Thoughtful Expressions Inspiration | Decorative Boxes with Elena
Hello dear readers, Elena Salo is here. I’m sure, all of you have already seen beautiful collection by Marisa Job for Spellbinders – Thoughtful Expressions. I love every single die from this release and want to show you my first project with some of the dies. I really liked delicate lace frames and so I decorated boxes to share with you today. Here they are: I used a plain white box as the base for my project. I applied grey ink and added some shading to the box. You can make your own boxes using Spellbinders dies (there are plenty different designs to chose from) or use pre-made ones. Instructions:…
Lavender & Poppies Inspiration | Die-cutting without Dimension with Elena
Hello dear friend! This is Elena Salo, thank you for joining me today. This is my last post with projects I made using dies from the Lavender and Poppies Collection. I’d like to show you some fun technique with dies today. With this technique you can create your own patterned paper with die-cuts without any dimension. Instructions: Die cut 20 flowers with small die from Eau De Lavender Label set of dies. Use thick cardstock and glue two pieces together for extra dimension. Click images to enlarge. Create 4 ½ x 6 ” card base, place the flowers on the front side and adhere them with temporary adhesive. Emboss…
Easy Elements In a Row Card
Sometimes I like to mass produce cards for friends, but I never quite want to make them identical. I’m Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace and I have an easy card to share with you today. Take a stunning element and repeat it in a row three times and you’ll get a harmonious design, furthermore the eye loves the balance of the three elements in a row. The sum of all the parts creates a unique piece with balance and simplicity. Tip: Stick to an odd number of elements in a row to create visual appeal. Your brain and eyes favor an odd number. For my card today I created a long landscape…
Lavender & Poppies Inspiration | Handmade Card with Dry Embossed Panels
Hello dear Spellbinders’ fans! This is Elena Salo and I’m so happy to share my projects with you again! Today I’d like to continue sharing projects I made using dies from the Lavender and Poppies Collection. I used several sets to emboss the panel, which I used as the background for the first card. I die cut a square window in my panel and foam mounted it on the card base. I die cut Corner Poppies out of watercolor paper and colored them with distress markers. I added flowers in the lower corner of the window with double sided foam squares. I used embossed square from the previous card for my second card. I stamped the sentiment and foam…
Video Friday | Elephantastic Embellishing with Nichol
Hello everyone. This is Nichol Spohr and thank you for joining me! One of my favorite techniques when creating cards made entirely of die cuts, is to embellish and add detail with pens, inks, paints, etc. to dress up images for maximum impact. I love mixing and matching multiple dies to create one-of-a-kind scenes for my cards. The Ella-fant Etched dies made an adorable up in the clouds scene when paired with the Sun and Clouds Dies, Simply Said Phrase Set 2 sentiments, and Pierced Rectangles and Circles. For the background of both cards, I used the Pierced Rectangles and Circles dies to die cut smooth white cardstock to create…
January 2018 Large Die of the Month is Here!
The all-new January 2018 Large Die of the Month is here! This kit features 13 dies that are perfect for handmade cards and more! 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! This kit is available January 1st, 2018, make sure to get yours! THIS KIT INCLUDES: 13 Die Templates SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR PROJECT BELOW: Coated Treat Bag, Pink and Gold Cardstock, Vellum, Gold Embossing Powder, Clear Stamp, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Ink, Resin Flower, Gold Thread, Glue. You Will Forever Be My Always…
Stocking Mini Album with Elena
Hello everyone! First of all I would like to wish you a Happy and a prosperous New 2018 Year. I hope it will be filled with amazing events . This is Elena on the blog and I am sure that you spend your Holidays with your family friends. It’s a good occasion to take the photos, that you can look through the next year. But the best way is to scrapbook them. I love creating mini albums for such occasions, when the whole family meets together and it’s so wonderful to keep those memories in your albums. That is why I made this Stocking Mini Album in advance as I am planning…
Luxe Gifts with Easy to Make Pom Pom Embellishment
The gift giving isn’t over yet!! With the glitz and glam of a New Years Eve celebration on the horizon, I want to show you New Year’s gift embellishments fitting for the occasion. Hi, I’m Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace and today I want to show you how to make paper pom poms to adorn your New Year’s Eve gifts. If you give a lot of gifts, you will no doubt want some freedom from purchasing pricey store bought embellishments. Pom Poms are simple to make and you pick the size! I absolutely love hand made embellishments! Why? Because it lets me throw my frugal nature right out the door. When I…
Adorable Holiday Character Gift Bags in under 10 Minutes
At holiday time, let’s be real; I always forget someone!!! It’s inevitable, but a fix is on the way! Hi, I’m I’m Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace and as I march toward my final Christmas arrangements, I’m reaching for a familiar die to create Adorable Holiday Character Gift Bags to have at the door, at the ready, for the special people that somehow I missed in my earlier deliveries. It’s all in the cool cutting and if you follow my tutorial below, then I’m going to show you how! Besides being grateful that these cuties take less than 10 minutes — they can be made in batches, assembly is kid friendly and…
Lavender & Poppies Inspiration with Elena. Take 1: Red & Black
Hello dear readers! This is Elena Salo from elenasalo.com and I’m so thrilled and honored to be a guest designer here again. I’m a big fan of flowers, almost all kinds of them. And, of course, it was a great pleasure for me to use dies from Lavender and Poppies Collection. I’ve got a lot of projects to show you today, I just couldn’t stop making cards using these fabulous dies! In this post I’d like to show how you I used sets of dies with Poppies only and I’ll share Lavender inspiration later. I decided to use black base for all my projects, because this color helps to express the…
