Sunday, August 21, 2011

Happy Sunday ! - Hi, There!

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I must say that tools in my papercrafting are such  gamechangers for me! 
I'm NOW having even more fun than before with my Cuttlebug , 
diecutting with Cottage Cutz's latest , adorable releases.
No project now feels complete unless I add even one little tiny Cottage Cutz diecut ! 
It's that gamechanging for me ! 


For my first card here , I wanted to try out the coordinating Orchid die 
And loving  frames at the moment , I couldn't resist adding half a circle ornate frame 
to "contain" my piecing . ;)  I also glitzed up the Orchid Flower with some Stickles ! 
A little bling is never wrong , huh ?! I also used foam pads to pop up the design as and where I wanted more dimension. 

No matter your cardmaking style , whether it be on the simpler side or otherwise , 
the use of diecuts to me simply gives you a unique finishing  no matter how many times 
you use the same design ! 


For this Thank you card , I have combined the girl silhouette and ribbon diecuts from the Cameo and Oval Frame die  with the ornate circle frame  for a more balanced design with this card orientation. 


I wouldn't say that clean and simple is my go to style usually with cards, 
but it was easy to be inspired to try  to this clean , graphic look for 
a change here ! ;) 

So, don't allow your dies to be in cold storage .
Keep them always in sight on your crafting table and the more you use them ,
the more your creative mind 
will find ways to get more out of them ! ;) 







9 comments:

Unknown said...

That second is stunning! Love everything about it!

BabyBokChoy said...

These are too darling and the cuts are really awesome!

Kim said...

I agree that second one WOWZERS!!!!

Wendy Kwok said...

I love those dies!!! gorgeous

tania said...

What a chirpy card!!love it:)

Mandie said...

love this card, pearl! it is seriously cute!

Ella Swan said...

Those Quick-Cutz do seem very awesome :)

Audrey Pettit said...

Wow! SO gorgeous,Pearl! You are really rocking the die cuts! I just adore that silhouette and frame card. Wow, wow, wow!

Susan Hurley-Luke said...

Marvelous cards, Pearl! I love these die cuts and your inventiveness with them :)