LINEAR LEAF

Hello Friends of DIES R US Inspiration Blog !
Maryvonne With you Today with Two cards ,

with  Gorgeous Sue Wilson Designs - Linear Leaf  die

Which one would you prefer?

the Green and Blue Card?

or the Red and Peach Card? 

Here in pictures the steps to make these cards :

I first cut out two projects with the Linear leaf die .

I then placed them on Watercolor paper,

And I sprinkled with different shades of Pixie Powder,

One in shades of Blue and Green,

The other in shades of Red, Peach and Pink

I sprayed a little water on the whole and voila! :

The cut backgrounds of leaves

are wonderfully iridescent ,

And I used the paper from underneath

To cut out the foliage of my floral bouquet.

 Some detailed pictures of the two cards :

Here are the dies Dies R US used to make this card:

Sue Wilson Designs - Double Pierced Rectangles - Set B

Sue Wilson Designs - Double Pierced Rectangles
Sue Wilson Designs - Linear Leaf  
Sue Wilson Designs - Faux Quilled Leaves
Sue Wilson Designs - New-York Collection - Herald Square
Sue Wilson Designs - New York Collection - Corner-Border-Tag

I hope that my card has pleased you 

and that it will inspire you for your projects,

I loved making this card!

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CAS Butterfly Collage

Vickie Y sharing a CAS (clean and simple) card with you today using one die from the DRU online store.

To begin, I created an A2 size (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") folded cardbase using white cardstock, then a layering panel of 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" for the die cut and another panel cut at 4" x 5 1/4" to use for inked panel under the die cut panel.

I used these Distress Oxide inks to sponge the ink onto the inked layering panel.

inked panel

I then adhered the Reverse Butterfly Collage die cut panel over the inked panel and used dimensionals to pop panel up onto the white cardbase.  To complete the card I used a stamp from the Penny Black Happy Snippets stamp set.

Close up of butterfly over the distress oxide inked panel

Supplies used from the DRU Online Store:

Memory Box Reverse Butterfly Collage

Distress Oxide Inks

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Cattails

Welcome to another Dies R Us Inspiration blog post.
It's Judy here with you, and today I have another inspiration for you. This time I'm using cattails and copper.

Here's how I made this card.

Before I die cut my piece, I stamped the background panel with a sliced wood background stamp. Then I cut the cattails image with copper and then gold. I saved the "innies" from the gold moon and inlaid it into the copper piece. Then I attached everything together.

Here's a close up of that beautiful gold moon.

This is the die I used.

Memory Box Graceful Cattails

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It's Written in the Stars

This is only the second time I've gotten to play with the Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Card die set, but I've had this card brewing in my mind since I bought the Upon a Star Stamps and matching dies.  I've had this set for a while but I have never used it; I just couldn't get this card out of my mind! Now that it's finally made, I can move on <grin>.  Speaking of moving on, I just placed another order with Dies R Us because not only are their die prices insanely low, but they now stock paper, adhesives, Distress markers, and SO much more.  If you haven't been to the store in a while, you need to GO!  Now let's get back to my card; I truly enjoyed making it and I hope you like it.

What I Used to Make my Card:
Black Card
Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Card Die Set, #LF1486
Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings Stamp Set, #LF844
Lawn Fawn Upon a Star Stamp Set, #LF1407  {New}
Lawn Fawn Upon a Star Die Set, #LF1408  {New}
MISTI
Lawn Fawn Starry Skies Die, #LF1377
Star/Night Sky Patterned Paper {stash}
Banner - Silhouette Cameo {but you could use these instead}
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
Scor-Tape, 1/8" size
Embossing Ink
Simon Says Stamp Detail White Embossing Powder
Watercolor Paper
Derwent Inktense Water Color Pencils
Light & Dark Brown Card
Silver Glitter Card
Wink of Stella in Clear
Acetate 

Like all fabulous Lawn Fawn products {the Shadow Box Card is a stand alone die, which means there is no coordinating stamp set}, Kelly has produced an amazing video that you can see here.  However, I changed my card up a bit.  I was inspired by this card that Kelly created {the owner and designer of Lawn Fawn}.  She used a piece of acetate to hold up one of her constellations; she talks about it in the video I referenced above.   Click on the image and you can see where I pointed out the acetate.  Like usual for me, the bunnies I used were already colored with Derwent Watercolor Pencils and cut out.  I actually have a few pairs of the rabbits and the foxes, which come with the Upon a Star set, all colored and cut out, ready to go for when the mood strikes me.

