Finest Vintage from Die Cutting Essentials

Hi Everybody,

Tomorrow sees the new Die Cutting Essentials magazine on sale and this is issue 27.

The free gift this month is a beautiful die to create a wine bottle and glass that would suit both male and female cards

The card to the right uses the filigree part of the die as a stencil and I really like the look of this little card

The video to show you the making of a wine bottle shaped card is here ... 

Die Cutting Essentials 27 - Finest Vintage

Next week 10th August Simply Cards and Papercraft will be on sale and the free gift with that is Lavish Labels and that set perfectly compliments the bottle with this gift.

One of the die cut labels can be seen on the bottle on this card and there are several stamps to help you personalise the card also

So look out for the magazines on the shelves in selected supermarkets and crafts stores

And have fun playing with the gofts to make cards for the wine lovers in your family

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Spellbinders Trailing Hearts

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is created with only two dies from Spellbinders and a little bit of glitter to add some sparkle. Very quick and easy to do and with a few flowers I think it is very effective

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-314 Trailing Hearts
• S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Diamante Flourish from Want2Scrap
• Tonic Nuvo Glitter
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Dymo Label Maker

Instructions:

With the largest die from Matting Basics A cut two panels in white to create the base card

Add double sided sticky sheet to another piece and cut this to the same size

With Trailing Hearts cut one piece in pink 

And add this to the sticky sheet pressing down to adhere it all

With the silver glitter sprinkle some to the double sided sheet making sure to press it into all the open spaces in the die cut

Add foam pads to the back and add it to the base card

Trim to leave a small border around the edge

 Cut three Hearts from the smaller filigree piece and stack them together for thickness

Add to the centre part of the pink die cut

Dress with flowers as you like 

From the Diamante Flourish cut several pieces to add behind the flowers.

(I kept them attached to the carrier sheet and simply glued that in place)

Create a sentiment with the Label Maker and add to the  stacked Hearts

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

New Pretty Quick Dies ...

Hi Everybody,

I have been really busy this week with some of the newest dies from Craft Stash. These are part of their Pretty Quick range and these will be on sale TOMORROW on the Craft Stash website.

But these videos will give you a preview of what there is and some ideas of what you can do with them.  I am showing you one card from each collection.

The first one is this Pretty Quick Stained Glass Robin   and in the video I have given you several ideas that you may like to try.

This one is my favorite and I simply used the die cut, done in gold card, as it is and added it to some white card with a Distress Ink effect added

I then coloured behind the Robin with alcohol markers and then added another gold die cut over the top.

For the video  Pretty Quick Stained Glass Wise Men   I used the die cut as a stencil to create a soft pastel card.

But the card shown here is how to keep them simple and easy to make .. no techniques just gold die cuts and white card for an elegant look to your Christmas card

This was the one I created from making a stamp with the die
with the Pretty Quick Stained Glass Candle

This is a soft water colour and I really liked this one once it was done.

I shall keep this one to send to someone over the Christmas period

And last but not least for this card I  used the
 Pretty Quick Stained Glass Angel  to create this card with a stencilled background

So there you have four videos to view and the dies will be on sale tomorrow .. Friday ... with Craft Stash

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 28

Hi Everybody,

Here we are again with another Shabby Chic card on offer

This one is a Birthday card and the inside is lined.

It is a lilac and lemon colour way and the photo does it no justice at all.

It really is much better in the hand and I don't think you will be disappointed with it

If this is a card that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

Tomorrow a name will be chosen at random from those comment s and announced in the blog post
So as I always say if you add your name then be sure to come back and check if it is you who has won the card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Spellbinders Venice Lace

Hi Everybody,

The card I made for todays tutorial features one of the new dies from Becca Feeken who is a designer for Spellbinders. This is her beautiful Venice Lace Collection and it is so intricate and elegant.

I didn't have card in the shade of pink that I wanted so I used Picked Raspberry to blend white card for my backgrounds and flowers

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-131 A2 Matting BasicsA
• S5-311 Emmaline  Venice Lace
• S4-792 Cinch and Go Venice Lace flowers
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Distress Ink from Craft Stash
• Pearls from Want2Scrap

Instructions:

With the largest die from Matting basics A cut two pieces in white card 

Score down one of them by about half an inch 

Add glue along this small scored panel and add the two cards together to create the base

Cut another panel in white slightly smaller

With a blending tool ink over the panel with Pocked Raspberry to create an Ombre effect and leave to dry

With both parts to the Venice Lace Emmaline die cut one in white

Add mini foam pads to the back of each of the tiny flowers

Add to the Ombre panel

Cut as many flowers and leaves as you like and with Picked Raspberry ink through the die to the flowers before you remove the card

Shape the petal with a ball tool to give dimension

Assemble the flower with a Brad and off set the petals as you go

Stamp a sentiment of your choice and sketch a black line around it

Cut out into a banner shape and add larger foam pads to the back

Assemble the pieces by adding the Ombre Vnice Lace panel to the base card

Add the sentiment where you would like it and arrange your flower and leaves to the left side of it

Add a pearl to each of the flower centres in the Venice Lace

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 27 - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

Here is another of my Shabby Chic cards

This one is in pink and blue and has lots going on with it.

