How to Create a Whimsical Village Scene Card with Spellbinders Etched Dies

Hello crafters! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today to share a card using the Whimsical Village Collection by Vicky Papaioannou. I am going to be doing a step-by-step photo tutorial showing you how to create this simple scene using the Whimsical Houses Etched Dies, the Village Companions Etched Dies and the Whimsical Wishes Clear Stamp Set. Also included in this collection is a super fun floral die set called Whimsical Blooms which you can use in conjunction with the houses or on its own. There is also a 3D embossing folder which creates a beautiful swirly design for your projects. This new collection is full of whimsy and quirkiness, and you’ll enjoy creating with these playful sets.

So, let’s get started with my card for today.

No Place Like Home

For all the die cutting, use the Platinum SIX Die Cutting Machine with the die cutting sandwich as follows (from bottom to top):

• Plate A – Platform Base
• Plate B – Platform Top
• Plate C – Cutting Plate
• Plate C – Cutting Plate

The cardstock/die will be inserted between the two cutting plates with the die sitting on top of the cardstock, cutting edge down.

Die Cutting

In this photo, the dies have been turned cutting edge side up so that you can easily see which die relates to which cardstock. When die cutting, you will need to flip the dies over, so the cutting side is directly in contact with the cardstock.

1. Take the Whimsical Houses Etched Dies and die cut the two houses using Blush and Bellini ColorWheel Cardstock.
2. Die cut the roof and door for each house using Coral and Tutu ColorWheel Cardstock.
3. Die cut the windows and fence from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. The fence will need to be die cut twice.

4. Flip the dies over and tape them in place on your cardstock using small pieces of Best Ever Craft Tape.

NOTE: try to keep an even space between the outline die and the solid house die.

5. Place the dies onto your cutting plate and then run them through the Platinum SIX Die Cutting Machine using the sandwich at the top of this post.

6. Take the Village Companions Etched Dies and die cut the dog from Anchor as well as from Raven ColorWheel Cardstock. The resulting tiny black die cut will just be used for the nose!
7. Die cut the cat from Fog ColorWheel Cardstock.
8. Die cut the clouds from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. These will need to be die cut twice. You won’t use all the clouds, but you will use two of the smallest one.
9. Die cut the sun from Beeswax and Saffron ColorWheel Cardstock.
10. Run the dies through your die cutting machine.

TIP: it’s helpful to use a Medium Craft Stax to keep all your die cuts and dies in one place on your desk.

11. Take the Linear Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched Dies and die cut the largest linear die from Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock.
12. Die cut the largest rectangle die from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock.

Assembling The Die Cuts

1. Using Bearly Art Glue and Tweezers, adhere the Tutu door onto the Blush house and the Coral door onto the Bellini

2. Using small dabs of liquid glue, adhere two small pieces of Spellbinders Vellum to the back of the window openings on both houses. Add glue sparingly around the openings. You don’t want it seeping onto the vellum.

3. Cut off any excess vellum from the sides of the houses using 4” Detail Scissors.
4. Add small dabs of liquid glue onto the backs of the window frames. Dab off any excess glue so that it doesn’t seep onto the vellum when you add them into the window openings.

5. Pop all the windows in place.

6. Add a small amount of liquid glue around the top of each house and adhere each roof.

7. Add liquid glue to the Beeswax sun die cut and adhere the Saffron sun die cut on top.

8. Adhere the centre of the sun.

NOTE: To help you with placement of the dogs nose, see the pre-assembled dog on the left-hand side of the photo.

9. This is the trickiest part of assembling your die cuts. Add a small dab of glue onto the back of the dog’s nose area and then, using a pick-up tool, place the small black nose die cut onto the dog. You will probably need to wiggle the die cut into place, and you will only see a tiny fraction of it when you turn the dog over and look at it. There is only one way that it lines up behind the snout area. It might take a few attempts!

Assembling The Card

1. Temporarily tape the pink house to your white rectangle panel and then adhere the Coral house to the right-hand side of it. Avoid putting any glue onto the vellum that can be seen from the front.

2. Add glue behind the pink house. Again, make sure to avoid getting any glue near the vellum which will be visible from the front.

3. Place the pink house down. The roof just slightly overhangs the Coral house, but only by a tiny fraction.

4. Adhere the two fences either side of the houses. Slot them just under the sides of your houses.

5. Place a small White Foam Adhesive Square onto the back of the sun and adhere it just above the pink house.

6. Adhere the three clouds using liquid glue. A small cloud is placed behind the sun on the left-hand side as well as one just to the left of the pink roof edge. The medium-sized cloud is placed over to the right side of your white panel.

7. Flip your panel over and then cut off the overhanging cloud using 9” Pro Shears.

Creating and Adding Your Sentiment

1. Pop a piece of Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock into your MISTI/stamping tool.
2. Take the Whimsical Wishes Clear Stamp Set and place the “no place like home” stamp onto your white panel.
3. Pick up the stamp using the MISTI

4. Ink up the stamp using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

5. Bring the MISTI door back over and press the stamp down onto your cardstock. Repeat if necessary.

6. Trim the sentiment to size using a Guillotine Paper Trimmer.

7. Add small White Foam Adhesive Squares onto the back of your sentiment and add some dabs of liquid glue on top of them.

TIP: Adding liquid glue to the foam squares will enable you to wiggle the sentiment in place more easily should you not get it quite right first time!

8. Adhere your sentiment in place.

Finishing the Card

1. Put small pieces of foam square onto the back of the dog and cat.

2. Pop them in place so they are sitting on the top edge of the sentiment.

3. Add liquid glue onto the back of your white panel and adhere it onto the Seaside

4. Add glue onto the back of your Seaside panel and adhere it onto an A2 side folding white note card created from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. (8.5” x 5.5”, scored and folded at 4.25”)

5. For the door handles, add a small Spectrum AB Color Essential Gem onto the area indicated on the door of each house.

I hope you find today’s tutorial helpful. There are lots of ways you can create scenes with this collection, as there are four different house designs, some quirky flowers which can be positioned around the houses or even used on their own for a floral card. You can also create a night-time scene and include a moon instead of a sun. Whatever you decide, I hope you have fun!

If you would like to see more of my cards, I would love to have you join me over on my blog, Instagram, Facebook or YouTube. In the meantime, thank you so much for joining me here on the Spellbinders blog today. I hope that you have a wonderful day!

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