2 Cards with One Die!
Hi bloggers! Happy Monday afternoon to you! I’m always so happy to share with you something else lovely that the fantastic Jess Larsen has made for us to share on our blog with you! Today for her special STAMPtember® feature she shows us how to make 2 gorgeous cards with one die! If you all are anything like me, you appreciate a good value & a gorgeous result!
Enjoy!
As a lover of all things crafty, I often collect different products and then forget to use them! It has been a goal of mine to rediscover those products, so I decided to experiment with my alcohol inks. They are so much fun to play with, and I have found that you can really do no wrong with them — my kind of product! :-)
I combined my alcohol ink background with my very favorite STAMPtember® product — the Big Hello die. When they say BIG they mean it! This die is HUGE and works perfect for the focal point for a couple of quick and easy cards. For the first card, I die cut the Hello five times using white cardstock. I glued them all together to create a very thick, dimensional hello. I added the pink alcohol ink Hello on top of that and popped it on to a white card base. Very quick and easy, but still packs a lot of punch.
I couldn’t bring myself to waste that pretty inked background, so I decided to create a card out of the negative of the die cut. For all the details and to see those awesome inks in action, check out the start to finish video I created!
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This is gorgeous! Love that beautiful purple!
Luv that color purple u used
Love the purple!
love this sleek look
Oh my gosh! This is so awesome! Love the look and the purple is fab! :)
Both cards are pretty!
Great cards, love the shades of purple on the glossy paper.
What a great way to use that die. I bought it, but sadly have yet to use it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love both your cards. Using the blending solution gives a great effect to the alcohol inked.background.
I love the simplicity, great cards!
Oh, squee!!!! Can’t wait to get my hands on this die – so awesome! You did a beautiful thing with these cards!
I love how dimensional you made the die cut by layering it!
Love the card! I also have some inks that I need to dig out and play with. Thanks for the inspiration!
How fun! Two for the “piece” of one! Thanks for sharing your talents. Am going to try this as soon as my die arrives. “Hello” fun….
Fabulous card, and such a do-able technique! Thanks for sharing!
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What a cool card! Actually, both of them.
thanks for the details for making both cards. Very pretty.
Lovely. I just ordered the Hello die and will give this a try….thank you!
Fabulous purple hues… love that die-cut and the different ways it can be used… thanks for the inspiration.
Passionate about purple! Beautiful!
So pretty, love the deep and intense color in the background.
I, too, am a big fan of alcohol inks and may just have to add the “hello” die to my wish list!
love the second one
Love the beautiful purple background!
super fun! I love that they are opposites!
Wow I am learning so much, or maybe I should say refreshing my memory!!!! Thanks!
Such a simple but fun design!
Both card are stunning. Thank you for the detailed directions and reminding us to use our alcohol inks.
Such pretty cards!
lovin’ these big dies! ~God bless~
Very pretty!
Love the purple! Such cute cards :)
Working with the alcohol inks on glossy paper is one of my favorite techniques. What a great card!
Great way to use the die! love the purple background.
This is amazing…I love that Hello die!
Love the purple color, and that hello die is fab!
Great card! Love the ideas.
Great cards! I haven’t used my alcohol inks in a long, long time. Thanks for reminding me to get them out!!
Such wonderful designs with that fun die!!
Great idea–love these cards!
That big purple hello looks amazing!
Both of these cards are beautiful. That inked background is fabulous and I love the dimensional hello.
Love the way you used the alcohol inks!!! Love!
Love!! And that purple background is totally fabulous!
2 for 1 – love them both!
I am so loving this new die. Talk about make a card simple and beautiful. And of course I just totally love alcohol inks so just need the die and I’m ready to go.
Nice job on using the negative also. Love how the background turned out with the alcohol ink.
Cool cards! I love that they are both made from the same die! I follow the blog by email
Beautiful cards! I haven’t touched my alcohol inks in probably close to a year! Thanks for the inspiration, I’m going to pull them out and create something :)
I love these two cards. Two very different cards with one die. Perfect.