Hello! It’s time to share a clean and simple card for the new challenge at Always Fun Challenges (#198) This week our theme is “One Layer.” If you would like to join in we’d love to have you link up your card by Saturday, 1/31!
My card really couldn’t be more simple. I first stamped the sentiment with black Versafine ink, then heat embossed it with clear powder. This gives it a little shine and dimension. The technique I used to keep it one layer was to use the die cut not to cut, but only to emboss. I placed it over the sentiment and ran it through my die cutting machine with an embossing pad under it, this makes an impression from the cut lines, but doesn’t actually cut.
I chose the theme of my card, “Unite,” from the challenge over at CASology (#583)
I would also like to join in the CAS Challenge at Krafty Chicks (#543) and at Stamplorations CAS Challenge.
Finally, for this card I would like to join the challenge at AAA Cards #182, asking for a one layer card.
I really liked the idea and simple look of my first card, but also thought I could change it up a little by not keeping it one layer. For my second card I chose my colors from the challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare #427 which is a tic-tac-toe board. I chose the right column – smoothie, glacier, and sage.
For this card I first cut the two top layers. For the smoothie/pink layer I distressed the edges and added some glitter around it. On the top glacier/blue layer I die cut the heart, then ran the full piece through the die cut machine with a cover die plate, but again only embossed with it. (It would have cut out the tiny hearts normally.) I then repeated the same process as I did on the first card on white to create the heart with the sentiment, die cut it, and then inlaid it into the blue layer. You can see a close up of all this below!
I would like to add this card to these additional challenges:
Dies R Us #161 – Anything goes with dies (the heart die I used is from Technique Tuesday)
Little Red Wagon #585 – Die-ing to get crafty! (use dies on your creation)
Finally, I have one more thing to share – and that is that an exciting new challenge has just started, please check it out! (click here or the image below)
Cute card. I needed that tutorial on embossing with a die cut. Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.
I love your card, Melanie! Simple and clean. Your colors are a big way to draw the eye in. Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.
Beautiful card! Love that “not to cut” idea! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Ã…sa
Love how you made two different cards from the same die! Such a wonderful sentiment too. Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.
Love the all white scheme and that jigsaw heart is so precious. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges. Stay safe and keep crafting!
Very pretty card! Thank you so much for joining us at Krafty Chicks Challenge this week xoxoox
What a great interpretation of the cue card word, Melanie! Pretty combination of colors, too. Thank you for playing along with us at Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #427.
Beautiful cards – love the simplicity as the heart puzzle remains the focal point. Thanks for sharing with us at Colour Dare 🙂
Melanie, love both of your cards, but really like the technique you used on your die… clean and simple card and great sentiment. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Dare.
Love your clean and simple cards! love how you embossed with the dies! Thank you for joining us at Color Dare!
Love these cards Melanie!
Thank you for sharing with Color My Heart Color Dare!
Susan
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I always forget I can emboss with things other than embossing folders! Great card! Thanks for playing along with us at CASology!
That die and sentiment are perfect for the challenge, Melanie, and I love how you just used it to emboss. So cool! Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!
(Your pups are gorgeous! I’m a sucker for a frosted face pooch any day) 🙂
Fantastic – perfect CAS design!
Blessings,
Chrissy