Friday Freebie - Fabulous Foliage

 Hi Everybody,

Todays offering is a fun foliage set that has lost of different shaped leaves in it.

You can use the leaves as they are or you can add them to a floral display for even more interest. 

Inside the magazine you will find lots of ideas for using these dies and other projects that you may like to try.

All you need to do to be in with the chance of winning is leave me a comment at the end of this post and be sure to add your 

FULL NAME

It doesn't matter if you have won before and I am happy to send the prize to you wherever you are.
But if you do not add your full name then your comment will not even be entered into the draw. 

Be sure to come back over the weekend to see if your name is listed as the winner, and it you are then I know you will love this gift

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Nested Fancy Frames - Rectangles

 Hi Everybody,

Today it is the turn of the Nested Fancy Frames Rectangle Die Set.

In this video I have shown you how you can change the shape from rectangle to slimline, and others too.

I want you to get as much enjoyment from any of my collections as you can as I know they can be a considered purchase.

But they will last you a lifetime if you take care of them which means you can be making beautiful cards for years to come.

Ringing the changes with the way you use the die cuts is what will keep the interest alive and make card making much more fun for you.

This is the exact same set of dies but with just a little trimming it can be made to fit a slimline card. I have added this to an embossed panel to fill the background and I really like the end result.

I hope you will give these ideas a try and look at any of your other dies too to see if they can be adapted to alter  their shapes for your cards.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Torn Edges

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is sharing another from the new collection of dies and this one is the modern Torn Edges. I love this look and it makes lovely base layers as well as frames.

This style also works well with the Rounded Edges and also any other 5x7 dies that you may have in your own collection.

The pink background with the white flowers to this card is a piece of acetate that I have had for absolute years in my cupboard.

I cut it up and used it on several cards and I am really quite pleased with the result.

 I will never be able to replace it because I don't know where I got it from. I just know it was at a craft show a long time ago.

The flowers are paper ones from Wild Orchid Crafts but they no longer ship to the UK.

 Craft Stash have a good selection on their website, or you could always make your own and there are lots of tutorials to show you how to get a realistic look for your blooms.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Nested fancy Frames - Ovals

 Hi Everybody,

This is the vidoe that will share with you how I made the Nested Cards using the Oval shape in a different way to yesterdays card.

There are lots of possibilities with this new die set and I would encourage you to play with them once you have them. 

This is using them to create a base card that I have used in portrait style and if you like lacy cards then these will suit you perfectly.

I hope you enjoy this video, and the collection is now available at Craft Stash.

The links below are affiliated which means if you buy through those links I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Nested Fancy Frames

Hi Everybody,

The new collection is now launched and I am hoping you enjoyed the video that was shown on Facebook Live on the 12th August.

 I will be adding the video to the blog in the next few days in case you missed it last Friday. 

In that video I shared the making of two cards using the ovals die set and I flipped the design around to create two different orientations.

But this picture shows you another way in which the dies can be used and for this I have added it to a 5x7 card front. 

The card base for this is from another new set of dies called Rounded Corners.

This will create the rounded shapes that look so pretty, and because they are Nested dies you can get this look on frames as well as base layers.

The sentiment is from the new Special Words die set and it makes quite a statement on the card front.

There are several Fancy Frames shapes to choose from so I hope you enjoy any that you decide to use.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx