Tag Archives: die cuts
- Stamp – Lawn Fawn “Chevron Backdrops”
- Die – Simon Says Stamp “Stamptember Thanks”
- Sequins – Doodlebug Designs
- Bling – Silver metal 3 mm dots
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ink – Hero Arts “Pool to Navy Ombre” ink pad
I created this clean and simple card using the Lawn Fawn chevron stamp that is great for backgrounds and used a die cut sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. I stamped the design with Hero Arts ombre ink. The Addicted to CAS Challenge #68 was to use chevron on a clean and simple card. The Operation Write Home (OWH) – Our Daily Bread Challenge for July is a Thank You card. And I added a little bit of sparkle and shine to this card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. It’s a three-fer! What fun! This might be my last OWH card. Maybe. Thanks for visiting today!
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- Dies – Simon Says Stamp – “Cheers” and “Frames”
- Patterned papers – Bella Blvd. “Color Chaos: Peep Strandz” and Pebbles “Happy Day: Puzzled”
- Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
- Sequins – Doodlebug Designs
This is a simple card featuring die cuts and no stamping. I began by watercoloring a panel with blues and deep pinks, then die cutting a shape from it for a background to be used for the sentiment. I used two pieces from the frames die set to create the “label” on which I placed the Cheers! sentiment. I selected some papers that featured the same colors that I used in the watercolored piece and accented the card with sequins and banners. The Simon Says Stamp Flickr Group Challenge #23 is to create a project using dies. This card also fits the bill for The Paper Players Challenge #254, which is to create a clean and simple card featuring frames. Thanks for stopping by today!
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- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “Coffee, Tea or Meow” and “Simply Said”
- Patterned Papers – Pebbles – Happy Day collection “Let’s Chat” and “Sunday Paper”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Die – Spellbinders Nestabilities – “Standard Circles Large”
This simple card is a tri-fold window card. I used the The Cat’s Pajamas Tuesday Sketch #294 for design inspiration. I colored the kitty image from The Cat’s Pajamas with Copic markers and popped it up with dimensional adhesive. I used a color blocking technique with the papers for some visual interest. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamps – Hero Arts “OWH Stamp & Cut The Fox Says” and “OWH Lil Hoot” sets
- Dies – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Two” and Simon Says Stamp “Frames”
- Patterned papers – BoBunny “Trail Mix Collection” and Glitz “Dapper Dan” 6 X 6″ paper pads
- Sequins – “Doodlebug Designs, Inc.
- Cardstock – BoBunny
Here is another kid’s card for my last Operation Write Home box. The Hero Arts foxes are colored with Copic markers. I added a few sequins to provide a little visual interest–just a very simple card. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – from Hero Arts “OWH Missing You” set
- Die – Hero Arts Frame cuts “Stylish Stars Fancy Dies”
- Patterned papers – BoBunny “Key Lime Collection” 6 X 6″ paper pad
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Here is a kid’s card for Operation Write Home, starring Mr. Squirrel! I used a Hero Arts star die cut as a backdrop for him. The patterned papers I used for the star and the chevron background are from BoBunny. I colored Mr. Squirrel, also from Hero Arts, with Copic markers. I popped the elements up slightly with thin dimensional adhesive. I was inspired by Sketch #194 at Freshly Made Sketches for this card design. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Altenew “Peony Scrolls”
- Dies –
- Memory Box “Amira Flourish”
- Lawn Fawn “Scripty Thanks”
- Patterned papers –
- Bella Blvd. Color Chaos Collection “Gulf Strandz”
- Ella & Viv “Watercolor Paradise #8”
- Rhinestones – A Muse Artstamps and Mark Richards Ltd.
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I played with a number of different elements and combinations before I landed on this final card! I used the sketch at Paper Players Sketch #251 as inspiration. I colored the stamped peony and leaves from Altenew with Copic markers and layered them on top of the Memory Box die cut. I added a few tiny rhinestones for a little sparkle. Thanks for visiting.
3 Comments | tags: altenew, cardmaking, copics, die cuts, flora, lawn fawn, memory box, spellbinders, stamping | posted in Paper Players, Thank You
- Dies –
- Memory Box “Moonlight Butterfly” and “Kaleidoscope Butterfly”
- Avery Elle – “Dotted Elle-ments”
- Spellbinders Nestabilities – “Lacey Circles”
- Stamp (thanks) – Lawn Fawn “Blue Skies”
- Patterned papers – Bella Blvd. “Color Chaos” collection
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Faber Castell Gelatos
Here is a colorful card for the day! I created this card for Operation Write Home and I was inspired by the current OWH Mid-month Challenge: Banners. Most of the banners for this card were made from the Avery Elle “Elle-ments” set. I mixed some Gelatos on white cardstock to match some of the colors in the pretty Bella Blvd papers. I spritzed the colors with water to create my own brightly colored paper that I die cut for the background butterfly. I placed the detailed, matching butterfly die cut on top to provide some definition of the wings. Both die cuts are securely adhered beneath the butterfly body so the wings float up a bit, to give the impression that the bug might fly off the paper! Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “Drop In” and “Simply Said”
- Dies – The Cat’s Pajamas “Stitched Clouds”
- Embossing Folder – Cuttlebug “Honeycomb”
- Rhinestones – Me and My Big Ideas
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I created this card for the TCP Tuesday challenge #292, which is a color challenge to use the colors green, blue and yellow. Unfortunately when I went to post it on their site, my Internet access blipped and my post was one minute too late for the deadline! Ugh. At any rate, This card was a simple one, using Copics to color the image. This card is going into my Operation Write Home box. It also fulfills the Our Daily Bread monthly Challenge at OWH, since this month’s theme is “missing you.”
Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Penny Black “Flower Festival” and Hero Arts “Happy Stamp & Cut”
- Die – Hero Arts “Happy Stamp & Cut”
- Patterned Paper – Echo Park “Easter Floral” (both sides)
- Embossing Powder – Stampendous “Sapphire Pearl”
- Enamel Dots – Bella Blvd. “Punch”
- Cardstock – Paper Accents
This is a Spring-y Happy card. I tried something different by using a colored embossing powder as an outline for the Copic coloring I did. I had to be careful, because since Copic ink is alcohol based, the color from the embossing wanted to mix in which could cause some muddy colors. Watercolor would have been a smarter route to take. But I made it work! I used the new Hero Arts set for the sentiment die cut and stamp, which I really like a lot! Anyhoo, thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Hero Arts “OWH Missing You”
- Die – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels One”
- Border punch – Stampin’ Up “Scallop Edge”
- Patterned paper – Heidi Grace “Sunshowers”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- White Signo Uni-Ball pen
This card just made me happyto make, with happy colors and a funny bird. Hopefully it will cheer the recipient up. It will go in my final Operation Write Home shipment and hopefully a service member will mail this home to a child who needs a smile. I also made this for Challenge #64 at Addicted to CAS, where the challenge is to make a clean and simple card with an animal. I used some patterned paper and colored the bird with Copic markers. I liked keeping the “white space” on the right hand side with the sentiment. I pulled the whole design together with the hand-drawn “stitching.” I’m coloring for at least 10 minutes everyday for The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge, which is a fun addition to any day! Thanks for visiting.
4 Comments | tags: cardmaking, clean and simple stamping, copics, die cuts, fauna, Hero Arts, spellbinders | posted in Addicted to CAS, Challenges, Children's Designs, Miss You, OWH
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