Hello everyone, it´s Sanna here again with this month’s guest designer blog post. I created two baby cards for July´s post and had quite a pile of leftover die cut pieces. That gave me the idea to use the bits to create a multi-color die cut background and focal point for a fun children´s birthday card. I’m providing the steps as well as a video that shows the creative process, start to finish!
To create the cards, follow these steps:
Step 1: Save the negative pieces from another project with a die-cut background.
Step 2: Die cut two backgrounds with the Kaleidoscope and Geometric dies from True Blue Soft Finish Cardstock. This creates a nice and colorful background in combination with the leftover pieces.
Step 3: Adhere the background pieces onto a Clear Double Sided Adhesive sheet strip. Be careful not to touch the adhesive area with your fingers so the adhesive remains sticky. (TIP: Use the protective sheet from the adhesive to help hold the piece instead of your fingers – it won’t stick!)
Step 4: Take a pair of tweezers and start adding the negative pieces into their places. This takes a little effort and time, but the results are worthwhile.
Step 5: Die cut two Dotted Scallop Circles from White Soft Finish Cardstock and ink them with Faded Jeans Distress Ink and an ink blending tool.
Step 6: Adhere the leftover circle piece (from the previous project) on top of the Dotted Scallop Circle piece.
Step 7: Stamp two monkeys from the Jungle Cuties clear stamp set with waterproof ink onto white cardstock.
Step 8: Fussy cut the monkeys OR die cut them with the matching Jungle Cuties die and color with a water brush and Distress Inks or other coloring medium of your choice.
Step 9: Stamp a happy birthday sentiment from the General Sentiments clear stamp set onto white cardstock and die cut the sentiment with Stitched Fishtail Banners die.
Step 10: Adhere the sentiment banner and the monkey with paper glue.
Step 11: For a fun detail, add dimensional drops around the Dotted Scallop Circle. (Shown: Nuvo Dros ‘Glow in the Dark.)
Here is the video showing all of the steps.
I hope you get inspired to try out this month’s idea and play a little with your dies and stamps! Have fun creating!
See you again next month,
Sanna
Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs:
Other:
Nuvo glue pen
Nuvo Drops ‘Glow in the Dark’
Ranger Distress Inks
Water brush
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Acrylic blocks for temporarily mounting clear stamps
What a great way to use up scraps love the monkey adorable cards tfs!
thanks so much, Deborah!
thank so much, Deborah!
This is adorable. LOVE the monkey. Thanks for sharing
thank you, Connie Sue!