Welcome to the first day of the
Spellbinders Paper Arts™ Explore
Beyond: Sneak Peek and Giveaway! I am so excited to showcase some of the newest
die templates being released at the Winter 2013 Craft and Hobby Association
trade show! You will have the chance to win the new die templates I have used
by entering the contest at the bottom
of this post. Join me and
Amazing
Paper Grace Becca Feeken as we kick start this fabulous Sneak Peek Event!
I’ve created two
projects for you so that you can see the amazing versatility of the
Spellbinders dies. Whether you are just learning to papercraft or you are an
advanced artist, Spellbinders die templates will stretch your imagination!
Always explore beyond your dreams and your artwork will be amazing!
I am showcasing Spellbinders newest die templates:
Enchanted Labels Twenty-Eight, and 5
x7 Matting Basics A & B!
My first project was fashioned after an old bible I
purchased in an antique store years ago. I love the intricate layers and gold
embossing on it, so I tried to re-create that look with the die templates I am using:
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To
make the book you will also need:
- Pasta machine or hand roller
- Sculpey Ultra Light Oven Bake Clay – White
- Tablespoon of Flour or Talc
- Wax Paper
- Paint Brush
- Black Acrylic Paint
- Amaco Rub ‘n Buff Gold Leaf Wax Metallic Paste
- Recollections Gold Rhinestones
- 7 ¼ x 10 ¼ Journal
Instructions:
- With pasta machine or hand
roller, roll clay to 1/8 inch thickness to accommodate all 3 sizes of the
Enchanted Labels Twenty-Eight die templates. Place clay on wax paper.
- With pasta machine or hand
roller, roll clay to 1/8 inch thickness to accommodate 5x7 Matting Basics
A #5 (with #1 being the smallest die template in the set). Place clay on
wax paper. You’ll make 2 of these.
- Dust the die templates
with flour or talc, then place face down onto clay. Push each die template
into clay until you get a deep impression. Remove wax paper.
- Arrange templates with
clay on a baking sheet and bake clay according to manufacturer’s
instructions and allow to cool. Dies will be hot, so use caution when
removing from the oven.
- Once cooled, carefully
removed clay from die templates. This clay when baked is flexible, and
will not break while you remove it from the templates. Wash your templates
once all the clay pieces have been removed.
- Adhere clay pieces on top
of journal cover with glue, then cover entire journal and clay pieces with
black acrylic paint.
- Squeeze a small dollop of
Gold paste onto scrap paper and touch your forefinger to it. Wipe off
extra onto the scrap paper. You only want a small amount on your finger as
the paste goes a long way.
- Rub gold paste onto clay
pieces and book edges until you are happy with the results.
- Add rhinestones and silk ribbon to book and if desired, rub gold paste on page edges. Allow to dry thoroughly.
Here is another project I created with Enchanted Labels Twenty-Eight and 5x7 Matting Basics A & B:
As you can see, I first embossed 5x7 Matting Basics B #7 on
Bazzill Basics Paper® Tan cardstock. Next, I cut/embossed and stenciled Enchanted
Labels Twenty-Eight #3 using Aqua cardstock and adhered it to my card. Cut and
emboss Enchanted Labels Twenty-Eight #2 and add pop dots to the back, then add
to card. Cut/emboss 5x7 Matting Basics A #1, #2, and #4 with 5x7 Matting Basics
B #4 from patterned paper. Layer pieces
to card, as shown in the photo above.
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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!
