Smile

     Last year, I made a card using all die cuts and a technique which allowed exact lining up of patterned dp.  You can see that card by clicking here.  After the die cutting for that card, I was left with a 'negative' piece which I put into a manila folder of  'things to be used in the future.'  Finally, more than a year later, I was browsing through that folder and decided it was time to get something made with that left over scrap.  It's pretty CAS and really works as a simple, masculine card.

Dies from Memory Box (triangles), CUTplorations (border), & Penny Black (sentiment)
Paper from DCWV Basics stack

     Challenges:
A Bit More Time...
Addicted to CAS  (berry color)
Cardz TV
Crafter's Cafe
Crafty Creations
Crafty Hazelnut's
Double D
Dragonfly Dreams
Lil Patch of ...
Word Art Weds

     Nice to get that scrap used up.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Smile !

     Over the weekend, I was visiting the Playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop and found this post by Di, in which she describes the steps she took to get a perfect line up of striped paper die cuts and scraps.  I was so fascinated by her technique, I knew I had to try it.  Take the time to go and read her post. The bold words up above are a link which will take you directly there.  I'm not going to try to describe each step here when she's done such a great job of explaining the step-by-step.  Thanks, Di!!

     I woke up super early this morning and had empty time on my hands so I grabbed a patterned paper scrap (DCWV), some dies, and my Cuttlebug.  In under half an hour, this is what I had !

    I know the pattern in the paper triangles doesn't look straight but here's the scrap I cut and you can see the perfect way everything lines up when the pieces are laid into the background CS.

     Dies for cutting the triangles are from a set by Memory Box and the "Smile" die is from Penny Black.

     Challenges:
AAA Cards
Cardz TV
Crafting with Friends
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Hazelnut's
Creative Fingers
Dies R Us
Jo's Scrap Shack
Scrap from Your Heart
Scrappy Land

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie