Dies are some of the most versatile tools in your stamping arsenal. Much more useful than just using the die cut piece. Lisa's joining us today with a new video. Consider it a nice little reminder to look at those dies in an entirely new light.
A few photos to wet your whistle:
If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.
–A new Make It Monday Challenge & video will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.
–Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product of some kind and using dies to mask off an image on your project.
–Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
–Add your link to our —>InLinkz List<—
-You will have until 7am, Monday, April 18th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
–We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye. The tweets/Facebook postings no longer have any special merit regarding the actual contest.
–One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, April 18th, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get to select a FREE Papertrey stamp set of their choice!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
EDITED TO ADD THE RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:
Congrats to Carol B for being randomly selected as this weeks Make It Monday Winner! Please be sure to email Customer Service to claim your prize and include your shipping information and free stamp set selection! And thanks to everyone for playing along! You ALL have inspired me so much this week!
That is so pretty!
Beautiful Make-It-Monday card. Hoping to try this technique soon.
Thank you! I love this idea. The card is awesome.
GORGEOUS! I love masking, and Lisa did it SO beautifully here. I can’t wait to try this, hoping to get on it today!! 🙂
Lisa, you are always such an inspiration – beautiful card!
Very pretty card; nice video! Your voice is lovely, Lisa!
Fabulous tutorial! Thank you. 🙂
I just got a Big Kick for my birthday so the die cuts are a new thing for me! I love that you made a tutorial to show me different things that I can do with dies. Thanks!
Great project and card from Lisa. I am looking forward to trying this technique this week. Thanks! 😉
Gorgeous card! Love this tutorial and am looking forward to trying it! 🙂
Wow! That card is gorgeous! Can’t wait to watch the video! Thanks so much!
I really liked this technique. And I have to say Lisa, you have a good way about you for teaching! Thanks!
Great video. Love this technique
Great video and inspiration, Lisa. I love seeing so many things that can be done with the Turning a New Leaf die. I’ve never bought repositionable glue before so I’ll have to try it. Thanks for the new tip.
I’ve always loved Lisa’s style and this video only reinforces that! Wonderful job, Lisa!
I can only speak for me and how I feel…
but I love the MIM videos…
and though I may not always say it…
I look forward to each one every week.
For me…with all the tips and information the designers give…
and being a visual person versus just instructional…
I equate these videos as a free card class from some incredibly uber talented ladies that I would never have access to otherwise…
and deeply appreciate them and all of their efforts.
Thank you so much for starting these…
each week has been truly inspiring.
Now…
if all these incredible ladies could just bottle some of their talent and sell me some…
I would be good to go!
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thanks for the great video!!!
Great technique!
Fantastic technique and video, Lisa! Great job!!!
Lisa, I love the card! Thank you for sharing your technique for attaching your button… I’m going to have to try that.
Thank you for such an informative technique. I forgot about just cutting a little bit , like on the leaf . I always walk away with something new.
p.s. your card is beautiful too!
Make it Monday videos are some of my fav videos! I love Lisa’s use of the text style over the top of the mask. So cool!
Very Pretty card and nice tips on using the die cuts… thank you so much.
I like the way you cut out the leaf to insert the label behind.
This is a fabulous card and I can’t wait to try this technique. TFS.
I really love this technique and would have never figured it out on my own. Ingenious! I can see myself using this technique over and over again, I even bookmarked the tutorial for future reference. Such a beautiful card Lisa, the colours are so good together.
Wow!! This is my favourite Make it Monday video can’t wait to try this technique tomorrow !!
Really enjoyed this video and had an “aha” moment when you scored a sewing line to your card! I can’t sew a straight line with a ruler so I was thrilled to see this little trick!! Thanks for your inspiration!
This card is amazing! I love it!
This is a beautiful card and a fun technique!
Awesome video! Love the techniques, there are some cool ones I hadn’t thought of before. Lisa you are so clever!
Great card & video! Can you tell me what kind of craft knife you used to cut the leaf?
Thank you!
Hi Lisa,
Great video and great tips… I had not thought to put a light score line on the paper to create a stitching line, thanks so much… Nor have I tried a removable glue stick but I really liked the idea of using the negative part of the die cut to create the leaf. These videos have been a great source of information and you are a wonderful instructor. Thanks again!!
Lovely technique – and many many thanks for the video tutorial! That really helps. Off to try the technique on a card now!
Great tutorial. I have done this technique using the dress form die, but from your video, I learned using repositional glue ia a great asset. (something I didn’t do) Also your tip on not putting the entire cardstock through the cuttlebug when die cutting with the edgers was also very helpful. Loved your button tying technique too!
Thanks for taking the time to do this, especially since you have little ones, and your time is precious.
GREAT video, Lisa!! It had lots tips that that I will use again and again. Thank you so much! And, beautiful card!!
Lisa, what an inspiring masking effect..cannot wait to give this a go..Hugs!
I love the card. Masking makes a really nice and subtle effect.
So gorgeous Lisa thank you for this video!
I am so happy with the Make it Monday’s video’s.
I hope there are many more to come!
very cool look and I like the way you added dimension with the leaf!
Gorgeous masking and so many inspiring little tips too! Love the idea of taping the back edge of the paper to the die for a straight cut everytime and the idea of lightly scoring for a straight seam (oh, and your idea with the button twine also). 🙂
Lovely card Lisa. I really like the dimension that this technique creates without any bulkiness.
Love this look and thanks for sharing. Enjoying the MIMs!
Beautiful!
I always learn something new with each videos! Thanks for the great tip to score a line before sewing, Lisa! And I love how you adhere your buttons without using a needle!
I love this technique ! Thank you Lisa for your video !
Can’t wait to try this technique. Thanks for the greaat video.
What a clever girl you are! Love all of the details.
Pam L.
All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.