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Hello there, Michelle Short here to share a step-by-step tutorial with you using the Simon Hurley Cascading Coneflowers collection. My focus today is sharing how to add interest to die cuts in an easy way, whether that be adding ink blending, layering, or simply by adding interest to the background of a clean and simple card. These easy steps really help to make die cuts pop!

DIE CUTTING THE DIES

Die cut the dies from Wild Coneflowers Etched Dies (please add permalink):

PLEASE NOTE: The dies are shown in the photo facing upwards, so that you can see which die is cut from which cardstock. When die cutting, you need to have the cut side facing down onto the cardstock.

1. Place two sets of flower petal dies onto Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock and hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape.
2. Place flower centre dies onto Beeswax ColorWheel Cardstock and hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape.
3. Place two stems and two leaves dies onto Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock and hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape.

4. Run through Platinum Six Die Cutting Machine using the following sandwich (bottom to top):

• A Platform Base
• B Platform Top
• C Cutting Plate
• Cardstock with die on top
• C Cutting Plate

TIP: Holding dies to cardstock using low-tack tape helps to prevent them from shifting when running through the die cutting machine. If the dies shift, you can end up with double cut lines on the die cuts.

ADDING INK BLENDING TO DIE CUTS

1. Place flower petals onto Sticky Mat to hold in place while adding ink blending on top.
2. Take a blending brush and press into Bermuda Core Ink to pick up the ink.
3. Using circular motions, blend the ink onto the die cuts. Focus the ink where the shadows would be (at the base of the petals).
4. Remove die cuts and clean mat (please note these inks will stain the mat, but this does not affect the performance of the mat).

5. Place stems and leaves onto Sticky Mat.
6. Add ink blending to the top and bottom of the stems, and base of the leaves, using Green Hills Core Ink.
7. Remove die cuts and clean mat.

8. Place flower centres onto Sticky Mat.
9. Add first layer of ink blending to the base of the centres using Butter Bar Core Ink.
10. Add second layer of ink blending to the base of the centres using Papaya Core Ink and a Mini Blending Brush.

TIP: Whilst the die cuts look great without it, adding ink blending to them helps to make them look more rounded and not flat.

DIE CUT ASSEMBLY

1. Add Bearly Art Glue onto the back of the top layer of the large flower, in the centre.

2. Adhere to base layer.

3. Apply glue onto the back of the flower centre.
4. Adhere to flower.

5. Apply glue onto the back of the base of flower centre.
6. Adhere at the bottom of the flower centre.

7. Repeat process for the smaller flower.

TIP: Tweezers are really helpful to pick and place die cuts down. You can hover the die cut above where you want to place it before adhering down to get the correct placement.

BASE PANEL

1. Take 4.25” x 5.5” panel of Cosmic Sky ColorWheel Cardstock and temporarily adhere to scrap paper or Sticky Mat.
2. Using a Large Blending Brush, apply Nautical Core Ink to the bottom of the panel. As there is less ink on the brush, bring the brush upwards to fade the ink to the colour of the cardstock.
3. Repeat the process to add as many layers as needed to make the bottom of the panel darker than the top (note: as the ink dries, it will lighten up slightly).

4. Using a brush, add a small amount of Splatter White Opaque Watercolor onto a non-stick mat.
5. Spray a little water on top and mix together with brush to make the consistency thinner and easier to splatter.

6. Place cardstock panel inside Splat Box (or other box to protect work surface from excess splatter).
7. Load up brush with paint. Position brush above but slightly downwards where you want the splatter to fall and tap brush to release the paint onto the panel.
8. Set aside to dry.

SENTIMENT

1. Die cut ‘hello’ word die from Big & Bold Sentiments Etched Dies (please add permalink) three times from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock using the same die cutting sandwich as step 1.
2. Use Precision Tool to poke out the inside pieces of the letters.

3. Add small dabs of glue onto the back of one of the die cuts and adhere on top of the other.
4. Repeat the process for the other die cut, so that the hello is three die cut layers high.

