Partial die-cutting

I needed a few cards for sending New Year's wishes. I have collected a few tutorials on partial die-cutting and now was the time to try it out. In a way it was quite easy, although the first attempt failed! The plate was over the pencil line and so the numbers were die-cut completely...
 I used Lawn Fawn's Finley's Numbers, kraft cardstock and a gingham background. At first it looked a bit boring, so I stamped here and there on the cardstock, added some embellishments, but it didn't work. That's why I kept the card very simple, it was the most beautiful way. I adhered the front panel with foam tape to give it some dimension. 

Want to make a card like this? Check out this tutorial by Jennifer McGuire. She explains it very clearly and her cards are beautiful with that border. Should find some dies like hers as well :)

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Negative die cut

For a long time I have been admiring card made with the negative space die cutting technique, especially when letters and numbers are involved. After seeing this card by Els, I knew that I had to do something with this technique soon. This week I needed three cards and I found some really nice Alphabet and Numbers die sets from Lawn Fawn. Perfect for a card for a colleague who gave birth to a son. And for two couples who celebrated their 50th and 60th wedding anniversary. I kept the cards CAS and used only a small heart stamp and a sentiment besides the dies. As background a gingham pattern. For the first two I used foam tape to pop up the white part. For the third I just glued it onto the gingham background, but it actually lost the effect of the first two. So, no glue next time, just foam tape.

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