International Ambassadors Unofficial Whimsical Woodland Blog Hop

We so excited that you arjoining us on the International Ambassadors Unofficial Blog Hop - I hope you are enjoying them as much as we are and are finding a lot of inspiration - each of us has our own style and I am sure there is something to inspire everyone. This month we are sharing our projects with you - using the Woodland Collection - these whimsical Dies take adorable to the next level as you will see.

We love it that so many of you hop along with us - I hope you enjoy what we are sharing today!!

Spellbinders Products: 

• S2-193 Woodland Fox
• S2-194 Mushrooms
• S4-563 Phrase Set One
• SCD-016 Confetti Plate
• SCP-014 Cuddle Cream
• SCT-001 Celebra'tions Linen Thread
• T-001 Tool'N One
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Preferred Partner Products:

• Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko: Memento Ink in Wedding Dress, Radiant Neons in Electric Orange
• Want2Scrap: 
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares

Other: Black Marker, Rust Cardstock; Green Cardstock; black permanent marker

1. Cut/emboss Woodland Fox using rust cardstock
2. Using the Die as a Stencil, sponge inside the open areas of the die using Electric Orange and Wedding Dress ink and a sponge dauber

3. Cut/emboss the paper using Confetti Plate
4. Adhere the fox through the holes as shown in the photo above, popping the head and the end of the tail up for dimension.
5. Trim off excess body
6. Adhere patterned paper behind the confetti plate using double sided tape

7. Layer into slightly larger white cardstock using double sided tape
8. Wrap green linen thread around the top of the card and tie a knot
9 Adhere to precut green card base
10 Cut/emboss sentiment from black cardstock and adhere to precut circle that has been trimmed
11 Adhere to card using 3D Foam Dots
12 Cut/emboss two (2) grass from the Mushrooms using green cardstock
13 Attach to the base of the card using 3D Foam Squares

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, they also stand as talented designers in their own right - as you will see!!!  The list of International Ambassadors is below, in case you get lost along the way.

Christine Emberson - England

Christina Griffiths - England

  Linda Lucas - Australia (you are here)

Yvonne van de Grijp - Netherlands

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}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Stylized Flowers Tutorial

I have a new Tutorial on the Spellbinders Blog showcasing one of the Woodland Dies - this one reminded me of Australian Native Bush and was a lot of fun to create with. I have also used Imagine Crafts / Tsukineko andScrapbook Adhesives BY 3L.

You can see the details HERE.

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}}} and happy creating!