Ribbon & Lace Die Focused Cards with Cathy and Bobbi

Hey friends! Cathy here today and I’ve got a fun Paris themed card for you! The new Ribbon & Lace Border Dies are just perfect for this theme.

I started this mini slimline card by cutting the white card base 3 1/4” x 6 1/4" (the cardstock piece is 6 1/4" x 6 1/2", scored at 3 1/4" on the 6 1/2" side and folded in half). Next, I cut a piece of white cardstock 3 1/4” x 3 1/2" for the background. I masked the bottom 1 1/2" and inked clouds with a stencil using Saltwater Taffy Distress ink. I then masked the cloud portion and inked light green grass with Shabby Shutters Distress ink. I adhered this piece to the card base 1” from the top edge.

Next, I inked a 1” x 3 1/4" piece of white cardstock with Saltwater Taffy Distress ink and die-cut the edge of the piece using the large lace border from the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. I die-cut a 1 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of white cardstock with the same die and overlapped/adhered the 2 pieces to the card front below the background. I die-cut a 1/2” x 3 1/4" piece of kraft cardstock with the eyelet lace border from the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies and adhered it to the top edge of the pink lace border.

At the top of the card, I die-cut a second piece of Saltwater Taffy inked cardstock 1/2” x 3 1/4" with one of the scalloped borders and die-cut a kraft cardstock piece 1/2" x 3 1/4" on both edges using 2 of the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. I overlapped/adhered these to the card front above the background piece.

The ribbon die made a perfect road for my scooter cruising bear! I inked a piece of white cardstock with Hickory Smoke Distress ink, die-cut it with the ribbon die, cut it to 3 1/4" long and added dashed lines with a white gel pen.

I heat embossed the Eiffel Tower from the Paris Afternoon Stamps with bronze embossing powder on kraft cardstock and die-cut it using the coordinating dies. I stamped all the images on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out. I used the following stamps: Critters on the Go, Paris Afternoon, Charming City.

To finish, I heat embossed “bonjour” from the Charming City Stamps on white cardstock using Saltwater Taffy embossing glaze and die-cut “Mon Ami” using the new Hayley Uppercase Alphabet Dies and Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies. I also heat embossed those letters with Saltwater Taffy embossing glaze.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

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Hi there, Bobbi here! This week’s card features the new Ribbon and Lace Border dies by Sunny Studio Stamps. These dies are long in length to work on slimline cards and feature scallops, eyelet and stitching line designs. I used the designer borders on this sweet and delicate bra card. I paired the new dies set with the Stitched Heart 2 dies, Scalloped Heart dies, and the Spring Fever pattern paper.

To make this 5″ X 7″ card, I cut a card base (10″ X 7″) out of white cardstock and scored down the center. I set it aside and worked on the bra feature next.

Using the largest stitched heart, I cut the shape out of a skin tone-colored cardstock. I used an ivory color for this one. I cut it down by cutting off the point side, leaving 3-1/2″ length to use.

I used the same heart die to cut another heart out of blue pattern paper and then used the same heart die to cut the bra top V-neck shape. By simply turning one heart upside down and running it through the die cutting machine, the bra is cut evenly on both sides and ready to add to the ivory heart shape.

It’s time to dress up the bra top with laces, appliques and straps. I used the Ribbon and Lace Border dies to add extra touches. I introduced a coordinating pattern with pink roses to add more interest. I cut and glued on a bright pink applique heart (cut from fuchsia pink paper) to the deep V. A little pink rhinestone was layered on top, too. Straps in another coordinating print were attached as well as the scallop lace edging pieces.

 

For the background, I added white and pattern pieces of lace, scallops, eyelet and straight stitched pieces. I love all of these and I love what a beautiful background they create for this delicate bra top.  I added the word “friend” to the front, making it look like a clothing label. The “friend” word is from the Clucky Chickens stamp set. The bra top was attached to the card base using foam dots to make it stand out a bit from the pretty background. 

 

Inside the card, I stamped some hearts and a sentiment from the Lovey Dovey stamp set.

 

Here’s a little bonus item. I made a matching tag to go with this card. I used the same dies and pattern papers as in the card. I used the Scalloped Heart dies to create the tag base and then added the image to the front. The “You’re one cool chick” phrase is also from the Clucky Chickens stamp set.

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Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Charming City Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critters on the Go Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critters on the Go Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovey Dovey Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Paris Afternoon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Paris Afternoon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Clucky Chickens Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hayley Uppercase Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Fever Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio