For this month's Christmas cards I had fun with dies, specifically the Holiday Blocks die set by Tim Holtz (Sizzix).
The die set has twenty-seven pieces; twenty-three of them cut out shapes, and the other four cut detail designs into the card stock. I chose four colors of card stock -- Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo, Gumball Green, and Poppy Parade (Stampin' Up!) -- cut each shape once from each color, and then started arranging the pieces. I challenged myself to use all the pieces, and I did -- no leftovers from this project!
Ultimately I assembled ten focal panels: six for A2-sized cards and four for note cards. In the process I discovered that I didn't like all four colors together, so I used three colors for each panel. I also used one or two of the detail pieces on each panel.
For the card bases I used Crumb Cake card stock splattered with Liquid White Snowflake Paper Splatter (Picket Fence Studios). (Two of the card bases are plain because I forgot to splatter them and didn't feel like getting the supplies back out again.) I stamped "holiday cheer" below the focal panel and finished each card with three clear sequins.
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2 comments:
Oh my gosh, these cards are great! I actually have that die set but have not used it! I bought a bunch of crat things from someone recently, and those dies were with it. The lady I bought the craft things from said she had bought them but when she got them she didn't like them. Seeing your amazing cards gives me an idea on how to use them. I've had such a crazy stressful week, ending up in hospital, having my NEW laptop lock me out, and had to get it fixed, then having to re-load all my websites/blogs etc that I visit. Too much! Anyway, your cards are fabulous, and the colours are so pretty!! Sunshine.
Thanks so much, Sunshine! How cool that you already have these dies -- and I'm glad my cards gave you some ideas! I hope you'll post them on your blog when you make them. :)
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