Simply Gorgeous background dies

 Hi, hope all is well with you.

Sometimes quick and simple cards are needed.

The SU Gorgeous Garden Dies are perfect, paired with some pretty paper.

Take care

Lesley

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Spring Garden

 Hello friends!

My tip for today, is check your blog comments….

...I found some more in “spam”….I sometimes forget to check.

I’m back to share a never before used set, that I’m very much enjoying, from Alex Syberia.

I got the Spring Garden stamp, stencils and dies.

Here’s some blue versions…

Card 1

Background is an old stencil

Card 2

Background is an SU die

Card 3

I didn’t die cut the flowers, instead made a mask to stencil the background.

Used Lost lagoon, a teal colour, navy, green, and added some flat iridescent gems.

I’m entering the following challenges

Colour Hues, blue & navy (1 with neutral grey)

Colour Throwdown blue, olive, ivory (2)

Colourful options blue lagoon (1)

Just Us Girls, teal, navy, green (3)

My NBUS never before used schtuff 

Lesley

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Cut a die in half

 I’m back again, with another version of the Gorgeous Garden dies,

this is another tip I found to give your dies a different look.

I cut it into two pieces by following the design, to give me a section for my stamped sentiment.

You can also cut it to make borders, and even individual flowers to add extra decoration.

These dies made some super simple but elegant cards.

I hope you’ll have a look at your own dies, and come up with different ideas 😃

I’m entering the Allsorts Challenge Blog, that’s all about dies.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

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Gorgeous Garden flowers

 As promised, here’s the floral die in the Gorgeous Garden set.

This time the background is a Designer Series Paper.

This is also my first tip…

It’s a full background die, but my cutting machine is getting very old, like me 😂

and it didn’t cut the whole piece properly.

Instead of discarding it, I added an oval die cut topper, which hides the flaw.

It gives your die a different look.

I also used the waste from another die cut for the white stamens,

another tip I found.

I added a few sentiments to finish.

Catch you later for my third version…..

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

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Gorgeous Garden leaves

There’s a die set in the annual SU catalogue that I overlooked until I saw someone use it.

There are two background dies, one with leaves and one with flowers.

The detail is as the name suggests, Gorgeous Garden.

Loved make the background on this, with Blending brushes.

With the offcuts I die cut some leaves that emboss detail at the same time.

Added my favourite tiny tag, and a twine bow

 

Come back tomorrow for the floral version and a couple of tips!

Meantime I’m popping over to NBUS , a place that encourages you to use your never before used stash,

as it’s the first time I’ve used this die set.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

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