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Our April 2026 Small Die of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This "Pansy Seed Co." die set features 20 cutting dies. Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below as well as the video tutorial to get you started with this month’s kit. Make sure to show us what you create by tagging #SpellbindersClubKits on social media!

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April 2026 Small Die Of The Month – Video Tutorial

Watch the video tutorial using this month's kit below or on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/iCLnhAneYb0

Additional inspiration

Here’s a closer look at the projects we created using our April 2026 Small Die Of The Month kit:

April 2026 All Clubs Crate - Join & Save!

The All Clubs Crate is the ultimate Spellbinders club subscription, delivering every monthly club kit plus exclusive extras and premium member benefits. Formerly known as the Deluxe Caboodle (Want It All), the updated name reflects exactly what members receive - all clubs, all the inspiration, and more.

Starting January 2026, All Clubs Crate members receive: all monthly Spellbinders club products; a Crate-exclusive die or Press & Foil Plate; a coordinating paper pack (10 sheets, 8.5" x 11"); a monthly bonus item (essentials or exclusives).

Plus, enjoy expanded member perks: 15% everyday store discount; one free shipping coupon per month; early access to new releases; priority event registration; exclusive promotions

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Hello Crafters! Nancy Leppek here from Scrapper at Heart.com. I am delighted to be back as a guest on the Spellbinder’s Blog. Today, I am sharing a step-by-step tutorial using the new Simple Stories Pink Lemonade Stand Dies. Let’s get to it, shall we! Here is the card we will be making. It sure has me itching for Summer, how about you?

Die cutting

The first thing you want to do is get all your dies and color cardstock ready to go. Set up your die-cutting sandwich using the Platinum 6 and this die-cutting sandwich: Platform Base, Platform Top, C plate, and then your cardstock and dies facing down, and then your final C plate on top. Run this through your machine. I recommend you use the Best Ever Craft Tape to hold your paper and dies in place, especially if you are cutting many dies at one time. I keep my cut-out dies together in a Craft Stax Tray while I work, so I don’t lose any.

Ink Blending

This is an optional step depending on your preference. Take the dies that you wish to add some shading to and ink blend them with your favorite inks and a blending brush. Add color to your small strawberries, the orange slice, and the lemonade inside the glass and inside the pitcher. When ink blending, you want to make sure you work your way from the corner towards the middle. Plus, you will want to take your brush and remove some of the ink onto a paper or surface before you begin, so you don’t get a heavy ink spot. I find using a smaller brush gives me more control. I am using Mini Blending Brushes and Hero Arts Inks.

Prepare Card Base

Take a piece of 4 ¼ X 5 ½ Classic White Cardstock and a 1 ½ x 4 ¼ piece of Cascade Cardstock and glue the blue piece on the bottom of the white piece.  Run it through the Platinum 6 using a stitched rectangle from the Nested Postage Label and Tags die set to make a nice edge all the way around. I sometimes do two of these rectangle bases because I like my cards to be a bit sturdier. Now you have all your pieces inked, cut, and ready to go.

Assemble Die cuts

Using Bearly Art Glue, adhere the pieces together and then also onto the stitched base, building your scene one item at a time. You do not need as much glue as you think. A little dab will do you!

Foam Squares

Put 2 Foam Squares on the glass and pitcher and put them in place.

Glue Down Both Sentiments

Final Step

Glue the Stitched Panel to an A2 card base that I created from a full piece of Classic White Cardstock. I prefer top folding, but that is a personal preference. The cardbase dimensions are (11” x 4.25”, scored at 5.5”). I want to thank Spellbinders for the opportunity to guest here today, and a big thanks to you for sticking with me.  Feel free to reach out to me on my blog Scrapper at Heart, my IG Page, and or my Facebook page and say hello. Happy Crafting, Nanc’ [spellbinders-supplies]PE-100,SCS-123,S5-635,T-056,PCG02E,T-045,AF510,AF473,S6-269,CS-8-148,CS-8-115,CS-8-130,CS-8-104,CS-8-119,CS-8-120,SCSP-002[/spellbinders-supplies]

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Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the new Stripe Right Etched Dies from the Just Eat Cake Add-Ons Collection. This fabulous die cuts four stripes of various widths. The stripes are 6” tall, so they can be used horizontally or vertically on an A2-sized card. The dies work perfectly with the contents of the Just Eat Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit, but as you can see, they can be combined with any other supplies you have in your stash, too!

DIE-CUTTING THE STRIPES + CREATING THE CARD BASE

1. Pick five colours of ColorWheel Cardstock to use – this card uses (left-right) Seaside, Waterfall, Fairy Tale, Lavender, and Lilac. Cut cardstock into smaller pieces so that they are easier to run through die cutting machine.
2. Place Stripe Right Etched Dies face down onto the cardstock and hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape.

