Spellbinders Digital Die Launch Party With Pazzles

Hello crafty friends,

I hope you’re having a great Sabbath! Today Pazzles is having a launch party and sharing the new line of Spellbinders Digital Dies. What are these digital dies? Simply put, they are some of the original retired Spellbinders die shapes that have been turned into SVG cutting files for your electronic cutting machines! So if you are new to scrapbooking and didn’t have the chance to purchase any of these wonderful dies, then you are in luck! This partnership makes it possible now! So be sure to head over to the Pazzles Craft Room and check out the hourly projects and enter to win some prizes too!

Here’s a look at my entire layout. I used several of the Spellbinders Digital dies to create it. I started by using some Beautiful Papers from the DCWV Blossom Song Stack. I used a base pink paper and then layered the beautiful paper onto tat.. The colors of the picture didn’t really match the layout, so I chose to make it gray scale.

Here is a closer look at the pretty flowers I used from the Flower Creations Digital Die. I layered them and inked them with my Cotton Candy Ink. I then cut the leaves from that collection in white cardstock and inked the edges with my sweet leaf ink. The pearls in the center were from my Paper Studio Pearl Gems pack. BUT they were white so….I used my Copic Marker R27 and colored them. They came out the perfect shade of pink to match my flower petals!

Next I used the Banners digital die and border and created this border. I used the Pazzles Pen tool to draw in all of the elements. I used my pink glitter gel pen and created a “fill” for the letters by using the embossing fill feature in the software. Then I had my Pazzles cut out the entire piece. I added some sweet Queen and Company pink gems to the tassel part.

Here is another decorative element. I used one of the Flourettes Elements dies. I once again used the embossing fill feature to “fill in” the die and then used my pink glitter gel pen and the pen tool to do all the “coloring in.

Next,  I used some of my Paper Studio Vellum and used the Spellbinders Butterfly digital die and created these soft and sweet butterflies. I once again used the embossing fill feature to “fill in” the inner part of the butterfly. I used my white gel pen and pen tool to “color in” the white part. The great thing about working with the vellum is that the pressure to the paper automatically creates a “white effect”. I softly inked the edges with my Cotton Candy ink and added some Pearl gems to their centers. I wanted to give them some lift off the paper and so I used some foam adhesive underneath. Then I scattered some more of those pretty little Queen and Company Pink gems. I did also used some traditional Spellbinders dies for the photo corners. The D-Lites Corner Flourishes.

Products Used For This Project

	Tape Runner	Glue Dots
Fine Tip Glue Pen	Foam Tape	Paper Studio Pearl Gems

Pink Fine Point Sharpie Pen

Pink Gelly Roll Glitter Pen

Pink and White Cardstock

Hobby Lobby Paper Studio Vellum Paper

Well, I think that about covers it. Be sure to head over to the Pazzles Craft Room and check out the other amazing projects by the design team and get in on the launch party action! PLUS....enter for a chance to win a great giveaway!

Window Card SOUS Die Cut Challenge

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to another Fabulous Friday SOUS Die Cut Challenge reveal! This time around the team was tasked with making a project using a window die cut. So here is what I came up with!

Here is my dimensional card. The finished piece measure 6.75” x 3.75” I created the cut file. I wanted to have a dimensional “planter box” in the front of the card and worked to figure out the best option. So with anything, there is a trial and error period.

Here are my various attempts. Some had trouble cutting. With some I was trying to incorporate the “box” in with the card piece, but that was proving difficult because the piece wouldn’t stand erect…I ended up just going with the card and then the box separated. It seemed to work the best.

Here is a closer look at the pretty butterfly and the CTMH 4 You stamped image from the Remarkable Wreath Stamp Set.

Here is a closer look at my planter box filled with my pretty little flowers. All of these were created with various punches. The flourish vines and butterflies were from punches too.

Here is a view of the card “opened”. 

Products Used For this project

I will have to update this in a bit.

Be sure to head over to SOUS Stuck On U Sketches and check out what the rest of the design team created and join the fun! As always, thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me! Be sure to come back tomorrow as I share a super fun and easy project! Until then,

Springs Of Living Water Pazzles Craft Room Layout and Card

Hello crafty friends, 
Today I am sharing a layout I created with a spring theme for my Pazzles Design Team. I know so many can't wait for spring to get here. It has been a long, cold winter. So I made this layout with my brother and sister in law in mind. They recently moved up north and have endured leaving behind sunshine and flip flops to one of the harshest and coldest winters in recent memory. :-(

I cut the flowers and leaves and inked their edges for a little dimension. I like laying out everything in my software before I cut and or cut and print so I know exactly what size everything needs to be. I used the beautiful DCWV Butterfly Garden paper for the background. That one piece of paper really adds so much life to the background. I love that some of the papers in each stack are like this. Perfect really! I used the following Pazzles craft room files.

