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Fourth of July – Die-cut MFT Birdhouse

Hello! Today I am sharing a card showcasing the Birds of a Feather and Birdhouse die sets from My Favorite Things. This design is the same as the card I shared here. I changed out the colors and created a sentiment on my computer to make a Fourth of July card. I love red, white, and blue, patterned paper, and die-cutting – this card covers all three!

I die-cut the birds, birdhouse, and floral pieces from Neenah Solar White, SU Daffodil Delight, SU Garden Green, SU Real Red, FSJ Black Licorice, and patterned paper in my stash.
I assembled the pieces with Tonic Nuvo glue and added them to a panel cut from SU So Saffron (on which I had printed the computer-generated sentiment) with a now-retired MFT Blueprints set.
Although the Birdhouse set includes a post, I wanted my sentiment to go below the birdhouse, so I added a string of cardstock cut with the IO Vintage Ornament die to hang the birdhouse from the top of the card.

Hope your week is off to a terrific start!

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It’s Strawberry Season! – Die-cut Berry Truck

Hello! I’m back online with a “just because” card. I’m still getting things rearranged in my new workspace. It’s strawberry season and the ones we’re getting in the PNW are fantastic. I crafted this Pacific Northwest scene with Impression Obsession dies, a My Favorite Things stencil, Memory Box dies, and a Hero Arts sentiment.

As I created this card, I was using a Valentine’s Day card that my brother and I sent my grandmother sometime in the 1960s as a straight edge and a Cross pencil of my father’s to draw lines for trimming. That’s a good indication of how much crazy is in my life – that I could lay my hands on those tools faster than a ruler and pencil from this century!

The sentiment is from the Hero Arts Stamp Your Own Fruit set (now retired). The clouds are from two different sets – Memory Box Puffy Clouds and Marshmallow Clouds.

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Let It Snow – CAS Die-cut Winter Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS winter-themed card featuring the Elizabeth Crafts Skis die-cuts. I am transitioning from Christmas cards to winter-themed ones (I like many holiday cards so much, it is a tough transition!).

I created the background with the Taylored Expressions Buffalo Plaid Background stamp. I used the Impression Obsession Fir Tree Border for a layer between the base and the stamped ski slope. The sentiment is from an older Hero Arts set.

Give Thanks – CAS Die-cut Fall-themed card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS fall-themed card showcasing the Impression Obsession Give Thanks stamp.

I did not know immediately how I would use the stamp, I just liked the calligraphy! After cutting and coloring the Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame 3 pieces for this card, I decided to make more to cluster around the IO sentiment. As I did with that card, I cut the pieces from soft finish cardstock and colored them with Distress Inks.

To frame the sentiment, I used the Avery Elle Die Burst frame. I also cut an inner mat with a circle die and centered the mat behind the frame.

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Freshly Made Sketches 336 – Die-cuts and Patterned Paper

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS, summer-themed, friendship card which I am entering into the Freshly Made Sketches 336 challenge.

This card combines my fondness for die-cuts and for patterned paper.

It took awhile to come up with a combination of papers that would allow the white chair to stand out and support the theme. I cut the chair and flip flops with the Impression Obsession Single Beach Chair die. The sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink Flipping Out stamp set.