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Fold in the side tabs on both of the lid tab dies, add glue and attach to one of the large circles. Align the score lines at the ends of the tabs and attach the second tab in the same way.

Glue the second large circle on top to cover the glue tabs.

Glue the pink paper to the lid skirts and shape with a bone folder.

Glue these to the lid tabs.

Glue the pink circle to a small ivory circle.

Glue this to the top of the lid.

Die cut 2 large side panels from ivory card and 2 pink decorative panels.

Glue these together and shape with a bone folder.

Attach these to a small ivory circle in the same way as you made the lid.

Cut 2 ivory stitched strips and glue around the top of the gift box.

Glue a smaller ivory circle to the base of the box to cover the glue tabs.

Die cut 2 handles from the ivory smooth card, and 3 strap joins from silver card.

Attach the 2 handle die cuts together by folding the tabs at one end of each through the strap join.

Fold the tabs back and glue in place.

Glue a strap join on the back to cover the glue tabs. Glue the other one on the front.

Die cut 8 Handle Swivels, 6 Handle axles and 4 Handle Clasps.

Glue 3 handle axles together and then glue onto a handle swivel, aligning the slits. Repeat.

Glue 2 handle clasps together. Repeat.

Place a handle clasp on top and add glue to the top of the axle (NB not on the handle clasp)

Glue another handle clasp on top.

Fold back the tab at one end of the handle and glue into the handle clasp. Repeat. Glue the remaining handle clasps on the back and front of the others as before to cover the glue tabs on the handle.

This is how the handle should look now.

Glue the handle clasps to each side of the lid.

Use the small circle die with the patterned die to cut out a patterned circle and glue to the lid of the box. 

Wrap a length of ribbon around the gift box and glue a bow on top.

Use the dies shown to die cut a tag and attach to the handle with pink ribbon.

The completed box!

Using the 2 dies shown, die cut 6 blue decorative panels and glue them to the lids.

Using both dies shown die cut 6 blue decorative panels and glue them to the balloon bases.

Gently shape the balloon base pieces with a bone folder.

Attach the base pieces together by the tabs with hi tack tape. NB. Attach the top and bottom tabs together first and the ones in between will easily fall into place.

Shape the balloon lid pieces in the same way and attach together with hi tack tape on the tabs.

Die cut the hexagonal roof.

Glue the roof to the top of the lid.

Use magnets to connect your balloon base to the lid. Glue 2 small magnets to the inside of the balloon base with each on opposite sides of the rim. Place a second pair of magnets on the outer face of the same panels but DO NOT glue these in place. Allow them to be held in position by the attraction of the magnets on the inside. Place a glue dot on the exposed outer face of the two outer magnets.

Carefully position the finished balloon lid over the finished balloon base. Press the sides at the magnet area to transfer the positioned outer magnets from the base to the lid.

To create the basket, die cut 6 of the shapes above using the 2 dies shown. Then cut a hexagonal base.

Use the 2 dies shown to cut 6 blue patterned panels and glue to the bases. Glue together.

Glue all the sides together to form the base.

Glue the basket onto the base and add ribbon and a bow. 

Die cut a blue tag and white letters and glue together. Add some twine to the tag. Poke a little hole in the top of the balloon and push the twine through.

Die cut a small blue hexagon and glue inside the lid to cover where the twine has been attached.

Stamp the Special Delivery onto white card and die cut with the banner die. Die cut a blue banner and glue both banners together, then attach to the hot air balloon with a 3D foam pad.

I thought I’d share one last photo….when I took the plant outside to take a photo a little ladybird (the first one I’ve seen this year!) appeared from the periwinkle plant and climbed onto my plant pot for an impromptu photo shoot!

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Glue the green die cut behind the white patterned die cut. Fold the tabs on the pocket backwards and add hi tack tape to the outer tabs.

Die cut the long folding tab and one of the dies with the slits.

Add narrow hi tack tape to the narrowest areas and feed through the slits in the other die cut.

Attach the narrow areas with the hi tack tape to form a tab.

Die cut a pop up and use the same die along with a sentiment die to create a green pop up. Glue the green die cut on top of the white one.

