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Hi friends! This week on my blog, I thought I would share some inspiration featuring “leftovers.” Using leftover die cuts is one of the ways that I can streamline my cardmaking process; with four kids, a house renovation, and full time crafting job, I am sometimes pressed for time in my craft room, as we all are occasionally, so I try to make the most out of every die cut and leftover that I can! Sometimes the mess of leftovers on my desk can be a little overwhelming, but being inspired to create an entirely new card using a leftover piece from a previous project is kismet! This week, I will show multiple cards created using positive and negative spaces, fun papers, and generally showing you that leftovers are a great way to jumpstart your creativity. Let’s get started with the details on my first project!
I wanted to use the new Boho Flowers embossing folder with some of the gorgeous new blushy-peach cardstock that Simon Says Stamp released with their In My Heart release! (Click HERE to see the entire new release!). I began by running an A2 panel of Apricot cardstock through my die cutting machine using the new Boho Flowers embossing folder, then flipped the panel over so that it showed the debossed side (with the pattern impressed down in the paper rather than raised up) and swiped my Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad in Salmon directly onto the paper. The result is a beautiful coral patterned panel with lots of gorgeous texture and enhanced, debossed details! I splattered the entire panel with some glittery copper watercolors and set it aside to dry.
After I had created the patterned background, I decided to create a coordinating frame to draw they eye to the center of the card. I die cut one of the Modern Teardrops nested dies from the center of another panel of A2 Apricot cardstock, reserving the positive die cut for another project! I popped up the frame on my debossed blackout (coral-out?) panel using Simon Says Stamp’s Thin Foam Adhesive Squares. I took advantage of the individual floral dies that coordinate with the Boho Flowers embossing folder to die cut a trio of blooms from some pearlescent peach cardstock, adding texture to the die cuts with the coordinating embossing folder. I adhered the trio of blooms to the top of my frame, then added a few Leafy Sprig die cuts, cut from Apricot cardstock, to add some extra texture and visual weight to my floral swag.
For the greeting, I die cut the detail layer of the new Love You, Mom die set from Apricot Simon Says Stamp cardstock, creating the shadow die cut with vellum and adhering the die cuts together with liquid adhesive. I used some clear dimensional adhesive to add the finished die cut to the interior opening of my frame. Finally, I added some more sparkle to the project by adding some Peachy Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to the point of the bottom of the frame, as well as to the flower centers, creating lots of sparkle and fun texture.
Well, that’s all for my project today! Be sure to come back tomorrow to see more inspiration using leftovers. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
