Concord & 9th Freshly Picked Valentines

Do you like making interactive cards?  The Freshly Picked die from Concord & 9th isn't just for fruit!  I filled with hearts and added a tiny message hidden under the top heart.  This makes it perfect for Valentine's Day or friendship.

  Pull the heart up to reveal the hidden message.

To create the card, I went through my "stash" of dies and found several hearts in different sizes that were perfect for filling the basket.  I die cut them from assorted color cardstock along with the basket from the Freshly Picked set and the cute bow I found in the Build a Gift set from Pretty Pink Posh. 

I layered and glued everything together filling the basket and assembling the interactive note.  I've included a link to the Concord & 9th instructional video for assembling the interactive portion of this die at the end of my post.

I then layered everything up on the front of the card with the Combo Rectangle die from Mama Elephant.

I had so much fun creating this card, I created a second version in red and gold!

 

 

The Mini Everyday Messages from Mama Elephant are perfect for the hidden sentiments.  They are just the right size and they also includes a few messages that are ideal for interactive cards. It's a really great stamp to have in your collection.  I find myself reaching for it all the time.

 

Here's the link to Concord & 9th's INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO for assembling the interactive portion of this card.  It's super easy!

Hope you enjoyed the cards.  Which version is your favorite?

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OH, the possibilities with Altenew Dainty Leaves!

Hello my Doodlebugs friends!  I challenged myself to create more than one card design but limited myself to ONE [or two] dies... think I can do it?  You'd be amazed what can happen when you get the creative juices flowing and a bit of color cardstock come to the party!

After cutting these Dainty Leaves from several different colors + white, I went back to my stash to see what might complement them - since they are indeed dainty, I thought this big bold Mega Hello from Altenew made a wonderful place to tuck them.  Now you know I had to utilize the negative cut from that panel ... here's card two:

Where those Pinkfresh Studio gems were used to accent on card one, a bit of Stickles

adds a little whimsy on card two.  You might notice that I saved all the bits from my hello to tuck back into the negative spaces.

One more...

One never knows when a sympathy card will be needed - isn't that Peace die lovely? I have my heart set on their Miss You and Mega Happy dies next!

How about another look?

Wishing you all a wonderful crafty weekend - maybe you'll take another look at your dies after seeing how a simple die can be the jumping off point to so many possibilities!

=] Michele

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Cocord & 9th | Petal Pushers (round two)

Today I'm sharing a quick, follow-up card from Monday's blog post.  I used all the same materials to create another card using the PETAL PUSHERS stencil from Concord & 9th.  This time I created a gatefold card.  

To create the card base, cut your card to 8.5" x 5.5" and score at 2 - 1/8 and 6 - 3/8 on the 8.5" side.  This will create two side panels.  Fold them in towards each other to create the gatefold card base.

This time I stenciled the other design available in the stencil pack using the same colors.  I embossed a piece of gray cardstock (4.25" x 5.5") using the FLOWER FREZY embossing folder from Spellbinders, cut it in 1/2 on the short side, and attached it to the front panels of the card.  Then attached the heart to one side of the front panels.

The word "friend" is from the VERSATILE GREETINGS die set from Altenew.  Love that set!  It really is very versatile.

Hope you're inspired to create today.

-Cathy

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Concord & 9th | Petal Pushers stencil pack and hearts

This week I decided to use the PETAL PUSHERS stencil pack with the ESSENTIAL HEARTS dies from Spellbinders.  I still need a few more Valentine's Day cards to send and thought the hearts would be the perfect way to make this card feel like a Valentine.

I used the new Fresh Dye Inks from Altenew to create the sweet flower pattern from the stencils and then used the ESSENTIALS HEARTS from Spellbinders to cut out the hearts.  I created a few versions with different colors so I could make more than one card.  I cut and layered a larger heart behind my stenciled hearts to create a "frame".

Each card also has a different background.  I used the FLOWER FRENZY embossing folder from Spellbinders for one card and the DOTTED SCALES debossing die for the second card.  I think I like all the texture from the embossing folder best, but do like them both.  Do you have a favorite?

I finished up the cards with a "hello" from the VERSATILE GREETING die from Altenew and some jewels for the flower centers.

Hope you're inspired.  Leave me a comment letting me know which version is your favorite.

-Cathy

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