Dry Embossing – Varada Sharma

Thank you card using Spellbinders Large Die of the month for May 2020

May 6th, 2020Varada0 Comments

Hi friends, I have one more ‘Thank You’ card for you today. Using the Spellbinders Large Die of the month for May 2020 this time. And the color scheme for this card is inspired by an Instagram post by my friend @hooklineandinker from Instagram. She posted a beautiful room picture and challenged to make a card using dark teal and mustardy yellow color. Blue/Teal + Yellow is my favorite color combo, so how could I resist? :) Key Ingredients: Spellbinders Large Die of the month for May 2020 Spellbinders More Sentiments hot foil plates Spellbinders Blistered embossing folder Steps: …

Rolled Flowers using Felt with paper crafts

March 8th, 2020Varada0 Comments

Hi crafty friends, we are at the finish line today – project 5 of 5 for using felt die cuts on paper projects. So far, we made critters (bunnies – here and here), we did a basket and we also did flowers. But we did mostly flat die cuts – single or double layers of felt. I did want to try making something more dimensional. So today, I went ahead and made rolled flowers. I started with die cutting the delicious colors from Benzie Design felt and used my trusted Surebonder detail glue gun to roll and secure these beautiful …

Mother’s Day Flower Basket Card using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month

March 4th, 2020Varada0 Comments

Another Felt project today guys. I hope you all are ready. We are making a Mother’s Day flower basket card using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month. I started by using one of the cards whose card front I had dry embossed with Bright Days embossing folder from Spellbinders + Fun Stampers Journey. Next I made a white panel the same size as the card front by cutting one of the card kit cards into two. In the middle of this I cut out the whole basket. This cut out the outline as well as the bottom and top half …

Two cards using Foiled Basics by Yana Smakula

February 27th, 2020Varada0 Comments

You guys, this collection by one of my favorite artists of all times – Yana Smakula – it is just so beautiful and dreamy! I am in love. That’s why I created, not one but two love cards using the beautiful foil plates in this collection. Card 1: I just wanted to combine the loose sketched look of the flowers from this collection with something really intricate and dainty. So I used the circular dies from two sets – Brilliante Rondelle and Vintage Treasures dies sets by Becca Feeken. I made a base with patterned paper circle which I ink …

1 Trick 5 cards – Dry embossing with stencils

January 15th, 2020Varada0 Comments

Hi guys, are you ready for another 1-trick-5-cards post? I know I am :) 1 Trick: Today’s trick is to dry emboss with stencils instead of embossing folders. You do need to use a die cutting / embossing machine for this too. The sandwich will be the platform your stencil paper on which to dry emboss tan-embossing-mat for Spellbinders Platinum machines (or the not-stiff embossing mat for your particular die-cutting & embossing machine) blue-embossing-plate for Spellbinders Platinum machines (or the stiff embossing plate for your particular die-cutting & embossing machine) Run that through and you will have some gorgeous detailed …

Hot foiled hearts Valentine card – January’20 Glimmer Kit Add On – “Snarky Hearts”

January 13th, 2020Varada0 Comments

Hi friends, the Sun has decided to bless us with his presence today and I am celebrating by creating a bright & cheery card full of foiled hearts :) This month’s Glimmer Foil kit is just perfect for Valentine’s day – it has gorgeous corner borders and matching dies for making envelopes + several hearts with words on them. The kit itself comes with three hearts – ‘Love you’, ‘XOXO’ and ‘Wink Wink’. These hearts do have a matching die for cutting them out and there is also one additional die that cuts out the word ‘love’ in a cute …

A masculine-ish card for Valentine’s Day using Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month – Jan 2020

January 3rd, 2020Varada0 Comments

Hi friends, I love convertibles – I think they are cool (may be not always so-practical), but cool for sure. My older one loves them too, so this month’s die from Spellbinders card kit was oh so fun for us :) I also tried to make this card a bit masculine, but Valentine-themed: no bling, no pink-purple colors, but has hearts and balloons :D What do you think? For the background, I used Spellbinders “I Heart” embossing folder. I assembled the car and balloons just like I did the scooter / bike & balloons in this card: Finally, I …

