The Out and About Collection: A Beginner's Guide by Jean Manis

Hello! Jean Manis here sharing three projects that showcase the delightful Out and About Collection. Designed to work with the compact, yet powerful, Spellbinders Scout machine, these dies offer endless creative possibilities. The Out and About Collection includes a variety of dies that can be mixed in fun ways. In this blog post, I share card designs that are perfect for beginners.

Slimline Card Featuring Two Dogs

• Cut Skateboarding Terry and Roller Disco Dottie from cardstock; assemble.
• Cut sentiment from cardstock and vellum with the Hello Smile die set. Adhere cardstock letters to vellum back. The Hello Smile set is ideal for beginners as the vellum backing makes placing the sentiment on the card easy.
• Create a slimline card base from yellow cardstock and add dotted patterned paper strip for “ground.”

Tip: Use a paper cutter to create simple, straight horizon lines.

• Add focal items to card base with foam adhesive and sentiment with dot adhesive.
• Embellish with enamel dots for a pop of detail.

Tip: Simplify your color palette to ensure that the colors coordinate and to fight decision fatigue.

Whimsical Gnome on a Skateboard

• Cut Garden Buddies gnome and smaller flower from cardstock; assemble. Cut skateboard with dies in Skateboarding Terry set from cardstock; assemble.
• Add dotted patterned paper panel to A2-size card base.

Tip: Using patterned paper for backgrounds or focal item elements conveniently adds visual interest to your cards.

• With die in the Essential Stylish Ovals set, cut white oval mat and add to card base. Note: Most of the dies in the Essential Stylish Ovals work with the Scout machine.
• With the next smaller size Essential Stylish Ovals die, cut dotted patterned paper With the same die, cut solid cardstock for the scene’s “ground.” Trim with paper cutter. Add ground to patterned paper piece and add to white oval mat.
• Cut Hello Smile sentiment from cardstock and adhere to card.

Tip: Cut the Hello Smile sentiment from vellum and use the negative piece to line up the sentiment.

• Add gnome, skateboard, and flower to the scene using dot and foam adhesive.

Charming Gnome and Mushroom House

• Cut Garden Buddies gnome and flowers and the Mushroom Mansion elements from cardstock and dotted patterned paper; assemble.
• Cut Hello Smile sentiment from cardstock and vellum; assemble.
• Create an A2-size card base from yellow cardstock. Add gray cardstock strip for the “ground.”
• Add elements to the card base with dot and foam adhesive.

Tip: To enhance the scene, incorporate additional elements such as flowers from other die sets in the collection.

Other Supplies

Medium yellow, medium gray cardstock, dark gray, peach, brown, medium green, and medium blue cardstock, dot adhesive The Out and About Collection, paired with the Scout machine, opens a world of imaginative possibilities. By limiting your color choices, using a paper cutter for clean horizon lines, and focusing on the die-cut elements, you can create stunning cards. Adding extra details with flowers, epoxy dots, and patterned paper elevates your designs. So, grab your dies, choose your colors, and let your creativity shine!