"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Monday, July 10, 2017

oh... hello friend

Hey!  Over the weekend I made a card using the new dies I got from Stampin Up!  I must admit that I was a little dismayed with some of the dies in the set.  When I used the large die that you seen behind the flowers I saw that it just cuts out the little diamond bits as you see can see in this card I made and posted a few days ago.  A few days later I realized that I could actually trim the piece out to create a different look.  So for several days I had this piece floating around and over the weekend I decided to make something with it.  I had some cardstock left over from making the card I mentioned above so I used that to make the flowers with two other dies from the set.   There was another die that puzzled me, as well.  It is the little leafy one that you see embossed into the cardstock.  When I went to use it I thought it would die cut this cute little leafy bit, but when I was done saw that it only embosses!  Initially I was disappointed, but then I used it to make my card and now I actually think it is kind of clever.  Anyway, here is my card.  The sentiment is from the stamp set that coordinates with the dies and was embossed on vellum.  I'm going to post it to CAS(E) this Sketch since the layout is based on their sketch, as well as CAS on Sunday.  This is pretty clean and simple and it does have flowers on it.

 Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white, Harvest Gold, Vellum, SU! Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Bazzill dark brown; Stamps:  Stampin Up!; Dies:  Stampin Up!; Ink:  VersaMark watermark ink; Embossing powder:  Hero Arts; 

6 comments:

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love your layered dies, Rosemary! So wonderful on the embossed background!!

Leigh Penner said...

Very pretty take on the sketch!

Lori said...

Such a pretty card and very smart to cut around the negative space to create a background piece! I certainly empathize with you on the dies - sometimes they just aren't what you think. But no one would ever guess, because your card is lovely!

Papercraft Boutique said...

Trimming the die-cut and using it for the background is a great idea! Fabulous take on the sketch! Hideko

Greta said...

You are creative, my friend! Love how the 2 flowers are opposites & the embossing leafy die looks fabulous! Think that's something more companies should start offering!

Anita in France said...

Your discoveries turned out beautifully, Rosemary ... such lovely layering and fabulous dimension ... so very pretty! Hugs, Anita :)