using negative die cuts

Sometimes using negative die spaces is easy you can visualize a card from the negative cut work. I had two 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ sheets of paper in coordinating colors laying on my desk last week and I happen to shift one over the other and thought this would make a pretty unique card. Happy Accident!

I save my negative die cuts a lot and try to see if I can use them in anyway before tossing them into the circular file!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Layers: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ die cut negatives
Scrap white for the sentiment

I die cut four different dies out of the Pool Party cardstock below and it made a nice pattern so I hung onto the piece to see if I could use it.

I was die cutting for a swap last week and this piece was so pretty I decided to use it for a card – I thought it might be a fun mask for a background paper or for a card front. I ended up throwing it on my desk and the two pieces worked well together.

Adhere the two negative pieces together and then adhere to the card base.

I stamped the sentiment piece from the Stylish Shapes dies with Coastal Cabana ink from the Something Fancy stamp set. I popped up the sentiment onto Stampin’ Dimesionals and added to the lower Stylish Shapes negative die space.

I added the Ombre Decorative Dots to the card as a finishing touch and made a lovely card out of recycling the left over pieces.

Try to use the scraps and bits off you stamping area and see what lovely things you can make – go and create some art of your own one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie