Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Spellbinders Explore Beyond Blog Frenzy - Day Three

Welcome to the Spellbinders Paper Arts™ Explore Beyond Blog Frenzy, where we will be showcasing fabulous projects created from the Winter CHA Release!!  I am so excited to show two die template sets from the Imperial Gold Line!  We are thrilled that Spellbinders’ Imperial Gold Line was chosen as the winner of the Craft and Hobby Association Attendee’s Choice Innovation Award!

My creation is a delightful box with a sweet treat tucked inside! I love how you can make pretty gifts for someone special using these die templates:

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Supply List:
 
·         GC-001 Grand Calibur® 
·         S4-393 Gold Corners One Scalloped Corners (Insert and Border)
·         S4-400 Gold Ivy #1, 2, 3 and 4
·         S4-328 Foliage #5

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You’ll also need:

·         White self-adhesive pearls
·         White and Green Tissue
·         Low-tack tape (painter’s tape)
·         Wax paper
·         Pink Rhinestone Heart
·         1/16th hole punch
·         Bag of treats

Instructions:
  • Cut pink cardstock 1 ¾ x 12 inches for the box lid, and 3 x 12 inches for the bottom.
  • Using the Scor-Pal Scoring board, score bottom piece ¼ inches, then turn and score at 1 ½ inch increments: 1 ½, 3, 4 ½, 6, 7 ½, 9, 10 ½ inches
  • Using the scoring board, score lid piece ¼ inches, then turn and score at 1 ½ inch increments: 1 ½, 3, 4 ½, 6, 7 ½, 9, 10 ½ inches

  • Adhere both ends of the bottom to the bottom connector.
  • Adhere both ends of lid to lid connector.
  • With pink cardstock, cut/emboss Gold Ivy #4. Make 2 of these. (Use wax paper between the paper and die template for easy removal)
  • Emboss Gold Ivy #3 onto one of the Gold Ivy #4 pieces for the lid.
  • Adhere folded flaps of lid piece to bottom of embossed Gold Ivy (#3 and #4) piece.
  • Adhere folded flaps of bottom piece to bottom of embossed Gold Ivy piece.
  • With white cardstock, cut/emboss Gold Ivy #3. Make 3 of these.
  • Emboss Gold Ivy #2 onto one of the white Gold Ivy #3 pieces for the lid.
  • With pink cardstock, cut/emboss Gold Ivy #2.
  • Emboss Gold Ivy #1 onto the pink Gold Ivy #2 piece for the lid.
  • Adhere white Gold Ivy #3 piece inside lid and bottom of box.
  • Tape Gold Corners One Scallop Border and Insert die templates together with painter’s tape and cut/emboss 16 pieces from white cardstock.
  • With sponge dauber, add Angel Pink ink on the edges of all of the white cut/embossed pieces.
Finishing your box:
  • Apply foam dots to White Gold Ivy piece (#3 and #2) and Pink Gold Ivy Piece (#2 and #1).
  • Add to top of box and apply self-adhesive pearls.
  • Adhere all white Gold Corners One Border and Insert pieces to box sides and decorate with self-adhesive pearls.
 To make the rose:

  • Cut/emboss Scallop Border on 15 layers of white tissue. Do this twice. (You’ll have 30 pieces)
  • Unroll 24 inches of the Scor-Tape and begin to apply the pointed end of the tissue pieces to the adhesive tape (1/4 inch apart).
  • Starting at one end of the tape with the tissue pieces, start rolling inward until you have reached the other end.
  • Fluff the tissue pieces until you are happy with your flower.
  • Cut/emboss Foliage #5 from green tissue paper and adhere to top of box.
  • Adhere rose on top of foliage.
To make gift tag:

  • Cut/emboss Gold Ivy #1 with white cardstock. Leaving paper in die, stencil using a sponge dauber and Angel Pink ink. Remove from die and sponge edges with pink ink.
  • Stamp sentiment with Tuxedo Black ink and punch 1/16th hole near edge.
  •  Decorate a bag of treats with pink silk ribbon and gift tag.

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My second project is a pretty card to go with my treat box! This was a quick and easy card to create! I love creating shaped cards with Spellbinders die templates and they make such an impression!


To make the shaped card, I cut pink cardstock 4 x 8 inches and folded in half to make my card base of 4 x 4 inches. Place the fold of the paper just inside one of the edges of the Gold Ivy #4 die template, then cut/emboss to get your shaped card. Cut/emboss 4 Gold Corners One Scalloped Border and adhere to 4 edges of shaped card. Layer the card with Gold Ivy #3 in light pink cardstock, and Gold Ivy #2 in white cardstock with foam dots. Cut/emboss/stencil the #2 piece with a sponge dauber and Angel Pink ink pad. Add a sentiment to the white piece with black ink, and finish it off with a pretty silk bow, pearls and a rhinestone heart.

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Please take a minute to hop over to Tina McDonald’s blog to see the fabulous creations she has made!!

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Celebrate the Moments...

It's week three of my guest designing for Eclectic Paperie and when I opened the goodie box Kim sent me, I knew I would be making something special with the Echo Park For The Record 2 paper pad! I just love the pretty color scheme! Soft tones of pink, red and peach with a splash of black makes this card really stand out!

I used Spellbinders Paper Arts™ Die D'Lites™ Garden Weave to add a lacy filigree touch to the paper, and a nice sentiment from ustRite Papercraft Enjoy the Day Vintage Labels Four clear stamp set. I finished the card off with a butterfly embellishment and a lush double looped two-tone silk ribbon bow.

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Project Recipe:
Paper: Echo Park For The Record 2 paper pad, Bazzill Basics Pink and Red Cardstock
Eclectic Paperie carries a vast collection of papercrafting supplies from Spellbinders dies, Tim Holtz, Ranger, Maya Road, and more!

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Did you know?

I'm so excited to let you know that one of my Holiday projects is in the newest book published by Annie's™ Paper Crafts with Spellbinders Paper Arts™ called "Giftabilities, Handcrafted Treasures to Create & Share"! I received a copy today and it is so gorgeous, filled with amazing creations from the various design teams for Spellbinders! So many fabulous ideas, with tutorials, special techniques and more!! 64 pages with 32 projects!!

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Happy Valentine's Day...

It's Week Two of my Guest designing duties for the Eclectic Paperie and in honor of Valentine's day, I have created this pretty card! I don't usually make tall cards, but I just love Authentique's "Lovely" Paper Pad and wanted to show it off. I used one of the fabulous Die D'Lites from Spellbinders Paper Arts™ called Fantastic Flourish Three as my accent piece.

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Project Recipe:
Paper: Authentique Lovely Paper Pad, Bazzill Basics Pink Cardstock
Embellishments: Maya Road Ruffle Blossoms, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Beacon Adhesives, Recollections Pearl Sprig Accents

Eclectic Paperie carries a vast collection of papercrafting supplies from Spellbinders dies, Tim Holtz, Ranger, Maya Road, and more!

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Love is one of the rare gifts...

I am excited to be a Guest Designer for the Eclectic Paperie for the month of February. You'll see projects from me for the next few weeks featuring fabulous products from their store! Kim Schofield, the owner, and I have been friends since my first design team with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps! A big thank you to her for asking me to play with her products!

For your inspiration today, I created a pretty card using Basic Grey's newest paper pad (which I love, love, love) called True Love with scrumptious colors of teal, pink, red and white! I just love that color palette!

I also dug out some fabulous Spellbinders Paper Arts™ dies to use with this creation! My tissue flower is made using Blossom Five with a delicate pearl center, and my leaves are from the Foliage die set. I stamped a pretty medallion stamp from JustRite Papercraft For All You Do Vintage Labels Three onto Labels One then layered it to Scalloped Labels One. My sentiment is also from the same stamp set!

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Project Recipe:
Paper: Basic Grey True Love, Bazzill Basics Paper White, Dark Red Cardstock
Embellishments: Beacon Adhesives, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Dots, Recollections White Pearls, Copic Markers, Pearl Sprig Accents, Recollections Rhinestone Swirls, Red Tissue Paper
 
Eclectic Paperie carries a vast collection of papercrafting supplies from Spellbinders dies, Tim Holtz, Ranger, Maya Road, and more!