Dual Purpose Die Cutting! 2 Retro Birthday Cards by Donna Idlet

Same Die Cuts, 2 Fun Retro Cards!

Today we are sharing an TWO fun retro themed cards by Donna featuring our fun new stamps and dies!

These cards use the following products:
Newton's Mix Tape Stamp Set
Newton's Mix Tape Die Set
Puppy's Mix Tape Stamp Set
Puppy's Mix Tape Die Set
Party On! Stamp Set
Card Layout 7 Die Set
New Retro Paper Pad
Music Notes Stencil

To start out, Donna created fun backgrounds with die cuts, paper and stencils. She inked up a rainbow with distress inks and then added black music notes over the top using our new Music Notes Stencil. She cut the panel out using our Card Layout 7 Die Set. Then she picked a piece of patterned paper from our New Retro Paper Pad and cut that out using the same die set. These die cut pieces will be used on both cards. 

CARD 1: Newton's Purr-fect Mix Birthday Card!

For the first card she used the die cut patterned paper for the border and the die cut stenciled pieces for the insides of the frames. She stamped that adorable kitty holding the giant cassette tape from the Newton's Mix Tape Stamp Set. She colored the image with alcohol markers, making the cassette a fun mix of bright colors! She added the message "purr-fect mix" onto the label of the cassette and cut the image out. 

For the message she stamped "Happy Birthday" from our Party On! Stamp Set and trimmed it into a thin banner. She adhered the kitty and the birthday message over the background to finish the card.

CARD 2: Puppy's Rockin' Birthday Card!

For the second card, Donna used the remaining die cut pieces to create a card background that is opposite the one on the first card. The die cut stenciled pattern was used for the frame and the die cut patterned paper was used for the insides! This is such a great way to use both pieces of a die cut with a frame!

For the main image on this card she used the cute doggie holding the giant cassette tape from our Puppy's Mix Tape Stamp Set. She colored the tape in similar colors to the first card with a fun bright palette! She added the "You Rock!" message onto the label of the cassette. She stamped a few music notes and then cut out all the images using the coordinating die. 

On this card she used the same "Happy Birthday" message from the  Party On! Stamp Set but this time she stamped and embossed it in white onto black cardstock. She adhered the dog, music notes and birthday message over the background to finish the card. 

Both of these cards are so fun! We love how she used all of the die cut pieces to create cards with opposite patterns. This dual purpose die cutting is such a great way to use all of your supplies and to get TWO fun birthday cards! 

To see more beautiful creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!