Yes, you CAN mix size and scale to create a card made with die cuts!
Today I have a card made with die cuts from two entirely different scales of size. When I created my Kittie Kraft by Rubbernecker die collection, I wanted to make them a little larger in size and scale to both be able to take up more space on a card AND to be able to mix with other sizes to create easy perspective. You can see how that works on this pretty, spring themed card with larger elements in the foreground and the smaller ones in the background. For this card I used the Large Garden Fence, Large Watering Cans, Half Tree, Tulips and Stems, Tiny Leaves #2, Tiny Flower Buds and Grass.
The Card Base, Grass and Fence
- Use white cardstock to cut an A2 sized card base.
- Cut a 4.24″ x 5.50″ piece of Carta Bella Flower Garden paper.
- Apply ATG adhesive to the back of the designer paper and attach it to the white card base.
- Use green cardstock to cut two grass sections.
- Attach one grass section to the card base using ATG adhesive.
- Use white cardstock to cut two sections of fence.
- Attach the two sections together using glossy accents and trim the side rail off both ends.
- Cut a 1/4″ strip of white cardstock and attach it to the fence using double stick tape.
- Use small pieces of mounting tape on the back of the posts and ATG adhesive on the bottom of the of the fence and attach it to the base. Pro Tip: Attaching the bottom of the fence section flat to the card keeps the bottom less bulky. Attaching the small pieces of mounting tape to the top of the posts allows the fence to stand away from the card base to create dimension.
- Apply a strip of mounting tape to the second grass section and attach it to the fence.
The Tree
For this tree I used a wet baby wipe to apply color because of the twiggy branches. The baby wipe dipped in brown ink makes it so much easier to apply the ink to the trunk and all the branches than trying to color them with a marker or painting with a brush.
- Cut the trees using Kraft cardstock. Note: you can white or cream cardstock for the trees but I just happen to like the look of Kraft after color has been added. It’s just my preference.
- Apply brown ink to the trunk and branches of the tree using a wet baby wipe and dry with a heat gun. Pro Tip: I heat dried the trees to make it easier to attach the leaves. Adhesives don’t stick well on damp cardstock.
- Cut the leaves using green cardstock and the tiny flowers using pink cardstock.
- Place the leaves face up on the molding pad and form each one by pushing down in the center using the leaf tool. If you don’t have a leaf tool you can use your paper piercer.
- Use glossy accents to attach the leaves to the tree branches.
- Place the tiny flowers face up on the molding pad and form them by pushing down in the center of each one using a small tipped stylus.
- Attach the tiny flowers to the leaves using glossy accents.
- Tuck the tree behind the fence and attach it to the card base using using rolled up strips of double stick tape.
The Tulips and Watering Can
- Cut the tulip tops using pink cardstock and the stems using green cardstock.
- Assemble the three tulip sections together using glossy accents and attach them to the stems using glossy accents. Note: Take a look at my How to Make Paper Flowers Step by Step video to how easy it is to assemble the tulips.
- Apply small pieces of mounting tape to the back of each tulip top and glossy accents to the back bottom of the stems and tuck them in behind the grass and attach to the fence.
- Use light blue and green cardstock to cut the watering can, attach the trim pieces to the can using glossy accents.
- Apply a piece of mounting tape to the back of the watering can and attach it to the front grass.
All of us have created a card made with die cuts and I encourage you to try out mixing different size and scale shapes to help create fun perspective on your projects.
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Fantastic spring scene and I love how you used the patterned paper in the background