...and now for something completely different...

Hello everyone!

I'm here today with something a little different from me - well, a change is as good as a rest and I did enjoy making this card!  

I think it's good to try something new every now and then!  (Which explains why buying craft items and using them are two separate hobbies)! (-:

This card is one of a set I made last year for our Tracy (Dies To Die For) for 
Die Cutting Essentials magazine.

The eye-catching die cuts are made by blending the Tim Holtz Distress Inks in an ombre effect light to dark, Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves on a piece of card and then die cutting two Chrysanthemum Borders from the coloured card. 

The die cuts are then trimmed to fit the top and bottom of the rectangle frame and the sentiment added across the middle as shown.

Ingredients from Dies To Die For
Stamp - My Favorite - Things All Occasions Stamp Set

Dies - Memory Box - Chrysanthemum Border

My Favourite Things Die namics - Stitched Rectangle Frames

Paper - My Favorite Things - Dots and Stripes 6x6 Sorbet Paper Pad

Other Ingredients

White card

Hammered white card

Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad in Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves

Versafine ink pad in onyx black

Craft Box Basics

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Creating

love from Sue...xxx

Don't forget to pop straight to the Dies To Die For inspiration blog to look at the lovely DT creations there, and then straight to Dies To Die For for some essential retail therapy!

Chrysanthemum Collage...

Happy Sunday lovely friends...

I'm whizzing by today with a gorgeous card made with a beautiful Memory Box die from 

Dies To Die For

This card is one of a set I made for our Tracy for Die Cutting Essentials magazine.

The card design is something a bit different for me and I really loved making it!

Here is a little tutorial for you which describes how I made the blended background and put the card design together.

 1. Create a 14.5cm x 17cm card blank with the fold at the side.  Create a panel of purple card the same size, fix it to the card blank and set aside.  Cut a strip of polka dot card 2.cm x 16cm, and a piece of white hammer card measuring 12cm x 16cm, set aside

2. On a piece of white card measuring 10cm x 14cm blend the Tim Holtz Distress Inks in an ombre effect light to dark, Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves. Set aside.

3. With the Chrysanthemum Collage die cut the panel of white hammer card set aside earlier.  Fix this card panel on top of the ombre effect card.  Using Onyx Black ink stamp the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner of this panel as shown.  Set aside.

4. Fix the strip of polka dot card and the card design to the front of the card blank set aside earlier as shown.

White card

Hammered white card

Polka Dot Card 

Purple Cardstock 

Memory Box Chrysanthemum Collage Die

Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad in Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves

Versafine ink pad in onyx black

Sentiment from Mama Elephant Pix's Favorites

Collall All Purpose Glue

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

Don't forget to pop straight to the Dies To Die For inspiration blog to look at the lovely DT creations there, and then straight to Dies To Die For for some essential retail therapy!

Smile...

Happy Sunday everyone,

Happy Mother's Day and I hope whatever you are doing you are having a lovely day!

Here is a card I made as part of a set for our lovely Tracy to showcase some goodies from Dies To Die For in Die Cutting Essentials magazine.

Ingredients from DiesTo Die For

Dies - Memory Box Blooming Chrysanthemum, Die-namics Stitched Circle Frame,

Cheery Lynn Large Scalloped Circle Stackers

Stamps - MFT All Occasion Sentiments

Other Ingredients

Card Stock from Hobbycraft

Design Paper from Anne Marie Designs

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads in Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry

I used this die in quite a different way by cutting the Chrysanthemums out individually and using Distress Ink to create a blended ombre effect on them.

Here is short tutorial which I hope might be useful...

 Layer the 13cm Circle Die die over the fold of a 15cm x 15cm card blank and die cut to create a circular shaped card with the fold at the top.  Using the same die cut a piece of white hammered card and fix it to the card blank.  Using the 12cm Scalloped Circle Die cut a piece of purple card and fix it to the card blank and set aside.

 From the polka dot card die cut the largest stitched circle frame.  From hammered card create a card panel with the 10cm circle die.  Set both pieces aside.

On a piece of white card blend the Tim Holtz Distress Inks in an ombre effect light to dark, Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves. Die cut a Blooming Chrysanthemum from the coloured card. Cut out the flower heads and stick them around the edge of the white card panel as shown. 

Stamp the sentiment across the centre of the card design using Onyx Black Ink.  Fix the polka dot frame to the card design.

Firmly fix the card design to the front of the card blank set aside earlier. 

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

Don't forget to pop straight to the Dies To Die For inspiration blog to look at the lovely DT creations there, and then straight to Dies To Die For for some essential retail therapy!