Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card stretches the use of THIS alphabet die set… I really like alphabet sets because you can customize your sentiments or even use them on kid’s school projects. Instead of cutting apart the individual letters, I decided to keep the majority of them in tact and create a simple background. I ran the whole piece through my die-cut machine after inking up the panel with some Distress Oxide ink blending....
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards show how you can add color to your images using your coordinating dies… I love to stretch the use of my coordinating dies. They can be used for so much more than just die-cutting your stamped images. For today’s cards, I used THESE coordinating dies and cut them from THIS fun foam. I adhere them temporarily on to an acrylic block and ink them up just like any...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s blog post is part of the Simon Says Stamp’s Blossoms and Butterflies release Blog Hop celebrating THIS release. I have two cards to share today that both incorporate using acetate… For the first card… I stamped, colored, and cut out the images from THIS stamp set. I also cut THESE coordinating dies from THIS fun foam to place behind the images for dimension as well as white card stock...
Hi, crafty friends. I keep a drawer of pieces that are extra from previous crafty projects. I used a few of them on today’s card. I stamped, colored, and cut out all the images from THIS stamp set. I used a few pieces on THIS project, but still had some of the critters leftover. I adhered the bunnies on to a left over watercolor panel that I die-cut with THIS and THIS die. I...
Hi there, crafty friends. I’m back today with a couple of simple gift boxes… I wanted to have a few handmade gift boxes on hand for the Holidays. I plan on adding a gift card inside and I think the handmade feel of the boxes make the gift a bit more personal. I started by creating the boxes using THIS tool. They came together pretty quick and the tool comes with easy to follow...
Hi there, crafty friends. I hope you’re having a great weekend. I have another card share featuring THIS kit from Simon Says Stamp. For the background, I cut the gorgeous glitter paper included in the kit down to a 4.25 x 5.5 inches and adhered it to one of THESE card bases. I used THIS stitched rectangle die and cut it from a piece of white card stock at an angle, creating a unique...
Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s cards features how to stretch the use of your coordinating dies… Coordinating dies are an investment, but there are many fun techniques you can do with them. Instead of just cutting out the image, I created a window for the image. I started by die-cutting THIS coordinating die from the front of white note card. I placed the card in the MISTI and stamped the coordinating image from THIS...
Hi, there. Today’s classic style Christmas card features a way to stretch the use of your dies… I used THIS die but not as it was intended. I needed a bow that was a bit larger and wider to fill the space. So instead of cutting one top portion of the bow, I cut two. I connected the two in the middle, making the bow much wider. For the background, I stamped...
Hello there. Thanks for joining me. Today I’m sharing a way to stretch the use of your stencils… Stencils are so versatile and one of the ways you can use them is to stamp with them. I used THIS, THIS, and THIS new stencil from Simon Says Stamp. I laid them on my craft sheet applied different colors of Distress Oxide Inks to the top of each one using THIS ink blending tool. I...
