Technique – die cutting

Featuring die cutting

Made in May Card 7

Hello everyone!!

Last year, I rediscovered Pinkfresh Studio products when I attended one of their online cardmaking events and I’ve been growing my collection of their product suites ever since.

Their older products are quite difficult to get hold of in the UK and I know I missed out on a lot of beautiful releases. Happily I was able to get hold of the stunning Breezy Blossoms cling stamp/stencil/die suite. The red rubber stamps emboss beautifully and are a joy to colour!

For today’s card I used the individual images to create a little wreath which actually serves as a frame for the sentiment that is from a set I received for one of their events last year. So I decided I could enter this into the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has ‘Frame it Up’ as a theme.

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LucieG

Made in May Card 6

Hello everyone!!

Today I’m finally using the fabulous buttercup die set by Simon Says Stamp that I just HAD to buy when I saw an amazing card created by the talented Cindy Norberg.

The wood slice is from a die cutting/embossing folder set by Stampin Up that I got some time ago but hadn’t used. The sentiment is from a set by The Greetery.

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LucieG

Made in May Card 5

Hello everyone!!

Today I’m playing with a few new-to-me die sets. I just realised that I spotted them in an online sales section (at different times). Both were sold out but I hunted them down and found them elsewhere – I happily paid full price because they are fabulous sets!

The daisies are by Papertrey Ink and the basket is by Sunny Studio. Both sets have so many possibilities!

The background embossing folder is by Stampin Up and the sentiment is by Simon Says Stamp.

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LucieG

Made in May Card 4

Hello everyone!!

Today I’m playing along with the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has ‘Frame it Up’ as a theme.

I recently uncovered a couple of older Pinkfresh dies that I bought a few years ago so paired one with vellum die cuts from the Flowers for the Soul and Blissful Butterflies product suites. I love using the vellum product suites – so pretty with the gold accents.

The sentiment is by Memory Box.

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LucieG

Made in May Card 3

Hello everyone!!

Today I’m playing along with the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Today I wanted to use a die set that I’ve had for over a year but never used – the Honey Bee Stamps Wagon Wheel. The wheel turned out to be much larger in real life than I was expecting and so I put it to one side and forgot about it. When I saw the sketch, I decided to see if I could make it work.

I chose a larger card size (just under 15cm x 15 cm) so I could still have a lot of that nice open space around the wheel. To ensure that the two background strips did not pull the eye away from my wheel, I used light ink blending and an Elizabeth Crafts border die cut from whit cardstock – so all the sketch elements are there!

I’ve had the Poppystamps cat die forever! It’s called Large Curious Cat and is dated 2013. I’m pretty sure I would have bought it as soon as it came out as I have a family of cat lovers so it would have had a lot of use back in the day! The Woodland Avery bird is by Flora and Fauna and I picked it up in a recent sale. Isn’t it cute!

The background embossing folder is by Stampin Up and the sentiment is by the Ton Stamps.

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LucieG

Made in May Card 2

Hi there!

For today’s super CAS card, I used a very new embossing folder by Spellbinders called Molded Frame plus a couple of Simply Graphic dies that I’ve had for a year or so.

I love this folder – very simple and absolutely perfect for showcasing a delicate image.

As I’m trying to build up my ‘mailable’ cards this month, I didn’t add a sentiment but will probably add one before I mail it.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.