Glue the base of the pop up stick to the front slider plate and slider bar.

Push the mechanism tabs through the slot in the pocket.

Attach the pocket to the back of the pot die cuts.

Die cut the base and sides of the pot and add hi tack tape to the tabs.

Attach the base and sides to the front of the pot.

Die cut this tab with slits again.

Push the tabs from the slider mechanism through the slits of the small tab, fold over each other and glue in place.

Die cut the small tab shape, score and fold, then add hi tack tape and adhere the 2 centre pieces together to create a tab.

Fold around the back of the tab (from pic 13) and glue to secure.

Die cut the large pot from white card, placing the positioning slot die in the centre to create the large slot.

Push the slider mechanism through the back panel and adhere to the back of the pot.

Die cut a large green pot, also with a slot and glue to the back of the pot.

NB make sure to only add glue around the outside of this die cut so that the slider mechanism can move freely!

Die cut large yellow flowers, green stems, medium green flowers, small white flowers. Emboss/ shape the flowers and assemble. Glue inside the pot and add Honey Gold Glitter Drops to the centres of the flowers.

Adhere your postcard to the kraft base at a slight angle and hanging over two of the kraft base edges. The overhang will be trimmed off at a later point.

Using the handwriting stamp from Stamp Club ‘Patterns & Prints’ or something similar, randomly stamp in areas across both the postcard and the attached kraft base in ‘Metro Grey’ Nuvo Hybrid Ink

Covering the majority of the bottom right-hand-side, lay the ‘Simple Hearts’ stencil approximately as shown, secure into place and then, using a spatula, apply Nuvo ‘Coconut Sorbet’ Chalk Mousse. Try not to apply it to every heart shape or particularly evenly, this will help try and achieve a worn, distressed, uneven look. Set aside to dry.

In the meantime, using your Nuvo ‘Soft Suede’ Hybrid Ink, stamp out the rose image from the ‘Loveable Library’ set twice.

Colour the rose images using coloured pencils to resemble a similar colour palette to those in the ‘Beautiful Memories’ patterned cardstock.

Cut out your roses using fine detail scissors.

Once the chalk mousse has dried, in Nuvo Clear Mark Ink, randomly stamp both the larger and smaller ‘ink splatter’ images over areas of the page as shown. Then add the Copper Embossing Powder and heat set using a heat tool.

On some vellum, stamp out the feather quill image in clear ink and add some ‘Glacier White’ Nuvo Embossing Powder. (I find embossing powder likes to stick in many ‘unwanted places’ on vellum so an anti-static bag or homemade pop-sock containing cornflour is a really handy tool to have at hand.)

Cut out the feather using fine detail scissors and gently bend it along the centre to give it a curved, more 3D effect.

In clear ink, stamp out the rounder ink bottle shape and heat emboss in white embossing powder.

Using a clear mark pen, ‘colour in’ the centre of the ink bottle as shown. Then apply and set the copper embossing powder. Using a white pencil, colour the outer edges of the bottle to give it a ‘glassy’ look. 

Using a paper trimmer or long bladed scissors, trim off the overhanging edges to bring your base back to a rectangle.

On kraft card, stamp out the ‘I love you more than words can say’ sentiment in ‘Metro Grey’. Trim around it in a rectangular shape and stamp an off-set rose image in the background in ‘Soft Suede’. Using the same ink, distress the edges of the sentiment. Next, adhere to some ‘Olive Green’ cardstock and trim leaving a thin border. Hand draw an additional border on the kraft card using a white gel pen.

Cut out the ‘flower stamp with bee’ image from your patterned cardstock.

Attach your cardbase to your 7x5” white card blank. As the kraft card had slightly ‘warped’ from the heat tool, I found the best way to stick it down smoothly was to run tissue tape closely around the edges and use liquid glue in the centre.

Glue your ‘stamp’, glass bottle and first rose directly onto the page as shown. For the vellum feather, I used tissue tape (along the bent centre) so it wouldn’t show through.

