Love - die cuts only

Hi Everyone

I saw this great challenge across at AAA Cards

Wow... now that made me stop and think.  How do I create a card using only die-cuts - no stamping!  I had such fun with this challenge and decided to make the most of some DSP and a couple of Dies.

You might recognize one of the elements from my post yesterday :-)

Here's a closeup of the elements from the two die-cuts I used - a sentiment and a butterfly.

I took a piece of the fabulous DSP from Altenew - I love the big, bold, graphical images on it.  I die-cut the sentiment out of the DSP and then 3x out of 80# Neenah Solar White.  I adhered the layers together and used the in-laid die-cut technique to place it back into the opening.

For the butterfly, I die-cut the butterfly  out of a matching piece of DSP and then mounted it just above the sentiment.  I made sure that I cut the butterfly from just the right place on the second piece of DSP so that it would blend with the background in the same way as the sentiment did :-) I placed a small piece of foam tape underneath each wing to ensure that it stayed lifted from the card base.    All I need to do was add a gold enamel dot and some shimmer and shine to the butterfly

Here's my card:

Isn't that paper gorgeous?  I love it and think it works really well with the in-laid die-cut technique.

I'll be back tomorrow with another post for you.  In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.

Hugs

Jaydee

Comments

[Kelly W.]

Wow, that dsp looks like you've created it with a paintbrush! So bight and cheery! Great technique used too, I don't see that very often. Love this one Jaydee!

[Tracie Pond]

Beautiful colors. Thank you for sharing with us at AAA Cards. =) Tracie

[Marina]

Absolutely beautiful . . . this technique is beautiful . . . I remember when I learned with you the fact of just punching the same die cut and then gluing it togeher . . . at that time I bought the die "HELLO" . . . this technique goes a little farther. Thanks Jaydee!!

Marina . . . from far Africa

[Evelyn B]

Well you knocked it out of the park! Love that paper and your die-cuts sure did enhance it!

[Jane]

Wonderful use of that dsp, makes for a very classy and beautiful card. Thanks for joining in with the current challenge at AAA Cards.

[Elaine]

Beautiful ... I love this technique it is just so clever. Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards