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Hi readers! Happy Tuesday to you! We’re popping in today for a sweet little inspiration from Simon pal and designer extraordinaire Lucy Abrams! I love the pretty patterned paper she used underneath the die cut to make it pop even more! Enjoy & read on for more details!
Hello. It’s Lucy Abrams here with a quick and easy card featuring some of my favorite new products from Simon Says Stamp and Hero Arts.
To create this card, I first die cut the cute little bird from the Songbird Branch set repeatedly from some recycled cardstock then added a die cut stitched edge from the Bundle of Stitched Shapes die set. I adhered this panel to some Pebbles patterned paper which I had taped to a notecard, then spritzed it lightly with Calico Shine Mister Huey’s.
Next, I die cut some small Greeting Blocks frames from pink papers, then stamped the sweet sentiment from Hero Arts’ Hello You stamp set, before adhering the frames together with foam tape and adding some looped silver thread. Finally, I added my sentiment panel to the card with more foam tape.
I love the way that this one small Songbird die can create a whole feature background. Tip: to keep my birds straight, I drew out a grid lightly in pencil. It helped a lot!
Thanks so much for stopping by.I hope I have inspired you to take a look at your small dies and see what you can create. Have a happy day.
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Lucy, very pretty card!
Love the soft colors you used and great idea repeating the die cut to create such a lovely effect.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS card Lucy!!!
LOVE your bird panel – AWESOME repeat die cutting => THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION!!!
This is so cute! I love how you did the bird cutouts. :) Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Adorable card!
Sometimes we forget about those little dies and we should follow your lead and be more creative with them. Thank you for the inspiration.
a simple card with just a pop of color – inspiring
Cute card!
Such a cute card! Love the bird die:)
Love the’ peek-a-boo’ bird pattern! TFS
Super neat card! May have to try using a die like this & will certainly need to draw grid lines–thanks for the tip!
I love anything bird related! The card is super sweet!
This is so pretty and fun I just love the repeating die cut
The little bird repeated like that makes such a statement! I love this card.
The design is wonderful – great colors, too.
Great use of negative space!
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Gorgeous card! I’m a fan of birds
Lovely card…what a great idea to repeat the bird die cut. Such a neat look to create the background
What a sweet cards. Love the multiple die cuts, my mind is ticking. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love that birdie!
This is ADORBS… thanks for sharing
Totally love the die cut background and colors!
What a nice card you made – all thanks to one small die! Thank you for this great idea.
I love this card!
Lucy, it’s fabulous – I love the repetitive design.
Lovely card.Lovely Die.
Lucy,
I really like the colors mix in your card…beautiful card
Neat idea. Would never have thought of using smaller dies like that. Thanks for sharing
Such a fun card!
this card is amazning!! really beautiful, elegant and romantic! :)
Oh, so cute! The pink and gray color combo is fantastic!
This idea using just one small die to create a card front like this has given me ideas to look at my die stash for ones that I can try. I’m thinking of the myriad of cards that I could do using this idea and the mind is boggling!!! TFS!!
Lucy, your card is stunning and the little bird is adorable!
Love the birds being cut out and the glittery goodness behind them!! Nice job.
This card is fantastic! I love the white and muted grey with that wonderful pop of color on the sentiment panel!
Oh my what a FAB way to use a small die! TFS
Love the look of the paper peeking through the die cuts!
A wonderful card! – love the cute bird die cut – thanks so much for the inspiration
Oh my gosh that is a cute card! I love the colour choice you’ve picked for the background!
Fabulous songbird layout!!! Love this card and the background is fabulous!
This card is fantastic! It would take a lot of practice on my part with my new machine to get the birds in such a straight line!! Awesome job!
Love the birds! The die cut outs are so cool! I really have to try this!~kim
Such a beautiful card! Love the bird die!
I always LOVE Lucy’s cards! Fantastic artist!
What a great idea using a repeated smaller die cut. Love the effect! TFS!
I like how you die cut those birds and subtle colors.
love the birds very pretty
Love the bird background!!! Wonderful idea! Thanks for the inspiration
Lucy, what a sweet card!
Love the simplicity of the design. Gorgeous card!