Copyright Information

The design work, text and photographs on this site are copyright by The Craft Bin, LLC. This information is shared to inspire you. All content on this site is not to be used for commercial purposes without explicit permission. Thank you so much for your support!

Blogroll

Custom Web Applications

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Spellbinders - Nestibilities Circle Dies

I showed you different sizes of Nestibilities Square Dies from Spellbinders last time. Today I want to show different Nestibilities Circle Dies from Spellbinders.

There are total of 6 sets of circle dies from Nestibilities Collection and Spellbinders have put them together into 2 combo sets. The first one is called Nest 04 - Petite Circles which includes

  • S4-114 Large Standard Circles

  • S4-115 Large Petite Scalloped Circles

  • S4-116 Small Standard Circles
  • S4-117 Small Petite Scalloped Circles












  • The second one is called Nest 05 - Classic Circles which includes

  • S4-114 Large Standard Circles

  • S4-124 Large Classic Scalloped Circle

  • S4-116 Small Standard Circles

  • S4-125 Small Classic Scalloped Circle











  • The difference between these 2 combo pack is the scalloped circles. Scalloped Circle Dies in Nest 04 - Petite Circles are slightly smaller than the ones from Nest 05 - Classic Circles.

    Here are the dimensions for all 6 Circle Dies Sets.

    (1) Large Standard Circles (item number: S4-114)
    • There are total of 7 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 3 3/4" in diameter
      • 3 1/4" in diameter
      • 2 3/4" in diameter
      • 2 1/4" in diameter
      • 1 7/8" in diameter
      • 1 3/8" in diameter
      • 7/8" in diameter
    (2) Small Standard Circles (item number:S4-116)
    • There are total of 7 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 3 1/2" in diameter
      • 3" in diameter
      • 2 1/2" in diameter
      • 2" in diameter
      • 1 5/8" in diameter
      • 1 1/8" in diameter
      • 5/8" in diameter

    (3) Large Petite Scalloped Circles (item number: S4-115)
    • There are total of 6 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 4" in diameter
      • 3 1/2" in diameter
      • 3" in diameter
      • 2 1/2" in diameter
      • 2" in diameter
      • 1 1/5" in diameter
    (4) Small Petite Scalloped Circles (item number: S4-117)
    • There are total of 6 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 3 3/4" in diameter
      • 3 1/4" in diameter
      • 2 3/4" in diameter
      • 2 1/4" in diameter
      • 1 3/4" in diameter
      • 1 1/4" in diameter
    (5) Large Classic Scalloped Circle (item number: S4-124)
    • There are total of 6 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 4 1/8" in diameter
      • 3 5/8" in diameter
      • 3 1/8" in diameter
      • 2 5/8" in diameter
      • 2 1/8" in diameter
      • 1 1/8" in diameter
    (6) Small Classic Scalloped Circle (item number: S4-125)
    • There are total of 6 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 3 7/8" in diameter
      • 3 3/8" in diameter
      • 2 7/8" in diameter
      • 2 3/8" in diameter
      • 1 7/8" in diameter
      • 1 3/8" in diameter
    So if you want to get all 6 circle sets, I would suggest that you get Nest 04 - Petite Circles with
    Large Classic Scalloped Circle (item number: S4-124) and Small Classic Scalloped Circle (item number: S4-125). Or Nest 05 - Classic Circles with Large Petite Scalloped Circles (item number: S4-115) and Small Petite Scalloped Circles (item number: S4-117). So you won't get 2 duplicate sets.

    Just like all the other Nestibilities Dies, you can mix regular circles with scalloped circles to create beautiful nested effect and here are a few combination you can create out of these dies.

    In the first picture, I used Large Standard Circles (item number: S4-114) with Large Petite Scalloped Circles (item number: S4-115). See how tight the scalloped edge is against the regular circle.




















    In the next picture, I used Small Standard Circles (item number:S4-116) instead of Large Standard Circles and you will see more scalloped edge. Here you can even see the embossed scalloped edge, which was covered when I used Large Standard Circles.




















