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  • Quick and Easy Stenciled Cards | By Amanda Wilcox

    Quick and Easy Stenciled Cards | By Amanda Wilcox

    Hello everyone. It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook joining you again. Today I’ve got a set of 4 cards that I made fairly quickly and would be a great design to mass produce or pull together if you needed something in a flash.

    Here’s a peek at all of them. But let’s back things up and I’ll show you how I created them.

    I used removable adhesive on the back of my panel and stuck it to my glass mat. Then I used post-it tape to tape my stencil in place.

    Then I used blending brushes and dye inks to ink up my panels one at a time. I did them all back-to-back, assembly line style.

    Here is a look at all of the panels before I trim them down at all.

    I trimmed the 3 panels down to 4×5.25 and trimmed the one along the stencil lines. Then I backed them all with foam tape. Next, I grabbed my sentiment dies and cut the shadow and words from various cardstock and adhered them together with liquid glue. Then I added foam tape to the back of these as well.

    At this point I popped all the panels on white card bases and also added the sentiments that I chose.

    I went through my stash of embellishments and chose a different one for each card, adhering them differently for each design.

    This card is my absolute favorite from today. Something about those colors together and the simple confetti bits adding interest here and there.

    And I love how different this one turned out as well. So many possibilities with this simple design. Did you have a favorite?

    I appreciate you sharing your time with me. I hope you have been inspired to create something wonderful. Have a fabulous day!

    Supplies

    8139 Mod Alphabet clear stamp and die set

    57300 Hugs Honey Script

    57177 Big Friend Sugar Script

    57302 Thanks Honey Script

    42031 Midnight Mandala Stencil

  • Sunny Hugs | By Seeka

    Sunny Hugs | By Seeka

    Hello there, it’s Seeka here and today I have a sunny card featuring the Cora Layer die set.

    I started by cutting three Layer As out of light green cardstock, and three Layer Bs out of light blue cardstock.

    Next I adhered the green layers to the blue layers.

    I created a yellow frame by cutting a rectangle out an A2-sized piece of yellow cardstock. I adhered the frame to a panel of white cardstock and then adhered the three Cora blooms across the panel.

    I trimmed the Cora die cuts where they hung off the panel.

    Using the Big Hugs Sugar Script die, I die cut the sentiment from teal cardstock and then adhered it to the shadow layer, which I die cut from vellum. I used foam tape to adhere this to the card front along with a stamped sentiment from the Blooming Spring stamp set.

    To finish, I adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.

    Thanks so much for visiting!


    Supplies


  • Ideas for Using Ornament Layering Dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Ideas for Using Ornament Layering Dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Good morning! Ardyth here with loads of ideas for using three of the new ornament die sets: Ornament Basics, Marisol Ornament and Twinkle Ornament.

    First, I made some cards. For the one on the left, I used the outline of the Marisol ornament as a negative stencil and blended ink through. Then I put the top layer of the Marisol set over and blended more ink to create tone-on-tone stripes.

    I used the Marisol ornament die cuts as layered stencils to create the one on the right, along with the Big Sugar Script Joy sentiment.

    The new Memory Box Polished Foil paper pad has 12 different colours of foils and I used them for my ornament toppers and sentiments.

    Next, I used them to make some tags. The top and bottom tags used the top layer of the Marisol set, along with foil papers from the Polished Foil paper pad.

    I used one of the Christmas Plaid patterned papers to make the Joy tag (left).

    I also used one leafy layer from the Marisol set along with a solid background from the Ornament Basics set (right).

    Finally, I made two ornaments. The one on the left uses the top two layers of the Twinkle set – that oval is the perfect frame for photos. And I added the same two layers to the back, with a photo of my son, so that this ornament has 2 ‘pretty’ sides!

    The one on the right uses the die cuts I used as stencils for one of my cards, also doubled-up so that the back is pretty.

    There are so many ways for these die sets to be used and combined to create fun and meaningful projects for the holidays!

    Here’s a video:


    Supplies


    57314 Ornament Basics
    56114 Marisol Ornament Layer Set
    56116 Twinkle Ornament Layer Set
    57164 Big Joy Sugar Script
    57218 Simple Joy
    PP1009 Christmas Plaid 6×6 pack
    FP1001 Polished Foil Pad pack
  • Ornament Tag Trio | By Amanda Wilcox

    Ornament Tag Trio | By Amanda Wilcox

    Welcome everyone! This is Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today to share a trio of Christmas tags I made with the new ornament sets.

    Let’s start with making the tag bases. I took a regular sheet of cardstock and folded it down the middle length-wise.

