Fall Door Die-cut Scene

Hello! A decorated front door is a sign of the change in season. A wreath, a few pumpkins, and scattered leaves can turn an everyday entrance into a welcoming fall display. For this card, I recreated that feeling in a die-cut scene with the now-retired Taylored Expressions Door to Door Collection. The dies in the collection, along with several other TE sets, make it easy to build an entry with fall colors.

When I purchase cardmaking supplies, I’m beginning to look at them through the lens of play value, a term often used when talking about children’s toys. A toy with high play value can be used in many different ways and continues to offer possibilities over time. Given the cost of many cardmaking products, I think it’s worth considering how many different ways a die or stamp set can be used. A door die set with accessory sets can have high play value. The door can be decorated for fall in addition to Halloween, Christmas, spring/Easter, and summer/Fourth of July (to name a few) with additional die sets. In this case, I received the Taylored Expressions Door to Door Collection for design team assignments, so cost wasn’t a consideration. Going forward, looking at supplies through the play value lens can help me decide whether a purchase offers enough creative possibilities to make it worthwhile.