Frame With Oval And Lattice 
Spring Tulips
Spring Daffodils
Tulip Flourish
Fancy Circle Frame

I then used my software to type set the scriptures as well as the title. I printed them out and then cut them with my pazzles. I was even able to lay out my picture and save ink by using my software to layout an oval and a white mat around the picture so that when I printed out the picture only the oval part of the picture would actually print. 

Here’s a screen shot to show you what I mean. I simply made the “grey” frame all white when printing. I made it gray in this screen shot to show you.

Here’s what it looked like when I was ready to print.

Here's a closer look at the pretty flowers. I cut them and then inked them with the various inks in the Adventure ink pad set from Close To My Heart.

Here’s a closer look at the title. I simply set the words in a circle and then did a print n’ cut in my pazzles….easy peasy

Here is a closer look at one of the two scriptures. I used the Tulip flourish file. I did weld some of the pieces together from the original file so that it would cut in one continuous piece. I wanted to use the file this way and the separated pieces wouldn't have worked.

In case you can’t read the scripture. I used Isaiah 58:11

And the Lord will continually guide you, 

And satisfy your desire in scorched places, 

And give strength to your bones; 

And you will be like a watered garden, 

And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

Here is the second scripture I used: Jeremiah 33:15

In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.

Personal note: I used these scriptures because they spoke so strongly about my beloved brother and his family. As I said before, they recently moved to a different part of the country and it has been such a change. I miss them being around the corner so as I was creating this layout, I thought these two scriptures really speak of them and their lives. So to Dave and Tanya, I sure do miss you and the family  (big puddle of tears under the happy face).

Products Used To Complete These Projects

Pazzles Inspiration	DCWV Butterfly Garden Stack	Paper Studio Gemstones Pearls
Fancy Circle Frame	Frame With Oval And Lattice	Spring Daffodils
Spring Tulips	Tulip Flourish	Adventure Ink Pad Set

  

adhesive runner                fine tip glue pen                Foam tape

Additional supplies

White, Teal, Tangerine, Pink, Yellow and Sunbeam Cardstock.

Kraft cardstock from Hobby Lobby for card below

Misc. Ribbon for card below.

As I was cutting out all of my flower pieces, I had plenty of extra pieces, so I decided to create this card

Once again I used some of the same pretty DCWV Butterfly Garden paper stack for the background. I used some kraft paper for the base and then did the same inking on the various flower pieces. I finished off the bottom with some pretty lavender iridescent ribbon and a little pearl in the center. There is no sentiment on this yet because I wasn’t sure what I would be using it for….Passover, general hello or for a possible spring birthday card…anyway…waste not want not so it is ready to go

Lastly, I wanted to share the scriptures and title I made. The download includes each one in 300 dpi jpg format. 

Free until 4-9-14

Well, I think that about covers it for today. Be sure to head over to the Pazzles Craft Room and check out the thousands of files available for every project under the sun! Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me!

Cricut Layout From A Long Time Ago

Hello crafty friends,

Today's post is about a layout I created back in April of 2011. I created this for a blog team that I was a part of back then. I happened to be on pinterest and followed another crafter's board. As I was scrolling through her board, I recognized my layout!!! She had pinned this layout from that other blog. I came here to my blog to add the post and picture to my Cricut gallery projects page and realized I never had posted it on here! So I wanted to give it a post with the information and add it in to my gallery. If you would like to look through my Cricut gallery, CLICK here or you can find it by clicking on the menu bar up top. So here is my long lost project.

Kitchen Memories

Here is a view of the entire layout. 

 Here is a close up of the die cuts on the left border. I used some frosted lace stickles on the pie top to give it a “sugared” appearance. 

Here is a close up of the die cuts on the right border. 

Here is a close up shot of the “muffins” I covered them with a bit of Cinnamon stickles so they would look sugary. 

Now a little info: 

The Pie, Apron, Oven Mitts, Cake Slice, “Kitchen” title, Container, Measuring Cup, Muffin Pan, Cupcake and Cake on Plate all came from the…From My Kitchen Cartridge. The word Memories came from the Winter Frolic Cartridge. The border is a Martha Stewart Border punch.  I used various inks, chalks and stickles to add some additional character to the die cuts. 

Well that about covers it for today. As always, thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me. Please be sure to stop back by for another fun crafty project. Until then,