Tasteful Thoughts

 

Such a great card made by Gail Ellis! Thanks for your inspiration! The 'Tranquil' dies create a beautiful backdrop for the flowers and sentiments from the 'Tranquil Thoughts' stamp set. 

To create the background, I die-cut the corner leaf die twice. Then, with scissors, cut a portion of the bottom (small side) to create a border when placed on top of each other. I adhered it to a Soft Sea Foam cardstock and then with a Basic Black cardstock base.

I used the 'Tasteful Labels' dies  with the sentiment from 'Tranquil Thoughts'. Here's a tip to add more depth to the 'Tasteful Labels' dies. After die-cutting the sentiment. With the paper still in the die-cut shape, flip it over and run a stylus over the inside edge. This will create a bump in the cardstock. I've taken some photos of the before and after.

Before, with just running the die-cut through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine.

Using the stylus, glide it around the inner edge of the die-cut shape.

The finished product..... see the bumped up design along the decorative edges! Pretty cool!

Thanks for letting me share with you today!

Supplies Used:

Stamp set - Tranquil Thoughts

Ink - Memento, Real Red

Paper - Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tranquil dies, glue dots, dimensionals, stylus, scissors, Tasteful Labels dies