So Many Books, So Little Time Card by Donna Idlet

So Many Books!

This fun book themed card by Donna is perfect for sending a cheerful greeting to a book enthusiast!

To create this adorable card she started by cutting out books in a rainbow of colors. She used our Bookmark II Die Set for the book silhouettes and cut them out of patterned papers from our Bright Basics Paper Pad. She cut the images out again from solid colored cardstock and layered in the ovals and rectangles on the book ends. She also cut out a cat using our Cat Silhouettes Die Set and she stamped and colored the clock from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set, cutting it out using the coordinating Never Enough Books Die Set.

Next, she created a bookshelf scene using all of these elements. She stenciled a background pattern using our Basketweave Stencil with a light gray ink on white cardstock. She then cut this panel out using the rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set to give it a fun stitched edge. She also cut out a brown striped patterned paper strip from our Coffee House Stories Paper Pad. She also cut this strip again using the rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set so that she could layer it over the background and have the stitching match up. Finally, she added the books, cat and alarm clock onto the shelf. 

For a message she added "So many nooks, so little time" from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set. She also framed the whole panel with a black postage edged frame, cut out using our Framework Die Set. 

What a fun way to combine all these great products together! The cheerful rainbow of books is sure to brighten the day of any book lover!

We hope you have enjoyed this project today. To see more fun creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

Always Paws for a Good Book Card by Farhana Sarker

PAWS for a good book!

This lovely card by Farhana features a is filled with stacks of books and a kitty too, making it a perfect way to send smiles to lovers of books and cats!

For her card front she started with a white card base and masked off the bottom. On the top she used stamped the image of a stack of books from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set several times and embossed them in white. Then she inked over it using several Distress inks in soft colors.

Next, she stamped the image of the kitty on the tall stack of books from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. She colored the books using copic colors that coordinate with the background colors. Then she cut the image out using the coordinating All Booked Up Die Set. She layered the image over the inked background, raising it up with some dimensional foam adhesive. Then so added the sentiment "Always PAWS for a good book!" from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. This sentiment works perfectly with the kitty and book images! 

Here are the copic marker colors she used on the image of the kitty sitting on the pile of books: 

This adorable card would be perfect to send a smile to anyone who loves books and cats! 

To see more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her you can visit her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

Mushroom Birthday Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Bright Mushrooms for a Birthday Wish!

Tatiana has crafted a delightful birthday card today, brimming with vibrant mushrooms. It's guaranteed to spread joy on someone's special day!

To create this fun card she started by stamping the mushrooms from our Fabulous Fungus Stamp Set and coloring them in a rainbow of fun bright colors. She added dots and highlights using a white gel pen. 

She also stamped tufts of grass using our Newton's Blooms Stamp Set. She cut the images out using the coordinating Fabulous Fungus Die Set and Newton's Blooms Die Set. 

For her card , she started with a white card base. Next she die cut the fun frame with three windows from our Frames & Tags Die Set. She added blue ink to the window cut outs and then assembled everything together. She added mushrooms to each window and tufts of grass. For the sentiment she added "Oh, Cremini" onto the top window and then stamped and embossed "It's your birthday!" in white onto a pink cardstock strip which she adhered up the side of the frames. What a fun message combo! It goes perfectly with the mushroom theme! 

We hope this colorful mushroom card has made you smile today!

To see more of Tatiana's beautiful creations, you can visit her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich! 

Reading Makes Ruff Days Better Card by Zsofia Molnar

So Many Books!

Today Zsofia has created a card full of colorful books that is sure to make a book lover smile! 

This adorable card features two stacks of books from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set and another stack of books with a puppy on top from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. The book piles from these two sets pair perfectly together! Zsofia stamped the three book images and then colored them in fun bright colors. She also added in the eyeglasses, clock and mug from the two sets. All the images were cut out using the coordinating Never Enough Books Die Set and All Booked Up Die Set. 

For her card, she used our Frames & Tags Die Set to cut the frame with the zig zag edge. She used this as a frame for her scene, arrange all the fun images together and then adding the sentiment "Reading makes RUFF days better!" from the All Booked Up Stamp Set along the top. This fun sentiment really goes perfectly with the puppy sitting on the pile!

If you know someone who loves dogs and books, this would be the perfect card to send to them to brighten their day! 

We hope you enjoyed this fun card by Zsofia today! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Keep Going, Keep Growing Card by Diane Morales

Keep Growing!

Today Diane has created an adorable shaped card that is filled with floral fun! 

To create this beautiful card she used the image of tall daisies from our new Floral Delights Stamp Set. she colored the daisies in shades of yellow and orange and used the coordinating Floral Delights Die Set to cut the image out. She also added some cute little bees using the same stamp and die combo. 

For her card, she created a shaped card using the big banner from our Basic Frames Die Set. She cut it out of red gingham paper from our Bright Basics Paper Pad. What a fun idea! She then assembled the pieces onto her card front and added the sentiment "Keep going, keep growing," also from the Floral Delights Stamp Set, stamped onto a circle that was die cut using our Circle Frames Die Set.

The flowers pop so perfectly off that red gingham background! This fun and colorful card and would be perfect to send a happy hello or card of encouragement!

To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project. 

Mystery at the Dog Park Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Create a Scene with Die Cuts!

Have you ever created a scene using die cuts? Today we are sharing a card by Ellen has created using several of our favorite die sets to inspire you!

Ellen started by die cutting the stitched rectangle using our Basic Frames Die Set. This will be the panel for her scene. She inks up the panel in blue distress inks and adds a bit of splatter to make it into a night sky. Next, she cuts a piece for the ground using our Land Borders Die Set, inking it up with shades of brown and adding lots of splatter for texture. 

Once she has her setting in place, she adds a stack of books to the center of the scene using the book images that come with our Bookmark II Die Set. She uses our Forest Scene Builder Die Set to add the trees, leaves and the little bird that is perched on the books. The stars in the sky were die cut using our Sky Scene Builder Die Set. Then she adds a dog using our Dog Silhouettes Die Set and a speech bubble using our Dog Silhouettes Die Set. Inside the speech bubble she embossed a message from our Puppy's Reading List Stamp Set. This sentiment works perfectly with the theme of the card! So fun! To finish the scene she frames it with a yellow zig zag edged frame, die cut using our Frames & Tags Die Set. 

We hope you are inspired by this gorgeous scene that Ellen created using mostly die cuts! Wouldn't it be fun to turn this into a daytime scene by adding a sunny sky? There are so many options! We hope you are inspired to try creating a scene using dies in your craft room! 

To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

Spread Your Wings Card by Amanda Wilcox

Spread Your Wings!

Today we are sharing a gorgeous butterfly card created by Amanda that uses several of our butterfly themed products! 

First, Amanda created a gorgeous background filled with butterflies using our Butterflies Stencil Set. This stencil set includes two pieces, one with the bold butterfly silhouettes and one with the wing patterns. For her project she inked a soft rainbow background. Then she inked the stencil with the bold butterflies using colors that matched the rainbow background. To finish the background she used the stencil with the wing patterns and added glitter paste. So pretty!

To add more butterflies to her card Amanda used our Monarchs Stamp Set, stamping the images in colors that matched the background. She used the coordinating Monarchs Die Set. For the sentiment she used "spread your wings" from our Heartfelt Butterflies Stamp Set. She embossed the sentiment in white onto a black banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set.

Wha a gorgeous card! Don't forget to say hello to Amanda and see more beautiful cards by her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!