Hi and thanks for stopping by! My hands down favorite technique is color block. I love the clean lines and bold graphic design you can achieve with this effect.
Today I’m sharing a pastel egg design that looks complicated but is very easy.
I started by creating a background with the Tall Triangle dies set. My 4.25 x 5.5″ card base is topped with a slightly smaller panel of dark teal card stock. Next I cut the second largest Tall Triangle twice with a medium teal, and three times with a light teal. I assembled the triangles on their reverse side with washi tape, and trimmed the panel to my card size.
I cut the largest Stitched Egg from the assembled Tall Triangle panel and adhered it to my card base. The pastel eggs are created by cutting the two Stitched Egg dies at the same time. I have a magnetic cutting plate that holds the dies in place for me, but you could also tape the die cuts in place before running them through your die cut machine.
Cutting the Tall Triangle panel with the Stitched Egg left a stitched outline around the die cut opening. The remaining eggs were inserted and adhered inside the egg shaped opening.
The Simple Joy sentiment makes a clean greeting when paired with the Joy and Peace clear stamp set. I love that I’m repurposing a holiday stamp set so I get more value from it.
Wishing you a wonderful day with time to do what you love best!
Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″
Supplies
I created a simple background using a single stencil to highlight a word image at the center of the card – some clear glittery embossing paste created a raised textured burst effect that is eye catching!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you’re having a great day! Today I’m playing with the new Adora Layer set! I love the versatility and many different looks you can achieve with this die set.
You can change the look by stacking the colors of the layers, but you can also remove the center circle design too!
I started by cutting a colored card stock panel slightly smaller than my card base. Next I die cut the Adora die from the panel before adhering it to the card base. This creates a clean window to insert the die into.
I adhered the layer C die into the open negative space and then adhered the Layers B and A over it creating a neat stack. Make sure you insert the center circle as you go – don’t save them for last. The dies are easier to assemble one layer at a time, vs. inserting the assembled circle stack in the center later.
I added a Big Lingo Type Thanks and a few gold glitter hearts as accents. I cut the hearts with the Adora dies.
I cut each die layer twice with a total of 6 different colors of card stock and then just swapped the centers to add more interest. Who doesn’t love a rainbow of color?
The new Lingo Type word dies are easy to work with.. each set includes a background die as well as an outline word die. The center of the letters on the outline die are removeable so you can use them on other projects or to create personalized messages if you like.
You’re going to love the many ways and fun different looks you’ll achieve with these beautiful stackable dies!
Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″
During the month of February, this stamp set is on sale as our February Item of the Month for $34.99 and includes a set of matching layering stencils!