To Die For.....

That's the theme for Challenge #265 at Stampin' Royalty.

What does that mean??? Well, it means to use your DIES to make something cute!

For my die I chose an oldie but a goodie! The Top Note. First die I ever owned!!!

My friend and fellow demonstrator Pat Dion made a card with this style for a make and take at our recent meeting. I think it is called a floating card. I loved the idea so much I had to come home and make one! So, here is my floating card that is To Die For... (or at least I like to think so!)

It's super easy to do!

1. Cut a card base to 5-1/2" x 5-1/2". Score it at 4-1/4". Your "card front" will be 1-1/4". Adhere a 1" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP to this flap.

2. Cut a piece of card stock that is the same color as your card base to 1-1/4" x 5-1/2". Add a matching piece of DSP to this panel that measures 1" x 5-1/4". Set aside.

3. Die cut a large shape of your choice, in this case it is the Top Note. Stamp and embellish it as you like. Adhere this to the top flap of your card with dimensionals. Put 2 or 3 dimensionals of the back of your die cut piece but at the bottom and move on to step 4.

4. With your card open, lay the 1-1/4" x 5-1/2" panel with DSP on it at the bottom of the card, so that it lines up exactly, as if it were the bottom of the card front. Remove the backs off the dimesionals that are in place at the bottom of your die cut piece. Carefully close the card so that the die cut piece stick to this panel, creating your floating card front!

I opted to add another panel to the inside of my card as well.

I colored my images with Blendies, also known by their given name, Blendabilities, in Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasbi and Crumb Cake. When you color with these markers the color will bleed through the paper. So, I added a second Top Note to the back so that it was a cleaner look.

The designer series paper I used it SPECIAL, really it's called Specialty Paper. It's the Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper. What's so special about this paper??? Two things. ONE - all the paper in this collection is white, all white! The pattern is embossed on it in clear. SO, that means you can sponge, spritz, stencil, etc. to ink it as you like. I added Pink Pirouette ink with a sponge dauber and just rubbed the ink into the paper. TWO - You can get this paper for FREEEEEEE. Yep, it's part of our exclusive Sale-A-Bration collection. For every $50 product order you place you get to choose a Sale-A-Bration product as a free gift! Pretty special I'd say, click the shopping cart below to get your free SAB product.

To complete my card I added a Wild Wasbi Bow using the Painted Blooms Cotton Twine. I just took a REALLY long piece, sorry I did not measure, and starting close to one end, wrapped the long end around my four fingers. I wrapped it about 4 times. Then I tied the ends around the center of my loops, creating the bow. I tied the long ends around my card and tie them together on the inside of the card in a knot. I covered up the knot with a flower to hide it.