Spellbinders Birthday Bicycle Tutorial

This Bicycle Die reminds me of my childhood, when I was a young girl - it was everyone's dream to have a bicycle - we would ride it everywhere and hang out with our friends.  To have a basket on the front - that was the ultimate - this bike would have been treasured by any of us....

While we are on that subject - who remembers banana seats and ape hanger handle bars - no doubt about it - if you had them - you had it all! LOL! They were the days weren't they! 

Spellbinders Products

• IN-023 Bicycle
• S2-082 Sentiments One
• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A #5
• Spellbinders® Grand Calibur® Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
• SCP-016 Celebra'tions Prints

*Note: Spellbinders number the Dies from the smallest to the largest - the smallest being #1

Cross Promotional Partners

• Imagine Crafts featuring Tsukineko: Memento Dye Ink  in Tuxedo Black; Memento Markers; Radiant Neons in Electric Pink; Sponge Daubers
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® - E-Z Adhesive Runner; Crafty Foam Tape
• Want2Scrap©: Swirls Finesse - Wild Plum Pearls - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive
• DVWV - the Birthday Wishes Stock 6x6

Other: Sanding Block; Sequins; liquid glue

Directions:

1. Cut/emboss one (1) bicycle in white cardstock
2. Cut/emboss the bicycle body in pink cardstock
3. Cut/emboss the wheels in charcoal, trimming off excess pieces on all of the Die Cuts

4. Adhere the Charcoal wheels over the original white frame
5. Sponge the bike basket using Electric Pink Ink and a Sponge Dauber
6. Adhere the pinks frame to the original Die Cut- ensuring the 'spokes' are on top of the wheels 

7. Cut/emboss one (1) 5x7 Matting Basics A #5 using patterned paper.
8. Lightly sand around the edges using a sanding block
9. Layer onto slightly larger white cardstock  using Crafty Foam Tape
10. Adhere to the precut card base (4 1/2"x 6 1/2") using E-Z Adhesive Runner

11. Adhere bicycle onto the layered base using liquid glue
12. Cut/emboss Happy Birthday sentiment using Celebra'tions Prints
13. Adhere using liquid glue
14. Randomly adhere sequins to the card front.

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