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Giving Makes You Happy,
Contour Steel-Rule Die
(SR-016)
Designer Series, Tropical
Paradise: Palm Trees (S3-
249), Flamingo (S3-248),
Pineapple (S3-252)
Card, coloured
Papers, patterned
Make it...
Bunting
1
Cut several 7cm x 10cm
pieces of patterned paper.
Fix to 8cm x 14cm of coloured
card to give a 5mm border
on three sides. Cut the excess
card at the bottom into a
pennant shape.
2
Die-cut pineapple, palm
tree and flamingo shapes
from coloured card. Use the
rubber mat to emboss the
motifs then glue together and
fix to the centre of each flag.
Shapeabilities
™ cut, emboss
and stencil with a single
die template. Debi Adams
clean and simple approach
continues with an eclectic
line full of fun, quirky and
trendy designs called the
Wild & Free Collection.
A wonderful assortment
of topical leaves with a fun
inclusion of a pineapple
and flamingo in the five-
piece set.
spellbinderspaperarts.comBrighten plain
skewers with fancy
flamingo toppers
2
Cut a pineapple motif
from plain card, glue
different colours behind
the shape and trim to
the outline with scissors.
Alternatively, cut flamingo
pieces from card and layer.
Fix the motifs to the tops of
the boxes with foam pads.
Want a mirror image of
an embossed design?
Lay the cut out on the
top of the die and use a
small ball-ended tool to
deboss into the recess
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Try it..
Love it...
Stick to juicy, eye-
popping colours
for a real taste
of the Tropics
Tip
Look around for
patterned papers that
will coordinate with
your die-cut motifs
Favour boxes
1
Cut and assemble a gift
box from brightly coloured
card. Decorate the side
panels of the box with 6.5cm
squares of patterned paper.
Add a plain square to the
top of the box.
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