Stretching Your Dies

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is inspired by a card set created by the ridiculously talented, Jennifer McGuire. Not only is her work so inspiring, but she is the kindest person you’ll ever meet. You can see her card set and video HERE.  Jennifer die-cut all the dies nestled together for her projects and I tried the same technique using THIS Stitched Circle die from Simon Says Stamp

The die comes connected and I hadn’t cut it apart to separate all the circles yet, which worked in my favor because it made cutting several from THIS paper so quick and easy!

I cut all of the circles in half and then nestled them in rainbow order, adhering some down with foam adhesive on to a 4×4 top-folding white note card. I cut the clouds using THIS die from THIS felt by Papertrey Ink. The clouds seemed too large for this image, so I trimmed a bit off to make them work…another great way to stretch your dies!

I cut the Lawn Fawn “thanks” die from black cardstock and covered it with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents for some shine. I adhered it below the rainbow, stamping a sentiment from THIS Neat and Tangled stamp set underneath using black ink. Super simple.

I hope this inspires you to look at your stamps in a new way. A big thank you to Jennifer for showcasing me on her blog….so blessed to call her a friend. I’m glad you could stop by and have a great day!

52 Comments

  1. Jen Hayes
    February 26, 2015

    Such a FABULOUS card!! LOVE it!!

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  2. Tricia Ann
    February 5, 2015

    I LOVE this!

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  3. Helen Gullett
    January 30, 2015

    Super adorable!!!!! Love this tip!

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  4. Laura Ingersoll
    January 29, 2015

    So cute! What a great way to use circle dies.

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  5. Debbie
    January 28, 2015

    Hi, Heather! I love your rainbow card – such a great idea using the nested circles to make the rainbow. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. impersenal
    January 26, 2015

    very pretty and cheerful card 🙂

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  7. irisesther54
    January 26, 2015

    Saw your card on Jennifer's blog and had to come over to see the details. It's such a cute and colorful card. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply

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