine cards tough for you? It’s hard, isn’t it? Well, here are a couple of fun ideas that you can try. All the projects in this article and in the one linked at the bottom use products from Altenew. I first fell in love with Altenew because of its wide selection of floral products

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A birthday card featuring an optical illusion and a happy birthday message.

How To Create Optical Illusions With Graphite

1 Comment / Birthday, Coloring, Masculine, Stenciling / By Teri Duncan

Learn how to use graphite on your greeting cards to create optical illusions of depth and dimension. Step-by-step instructions are here. We’ll begin making the card by doing some partial rainbow blending with a stencil. We’ll do this by taping the A2 card panel to Altenew’s Woven stencil from the backside. Then, we’ll begin to

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