Spellbinders Thankful Heart Sneak Peek

I have a new Tutorial on the Spellbinders Blog showcasing the Platinum Embossing and Die Cutting Machine - using Burlap - and what better than an adorable Home Decor Thankful Heart. You can find the project and tutorial HERE.

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Spellbinders Floral and Flutters Sneak Peek

I have a post on the Spellbinders Blog today - using Dies by Licensed Designer Stacey Caron - what is not to love with these Dies!  You can check it out HERE

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Spellbinders Vertical Chain Layout Tutorial

Hello friends - today I have a Tutorial to share for Spellbinders - I am trying to catch up with Scrapbooking - when I saw this Die - I knew it would be perfect.  Dies are not limited to card making - but can be used on any project - add some of the fabulous stamps available and the possibilities are endless.

Spellbinders Products:

• S6-084 Card Creator Vertical Chain Card Front Etched Dies
• SBS-033 Seth Apter Turnarounds Set 2 Stamps
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares; Imagine Crafts: Memento Ink in Bamboo Leaves, Rhubarb Stalk and Teal Zeal; Sponge Dauber; Red Corrugated card; Washi Tape; Kaisercraft: stick on Bunting, sentiment stickers

1. Cut/emboss one (1) Vertical Chain Card Front using both frame and insert, with cream cardstock.

2. Cut/emboss one (1) Vertical Chain Card Front frame using red corrugated card.

3. Adhere the cream card front to the Die-cut corrugated card.

4. Overlap the photo to the lower left hand portion of the card front, tucking under the middle row of circles.

6. Sponge ares of the red corrugated card using white ink and a sponge dauber.

7. Adhere star embellishments, to the middle row of circles.

8. Adhere numbers to the stars (eg 2014)

9. Attach to blue designer paper using double sided tape - positioned as in main photo,

10. Adhere Kaisercraft sentiment stickers to the right side of the photo.

11. Randomly stamp both Seth Apter Turnarounds Set 2 Stamps using green and red ink12.Adhere Kaisercraft sentiment stickers to the right side of the photo.12.Adhere three strips of Washi Tape to the lower left corner of the layout13.Stamp sentiment stamp above the Washi Tape.14.Colour the sentiment stamp using white ink on the letters and Blue on the circle15.Stamp a texture stamp inside the circles using blue ink.16.Add Bunting diagonally across the top right corner, overlapping onto the photo17.Add white splotches across the layout - avoiding the photoTake care friends and 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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Blast from the Past 2 - AIR Round 2 Layout

Hello friends, while I was doing a little 'housework' on the back of my Blog I came across another post I have not shared (or at least I don't think I have!!)  This one being my second submission for the 2014 Artist in Residence for Imagine Crafts - my favourite ink  was a pleasure to be on their Team for nearly 3 years.  You can see the first submission you can see it HERE

Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lavender, Starlite Silver; GooseBumps Texture Spray;  ; Sponge Daubers; Vertigo; Monterey Pine
• Spellbinders Paper Arts: Shapeabilities: Wonderful Wings LF-006; Font One - Uppercase S6-009,  Font One - Lowercase S5-199, Foliage S4-318; Nestabilities: Grand Decorative Circles One LF-015, Grand Circles LF-014;  Grand Circles One LF-114; Grand Calibur Machine, Artisan Explorer
• Authentique Paper:   Collection 12x12
• The Crafters Workshop: Mini HalftoneBorders 6x6 Template
• Want2Scrap: Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett, Swirls Finesse, Le Creme Pearls
• Cardstock: white
• Miscellaneous:  liquid adhesive, Double sided tape, dimensional adhesive, Sanding Block

Directions:

1.Using Masking Tape to secure The Crafters Workshop 6x6 Template, apply Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lavender with a Sponge Dauber - circular movements are commended.