    In the next picture, I used Large Standard Circles (item number: S4-114) with Large Classic Scalloped Circle (item number: S4-124). As I mentioned before, these scalloped dies are larger than the petite ones so you can see more scalloped edge.




















    In this last picture, I use Small Standard Circles (item number:S4-116) instead of Large Standard Circles with the same Large Classic Scalloped Circle (item number: S4-124). You will see even more scalloped edge. There is really no right or wrong combination of doing this. It's really depends on what is your preference.


    Saturday, January 10, 2009

    Spellbinders - Nestibilities Square Dies


    Today I want to show different Nestibilities Square Dies from Spellbinders. There are 4 sets of square dies from Nestibilities Collection and they are
    (1) Large Classic Square (item number: S4-126)
    • There are total of 7 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 3.5" x 3.5"
      • 3" x 3"
      • 2.5" x 2.5"
      • 2" x 2"
      • 1.5" x 1.5"
      • 1" x 1"
      • 0.5" x 0.5"
    (2) Large Classic Scalloped Square (item number: S4-127)
    • There are total of 6 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 4" x 4"
      • 3.4" x 3.4"
      • 2.9" x 2.9"
      • 2.25" x 2.25"
      • 1.75" x 1.75"
      • 1.15" x 1.15"
    (3) Small Classic Square (item number: S4-128)
    • There are total of 7 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 3.25" x 3.25"
      • 2.75" x 2.75"
      • 2.25" x 2.25"
      • 1.75" x 1.75"
      • 1.25" x 1.25"
      • 0.75" x 0.75"
      • 0.25" x 0.25"
    (4) Small Classic Scalloped Square (item number: S4-129)
    • There are total of 6 dies in this set.
    • Dimension of each dies are approximately :
      • 3.75" x 3.75"
      • 3.13" x 3.13"
      • 2.6" x 2.6"
      • 2" x 2"
      • 1.4" x 1.4"
      • 0.88" x 0.88"
    If you want to purchase all 4 of them together, you can save some money by purchase Nest 02 - Classic Square. This set comes with all 4 square sets but with price of 3. That's 25% saving!

    You can mix classic scalloped square with classic square to create beautiful scalloped edge frames. You can even mix large and small sets of scalloped square and regular square to create different look. In the first picture, I used Large Classic Scalloped Square with Large Classic Square. The one on the left side are also embossed.














    In the second picture, I used Large Classic Scalloped Square with Small Classic Square instead of large. The one on the left are also embossed. This combination will show more scalloped edge. There is no right or wrong combination here. It's all depends on what is your preference.

    Sunday, January 4, 2009

    "D" is for Daughter

    Happy New Year! everyone. How was your holiday? Are you ready for my first post of the year?


    For those of you have a daughter, what does your daughter mean to your? Is she a joy bringer? a heart warmer? a memory maker? I am sure she is all that, plus she is your love, right?

    Today's page layout is for "D" in an ABC baby girl album.

    A couple of things I want to mention:
    1. For the phrase, "A daughter is .. a joy bringer, a heart warmer, a memory maker. A daughter is ... love.", I printed it on the back side of vellum paper so the ink will not get smeared easily. Also when you print on vellum paper, make sure you change print option for transparency so less ink will come out. Do not touch the printed vellum paper for a few minutes after print. Otherwise, you will smear the prints.

    2. For the lower right hand corner, I took Heidi Swapp's clear extras and painted with red, green and white acrylic paint on the back side. I mixed white with red and green paint separately to make different shades of pink and green. One thing I like about these clear extras is if I mess up the paint, I can wash it off with water and try it again. I hope you will give this a try.


    Items used in this layout include:

    1. Chatterbox's Villa Memory Building Kit
    2. Chatterbox's red and pink ribbons
    3. Chatterbox's Olive fuzz stickers
    4. Heidi Swapp's Pink Chipboard Alphabet Box
    5. Heidi Swapp's clear extras from Runway Collection.