3. Run through Platinum Six Die Cutting Machine using the following sandwich (bottom to top):

• A Platform Base
• B Platform Top
• C Cutting Plate
• Cardstock with die on top
• C Cutting Plate

4. Remove cardstock from die and repeat to cut all the cardstock colours twice.

5. Place cardstock stripes on top of an A2 (4.25” x 5.5”) sized white card base to give you a guide of where to adhere them.

6. Take the first stripe (cut from Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock) and add Bearly Art Glue on the back.

7. Adhere to card.
8. Repeat the process with all the stripes, leaving a small gap in between them.

TIP: I often prefer to add stripes at a diagonal. This means that I do not have to worry about adhering them down straight! Once you get one in place, you can simply follow the line with the next one.

9. Open card and flip over.
10. Using Shears, cut the excess stripes off the edge of the card.

11. Die cut the largest of the rectangle dies from Bow & Bell Scallop Frame Etched Dies from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock.
12. Add removable adhesive to the back of the panel.

13. Adhere to middle of striped card base.

TIP: Don’t have removable adhesive? Simply hold the panel in place with Best Ever Craft Tape.

14. Take the matching stripe (the same size and colour that you used on the card base) and add Bearly Art Glue to the back, but just in the middle.

15. Adhere to the rectangle panel, lining it up with the stripe on the card base.
16. Repeat the process to adhere the rest of the stripes, using the ones on the card base as a guide for placement.

17. Carefully remove panel from card base and flip over so that back is facing upwards.
18. Using Shears, cut the excess stripes off the edge.

TIP: Doing this from the back of the panel means that you can see the sides of the panel (white cardstock) and can cut along the edge easily.

19. Add thin foam tape on the back of the panel.
20. Remove backings off foam tape.

21. Adhere panel to card base, lining up stripes on panel with the stripes on the card base.

DIE-CUTTING THE DRAGONFLY + ASSEMBLY

Die cut Soaring Dragonfly using the same process as you did for the Stripe Right Etched Dies.

1. Die cut body of dragonfly, head, and outline of wings from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock.
2. Die cut base of wings from Vellum.

TIP: When die-cutting vellum, add a piece of scrap paper underneath the vellum. This prevents getting marks on the vellum from the cutting plates but also helps to get a cleaner cut.

3. Add small dabs of glue on the back of the top body layer.
4. Adhere to bottom of body layer.
5. Adhere top layer of head above base layer of body.

6. Using pokey end of Tool ‘n One, pop out inside pieces of the dragonfly’s wings.

7. Add small dabs of glue on the back of the outline layer of wings.
8. Adhere to vellum base layer of wings.

9. Add glue to the end of the wings and adhere body on top, to adhere wings.
10. Repeat process for all four wings.

11. Add foam squares to the back of the dragonfly’s body. You may need to cut some smaller with scissors to fit.
12. Remove backings off foam squares.

TIP: Tweezers are really useful when removing the backings off foam squares.

13. Adhere dragonfly to card.

STAMP + HEAT EMBOSS SENTIMENT

1. Place piece of Raven ColorWheel Cardstock into Mini MISTI and hold in place with magnet.
2. Place ‘happy birthday’ stamp from Lasting Impressions Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto cardstock, impression side down.
3. Close door of Mini MISTI to pick up stamp.
4. Ink up stamp using Versamark Ink.

5. Close door of Mini MISTI to transfer ink from stamp onto cardstock.
6. Remove cardstock from Mini MISTI.

7. Apply White Detail Embossing Powder.

TIP: I like to apply the powder a few times, tapping off the excess in between. This ensures good coverage of the powder.

8. Heat set the powder using heat tool. You will know when it is heated enough, as it will melt and go shiny. Make sure not to overheat the powder as it can turn grainy.

9. Cut sentiment into a strip using the die from Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate & Die Set (or other suitable die) - place die on top of sentiment, hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape, and run through Platinum Six.

10. Pop sentiment out of die and cut the two edges using Guillotine Paper Trimmer.

11. Add a black foam square on either end of the back of the sentiment strip.
12. Remove backings off foam squares.
13. Adhere to card.

14. To finish, adhere Prism AB Color Essentials Gems to the dragonfly’s eyes.

There are lots of ways to add stripes to cards. I hope I have given you some inspiration on one way you can add them to use as a background. Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you have a wonderful day! [spellbinders-supplies]S4-1450,S4-1448,DOM-JAN25,STP-274,BP-025,SCS-171,CS-8-123,CS-8-124,CS-8-135,CS-8-136,CS-8-137,CS-8-148,CS-8-147,SCS-151,PE-104,SCS-123,SCS-266,PCG02E,T-023,T-042,T-035,T-043,SCS-267,MINIMISTI,T-066[/spellbinders-supplies]

Other Supplies

Thin foam tape, Versamark Ink, Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder, heat tool

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