Thursday, September 11, 2014

Simple Church in the Wildwood (Kathy Berger)




Simple Church in the Wildwood
by Kathy Berger


When designing this and some of the other panel dies I wanted to create something that would allow the person using it to create lovely detailed cards with very little effort...I wanted to let the dies do the work for you. That doesn't mean that you can't make a more complicated card, but I think that this card demonstrates that simple can be exquisite.

To make the card I used a Spellbinders die for the base. I had to cut it down and piece it to fit the 5"x7" card base, to which I had layered a 4 3/4"x 6 3/4" piece of amethyst cardstock. To make the focal piece I die cut the Frantic Stamper Winter Church in the Wildwood (FRA-Die-09285) twice, once out of white craft foam and again out of white card stock. I glued them together with Tombow Mono Adhesive, applied sparingly and spread out on the back of the card stock. I also use the Mono Adhesive to apply the piece to the card. All that was left to do was add the bow.

Using the craft foam makes popping this very detailed die cut off the background trivial! There is no need to struggle with piecing foam tape to try to support the die cut! No need to layer multiple die cuts to get depth. The die cuts the foam to perfectly match the card stock die cut. And the result is much more mail-friendly since there is nothing rigid! Just look at the depth the foam gives the image:



I hope you have enjoyed my card and my tip, and will give some of the detailed Frantic Stamper die panels a try!


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11 comments:

  1. Kathy, I love your card! I really love that panel! You are convincing me to try the craft foam. Love the simplicity, although you know CAS is hard for me, this is stunning! Thanks for some great ideas. Absolutely love the dies! You are getting better every release!

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    1. Sometimes simple can work, too, Rozy. :)

      I really just wanted to let the die speak for itself. And thanks for the compliment.

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  2. This is beautiful. I love the idea of the cardstock adhered to the craft foam. I must try this. Your beautiful card made me buy the die from Fran.

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    1. I am so glad you enjoyed the card. I hope you will love the die. I know I love mine...enough to get two of them! I will be using it for my holiday cards and will need to be cutting a LOT of them. Fortunately I can fit two at a time in my die cutting machine. :)

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  3. Wow.. This is beautiful. Very pretty, classic and impressive. Can I ask which Spellbinder you used as a base ? I love how these look together....
    Thanks for sharing !!!
    Hugs from Monica .. Spain
    mamablitger@hotmail.com

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    1. Spellbinders Nestabilities Card Creator Dies - 5"x7" Detailed Scallops- but note that it had to be cut and matched to work with the Frantic Stamper Die. It is much longer and a little narrower than a perfect fit, but a single cut across the piece and matching the pattern made it close enough.

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  4. What a great idea! dID YOU USE A SPECIFIC THICKNESS OF THE CRAFT FOAM OR JUST WHAT EVER THICKNESS THE STORE WAS SELLING?

    THANKS, LIS

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    1. I used the thinner, less-expensive craft foam.

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  5. Anonymous3:54 AM

    Eileen L. said.....
    Kathy, your card is just stunning. How simple yet it looks beautiful. Im not familiar with craft foam what is the name of it? Is it self adhesive? This die is just gorgeous.

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    1. This foam is often sold in the children's craft isle in craft stores. It has many brand names, one of which is "Fun Foam". Though it does come in a self-adhesive format, iI used the much less-expensive adhesive-less variety, and glued it to my surfaces with Mono Adhesive from TomBow. The foam comes in two thicknesses; I used the thin. I can get 6 cards from a 9"x12" sheet, which I bought on sale for $0.59.

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  6. Gorgeous Card Kathy.

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