Tuesday Tutorial - Circular Floral Card

Hi Everybody,

Many of you collected the Grand Dies when they where available and  made really good use of them for larger cards. Sadly they have been retired from Spellbinders website but that doesn't mean that we have to forget about them and if you have them in your collection then it is time to dust them off again.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• LF-019 Grand Stately Circles
• LF-114 Grand Circles
• S5-182 A2 Scalloped Borders One 
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Flowers/Leaves
• Glitter
• White/Dotty/Striped Card 

Instructions:

These are the dies that I am using and they are numbered the same in any set from Spellbinders with #1 always being the smallest. 

(Please bear in mind that Grand Dies are much larger than the normal sized dies)

With die #3 from the Grand Circles cut two pieces of card in white for the base

With #1 from the Grand Stately Circles cut another white layer

With die #2 from the Grand Circles cut two pieces in different patterns. I have used stripes and dotty card for mine. Choose one of these and stamp and emboss a sentiment onto it

 You will also need one more  in this size in white 

With the two that you have cut for the base you will need to fold one of them back about half an inch down and score. And on this same piece you will need to level the bottom off so that the circle will stand  Only do these actions on the piece that is going to be the back of the card

 Don't fold the scored part all the way back as it needs glue adding to the small area and then marrying up with the other piece. This is now your base card.

With the other patterned panel and the white one add the border die across them and cut and emboss.  Placing the die about two thirds up the card will give you a good depth to these two layers.

Add foam pads to the back of each piece and start to layer together.

My foam pads are about 1mm thick and give really nice dimension to my card.

Add the Grand Stately Circle to the base and then add your patterned circle to the top.

Layer the two cut pieces so that they are offset and add them also.

Add in your flowers so that they make a pleasing display and to curl the stems on the flower buds I have wrapped them around a BBQ stick

Tuck in the leaves as you like and add some sparkle to the petals with the glitter

More tomorrow ... 

Hugs xx

Mulberry Paper Flowers	GREEN MULBERRY LEAVES	Chameleon Glitter	A2 Scalloped Borders One Card Creator Etched Dies
PICK & MIX	36 Sheets A4 - Striped Card - SET 1 & 2 & 3 - Anna Marie Designs	36 Sheets A4 - Dottie Card - SET 1 & 2 & 3 - Anna Marie Designs

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More Shabby Chic ...

Hi Everybody,

So many of you have said that you like this type of Shabby Chic look for cards and so here is another done in that way.  This one is a soft yellow and coffee colour and it really is better in the hand than on photo.

I have created a chipboard effect with the birdcage from Spellbinders  Flight 1  by cutting it several times and gluing them all together.

My lovely flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and they blend beautifully with the colour scheme.

I added two really large brads alongside them and arranged Foliage around them for effect. The brads are some that you can add your own colour to the centres and then cover with a plastic dome and I got them from my local craft shop.

I have tucked lace flowers into the distressed edges around the card  and machine stitched around the two layers of papers.

I really like this style of card as it is something that you can go to town with and add lots of beautiful embellishments.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

International Ambassadors Informal Blog Hop ...

Hi Everybody,

Time for another Informal Blog Hop and this time we have chosen to use Embossing Folders for our theme.  For my card I chose the Medallion Design by Donna Salazar  and it gives a really elegant look to the card.

I did a video awhile ago on how to get the  Letterpress Technique   and that way you can make the most of any of your folders to give you two different designs.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and as always they are sparkled with fine glitter. The links are at the bottom of the post for you to view the products.  The sentiment has been stamped and embossed and then fussy cut and added to a parchment circle

So now it's time to hop your way to the next Blog post and see what my very talented friends have created for your delight this month ..

Linda Lucas  ...  Australia
Yvonne van de Grijp  ...  Netherlands
Christine Emberson  ...  UK

Please leave a comment and then we know you have visited and thank you for taking part again this month. We all really appreciate your support and we will see you again on the next Blog Hop

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Embossing Folders Donna Salazar Designs Medallion	Wild Orchid Crafts
Guipure Lace Trim	Brushed Greetings	72 Count - Pink Pearls - Self Adhesive	Chameleon Glitter
PICK & MIX

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Todays Winner Is ...

Hi Everybody,

So the good news is that after putting on 3 lbs in weight on my holiday to Portugal ... this morning at Slimming World I have lost 1 1/2 of them again and so I can now get back on track.

It was well worth it as the fresh pancakes that the chef at the hotel cooked each morning were just too good to pass up.  I may have had one or two or six at breakfast complete with chocolate sauce but they weren't big pancakes and that is all I can say in my defence !!

