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July 28, 2013 •

sunshine

Hello Friends, How are you? Are you starting to feel a squeeze on summer as we round the corner to August? I know I am!
Today I thought I would share a few cards with one of my favorite dies from Simon Says Stamp called, “Sunshine”. I guarantee that it will continue to bring you sunshine for every season.
These bright strips of castaway scraps came in handy to create my card. I trimmed them so they were the same width and taped them together on the back. Do this twice, then die cut one of them. For the background FLIP the colored strips to give you a fun geometric graphic twist on your card. I used this for the banner and this for my sentiment from SRM stickers.
(I used pop dots so the sunshine die cut would stand out therefore, my lines don’t look like they line up in the top photo but, they do)
These graduation cards were fun and fast to pull together using the same dies and banners. The sentiments and grad hats are from SRM stickers.
More of the same on this card except I cut up the sunshine banner to resemble rays of light coming from some fireworks. Just a fun look 🙂
If you want to see more cards using the Sunshine die cut check out this and this.
Here’s to hoping that you have some snap, pop & bang in your day. Hugs, Kathy
P.S. Did you see my giveaway here (form the Hero Arts blog hop) or the card kit giveaway here from Simon Says Stamp?

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Comments

  1. Sandra says

    July 28, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Kathy you are amazing!
    Sandra ltb

  2. adele holcomb says

    July 28, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    Great uses for that die!

  3. Marlou McAlees says

    July 28, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    amazing cards!!! very creative thank you for sharing ♥

  4. Sandra H says

    July 28, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    Wow they are stunning x

  5. Sandra H says

    July 28, 2013 at 2:46 pm

    Absolutely stunning x

  6. diana says

    July 28, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    Fun cards! TFS 😉

  7. Penny Ward says

    July 28, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    oh oh oh…how wonderful is the Snap Pop Bang card ?!? Genius on using this die for such a wonderful effect.

  8. jengd says

    July 28, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    Wow! Quite the punch of color on that one! Fun!

  9. Annette Allen says

    July 28, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    wow wee totally fabulous..

  10. Dawn Turley says

    July 29, 2013 at 3:55 am

    what a fun set of cards Kathy. Just shows the versatility of the die.

  11. Winnie says

    July 29, 2013 at 5:12 am

    Love the different looks you got with that die! Shows how versatile it can me!

  12. Laura Turcotte says

    July 29, 2013 at 6:37 am

    Those are amazing, Kathy!!

  13. Gerrina says

    July 29, 2013 at 7:09 am

    Love the cards! Great how you let us see how many ways there are to use the die! Thanks! Hugs, Gerrina

  14. Kelly says

    July 29, 2013 at 7:28 am

    just amazing ideas!

  15. Mary Ann says

    July 29, 2013 at 8:02 am

    Great cards!Great die!!!

  16. Shawninaz says

    July 29, 2013 at 9:49 am

    Super fun cards! Very nice work:)

  17. Marcie Lovett says

    July 29, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    What a clever technique, Kathy! I love the way you used the colored strips to create a single piece of paper.

  18. Happy Dance says

    July 29, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    Heavens! These are amazing! I’d say you’ve gotten your money’s worth on just what I’m seeing here. Fantastic cards and fantastic die. Bev

  19. Lorena says

    July 30, 2013 at 9:05 am

    Wow! You made some amazing things with that die!
    I also wanted to stop by to say hi and how nice it was to meet you at CHA. I was very nervous and a bit overwhelmed by emotions, and talking to you really helped me feel more relaxed 🙂
    I hope your son brought back some great memories from Barcelona.
    Sending hugs from Bolivia!

  20. paulettesprettypapercrafts says

    July 30, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    AAAAmazzzzing cards with this sun ray die, Kathy! I love them all.

  21. Karen says

    July 31, 2013 at 7:41 am

    wow Kathy….totally amazing and fab.
    You rock!!!

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Kathy from The Daily MarkerHi, I’m Kathy! I’ve always loved to craft and create, but I discovered my passion for coloring and cardmaking just a few years ago.

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