Jun 30, 2020

Wedding Card in Gold and White

Hey there!
It's Judy here with some inspiration
for creating a classic and elegant wedding card.

I decided to use plain white and gold glitter card stocks
and a white 5 x 6.5 inch card base.

I used several die sets.






Using the Sue Wilson die set I created borders
around a rectangular piece of white card stock.
This took a little bit of time but I like how it came out.
This die set is very versatile as you can use
the dies in many ways to create various edges.



I added gold glitter card to the white card base
and layered the border edged piece on to the gold.


Next I added a rectangle die cut in gold.
Then came the oval frame die cut, which was
adhered with foam tape.
The bride and groom from the wedding canopy
was added inside the frame.
I die cut the smaller "Forever" sentiment, added
to a small rectangle and popped across the lower edge 
of the oval piece.





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 play and create with your dies and we'd love for you 
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Jun 29, 2020

Sweet Birthday Wishes



Hey everyone, Anne here from Anne-Made and today I'm sharing a fun fold birthday card I created for the Dies R Us Inspiration team.  


open to reveal area for personal message

The following dies were used to create this card:


Tonic Studios: Mixed Edge Rectangle Layering Basics.  Any of these would also work.




I also used the AALL & CREATE stencil called Lushly Leafy. Although DRU doesn't have any of their stencils at the moment, they do carry some of their amazing stamps.  

The sentiment stamp is by My Favorite Things (Bitty Birthday Wishes), but any thin sentiment stamp or die cut would also work well.  The sentiment strip was die cut using a My Favorite Thing die that coordinates with the stamp set.

To start off, I created the colorful background using the stencil and Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. Once this was completed, I began die cutting the fishtails. 

There are a couple different things you can do if your dies are the right width but the length isn't long enough. You can cut the strip of paper a tiny bit wider than the die and thread the end of the strip of paper above the cutting edge at the back end of the die.  Or you can make sure the top cutting plate for your machine is placed before the end of the die.  That way it won't cut the back side and you can trim it to whatever length you'd like.  That's what I did for these fishtails.

I alternated the sizes and added both solid cardstock colors and patterned cardstock.  I stamped my sentiment and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

As you can see above, the fishtails open to reveal another solid cardstock fishtail die cut.  This is where you can write a personal message. 




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Jun 26, 2020

Ocean Waves

Hello crafty friends,

Mary back with a fun summer card that showcases the Layered Background Ocean Wave dies from Creative Expressions containing two dies both measuring 4.4x3 inches.  Additionally, I used on old Die-Versions' Seahorse die, which is not currently available, but here's a link to one that is.   If you want more options, here's the result of a search for "seahorse".   I also wanted to show you some options if you are looking for some dotted rectangle dies  


Here's the video on how I created this card:



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Jun 25, 2020

Oh Gnome

Hello Everyone

Alycia here again from My Craft Addiction to share with you Oh Gnome.

I hope all of your are enjoy the first few days of Summer.  It has been super crazy for all of us this year.





This was such a fun and easy card to make.  I love the Mushroom House Die from Lawn Fawn. Using this die you can create so many different homes for your gnomes.  Along with the Mushroom house die I used the Mushroom border die. This set of stamps from Lawn Fawn is called Oh Gnome.

Lawn fawn has some amazing paper pad to create amazing cards.  My favorite for houses and doors is the Knock on Wood 6 x 6 paper pad.  The windows in this card I decided to cut out little pieces of yellow card stock so as to make it look like light are on for this little gnome.

I hope you all enjoyed my card for this week.

Wishing you all a great week and have a wonderful weekend.

See you soon

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Jun 24, 2020

Quick and Easy Flower Ideas

Happy Wednesday, friends!

It's Nancy, from The Nickel Nook, to share a quick and easy flower tutorial!
I've used the  Sizzix Tim Holtz - Small Tattered Florals die for my samples.
They were in stock when I began this project,
but I see now that they're out of stock.
These ideas will work well with many other flower dies too.


