My Favorite Nut!

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

Here I am stuck again on making a masculine card when out of the crafty world appears Heartfelt Creations new collection called All Geared Up.  You could probably hear me at your house I was so excited.  I just love it when manufactures come out with grungy, manly papers!

This is the card I made for my friends birthday, I think it will be perfect since he's a real do it yourselfer.  I used a scrap from an old cardboard box to cut the gears from and love that look.  When you add a little Distress ink (I used Gathered Twigs and Evergreen Bough) it makes them look even more rusty and old.  Perfect!

Come and join me on the video, I'll share more ideas of how I created this card, fast forward so you can see it put together and end with a few more photos to inspire you to make some cards for those guys in your life today.

Heartfelt Creations All Geared Up 12x12 Paper Collection Heartfelt Creations Nuts And Bolts Stamps Heartfelt Creations Tarnished Gears Stamps Heartfelt Creations All Geared Up dies Prima Marketing Junkyard Findings Metal Trinkets Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs Aleene's Paper Glaze 12" x 12" Kraft Paper Sizzix Big Shot Machine Spellbinders Tool 'n One 3M Scotch ATG GUN 700 Aleene's Original Tacky Glue

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Spellbinders Doily Magic Cards

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I'm sharing a little nostalgia with you today as I think back on childhood hours spent watching my Grandmother crochet and tat. Perhaps that's why I was so drawn to Spellbinders Doily Art and Doily Fun Embossing folder and Stamp.

I've created five examples to show you how you can do many cards in a short amount of time changing each up to match your mood or whim. You can make them as simple as you like or much more intricate just by the added dies, flowers and embellishments you choose to use.  You might remember a short while back when I shared with you an assortment of flowers I'd made using Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms.  I pulled some of those ready made flowers out to adorn my cards today.  See it pays to make a lot when you're at your crafty table because then you have them all ready to go when you need just that perfect flower to make the card zing.

I hope you'll join me on the video today, I'll walk you  through the process of each card and share the things I've pulled from my crafty closets to complete them.  I'll also give you a few simple tips on creating multiples of your cards when you have your supplies out in front of you.

Thanks for stopping by if you haven't become a blog follower I hope  you do today!

Supplies I used:

Spellbinders Celebra'tions Doily Art Spellbinders Celebra'tions Doily Fun Spellbinders Celebra'tions Just Because Sizzix Textured Impressions 2PK Frame & Love Set Sizzix Textured Impressions 2PK Pinwheel & Stripes Sizzix Bigz Ribbon 3-D Spellbinders A2 Divine Eloquence Penny Black Special Wishes Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Broken China Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Scattered Straw Sizzix Big Shot Machine Ranger Ink - Diamond Stickles Hyacinth Blue Jade Reindeer Moss Green

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Introducing Spellbinders Labels Forty-One and Forty-Two

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Today I'm sharing three cards I've made using Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Accents Labels Forty-One, Decorative Elements Labels Forty-One and Decorative Accents Labels Forty-Two.  

Check out my video below to see how using different colored cardstock or interchanging the dies will completely change  the look of your cards.  I'll also show you how to cut the shaped card base as shown on the card on the left above besides sharing tips and more photos.  For the complete blog post please check out the Cut at Home Blog.

Spellbinders Labels Forty-Two Dies Spellbinders Decorative Accents Labels Forty-One Dies Spellbinders Decorative Elements Labels Forty-One Dies Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms 12x12 Paper Collection Sizzix Big Shot Machine Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer-thin Dies Spellbinders Tool 'n One Scor-Tape 1/4 Scor-Tape 1/2 Scor-Pal No More Shims Embossing Mat

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Must Have Tools for Cardmakers

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Today I have a slightly different type of post for you.  I'm sharing my suggestions for tools every cardmaker should have in their crafty tool chest.  In the video below I'll run through all of the pictured tools above and share why I feel like you should have them in your crafty tool stash. 

I'm hoping this will be an informative help to those of you that are just venturing into this wonderful hobby.  And for those of you that have been around a while I hope you'll join me as well, you never know perhaps I'll have a suggestion of something you have yet to add to your crafty tool belt.

Stay tuned next month as I present the sequel to this video, Money Saving Tips, Tricks and Hints for the Cardmaker.

Thanks everyone have fun crafting!

Patti

Spellbinders Card Fronts

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I hope you'll join me today on the video as I introduce you to two of Spellbinders new Shapeabilities Card Front dies.  A fast, fun way to change up the look of a simple card base.

My cards were made using the Spellbinders Leaves A Fallin' die with Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed paper collection and....

Spellbinders Contemporary Strip die with Graphic 45's Time to Celebrate Collection.

~~~ Supplies ~~~

Spellbinders Leaves A Fallin' die Spellbinders Contemporary Strip die Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed 12x12 Paper Collection Graphic 45 Time To Celebrate 12x12 Die-Namites Lovely Grass Sizzix Big Shot Machine Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer-thin Dies Spellbinders Tool 'n One Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sentiments 4

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