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CAS Die-Cut Thanks Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Thanks card featuring the Rounded Alphabet die set from Simon Says Stamp. It’s easy to change this design – use a different sentiment (like “Hello”) or different colors.

I began by cutting Orange Creamsicle cardstock with a die in the Lawn Fawn Rectangle Stacklets set. I dry-embossed the rectangle with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from Stampin Up’.
I cut 80 lb. white cardstock with the Rounded Alphabet die set and trimmed the piece into a rectangular shape smaller than the orange rectangle. I removed the letters as I would be using it as a guide to place the letters on to the orange cardstock.
I cut 100 lb. white cardstock with the Rounded Alphabet die set.
I cut turquoise cardstock with the Rounded Alphabet die set.
I placed the white cardstock piece from which I removed the letters over the orange rectangle and held it in place with washi tape. I adhered glue to the letters cut from the heavier-weight cardstock into the frame, skipping the letters where I would be adding the turquoise THANKS. Once all of the letters and symbols were added, I removed the frame.
I adhered the THANKS letters into the open places on the orange rectangle.
I created a card base with Sea Glass cardstock.

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Stitched Florals – Die-cut Thanks

Hello! Today, I am sharing a thank you card featuring the My Favorite Things Stitched Blooms die set. This set is not new but it is new to my collection.

I applied Distress Oxide inks on to white cardstock and cut the flowers and leaves from that cardstock.
I assembled the die-cut pieces with liquid adhesive.
I placed the pieces on a kraft cardstock base on which I had stamped the Thanks sentiment. Some of the pieces were adhered directly to the base and some with foam adhesive.

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Simon Says Stamp CAS Summer Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS summer-themed card featuring Simon Says Stamp supplies. Why summer you ask? I just received the bike die and that made me think of warm and sunny days.

I taped the sky and grass (ground) cardstock pieces together on the back and cut them with a Lil’ Inker square die.
I cut the bike with the Classic Bicycle die and assembled it. I added it to the square panel with foam adhesive.
I cut the SUMMER letters with the Summertime die and glued them to the grass.
I stamped Hello and Happy with stamps in the Four Seasons Sayings set and cut them with a skinny banner die (MFT set that is now discontinued).
I dry-embossed the card base with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from Stampin Up’.

Supplies: Simon Says Summertime die set; Simon Says Four Seasons Saying stamp set; Stampin’ Up Lemon Lime Twist, Stampin’ Up Melon Mambo cardstock, and Gina K Designs Turquoise Sea cardstock; Memento Pear Tart ink; Stampin’ Up Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions embossing folder

Only A Shower – CAS Die-cut Encouragement Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS encouragement card combining die-cuts and a Distress Oxide ink background. Appropriately, it began to rain just as I finished this card!

I created the background with Distress Oxide Pumice Stone and Tumbled Glass inks. I added a little Broken China at the top of the blue and a little Hickory Smoke at the bottom of the gray. I cut the panel with a square die.
With a now-retired Memory Box Umbrella die (one of the very first dies I ever purchased), I cut the umbrellas from cardstock colored with Hickory Smoke (umbrella shafts), Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade (umbrella canopies), and Black Soot (handles and end). I pieced the umbrellas together by performing some fussy cutting (the die is one-piece).
I cut the Happy Clouds from white cardstock and backed them with cardstock colored with Black Soot.
I applied Moonstone Glimmer paste through the MFT Raindrops stencil (retired) in select places. The SSS Raindrops stencil has similarly-sized raindrops.
I heat-embossed the You Got This sentiment on black cardstock and cut it with one of the Lawn Fawn banner dies.
I dry-embossed the card base with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from Stampin Up’ (retired).

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Pom Pom Bunnies – CAS Easter Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CASE of an Easter card I saw in the store. I used the Oh Bunny die to cut the bunnies and added a sentiment from the matching stamp set. I went for bolder colors than the retail card, which featured more pastel colors.

I glued the pom poms on to the bunnies and then added the bunnies to the stamped card base with dot adhesive.

This card combines one of my favorite design elements – color – with one of my favorite design principles – repetition.

Cardstock colors (starting in the upper left): Bazzill Gumball, SU Tempting Turquoise, SU Cucumber Crush, Bazzill Juicy Pear, SU Daffodil Delight, Bazzill Circus Peanuts, SU Watermelon Wonder, SU Poppy Parade, SU Melon Mambo, and Bazzill Gummy Bear

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