There are lots of hidden gems in the new catalog – so much great new stuff that some of it is easy to overlook. I am constantly scouring the catalogs for new ideas and overlooked products and this die set can be one of those items! I noticed it on my first go around but many have commented on the fact that they overlooked it so i decided to highlight this product in my blog post today!
Patchwork Pieces (#161592) can be located on page 165 of the new Annual May 2023- April 2024 catalog! A die set of two 3 3/16″ x 4 11/16″ background dies – these cute dies can create background possibilities that are seemingly endless. Combine them with cardstock or DSP or both and watch the ideas flow!
For the first two cards I used the Bright and Beautiful 6″ x 6″ DSP (#161449) and two colors of cardstock – Azure Afternoon (#161719) and Lemon Lime Twist (#144245).

I cut one die image from each color and cut a few Basic White pieces of cardstock at 3 1/2″ x 5″ to glue the patchwork pieces onto.
I alternated three sets of background images and came up with three different backgrounds.

I mounted them onto Basic White Cardstock and cut the white cardstock to an even border.

I stamped the thank you sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set and die cut with the smallest circle from the Stylish Shapes die set. Then I die cut the next circle up for a mat out of a scrap piece of Azure Afternoon cardstock. I mounted the sentiment piece to the Azure Afternoon circle die cut.
I cut a 4 1/2″ x 11″ of Azure Afternoon cardstock scored it at 5 1/2″, folded in half for the card base.

I adhered the patchwork background to the card base on an angle, placed Stampin’ Dimensionals onto the Circle die and mounted the sentiment to the patchwork background center.

I colored Basic Rhinestone gems with the Dark Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends marker.

I added the colored Rhinestones to the card front.

For the second example I adhered the patchwork pieces background onto the Lemon Lime Twist cardstock.

I die cut the smallest square from the Stylish Shapes die set with Basic White card stock and stamped the Oh Happy Day sentiment from the Playing in the Rain stamp set. I adhered this square to the next die square up cut out of Lemon Lime Twist card stock and popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and mounted it to the patchwork pieces center on a diagonal. I added three Iridescent Rhinestones to the card front.

I mounted this patchwork piece to another Azure Afternoon card stock base.

I love how bright and easy these backgrounds were to create!

The second die in the set cuts a curvy pattern across the page and I created a Berry Burst card to showcase this die.
I cut a striped Berry burst piece of Bright and Beautiful DSP with this Patchwork Piece die and adhered it to a Basic White piece of Cardstock. Cut an even border and mounted it to a Berry Burst cardstock base, added a sentiment inked in Berry Burst and die cut from the backside of the same DSP and added a Berry Burst die from the Artistic Die set.

Check out this die set and make some fun backgrounds. Go out and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie