Using Shaped Dies to Create Textured Backgrounds and Dimension | Rachel Alvarado

Hello crafty friends! It's Rachel here with a floral card that features a number of shaped and stitched dies along with some gorgeous florals from the Be Fearless Stamp Set. 

If you ever find it difficult to cover extra background space without overwhelming your card, shaped/stitched dies can be an easy and subtle way to do so. Pinkfresh Studio has an abundance of gorgeous shaped/stitched dies that coordinate beautifully with all of their products.

*Disclaimer: All products used are linked below as clickable images. If a product isn’t listed, it’s been discontinued. 

How to recreate this card:

1.  Stamp your images from the Be Fearless Stamp Set with Detail Black Ink onto a sheet of white card stock (I used Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb)

2.  Use the coordinating Be Fearless Stencils to blend color onto your images.

3.  Use the following Pinkfresh Studio ink colors to achieve the same look as my card or use whatever colors you desire to get a different look.

• Stencil 1: Mint
• Stencil 2: Ballet Slipper
• Stencil 3: Sparkling Rose
• Stencil 4: Raspberry Bliss, Lemon Whip
• Stencil 5: Meadow

4.  Trim a piece of light pink card stock to 4.25" x 5.5" for your card base.  You can later layer this onto whatever folding A2-sized card base you want.

5.  Use the Twist Pattern Press Plate along with some Sparkling Rose Ink to press the twist design into white card stock.  (I used the Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress System to do this.)  Die cut with the coordinating Twist Pattern Coordinating Cuts and adhere this piece to your card base.

TIP:  You can also hot foil the Twist Pattern design instead of stamping it if you don't have a BetterPress system.

6. Die cut a double stitched rectangle frame from white card stock using the two largest dies from the Essentials: Double Stitched Rectangles Die Set and glue this frame on top of your card base so that it surrounds the edges of the twist pattern piece created in the previous step.

7. Die cut a double stitched circle piece from white card stock using the second largest die from the Essentials: Double Stitched Circle Dies and attach it to the center of your card front.

8.  Adhere your florals and leaves using some 3D foam adhesive tape for added dimension.

9.  Stamp your sentiment (from the Be Fearless Stamp Set) onto a piece of white card stock with Detail Black Ink and die cut using the coordinating die.  Adhere your sentiment to the front of your card with liquid adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and will try one of your own!  The florals from the Be Fearless collection are some of my favorite and you can easily change up the color scheme and/or sentiment to suit an entirely different occasion!

I would love to see what you create!  Tag us on Instagram with your own creations using these products!

Please feel free to leave a comment below as well as any questions you may have.

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

- Rachel