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.

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.

Spellbinders: Nestabilities Dies - 2 - The Sizes

Today we will go over different sizes of Nestabilities Dies.

Each set of Nestabilities Dies comes with 5 to 7 dies and each die is approximately 1/4" smaller than the previous one. So you can create frames with 1/4" borders with these dies easily. But what happen if you need to create 1/8" borders? Don't worry, Spellbinders thought of that. For each shape (circles, ovals, rectangles, squares and long rectangles) of Nestabilities, it has one large set and one coordinated small set of dies.

In the picture to the left, the top one shows Petite Oval Large Dies and the bottom one shows Petite Oval Small Dies. They are almost identical, except the small set is 1/8" smaller than the large set. So if you have both large and small sets, they will cover more intervals. But if you don't need that flexibility, then one set should be sufficient for your scrapbook or craft projects.

For each shape of Nestabilities Dies, it also offers the coordinated scalloped dies. With both non-scalloped edge and scalloped edge dies, you can create very pretty scallaped edge frames. The scalloped edged dies also comes with large and small sets. Some of you have asked which one you should get if you can only buy one set. Well, this is all depends on what is your preference. Here I am showing 2 pictures. The top one is using a Petite Oval Small Die with a Petite Scalloped Large Die. This combination offers wider border.

The bottom one is using a Petite Oval Large Die with a Petite Scalloped Large Die. This combination offers narrower border. So both combination are equally pretty and it's really depends which one you like better when you choose a scalloped edge die.

Spellbinders: Nestabilities Dies - 1 - The Basics

For someone who is new with Nestabilities Collection by Spellbinders, it can be very overwhelming and confusing. How does it work? What is the difference between large and small circles? Which scalloped ovals work with the petite ovals? So I will try to answer some of the questions for the next few weeks. Today, let's go over the the basic information about these Nestabilities Dies.

First, let's take a look at these Nestabilities Dies. One side of these dies have ridge and the other side is flat, as shown in the first 2 pictures. The first one is the largest die from Petite Oval Large Set and the second one is the largest die from Petite Scalloped Oval Large Set. The ridge side is the cutting side. When you run these dies through a machine, you want to put the ridge side against the cardstock. Please refer to Spellbinders: Die Cut Machine Capabilities check the correct cutting and embossing sandwich for your machine.

I built the cutting sandwich with the Petite Oval Large Die and ran through my machine. After I completely ran it through and peeled away the perimeter scrap surrounded the die cut image, this is what I got. If I also want to emboss the die cut, I will then take the die with the die cut attached, built the embossing sandwich for my machine and ran it through the machine again. Tip: If you want to emboss your die cut, after its cut, DO NOT PEEL the die cut away from the die before you emboss, otherwise it will be very difficult to line up and build the embossing sandwich.

I repeated the same process with the next largest die from Petite Oval Large Set with brown cardstock. Now I can layer the brown die cut on top of the cream one and build a nice oval die cut.