Want a lovely autumn wreath for your door? No need to gather and dry leaves just grab your paper crafting supplies. The Crafter’s Companion blog has a fun idea for embossing, stamping and die cutting paper leaves and adding them … Read More ...
Project: Pop Up Winter Diorama Card
You can find directions for cutting, scoring, folding and die cutting a pop up diorama card over on the Crafting Forever blog. Anita Kejriwal shares how to made the basic card and also how she decorated it with die cut … Read More ...
Project: Balloon Shaped Shaker Card
Stitch together some die cut cardstock and acetate shapes with sequins in between and you’ve got a really fun shaker card! Find out how to make this balloon shaped shaker card over on the Lime Doodle Designs blog.
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Technique: Faux Metal Embellishments
Get the look of metal embellishments on your cards and scrapbook pages by covering die cut shapes with metallic embossing powders. This look is perfect for fall themes! Find complete directions for this technique from Jennifer McGuire.
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Project: Halloween Felt Hoop made with Dies
Take your die cutting a step further by using materials like fabric and felt, it doesn’t always have to be paper. There are some fun dies that work well with fabrics because they have built “cuts” for stitching. Lizzie Jones … Read More ...
Project: Metallic Coasters
Add a touch of metallic elegance to your home with some DIY coasters using alcohol inks and die cut metal shapes. These would make wonderful holiday gifts! You can find complete project directions Spellbinders
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Project: Witch Legs Halloween Treat Box
Betsy Veldman has designed one of the cutest treat boxes I’ve ever seen! This adorable Halloween box was made with a match box die, adding straws for legs, shoes made with felt using another die and stamped and die cut … Read More ...
Project: Pumpkin Shaped Card
It’s about time to start working on Fall and Halloween projects! I’m in love with pumpkin shaped card designed by Katie Sims! She used a pumpkin shaped die to die cut lots of different patterned papers and stitched them together, … Read More ...
Project: Colorful Friend Card
I love the wonderful bright colors on this card! By stamping with white ink on kraft cardstock and then using bright colored pencils to color in it gives such a great bold look. I also love the raised die cut … Read More ...
Project: Nutty Squirrels Birthday Card
Visit the Memory Box blog and find out how Donna Sledzik made this adorable squirrel card using die cuts and stamps on water color paper with Distress Ink
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Card Making Project: Gate Fold Boarder Card
Here’s a different way to use those V shape corner/banner shaped boarder die cuts, make an interesting gate fold style card with them. Jennifer Mcguire has a video tutorial with complete directions, click here to watch.
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Project: Sparkle and Shine Glitter Card
Tell someone how much they sparkle and shine with this fun glitter card. Use adhesive sheets, die cuts and glitter for a super duper sparkly card. The Ellen Hudson Classroom blog has all the details.
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Project: Fairy Art Doll
Donna Salazar has an exciting project featured on the Spellbinders blog that you’re going to love! In her latest creation, Donna brings a whimsical party fairy art doll to life by creatively combining stamps and die cuts. This adorable doll … Read More ...
Review and Giveaway: Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine
Today I’m super excited to bring you a look at the new Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine. This machine works with emboss folders and any style of die but it’s specialty is powerful pressure. Using Contour Steel … Read More ...
Project: Minecraft Creeper Card
Know someone who loves to play Minecraft? Here’s an awesome Creeper birthday card! Emily Leiphart designed it using pixelated die cuts and it even has a light up feature! Visit her blog Art From the Heart for her tutorial.
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