Friday, 4 October 2013

Doily Die = Wreath Die

celebrate the season wreath
Hey!

Oh hooray for Friday. If your week has been anything like my last couple, you’ll be as excited as I am to see the weekend approaching! :)

I've somehow managed to squeeze in a teeny tiny amount of inky time and managed to whip up a few samples to give you sneak peek of what’s coming your way from Clearly Besotted Stamps in a few days time (Oct 6th).

You may have seen on the CBS DTs blogs a peek at a gorgeous set (with a coordinating die) called Delightful Doilies. Well, I took one look at the doily die and thought Christmas (what else at the moment?!). Yup, that’s not just a doily die, but a wreath die too of course!

I added a sentiment from the new set, Modern Christmas (designed by myself – eek!), in the centre of the wreath. It fits perfectly. Score!

Joy Wreath
And you know that I was too lazy to separate the larger and smaller doily dies when I ran them through my Cuttlebug with green felt, right? So it made sense to make a mini version of the same card. The mini ‘Joy!’ sentiment from Modern Christmas fits perfectly in the mini doily-wreath. Double score! :D
    tips and tricks
  • Decorate your doily-wreath with a variety of embellishments! Buttons, sequins, gems etc…. It’s the perfect way to use up any embellishments you may have lying on your desk.
  • Don’t feel like you have to stick with the traditional colour combos either. I'm just a sucker for red and green, always have been, always will be!
  • To add an extra Christmas/holiday vibe to the cards I stamped CBS's Basic Stripes at a 45 degree.
So there you have it. A doily die that has magically transformed into a wreath die – ta-dah!

Must dash, got my final day of madness at work to get through before I can look forward to World Card Making Day tomorrow! I hope you can stick around/visit here tomorrow for it as we’re also celebrating Clearly Besotted Stamps’ 1st birthday. Cue amazing prizes, peeps and projects; you don’t wanna miss it!

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22 comments:

  1. What a great idea and using felt is the best!!

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  2. What a fabulous use of the die, I don't have any felt but I feel a purchase may be coming on now! And I love your 45 degree stripes, that backdrop finishes off your cards perfectly. Can't wait to see your sentiment designs, the full reveal can't arrive soon enough! :) xx

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  3. You always produce such clean looking cards, I love the colour combinations, feeling so festive already!

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  4. Oh dear, this is both clever and gorgeous! Congrats on your newest stamp set, too :)

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  5. Seriously Aimes...you are full of amazing Christmas inspiration this week. Love the wreath!

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  6. SO pretty!! I love that you used the doily die for a wreath! Beautiful!!!

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  7. eeeek! I LOVE it! That's the only set I haven't played with yet - you have inspired me!!

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  8. Brilliant idea Aimes !
    Enjoy your weekend.
    xx

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  9. Gorgeous doily-come-wreaths! Love this inspiration, thanks ;)
    Rx

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  10. Oh, what a brilliant idea! I love your color combo and your bow is lovely, too! Beautiful card, Amy!!!

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  11. Brilliant! I hope you can rest and enjoy your weekend!

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  12. Very pretty, love the felt! Thank you for your Tips & Tricks!
    Happy CBS-Birthday to you too!
    Greetings from The Netherlands,
    Judith

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  13. Wow, such stunning cards. I adore this wreath !

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  14. Gorgeous love this idea!

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  15. Love these Aimes, the mini one just made me squeal!

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