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Spring Is In The Air
by Kendra SandToday I am featuring the Gardening Tools Set of dies by Frantic Stamper.
As I had mentioned in my intro about myself when I joined the team, my other passion (besides card making) is flowers!! I love gardening! My full-time job is actually with a family owned landscaping company, so I was pretty excited to get this die set.
Here's a photo of my in-process work on creating this card:
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I die cut the Gardening Tools three times, each time on a different color of cardstock (Grey, Brown, Green). I did nothing to the grey layer, but altered the other two colors slightly!
Here's a look:
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I only cut the actual tool part off of the brown die cut pieces. And for the green die cut pieces, I had to cut a little off the bottom and some of the top, so I would just have the portion you would hold.
Here's a look at the tools assembled:
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Aren't they fun?!?! I sure think so!!
Here's a close-up of my finished card:
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I can't wait to get my gardening tools out of storage and dig in the dirt for the season!!