accenting with the Scor-It

If you've arrived via the Scor-it newsletter where I'm featured "In the Spotlight" this month, welcome! The following post is essentially what was linked in the newsletter. I decided to post it here as well since the photos here can be clicked on and enlarged and the effects of the scoring can be better appreciated, I think.

**********

Originally I purchased the Scor-it because of the great scores it would make for my card folds. I use it for a lot more than that these days. I like to use scores as accents on my cards, and I really enjoy using the Scor-it in combination with some of my other crafting tools.

One of my more recent crafting acquisitions has been the Slice by Making Memories. This small electronic die cutter is fun for card making and pairs up nicely with the Scor-it and the sorts of things that I like to do with it.

Pictured above is a tag that I cut with my Slice and scored with my Scor-it.

This is simply a piece of card stock that I scored with the idea of using it later as an accent on a card. The Scor-it ruler made it really easy to score this quickly.

Here is the card that I made with the tag. I'd applied glue to the raised score lines with my Essential Glue Pad and then dusted them with Pearl Ex. The sentiment and die cuts were also made using the Slice. The additional scoring on the green layer was made using the Scor-it.

On this card I used the scored card stock to add some visual interest behind the flowers and the sentiment. Again the die cuts and sentiment were made using the Slice. The stamped image is by Studio G. The embellishments are butterfly shaped Robin's Nest Dew Drops.

Here I combined an accordion fold that I made using the Scor-it with a sentiment that I'd made by cutting out the individual letters with the Slice. I thought it was a fun 3-D look. The flower embellishments are by Prima.

Now for a quickie tutorial. Sometimes I like to make pretty edging even more interesting to look at and to feel.

The above border was made using the Garden Trellis deep edge punch by Martha Stewart. It's gorgeous, but I wanted more! :-)

I decided to try adding a little texture to it by running my scoring tool along the junctions of the trellis.

Here's how it turned out. I liked the effect! Gave it a little more pop.

Here's how it looked when I turned the whole thing into a card. The sentiment is by Hero Arts. The decorative paper is by Autumn Leaves. The background floral stamps and the sentiment were stamped using Memento inks. The flower embellishments are Primas with copper half-pearl centers added.

This is a closer look at that decorative edge. I thought the scoring was a fun addition. :-)

I hope that this post serves as a reminder that there are lots of great crafting tools out there--they can look even better when used to complement each other. Score lines made using the Scor-it can look particularly good when used to embellish die cuts made using manual and electric die cutters. I hope I've shown that scores can add some pop to punched edges, too. It's fun to think about the possibilities. :-)

**********

Thanks to Tim Hammonds for asking me to be featured in his newsletter. I was happy to oblige because I do love to use the Scor-it board and ruler in my crafting. And no, I'm not being compensated for saying that--I'm just a happy customer/crafter. :-) If you aren't a Scor-it newsletter subscriber, it's easy to become one. Just click over to the Scor-it, or rather, the Scor-it-All site, as it's now named. The sign up form is on their homepage. There are lots of great ideas in the newsletters and on the site. And just an FYI, I just published another post that I'd held until the newsletter came out. It features another card made using the Scor-it in combination with a border punch, if you're interested in seeing another example. :-) I also recently added a page to this blog that contains links to the cards/tutorials/info about the Scor-it and Scor-it ruler here on IndigoInklings. The link can be found at the top of my blog page, just underneath the header image.

new arch lattice border punch by MS

Earlier today, I saw the word out on various stamping forums that new Martha Stewart border punches had been spotted at Michael's stores. Needless to say when I headed out to take care of my many errands, I made a quick stop by a Michael's to see what I could find. It was right on my way. How convenient, eh? Hanging on the display I discovered four border punch designs that I'd not seen before. I also saw the wonderful sight of sales signs for Martha Stewart craft products this week. Excellent!

I have to say that the Arch Lattice design caught my eye. I really liked the looks of that one! Here's a card that I made, just so I could see if it worked well. I've heard some folks complain that their MS border punches won't punch all the way through. I've never had any problems with them.


I used black cardstock as my card base and Basic Grey as the first layer. The punch handled that Basic Grey layer without problems. I didn't have any problems with the heavier white cardstock layer either. The stamped image is by K & Company and was stamped using Memento dye inks. I embellished with the ribbon and Robin's Nest Dew Drops.

