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Layered Dimensional Die Cutting. Episode #4 – Christmas Bicycle Card
Hello everyone. This is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! This blog post and video is a part of a monthly feature I’m hosting on Spellbinders blog and Youtube channel called “Layered Dimensional Die Cutting”. I hope you’ve enjoyed pervious episodes, in case you missed them you can find them here. What is “Layered Dimensional Die Cutting Series”? Once a month I’m sharing a card project along with a detailed video tutorial showcasing traditional Spellbinders style with lots of die-cut layers and dimension! I’m back with another Christmas card idea mixing and matching dies from several Spellbinders’ die sets. Similar to a previous Holiday card I shared, by…
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Happy Birthday Card – One Card Design 2 Ways
Hello everyone, this is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! Today I’d like to share a photo tutorial featuring one card design 2 ways. By changing up the papers and colors you can stretch a card design and get a completely different look. Here’s a look at the brown/blue card: And here’s identical project done in pink/gold: This card was published in the Die-cutting Essentials Magazine Issue 25 along with a few other cards done in a similar style – check it out for more inspiration. Instead of filming a video for this project, I put together a simple photo tutorial describing every step. Follow my instructions below…
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Shaped Cards Video Series. Episode #1 – You Are A Blessing
Hello, everyone! This is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! This blog post and video marks the start of yet another monthly feature I’m hosting on Spellbinders blog and Youtube channel called “Shaped Cards with Spellbinders”. Once a month I will be posting a card and and video tutorial featuring a shaped card base using Spellbinders dies! I was happy to see you enjoy the first few episodes from my original video series, Layered Dimensional Die Cutting, so I decided to introduce additional series and share even more tutorials using Spellbinders dies. I hope you’ll enjoy these videos just as much! In the past I never cared much…
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Layered Dimensional Die Cutting. Episode #3 – Shaped Christmas Card
Hello everyone! This is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! This blog post and video is a part of a monthly feature I’m hosting on Spellbinders blog and Youtube channel called “Layered Dimensional Die Cutting”. I hope you’ve enjoyed the first two episode, in case you missed them you can find them here and here. What is “Layered Dimensional Die Cutting Series”? Once a month I’m sharing a card project along with a detailed video tutorial showcasing traditional Spellbinders style with lots of die-cut layers and dimension! It’s never too early to start making Holiday projects so today I’m going to show you how to make a shaped…
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Altering Die Cuts with Scissors. Thanks For All You Do Card & Video Tutorial
Hello everyone, this is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! For my today’s blog post & video tutorial I decided to do something different, like altering die cuts with scissors! Usually we simply cut the piece out with the help of our dies and use it as is, but one can always alter die cut pieces slightly to make them a better match for a specific project. This card was published in the Die-cutting Essentials Magazine Issue 25 along with a few other cards done in a similar style – check it out for more inspiration. I started working on this card by die-cutting base panels for my…
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Layered Dimensional Die Cutting. Episode #2 – Teacher Card
Hello everyone. This is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! This blog post and video is a part of new monthly feature I’m hosting on Spellbinders blog and Youtube channel called “Layered Dimensional Die Cutting”. I hope you’ve enjoyed the first episode, in case you missed it you can find it here! What is “Layered Dimensional Die Cutting Series”? Once a month I’m sharing a card project along with a detailed video tutorial showcasing traditional Spellbinders style with lots of die-cut layers and dimension! For my today’s blog post, since school starts very soon, I thought it would be appropriate to create a World’s Best Teacher card. …
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Layered Dimensional Die Cutting Series. Episode #1 – Birthday Card featuring Venise Lace collection
Hello everyone. This is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! This blog post and video marks the start on a new monthly feature I’m hosting on Spellbinders blog and Youtube channel called “Layered Dimensional Die Cutting Series”. What is “Layered Dimensional Die Cutting Series”? Once a month I’ll be sharing a card project along with a detailed video tutorial in the showcasing traditional Spellbinders style with lots of die-cut layers and dimension! For my today’s blog post I made a birthday card using several dies from Becca Feeken’s Venise Lace collection. I started working on this card by doing all of my die cutting first. I decided to…
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Art Deco Christmas – Easy Inlaid Die Cutting Video Tutorial
Hello everyone, this is Yana Smakula sharing another card making video tutorial. This week we are talking Christmas in July and while it might seem a bit too early for Christmas cards and such I always try to start my Holiday card making well in advance to avoid surprises during a hectic Holiday season. If you prefer to make your Christmas cards in the Fall you can always bookmark or pin this tutorial and come back to it later. One of my most favorite collections from Spellbinders is the Art Deco line by Stacey Caron. It helps to add an unexpected twist to card making. I was happy to see Art…