Background die love!

I am in love with background dies.  They make a quick and cool backgrounds for any card.  I saw a card that cut away part of the back ground and I thought I could definitely do that.  To see an example click here, it's the second card.  This card is similar as I cut away part of the background chevron die cut. The die is the Chevron Cutting Plate from Taylored Expressions. The sentiment is from All Holidays and the flowers are from Too Kind, both from Stampin' Up.

The next card uses the Cover Plate: Chevron Vertical Die from Papertrey Ink. I cut out several colors of cardstock with this die.  Then in the kraft colored background I placed the blue and pink stripes to fill in the background.  The sentiment is from Banner Greetings and the flower is from Fifth Avenue Floral both from Stampin' Up. The leaves are foliage dies from Spellbinders. The doily behind the flower is picot edge circles from Spellbinder.

 

Have a great day! - Heidi

A tissue box card

I posted previously that inspiration is all around us.  I was inspired by a tissue box!

I was going to emboss the design, but instead ended up tracing the design with a Sakura jelly pen.  It could be better, but it's not too bad. - Heidi

Something old & something new!

As I was falling asleep I thought of this idea to revitalize this stamp from Season of Joy. Why not stamp in different colors and punch or fussy cut parts out to give it a different look? Much better! I always have good ideas when waking up or falling asleep - go figure!

The next card uses the new In Color, Calypso Coral. I didn't think I'd like it, but I was wrong. This card is a close CASE to one in the new IB& C from Stampin' Up. The set is Fifth Avenue Floral and also from Stampin' Up. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. Have a wonderful evening - Heidi