On kraft card, stamp out the ‘I love you more than words can say’ sentiment in ‘Metro Grey’. Trim around it in a rectangular shape and stamp an off-set rose image in the background in ‘Soft Suede’. Using the same ink, distress the edges of the sentiment. Next, adhere to some ‘Olive Green’ cardstock and trim leaving a thin border. Hand draw an additional border on the kraft card using a white gel pen.

And there you have your final, mixed media crossed with shabby chic, ‘love’ themed card!

I hope this has inspired you to have a play around with combining lots of different media to see what effects and layers you can create or to consider perhaps a less traditional approach to your Valentine’s Day cards this year.

Either way, have fun and happy crafting!

Trim off the excess card around the machine so that you are left with a machine that looks like the picture, then add the other detailed machine die cut over the top. If at any point you are confused please refer to the pics.

Next we are going to die cut x2 dress forms from the foiled kraft card and 1 dress die cut from the embossed specialty paper. Glue the dress forms together to create a stronger one piece then glue the dress over it. If only it was this easy to make a dress right?!

Tip: I rubbed some soft suede over the top of my embossed paper dress just to add some interest to the design

Add some redline tape to the waistline of your dress form piece. Grab your pieces of tulle and pinch them together just to create some shape, then stick them to the redline tape at the back of the dress form.

Cut a panel that's 3.5” x 4.5” from the glitter card and a 3” x 4” panel out of the misty grey. Card. Use the edge die to give the glitter card a zig zag stitch edge and use the stitch stamp to add some stitch lines to the edges of the grey card.

Tip: you can use white gel pen to make the stitches on the glitter card more visible.

Cut a 1.5” x 2” piece of white card and a 1.5” x 1.5“ piece from the sienna treasure card. Use the edge die to give your sienna treasure piece the look of a fabric swatch. You can use a paperclip to hold the pieces together. Also, use pens to add details and make it really realistic.

Grab a small piece of kraft card and stamp the tape measure design onto it. Use a bone folder to curve it slightly. All the elements are ready, lay them on your card to figure out the layout then use a pencil to mark the placements. Once you know where everything is going, stamp on your sentiment.

Glue down your pieces in this order. Start by adding the glitter gold and misty grey faux fabric pieces at an angle. Next add your sewing machine and try to place it as straight as you can. (You can add foam tape just to the top of your machine die cut to add some dimension.) Then add your tape measure right under your machine. Next, add your fabric swatch piece and lastly your dress form with a bit of foam tape as well to keep the dimension of that tulle.

Finish your card with some accessories. I have gone for some staples, a button and some sequins. But you can add any extra detail you want there's definitely plenty of die and stamp options in this set. Just remember this is a collage card so the placement is always flexible just make sure you are having “sew” much fun as your craft always!

Die cut the plain outer die from Rose Pink card and glue to the back of the clock. Use all 3 dies together to cut out the panel for the clock front. Glue both die cuts to the front and back panels.

Use the small arched die to create the doors. Cut out the cuckoo from Misty Grey card and glue behind the aperture.

Die cut an Ivory circle for the clock face. Use the same die with the slightly larger scalloped die to cut out a gold clock frame and the small die shown at the bottom right to cut out gold clock hands.

Glue these pieces in place.

Cut off the piece shown from one side panel, then glue the panel to the back of the clock using the glue tabs.

Glue the other side on in the same way, gluing the tabs together at the top.

Glue the front in place in the same way.

Die cut an Ivory window and shutters. and a little fence. Die cut 2 pieces of Avocado Green Ivy and glue in place.

Die cut 3 of the roof tile shapes from Rose Pink card. Fold one and burnish the fold line well. Glue to the top of the clock, only adding glue along the top edge. Snip the other 3 in half and glue the tiles onto the roof, tucking the bottom edges in below the tiles above.

Die cut the foliage from Avocado Green and glue to the side panel. Die cut one of each of the flowers from Ivory card, shape with an embossing tool, glue together and glue on top of the foliage. Add a Crystal Drop in the centre.

Die cut 2 pieces of Avocado Green ivy. Snip a little off to shorten and glue to the front of the clock as shown

 I made a dark clock, using shades of brown card to resemble an actual wooden clock (like the one we were given as a present by a lovely German family who came to stay with us) and two other variations on that and you can see how I made them in my video here 

However, for this blog post, I thought I'd add a burst of colour!

