HOW TO CUT FOR ONE CARD AND CREATE FOUR!

April 6, 2022

Today for my Facebook Live I decided to use the Slim Card Dies from Stampin' Up! I have had them for several months but this was the first time I really got around to playing with them. This set of dies will help you make four, yes I said four cards from basically one cut. In order to create the first card, I had to cut 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of each of the four colors, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Blushing Bride and Basic White. When I was done putting together the puzzle in the back ground I had a ton of the pieces left. One of the great things about these dies is that a lot of them fit into several of the spaces on the card. By the time I had used up all of the cut out pieces I had created FOUR cards. For each 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of cardstock which I cut I had a piece left that was larger than 7 x 8 1/2 so I trimmed it down to that size and scored on the 7" side a 3 1/2.

Measurements

Cut 7 x 8 1/2, score at 3 1/2 on the 7" side (one of each color)

Use the remaining 4 inches to cut out the die (one of each color)
Cut 1 of each color of the 2nd largest scallop rectangle using Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Cut 1 of each color of the 3rd largest scallop rectangle using Stitched So Sweetly Dies

On the next part I didn't do a very good job of switching things around. I wanted to cut one of each color to stamp on but lost my way. I stamped the greetings in Basic Gray and used greetings from Expressions of Friendship (a host set from January - June 2022 Mini Catalog) and from Flowers of Friendship

Inside
I cut a piece to match the frame on the front of the card 3 1/4 x 8 1/4
Cut 3 x 8 Basic White, adhere to the coordinating color and attach to the inside of the card

Have fun! This die will not be coming through to the new catalog next month, so if you love it now is the time to purchase it!! Click on the link below and it will take you to my Stampin' Up! store where you can purchase this die and many other retiring products.

These are the products I used to create these cards

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