Fun new border punch! :-)

rockin' with a couple of cards

Here are a couple of cards that I made recently but hadn't had time to upload.


This first card was made using Memento dye inks. I was wanting to show off the colors and the way that they're a bit translucent and overlap. The stamps are by Heidi Grace Designs, and the embellishments are Robin's Nest dew drops.


For this card I used the regular and scalloped circle and regular and scalloped paisley Nestabilities dies by Spellbinders. I also used the large JustRite monogram stamp as well as the Hero Arts owl image and sentiment all inked with Memento dye inks. I used my Stardust pen to add the extra touches of glitter here and there.

Now, I wanted to mention that I tried something new when I made these cards. With the exception of the monogram stamp, all of the images on these two cards were stamped using clear stamps. I like them, but I've been accustomed to using rubber and sometimes the clear can be a little less forgiving about the amount of pressure that I put on them. I decided to give rock-a-blocks a try. They're made by Crafter's Companion and have been around in the UK for a while. What I like about these mounting "blocks" is that they help regulate the amount of pressure that's applied to the stamp. They also stamp the image using a rocking motion rather than direct downward pressure. I may write in more detail about this later. Suffice it to say, my images made using clear stamps do look good on a more consistent basis now. I'll take the help where I can get it, plus these blocks do fit in with my credo of making things easier and more foolproof. :-)

two kraft cards

I decided to make some cards using kraft cardstock for a different look.


This first one uses the With Gratitude Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder. I also embossed the patterned cardstock using the Distressed Stripes folder and accented the stripes with some Memento dye ink. The stamp images are all by Chatterbox and stamped using Mementos. I embellished with a couple of Robin's Nest dew drops.


This card was made using the Sizzix XL scalloped card die. I embossed using the new Argyle Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder and one of the new border dies. The patterned cardstock was cut using a scalloped rectangle Nestabilities die and the white layer was cut and embossed using a regular rectangle Nestabilities die. The stamps here were also Chatterbox and stamped using Memento dye inks. I embellished with leaves and a flower by Prima and a Robin's Nest dew drop.

Here are a couple of tips I'd like to mention here:

• Usually 12" long cardstock needs to be used with the XL scalloped die. I cheated since I only had 8 1/2" by 11" kraft cardstock. I used the 11" length, scored, and folded it in half, that is, at the 5 1/2" mark. I then placed the prefolded card so that the fold was parallel to, but about a 1/2" below the scoring bar, and the rest of the card covered the blades. The scallops were cut out, but the fold was left untouched. You could do this using the Cuttlebug as well as the Big Shot. Just a way to "cheat" a little if you don't have 12" X 12" cardstock.
• This next tip is one that I touched on before, but it's worth mentioning again. If you have the Sizzix crease pad, you can use it to simultaneously cut and emboss using your Nesties. That's what I did here and it really is a time-saver! Just use it in place of the clear plate that you'd normally use on top of your stack.

That's it for now. I'll just add that anyone is welcome to enter my celebration giveaway. Feel free to scroll down to see the prize and put your name in for a chance to win if you're interested. And thanks to all who've had such nice things to say in the comments. :-)

two more flower soft cards

I just love using Flower Soft. It's so fun! Here are a couple more cards where I've embellished with it.


This first card was embossed with the new Floral Screen Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder. And hooray! I got it right the first time and embossed rather than debossed the card front.


For this card I partially Cuttled using the Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug folder and then added the score lines with my Scor-It. Those are Robin's Nest dew drops embellishing that card.

All of the stamp images are by My Favorite Things, stamped using Memento ink, and colored with Prismacolor colored pencils then blended with the Goo Gone Mess-free pen. I used scalloped Nestabilities dies by Spellbinders to cut out the layers for the images, and by the way I did use the Sizzix crease pad again and it really does make using these dies more efficient if you plan to emboss after cutting.

Partial Cuttling with new folders

I pulled out another "old" technique to use with one of the new Cuttlebug A2 embossing folders. This time I used partial Cuttling and the Floral Screen folder.


For this card I stamped the cardstock using Heidi Grace Designs clear stamps and Memento ink, then embossed it and added the score lines using my Scor-It. I embellished with Robin's Nest dew drops.


This card is actually debossed, not on purpose, but because it's one of the new releases that debosses if you use it with the logo facing you. Not a biggie in this case because you can just flip the folder over and use it to emboss. It's just that you have to REMEMBER to do it. Yep, even if you've marked the front of the folder to remind yourself that it will deboss. You can guess how I know that, eh? LOL!

The birds were made using a Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is by Verve and stamped using Memento ink. I finished by adding a couple of bronze glitter dots.

keeping it simple

Lately I've found that I really like the clean and simple look of well-designed cards. Here's an attempt I made the other day.


The patterned cardstock was embossed using the Cuttlebug Floral Screen A2 embossing folder. The sentiment is a Cuttlebug die cut from the Forever Friends set. I embellished with the ribbon and some Robin's Nest dew drops.

more Cuttlebug border fun

I made this first card using the Sizzix XL scallop card die. I embossed the top layer with one of my new Cuttlebug Just My Type embossing borders and cut out the windows using a Sizzix movers and shapers die. The stamped images and sentiment are all by Inkadinkado and stamped using Memento dye ink. I colored the images with Prismacolor pencils blended with the Goo Gone Mess-free pen. The embellishments are Prima leaves. The "berries" are faux dew drops from Michael's.

I like having fun with transparencies. I used a heavy weight transparency as my card base. The green layer was embossed with another one of the new Cuttlebug Just My Type embossing borders. The corner punch was Tonic. The toad and sentiment die cuts are both by Cuttlebug. The toad is attached by a pop dot to lend more dimension. The corner embellishments are Robin's Nest dew drops.

the flocking to flock

Flock has been around for a while, but it seems to be making a comeback. It's fun stuff. When I've used it in the past, it's mainly been for my winter cards, using white for snow. I've expanded into using some other colors now.


For this card I used yellow flock for the duck and colored the rest with markers. I used the art deco Fiskars corner edger to embellish the layers, as well as Robin's Nest dew drops.


Here's a closer view of the flock. I need to practice a bit, getting that glue into tighter spaces can be tough. At the same time, it's also easy to go outside the lines. Can't win! LOL!


I used both black and white flock on the skunk and colored the rest with markers. I used my Sakura Glaze pen on the raindrops. The Cuttlebug Bloom Dots embossing folder embossed my green strip. Memento dye inks turned my Bride's ivory flowers into bright yellow ones.


And here's a closer view of the front of that card. I love that fuzzy look!

The stamps were all by Clear Dollar Stamps and stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The yellow flock is from Stampendous. The black and white are from Cornish Heritage Farms.

A couple of quick cards

I just love stamping with the Inkadinkado clear Mini Sets. They're such fun!


This first card was stamped using one of the Inkadinkado sets and Memento dye ink and then colored with Prismacolor markers. These inks are great with markers--no smudging or bleeding, and I didn't heat set them. Love that! I embellished with Primas and Robin's Nest Dew Drops.


For this card I used the scraps from some cardstock that I'd cut using the Sizzix XL scalloped card die. The scraps make great waves, especially when layered. Again, the sentiments and images were stamped using Memento dye inks. I'm particularly fond of the London Fog, which I use when I plan on doing some coloring. It's just a bit more subtle than stamping an outline in black ink. This time I colored with my Copic Spica glitter pens. I then went back over that and simulated some fish scales with my Sakura Stardust pen which added most of the sparkle that you can see on the fish in the photo. I'd accented the smaller bubbles with my clear Sakura Glaze pen, and added dew drops on the others. The four toward the bottom of the card are all faux dew drops--the ones from Michael's. The one near the fish is a clear Robin's Nest Dew Drop. It's just a bit smaller and doesn't have as high as profile as the others.

Ahhh, it feels good to be stamping again, even if I'm multitasking and doing laundry, too. :-)

Core'dinations & DIY embossing folders

I'm still intrigued by the notion of making embossing folders. I'd had it in mind to make one using butterflies, but hadn't gotten around to trying it until today. I pulled out my scrap chipboard, some heavy weight transparency and my Spellbinders butterfly dies. I seem to have quite a few of those dies. I constructed my folder in the same way that I've described before for DIY embossing, but instead of repeating one image several times--that had actually been my original plan--I decided to make it really easy on myself and use all of my butterfly dies at once. So, I made the cuts for this folder all in one pass. Gotta love quick and easy!

The next problem--what to make with this new folder. I'd tested it on text weight paper. I always do that first. Then I'd put folded paper through it. Finally I ran it through with cardstock inside. I figure that by then I've gradually made room for my cardstock to be embossed between those two sides of my chipboard 'sandwich'. Sometimes it's a tight fit starting out.

