Tag: Die cuts
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Second Interactive Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar Card
I had so much fun with the card that I posted here, that I thought I’d make another one. This second interactive Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar Card took a little less time because the numbers were cut from washi. Instead of stamping a greeting under each door I thought it would be fun to…
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Christmas in July – Countdown to Christmas Advent Card
Hero Arts Presents Background Stamp with Peek A Boo Doors Die to create an Advent Calendar Card On the one hand, I love Christmas so I think it is great to get a headstart on crafting for the holidays as soon as Christmas is over. On the other hand, I feel a bit overwhelmed if…
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Quick & Easy, Clean and Simple Die Cut Cards
Hero Arts Die-Cut Butterflies from Glitter Paper Are you a fan of Clean and Simple (CAS) cards? I love that they can be impactful in their beautiful simplicity. These quick and easy die-cut cards did not take very much time to make. However, I don’t think they suffered for their ease. Penny Black Die-Cut Framed…
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Smile!
Penny Black Timeless Stars and Circles Die with Pinkfresh Studio Smile Die Just popping in with a new card made with two dies. There is no stamping on this very fast and easy card. My grandbaby moved in with us a couple of weeks ago. This means that I have been having too much fun…
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Washi Tape as a Background with Diecuts for Cards
American Crafts Houndstooth Glitter paper cut with Altenew Caps Bold Alphabet Dies It turns out that I have a lot of washi tape. It is beautiful and I love it. But it mainly sits in a drawer. As I was putting away some alphabet dies from another project, (pictured above) I decided to make a…
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Stenciling Card Fronts
If you are anything like me, you want to maximize your supplies and tools by getting as much use out of them as you can. I love stencils because of their versatility. Mainly, I use them for art journaling. They are fun for scrapbooking, too. Some stencils are scaled specifically for use on cards. However,…
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Making a Wellness Journal From My Stash and the Appeal of Timeboxing
One of the challenges I have with paper-crafting is using up leftover materials from previous projects. Throwing large scraps away does not seem like a good idea to me. In all honesty, there are some things in my stash that have been long forgotten or have never even been opened. As I was thinking about…
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A few more cards made with the Altenew Floral Cover Die A
Altenew – Layering Dies – Floral Cover A This card looks blurry. That is because the black die-cut image is layered on top of a gray one. In real life, it looks elegant. Online, it just looks blurry. Sorry that I can not fix this. I decided to include it because it really is nice…
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First Scrapbook Layout in Years
12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout It is true! I haven’t done a scrapbook layout in years. Because there were a million leftover hearts from all of the cards made this past week, I decided to use them on a layout. The cards can be seen here, here, and here. The Radial Hearts die cut a…
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Distress Oxide Background on Kraft and White Cards
There are a lot of photos in this post. It all started when I was making swatches for some Distress Oxide inks. I was curious about using a solid stamp on kraft and white cardstock. It is fun to compare the different ways that paper takes color and water. These backgrounds were made on one…