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DIY Decor Ideas with House to Home Trio

DIY Decor Ideas with House to Home Trio

Our 2017-2018 Inspiration Book & Catalog includes many hidden gems you may not have noticed. One of our favorites is the House to Home Trio. This is a set of three wooden house shaped blocks for your crafting adventures. Combine the other mixed media items to create beautiful set for a mantelpiece, window ledge or other home display area. Grab the House to Home Trio, your favorite stencil, and a couple acrylic paints. Let’s play. First let’s give each house some Falling Petals by placing the stencil and using Journey Modeling Paste to give these blocks the textured shapes. Then we can paint away. Paint the front and the edges of each home with Whip Cream Acrylic Paint. You can even add a Rock Candy Acrylic Paint to the front of the homes for an accent. Continue to decorate the houses. Since we’ve used the Falling Petals Stencil, we continued the bloom theme with Summer Branch, Timeless Foliage, Summer Bloom Minis and Blooming Details Dies. We gave our blooms a touch of Whip Cream Acrylic Paint around the edges for a sweet subtle touch. Complete each house with your favorite sentiment. For the two largest houses we spelled out ‘Home’ and ‘Family’ with our Solid Bet Stamp Set. Then we carried out the beautiful home idea with a loving sentiment from the Family Forever Stamp Set.

Looking for more awesome ideas with the House to Home Trio?

We love this tutorial that features the House to Home Trio covered in patterned paper with Gel Medium. And don't miss this elegant Christmas idea with a crisp gold and White House to Home Trio. Be sure to subscribe to the FSJ YouTube channel so you don't miss a video!

Decoupage Houses with Gel Press printed tissue paper by Concept Designer, Laura Williams

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Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways

Hello everyone, this is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! Today I’d like to share a photo tutorial featuring one card design 2 ways. By changing up the papers and colors you can stretch a card design and get a completely different look.

Here's a look at the brown/blue card:

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

And here's identical project done in pink/gold:

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

This card was published in the Die-cutting Essentials Magazine Issue 25 along with a few other cards done in a similar style - check it out for more inspiration.

Instead of filming a video for this project, I put together a simple photo tutorial describing every step. Follow my instructions below for more info:

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

Instructions:

Create 5x7” portrait card base out of white cardstock. Set aside. Die-cut panels out of blue cardstock and patterned paper using dies from 5x7 Matting Basics A and B sets. Adhere the two together.

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

Die-cut a border by using dies from the Graceful Sweet Words set (use Arches die and Hugs insert) out of brown glitter and white pearlescent cardstock. Adhere brown glitter die cut onto pearlescent die cut and offset slightly. Adhere onto base panels. Use foam adhesive to adhere onto the card base. I used a solid layer of fun foam to make my card sturdier.

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

Die-cut main element using dies from the Braided Grace Square set out of brown glitter and white pearlescent cardstock (use Outer Border, Inlaid Braid, Inner Border for brown glitter die cut and Outer Border, Inlaid Braid for pearlescent die cut). Adhere brown glitter die cut onto pearlescent die cut and offset slightly. Foam mount onto the card.

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

Die-cut Looped Square from the Braided Grace set out of brown glitter cardstock. Adhere onto the card.

Heat emboss sentiment in gold embossing powder, foam mount onto the card.

Spellbinders Supplies:

Other supplies:

First Edition Sweet Nothings 12x12 Paper Pad;  Cardstock: Neenah Solar White 110 LB cardstock, My Colors Cardstock Navy 12x12 cardstock, My Paper Studio Solid Glitter Brown 12x12 cardstock, White pearlescent cardstock; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares; Fun Foam; Altenew Thinking Of You Clear Stamp Set; Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder; Versamark Embossing Ink Pad; Scrapperfect Embossing Powder Buddy.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and have fun die cutting!

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Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways

Hello everyone, this is Yana Smakula and thank you for joining me! Today I’d like to share a photo tutorial featuring one card design 2 ways. By changing up the papers and colors you can stretch a card design and get a completely different look.

Here's a look at the brown/blue card:

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

And here's identical project done in pink/gold:

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

This card was published in the Die-cutting Essentials Magazine Issue 25 along with a few other cards done in a similar style - check it out for more inspiration.

Instead of filming a video for this project, I put together a simple photo tutorial describing every step. Follow my instructions below for more info:

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

Instructions:

Create 5x7” portrait card base out of white cardstock. Set aside. Die-cut panels out of blue cardstock and patterned paper using dies from 5x7 Matting Basics A and B sets. Adhere the two together.

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

Die-cut a border by using dies from the Graceful Sweet Words set (use Arches die and Hugs insert) out of brown glitter and white pearlescent cardstock. Adhere brown glitter die cut onto pearlescent die cut and offset slightly. Adhere onto base panels. Use foam adhesive to adhere onto the card base. I used a solid layer of fun foam to make my card sturdier.

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

Die-cut main element using dies from the Braided Grace Square set out of brown glitter and white pearlescent cardstock (use Outer Border, Inlaid Braid, Inner Border for brown glitter die cut and Outer Border, Inlaid Braid for pearlescent die cut). Adhere brown glitter die cut onto pearlescent die cut and offset slightly. Foam mount onto the card.

Happy Birthday Card - One Card Design 2 Ways by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders

Die-cut Looped Square from the Braided Grace set out of brown glitter cardstock. Adhere onto the card.

Heat emboss sentiment in gold embossing powder, foam mount onto the card.

Spellbinders Supplies:

Other supplies:

First Edition Sweet Nothings 12x12 Paper Pad;  Cardstock: Neenah Solar White 110 LB cardstock, My Colors Cardstock Navy 12x12 cardstock, My Paper Studio Solid Glitter Brown 12x12 cardstock, White pearlescent cardstock; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares; Fun Foam; Altenew Thinking Of You Clear Stamp Set; Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder; Versamark Embossing Ink Pad; Scrapperfect Embossing Powder Buddy.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and have fun die cutting!

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