Now Pearl, if you're reading, this is your fault, you enabler! LOL! Pearl had mentioned the new Core'dinations cardstock a while back, saying that it would probably look really cool with some of the embossing I'd been playing with. I'd been resisting, but I finally did order some to try. No time like the present to try it!


I made this card very simple because I wanted the focus to be on the embossing. All of the die cut shapes that I used were by Spellbinders. I also used Black Magic Core'dinations cardstock and distressed the embossing with a sanding block. I like it! It's a neat effect! The sentiment is by Studio G.

I used more Core'dinations cardstock on this next card, but in a slightly different way.


I distressed the cardstock first by crumpling it then sanding it. I flattened it out a bit and then put it through my Big Shot inside the Perfectly Paisley Cuttlebug embossing folder. I then accented the embossing with the Adirondack Snow Cap pigment ink. The cardstock with the sentiment is the reverse side of the Black Magic, so it matches the distressed color exactly, which is fun. Since that part of the card didn't show up well, here's a close up.


There's a flower vine image stamped in the background with Versamark ink. The sentiment itself is stamped with Memento dye ink. Both stamps are by Hero Arts. The embellishments are Robin's Nest Dew Drops, and yes, this particular set is opaque, and there are white ones which look very much like the half pearls that people often look for only a bit more translucent. Just thought I'd mention that. Turnabout enabling is fair play, eh? :-)

more DIY embossing

Ahhh, Paris in the spring is a romantic notion. Springtime in the midwest of the US is not nearly as romantic. We've had a weekend filled with thunderstorms--thunder, lightning, hail, and lots and lots of rain. It was a little tough to get motivated to craft, but I did try out an idea up there. The stamped images are by Mary Mata and stamped using Memento Paris Dusk ink. The embossed fleur de lis is a Quickutz die cut, accented with that same ink. The embellishment was made using the Fiskars All-A-Fleur border punch and Robin's Nest Dew Drops.

So, I'd used some simple words and some very basic shapes to make some embossing folders before. You can see my first attempt with the word "fun" HERE. My more recent embossing folder made using a scalloped heart die is HERE. This time I wanted to see if I could do something more complicated and intricate, something with a smaller design that I could repeat. My eye landed on the Quickutz fleur de lis die and I decided that was the one that would be the guinea pig.

You can see in the photo below that what I did was die cut a sheet of chipboard with that die a dozen times. I'd marked it so that I'd know exactly where to place that die each time. I did well until that tenth one where I used the wrong line. OOPS! Oh well. I'd gone too far to turn back or to start over. I finished up the cutting.

Keeping the die cuts in place, I made my embossing folder by placing glue on the back of each fleur de lis. I then pressed that onto the inside of my transparency folder, a piece of transparency cut to size, scored, and folded. After letting that dry for a bit, I pulled off the 'negative' side of my cuts, used my Xyron to add adhesive, refit it onto the die cuts (Xyron adhesive side up) and closed the folder on top of it to adhere it to the opposite side of the inside of the folder. The hinge of the embossing folder is at the top.


My test piece of cardstock was Georgia Pacific. This is the same piece that I used in the card up above. I placed a smaller piece inside the folder for the photo so that you get a better idea of how the two sides fit together.


This is a close-up view of the embossing. This was made using only one layer of fairly lightweight chipboard. That's really all it takes. Unlike when doing the selective embossing or creative Cuttling that I described before, this can be done using thinner layers because there are both positive and negative faces to the image which together produce a crisp embossed image, so not a lot of pressure or depth or stiffness to the material is really necessary. I've seen this done with transparency used as the template, too. I like the look of embossing with the chipboard better. Unless the transparency is very heavy weight, it's just not thick enough to make a good impression without using more than one layer, though that's certainly an option--and also more work. :-) Just keep in mind that the impression will only be as deep as the thickness of the material being cut out, regardless of what you use.

Whichever look you go for, the main thing is aligning the die cuts and the cutout side properly so that the cardstock will be pressed around the die cut and into the cutout. Basically this works the same way that Cuttlebug embossing folders work. These are just made using chipboard rather than plastic.

