It's Fun To Do The Impossible with Dies R Us!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Lisa here, with a magical easel card.  I wanted to break out an oldie-but-goodie die from my collection, so I grabbed my Spellbinders Polka Dot Frame Die set and started brainstorming. 

Now I said this is an easel card, so when you bend the top up and rest it on the sentiment tag inside, it looks like this:

This die cuts and embosses, so at first I cut and embossed a frame out of white Neenah 80lb cardstock.

After picking out my die, I knew I wanted something Disney inspired, so I dug through my Echo Park paper collection and pulled out a sheet with cut-apart sentiments.  As you can see though, the white didn't really pop.

So I switched to red cardstock and it made a huge difference.  I glued the white one to back of the red for stability.

Almost looks like chipboard with the dimension.  I love it.  I decided to add even more detail to the frame with paint pens.  The ones I used are by Dylusions but I'm sure that any would work.

I did go over the white a couple of times to make the dots bolder.  This is why I love die cutting so much, there are so many things you can do to cardstock to make it suit your project.

Onto the easel card itself.  If you've never made one before, they're actually really easy.  You just make a top-folding card--mine is 5"x7"--and then cut another piece of cardstock to 5x7, that will be the easel topper.

Here you'll see my top-folding 5x7 card on the left--I scored the front panel in the middle at 3.5".  On the right is that flat 5x7 panel where I'll be adhering my frame.

I took this last photo too to show you how I made the top-folding 5x7 card.  If you were thinking I had cardstock that was at least 14" long, I don't!  I cut two pieces from an 8.5x11 sheet of 110lb cardstock and pieced them together to create my card base.  That seam is in the back, you don't even notice it.

The easel stand of the card was created with another sentiment from the same sheet of patterned paper I showed you earlier.  Just matted on some cardstock and popped up on foam tape.

I hope this card inspires to try making an easel card with any of the fun and amazing dies that Dies R Us carries.  --Lisa

Products Used:

• Spellbinders Polka Dot Frame Die set
• 1/4" Scor Tape
• 1/2" Scor Tape
• Neenah Solar White 80lb and 110lb cardstock
• Echo Park Magical Adventure 2 paper
• 10mm glitter cabochon stones
• Red cardstock scraps
• Mini glue dots

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  

 

 For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE

CHALLENGE BLOG

FACEBOOK

INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

A Fairy Hello with Dies R Us!!

 Happy Tuesday everyone!  Lisa here, with a fun fairy hello card.  The fairy isn't even the star of the show, the layered background dies from Birch Press are!!!  Check out how Dazzle-ing they are.

Aren't they amazing?  These are the Birch Press Dazzle layering dies.  You get a set of three and omg they're all fabulous because yes, you can use them individually, but layered is pure papery greatness!!

So let me tell you how this card even came to be.  I was going to do something completely different but I got some new cardstock and when I saw these three colors together, the card just kind of blew up from there.

I found that the layers were missing something, so I cut the top out of black glitter paper instead of the textured cardstock and added it on top for dimension.  I don't find the centers of these dies really need a lot of adhesive, so instead of putting adhesive on the paper before cutting the dies, I just put Scor Tape all around the frame and a few pieces in the center.  Easy Peasy!

I wanted to add a fairy, so I pulled out my Tutti Designs Mini Fairies set.  I had a hard time deciding which one to use and where to put him or her.

My card needed a sentiment so I pulled out an oldie but goodie, Lawn Fawn Scripty Hello.  I decided here to cut off the flowers in the hands of the fairy on the left.  I wanted it to look like the fairy was holding the greeting.

The final finishing touch it needed was some bling!  I used three sizes of clear AB gems to accent the sentiment on the card.  I love how it came together.

I hope this card inspires to check out all the amazing Birch Press layering dies that Dies R Us carries.  They're so fun and versatile.  --Lisa

Products Used:

• Birch Press Dazzle layering dies
• Tutti Designs Mini Fairies set
• Lawn Fawn Scripty Hello
• 1/4" Scor Tape
• 1/2" Scor Tape
• Tonic Textured Cardstock in assorted colors
• Recollections black glitter cardstock
• Clear AB rhinestones in 3mm, 4mm and 6mm
• Glitter cardstock scraps
• Mini glue dots

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  

 

 For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE

CHALLENGE BLOG

FACEBOOK

INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

**MIXED MEDIA** New Challenge with Mix It Up Challenge Blog!!

Happy August Everyone!  It's the first of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge blog.  This month our theme is Mixed Media which for those of you who don't know, means more than one medium.  I love projects like this where I just get to play with my supplies and see what comes out.

This card has metallic ink, pearlized paint and iridescent paint.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt August Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #8 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #8 Anything Goes

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with Love To Craft Challenge Blog!!

Happy August all!  It's time for a new challenge with Love To Craft Challenge Blog and our theme is always Anything Goes!!  We're still attending catch up graduation parties from last year, so I have a graduation card to share today!!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt August Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #8 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #8 Anything Goes

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the other DT members have created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES** New Challenge with Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog!!

Happy August!  The first of the month means a new challenge with Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and as always our theme is Anything Christmas Goes.  

Just a few challenges:

• Creative Knockouts - #412 Christmas In July 1/2
• Tickets Inspiration Challenge Blog - #156 Christmas in July 1/2
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #143 Anything Goes
• Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas In July 2/3
• Creative Craft Cottage - #142 Christmas In July 2/5
• 12 Months of Christmas Linkup - #79 Christmas In July 2/10

Be sure to visit the blog, play along and check out all the other DT's awesome creations.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**OLD SCHOOL** New Challenge with Love to Scrap Challenge Blog!!

Happy July!  It's the first so it's time for a new challenge over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and our theme this month is Old School!!  This theme is open to interpretation: do you want to do something back-to-school?  Using old products?  Old techniques?  What kind of card does that inspire in you?

I made an encouragement card for a new high schooler.  

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt August Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #8 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #8 Anything Goes

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with Angie's Digi Stamps!!

Hi everyone!  It's the first Sunday of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge at Angie's Digi Stamps!!  Our theme is always Anything Goes and this month I made a super cute car themed card!

Just a few challenges:

• Sunday Stamps - #262 Getting Sketchy

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created and to enter this month's challenge!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!