Tuesday 15 September 2015

One die - Two Cards


This post is all about the MFT Die-Namics Abstract Cover-Up Die and some of the fun I had playing with it. 
For the first card, I die cut the background from some freezer paper which I then adhered to a piece of watercolour paper. I then took my Gansai Tambi water colours, and a lot of water to create a very soft pastel background. After, I removed the mask, I added some die cut balloons - cut from silver paper and vellum - with some foam tape. Some silver thread and a silver heat-embossed greeting finished the card .





The second card that is completely different - bright colours and inlaid cutting. I die cut the background once from Neenah Solar White cardstock then pieced it all back together again. I flipped it upside down and carefully lined it up on the die before running it through my Big Shot again so that it created more "sections". Before piecing it back together again, I coloured each section with Copics (in rainbow order!) - with a little bit of shading. I added the greeting - heat-embossed with black sparkle powder - on some vellum to the card panel. I was debating whether I should add some sequins but ultimately decided that I wanted the design to be be the focus so I left them off... for now anyways ;)




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Thanks for stopping by!
Jill



7 comments:

  1. Great how the glimmer makes the first card so attractive; I kept on looking! And tha colours on the second are great! Hugs, Gerrina

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  2. Both cards so different! But each card is amazing! Really like the soft background that you created in the first one!

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  3. These are both fantastic cards. I have a die similar to the one you used, and you have inspired me with some great ideas. The piecing on your second card must have taken forever, but it is so very striking and worth it.

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  4. What a delicious, soft and delicate balloon card, Jill ... the pastels with the vellum and silver are just gorgeous! Striking geometrics on your second card ... such cool use of that die ... and such patience putting the puzzle back together ... it's brilliant ... and perfect unblinged! Hugs, Anita :)

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  5. Love both your cards but that vibrant and colourful one just kept catching my eye !x

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  6. Love both your cards but that vibrant and colourful one just kept catching my eye !x

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  7. So bright and cheery! Thanks so much for playing Virginia’s View “Geometric Patterns” Challenge! Hope to see your lovely work soon again!

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