Continuing on my unexpected card making spree I decided to have a go at using some dies which I haven’t yet had a chance to use.

Both are produced by Sissix and I used them in my Big Shot machine, the first is a 3d die, called 3d flower and vine.  It took me quite a while to get the hang of rolling the flower into position from its flat cutout state to the 3d flower in the picture, but after a few disasters and a bit of stress I started to slowly get the hang of it and think it’s turned out really well. 

Materials I used include; 

– Purple papers: Docrafts Papermania Capsule Collectons French lavender 

– Pink papers: Docrafts Papermania Capsule Collectons Wild rose 

– Docrafts Papermania bakers twine in spots and stripes pastels 

–  Green card

– Wooden buttons: Docrafts Papermania bare basics

– Pearl adhesive gems from the Tilly Daydream ultimate card pack 

The only thing that dawned on me after making them was how on earth I am going to put them in the post! Think I might have to give these ones to people in person so they don’t get damaged, nothing worse than getting a card that has a squashed flower on the front! 

The second flower die I used was a Bigz die called Flower layers and leaves. This produced 3 different flowers which looked great together. These were much easier to put together than the 3d flower, although it did take me a while to decide on how match the colours together along with the other embellishments on each of the cards.  

Materials used;

– Papers: Docrafts Papermania Capsule Collection spots and stripes brights 

– Buttons: Docrafts Papermania Capsule Collection spots and stripes festive, polka mini buttons 

– Docrafts Papermania bakers twine in spots and stripes pastels

– Ribbon in green and yellow

– Green card

These will be much easier to post than the 3d flower cards, and I love the bright colours I have think they would make anyone smile.  I also think these flowers would look really good using pastel shades like those used in the 3d flower cards too.  What I like about these flower cards is they can be used for many different occasions, this is great as I often find I never have enough ‘general’ use cards as most are specific to birthdays or anniversaries etc. 

I really enjoyed using the die’s and making these cards, I have a feeling that both these die’s will be getting a lot of use in the future!