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Die-cut fence

Posted by Marie Smith on

Die-cut fence

Could you ever have dreamt  of such a beautifully die-cut fence? This sample was cut from matt linen silver cardstock, creating a very subtle metal-effect fence. This Tattered Lace decorative railings die measures 15,5x5 cm. It is a perfect match, both in size and design, for Spellbinders Gilded gate (which you might already have).   Thank you for visiting. Tell us what you imagine using this die for.  

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Helen flower

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Helen flower

With this Tattered Lace flower  Trio set, you need little more than a co-ordinating background to make a pretty card in minutes.   The die comes with an embossing folder to add texture to the flower petals, but for this card I preferred the smooth touch. I used white shimmer cardstock for the card base, Spellbinders square and the flower. The petals were lightly inked with VersaMagic pink grapefruit to match the apricot shimmer cardstock. My lattice background was electronically cut on the KNK Zing, but you can get a similar effect by using a lattice die and cutting a...

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Delightful basket full of flowers

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Delightful basket full of flowers

Delight someone with a basket full of flowers. The basket and flowers look lovely in many colour combinations. I used several Tattered Lace dies when making this card because they co-ordinate so well in terms of theme, size and detail: The doily on the corner was made using Doily Flourish The frame is from the must-have Decorative Edge Squares set. The flourishes grouped with the flower in the bottom left corner are from the Delicate Flourishes set. More ideas for using the basket die from The Tattered Lace web page:  

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Classic meets modern

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I just love the classic combination of deep red (rouge) and silver with the modern Tattered Lace die. The hearts symbolise the love with which the card is given.  

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Butterfly trio

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Lovely papers. SDC 230 Bubblegum cardstock used for matting on the card base.

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