Paper and Fiber Arts: New Toys With Old Supplies - Altenew Radial Hearts Cover Die

Altenew Die Used to Emboss and Deboss Cardstock

The internet knows when I have been shopping. Every time I click on a news site or to enter the HGTV Dream House giveaway, there are advertisements for new and wonderful products that the internet thinks I should buy. So I caved and bought some new toys. But, I am going to use them with old supplies. That is how I sorta, kinda justified buying some Altenew and Lawn Fawn dies.

One of the things I discovered as I was playing with the new toys is that I could emboss and deboss the design for a really fun effect. This is an added bonus to the intended purpose. After embossing the pink shape, I cut a scalloped heart using Scrapbook.com's Umbrella Crafts nested die. The "Hello" was cut twice. Once with white cardstock and once on black with a double-sided adhesive so that glitter would stick to it. The card top is popped off the base with dimensional foam tape.

Pictured below are two cards side-by-side to illustrate the die cut versus the embossing/debossing. The "hugs" card is a super simple card to make! It is glitter paper cut with the cover die and layered on white cardstock. So pretty with almost no effort!

Altenew Radial Hearts Cover Die Used in Different Ways

The tiny white hearts are leftovers from another card that I will post later this week. The "hugs" die is from Lawn Fawn. I cut it out twice using kraft and white cardstock to give it a little more depth.

Lawn Fawn "hugs" die cut twice and offset a wee bit

The red glitter paper is from my stash. It is awesome because it doesn't flake! Glitter is one of those things that gets everywhere and is difficult to corral. This paper is nice because it didn't add to the mess and still has lots of shimmer and shine.

Thanks for stopping by today! I will have more projects made with this and other dies later this week.
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