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. DoofyJEss2
    January 24, 2015

    What a bright and cheery card! Love the different levels of the rainbow!

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  2. Nora N.
    January 24, 2015

    This is so FUN!! I love the layering of the rainbow. I like that that you used a circle die to make it. You could make two cards in a jiffy. Really awesome design!!

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  3. judy
    January 24, 2015

    I love the colorful rainbow on your adorable card!

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  4. kolohebratt808
    January 23, 2015

    Love your cheery rainbow card and how u incorporated all the demension!!

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  5. Sandi Ault
    January 23, 2015

    Love the colors. A beautiful card for someone feeling down.

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  6. Leslie
    January 23, 2015

    Love your card! I will CASEing this very soon!

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  7. Renee
    January 23, 2015

    Saw this on Jennifer's blog!! Great job, it's a beautiful card!!!

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  8. Brithzi
    January 23, 2015

    Saw your card on Jennifer's blog. I love your rainbow and I have the die set still attached so I'm going to cut lots of circles in different colors and make some rainbows. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  9. adele holcomb
    January 23, 2015

    What a fun and creative way to use this die set! I got here from Jennifer McGuire's site too and just had to come over and tell you what a cool card you created!

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  10. Jackie Parkins
    January 23, 2015

    That's adorable. I just saw it on Jennifer's blog and I'm off to see more of your work 🙂

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  11. Shirley
    January 23, 2015

    Just came from JM site….love your card.

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  12. conil
    January 23, 2015

    Saw your fcard on Jen Mcguire's site and wanted you to know how charming and lovely it is .

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  13. Clemente Batan
    January 23, 2015

    I checked your blog from Jennifer's blog. What a good way to stretch your dies.

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  14. Kathy E
    January 23, 2015

    I came here from Jennifer's blog, your card is so cute. I think I'm going to go try it right now. Thank you

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  15. Brenda in IN
    January 23, 2015

    I saw your card on Jennifer's blog and wanted to tell you how cute this is. Thanks for the inspiration. I will be trying this soon. Love this rainbow with the soft clouds.

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