Studio Monday: Dahlia Flower 3 Ways
Hello crafty friends! It’s Nina-Marie here with you today, sharing 3 ideas for creating with our Simon exclusive Dahlia die. I love this die, as it is so stunning, it makes a gorgeous impact as the center point on a card.
My first idea for using this die is to foil it with a hot foil machine (I used the Gemini Foil Press, but you can also use the Spellbinders or Couture Creations foil machines instead). You could leave the foiling as is, or add color to it! I opted for a bit of color with Copics. The subtle Sea Breeze foil accents the coloring perfectly!
The second idea I have to share with you is in lay die cutting. I always enjoy in lay die cutting, and this Dahlia looks especially elegant in glitter cardstock. I used white glitter cardstock for the outline, along with blues and green for the negative areas.
Finally, the last idea I have for you is using simple die cuts with leftover backgrounds and scraps to make a fabulous design – I had this so much fun doing this, I made a whole bunch of these cards (keep scrolling to see them all)! I don’t know about you, but I have way too many scraps and backgrounds in my crafty space that never seem to get used… this is such a great way to knock down that stash!
I hope you will watch the video to see how I put all these card ideas together using the Dahlia flower die! Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today; I will see you again very soon!
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These are beautiful cards! :)
Absolutely amazing backgrounds and colors!!!
Beautiful inspiration here!!
WOW! are all of those ever pretty! My favourite is the painted brush stroke one, love the colours and the texture with the amazing flower!
So many choices of card from a beautiful stamps x
Oh my!! All the cards are gorgeous!! <3
Fabulous backgrounds – love the variety of looks with that die!
So many possibilities with a single die, this just blew my mind!!! Thanks for the awesome inspiration!
Awesome backgrounds, love it.
Beautiful cards! I love all the different backgrounds!
These are all such beautiful cards. The dahlia die is gorgeous and I have got to get the sentiment strip dies, those would be amazing for all of those narrow sentiments. Well done!
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So gorgeous!
These cards are just lovely, the dies are so versatile.
love the wonderful backgrounds behind the dahlias!!
The backgrounds of these cards are fabulous!
These are so pretty NIna-Marie. I think my favorite is the last one with pinks and oranges. :)
GORGEOUS WORK, Nina!!! SWOONING over the flowers! ;)
WOWZERS! Gorgeous creations! I love them all!
Love that die. It’s simple but
beautiful. Wonderful cards.
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Love all your cards! And this Dahlia die is just so awesome!
Your cards are beautiful! I love all of the different options you shared. :)
Beautiful cards:-)
Gorgeous cards and ideas! So fun and fabulous to see all your creations!
Beautiful cards! I love that you are using your scraps!
Ohhhh! Your cards are beautiful! I especially like your “Celebrate” card. I always love seeing how products can be used in different ways.
So much inspiration and love the different options for this die.
Thanks!
SWOON!! Such BEAUTIFUL Inspiration!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
I love these beautiful flower dies, and the backgrounds really show them off.
Such awesome cards! Thanks for the inspiration.
Such lovely ideas!
Wow! I love how versatile that die is! Beautiful cards!
Wonderful backgrounds and great way to use this die–thanks Nina!
Love those kind of dies & your ideas are very inspiring for how to use them!
Beautiful cards, Nina-Marie! I usually use white die cuts against such colourful backgrounds, but you totally inspired me to try them in gold, too – they look fabulous!
I am so impressed! I have lots of new ideas to add to my wish list! Thank you!
Wow! Gorgeous cards Nina Marie!
Love all the different looks.
I’m glad you did a video to go with this, Nina, because I was having a hard time seeing the foiling in pictures (the one downside to shiny things: they just don’t photograph well). These are some really lovely ideas; thanks for sharing!
Awesome! I especially like the ones on which you used your accumulated backgrounds. What a great place to start! They were beautiful already!
Such beautiful cards!
These cards are gorgeous!!
Love the different backgrounds!!!
I love the Dahlia die. It stands out so pretty with the different backgrounds!
Wonderful cards! Love all of your great techniques and fabulous video.
Beautiful array of cards. Lovely backgrounds and inspiring sentiments, too
Such a beautiful die and all the examples are delightful.
Beautiful creations! Love all the backgrounds, and the die! Thanks for the great ideas and inspiration!
Enjoyed your video on these beautiful cards. Just love the Dahlia Die and the backgrounds together.
Stunning cards, I love all of the different designs and beautiful dahlia die!
These are all Awesome!!! I love how different they all look!!