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Today’s project will be featuring the Linear Triangle die and a simple blending technique. Although I must say this die has so many possibilities that we will be exploring later!

Ok so let’s get started… I first grabbed my favorite inks and yes, they are the Distress Oxides and my blending brushes. I took a piece of white card stock and started adding my colors, making sure the lightest was set in the middle and worked out to each end getting to each darker color as I went along. What makes this blend simple is we do not have to worry about a perfect blend. When we die cut out piece it will hide all those areas not completely smooth.

Once my panel was completed, I then die cut two images positioned at opposite corners. We now have two beautiful focal points for our card front that will add texture and dimension for the background!

I die cut my sentiment using the Honey Script Thanks die multiple times to just add to the dimension of our card. Set that in place.

Our card front panel was set onto a top folding standard A2 size card base (4 ¼ inches x 5 ½ inches)! In no time we have a card that can be created for any occasion that pops up!

As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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Let’s find even more ways to stretch our supplies in our stash! Today let’s focus on other ways we can use our layering dies. I will be using many layering die sets for today’s projects.

One of the features in some of the layering die sets is there are separate sections that can be die cut individually! Let’s focus on them…

I went through my dies, made my choices for my focal points and completed all my die cuts.

Even though we are making Valentine’s Day Cards I chose neutral colors, Reds, blacks, browns and even a few pastels.

Once all my die cuts were completed and glued together, I grabbed the Stitched Heart die to create my frame for my layering dies.

For my cardstock, I grabbed for my stash of ink smooshed backgrounds. The best part when you use a shape die to cut from a card stock panel you get two cards! …and that is what I did with those hearts!

I added my sentiments to my cards and we are ready to show someone just how much we love them!

As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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Hello crafty friends! This is Crystal here with you again today sharing another fun idea for a Valentine’s Day card using the Dahlia Heart Layering set. I am so in love with ALL the love themed products from Birch Press Design that I just can’t stop finding ways to use them!

This colorful rainbow themed slimline card just makes me so happy, so please follow along to the end of this post to see how I made it.

Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how I created this card:

Step 1: Using Layer A of the Dahlia Heart dies, die cut two hearts from white cardstock.

Step 2: Find a scrap piece of rainbow themed paper and layer the white die cut hearts over it and fussy cut around the heart. Trust me, this won’t be perfect – you’ll see below how wonky my fussy cut heart was, but you won’t be able to see it underneath the white outline die.

Step 3: Layer the white Dahlia outline over the rainbow paper and adhere using a thin liquid adhesive.

Step 4: Using the Love You Handwritten Outline dies, die cut the sentiment out four times from both black and white cardstock. Snip off the “you” for the first three words to get the “love, love, love you” sentiment.

For the base of the card I used an 80 lb. sheet of Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. This slimline card measures 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. I die cut a black scalloped rectangle background to really make the rainbow hearts pop. I adhered the two hearts to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. Lastly, I added the sentiments over the hearts using a thin liquid adhesive.

I hope you have enjoyed this colorful card. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

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I am still cutting up our layered die panels! For this project I am featuring the Petal Heart Layering Die Set! We can take a current shape and cut it into another!

Get your die cuts ready and layered using your favorite adhesive. Having the all layers together I feel makes this process work better.

Grab your favorite shears and start cutting your shapes. I used my paper trimmer for this step.

You know have your new shapes to create a beautiful image for both the front and inside of your recipient’s card!

I added my sentiment to the inside for an added surprise with a little sparkle to the front!

As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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For today, let’s stretch our layering plate die sets! This project will feature the Kinsley Layering Plate die set and we will create 3 different looks for our card fronts!

Chose your colors and die cut your plate pieces. Once all is die cut you will find that perfect spot to cut apart the top layer in your die set! For me this is layer A!

Glue together the second and third layer, when you add your top layer from the pieces you have created you will cut along those lines. You will now have three different panels!

Take your layered panels and add them to the fornt of your cards and add that perfect sentiment. I chose the Love Honey Script die set using solid card stock and vellum!

As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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Hello friends and happy New Year! This is Crystal here with you today sharing some beautiful new Valentine’s themed products with you and I absolutely love this new Petal Heart die!

Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. black cardstock. Using the Pinpoint Radial Plate die, I cut the background from black cardstock. I adhered this stitched background directly to the cardstock base using Lineco PH neutral bookbinding glue (my go-to liquid adhesive).

I adhered both layered hearts to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I used two sentiments from the Lingo Thanks stamp set. I stamped each sentiment in fuschia ink on thin strips of white cardstock. I notched both ends of each sentiment strip before adhering each sentiment strip over one heart. Lastly, I added a couple iridescent sequins to the card using glue dots for added dimension and sparkle.

I hope you have enjoyed a sneak peak of some of the new Valentine’s products! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

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I am here today featuring the Flora Layering Die set and using the Pinpoint Radial Plate for the background setting!

I chose only two colors of card stock for my card design today.

Once all my images where die cut, I used my liquid adhesive to make sure I had a good bond for each layer of the flora heart design and set aside to dry.

When cutting the pinpoint radial die you already have a panel cut to the size of a standard A2 size card base (4 ¼ in x 5 ½ in). I trimmed the panel down to 4 in x 5 ¼ in and framed this panel using the accenting color card stock.

I adhered my heart onto my panel making sure it was centered on the center circle. Once set I grabbed my sentiment and positioned it just below the focal point. I used solid card stock for this die cut.

Once my sentiment background was in position I placed the layers of my sentiment on top and added a few pearls to my hearts for embellishment.

As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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