DRU - You Make Me Smile

Hello crafty friends,

I'm back with this fun card using the Frantic Stamper Kiki the Koala and ScrapMan Monstera's Leaf dies.

This was an easy card to make, but first... isn't this koala bear the cutest thing ever?  I started the card by die cutting the koala bear from white Strathmore Mixed Media 400 paper (my "go to" paper for almost everything).  I used distressed inks to color it.  Next I die cut several of the leaves and also used distressed inks to colored them.

Once I had all the element ready, I tried different pattern papers and color backgrounds, but ended up using a tropical leaf stencil to give the illusion of more leaves.  I arranged the Koala in the center on foam and surrounded him with the die cut leaves.  The sentiment is by Impression Obsession.

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DRU - Thinking of You

Hello crafty friends, 

Mary Moisan here today with my first project for the Dies R Us Design Team.  I'm so happy to join this wonderful team of talented designers, especially during this time when something as simple as sitting down with dies, stamps and paper gives my mind a much needed break from the outside world.

I'm starting my term with a "thinking of you" card...

I started by picking some pattern papers (Jen Hadfield, my bright life by American Crafts) and the dies I wanted to work with.  From a gold paper (DCWV Foiled Cardstock Stack) I die cut the "Thinking of You" from the IO DIE174 Greetings die set and several of the leaves from the Spellbinders Cuppa Love die set... this set is not currently in stock, but the IO Tea Cocoa would work nicely for making the cup stack.  For a different look, the ECD Summer Drink set would also be a great option.

Alternative design idea... glue several "Thinking of You" sentiment onto card stock strips and stick them into the cup stacks instead of the leaves.

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