It was fun to see that smaller die cuts can be turned into bigger backgrounds. Opens up even more possibilities and more uses for dies.

selective embossing with texture plates

Since I just touched on this yesterday, I thought I'd go into more detail about selective embossing, particularly selectively embossing only part of the texture plates that are made by Sizzix and by Fiskars. These may not produce as deep an impression as the embossing made using the Cuttlebug embossing folders, but they can certainly be distinct enough, and they have the advantage of being bigger than the folders.

Here's a card that I made using a Sizzix texture plate, specifically, Spring Vine. The stamped area had been left unembossed.


The stamped images are all by Inkadinkado and stamped with Memento dye inks. The flowers are Primas with a Robin's Nest Dew Drop center. I made the embossed lines with my Scor-it.

I know that some folks out there like to roll their embossing folders in partway and then back out to do their partial embossing. That won't work here. You could do the top and bottom, but there's no way to do the sides because the texture plate is too wide to fit through the opening of the Big Shot or the Cuttlebug sideways.

So, here's how I went about selectively embossing my texture plate.

First, go to your stash of stuff that you keep because it might come in handy one day. Pull out some of that chipboard that you've been hoarding. It'll look like this....


Now take about three of those, and cut them to the width of a texture plate. Might as well take advantage of the fact that these are so big. This also will eliminate those unembossed edges for people who don't like the fact that the CB embossing folders won't go all the way to the edge of an A2 sized cardfront. The width is 5 7/8", by the way. Here are my three. The length doesn't really matter so long as it's at least as long as the texture plate. You can always trim it later.


I decided that I wanted to make a rectangular opening so that my unembossed area would be a rectangle. I pulled out my biggest rectangle Nestabilities die and cut out my rectangle, like this....


I like these dies because you can place them anywhere to make your cut. The disadvantage is that you can only cut through so much thickness. So, I made a pass for each piece of chipboard, placing the die in roughly the same spot each time, and I had these....


I glued the three layers together using my ATG. I lined up the openings and edges for both the die cuts and the cutouts. You can set the die cuts aside for the moment, but they might be useful later if you decide to turn these into embossing folders, as I mentioned yesterday. Here is how it looked before I put mine aside. I wanted to show the thickness.


Stroke of genius or pure luck? I'll let you decide. ;-) But look! One of the clear plates with my triple layer cutout on top of it is roughly the same thickness as my Impressions pad. Doesn't that work out nicely.


Okay, so here's the stack or sandwich that I'll put through my Big Shot. Essentially you follow the directions on the multipurpose platform. So, from the bottom up: platform, texture plate with the desired design facing up (these are two-sided, eh?), cardstock face down, silicone embossing pad (black or tan, doesn't matter), chipboard cutout that I made, clear cutting plate. I'm using the clear cutting plate here instead of the black Impressions pad because of the added thickness of the chipboard.


Here is my stack all nice and neat and ready to put through the machine. Let me just note here that I do occasionally listen to my own advice. I decided to start thinner, so I did not leave my multipurpose platform open to Tab 1 as I normally would. I used no tabs.


And here's how that turned out. This is Sizzix Formal Fanfare.


And here's another, just for fun. This time it's Sizzix Spring Vine.


And yeah, I can already hear the question, can this be done with the Cuttlebug? I could probably have tweaked my stack a bit more, but the answer is yes. This was made with the Sizzix Diamonds texture plate.


Now these texture plates are less forgiving than the embossing folders. Too little shimming and you won't get a good impression. Too much and you risk breaking your machine. The sandwich needs a good squeeze to give the best impression though. You definitely have to be more patient here finding the right combo for you and your particular machine, because even CB's differ somewhat from each other with respect to how much the rollers squeeze the sandwich. Once you hit on the right combo, make a note of it so you'll know just what you need next time.

For the above, I used plate A, texture plate with design facing up, cardstock facing down, silicone pad, chipboard cutout, and about 4 more layers of chipboard. I tried plate B instead of all of the chipboard layers at first, but it was too thick to put through. I think I could have added another layer of cardstock to the chipboard combo to get an even better impression, but at least you get the idea and can see that it works. Misting the cardstock before embossing might have helped a bit, too.

So, if you live some place where you get to enjoy a three day weekend this weekend, then this is a fairly simple project that you can try. With a little effort you can get more use out of those nifty texture plates, and I have to say that some of the designs I've seen recently are really pretty!

