You know, it does take an awful lot of self control not to spend over my crafting budget every month! For instance, the Simon Says Stamp Blog recently featured THE coolest diamond stacked die. I could really see myself using that die as a background accent for cards, page titles, wall decor pieces etc, etc. But when you add in taxes and shipping - I just could not justify ordering it. So, I fired up the Cricut, found an image of a lattice of diamonds on the CTMH Artiste cart and duplicated, welded, attached and played with it until I got something kinda sorta like the SSS die. And here's the first card I made with it for my friend M's birthday.
I love the clean look of this card and I think the spray of flowers from Heartfelt Creations added just the right focal point. Lovin' it!
The inside sentiment comes from the Anna Griffin Garden Cards and Embellishments cart. Here's a closer look at the Cricut stacked diamonds. I glued three pieces together to add dimension.
I am linking my card to the Birthday card challenge at BBTB2
here and the Something New challenge at the FCC blog
here.
It's so nice to be able to just 'play' after the Christmas scurry to get things finished and before Valentine's Day cranks into high gear. : ) Thanks for visiting with me today. Christine
Edited to add DS file number:
https://design.cricut.com/#/design/79991108
Have fun!
Beautiful! Love the stacked diamonds!
ReplyDeleteGlenda's Cards
Fantastic! I loved that die also, but now I can try to duplicate what you did! That's what makes the Cricut a fantastic tool-thanks for joining us at FCCB!
ReplyDeleteJust today I was thinking of you and your email came in to see this beautiful card. You are so clever. I'm kind of stuck on what to do for a bday card for my daughter and I just love your background here. Luckily I have Artiste (and a few other CTMH carts) and I have altered the Artbooking cart, so thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThis card is so pretty! The flowers are lovely. I know that your friend is going to love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at FCCB this week!
Cynthia, DT
Love, love, love what you created. I was loving this die but couldn’t justify it. You just gave everyone the idea that it can be replicated with the Cricut. And I have those HF flowers too. Thanks for sharing and entering our BBTB2 challenge.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Thanks for joining us at Bitten by the Bug 2.
ReplyDeleteOh so pretty. Nice job on the diamond background and the flowers are stunning. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2.
ReplyDeleteWow this is just gorgeous! I love the diamond background so much. Thank you for joining us at Bitten By the Bug 2 this week!
ReplyDeletexx Susan
Congrats on the win at BBTB2. Would you be willing to share the file with us?
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your wonderful comments. : ) This was such fun to design and easy peasy to put together. Here's the file number, Maureen
Deletehttps://design.cricut.com/#/design/79991108 Have fun! Christine