Guest tutorial author Betty Traciak will show you how to transform scrapbook paper into a customized bracelet, with a gift box to match.

Double-sided paper

Adhesive

Pencil (as a form)

Elastic thread

Q: Kate wants to know: "What is your favorite die or set, and why can't you live without it?"

A: I am so glad I purchased the Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics sets - these are rectangle die sets that are sized for perfect matting on A2 cards. I make a lot of full-panel backgrounds, and these dies produce a perfectly cut panel with a finished edge and just the slightest border. For full-panel techniques like Herringbone or the Starburst Background, the dies create a perfect panel and trim off all the excess in one pass through the die cut machine - that's difficult to do with a trimmer, and scissors never get the edges quite perfect enough. These are simple and practical dies, but they save my trimmer blades from a lot of wear.

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Lorna has a tip for Glitter Highlighted Embossing: "I did something similar to this. I stamped my image in VersaMark and then heat embossed the image with a glittery embossing powder. I then used a sponge dauber and colored over my image and fussy cut it out. It turned out very pretty and sparkly and the glitter seems to stay in place."

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No special supplies are needed for next week's tutorial.