I've got THREE card to share with you featuring the new Zig Zag Background Die!! I absolutely love background dies but I know the price point is often a bit higher. So, I wanted to show you how you can get a little more mileage out of these dies.
You may remember from Tuesday's post, I used an inlay die cut technique using black and white cardstock. Well, this resulted in me having an extra panel in the reverse colours. This is one great thing about background dies, you will often get two projects out of one pass through the die cutting machine!! Just like on my Tuesday card, I paired a bright colour to contrast with the black/white background..
I die cut the Big Hello Die and the hearts from the 2X2 Noteholder Add-Ons out of a bright pink cardstock. And instead of using the die in portrait orientation, I used it in landscape, which gives a whole new look to this die!
A little glitter pen on the pink die cuts is all this card needs! Don't you just love the look of inlay die cutting??
For my next project, I decided to make a stencil out of the background die. This is just another awesome technique you can do! I did use a light weight cardstock to create the stencil. I tried on copy paper and it was just too thin. But the bonus of this was I, again, got two projects!
The piece on the left is the "stencil", the piece on the right was made using the "stencil". I love both looks!
After cutting the stencilled piece down with the second largest More Stitched Rectangular Dies, I used the flowers from the 2X2 Noteholder Add-Ons to decorate it. I used some bright ink colours for the flower so they would stand out against the background.
The sentiment comes from the new Hello Gorgeous Stamp Set and was stamped on a Strip Sentiment Die! The stems of the flowers come from the Stitched Pretty Flower and Leaves Die Set.
The next and final card is made using the actual "stencil" or background die. Because I love those zig zags and that colour, I didn't want to cover up too much of the background.
I used the Lucky Bird Die and chose a nice bright yellow shade for good contrast! The branch comes from the A Friend Like You Stamp & Die Set. This created a nice focal point but didn't take away from that awesome background!!
The sentiment comes from the A Beautiful Day Stamp & Die Set which again, fit perfectly onto the new Strip Sentiment Dies!!
Here's a look at all three cards!! I'd love to know which is your favourite!!
Your next stop is the talented Miss Ruthie!! Thank you so, so much for hopping along with us today! I hope you've found some inspiration and are able to pick up some of this fabulous release!!
BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!!
For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving a $25 gift card to the My Creative Time Store to ONE lucky winner! All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs. You are not required to comment on every blog but the more you comment, the more chances you have of winning!! Very important: Please leave a way for us to contact you (with your comment) just in case you are the winner!!
FREEBIE!!
Starting today, Friday April 19th, 2019 at 8am PST, we will be giving away these adorable new "Flower and Heart Mom Dies". This new set will be given to the first 25 shoppers! It will be automatically added to your package during packing/shipping. Once the 25 shoppers have gone through, this die set will be available for purchase! So, if it's available in the store, you are not one of the first 25 shoppers. No exceptions will be made. the "freebie" is NOT part of the bundle and will be sold separately.
SALE ALERT!!
Don't forget!! Our sale starts right now at the My Creative Time Store!! Use the code APR2019 at checkout to receive 15% off your entire in-stock purchase!! The sale ends on Friday, April 26th 2019 at midnight PST!!
Here's a look at the entire release!!
Strip Sentiment Dies
Hello Gorgeous
Flower&Heart MOM die (freebie)
2X2 Note Holder Die and Add Ons
Zig Zag Background Die
