Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop
FEATURING DIE-CUTTING
Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the October Be Inspired Blog Hop where we are focusing on projects that feature Die Cutting. However you have arrived here, whether from Melanie Hockin or directly here, I am so delighted that you are here.
As I was contemplating what sot of project would best display die cutting, my mind immediately went to the gorgeous Pretty Poinsettia dies that coordinate with the Impressions Plate, (which is what I see as a squishy mat). These dies not only cut out shapes but, combined with the Impressions Plate, give the die cut pieces extra dimension. I also thought of anther newish product to Stampin’ Up! - the hot foil machine that requires specific "dies" to use with the hot foil machine to add foil to your projects. I have used both new types of dies together with standard dies when creating my Christmas card. Here it is:
On the weekend I attended a Stampin' Up! event which was the first Stampin' Up! event in Adelaide for a long long time. Checking out the display I was taken by some beautiful pink and Basic Beige cards. I loved the colour combo so decided to use a similar combination but added some gold touches. The colours used here are Barely Blush, Flirty Flamingo, Basic Beige, Gold and White Willow.
The background was created with Barely Blush Two-Tone cardstock and the Swiss Dots Hot Foil die, together with Gold Foil.
The sentiment was also Hot Foiled on Barely Blush Two-tone cardstock and the Magical Christmas Hot Foil dies. This die is a-maz-ing. As you progress through the Hot Foil process and then use the traditional die cut to create multiple sentiments in one go. Apart from using another sentiment inside the card, I am left with a number of sentiments for other Christmas cards. It is soooo satisfying.
As mentioned in the intro, the poinsettias and leaves were die cut using the Pretty Poinsettia dies on watercolour paper. The flowers were water-coloured with Flirty Flamingo Classic ink and the leaves with Basic Beige ink.
Some White Textured ribbon was tied around the centre panel before it was popped up on Dimensionals. Some new Pearl Adhesive-backed Faceted Dots were sprinkled around. They are gorgeous and similar to an embellishment from a few years ago. The final touch - a splattering of Barely Blush Shimmer Brush.
The card inner is fairly simple with one of the hot foil sentiments, a left over strip of the Swiss Dots background and the left over Basic Beige leaves.
Thank you so much for dropping by on your way around the Be Inspired Die Cutting Blog Hop.
I am really looking forward to seeing what everyone else has created for this Die Cutting Blog Hop. Next in line is the amazing Angela Meiritz-Reid. Just click on the "Next" graphic below to head over to Angela’s blog.
The full list of those participating in this Blog Hop is:
Andrea Sargent <you are here
The list of Be Inspired Design Team Members hopping over on Instagram this month are:
Andrea Sargent @andreaksargent
Angela Meiritz-Reid @stampingbeautynz
Annette Ball @stampinwiththebees05
Annette Elias @de_kijkkast
Emma Goddard @coastalcrafter
Jaqueline Tobiczyk @touchofjoycs
Maheswari Rajaguru @maheswarirajaguru
Melanie Hockin @melsinkyfingers
