Jun 8, 2017

Focal Point Coloring with Lawn Fawn

Good morning~  Birgit here with you today with a focal point coloring technique using stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn.  

I started by stamping a flower image from Lawn Fawn's Our Friendship Grows over a white card stock panel, adding leaf images to random flowers.

 I cut the panel using Outside In Stitched Square Stackable Dies

and then colored the inside die cut panel using Copic markers. 
I added some details to the flowers using a white gel pen.

I folded a white card stock card base and embossed the card using the largest Outside In Stitched Stackable Square Die.

Glue the outside portion of the front panel to the card base and then add foam tape to the back of the colored panel and adhere it to the center of the card base.  

The foam tape gives the center panel dimension.  I then heat embossed the sentiment onto a scrap of black card stock and mounted that using foam tape, giving this card even more dimension.  

Here's a look at the inside of the card.

I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration and will give the focal point coloring technique a try.  There a lots of great Lawn Fawn stamps and dies in the store that would work great for this type of project.  

Here's a list of products used, that can be found at Dies R Us:
 Lawn Fawn - Our Friendship Grows Stamps Lawn Fawn - Our Friendship Grows Dies Lawn Fawn - Lf1443 Outside In Stitched Square Stackables Lawn Cuts

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Jun 7, 2017

Bold Sentiment

Hi, Joyce here today sharing a bold sentiment die. I just love this die by Penny Black.To see how I made the background be sure to check out the video.


Here is the card  made. I used a background from my stash but I did film it this time:-) I used Gina K Sweet Corn cardstock for the frame Sue Wilson Designs - Belgian Collection - Bruges  and the top layer of the sentiment Penny Black - Just For You.


I cut out the Penny Black - Just For You out of Onyx Black and Sweet Corn. I offset the top layer a bit to show the black.


I embellished the bottom right corner with one lily from  Impression Obsession - Dies - Lily Trio  and positioned behind the 3D lily. The large lily is from y flower stash. Dies R Us has a similar die Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Flower, Lily by Susan Tierney-Cockburn



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 My Lily from my stash but this one by Sizzix is similar

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Flower, Lily by Susan Tierney-Cockburn

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Jun 6, 2017

Wishing You Happiness . . .

Hello Dies R Us Friends!
Darlene with you today sharing a fun card that is a little outside my wheelhouse but it's been on my mind and finally got around to putting it together and had a great time doing it.


It all started with this Memory Box Graceful Branch Oval die, two clear panels (cut from die cut packaging) and an A2 card base which I've sponged with Tim Holtz Broken China distress ink to create the water color.

Memory Box - Dies - Graceful Branch Oval


 















I actually attached one clear panel to the front and the other to the back of my die cut panel.  Don't ask me why ... just felt like the right thing to do ... lol.  You could probably get away with just the outside panel.


Next I sponged some green distress ink onto a scrap of white card stock and dies cut a few Frantic Stamper 'Shoreline Reeds' to give additional dimension to my scene.

Lastly I added dimension tape around my branch panel, sprinkled in a few sequins and adhered my branch panel to the front of my card. 

I felt it needed a little 'something' so created a sentiment tag using the Poppystamps 'Stitched Main Street Tag' set.  The sentiment is from a very old Stampin' Up stamp set and I've added a touch of baker's twine and matching sequins just to pull it all together and add movement. 


A 'squiggle' of Waterfall Stickles around the outside edge not only hides my attachment adhesive but I think finishes the water scene I was going for.  What do you think?

Here's a list of all the dies used today:
Memory Box Graceful Branch Oval 
Poppy Stamps 'Stitched Main Street Tag' (sorry Out of Stock)
Frantic Stamper 'Angel Fish'
Frantic Stamper ' Shoreline Reeds'

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Jun 5, 2017

Home Sweet Home

Hello, Marsha here with a card using another Elizabeth Crafts Designs Die set.  After seeing some cards made with this set, I knew I wanted it, the Holiday House .  It was my first purchase of an ECD die set.   I have made Christmas cards and Christmas tags with it but I got to wondering if I could use it other times of the year?  Definitely!