I like to cut multiples of these, and put them together in front of the tv.
I also like to make them from white cardstock.
Since I don't have a specific project in mind, 
I'm not sure what color I will need. 
Making them all white gives me any option of color,
with inking, spraying, or painting.


For the first flower, I cut two each of the three largest flowers.
I spritz them with a little bit of water,
and then roll them up into tight little buds.
Then I set them aside to dry completely.


Once they're dry, I carefully open the flowers out.
Then I use liquid glue to adhere the petals together,
from largest to smallest, off-setting the petals.


As you can see in the photo of my finished flower,
I actually re-rolled the final die-cut layer before adhering it into the center of the flower.
This flower has lovely texture and dimension.
It's ready to be sprayed any color.
It also looks really pretty with just the tips all inked up.



For my second flower sample,
I die-cut two each of a large, a medium, and a small.
I then use my stylus and my foam pad to shape the flowers.
First, I lay it face side down on the foam,
and run the stylus over the back of each petal.
Then I turn the flower over, 
and apply pressure to the center of the flower with the stylus.
This gives each flower petal a lovely shape.


Then I adhere my flowers together with wet glue, 
from largest to smallest, off-setting the petals. 
I decided that I wanted to use just one of each size for this flower.
So the layers I cut made two complete flowers.


These still have wonderful texture but not as much bulk as the first sample.
Again, they're ready to be colored any way you want. 
This flower also offers a lovely center to add a pearl, rhinestone, or bead.


There you have it...two different quick and easy flowers.
Great to have on-hand for whenever you need a flower.

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I'll be back soon with another fun project!

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Jun 23, 2020

Sending Smiles with Shakers Made Easy!

Hi Everyone! Luci here from My Crazy Craft Life, with a fun shaker card! I used Jillibean Soup "Small Circle Set"! Be sure to check out the video HERE for all the details!


The Jillibean Soup dies and shaker pouches make it so easy 

to create a shaker card!



For the background panel, I used a Kindred Stamp stencil with grass and clouds.  Then blended distress oxides Lucky Clover and Peeled Paint for the grass, and Tumbled Glass and Broken China for the clouds.




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Jun 22, 2020

Put A Stamp On It!

Hey crafty friends...Vicki here from He"artful" Validation of Vicki.

Did you know that there is a National U. S. Postage Stamp Day and it's celebrated on July 1st?  I did not!  And to celebrate, you can go to this site and create your own stamp...Postage Stamp.  How fun is that?  What a great activity this would be for teaching kids about the postal service too.

 It's always nice to receive a card or letter in your mailbox.  This was a great opportunity for me to use one of my very favorite die sets, Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Postage along with the Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Heart.

 
 
  Here's a card I designed to say "hello" to a good friend that I haven't seen in a while. 

"Hello"

 

 The square base design works perfectly with these postage stamp dies.  I included a stamped sentiment die cut with a small heart.


Here's a close up of the layered postage dies. 

 
 The bright patterned paper made for a fun postage stamp design!
 
Thanks for stopping by...
I hope I've inspired you to use die cuts on your creative projects.
 
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Jun 19, 2020

Birthday Wishes Edger Card

   Hello everyone, Mandi here today with a simple birthday card. 
    I used an Impression Obsession celebrate edger die. If you are new to these here is a quick tip on getting it right every time.  First, create a scoreline in the card base, make sure the cardstock is wider than the die. Line the die's score line on the card's fold scoreline. Use a low tack tape to hold it in place, Don't over tape the die to the card since the tape becomes more "permanent" once it is through the machine.

 
   Here is what the back of the card looks like once the edger is popped out. 

I used the bunting die from Frantic Stamper below the edger to mimic the banner embossed cardstock. The die might be little but cuts through the glitter and mirror cardstocks easily.
   
   Then it comes to making cards I love to create a matching envelope seal, I figure it is a great way to use some of the scraps that I have from creating the card. I punch a 1" circle from cardstock and glue a die-cut, in this case, a little party hat. 
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