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Video: Die Cutting with Stacked Dies (CMCC #36)

September 3, 2014

Hello crafty friends! Another week, another card for the Colour Me…! challenge blog! This week’s challenge is once more a Monochromatic challenge and we are using the super happy and bright color Daffodil Delight. If you don’t have any Stampin Up Inks, don’t despair – I used SU patterned paper and my Copic/Spectrum Noir Markers to get the color right. For a comparison of SU ink colors with other brands, check out this post.

If you ever though that stacked dies – die sets that come with the same shape in different sizes – are just good for having some variety in said sizes, think again! Also, break out of the mindset that you always need to use two sizes which are next to each other. Admittedly, I have been guilty of thinking along those lines myself, so I feel like patting myself on the shoulder for discovering a different way of using my stacks.

On this particular card, since it’s monochromatic (using only one color) I wanted to make the yellow shine, yet balance the card overall with lots of white space. As you can see, I glued an entire sheet of the Daffodil Delight patterned paper onto my card front and it does peek out beyond the white front panel which I cut with the larger of the Mama Elephant Femme Frames. Yet, would I have simply stamped the chickie on that white panel and colored it, I would have lost all the dimension of the card and also the super fun pattern would have gotten lost somewhat.

Colour Me…! 36 - Wohoo

By cutting a window into the white front panel that is 2 sizes bigger than the white center piece (with the chickie) I give the patterned paper enough room to shine through, yet not enough to overpower the entire card.

Also, if you have very close color matches as the background paper and the colored chickie, it needs some background to stand out. Originally I had wanted to adhere the chickie directly onto patterned paper, but that would not have worked very well. This way, I could add yet another layer, but still keep the overall feel of the card clean and simple.

Colour Me…! 36 - Wohoo

This card was super quick to put together. Since I only did very basic coloring on the chickie, no ninja-copic skills were required and it went rather quickly.

I hope you take another look at your stacked die sets and try them in a different way. Thanks for stopping by and I’d love to see you over at Colour Me…! and see what you come up with.

Don’t forget to head over to the rest of the Design Team to see what these fabulously talented ladies have created:

Sherrie – A Little Bit Of Everything
Tara – Can’t Stamp The Rain
Hayley – Hayley’s Paper Garden
Joanne – The Crafty Owl’s Blog
Claire – Claire Creates Cards

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* Stampin Up Daffodil Delight patterned paper

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Posted by Julia 12 Comments
Filed Under: Crafting Tagged: Colour Me…!, Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, Paper Smooches, Stampin Up

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  1. 1
    uselesstrinkets says:
    September 3, 2014 at 11:36 AM

    Wow, this ist such a good idea – you’re so talented and your video rocks! I can’t wait to give this a try – but a long, long family weekend is starting tomorrow – no craft time for me! Yikes!
    Pity Party for me?
    Jessa

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    Claire Creates Cards says:
    September 3, 2014 at 12:32 PM

    Julia, I LOVE this fun card! Your videos are great! I wish I had the courage to try to make one! This is another card I will be CASIng! That little duck makes me smile! Great card! XX

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  3. 3
    cissi says:
    September 3, 2014 at 12:42 PM

    Really like your card, think I have to do a similiar card.

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  4. 4
    Tanja says:
    September 3, 2014 at 3:58 PM

    such a cute little chickie

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    Tara Bourgoin says:
    September 3, 2014 at 7:06 PM

    Julia, this is such an awesome card! I love how sweet and happy it is. Great idea with the window showing the DSP as well. (btw, I love your videos! Thank you for sharing them with us)

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  6. 6
    Lucinde says:
    September 3, 2014 at 9:47 PM

    The chickie looks so cute!

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    Shirley says:
    September 4, 2014 at 10:37 AM

    Cute! card

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    schnipseldesign.com says:
    September 5, 2014 at 8:56 AM

    Wie so oft habe ich deinen Blog gerade durch Zufall gefunden – deine Sachen sind wirklich toll 🙂 Und die Chubby Chums müssen jetzt definitiv auf meine Einkaufsliste 🙂

    Ganz liebe Grüße aus Linz
    Renate

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    Joanne James says:
    September 7, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    Another gorgeous card Julia – that little chick looks like he is about to fly right off the card, there is so much lift and dimension to this card!

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    Hayley Kew says:
    September 8, 2014 at 5:02 AM

    Holy moly this is adorable! I just LOVE how your little bird pops off the page 🙂 Back from vacation, move finished, still unpacking but back to blogging have missed you gals! 🙂

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    Greta says:
    September 8, 2014 at 8:28 PM

    Great design for this darling card!

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    cm says:
    September 11, 2014 at 6:52 PM

    Video = fabulous; tips and techniques = brilliant; cute chickie card = priceless! Everything about this post has me smiling….your creativity is boundless! Thanks for the reminder that reaching for the ‘next, next size’ of dies brings about a whole new result with a whole lot more impact!
    ~c

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