Cut a 14cm square of Arctic Blue card and glue to the card front.

Die cut a 10.5cm diameter circle from the card. Reserve the blue circle.

Using both dies shown, die cut a silver Rosette.

Use the outer Rosette die to cut out 2 of the blue outer shapes.

Glue a length of thread down the centre of one of the blue shapes.

Glue the two blue shapes together with the thread down the centre and then glue the silver rosette on top.

Glue the thread tightly at the top and bottom of the aperture on the inside of the card. Cover with white card.

Glue the blue circle from the front of the card directly behind the aperture.

Front view.

Use both dies shown to cut out the silver sentiment circle and then the outline die to cut out the blue scalloped circle. Glue to the centre of the card.

Cut out a selection of stars and ribbons and glue around the aperture, snipping if necessary.

Add Crystal Drops

You can see how to make the other 2 cards below in my video here 

Isn't this little cottage just the cutest! You can make this and some other variations with the Enchanted Cottage Showcase 

Use the 2 dies shown together to die cut the door panel.  

To make a nice strong base, add a second pentagon inside as shown. 

Glue the panels onto the brown die cuts.

Die cut a red door using both dies shown together for the detail and the outline die for the backing plate. Glue together.

Glue the door in place. 

Die cut the 3 dies shown 4 times from Champagne Harlequin card.

Glue the two panels together by the side tabs and glue the pieces onto the roof parts.

Glue the tabs along the bottom onto the little square die cut.

Glue the remaining side together.

Fold the tabs over and slip the little protruding parts into the slits.

Die cut several pieces of ivy from green card and glue to the cottage

Add Crystal Drops to the flowers.

You can see how to make 2 other little cottages on my YouTube channel here - 

You can see how to make 2 more cards on my YouTube channel here 

Using a blending dauber, apply the ‘Shamrock Green’ Nuvo Hybrid Ink through the tree stencil. Let’s call this Tree 1.

Remove the tree stencil, take the tree cut out piece and secure it directly over the top of Tree 1. Using the white pigment ink and a blending dauber, create a ‘misty’ effect around the tree edge.

Remove the tree cut out and re-position as shown. Continue the misty effect around to create a second tree, blending into the first with the pigment ink.

Take your stencil that comes with the Happy Holiday set and using some washi tape, cover the immediate gaps surrounding the tree; including the tree’s trunk.

First, reposition the cut tree shape stencil back over the top of Tree 1 and then position & secure the stencil you have just adapted over the top.

Using a spatula, apply the ‘Bramley Apple’ Nuvo Expanding Mousse through the stencil and then heat-set with a heat tool to fluff it up.

With a white gel pen, add some ‘snow’ definition to the tree edges.

Die cut a second ‘tree’ shape (Tree 2) and apply the ‘Myrtle Green’ Embellishment Mousse first, adding some depth with the ‘Seaspray Green’ afterwards. Set aside to dry.

Remove the washi tape from the stencil and align the ‘snow waves’ over the top of Tree 2. Secure into place and apply ‘Worn Linen’ Expanding Mousse. Heat set and then do one final ‘long’ line along the bottom section of the tree.

Using the stencil, add random ‘snow dots’ with the Worn Linen expanding mousse and heat-set each group of three, before applying the next three. Fill any gaps with single dots until you are happy with your ‘snowfall’ look.

Trim the edges of your square base by approximately 3mm on each edge and attach to a 7x7” white card blank.

Using foam fixers, attach Tree 2 directly over the top of the second ‘misty’ tree outline.

Stamp the ‘Merry Christmas’ sentiment onto kraft cardstock in the ‘Glacier Cherry’ red hybrid ink and cut out using the above die shape. Using a white gel pen, hand draw a little border around the edges if desired.

Attach the sentiment using foam pads and there you have your finished festive card!

I love getting messy and playing around with combining different Nuvo. I hope this has inspired you to have a play with bits you may already have in your crafty stash or to try something new.

Thank you so much for reading my post and happy crafting!

Kate x

In Buttermilk Yellow card stock, cut two of the smaller sized main dies, one jar octagonal bottom, one upper rim (by cutting one octagonal bottom with a smaller octagonal die inside), and four of the small lid lip sections.

