Summer Yellow Card...

Hello my dear Friends:

I hope you have not forgotten me...
I have being away, from my blog for quite some time...
I apologize for this...

In this time I have held 2 card classes at my local craft store and have being posting projects at the language (French and Spanish) blogs for Memory Box with their 2 most recent releases, June and July...and well the summer vacation and my acrylic painting have taken me away from here :(

But now I have returned!!! and let's hope that time will allow me to stay constant in here!!!!

Let's start with a summer card...

in this bright yellow card I used the "puffy cloud" die to make some "coral" mounds in brown...
always tried to find other ways to use your regular dies...

and I used the "waves" from the "lighthouse" die to make some more "coral" plants...

and the focal point is this school of fish...

The corals were taken from a "coral collage" die (see supplies below)...

All framed with a "tiny scalloped" edge in white

hope you like it!

Thanks for the company 

and I hope to see you back again in here! 

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Post 7: Christmas, Stretching your Dies

Post #7

Getting Ready for Christmas

Hello My friends:
For the next Couple of days I will continue showing you some Christmas Cards that I have made using Memory Box dies...
I hope these samples will inspire you to start planning and making them from now to avoid the "Holiday Rush"...
So let's start...

Today's post is all about 

"stretching" your dies
and thinking outside the box

I will use the same die in 2 very different ways
For this 1st card...I use the "Mighty Oak Die" as a tree...as it should be...

closed up of the cute bird houses on the right top corner, paired with some tiny birds cut in silver glitter paper

a last view

for the second card I used the same die and the same color combo
this time I used the "oak die" as a background/filling element...

I die cut 2 "oak trees" and placed them on each side of the card

The trees make me think as lightening ...
added some ribbons on the corners and some snowflakes...
sentiment on the center

So what do you think...clever isn't it?
So try to think outside the box and find new ways to use your dies, stretching as much as possible the possibilities of new ways to use a same die...

To See Past Christmas posts scroll down or Click 

 Post #1:Different Color Combo...

Post #2: CAS with past dies

Post #3: scene with one die

Post #4: Bird in Pastel Colors

Post #5: Using Traditional colors

Post #6: Shabby Chic christmas

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A Medallion card with a border die

Hello My friends:

For this card I used a border die from Memory Box, The "Pennington Rose border die"...
This card was posted at the Spanish Blog: "A crear se dijo!" 

Die cut the border 4 times and glue them next to each other to make this medallion...
Gold emboss the sentiment on vellum paper.

This card could be used , changing the colors for a 1st communion, a religious one or even for a sympathy card.

SO I invite you to see at your dies "outside the box" 

and try to find new uses...Stretch your dies!

Thanks for the visit

 and lovely comments!

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Use your Dies as Stencils

Hello My dear Stamper friends:

remember to use your dies as stencils...

I featured this card at the Spanish Blog: "A crear se dijo!" for Memory Box ...for our Spanish speaking crafters...

In this card I used a regular stencil from "Memory Box" for the background  called "Brilliant" (brown background)
and the die itself of the flower as an stencil as well...

This stencil technique uses the open spaces from the die where you can applied ink...

First, after die cutting your piece, do not remove the paper from the die, sponge directly into the openings

then remove the paper from the die to reveal the colored petals...
You have used your die as a stencil...this is what I called "stretching" your dies...

Last week I shared here with you a tutorial on how to use the dies as stencils with 2 different techniques:
see the post : "Flower border edged using a NON border edge"

In this post, I am showcasing technique #1 

where you are coloring onto the openings...

technique #2 is coloring directly onto the die, refer to the post mentioned above...if you want to see it again...

a last view

 Tomorrow, I will have an organization craft project...

stay tuned!!!

Thank you for the company 

 the thoughtful messages left here

until then...

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