Last Minute Christmas Cards

December 22nd, 2019Varada0 Comments

Hi friends, are you looking for some last minute cards for Christmas? Then it’s time to pull out those stickers / ephemera pieces / pretty papers you have been collecting (like I do) :D For both cards today, I did something really simple dry embossed the card front foam mounted the focal point stickers embellished with sequins See? Easy-peasy :) Here are the cards for today and below are the supplies I used. Enjoy!! Card 1: Card 2: SUPPLIES LIST For your convenience, I am sharing links to the supplies I’ve used or the ones you can use for making …

Card using the die set from Spellbinders Dec 2019 Card kit

December 4th, 2019Varada0 Comments

Hi guys, I know I shared several cards using this month’s Spellbinders Card kit. But I had not had a chance to play with the die set yet. So, today I did just that and I also went back to my favorite trick of using embossing folder for the background. I did make a video for this one also but in between it stopped recording a few steps. I will see if I can recreate it and upload some other time. But I couldn’t wait to share this card with you. I love the beautiful fox and the rich mahogany …

Last minute Thank you cards – using patterned paper with die cuts

November 26th, 2019Varada0 Comments

Hi friends, I have some last minute Thank You cards to share today. We will use patterned papers with die cuts, stickers etc and lots of layering. Since these are quick cards, they are quite self explanatory. So I am sharing all these images with the exact supplies list below. If you have questions, you know what to do ;) {Wherever available, I have used affiliate links, which means when you make a purchase, I receive a small commission (at no extra cost to you) which I use to run this blog. I truly appreciate your support!} Card 1 Supplies …

Spellbinders + Fun Stampers Journey | Stamp of the Month – Nov 2019 | Mistletoe & Holly

November 14th, 2019Varada0 Comments

Hello and welcome to my space! I have a shiny, glittery, wintery card to share with you today. I used the gorgeous images and the beautifully written sentiment from Spellbinders + Fun Stampers Journey Stamp of the Month – Nov 2019 kit – Mistletoe & Holly for this one. I combined it with a layered snowflake made using this month’s Spellbinders Small Die of the Month – Kaleidoscope Snowflake dies. I started by stamping a holly image in a circular pattern to create a wreath. I used the Memento Tuxedo Black ink to do all my stamping because I wanted to …

Spellbinders | Large Die of the Month – Nov 2019

November 9th, 2019Varada0 Comments

Hi friends, have you checked out the Large Die of the Month for this month from Spellbinders, yet? These are just so adorable. You can actually make Santa and a girl / boy elf. And there is an add-on die that lets you make a reindeer. For today’s card, I made a girl elf and the card itself is a peek-through window card. :) When a die set lets you make a doll or something with several different colored pieces, I like to plan my colors. This helps me die cut several pieces of the same color with one pass …

1 trick 5 cards – Spellbinders Card Kit of the month – Nov 2019

November 1st, 2019Varada2 Comments

Hi friends, 1st of the month – time for playing with Spellbinders Card kit and several other kits of the month! Today I have 5 cards to share using the card kit (and a video!). All of these use a really simple technique and are great for mass production – especially you are a subscriber to any card kit that has access to ephemera sets or you have a bunch of coordinated ephemera pieces. The one trick ? Use embossing folder to dry emboss and add ‘instant dimension’ on the card front. Here are 5 cards that use this trick. …

Spellbinders – Large Die of the Month – October 2019

October 7th, 2019Varada0 Comments

Hi everyone, have you seen the Large Die of the month for Oct 2019 from Spellbinders yet? It’s absolutely gorgeous with pumpkins and foliage that’s perfect for Fall. Today I combined these dies with some pretty papers from my stash and a few embossing folders from Spellbinders to create three Thanks cards. Here are the easy-peasy steps for these cards: Die cut lots of pumpkins and foliage. Emboss card fronts. Assemble and add bling. Here are the card closeups :-) SUPPLIES LIST For your convenience, I am sharing links to the supplies I’ve used or the ones you can use …

5 Cards with no stamping – Spellbinders Card kit of the Month – October 2019 – Card kit Extras

October 5th, 2019Varada0 Comments

Hi friends, I am totally smitten by this month’s, Oct 2019 Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month. Today, I created five cards that look like they took a long time to make, but guess what? They absolutely did not! And none of these cards have any kind of stamping :-) Let me share all the photos and then several tips that I used to make these cards. Here are some of the ideas I used to create these cards. Layering – use both flat adhesive (tape that comes in the kit, multi medium matte) as well as the dimensional adhesive …

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