2.  Cut/emboss one (1) Grand Decorative Circles One #3 (Spellbinders Dies are numbered from the smallest to the largest - the smallest being #1)

3. Create a frame by adding the Grand Circles One LF-114 #  in the inside

4. Cut/emboss using the Grand Calibur Machine

5. Lightly rub the raised edges of the Die Cut frame using a Sanding Block

6.  Adhere the photo to the center of the Authentique Paper

7. Secure the Die Cut frame over it using liquid adhesive

8. Adhere the Want2Scrap Beautiful Bling Border across the bottom of the photograph.

9. Adhere the various flowers around the frame as shown in the photo below

10. Cut/emboss Layout Title using Font One - Uppercase and Font One - Lowercase

11. Spray using GooseBumps Texture Spray, applying a second coat when dry

12. Adhere the letters in a semi circle as shown in the photos below, using liquid adhesive

13. With the Vergito cut/emboss a Wonderful Wings butterfly using the Artisan Explorer - a Metal Shim is recommended.

14. Colour the embossed portions of the wings using Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lavender and a Fantastix Multi-Purpose Applicator. 

NOTE: Applying colours to the back of the Vertigo is recommended.

15 Adhere the butterfly to the top right side of the frame

16 Adhere a small paper rose to the centre of the butterfly

17 Attach the Want2Scrap pearls from below the butterfly across the layout

18 Cut/emboss two (2) branches of leaves using the Foliage Die and white card.

19 Use the Die as a stencil, sponge the leaves using Brilliance Pigment Ink in Starlite Silver

20 Adhere the leaves under the flowers using liquid glue.

21 Using Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lavender apply ink directly to the Monterrey Pine embellishment and allow to dry

22 Attach the sentiment embellishment from Authentique Papers using liquid glue

23 Glue the Monterrey Pine to the layout, adding three small pearls underneath the sentiment.

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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Blast from the Past - previous AIR Submission

Hello friends, I have been doing a little 'housework' on the back of my Blog and come across some posts I have not shared (or at least I don't think I have!!)  This one being one of my submissions for the 2014 Artist in Residence for Imagine Crafts - my favourite ink company and it was a pleasure to be on their Team for nearly 3 years.

Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Dandelion
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Tangerine
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Summer Sky
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Teal Zeal
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Rich Cocoa
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink in Wedding Dress
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks in Jet Black
• IMAGINE Crafts® Embossing Powder™ in Clear 
• IMAGINE Crafts® Embossing Powder™ in White 
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™  

Preferred Promotional Partners:

• GC-001 Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur Cutting Machine
• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A Spellbinders®  Nestabilities® Card Creator 
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B Spellbinders®  Nestabilities® Card Creator 

Other:   Stamp-It image, Heat Gun, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® - E-Z Tape Runner, Foam Dots, Spritzer Bottle and water, white cardstock, jade cardstock, paper towels, Blue Moon Beads®
 Lost & Found Tag, yellow and white twine

Start by randomly sponging white card using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Dandelion and a IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™  - bearing in mind where you will be stamping the Dandelion.  

1. Follow this with the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Tangerine in the center of the Dandelion.
2. Fill in the white areas using the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Summer Sky

NOTE: Using circular motion while sponging will help avoid uneven colour. 

Cover with the IMAGINE Crafts® Embossing Powder™ in Clear and set with  Heat Gun. 

Once the embossing has cooled, repeat the process, using white embossing powder instead of clear.  You can see in the photos below the definition the white embossing gives.

Once the embossing has cooled, sponge the blue areas using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Teal Zeal and a IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Dauber™, next lightly sponge IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Rich Cocoa to the center of the dandelions to add some depth.

Lightly spritz the inked images with water, dabbing dry with a  paper towel to remove excess water.

Cut out using the Grand Calibur Cutting Machine and the 5x7 Matting Basics A Spellbinders®  Nestabilities® Card Creator Die #5 (remembering #1 is the smallest Die.)

Layer the image onto white card , cut using the 5x7 Matting Basics B Spellbinders®  Nestabilities® Card Creator Die #5, using foam tape.

Adhere this to the jade card base, cut using 5x7 Matting Basics A Spellbinders®  Nestabilities® Card Creator Die #6.
Using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks in Jet Black and a IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™ to ink the sentiment on the Blue Moon Beads® Lost & Found Ta.  Wipe the excess ink off the tag, leaving it in the lettering as shown in the photo below.

Attach to the card using yellow and white Twine and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® - Foam Dots on the tag.

Take card friends and 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!

{{{Hugs}}}