In Pistachio Green, cut two of the lid sections and four plain octagonal pieces.

In Ivory, cut four leafy decorative octagons, four leafy trapezoid pieces (small ones with slanted sides), and four leafy triangles.

Glue the white decorative octagons to the solid green octagons, and glue those to the four large centers in the main jar pieces. Glue the small ivory triangles & trapezoids to the matching sections on the lid pieces, and glue the two lid pieces together in the centers.

Burnish all scored edges on the main die pieces and begin folding in, gluing as you go.

Glue the ring across the top tabs. Glue the lip piece flaps to the underside of that ring, one at a time, adhering each to the previous lip piece.

Glue the bottom piece in place.

Using a hole punch, punch two holes side by side in the center of the lid top. This hole might need to be enlarged with a craft blade and made just large enough for the shank of a button to fit snuggly into it. Glue the lid flaps together.

Cut one tag in Pistachio and one decorative section in Ivory. Glue together and attach baker’s twine to the tag and to the button shank. Add a drop of permanent glue to the shank of the button and push it into the hole in the top of the lid.

Glue grosgrain ribbon across the base of the jar lid.

Hello crafty friends – Dawny P here and welcome to the craft room and this month’s showcase collection. This month our showcase is a beautiful and ultra-versatile set called Fanciful Floral Frames.

This set allows you to create lots of different frames for your cards and projects, as well as layering and there is also a lovely set of banner dies which you can use on its own or with the set of stamps that come with the set – more of that in a sec!!

So, there’s 23 dies here which can make up 25 different types of frame – that’s amazing!! They’re a good size as well. You can use the dies end to end or mix and match with others in the set. And as they’re verso dies, you can leave them in your card if you choose for even more versatility. There’s a beautiful floral theme with these which make them perfect for practically any occasion as well. And included within the set are 10 debossed sentiments.

As I just mentioned, there’s a set of sentiment stamps as well – 17 sentiments plus a dashed banner which works really well with the dies, plus 4 cute little accessory stamps – a tiny flower, a heart, a star and a flourish – and I like using these to create borders or for adding little points of interest The thing that grabbed me about the stamps when I first saw them is their lovely fonts, and there are two different ones. They’re also, for me, a really nice size as well.

So, what are we making today? Well, I thought we’d use some of the dies to make nice layer and then add a frame and a sweet banner sentiment to create a nice pretty card.

OK so firstly place the die on a piece of Mauve cardstock and with the pencil, mark the two little grooves where the two black dots are shown. Take the die off of the card then draw vertical line over them down either side. This will help you line up the dies when we come to the next bit. Replace the die onto the card and run it through the machine.

Now place the die back onto the card at the other end, lining those little grooves on the lines you drew (how big a gap you leave is up to you) and re-run back through the machine

So it should now look like this. What you need to do now is cut from A and A and B to B to release the frame from the cardstock. You’re basically joining up the die cuts with your scissors.

NB Don’t cut along your pencil lines – your cut lines are just outside of these.

It should look like this. Now rub out the pencil lines and your frame is done.

Now let’s finish the cutting.

Cut 5 of this shape from Bright White cardstock.

For the banner, cut one of the larger shape in white and one of the smaller size in purple as shown.

Take your stamp set and stamp out the dashed lined banner shape, as shown, onto a scrap of white cardstock.

Now stamp your sentiment into the centre of the stamped banner.

And finally cut it out using the die shown here. 

Mat the white square onto the mauve square using glue or DST.

Stick onto your card base using dimensional pads.

Now stick down the patterned paper square as shown. 

Take 2 of the white die cuts and the frame you made and stick together as shown ie right sides of the white die cuts to the wrong side of the frame.

I used glue – take care not to get it onto the bits of the white card that will stick out over the edge of the frame. I added a strip of DST across the join as well, but you don’t really need to do this if you don’t want to.

NB – l’ve done this so that the flatter part of the white die cuts are hanging over the edges of the frame but you can do this with the curved end for a different look.

Now take another 2 of the white die cuts and glue them on top of the first pieces as shown.

