International Ambassadors Unofficial Victorian Garden Blog Hop

Welcome to the  International Ambassadors Unofficial Victorian Garden Blog Hop! As you have have caught on the International Ambassadors are getting together to 'play' with Spellbinders Dies every month and it comes around so quickly - this Blog Hop is purely for fun and inspiration, totally unofficial and an opportunity for you to get top know us (and our styles) more.

This month we are using the gorgeous Victorian Garden Dies - I love this range and am sure you do/will too!

Spellbinders Products:

• S4-489 Labels Forty-Seven
• S4-526 Fancy Diamond
• S4- 527 Decorative Fancy Diamond
• GC-200 Grand Calibur Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
• SCP-013 Whirl White

Cross Promotional Partners:

• Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko: Memento Ink in Desert Sand; Sponge Daubers
• Want2Scrap©: 72 Count - Pink Pearls - Self Adhesive
•  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L:  E-Z Adhesive Runner and 3D Foam 

Other:  Flower embellishments; Flocked Wallpaper; Vintage Lace; pink cardstock

1. Cut/emboss two (2) Labels Forty-Seven in pink cardstock

2. Score one (1) pink Die Cut at 1.5 cm and fold forward

3. Attach double sided tape to the scored portion

4. Line up the second cream card and adhere - making sure to line up the edges

5. Cut/emboss one (1) Decorative Fancy Diamond #3 (#1 being the smallest) in white cardstock

6. Use the Die as a stencil and sponge around the edges using Desert Sand and a Sponge Dauber

7. Cut/emboss one (1)Fancy Diamond #5 (#1 being the smallest) in  recycled wallpaper

8. Layer the Decorative Fancy Diamond Die onto the card base using 3D Foam Squares

9. Layer the Fancy Diamond onto the layered Base.

10 Cut/emboss one Decorative Fancy Diamond #1 (#1 being the smallest) using pink cardstock

11 Cut/emboss one Fancy Diamond #1 (#1 being the smallest) in white cardstock
12  Use the Die as a stencil and sponge around the edges using Desert Sand and a Sponge Dauber
13 Adhere the Dies to the card base using 3D Foam Squares as shown above
14 Attach lace around the center of the layered card using liquid glue
15 Adhere paper rose using liquid glue
16 Add pink pearls along the lace as shown in the main photo.

I have used:

Decorative Fancy Diamond

Fancy Diamond

Labels Forty-Seven

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial, make sure you pop in and visit the other International Ambassadors - these girls are amazing - each one is picked to be an Ambassador for their country because they are seasoned designers and so inspiring!!  The list of International Ambassadors is below, in case you get lost along the way.

Christina Griffiths

Linda Lucas (you are here)

  Yvonne van de Grijp

Christine Emberson

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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