    Then I place my base ornament die hanging off the folded edge about 1/4 inch and ran it through my die cutter. I got 3 tag bases out of 1 sheet of cardstock.

    Then I moved on to creating the ornament fronts. I die cut the layers from different colors of cardstock and adhered them with liquid glue. Here are the layers to the Marisol ornament.

    Then I moved on to the components from the original ornament basics set and created one from just those.

    And lastly, I decided to create a twinkle ornament today too. These are so fun I really could have kept going.

    As I mentioned earlier, I used liquid glue and adhered all of these layers together to create the fronts to my tags. Then I added the tag bases to the back of them. I die cut the ornament topper from the basics set and attached those to the tops. Let’s look at the finished product of each ornament.

    This is the one using just the ornament basics dies. Once it was finished I thought the middle was empty so I added the word “friend” across the middle. I love how this turned out!

    Here is the marisol ornament all finished with some baubles added for extra texture and interest. I think this one is just gorgeous! Definitely my favorite.

    And the twinkle ornament with some gems added to it to finish everything off as well. Isn’t it just so pretty? I can’t wait to try this one in silver and blue.

    I hope you enjoyed these ornament tags today and find some inspiration to create something wonderful.

    Have a fabulous day.

    Supplies

    57314 Ornament Basics

    56114 Marisol Ornament Layer Set

    56116 Twinkle Ornament Layer Set

    57177 Big Friend Sugar Script

  • Creating Multiple Cards with One Design | by Tracey McNeely

    Creating Multiple Cards with One Design | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there it’s Tracey. Today I am going to show you how easy it is to use one basic card design and by changing just one element you can make multiple cards each with a different theme.

    Each one of my four cards uses the newly released Kinsley Layer Set. The background paper for each of the die cuts was custom made using Distress Oxide Spray Inks. I sprayed some ink on my glass media mat and then sprayed some water onto the ink. I picked up the water with a foam blending tool and ran it back and forth across a panel of white cardstock until the whole panel was covered. I left some time so the first coat dry and then gave each of the panels a spritz of the same colour Distress Oxide Spray Ink direct to paper to add some subtle interest. I let the panels dry completely and then I cut four of the Kinsley Layer Dies Layer C from each panel. I chose to use only Layer C because on its own it creates a beautiful stitched pattern.

    Next I used the new Jumbo Lingo word dies to create glittery sentiments from the Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad to co-ordinate with each of the die cuts. I used Jumbo Lingo Hello, Jumbo Lingo Thanks, Jumbo Lingo Hugs and Jumbo Lingo Happy. I cut the shadow from vellum cardstock and the individual letters from the glitter cardstock.

    Each white A2 sized card has a 5 1/4″ x 4″ mat that I adhered the Kinsley Layer die directly to and the sentiments added to the top with liquid glue. The mat was then adhered to the card base directly making the card nice and flat for mailing.

    Thanks so much for stopping in today. Give it a try, choose a simple background and change up your sentiments to make a collection of cards to have at the ready. You never know…

    Supplies

    56123 Kinsley Layer Set

    57353 Jumbo Lingo Hello

    57354 Jumbo Lingo Thanks

    57352 Jumbo Lingo Happy

    57351 Jumbo Lingo Hugs

    GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

  • Adding Dimension with Simple Stitching with Birch Press Designs’s Viola Dies | By Leigh Houston

    Adding Dimension with Simple Stitching with Birch Press Designs’s Viola Dies | By Leigh Houston

    Hello, friends! I’m so thrilled you’ve joined me today for this cheery, summery card. I added some texture and dimension to the gorgeous Birch Press Designs Viola die set and I’m excited to share the process with you!

    I started my card by die cutting Layer A from the Viola Layering Die Set twice: once from inexpensive cardstock, and once from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White #110 cardstock. I used my inexpensive die cut panel as a stencil, using alcohol markers to color in the negative spaces. When I was finished, I discarded the stencil and adhered the clean 110# layer on top of my colored card base using a strong liquid adhesive.

    After the adhesive had dried, it was time for the stitching. I used a paper piercer to poke holes inside the die cut lines. I then used coordinating embroidery floss (I used 4 strands) and a simple backstitch to stitch inside these spaces. This went surprisingly quickly… a couple of episodes of bad TV and I was finished!

    To finish my card, I die cut my sentiments from the Sending and Hugs Sugar Script dies from gold mirror cardstock. A few sparkly gold sequins and this card was finished!

    I hope you enjoyed this project! Links to the products I used are below. Thanks again for stopping by today, and I’ll see you again soon with another card project!