I stuck this down so that the curved ends of the white die cuts hang over the edges of the frame this time, but again you can glue it the other way if you want. It looks nice either way.

Now using dimensional pads, stick down to the front of your card base.

Take the last remaining white die cut and stick down to the front of your card as shown. Again, I used dimension pads but you can stick it down flat if you’d prefer. 

Now for the banner. Glue the smaller mauve die cut pieces onto the larger white piece. Don’t forget the little bits at either end!!

Using dimensional pads, add the stamped sentiment piece. 

Add this to the card front as shown. 

Finally, add a bow and finish off with some beautiful Nuvo Drops. 

So let’s get our cutting done first. This is what you’ll need to cut -

Cut 2 of the base pieces in Mauve Purple.

Cut 4 of this shape in Arctic Blue. You have a choice whether to use the plain edge or the edge with the pinhole detail.

Cut 4 of this shape in Arctic Blue.

Cut 4 using the outside edge pieces in Bright White then use the inside edge die to cut in the detail.

Cut 4 of this shape in Arctic Blue. Again you have a choice whether to use the plain edge or the edge with the pinhole detail.

Cut 2 of the tags in Mauve Purple. I always cut 2 and then glue them together so it looks nice and neat on both sides – you’ll see in a second.

Cut 1 in Arctic Blue. 

Cut your sentiments. You’ll need 2 and you have a choice as there are 8 different ones. I went for ‘Birthday’ and ‘Wishes’. I just ran these through the machine without using embossing plates and you can see that the detail really stands out. Once done, I trimmed them down.

So that’s our cutting done – now let’s go onto to preparation and assembly.

Apply strong tape to the side glue tabs as shown. Do this for both base pieces. You can use wet glue if you want but I find this is a better option.

Now flip it over and apply strong tape to the bottom tabs as shown. Again do this for both pieces. Then reinforce your creases. For the curved sections, I find it easier to bend them around my hand. I also crease all sections apart from the base in both directions as I find this helps with assembly later on. 

It’ll look a bit like this.

Stick the white detail pieces onto the blue outside edge pieces. Because these are going to be stick onto a slight curve later, use your hand or bone folder to gently bend them slightly.

Now remove the backing from the tape on the side glue tabs on one of the base pieces, line up and stick together as shown. It might be helpful if you add a little bit of wet glue over the tape so that you can move it if it’s not quite in place. 

Now stick your panels on as shown. You’ll see that we’ve only stuck 3 down at this point – we’ll add the rest once we’ve joined the sides. 

And speaking of which!

Now remove the backing from the tape on the other side glue tabs and bring that side around to meet the other side to stick the box together

Now stick on the remaining panels. I’ve tucked the base out of the way here and we are going to sort that out in the next step. 

There’s a couple of ways you can deal with the base but I’ve found this is the easiest way. Open the top up and rest it face down like this so that it’s upside down. Then bend in one of the bigger sections. 

Now remove the backing tape and stick down the smaller sections. You might want to put your hand inside the box to press them down well. 

Now apply glue to the remaining larger section and stick down. Doing it this way, the base looks nice and neat when you look inside. 

Just the tag to do now.

Stick both main tag pieces together, wrong sides facing.

Now stick down the blue decorative piece – I used foam pads to add dimension but you can stick it flat if you don’t want to use these. 

Now stick down your trimmed sentiment pieces. Then thread some twine or ribbon through the top.

Finally, bend the top sections inwards and the decorative scalloped flaps outwards then thread some twine or ribbon through the holes and pull together. Tie off then attach the tag.

Hello crafters – Dawny P here and welcome to the craft room and this month’s showcase collection. This month our showcase is the gorgeous Exquisite Envelope set of dies which make sweet gift tag holders for you. And not one, but two different designs. You can also use the elements on your cards and other projects.

So what we are going to make today? I thought it would be nice to make a holder and a matching card set, which includes a bit of stencilling as well. We’ll start with the gift tag holder then move to the card.

Cut one of this die in Arctic Blue.

Cut one of this die in Bright White.

And cut one of this die in Bright White.

If you are making a matching card, then you’ll need to cut 2 of these.