I don't normally make more than one of any card design but this one really lent itself to being done as a 'twofer' because it required two pieces of double sided designer paper to be die cut for the infills. I started with a Snippet of white card and cut the cover plate die twice before finding some suitable DSP to cut again for the infills which were alternated on each card. Next thing was to find some toning plain card snippets for the backing layer. A small snippet was used for the stamped sentiment and the whole panel was popped onto a 5" x 7" card blank, which left a space at the bottom. Rather than trim the card down to suit the panel size I decided to leave it as it was and had just enough of the two background colours to die cut three little matching flowers for each card.
This is a twofer in more ways than one because I made it for the Snippets Playground challenge *use snippets* and also for the latest Allsorts challenge **add a sentiment**. Sorry no photo of the snippets this time - I used practically every last shred of the coloured card and the tiny bits left weren't worth taking a pic so they went into the bin. There are the usual great prizes from each challenge so why not have a rummage and see what you can come up with.
Coverplate Die - unbranded
Papers used - DSP from Butterflies set Stampin' Up (retired)
Sentiment - From Stampn' Up Daisies stamps and dies
Flowers - Spellbinders die set which was a magazine freebie
These are very effective Val ad great use of all the pieces to reduce waste. Many thanks for sharing at Allsorts challenge and adding a sentiment.
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What a great die which lends to effective use of snippets! LOVE your twofer cards.
ReplyDeleteThanks for entering a piece of homework to the Snippets Playground. See you for some skipping in the playgrouned later! No excuses! LOL! xxx
That's a really cool coverplate die and I love how you alternated the two. I often do this when making quilt cards and get several cards out of the alternating cuts. Love the colors and fun papers you used for your twofer.
ReplyDeleteOh Val, these are absolutely gorgeous card! A lovely cover plate and such pretty papers, beautifully used. Love that you got two cards - wonderful backing and flowers pull it together perfectly for the central sentiment. LOVE it!
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Fabulous twosome, what a great way to use snippets and pretty papers! Love your latest birdie one too, so tweet xxx
ReplyDeleteThese are really lovely little patchwork cards. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts. Sarah
ReplyDeleteLove how you have put together the coordinating papers for these Val, it’s a really pretty effect. xx
ReplyDeleteThis die is another great one for using up snippets Val, and the added flowers underneath it together with the lovely sentiment finish it beautifully. x
ReplyDeleteGreat use of this die and such a pretty pattern.
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