These cards are not complicated, but I took a few photos of how I made the card and how I changed it a bit.  

 On the right hand side, here are the two panels that were cut out from the dies, all the creases and tabs are folded. 

On the left you'll see the two panels attached to each other, but it's not time to do that yet.  

The background paper of the night sky was cut out and attached to the very back panel of the box prior to attaching the hills.

 Here are the panels - I cut out three of them - two I attached as instructed and one I kept separate to cut it down.  The third panel is what I am going to use to attach the acetate components.  This where I changed up the construction of the card.  On most of the shadow box cards made with the kit, there are only two hills.  I needed the third to attach my pieces that will look like they are floating {if it comes out the way I picture it in my mind}.
On the right are all three panels attached to the shadow box on one side.  The left shows the box constructed and how the first two panels {hills} can be seen, but the third one, in the very back, can't be seen.  

I put the box aside and began to construct the banner that I wanted to use. In the photo on the right, I show how I stamped the sentiment on the banner.  I used my MISTI to hold the banner and the stamp in place.  The sides of the banner are folded and I put sticky notes under each side because the stamp is longer than the banner.  This way the over-stamp won't get on the sides of the banner.

The photo on the right shows the banner stamped.  See how there was a bit of over stamping on the sticky note?


Here is a picture of the banner completed: 

Back to the shadow box; here are the three hills attached.  This is the view from the top of the box, the patterned paper is the back and the opening is the front.  On the left are some of the pieces I wanted to use in the shadow box.  I ended up switching them up, which I do quite often when making a card.  I think I want certain things and then I think other things will look better.

As I began to build up the scene, I decided I need a few bare trees to even out the box.  I cut out the small trees with dark brown paper and attached them to the second hill.  Then I cut out the skinny strips of acetate I needed to hold up the heart constellation; at this point I wasn't sure what else I was going to put in the scene.  

I flipped through my dies and came across the Lawn Fawn Starry Skies die set and decided a few glittery stars were just what I needed.  I cut out some of the stars from silver glitter card and attached some to the back of the card {where the patterned paper is} and then I floated some using the acetate strips.  I attached the bunnies and the banner; lastly, I used Clear Wink of Stella around the exterior of the box to give just a bit more sparkle.

On the right you can see a side view of the card.  It was a trial to get a good picture not showing the acetate!  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I did making it.  Don't forget, the Dies R Us store is carrying more than dies now, check out the new and improved inventory of crafting goodies! Hugs, Christi

Another Look

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Easel Valentine Card with Bev

Hi ..it's Bev here today.  How are you? Hope your holding up in this cold spell that has us all colder than normal .... even in Florida? 

 This DT project for Dies R Us showcases an easel Valentines Day card made using lots of die cuts... outside and inside the card.  I am also using one of the newest products in the store.... ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever. It goes further than you think and only needs a little to go a long way. Watch in the store for the fine tip writing tool to compliment this product soon. It allows for fine tip gluing and is amazing.

Supply List:

Dies: Memory Box Classic Heart Collection MBD 99617, Impression Obsession Love 271, Impression Obsession Classic Corners 407

Glue: Scraperfect Best Glue Ever

Machine/ tools: Big Shot Express, Misti
Other: Paper: Pion To My Valentine, Cardstock, Gem stones, stitching

For this card I started by pulling and sizing some papers to the card base. I cut mats for pop of colour and depth and dimension to my projects. I cut lots of die accents... love sentiment, hearts, some corner pieces, then cut a border form the print papers and hand cut some pieces to make a pennant cluster accent.

With all the pieces ready I start to position them to form the card.... I move things around a few time until it is what I like.. This is an easel card so sorting options for the inside also to match the front.

I continue to glue things down. 

I picked another print paper for the inside and add the fabulous die cut corners from cardstock to match the front .. it's perfect.

Here is a side view of my card... it stands up and will be great to share on any table for Valentines Day. 

 

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