Die Cut

Bright and Beautiful Star

Love the new catalog!  I made this shaker card with the Bright & Beautiful stamp set.  Sure, it’s presented as a Christmas set,. but why limit it?  I used is as a congratulations card here with Night of Navy layered over Whisper White card stock.  With a little careful inking and the use of the …

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Wondrous Wreath

Wondrous Wreat sampleMy brain is overflowing with ideas from convention.  We got to try some of the products that will be in the Holiday Catalog.  This sneak peak was made from the sample I made with the Wondrous Wreath stamp set and the coordinating Wonderful Wreath Framelits.  There are more stamps and Framelits in the sets that would make this card even more wondrous, but that will have to wait until the catalog goes live August 28th.

So Grateful There’s You in the World 7-12-14

So Grateful There's You 7-12-14I think Traveler, World Map, and Chalk Talk must have been meant to go together.  And I think the colors go great too!  I used Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, and Early Espresso.

I designed this card before Stamp Out Fussy Cutting was born.  I used gold embossing powder to bring out the globe, but I think the cut-out makes it pop much better.  And you don’t have to stick with Whisper White.  You could request a cut out from a different color or just sponge the cut-out to any color you want.

 

20140703_233234I sponged the train cut-out with Crumb Cake and it looks great!

 

Click below for supplies and directions (without the cut-out)

Grateful There’s You in the World 7-12-14

Work of Art 6-14-14

Work of Art Work of Art Inside 6-14-14This stamp set, Work of Art, has been very popular for a very good reason.  It has stamps that can stand alone like the chevron, heart, and dot.  It has 4 great swooshes that can be used with the other stamps like I did in this card, but those swooshes can also add color behind other images.  It also has greetings that can be combined to make phrases and the sentence we used inside the card.  I think the arsty look contrasts nicely with the bold graphics of the Back to Black Designer Series Paper.  The soft colors from the Subtles Collection also contrast nicely with the black and white.  Try this set to make your own work of art.

I found getting the stamps back in the case to be a difficult puzzle.  If you have trouble as well, follow this link to see how I did it.  There is a photo you can slip into the case to make it easy.

Click below for the free pdf supply list and directions.

Work of Art 6-14-14

 

Work of Art in wood or clear-mount

Back to Black Designer Series Paper

Squares Collection Framelits

Lattice Window Card 5-13-14

Lattice Window 5-10-14I love this card!  It was so simple and so elegant. It opens to reveal a repeat of the design and the greeting.

 

Unfortunately it uses a lot of retiring products.  The lattice die and the En Francais stamp will be hard to find now.  I think you could achieve a similar look by substituting leaves or maybe even one of the new Thinlits in the 14-15 annual catalog.  Or perhaps even totally recreating the intertwined circles with the Circles Collection Framelits.

 

 

Click below for the free printable supply list and instructions.

Lattice Window 5-13-14

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