It is not lined but never the less it is a pretty card that you may like to have in your collection.

So if you would like this card then all you need to do is leave me a comment.

From those comments a name will be drawn at random and announced in tomorrows blog post.

So if you add your name then you will need to come back and check if it is you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Imperial Square

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is really pretty in pink and white and shows the versatility of turning a square die into something other than it's intended. Use any embossing folder that you have to add some texture to the card.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-021 Imperial Square
• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Baiscs B
• S2-082 Happy Birthday 
• SEL-006 Embossing Folder
• PL-001 Platinum Machine 

Other Supplies:

• Papermill Direct Card
• Craft Stash Foam sheets
• Cosmic Shimmer Glue
• Mei Flower Ribbon
• Wild Orchid Crafts Dazzler

Instructions:

With Matting Basics A die #7 cut two pieces in white for the base card

With Matting Basics B die #7 cut one piece in black

With die #6 from the A set  cut one in pink and emboss this piece in any folder that you have

With the largest die from Imperial Square cut two pieces in black and pink

Cut these two in half  trim to fit the front of the layers from the previous step

And layer them one on top of the other to leave a shadow effect

Add foam pads to the back of these panels and add to the embossed layers

Wrap with pink ribbon to cover the join and secure on the back of the card.

Add these layers to the base card

Cut  the corner pieces and the centre piece in white and add a corner to each side panel 

Ink through the die to the centre piece in pale pink

Add foam pads to the back 

Add at an angle to the centre of the card and add the Happy Birthday sentiment to the middle of the panel .

Add a bow with the same pink ribbon and place a centre piece to cover the knot.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 026

Hi Everybody,

This really pretty Shabby Chic card is the one on offer this week and it is in lovely shades of lilac and lemon.

There is a mixture of flowers all sparkled up and they surround a picture frame.

I really love this card and it is much better in the hand.

So if you would like to win this one then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

I really must stress that you come back tomorrow to check is it is your name that is shown as you will need to email me with your details if it is.

Sadly the pretty Owl card form last week has not been claimed and so I will offer it again at a later date.

I am giving you 72 hours to claim it so I think that is more than fair.

After that time it will be too late and it will go to someone else at another time

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Spellbinders Milan Medallion

Hi Everybody,

A really quick and easy card today that you can achieve with any embossing folder in your collection.
I have used the Doily Art from Spellbinders but sadly it is no longer on their website though you can fine it if you search for it.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-099 Milan Medallion
• S4-114 Standard Circles
• S4-115 Scalloped Circles
• SCF-003 Doily Art Embossing Folder
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Flower/Lace/ Leaves from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Sentiment from Lily of the Valley
• Card from Papermill Direct

Instructions:

With Matting Basics A cut two of the largest die in dark blue card and create the base

With Matting Basics B cut one layer in white from the largest die

Hand cut a piece of blue Mirror card to fir the white layer and leave a small border around the edge.

Emboss the mirror Card in the folder

With #2 from the Milan Medallion cut two layers in the dark blue card and stack together

Stamp and heat emboss the sentiment and cut out with the plain die

Cut a Scalloped circle and layer together

Glue together the Mirror Card and the white panel and wrap with the lace before adding to the base card

Dress with roses in two sizes and two shades of blue

Add the circle sentiment to the card front

Sparkle the flowers with glitter

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Combining Spellbinders

Hi Everybody,

For todays card I am going back to some of the older dies that you may have in your collection and I am combining several sets to produce my design.  I have used a pretty lilac and white colour scheme and added in the flowers.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• S6-012 5x7 Mystical Embrace
• S4-647 Labels 56 Deco Elements
• S4-646 Labels 56
• S4-328 Foliage
• SEL-009 Chicken Wire EF
• S1-026 Flying Bugs
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Card from Papermill Direct

Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting Basics A cut two pieces in white card to create the base

With die #7 from Matting Basic B cut a layer in lilac and emboss this layer with a 5x7 folder

With the largest die in Mystical Embrace cut a layer in white

With die #3 from the Deco Elements cut one in white

And with die #4 from the [plain label;s cut one more in white and emboss the top layer

Stamp and emboss a sentiment

Cut tow butterflies from Flying Bugs

Cut several large leaves from Foliage

Select the flowers to match your colour scheme. 

I have used from the left ...

Roses in two sizes, Rosebuds, Cherry Blossom and Lily

Add the layers to the card with foam pads between the layers

Arrange the flowers and sprinkle with glitter

Add pearls as preferred

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx