Category: die cuts

Penny Black Woodland Friends

Today, I’m sharing a CAS spring-themed card combining an image from Penny Black’s #30-278 Woodland Friends stamp set with a die-cut fox, created with #51-193 Woodland Friends II.

Penny Black Simplicity Woodland Creatures

I positioned the Woodland Friends stamp on my MISTI and masked off the fox. I colored the stamped image with watercolor pencils. (On my first try I colored the background blue, but I decided I preferred a more CAS look.) I separately cut the fox with the Woodland Friends II set from cardstock, which I had colored with Distress Inks. I added enamel dots for the nose and eye. I attached the fox to the scene with foam adhesive.

I masked a sentiment from #30-160 Friendship and cut it with one of the word balloons in the #51-003 Chat Bubbles set. To finish off the card, I added a dry-embossed strip along the bottom.

Paper Smooches Floral Thank You

Today, I’m sharing a spring-themed “thank you” card created with Paper Smooches dies and stamps.

Paper Smooches Floral Thanks

I cut the Dainty Flowers outlines twice from white cardstock and adhered the layers with liquid adhesive. I then adhered the outlines to the card panel and inserted the leaves and petals, (I added a little glue inside the outline areas beforehand), which I’d cut from colored cardstock. I used several other floral die sets to cut additional scattered flowers. I heat-embossed the sentiment from Lovely Thoughts and cut the sentiment out with a circle die. I adhered the sentiment circle to cardstock dry-embossed with the Taylored Expressions Weathered embossing folder.

TE Share Joy Challenge #31

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #31.

TE SJC #31

I used the sketch to create a “hello” card:

TE Share Joy Challenge #31

The focal point of my card is the Stacked Teacups die cut, which I attached with foam adhesive to the Mark Your Spot Bookmark (cut down to make a tag). I used the inner oval of the rug in the Build a Scene – Nursery set to create a saucer. I used one of the dies from Build a Bookmark to create a horizontal band (I cut it twice; the seam is behind the tag). The band is attached to a panel dry-embossed with the Dotted Lattice folder. I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Simply Succulents Stamp & Die Combo set and cut it with a Stitched Banner Stacklets die.

TE Share Joy Challenge #31

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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Mother’s Day Felt Blooms

Today, I’m sharing a Mother’s Day card crafted with die-cuts cut from the wool felt at Taylored Expressions.

Taylored Expressions Felt Project

This felt cuts like butter in my Big Shot! The colors are so rich and vibrant. I cut a variety of floral elements (stems, blossoms and centers) from Lip Gloss, Butter, Persimmon, Split Pea, and Carrot and the terra cotta planter from Latte.

Taylored Expressions Felt Project

I debossed the background with the Weathered embossing folder after stamping it with a sentiment in the Simply Succulents Stamp & Die Combo set.

I used a liquid glue that was designed for foam and felt to glue the pieces together. Because the felt sticks to itself, a lot of glue is not required.

I’ve got a long list of felt colors on my “to buy” list!

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Share Joy Challenge #30

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #30.

TE Share Joy Challenge #30

I created a card with the sketch showcasing some of the April 2016 release products, specifically sewing-themed stamps and dies. And while I wasn’t trying to use the colors in the inspiration photo, it looks like I did (at least a little bit).

TE Share Joy Challenge #30

I heat-embossed a sentiment from Stitch by Stitch 2 and cut the panel with the largest die in the Stitched Square Stacklets set. I cut a circle with the Stitched Circle Stacklets and embossed it with the Cross Stitch folder. The buttons were cut with the Little Bits – Buttons set and the needle and thread with the Little Bits – Needle & Thread set (I cut the spool from cardstock in the Woodgrain Textured Cardstock Pack and the needle with Premium Cardstock – Metallic Neutrals).

TE Share Joy Challenge #30

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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