Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Inlaid Thankful

I was excited to see the PTI Make It Monday challenge this week -  Inlaid Die-Cuts - I've been wanting to do this technique for a long time and just haven't gotten to it! You die cut out of two different colors (I used brown and black) and lay the opposite color inside the cut out so it fills the space.
I used the 'thankful' die from the Counting My Blessings die set from PTI.
Such a simple, fun and wonderful looking technique!  I'm thinking of all the other dies I have that I could use for this now!!

I'm also entering this in these challenges:
Cas-ology Cue Card - Black
Less is More - Recipe/Use Twine

Paper:  True Black, Fine Linen, Dark Chocolate - PTI
Accessories:  cappuccino twine - The Twinery, thankful die from Counting My Blessings set - PTI, rhinestones - Kaiser, glue pen.

23 comments:

Annette Allen said...

wow love that cool die.. great card..

Cathy said...

This looks so effective, great take on the challenges, Cathy x

Nancy Penir said...

Can't get more fall than this! Great CAS card!

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

This is so rich and beautiful Julia!! I just love your brown, the "thankful", and your twine!

Rosemary said...

fab take on the cue word! love that embedded die cut technique... thanks so much for playing along with CASology!

Deborah Frings said...

Love the effect on the inlaid die cut - great colours!

Mona Pendleton said...

Simply beautiful Julia!

Sharli Schaitberger said...

Very cool!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful technique Julia! It gives it a letterpress look. Really great!

Jill Norwood said...

This is simply elegant and lovely!

*Vicki* said...

This is such a neat idea and fabulous look! I love it! :) I just got a couple of word dies that I'd like to try this on now!! LOL!!

nancy said...

Great card, Julia. Such a simple technique, yet it packs a punch.

Sue Lelli said...

LOVE your card, Julia! FAB COLORS AND DIE CUTS AND THE BLING,

Kathy Mc said...

Your black & brown look so rich together & nicely finished off with the twine. The word dies really work great for the "inlaid" technique.

Melody said...

Love the look of the inlay!

Tammy said...

Awesome card! That is a fun technique and so often overlooked for fancier ones. Love the twine too. :)

Kristii said...

Love the brown and black combination! Fabulous!

Chrissie said...

I'm sorry that I'm so late in visiting this time!
This is simply fabulous, I love this technique!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Ardyth said...

Sometimes, simple is the very best. I love this simple but effective design where the focus stays where it should - on that great sentiment! Thanks so much for joining us at CASology this week!

Stamping With Bibiana said...

nice technique! you did a good job TFS
bibiana

Kim S said...

Gorgeous! It has a beautiful leather look.

Joanne (jojot) said...

loving the deep colors on this inlaid design

Judy1223 said...

Julia, I MUST try this technique, it is absolutely stunning! LOVE this card! Thanks for joining us at CASology this week!