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Video Friday | Me & Teddy Cards with Olga
Hello Spellbinders fans, thank you for dropping in! Today I am featuring my favorite die from Little Loves collection by Sharyn Sowell. I am so in love with the little scene that this die creates – I guess everyone can recognize themselves or their children in it! I have created 2 almost identical cards – just changed the color combination so that one would fit for a boy and another one for a girl. To me the biggest issue with working with this type of images is that they are already complete – they tell the story and appeal to one’s emotions – so what else can I add to…
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Easy Festive Mini Card in Minutes
As crafters we all want to give handmade Christmas cards but it can be way too time consuming. By using Snowflake Snippet Etched Dies, you can batch make various designs of mini cards in minutes! Instructions: 1. Using the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine, emboss only using Snowflake Snippet Large Flake Block onto white card. 2. Mat this onto a white card front. 3. For a second design, use Snowflake Snippet Large Flake Block and die cut from white card and mat onto festive patterned paper. 4. By adding a few finishing embellishments, sentiments, flowers, holly and berries you can create two speedy designs. I hope you feel…
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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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Die D-Lites Ornamental Accents: Make A Wish Card
Hello everyone, Yvonne here showing you how to make festive card with a repeat pattern using the Spellbinders® S3-253 Die D-Lites™ Ornamental Accents Etched Dies set. Let me show you how to make the card with my instructions below… 1. Cut/emboss 6 x 6″ Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies Die #6 (with # 1 being the smallest die-template) from patterned paper. 2. Leave the patterned paper in the die and lightly ink (using brown ink) the inner edges with the T-001 Tool ‘n One™ and its Foam Applicator – Circle for Tool ‘n One™. Glue onto the pink square. 3. Cut/emboss 6 x 6″ Matting Basics A Card Creator…
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You Are My Happy Place Card
Create a layered square card featuring Untamed Medallion Etched Dies Set and its coordinating Untamed Tags Etched Dies Set from the Rebel Rose Collection by Stacey Caron for a stunning effect. Let Yana Smakula show you how in just a few easy steps… Instructions Create 6 x 6 inch top folding card base out of black cardstock. Die-cut two panels using 6 x 6 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies and 6 x 6 Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies dies out of yellow cardstock and purple patterned paper. Adhere panels together and foam mount onto the card. Die-cut Untamed Medallion Etched Die TWICE out of dark purple…
