die cuts - Right as Rain

Spellbinders | Americana Quilt Card

Hello! Making this Americana quilt card was an absorbing process, almost like assembling a small paper quilt. I used an older 3″ quilt square die (Flower Mini Quilt by Becca Feeken) from Spellbinders and inlaid red, white, and blue patterned papers to create a classic Americana patchwork. I repeated the process to make a second square. The finished card is 3 1/4″ x 6 1/4″ and is kept simple with a BetterPress sentiment. The result feels nostalgic. This card idea occurred to me after I posted about Red, White, and Blue cards.

This card came together easily and became a relaxing project while I was brushing up on my watercolor skills for a different card. I’ve been enjoying revisiting older products, such as the Flower Mini Quilt die set, and discovering new ways to use them. You can see a guest blog post from several years ago that uses this die set and others in the Home Sweet Quilt Collection HERE.

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Elizabeth Craft | Rustic Barrel and Roses

Hello! Today I am sharing a card with a rustic garden feel, which combines several Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets. The design features a weathered wooden barrel containing roses and lush greenery, a birdhouse, set on a patterned paper background for added texture. A simple tag tucked into the arrangement finishes the scene. I originally set out to make a Fourth of July scene, but the design morphed along the way!

- Create a 5″ x 7″ card base from textured white cardstock and add a patterned paper panel (49 and Market from a season or so ago).
- Cut the barrel, birdhouse, and birds with dies in the Floral Foliage 1 set from soft-finish cardstock. Color and assemble as required.
- Cut the roses and leaves with dies in the Roses set from soft-finish cardstock. Color the leaves and shape. Shape the roses. This video from Elizabeth Craft is a big help in shaping the elements.
- Cut additional greenery with dies in the Greenery Fillers 01 set (now retired) from soft-finish cardstock. Color and shape.
- Stamp the sentiment and cut with a tag die. I used a now-retired Stampin’ Up Timeless Tropical stamp and a Taylored Expressions tag die.
- Arrange and adhere the elements to the prepared card base.

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Memory Box | Sweet Summer Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a sweet summer thank you card created with Memory Box die sets, which features an adorable mouse beside a watering can overflowing with colorful flowers. Cheerful summer colors keep the focus on the scene, while a die-cut “thank you” sentiment adds the perfect finishing touch for a heartfelt handmade greeting.

As I mentioned in this post, it’s been a while since I’ve used Memory Box dies, and I was again reminded how much I enjoy their die sets.

- Create an A2-size card base from patterned paper cut with a stitched rectangle die.
- Cut the watering can, mouse, floral items and greenery from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble and add to the card base.

Additional Memory Box/Poppystamps dies: Simple Thank You (sentiment), Groovy Flower (stems)

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Fourth of July Bicycle Card Scene

Hello! This Fourth of July card was created more as a small scene piece than a traditional greeting card. I built it around the large Spellbinders bicycle die set (the Big Bicycle from Bibi’s Cats and Pugs Collection), combining it with balloon dies and additional elements from other Spellbinders sets.

I used patterned paper from Echo Park for the background and a coordinating Echo Park sentiment. The overall design was inspired by an image I saw in a shop window of a garden flag. To accommodate the scene and keep the proportions balanced, I worked in an 8” x 8” format, which allowed the elements to breathe and interact visually rather than being constrained by a standard card size.

The result is less about practicality and more about storytelling in paper form.

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Memory Box | Garden Pail Bouquet

Hello! It’s been a while since I’ve reached for Memory Box dies, and this card reminded me how much I enjoy their die sets. I combined several die sets, Garden Pail Bouquet and Arched Flower Basket, to create a pail overflowing with cosmos-like blooms and smaller filler flowers.

- The die-cut pieces were cut from Soft Finish Cardstock, colored with Distress Oxide inks, and then assembled.
- For the background, I stamped a Penny Black background stamp in a sand-colored ink on sand cardstock, creating a subtle pattern that lets the colorful bouquet remain the focal point. A simple “hello” tag (Stampin’ Up Timeless Tropical stamp set and a Taylored Expressions tag die) tucked into the arrangement finishes the design.

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