Category: die cuts

Summer Fun – Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #38

I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #38.

TE Share Joy Challenge #38

I used the sketch to create a summer-themed card showcasing the Eventful – BBQ die.

TE Share Joy Challenge #38

I stamped the sentiment from Little Bits of Summer on my MISTI (I’m having a lot of fun with this set mixing and matching the words!). I trimmed the Eventful – BBQ silhouette at the end of one of the banners and attached it to rectangles cut with a die in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets set.

TE Share Joy Challenge #38

I added a sun cut with dies in the Stitched Circle Stacklets set. The background of Watermelon cardstock was dry-embossed with the Lots of Stars folder.

Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!

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Hello Summer!

Today I’m sharing a card showcasing the Taylored Expressions Summer Nights Paper Pack.

The patterned papers feature a red/white/blue color scheme perfect for summer projects, patriotic or otherwise. My card celebrates a variety of summer activities!

TE Summer Nights Patterned Paper

Red/white/blue is one of my favorite color schemes, no matter what the season, but most especially in the summer months. I used one of the square dies in the Stitched Square Stacklets set to cut out the patterned paper squares (I clearly like the star theme!) to create a patchwork background. For the embellishments, I cut Little Bits – Firework, Little Bits – Ice Cream Cone, Little Bits – Flip Flops and Little Bits – Popsicles from TE solid cardstock in coordinating colors (Cherry Pop,  Sugar Cube, Blue Corn and Toffee) and placed them on the squares with foam adhesive. One of my favorite things about the TE patterned paper packs is that they coordinate perfectly with the TE cardstock colors!

I added a sentiment from the Little Bits of Summer set, which I stamped with my MISTI – Precision Stamping Tool (the set contains a number of words that can be put together for different summer-themed sentiments).

And there it is – a quick-to-put-together, summer-themed card with a lot of pattern and color and not a lot of fuss!

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You’re Pretty Sweet!

Today, I’m sharing a “just because” card combining a Hero Arts sentiment with a basket of strawberries created with Impression Obsession dies.

Pretty Sweet

I used my MISTI to center the sentiment on the patterned paper so that it would line up with the notebook paper lines. At first I had the carton adhered to the patterned paper without foam, but it looked “flat” so I pulled apart of carton and added foam. I positioned the strawberries several times before getting the basket to look right.

Hope your week is off to a great start! Hard to believe it’s almost June!

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Happy 4th of July – TE Share Joy Challenge #37

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #37.

TE Share Joy Challenge #37

I used the sketch to create a summer-themed, July 4th card.

TE Share Joy Challenge #37

I used the Marching On die to cut out the children and dog, using only a portion of the silhouette. I attached the silhouette to a square, which I cut with a die in the Stitched Square Stacklets set, after stamping it with a sentiment from the Patriotic Pals Stamp & Die Combo set. I attached the scene to a card panel dry embossed with the Fireworks folder.

TE Share Joy Challenge #37

Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!

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The Card Concept #56

Today, I’m sharing a card created for The Card Concept #56 – Sweet Tea.

CardConcept56

My card features a Clean & Layered style using Taylored Expressions stamps and dies.

TE Little Bits - Teacups

I was inspired by the feminine feel of the inspiration image, such as the flutes on the cups, as well as the colors. I used Little Bits – Teacups to cut the teacups (embellished with Rainbow Brights Flowers sequins), which I put against a background cut with a die in the Stitched Circle Stacklets set and dry-embossed with the Paisley folder. I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Some Like It Hot set (which with its cursive and leaf/heart illustration plays into the feminine and frilly look). I finished the card front with a banner cut with one of the dies in the Skinny Mini Valentine Borders set. The smaller hearts were cut with one of the other dies in the Skinny Mini Valentine Borders set and the biggest one with the Little Bits – Love Confetti set.

TE Little Bits - Teacups

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