Dies R Us Playful Monkeys!

My card is a top-fold card that I used the Poppy Stamps Jungle Vine Oval die to create the opening.

I then die cut three monkeys from the Poppy Stamps Happy Monkey die, and die cut the word smile from the Penny Black Heartfelt die set.

Here's a tip when die cutting a figure that needs to be pieced together - die cut from white cardstock and then color using your markers, pencils, etc., before piecing together.

I colored the tree and vines using alcohol makers and then placed a solid color of designer paper behind the die cut card front.

Here's a close-up of these playful monkeys!

To complete my card I placed the die cut smile in the lower right corner of the card as shown in the completed card at the top.

DiesRUs product used:

Penny Black Heartfelt Creative Dies

Poppy Stamps Jungle Vine Oval

Poppy Stamps Happy Monkey

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Going to the Beach

I'm very excited to share my first blog post with you as a DiesRUs Inspiration design team member.

Today, we are going to the Beach with Memory Box and Impression Obsession dies!

First, I'll share with you the process of putting my card together, then I'll put links to the DiesRUs online store of each die set I used.

The card base is 4 1/4 inches square.  I then cut a piece of blue cardstock at 4 1/8 inches to layer onto the card base.

For the next layer used the Memory Box Pinpoint Square Layers dies by cutting the 4x4 inch die in white, then cutting the 3.6x3.6 inch die cut in blue for the image panel.  I die cut each die I plan to use and lay them out on my craft mat as seen below.

I used alcohol markers to color the Memory Box Beachfront Segulls die cuts.

Then I begin the process of adhering the die cuts to my card!  First, I adhere the fence, then the seagrass, then the birds in the sky, and finally the beachfront seagulls.  

DiesRUs Product used:
Memory Box Pin Point Square Layers

Memory Box Beachfront Seagulls

Impression Obsession Beach Fence

Impression Obsession Small Grass

Impression Obsession Sea Birds

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

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