Impressive, To Die for Tips & Tricks

We have had an AMAZING response to our new dies & impression plates since we first introduced them in February.  Myself and the rest of the Design Team have only begun sharing with you the dozens upon dozens of ideas and techniques we have in mind for these amazingly versatile products!  Today I thought I would challenge the team to introduce you to even MORE fun ways to use them!

To start off, I had a few things I had been experimenting with myself in regards to the new Beautiful Blooms dies used in conjunction with our 100% wool felt!

 

I like to call these Double Cuts.  And the name really says it all.  You die cut the largest flower from the trio and then follow up with a second cut in the center using the smallest die from the set.  The end result gives you fast, economical, easy to mail embellishments that you create over and over again.

 

To make a Double Cut, you want to die cut the largest flower from one of our Beautiful Bloom die Trios.  I've done all of my samples today with Hawaiian Shores felt, but you could definitely do the same thing with paper or cardstock.  After you remove the felt from the large die, place it back on your cutting plate.  Then place the smallest flower from the trio in the center of the large flower die side down.

 

Run it through your machine using the same sandwich you always do for die-cutting and viola, your very own Double Cut!

 

This one I kept very simple.  Clean & white.  The background was impressed with our Picnic Plaid Impression Plate.  the sentiment is from Blooming Button Bits, stamped in True Black ink.  I also added an embossed line at the bottom & top of the sentiment strip to help accent it.

 

Notice that I layered a piece of Green Boutique patterned paper behind the opening in the Double Cut to accent the fun opening.  I also added a New Leaf Vintage Button to the center using a mini glue dot.  I just love the way this turned out!

 

For this next project I used the same process, except this time it was with the scalloped flowers from the series.  I added a large layer of the Green Boutique paper as my mat.  The sentiment strip was done in the same way as the first card.

 

I stacked two New Leaf buttons on top of one another using mini glue dots to accent the center of this card.  Notice this time I layered white cardstock under the felt to help differentiate it from the busy background paper.

 

For this last project, I did a little something different.

 

I cut a block of Hawaiian Shores felt using my pinking shears.  I then die cut the flower from it's center.  Using a second piece of small felt, I die-cut the smallest flower.

 

I then placed the smallest flower within the boundaries of the large flower cut-out, adding a small New Leaf button to finish it off.  (I think this may be my favorite of the bunch!)

Now that I have showcased a few of the things I have been working on, why don't you peruse the AMAZING ideas the team has put together for your reading pleasure today?  I promise you won't be disappointed!

CLICK HERE to see more from Betsy Veldman.

CLICK HERE to see more from Dawn McVey.

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather Nichols.

CLICK HERE to see more from Lisa Johnson.

CLICK HERE to see more from Michelle Wooderson.

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Kelly Purkey.

EDITED TO ADD:

I've had a lot of questions about how to use our dies with the Cuttlebug & Big Shot this morning.  This is the YouTube video I created last month showcasing just how to do that.

You can also see a video on how to use our Impression Plates with the various machines HERE.

I hope you enjoyed all of today's amazing inspiration!  Have you purchased our new dies or Impression Plates yet?  What do you think of them?  Have you made anything amazing that you would like to share? Please feel free to post a link in the comments section!

As always, thank you for stopping by today!  Now go stamp something!  :)

 Thinking About You Card (Beautiful Blooms #1 Die Trio)

• STAMPS: Blooming Button Bits
  
• INK: True Black
  
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Green Boutique Colection
  
• OTHER: Hawaiian Shores Felt, Beautiful Blooms #1 Die Trio, New Leaf Vintage Button, Picnic Plaid Impression Plate, mini glue dots (for adhering button & felt), Scor-Pal
  
• FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"

 Friends Like You Card (Beautiful Blooms #2 Die Trio)

• STAMPS: Blooming Button Bits
  
• INK: True Black
  
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Green Boutique Colection
  
• OTHER: Hawaiian Shores Felt, Beautiful Blooms #2 Die Trio, New Leaf Vintage Buttons, mini glue dots (for adhering button & felt), Scor-Pal
  
• FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"

 Without You Card (Beautiful Blooms #3 Die Trio)

• STAMPS: Blooming Button Bits
  
• INK: True Black
  
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Green Boutique Colection
  
• OTHER: Hawaiian Shores Felt, Beautiful Blooms #3 Die Trio, New Leaf Vintage Button, Picnic Plaid Impression Plate, mini glue dots (for adhering button & felt), Scor-Pal, pinking shears (Fiskars)
  
• FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"