Double Heart Card & Box Ensemble with Rolled Flowers
Hello Friends! I’m so excited to introduce to you today four more etched dies sets from my NEW Timeless Heart Collection: Double Heart Gatefold Card Etched Dies, Double Heart Gift Box Etched Dies, Rolled Flowers Etched Dies and Layered Leaf Vines Etched Dies. This gate-fold card and gift box ensemble was a lot of fun to create using these die sets. The Rolled Flowers are so easy to make, with just one die cut you get the stamens, flower petals and leaves!! Follow the tutorials below to create these projects and flowers. Instructions: Double Heart Gift Box Etched Dies: 1. Die cut 4 box side panels from designer cardstock. Die…
Creating a Paper Flower Arrangement with Contour Dies
Hi friends! So glad you’ve stopped by. I’m so excited to show you what I’ve been working on! If you remember last year I launched my first collection called “Quite Contrary”, a floral die line consisting of contour dies. It’s been a while since I have made a project with them so I thought today I would show you what I’ve been creating. I absolutely love flower arranging. And these flowers, they aren’t temperamental. They do well in the heat or the cold. The best part is they are rather simple to make. I am going to walk you through it step by step so you can make the…
On Your Wedding Day Card: Timeless Heart Collection by Marisa Job
Hello Friends! Today I would like to share my On Your Wedding Day card using several die sets from my Timeless Heart Collection. I have been having so much fun creating flowers with Textured Flowers Etched Dies. By adding Heart Leaf Frame, Layered Leaf Vines and Double Heart Gatefold Card Etched Dies, makes this card come together so beautiful! Instructions: 1. Create a 5 ½” x 7 ½” card base from silver foil cardstock. Cut a 5 ¼” x 7 ¼” piece from designer cardstock, adhere to card base. 2. Die cut Heart Leaf Frame from silver foil cardstock. 3. Cut a 4 1/2” x 6…
Trendy Flower and Leaf Garland Headband Tutorial
With garland headpieces so on trend, I thought I would use Bitty Posies Etched Dies from Happy Grams #4 Collection by Tammy Tutterow to try and create one. I can honestly say that I was very happy with the results. The versatility and possibilities of this set makes it a “must have”. Wait until you see how easy it is to make this project. Die-cut approximately 35 Sprigs from various shades of green paper, using Bitty Posies Etched Dies and Platinum or Platinum 6 Machine. Attach two pieces of floral wire together to make headband form, overlapping by several inches. (It will take two pieces of the wire to make…
Rustic Wedding Bouquet by Donna Salazar
Hello my peeps! Today I’m sharing the flower bouquet that I made for my daughter’s wedding. She had a very casual wedding (she wore a denim dress) and she asked me to make her bouquet for her… of course I said YES!!! I have a video tutorial for you showing how I made my favorite style of flowers as well as how I added them to sticks to make them into a Rustic Wedding Bouquet that matched her dress perfectly. I hope you enjoy it!!! Here are a couple more photos. And one of the happy couple… Spellbinders Product Used: S5-086 Bitty Blossoms Etched Dies by Donna Salazar Designs…
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Easy Letterpress Style Backgrounds with Embossing Folders
Embossing folders are a great way to create easy textured backgrounds for paper crafting projects. Learn a quick and easy method for creating a multicolored textured background using embossing folders and ink! You probably already know that embossing folders are a smart crafty tool to have in your craft stash. They are inexpensive, are easy to use and add great texture to any project. There are many ways to add color to your embossed designs, but one of my favorites is to ink the embossing folder before sending it through your die cutting machine. With embossing folders you have two sides to the design, one where your design is raised…
Wedding Gift Box with Positively Peony Contour Steel Rule Die
Hi, it’s Elena here with you today. The wedding season is here and each time I think what can be done more for the special day other than just cards. I thought that a cute little box would be a perfect alternative to making a present. I created a box and made a peony flowers using the SR-038 Positively Peony Contour™ Steel Rule Die To create my flower I used fabric – white tulle and mauve rayon. I colored them myself several years ago when I enjoyed batik and made some paintings on the silk. It was a good time to recycle something that has been kept for so long!…
Pretty Vintage Gift Created with Scoop Pocket Steel Rule Die
I love the idea of making little vintage gifts and Scoop Pocket Steel Rule Die designed by Tammy Tutterow is perfect for housing garden seeds, bath salts and more. Instructions 1. Using the Platinum™ machine, die-cut Scoop Pocket from kraft card. The die automatically scores your fold lines. 2. Before assembling secure your gift inside. 3. Using the die again, I die cut floral fabric and affixed over the top of the kraft card with double sided tape. 4. To decorate I selected fabric and felt and die cut Floweret Posies Steel Rule Die. I pinched the base of these to create dimensional flowers and glued into a cluster with stamens and twine.…
Make DIY Springtime Fridge Flowers with Donna Salazar
Hello everyone! Donna Salazar here with another video tutorial for you. California is having the most gorgeous Spring weather and, to me, Spring means FLOWERS! So I thought “Why not bring the flowers inside and make them useful at the same time?” So I created these cute and functional Fridge Flowers that have magnets on the back. These flowers are super easy to make using my Bitty Blossom Etched Dies and Big Blossom Etched Dies. To show you three different ways for you to make these flowers, view DIY Springtime Fridge Flowers video below. And here are a few more flower photos… Pictured here are the magnets on our fridge.…
Flower Tile Card featuring Celebrate the Day by Marisa Job
Hello Everyone, Marisa here! Today, I would like to show you how to make this card using Spellbinders Flower Tile Die from my Celebrate the Day Collection. I also used Spellbinders Windows of Memories die set to make the flowers. This card is very simple to make, the die cuts all the pieces for you! Instructions: 1. Create a 6½ x 6½” card base from beige cardstock. Cover card front with designer cardstock. 2. Die-cut four flower tiles with Flower Tile Etched Die from double sided designer cardstock. Use four different coordinating colors. 3. Adhere four flower tiles to a 6 x 6” piece of designer cardstock. 4. Glue squares to…
