Hello everyone! Its Ashwini for my second (and last! Sniff!) post as a Guest Designer!
Today, I am sharing a few cards using the Waffle Flower Crafts
Doily Circle. This is a die that I really love, but haven't made many projects out of - so I challenged myself to use this die in a variety of ways - 3 ways in fact. So here goes -
Technique 1 - Aluminum foil
Using aluminum foil might be an old techqniue, but it is new for me! :) Moreover, since this is such an intricate die, I learnt a thing or two about using it as well. I used double sided, thin tape to adhere the foil.
Here are a few tips (more like things I found out by trial and error!!) -
* I tried the technique twice - with some wider tape and then some thinner ones. I actually found the thinner ones to be helpful, since I could remove then bit by bit, adhering the die cut as I went along. It was a bit difficult to remove the backing partially, with the wider tape.
* After adhering, if you find that it hasn't stuck properly, or the foiling looks too wrinkled, don't worry! Just roll it along your die cut machine, and flatten it out. It will look gorgeous! :)
* If you die cut tears, don't worry. Just stick it in the right place. When you flatten the whole piece, you won't even see it. Same with a torn piece. If you can't find the missing piece just save the negative pieces - you can cut it and adhere it in place. And no one will know!! ;)
* Since the foil can be easily colored with alcohol inks, you can get make your own pretty colors to use!
Supplies Used:
Doily Circle,
Leafy
Technique 2 - Cut it out
All you have to do is do some careful fussy cutting, and you get two pretty die cuts for your crafty projects! :)
Here are the two cards -
For this card, I also created a mask, just by cutting out a scribbled circle out of some scrap paper, which I used to apply the distress inks. I then adhered the die cuts on them.
You could trim the inner piece further and get flowers of 3 sizes to use in a project - an idea can be to color them in different or ombre colors and stack them, for a pretty look.
Supplies Used:
Doily Circle,
A Bunch,
Lacy Flower,
Congrats
Technique 3 - Backgrounds using Gesso and Paints
For my last technique, I die cut two pieces of the die cut, then used gesso to place and adhere the pieces on a card panel. Once this dried, I used some acrylic paint to add some color and splatters, and used this as a base to make my card. I the cut out the flowers and sentiment and adhered these on the card.
Supplies Used:
Doily Circle,
A Bunch,
Monochrome
I had so much fun making these projects, and I hope you had as much fun looking and gotten inspired too!! Thank you so much Waffle Flower Crafts, for having me over as a Guest Designer!
I've used some pattern paper and some custom made background for these two cards. I chose all the little stamps from Waffle Flower I could find in my stash (I've used stamps from 
I then chose a series of at least 6-8 colors for each card, choosing greens, blues and grey for the card with the zebra and pinks, yellows and grey for the one with the mice (grey makes as good a combination as black with any other color!!) and started stamping on a card panel.
Once I was done, I also stamped the cute animals and the speech bubbles + sentiments on scrap cardstock and fussy cut them. I also added a piece of torn vellum for the card with the mice, since the critters themselves are too small to draw focus on them..and the vellum would soften the background and draw the line of sight.
Finally, I covered the card base with pattern paper, and then adhered my stamped panels on them before foam mounting the critters and the sentiments, along with some wood veneer embellishments.
Did you notice that the cards can easily be interchanged into masculine or feminine cards, based on the colors - for example, the mice card could be made to a Dad card, using the blues and greens instead of the pinks and reds! So easy!! :)
Hope you liked the cards I made, and could get some inspiration from them! Thank you so much for having me over today!!
Have a great day!
Ashwini
Stamp sets used: 
Hello friends! Lorena here today with your Five for Friday fix! This week my post tackles a design topic, one of the many axiomas I wasn’t aware of before jumping into the paper crafting world. There are many: the rule of thirds, the wonders of white space and, of course, repetition as a design resource. And it’s a powerful one! Repetition can be pleasing to the eye and it’s an easy way to add balance to a composition, still allowing you to play with color, placement and texture.
Let’s see a few examples…
The texture comes from the glitter I added to the gems.
As a final touch, I finished the inside of the card
And that’s it for today! Will you give a try to repetition in your card making? Have a fantastic weekend!
Hello friends! Mayline here today.
I'm sharing how to give your flowers a different look by adding hand drawn lines to the petals! In the video, I used 
Here are some more cards using the same technique.
I hope you like my card and are inspired to add hand-drawn details to your stamped images!
- Mayline
Thank you for sharing these beautiful cards with us today, Mayline! You are so talented!
Find time to create and make something today!
Happy friday, everyone! Nina here!
I'm snowed under with the preparation of our July release so we will skip this week's Five for Friday post.
But I still found time to create a quick card for our current 
I heat embossed the zebra and the flower in white on vellum for a soft look.
Our Doily Square Die just makes everything prettier!
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Find time to create and make something today!
Yana stamped the solid banner on the lower right of the white panel in yellow and the "Celebrate" sentiment in black on top. This pop of color ties the sentiment back to the flower bouquet (from 
Yana also heat embossed the flowers in silver to add more pizazz to her card.
Did you notice that Yana left the top portion of her card blank? This "white space" leaves room for your eyes to rest and makes the focal stand out even more.
On her second card, Yana paired the sentiment with our 
This "front and center" design is a great way to showcase a handmade embellishment.
Did you notice the solid banner peeking behind the rosettes? Adorable little details can add a lot to a clean and simple card!
Yana took the solid banner stamp from 
We love that she bent the sides of the heart shaped balloons for some extra dimension!
Thank Yana for sharing these three cheerful cards with us today!
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On the second card, I also used the bullet tip of the pink pen to draw the lines on a card base. I then adhered a piece of blue cardstock to the bottom of the card and die cut a circle layer from 
Fun and easy, right? :)
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Stamp your accent colors one at a time. I used #2 and #4 from the 
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