Spellbinders Panda Cubs Tutorial

Hello friends - thanks so much for stopping in today!  It is time to share a tutorial for Spellbinders and I have to say - I am loving these adorable Build a Panda Etched Dies and I am sure you will too!  Pandas are very topical right now but in reality we know they will never go 'out of style' they pull at peoples heart strings way too much for that! So lets get creating...

Die D-Lites Build a Panda Etched Dies is a set of eight dies that can have your panda in a standing or sitting position. An adorable set to add to your next project. - Spellbinders

1. Cut/emboss three (3) Panda Faces, two (2) Sit Down Bodies and one (1) Standing Body using white card stock and the  Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine.

2. Cut/emboss three sets of Eyes and Nose, three (3) sets of ears, three (3) sets of hands and one set of legs using black card stock.

3. Cut/emboss one Bow Tie in pink, blue and yellow.

4. Glue the eyes, rose and ears into place on the three Panda Faces, add any extra details using White and Black Gel pens.

5. Glue the hands and legs onto the two Sitting Down Pandas

6. Use the Die as a stencil on the Standing Panda and sponge the legs using black ink.

7. Glue on the arms of the Standing Panda.

8. Glue the a Bow Tie onto each Panda.

9.Cut/emboss white card stock using Distressed Edges #5 (#1 being the smallest)

10. Emboss the Die Cut using the Em-bossing Fold'ers Maze.

11. Sponge using Bamboo Leaves on the lower portion of the card front.

12. Sponge a yellow circle in the top right corner using Electric Yellow.

13. Sponge the remainder of the embossed card using Summer Sky.

14. Adhere the Standing Panda near the centre of the card front - slightly to the left.

15. Pop up the two (2) Sitting Down Pandas in front of it.

16. Cut/emboss one cloud from the Rise 'n Shine Etched Dies.

17. Cut the Cloud in half and adhere the right half to the card front, just above the Standing Panda.

18. Adhere the computer generated sentiment on the right side of the card using E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.

19. Pop the finished card front onto a slightly larger pre-cut white card base.

Spellbinders Products

• S3-318 Die D-Lites Build a Panda Etched Dies
• S4-784 Shapeabilities Rise 'n Shine Etched Dies My Little Red Wagon by Debi Adams
• S5-174 A2 Distressed Edges Card Creator Etched Dies
• SEL-001 Seth Apter Em-bossing Fold'ers Maze 5 x 7 in Single Sided
• T-001 Tool 'n One
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies: White and black card stock; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: Extreme Double Sided Tape, 3D Foam Squares; Liquid Glue; White Gel Pen; Imagine Memento Ink in Bamboo Leaves and Summer Sky, Radiant Neon Ink in Electric Yellow; Computer Generated Sentiment

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{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting