MFT Die-namics Design: Express Yourself

Words are the foundation of card design. We all love a beautifully crafted design but the sentiment is really what makes a hand-made card special. Word Die-namics are such a valuable tool, as they can be used to create layered die cuts for added dimension, to create peek-a-boo effects, as a mask for different coloring mediums, and so much more. This month, the My Favorite Things design team is featuring the incredible versatility of word Die-namics!

My first card was very difficult to photograph, because the "happy" and balloon were die cut from silver foil paper! So here's a good photo of the silver foil elements, but the "birthday" is a little difficult to see at this angle (all bold products are linked below in the supply section):

Below, the "birthday" shows up a little better.

Both words are from the Happy Birthday Die-namics set -- I love the scripty font! I die cut "birthday" from a Copic "watercolor" background I made with Copic Various Ink Refills (you can find more details about this technique here).

Next, I die cut the "birthday" word again four times from Smooth White cardstock and glued them all together using my Copic Glue Marker. Then I glued the blue die cut word slightly offset on top of the white stacked die cuts. The Balloon was die cut from the silver foil cardstock and also glued on top of a stack of four white die cut balloons.

Hemp Cord, colored with Delicata Silver pigment ink pad "attaches" the balloon to the letter y. The "watercolored" panel was die cut with the stitched rectangle from Blueprints 13. The Blueberry card base was a perfect match to the darker blue in my Copic panel!

My next card uses the fun Happy Hellos Die-namics set (ALL the dies in the set!), cut from a Pure Plum Blueprints 22 panel. All the words were left in the Plum panel (except one) and glued to another solid Blueprints 22 panel.

Next, an additional Black Licorice "hello" word was glued in the Plum panel and glittered up with Clear Wink of Stella. The card was finished with a Pink Lemonade Layered Rose and clear sequins:

Thanks for joining me today! You can find a list of all the designers participating in today's hop over on the MFT Blog -- I know they also have some fabulous projects for you!