Look at all these fun pieces included in the set:
So I cut out most of the pieces, excluding the Christmas lights and wreath and the "light " in the windows, ending up with a house in the summer.
The clouds are Memory Box Puffy Clouds




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Jun 4, 2017

Birthday card and gift box


Hi Dies R US Friends ! Maryvonne with you for a Birthday Celebration .
For my post today ,I chose a " Flip it Card "  and It's Souvenir Box for a Birthday Gift .



I used for my card Elizabeth Craft Designs Oval Pull Card  die .

This die is very simple to use, and allows to achieve very quickly an original and elegant card, or more "fun",
For all occasions, for the whole year!!!

Just choose a nice double-sided printed paper.

The die comes with oval cut dies allowing you to personalize your interior and exterior decoration.

I strongly intend to use this die for my cards for Christmas 2017 and Happy New Year 2018!!!










Here is the card closed;





I was so happy with the result that I realized a matching souvenir box to give this card to its recipient!







The following pictures show the progressive opening of the  card:







Here it is completely open, with an oval topped with Memory Box cutouts (recalling the pattern of my paper )  and  my Sentiment on the left side ,  created with Cheery Lynn  Designs Dies.







And Voila!!!
Some pictures in detail to complement your inspiration!



























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


Elizabeth Craft Designs Oval Pull Card 
Memory Box Dies -Honeyblossom Sprig



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Jun 3, 2017

Celebrate in Style

Good morning Dies R Us friends and welcome back.  Lena here today to share a card with you that I made for my sister-in-law's birthday


I'm totally in love with the Tattered Lace Art Deco dies. I find them so stylish and easy to use :-)
So for this card, I started with the Art Deco Card die.


The way to use this die is to cut, score and fold your cardstock to create a 5 7/8" x 4 1/8" tent card base. Place the die about 1/4" over the fold and then run it through your die cutting machine.

 

This is what you are left with once it's cut.  Since I wanted to paper piece the pink decorative paper in the cut out slots, I made a backing mat for my inside of my card, both front and back.


In order to this, I traced the card onto black card stock and cut the shape out by hand. I've traced it onto white card stock, on the pic above, so that it shows up more clearly.  Make sure you cut a little on the inside of the line so that it does not stick out when you adhere it to the card base.


Using the Art Deco Card die again, I cut it out of the pink prism paper. By doing this, you are left with the correct sized pieces to paper piece your card on the front.  You're left with a negative cut which you can use on another card.  I punched out two little hearts and added them for a little more interest and stamped the greeting on the inside.

Once the card base was ready, I cut out Tattered Lace's Eliza, coloured her with copic markers, and used foam tape on the back to adhere her to the card base.

And there you have it ... a very stylish card that was easy to make and put together :-)

Here is a quick recap of the dies I used.


Tattered Lace - Art Deco Card


Tattered Lace - Eliza

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Jun 2, 2017

Shoot for the Moon!

Hello, Alicia here today with a pretty card of encouragement. I chose to keep the background colors varying shades of dark blue like the night sky.  I think the colors keep this card gender neutral as well.  I found a scrap of this wonderful textured silver paper from which to cut my moon and stars. I also used a new helpful tool, the Tutti Designs Metal Adapter Plate.  It makes the details of fine dies like the moon from Cheery Lynn Designs Hippie Heroine very distinct.  All the bits and pieces just fell out of the die, very little weeding is needed.



After die cutting the panels with my new Frantic Stamper Stitched Corner cut Tags , I felt the card needed a little more, so I used the Cheery Lynn Designs Mandala Doily 1 to make a cut with the scrap silver paper.  I didn't need to cut the entire die since I only need four "loops" to accent my corners.  I cut the "loops" apart and tucked them behind the cut corners.  The bohemian details of the moon are accentuated beautifully with the doily accents.

 

Dies R Us Products used:
Cheery Lynn Designs - Dies - Hippie Heroine
Cheery Lynn Designs Hippie Heroine
Cheery Lynn Designs - Dies - Mandala Doily 1
Cheery Lynn Designs Mandala Doily 1
Frantic Stamper - Dies - Stitched Corner-cut Tags
Frantic Stamper Stitched Corner cut Tags
Tutti Designs - Metal Adapter Plate
Tutti Designs Metal Adapter plate

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