Hope this helps get some wheels turning and some weekends off to an inspiring start! :-)

AHA! moment

Even though I've been playing around quite a bit with those Sizzix movers and shapers dies, I keep trying to think of different ways to use them. This evening I didn't so much come up with a different way to use them, but rather with a different set of stamps to use with them. It was an AHA! moment for me when it occurred to me that some of my Hero Arts Quatros, you know, the ones that have been gathering dust since clear stamps and unmounteds became more popular, would be great, particularly for the four-paned window die.


I made this card using cardstock and patterned paper by Autumn Leaves. I die cut the window and stamped flowers in the spaces using Adirondack pigment ink. I added the Primas with the Robin's Nest Dew Drops at the centers, adhered with Diamond Stickles. The sentiment is by Outlines Rubber Stamps.

Painting with Alcohol Inks

I read something the other day about putting the blending solution for alcohol inks in a water brush. That was it though--just a suggestion for another way to use water brushes. Well, I thought it sounded interesting. I wondered how and why one might want to use the blending solution in a water brush. I use my alcohol inks for making polished stone backgrounds mostly. I might do an alcohol splash occasionally. Um, yes, I'm talking about a background technique. ;-) That's it though, and I didn't need a water brush for either of those. Naturally, I Googled to find out more.

Here's a tutorial that I found: Alcoholic Butterfly

I thought it was a neat look and wanted to give it a try. I have some solvent-based markers already, but I love the colors of the Ranger alcohol inks and the thought of being able to paint them on with a brush and maybe eliminating some of that streakiness or blotchiness that you can see with markers sometimes, particularly on transparency.

Here's how my card turned out:


I stamped the Inkadinkado images on the front of the transparency using Brilliance black ink and heat set it. I partially filled my water brush with blending solution, salvaged some plastic packaging to use as a palette, and placed a drop or two of each of the alcohol inks that I wanted to use on it. I painted away on the back of the transparency, then layered this on top of Basic Grey paper that I'd embossed using the Birds & Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder. The sentiment is also by Inkadinkado. The flowers are Primas. A Robin's Nest dew drop is in the center.


I included a close up view of the dew drop because I attached this with a drop of Diamond Stickles rather than glue or a glue dot. It adds just a little subtle sparkle. I'll have to try this later, but using Diamond Stickles might also be a way to disguise those occasional dew drops, or the faux dew drops, that have a bubble in them. Hm, or it might make it worse. Dunno yet.

But as for this technique, I liked it! I love the vibrant colors of the alcohol inks, and I have a nice range of colors of those inks to choose from. When I do this again, and I will, I'll use one of my better water brushes. That would have made things so much easier. I had a few issues with too much blending solution leaking out at times--cheap brush, no valve. I figured that I was just experimenting, eh? But it was great to be able to go back and rework areas even after the ink had already dried, and it does dry quickly. The blending solution also gives a quick and easy way to get rid of ink that perhaps sneaked into areas it shouldn't have.

It's neat to learn new things. :-)

Shaking Things Up

Maybe it was because of the earthquake that startled me awake this morning at about 4:40am, or maybe it was because I'd read a comment on a stamping forum that said that scalloped Nestabilities and shape dies are overused and boring, but I decided to shake things up a little and make a card that's not my typical style, and I wanted to use some Nestabilities in a way other than just layering on a cardfront. I've always thought that if something has become boring, it's probably because it's not being used creatively enough. So instead of complaining--do something about it! :-)

Here's what I came up with.


This is an accordian card. I used the spiral clips to hold it closed for now. The stamped images are by Inque Boutique and stamped using chalk inks. The flowers and leaves are Primas. The patterned paper is by K & Company. And yes, I'm using more Robin's Nest dew drops.


This is the card unclipped. I'd used my scalloped rectangle Nestabilities dies to make those parts that stick out from the fold. They're still attached because I only ran them through my die machine part of the way. I described that here a while back: partial Nesties. I did layer a smaller scalloped rectangle on top of both to add color and interest. I'd used my Scor-It to make all of the score lines and folds for this card.


That's a view of the card completely open. The sentiment is by Hero Arts.

I hope that this may have started some creative wheels turning. Nestabilities dies are like Cuttlebug embossing folders, shaped punches, clear stamps, and any of the other tools that are popular in crafting. You can use them the usual way and make gorgeous works of art, but you can also use them creatively to give them a new twist and sometimes a new lease on life. :-)