    Supplies


    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set
    Sending Sugar Script
    Hugs Sugar Script
  • Small Tile Votives | by Jennifer Svare

    Small Tile Votives | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Today I’ve made two types of votives to share. They are both made the same way, but one is open on the top, and the others are made to cover a flameless candle. I’ve used the beautiful Grandiose Mini Tile layer set for the walls of the votives, and when the center is cut away, the Mod Alphabet dies perfectly fit inside the center! Although this is a custom box, making it was super easy by using the hinge from the Small Square Base set. Sky is the limit with what messages could be conveyed; from holiday greetings to names, it’s a wonderful table decoration or gift!

    These are 2″ x 2″, and are perfect size for a small plant or small flameless candle. Very simple to make, I’ve made an example for a baby shower, or decoration for a baby’s room. The below photo shows what it looks like when used as a votive.

    Check out the video for tips and how this project was created!


    Supplies


    58139 Mod Alphabet
    57342 Small Square Base
    56129 Grandiose Mini Tile Layer Set
  • Kinsley Die Cut Inlay | By Seeka

    Kinsley Die Cut Inlay | By Seeka

    Hi there, it’s Seeka and I hope you’re having a nice week!

    Today I’m using color cardstock for this die cut inlay card featuring the beautiful Kinsley Layer dies.

    I started by cutting layers A and B out of white cardstock and gluing layer B to a white A2-sized panel. Next I cut three more layer Bs, out of pink, blue, and green cardstock, taking care to temporarily hold all of the fallout pieces in place with Post-it Tape. Using tweezers and glue, I adhered the little pink, blue, and green fallout pieces into the Layer B that I’d adhered to the panel.

    I continued to fill in pieces until I completed the pattern. Because there are so many extra fallout pieces, I could easily have made two more cards.

    Next I stamped the “hugs and kisses” sentiment from You Are Awesome stamp set in black ink onto a strip of white cardstock.

    Then, I used the Big Love Sugar Script dies to cut the “love” out of the same pink cardstock, and the shadow layer out of white cardstock. I adhered the two layers together.

    To assemble the card, I adhered the Kinsley Layer A die cut over my inlaid piece, and then adhered the two sentiments with foam tape. I trimmed 1/8″ off of each side of the panel and then used foam tape to adhere it to an A2-sized card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


    Supplies


  • String Art as the Focus! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    String Art as the Focus! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today’s project I wanted to create some backgrounds for the String Art Circle Die! I used a combination of oxide sprays and embossing folders and played around to see what would happen to the pattern.

    I used my mix media paper and my spray box to apply the color. For each color I chose two shades to obtain a variegated effect.

    Once they were dry, I grabbed some embossing folders to add texture to the back ground for our focal point.

    While they were drying, I grabbed my die and cut it out of white card stock multiple times for the different techniques I was going to complete.

    I put the die together in three different ways. The first I simply layered three to each other. This creates a wonderful chip board that will hold up nicely through the mail.

    The second I only used my liquid adhesive in the center ring of each of the circles. This allowed the tips of the string art to lift and give more texture to the image.

    For the final card when applying each layer to each other I shifted the die over one section on itself. This gave a great effect of the die and really showed the string art!

    As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

    Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!


    Supplies


    57346 String Art Circle
    EF1001 Chrysanthemum Field
    EF1002 Gracious Leaves
    EF1004 Serene Mandala
    57333 Handwritten Hello and Outline
  • So Glad We’re Friends by Jeanne Jachna

    So Glad We’re Friends
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Thanks for stopping by! Have you seen the newest release in the store? You’ll love the new layered dies and stamp sets. You can see them all here.

    My card features the new Viola Plate Layer Set over a rainbow distress ink background. I used only the A Layer from the set because I wanted to show you the intricate and delicate design.

    I inked the rainbow colors with a cosmetic brush. You can find different sizes at Amazon. The smaller brushes make coloring thinner areas easier.

    Do you see the glittery sparkle in the distress inking? I mixed ultra fine glitter with Ranger Glossy Accents and spread it with a spatula over the inked background. While it was still wet I placed the Viola die cut over it. When it was dry I added a Pierced Rectangle Frame for a more finished look and a JUMBO Lingo Hugs die cut.

    I hope the happy colors make you smile!

    Finished Size 4.25 x  5.5″

    Supplies

     

     

    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set

     

     

    57351 Jumbo Lingo Hugs

     

     

    CL8143 Lingo Thanks

     

     

    1938 Pointed Rectangle Frames