Hi, friends. Happy DieCember! I will be sharing four cards today featuring Speech Bubble Windows created with THIS new die set…
I die-cut THIS, THIS, THIS, and THIS word from foil paper and cut the shadow from black cardstock. I die-cut one of THESE speech bubbles from the center of some of THIS new glitter cardstock and four top folding white note cards. I adhered a piece of acetate on top of the opening and then adhered the glitter cardstock on top. I adhered the words on top of the acetate. All of the die-cut words had shadow dies included except for the green card. To create the shadow, I laid the die face down on some black cardstock and traced around it. The die itself is a bit larger than the die-cut so you get a perfect shadow. It’s a great way to stretch your dies.
Speaking of stretching your dies, this is how I created the white bubble frame around the window…
I traced the outside of the speech bubble and fussy cut it out. Then I taped the die inside that shape and ran it through my die-cut machine. It creates the perfect frame. You could always use the larger speech bubble in the set, but I wanted a thin frame.
I like how the cards turned out, but I wanted to share some ideas of what you could put inside each card to utilize that window…
IDEA #1: USE A PHOTO
IDEA #2: GIFT CARD
THIS die makes including a gift card super easy.
IDEA #3: ADD A DIE-CUT/STAMPED SENTIMENT
IDEA #4: CREATE A SHAKER CARD
KEEP HOPPING
These cards are part of a fun blog hop celebrating the DieCember release. Click HERE to go to the next stop and visit my amazing friend, Kelly Latevola. Click HERE to start at the beginning of the hop.
Here’s the complete Blog Hop list…
GIVEAWAY
Simon is so generous and giving away a $25 coupon to every stop along the hop so be sure to leave comments along the way for your chance to win. Simon Says Stamp will announce winners on their blog on Wednesday.
Looking for even more inspiration? I have a post HERE and HERE using some of the new product. Oh, and Simon Says Stamp had another blog hop yesterday. Click HERE to see that inspiraiton.
Thanks so much for joining me today. Have a great day.
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December 6, 2017
I would have never thought to use speech bubble dies for super cute Christmas cards! 😍 Love this idea!
December 6, 2017
Love your clean designs. May have to 'borrow' your gift card idea. Thanks for sharing
December 6, 2017
Those speech bubble dies are a must have along with the glitter card!! Thanks so much for sharing.
December 5, 2017
I love these fun cards! They're amazing!
December 5, 2017
Beautiful cards, I love your use of the glitter paper.
December 5, 2017
These cards are fun and bold! I love that you added additional ideas with the photos and gift cards. Thanks so much for sharing!
December 5, 2017
These cards are so cool ! Such great ideas and beautiful dies ! [email protected]
December 5, 2017
Very nice cards! I love all the glitter!
December 5, 2017
Love these cards! Thanks for the great idea on making frames for the speech bubbles!
December 5, 2017
I love the idea of using the speech bubble with a photo behind it, and as a shaker card! Great cards; TFS!
December 5, 2017
I love how the big words take center stage on your cards. And thanks for the additional ideas. TFS