So Many Books, So Little Time Card by Amanda Wilcox

Die Cut Focused Card using Books & Blooms

Don't have time to color? Try creating a die-cut focused card to save time! 

This beautiful book themed card by Amanda uses our Bookmark II Die Set and Daisies Die Set.

The stacks of books were created using our Bookmark II Die Set. Amanda cut the dies out multiple times using different colors of cardstock. She assembled the books in stacks onto her card, using a thin strip of brown cardstock as the shelf. 

Next, she added a trio of daisies, cut out using our Daisies Die Set. She arranged the daises on the on both sides of the bookshelf to add a fun touch of whimsy to her card. 

The finishing touch was the sentiment "so many books, so little time" stamped below the shelf. 

This card is so simple to make, just cut out all the pieces and assemble!  It's a quick time-saver to use almost exclusively dies on your card and it's so fun to assemble all the pieces together! If you're short on time or just like to play with die cuts, a card like this is perfect for you! 

See more of Amanda's work over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Special Day Card by Samantha Mann

Celebrate a Special Day!

Don't forget to celebrate the special days in the lives of your friends and family. Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, graduation or other special occasion, this card by Samantha is sure to let someone know how special they are! 

This card features our Dainty Daisies Stamp Set, Lattice Die and Petite Flowers Stencil.

Samantha stamped the bundle of daisies from the Dainty Daisies Stamp Set several times and colored the blooms in various shades of pink. Then she added white paint splatters over the top for a fun textured look. It's almost like droplets of water on a rainy day! She cut the florals out using the coordinating Dainty Daisies Die Set.

For her card background she used our Petite Flowers Stencil with white texture paste, applying it onto white cardstock to create a beautiful tone on tone textured background. 

Next she cut out the beautiful lattice frame using our Lattice Die and layered this over the textured panel. The daisies were added over the top, layered over each other and adhered with dimensional adhesive. If a  stem or bloom went over the edge of the card she trimmed it with a scissor. 

Last she added the sentiment, embossed in white onto a black banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set.

Here is what we learned from Samantha today:

• Don't be constrained by the size of your card. If images go off the edge you can just trim them to align to the card size.
• Combing layers and textures (like vellum and texture paste) gives your card an extra special touch!

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

Little Lilies Card by Samantha Mann

Just Because

Do you ever send a card to someone just because you are thinking of them? Samantha has created a beautiful floral card today featuring our Little Lilies Stamp Set and our Trailing Leaves Stencil, perfect for sending thoughtful wishes for anytime. 

To create this gorgeous card she started by stamping and coloring the stem of lilies from our Trailing Leaves Stencil multiple times. The lily image is great because it's so easy to color with just the white and green. Samatha did add a bit of shading to the white areas with light gray and added accents with a white gel pen. She then cut out the florals using the coordinating Little Lilies Die Set.

For her card base she started with a white panel that was the same height as her card and just a little narrower than the width of the card. She cut out three purple glitter rectangles using our  Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock with our Frames & Tags Die Set. She adhered the glitter rectangles to the white panel and then used our Trailing Leaves Stencil to add leaves over the top with white texture paste! Wow! So pretty! She arranged the lilies over the fun background panel, layering them along the left side.

The final touch was the sentiment "just because" which she embossed in black onto a black banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

We love the textures of the glitter and the stencil paste layered together! We hope you will give this fun technique a try!

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!