Isn't it great when different craft products in your stash go together, almost as though you had plannned it?
Card Recipe:
Tools: Spellbinders Labels 18 Diet Set , Tonic Studios Birds on a Branch, Birdhouse Die, Layering Rectangles and Layering Circles, Grand Calibur
Paper and Card: Hunkydory, Stardream Pearlescent Card
Embellishments: mulberry flowers, May Arts ribbon
As you will have noticed, I do like a lot of layers on my card! For this card, I wanted to use a Hunkydory card toppers and cardstock set that I had in my stash, as the pink/purple colours were a favourite of the card recipient. The focal topper came in the set, and although I don't have an exact shape match in my dies, I was unabashed. Spellbinders Labels 18 echoed the shape of the topper and it shows perfectly that you do not need to have an exact match to still create a harmonious arrangement on your card.
I've also mixed and matched patterned cardstock and papers with coordinating plains and pearlescents.
I carried on the theme of the card with my die cut accent - a bird house cut from the same pink stardream card as my card base, mounted onto a pre-embossed strip of Hunkydory Adorable Scorable card. I then used sprigs from the Birds on a Branch die set to create some final accents, picking up from the embossed foliage pattern on the card stock. These tucked behind the mulberry flower and floral organza ribbon as I often think a card is not finished if it doesn't have flowers and ribbon, I get kind of twitchy if I make a card without them!
Hope you all have a great a weekend and happy crafting!
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When you were at school, did you ever think you would need to use a2 + b2 = c2 in conjunction with crafting? Well that's what I did to work out how to turn the new Tonic Studios Keepsake Box die into a triangular favour box!
Card Recipe:
Tools: Tonic Studios Balloon Weight Keepsake Box Dies, Christmas Inserts Dies, Layering Rectangles Dies, Grand Calibur
Paper and Card: Textured, First Edition
Embellishments: Rhinestone Button
As you know, I always like to show you how to use your dies in different ways, so when you see this new die, don't just think of boxes! All it took to transform the box template into a triangle was my craft knife, a metal ruler and using one of the dies from the Layering Rectangles set.
The topper comes from another new die set called Christmas Inserts. This is another really versatile set that won't just tie you down to Christmas projects.
If you'd like to see how I transformed the four-sided box into a triangular one, leave a message in the comments section below and I'll do a step-by-step tutorial.
Here's another look of this new box (very Toblerone)!
Keep popping back, I have more alternative ideas to come!
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