Faux Quilting

I knew I wanted the Stitched Quilt Thin Cut Shapes the moment I saw them in the new book. Evidently, so did everyone else as they sold out and may not be available until the end of March! However, my ladies will get the chance to still play with these dies and make a few cute cards that are quilted with love!

Here is a close-up of the dies and a couple of cards I made. You can see that there are a few shapes that you get on one magnetic sheet. The possiblities are vast, not only for cardmaking, but for your scrapbook pages too! I will be back soon to show a layout I created using the die cuts.

Please check back on my website late March for the availability of these dies. You will want these in your stash!

Orange Sympathy

The color combination on Dynamic Duo's this week is a soft and dark orange. I don't believe I have ever experimented with this combination before so it was challenging. I ended up creating a sympathy card with some gorgeous stamped flowers that lent themselves easily to the shades of orange. I chose Close To My Heart colors of Sunset and Autumn Terracotta.

The Paper Players ~ Peace and Comfort

The theme this week on The Paper Players is sympathy. They are indeed a difficult card to make, however they can be so welcoming to a person grieving. Using some new Chantilly papers and the gorgeous Fabulous You {C1533} bird image I've created this card. Perhaps one day it will bring some peace and comfort to a friend.

So Sorry Little Pup

My card today features the colors on the Paper Players challenge and the Mojo Monday sketch. This was created for a friend that recently said goodbye to her beloved pup!