Today I have the great honor of participating in the Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Basics & Beyond blog tour. I will be showing you a little peek of what is inside one of the newest books from Annie's Attic.
I have to admit, from the day I saw this particular book I could hardly wait to get my hands on a copy. As most of you probably already know, I am a huge fan of not only the publisher of this book but also my Spellbinders™ dies. If you scroll through my blog you will see that I use Spellbinders™ dies on practically every project I create and have even designed stamp set for Gina K Designs that coordinate with these awesome dies, so I knew it would be a must have for my creative library.
The book project I have to show you today is called Mother's Day Tea (pg44) and was created by designer Terre Fry.
There is so much to say about this project. First off, I love the vintage feel of the whole ensemble. This style is something I am not very good at so always love to see and try to learn from. The set includes a card, invitation and place card with the typical large clear photographs and step by step detailed instructions typical of Annie's Attic publications.
This particular party set uses four different Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® die sets and one Borderabilities die set along with the Grand Calibur™ die cutting system. The dies used are Long Scalloped Rectangles Lg, Petite Scalloped Ovals SM, Petite Ovals SM, Standard Circles SM, and Big Scalloped Border Borderbilities.
The oval dies in particular have been used in a variety of ways to show not only the creativity of the designer but the versatility of the dies. As you can tell by the photo, the place card (top left) is not the typical square/rectangular design. It was created in an oval shape. This kind of shaped card is super easy with the Spellbinders™ dies. The ovals were cut in half to create perfectly rounded flaps for the invitation; and, for the card they were used to cut out and mat a focal image. This technique is another area that makes Spellbinders™ dies stand out about the rest. With the patented open centers you are able to place the dies perfectly centered over a stamped or printed image before cutting and get the exact placement the first time.
You will notice that the embossing featured on every piece in the photo (and throughout the book) is very crisp and clean. This is truly representative of that which can be created with the use of Spellbinders™ dies in conjunction with the Grand Calibur™ die cutting machine.
This book has not only a six page section on using the dies and special techniques but also features helpful tips throughout. One tip that was shown on the Mother's Day Tea page but not shown in the image above reads: Did You Know? You can choose to only emboss with a Spellbinder's die template? That is one feature of these dues that I totally love, especially as a "clean and simple" designer. Below is a sample in which I used the featured tip of "embossing only". I created this quick and easy card to showcase my "Live Life Loud" stamp set that will be released on Thursday evening by Gina K Designs. Notice the crisp clean border? It was created with Spellbinders dies! I placed the die on the inside of the card for this particular border but you can place it on the outside when embossing and get yet another look.
Upon review I have to say that this book is a must have for any Spellbinders™ user. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Basics & Beyond is available in print as well as a PDF electronic download. Be sure to stop by and get your copy today!
If you missed yesterday's reviews be sure to stop by and visit my designer friends AJ Otto and Michelle Woerner for even more peeks at this great book. The complete list of desginers participating can be found on the CardMaker magazine website. You can also find Annie's Attic, CardMaker Magazine and Spellbinders Paper Arts on Facebook.
Thanks for stopping by today. I'll be back tomorrow with more peeks of my new Live Life Loud set as part of the preview blog hop from Gina K Designs.
I have to admit, from the day I saw this particular book I could hardly wait to get my hands on a copy. As most of you probably already know, I am a huge fan of not only the publisher of this book but also my Spellbinders™ dies. If you scroll through my blog you will see that I use Spellbinders™ dies on practically every project I create and have even designed stamp set for Gina K Designs that coordinate with these awesome dies, so I knew it would be a must have for my creative library.
The book project I have to show you today is called Mother's Day Tea (pg44) and was created by designer Terre Fry.
This particular party set uses four different Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® die sets and one Borderabilities die set along with the Grand Calibur™ die cutting system. The dies used are Long Scalloped Rectangles Lg, Petite Scalloped Ovals SM, Petite Ovals SM, Standard Circles SM, and Big Scalloped Border Borderbilities.
The oval dies in particular have been used in a variety of ways to show not only the creativity of the designer but the versatility of the dies. As you can tell by the photo, the place card (top left) is not the typical square/rectangular design. It was created in an oval shape. This kind of shaped card is super easy with the Spellbinders™ dies. The ovals were cut in half to create perfectly rounded flaps for the invitation; and, for the card they were used to cut out and mat a focal image. This technique is another area that makes Spellbinders™ dies stand out about the rest. With the patented open centers you are able to place the dies perfectly centered over a stamped or printed image before cutting and get the exact placement the first time.
You will notice that the embossing featured on every piece in the photo (and throughout the book) is very crisp and clean. This is truly representative of that which can be created with the use of Spellbinders™ dies in conjunction with the Grand Calibur™ die cutting machine.
This book has not only a six page section on using the dies and special techniques but also features helpful tips throughout. One tip that was shown on the Mother's Day Tea page but not shown in the image above reads: Did You Know? You can choose to only emboss with a Spellbinder's die template? That is one feature of these dues that I totally love, especially as a "clean and simple" designer. Below is a sample in which I used the featured tip of "embossing only". I created this quick and easy card to showcase my "Live Life Loud" stamp set that will be released on Thursday evening by Gina K Designs. Notice the crisp clean border? It was created with Spellbinders dies! I placed the die on the inside of the card for this particular border but you can place it on the outside when embossing and get yet another look.
Supplies:
Stamps: Gina K Designs (Live Life Loud available 2/17)
Ink: Clearsnap
Grand Calibur™ die cutting machine
Gems
Upon review I have to say that this book is a must have for any Spellbinders™ user. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Basics & Beyond is available in print as well as a PDF electronic download. Be sure to stop by and get your copy today!
If you missed yesterday's reviews be sure to stop by and visit my designer friends AJ Otto and Michelle Woerner for even more peeks at this great book. The complete list of desginers participating can be found on the CardMaker magazine website. You can also find Annie's Attic, CardMaker Magazine and Spellbinders Paper Arts on Facebook.
Thanks for stopping by today. I'll be back tomorrow with more peeks of my new Live Life Loud set as part of the preview blog hop from Gina K Designs.
6 Reader Comments:
This book is definitely on my must have list. I have a cuttlebug and several spellbinder dies and nesties (LOVE their products), and sometimes I forget all the different applications and techniques I can use with them. Your projects are SO beautiful. Especially the tea for mom card - just my style of crafting! Thanks for sharing your review of this fabulous book!
Tami, thank you for doing such a lovely job on reviewing my Mother's Day Tea project. I love how simple you make using the Spellbinders die templates to just emboss look, and they truly are that simple to use...nicely done.
Great Review Tami!! The book is Fabulous and all of the projects are so wonderful! I love the Mother's Day Tea created by Terre Fry--she is a dear sweet friend and a very talented designer. Love your Live Life Loud card!!
You did a great job reviewing the new Spellbinders book! Can't wait to get my hands on a paper copy.
thanks for the review!
Sandra ltb
What beautiful work by Terri...stunning thank you so much for sharing!
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