TIP: Stacking die cuts is an easy to way for the die cut to have more impact. This die cut would be impossible to adhere with foam tape, so by adding the layers of cardstock, it adds the dimension.

CARD ASSEMBLY

1. Apply Tape Runner adhesive to the back of the now dry splattered panel.

2. Create an A2-sized card base (4.25” x 5.5”) from Cosmic Sky ColorWheel Cardstock.
3. Adhere panel on top.

4. Add small dabs of Bearly Art Glue onto the back of the stem that is leaning towards to the left.

5. Adhere to card but before sticking down the bottom of the stem, tuck base of leaf underneath.

6. Repeat process for the other stem and leaf.

7. Flip card over and cut off excess stems from the bottom of the card using Shears.

8. Apply Foam Squares to the back of the flower heads. You may need to cut some smaller to fit.

9. Remove backings from foam squares.
10. Adhere flowers to card.

11. Add small dabs of glue on the back of the ‘hello’.
12. Adhere to card.

TIP: If you add too much glue onto the back of die cuts, dab off the excess onto scrap paper. This prevents it from oozing out the sides.

13. To finish, embellish with Denim Color Essentials Gems.

As you can see, the card is simple in design but by adding ink blending onto the flowers it makes them pop from the background, the sentiment has more impact because it is dimensional, and adding the splatter and subtle ink blending to the background helps to add interest. Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today, I hope you have a wonderful day! [spellbinders-supplies]S4-1540,S4-1539,SCS-328,SCS-342,CS-8-123,CS-8-115,CS-8-118,CS-8-133,CS8-8-148,PE-104,T-098,T-034,T-045,T-060,T-042,T-043,T-058,SCS-123,PCG02E,SCS-272,SCS-121,ALT8942[/spellbinders-supplies]

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Hi, crafty friends! Lea Lawson here with you today, creating a card featuring the beautiful new Cascading Coneflowers collection by Simon Hurley.

I’m sharing my step-by-step process in easy-to-follow photos and instructions! To start, we are going to ink blend a 4” x 5.25” panel of Classic White cardstock with a coordinating shade of ink. We will deepen the blend at the top to give the panel an ombre gradient from top to bottom. [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" size="medium" ids="eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc3BlbGxiaW5kZXJzYmxvZy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA2XC9MZWFMYXdzb24tQ2FzY2FkaW5nQ29uZWZsb3dlcnMtQmxvZ1Bvc3QtU3RlcC0yLndlYnAiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IkxlYUxhd3Nvbi1DYXNjYWRpbmdDb25lZmxvd2Vycy1CbG9nUG9zdC1TdGVwICgyKSIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc3BlbGxiaW5kZXJzYmxvZy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA2XC9MZWFMYXdzb24tQ2FzY2FkaW5nQ29uZWZsb3dlcnMtQmxvZ1Bvc3QtU3RlcC0zLndlYnAiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IkxlYUxhd3Nvbi1DYXNjYWRpbmdDb25lZmxvd2Vycy1CbG9nUG9zdC1TdGVwICgzKSIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc3BlbGxiaW5kZXJzYmxvZy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA2XC9MZWFMYXdzb24tQ2FzY2FkaW5nQ29uZWZsb3dlcnMtQmxvZ1Bvc3QtU3RlcC00LndlYnAiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IkxlYUxhd3Nvbi1DYXNjYWRpbmdDb25lZmxvd2Vycy1CbG9nUG9zdC1TdGVwICg0KSIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiJcdTIwMWNDYXNjYWRpbmcgQ29uZWZsb3dlcnNcdTIwMWQgYnkgU2ltb24gSHVybGV5IE9tYnJlIEJhY2tncm91bmQgJiBEaWVjdXR0aW5nIFR1dG9yaWFsLCBFM0QtMTc3LCBTNC0xNTQwLCBTNC0xNTM5IiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ=="] Next, we are going to 3D emboss the panel with the Cascading Dots embossing folder. The best plate sandwich for running this through your Platinum 6 is Platform Base A, 3D Embossing Folder with paper inside, and Adapter Plate D.

