Hi!
Welcome to September's Heart Of Christmas Creative Showcase. Each month, bloggers from the Art With Heart team bring you some gorgeous Christmas inspiration. The card I have for you tonight is based entirely around a left over piece from the letter board card that I blogged yesterday.
I used the letters on he previous card, so I had the negative left to use for tonight's card. Thankfully I'd had the foresight to cut the piece with a Stitched Rectangle Die before cutting the letters from it. I also added a piece of Foam Adhesive to the back. All I had to do when I popped out the letters was to make sure that I didn't lose all of the little pieces from within the letters.
I layered it up over some Brushed Copper Foil from the Mini Catalogue and some Brightly Gleaming SDSP on a Night Of Navy card base.
Here's a little trick for keeping the dies lined up: use your grid paper to line the dies up in a straight line (cutting side down) and then use a fully adhesive sticky note to pick them up. It must be a fully adhesive sticky note, as it has adhesive covering most of the back. You can then flip them over and use the sticky note to hold the dies to the cardstock while you run it through your die cutting machine. This trick is especially useful if you're making multiples, as the dies will stay lined up perfectly.
Once again, I used an offcut from the Brightly Gleaming SDSP on the front of my card to decorate my inside. A sentiment from Itty Bitty Christmas finished off the card.
Each month, the Heart Of Christmas is hosted by my lovely friend, Judy May. Please pop on over to her blog, where you will find the rest of the links for tonight's Creative Showcase.
Bye for now,
Tina
Great forward planning, Tina! I just love how the white rectangle, with negative die cuts, pops against the metallic and bold backgrounds. Gorgeous card.
ReplyDeleteGreat card, Tina and very clever using the negative of your previous die cut. You can't beat navy and copper for a luscious colour combo.
ReplyDeleteFantastic card and great tip Tina! I love this card so much!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, what I lovely card Tina. Your Peace and Joy lettering is just gorgeous. I love the way you used the negative of the lettering from last weeks card. Both work so well. Thank you for the tips about the lettering. I will give it a try. xxx
ReplyDeleteLovely card Tina, very simple but stylish, thank you for the alphabet/sticky note tip! I’ll be trying it next time I use my Alphabet dies.
ReplyDeleteThis card and your previous one are terrific. Love the letter dies, but love your tip more! (especially as I have some full sticky post it notes -wink,wink)
ReplyDeleteA lovely card, Tina. The white panel reminds me of pressed metal. Thanks for sharing the tip on how you line up the letters - it's a great idea.
ReplyDeleteSuch a classy elegant colour scheme - I really love the white with the metallics.
ReplyDeleteFantastic use of your cardstock layers inside and out on your card, Tina. I use Press & Seal to line up and my hold my dies in place!
ReplyDeleteGreat Card Tina, 2 cards from one cut that's conserving all the way.
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