The draw for the card offered yesterday has now been done and the name this week chosen at random is you ...

Nancy Vondra

please email me with your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you.

I hope you will like it and please let me know when it arrives with you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 118

Hi Everybody,

Todays offered card is a large one and has beautiful flowers along the edge.

They are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and are a mixture of  Roses, Chrysanthemums,  Cherry Blossoms and Sweetheart Blossoms.

All have been sparkled with fine glitter from Glitter Magic

The spotty pink ribbon is Grosgrain but is some that I have had in my "Stash" for a while and I brought this back with me from Phoenix a few years ago

The large pearl centre to the bow is from several on a sheet and I can't remember where that is from.

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

From those comments a name will be chosen and the winner announced in tomorrows blog post.

 I also add the names to the  Winners Page   and the link to that page is in the side bar to the left so that you can always come back and check if it is you who has won the prize.

On that page it tells you what to do to claim the card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Patterned Panels - Budding Vine

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is another that is available to view now on YouTube and this is called

 Patterned Panels -Budding Vine

For this card I have used the Budding Vine  die from Tonic-Gold which is a two part set.

 This means that you have different ways that you can use it either using the pieces separately or combing the two together 

The video will show you how I have arranged the panels on my card and I have used gold and white for a clean and simple look

The only additions to the front are the Finesse Pearl Flourish and one of the sentiments from the sheet of stamps by Altenew

There are some lovely sayings on this stamp sheet and any would make a good choice for your cards

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Patterned Panels - Budding Vine - 1334E - Tonic Gold UK	Painted Inspiration
Swirls Finesse - LeCreme Pearls - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive	PICK & MIX

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Water Colour Wednesday - Flower Bouquet

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is water coloured with Gansai Tambi and I have used the new stamp and die set from Spellbinders by Donna Salazar

This one is called  Flower Bouquet   and it has three parts to the set.  For my card I have coloured and then die cut the main image out and added in some of the flourishes behind

I have raised them up with foam pads to stand proud from the base card and this creates depth and shadow to the image

Then all I have done is dress it with some silver sequins that I got in a large packet from the £££Shop

The card is a one layer A2 size and I rounded the corners as a little extra shape.

Over the flower I brushed some clear Wink Of Stella but this moved the water colour a little as I applied it.  Still not  bad little card and could be for any occasion

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Circle Dies and Parchment

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is really easy to create using just a few basic dies and an embossing folder. Use any folder that you have in your "Stash" and like wise the flowers and the sentiment.  You are sure to make a really pretty card and here are the steps to follow ...

 Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• S4-114 Classic Circle
• S4-430 Foliage Flourish
• SEL-009 Embossing Folder

Other Supplies:

• Flowers
• Glitter
• Diamante
• Woodware stamps

Instructions:

Create a Hinged Card  in white with Matting Basics A #7 

Cut two panels with #7 Matting Basics B ... One coloured and the other in Parchment. 

And remember that die #1 is always the smallest

Emboss the parchment in your folder.

(Tip: if your parchment is thin then sandwiching it between copy paper will help to stop it from tearing as you emboss it)

With dies #5 and #6 tape them together onto some more coloured card and cut three frames.

Taping them together ensures that all your frames will be the same

Glue them all together

With smallest of the two circle dies cut an aperture into the parchment piece where you would like it to sit and then add the glued frame to the top.

Save any surplus die cuts for another project

With #7 and #6 from Matting Basics B repeat the taping and cutting process to make two frames and glue these together also and add to the top of the parchment

Stamp and emboss your sentiment onto a circle of white card cut with die #6 and position it on the coloured card inside the circle aperture. To make sure that it is in the correct position place the parchment on top of your coloured card, where you want it to be, and then slot the stamped sentiment circle  in to the space.
Make sure it is straight and carefully remove the parchment panel ... without moving the sentiment circle.  You can then glue the sentiment circle permanantly in place knowing it is in the correct space

Add small pieces of foam tape around the circle and the outer frame so that they cannot be seen from the front. This raises up the parchment from the coloured layer

Glue them all onto the white base card and dress with flowers as you like.

I have added extra sparkle to my card by cutting up some diamante "Bling"  and laying it around the flowers

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Embossing Folders Donna Salazar Designs Chicken Wire	Nestabilities Standard Circles LG Etched Dies
Shapeabilities Foliage Flourish Etched Dies	Mulberry Paper Chrysanthemums	GREEN MULBERRY LEAVES	PICK & MIX
Swirls Finesse - LeCreme Pearls - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive	Chameleon Glitter

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