Thursday with Sandiebella: Triple Diamond Step Card

Before I share Sandiebella’s latest amazing tutorial with you, I have some exciting news! Our new release is almost here. That’s right! Gorgeous new blue rubbah is ready to start winging its way to your craft space next week. Release day is Monday 4th March, and we have some incredible previews lined up for you over the weekend, starting on Saturday.

While you wait for that, check out Sandie’s tutorial, as she shows us how to create a beautiful…

Triple Diamond Step Card

Supplies:

Bundle Girl Beekeeper rubber stamp (Bees)

Card
Designer paper (used: Carta Bella, Flower Garden)
Stitched circle and stitched pennant dies
Scoring board and bone folder
Adhesives – wet glue, foam tape or dots
Heavy acetate

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Oddball Frog Footman Side Latch Card

Time for another brilliant Thursday with Sandiebella tutorial!

Oddball Frog Footman Side Latch Card

Supplies:

Card
Designer paper
Stitched rectangle dies
Stitched pennant dies
Adhesives – wet glue or double sided tape, and foam tape or dots.
Scoring board and bone folder

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Sprouted Baby Gift Bag Tutorial

Sandiebella has an adorable step by step tutorial for us this week!

Sprouted Baby One Sheet Gift Bag

Supplies:

Card
Designer paper (used – P13, Baby Joy)
Scoring board and bone folder
Stitched circle dies
Stitched Pennant dies
Scalloped border die
Adhesives – wet glue, foam tape or dots.

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Oddball Mending Hearts Valentine’s Gift Box Tutorial

Happy Thursday! Sandiebella has a gorgeous step by step tutorial for us today…

Oddball Mending Hearts Valentine’s Gift Box

Supplies:

White card
Valentine’s themed designer papers
Scoring board and bone folder
Adhesives – double sided tape, wet glue, foam tape
Embellishments

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Gnome Police Officer Gift Card Shadow Box Tutorial

Time for another fab Thursday with Sandiebella step by step tutorial! This week Sandie will show you how to create a…

Gnome Police Officer Gift Card Shadow Box

Supplies:

Navy card
Designer papers
Scoring board and bone folder
Adhesive – wet glue and double sided tape

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Tiny Townie Mad Hatter Easel Drawer Card

It’s Thursday and Sandie is back with another fab tutorial! This time she’s showing us how to create…

Tiny Townie Mad Hatter Easel Drawer Card

Supplies:

Card
Designer Papers (used – Kora Projects: Wonderland)
Scoring board and bone folder
Adhesive – double sided tape, wet glue and foam tape.

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Get Well Care Box featuring Froggy Trio

Sandiebella is back with her first tutorial for 2024! The theme is perfect for this time of year too…

Sorry You’re Feeling Croaky – Get Well Care Box

Supplies:

Off white card
Designer papers (used – Echo Park, First Responder)
Scoring board and bone folder
Adhesives – wet glue and double sided tape

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Christmas Gift Shadow Box

Sandiebella is back! So happy to say that she’s created a fabulous festive tutorial for us this week. Not sure what we’d do without her ideas and amazing step by step instructions.

Christmas Gift Shadow Box

Supplies: 

Heavy double sided paper
Scoring board and bone folder
Wet glue/adhesive/foam tape or dots
Embellishments (optional)
Precision scissors
Acetate

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Thursday with Sandiebella: Oddball Batty Duo Halloween Tic Tac Gift Box Tutorial

Sandiebella is back with a fantastic Halloween themed tutorial today!

Halloween Tic Tac Gift Box

Supplies:

Tic Tac box
Black card
Halloween themed papers (used: Carta Bella, Hocus Pocus)
Scoring board and bone folder
Pennant die
Distress oxide ink – Carved Pumpkin
Ink blending tool
Adhesive and foam tape/dots

How to:

Cut black card – 
(1x) 9.5″ x 7″
(1x) 2″ x 3″
Cut designer paper – 
(2x) 2-1/4″ x 3-1/8″
(2x) 1-3/4″ x 3-1/8″
(2x) 2-1/4″ x 1-3/4″
(1x) 1-7/8″ x 2-7/8″
Score the 9.5″ x 7″ piece of card on the 9.5″ side at 1″, 2-7/8″, 5-1/4″ and 7-1/8″

Turn 90 degrees and score at 1-7/8″ from each end.

Cut away the top and bottom panels of the 1″ section. Cut down the top and bottom panels of the next section (1-7/8″) to anything between 1/2″ and 3/4″. Cut all of the score lines from the top and bottom to the intersecting score line.

Fold in the tabs of the other 1-7/8″ sections, apply adhesive to both.

Fold up the box and adhere the sides

Apply adhesive on the inside of the remaining 2-3/8″  sections, fold up and adhere to the sides.

Taper in the edges of the 0.5/0.75″ tabs.

Adhere the paper pieces to the outside of the box.

Stamp one of the bats from Oddball Batty Duo and colour using your preferred medium.

Fussy cut around the outline.

Adhere the small piece of black card and the paper layer together.

Adhere to the front of the box.

Adhere the bat to the box front using foam tape. Apply a dot of glue to the end of the cherry stalk and glue down.

Stamp a Halloween sentiment onto white card, cut out using a pennant die. Before removing the die, ink with carved pumpkin distress oxide ink

Adhere to the top of the box.

Fill the tic tac box with halloween candies and place inside the box.