TIP (not pictured): To help the paper not crack, I like to mist the back of my cardstock with a little bit of water. Some crafters prefer to mist the front, but I have found the back works best for me!

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Then adhere the blended & embossed background to an A2-sized card base cut & folded from Classic White cardstock. 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Diecut one layer of the flowers from Beeswax cardstock, and the other layer from Saffron cardstock. Diecut the flower middles from the Antique White Glitter Metallic cardstock, and the middle border from Brushed Gold cardstock. With the coneflower diecutting done, we are now going to ink blend the bottom of the leaves with green ink, and the top of the glitter flower middles with yellow ink. I find a grip mat useful for ink blending diecut pieces, but it is optional! 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I start by gluing together all the flower petal layers first, then gluing the middles and middle borders into place after that. TIP: Liquid glue needs a little time to set when adhering to glitter cardstock, and I find it helpful to place a clear block over top while it dries. 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I didn’t love how the top stem stuck out a little bit, so I trimmed the lower portion of the stem away and tucked the remaining part of it out of view. 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This allows them to have some natural dimension without using foam adhesive! Finally, we need to diecut the sentiment. I’ve cut the scripted word Hello three times: once from Brushed Gold cardstock and twice from white cardstock. I’ve cut the shadow layer from vellum. 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I hope you enjoyed seeing this sweet card come to life, and how easy it is to mix and match different sets from the Simon Hurley Cascading Coneflowers collection! I share lots of inspiration on my Instagram feed and YouTube channel - follow and subscribe to see even more inspiration with this beautiful collection. Happy crafting! [spellbinders-supplies]E3D-177,S4-1540,S4-1539,T-034,T-045,CS-8-123,CS-8-115,CS-8-116,CS-8-119,CS-8-120,SCSP-016,SCS-116,SCS-120,SCS-151,T-042,T-098[/spellbinders-supplies]

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Celebrate 23 Years of Spellbinders with Us! This month, we're celebrating a very special milestone - Spellbinders' 23rd Birthday! For 23 years, we've been honored to be part of your creative journey, helping makers around the world bring their ideas to life through cardmaking, scrapbooking, mixed media, and paper crafting. To celebrate, we've invited talented designers to join us for a special Birthday Blog Hop filled with inspiration, creativity, and, of course, plenty of birthday cards!

Each designer is sharing a project created with their favorite Spellbinders products, showcasing the styles, techniques, and products they love most. Whether you're looking for fresh cardmaking ideas, new techniques to try, or simply want to be inspired by beautiful projects, this hop has something for everyone.

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Ready for even more inspiration? Visit each designer along the hop and discover their favorite Spellbinders products, creative techniques, and beautiful birthday projects.

Spellbinders Blog Yana Smakula Tina Smith Nichol Spohr Mindy Eggen Cheryl Penner Allison Frazier Sandi MacIver Amy Rysavy Michelle Short Heejung Hunsberger Sheri Gilson Rebecca Keppel Karen Brown Nancy Leppek Tanya Boser Kristie Marcotte Michelle Woerner Debbie Frank Kathy Solie Lea Lawson Teresa Rogers Jennifer Kotas

Giveaway (Now Closed)

To celebrate our birthday, we're giving away a $25 Spellbinders store credit to three blog readers – selected from the comments on our blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, June 28th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in this blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

Winners are: Robin Keith, Donna Thomas, Divya Verma. Winners have been contacted. Congratulations!

Thank You for Celebrating with Us!

From all of us at Spellbinders, thank you for being part of our creative community for the past 23 years. Your support, enthusiasm, and creativity inspire us every day.

We hope you enjoy today's birthday inspiration and discover new ideas to spark your next project. Happy hopping, and here's to many more years of making, sharing, and creating together!

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