And the stamps are pretty neat, too.
I started out by using some Distress Inks in a rainbow pattern on some white card stock, then cut out the Concentric Circles. For my first card I centered the rainbow die cut on a 4 x 5.25 inch piece
of black card stock, then attached to the front of my card base. Using
a scrap strip of black card stock, I wrote with a white Signo pen my
sentiment. After rounding the corners, I used dimensional tape to give
it some height. I am really pleased with this card.
I also cut out the die on a piece of black card stock. I heat embossed in white my sentiment on the black die cut. I attached the leftover piece of rainbow card stock to the front of my card base, then inserted the black die cut in the opening. I then attached all the leftover rainbow pieces in the appropriate places in the black die cut. A little time consuming, but not hard to do. And I think the card turned out pretty nice!
For my third card I blended some Distress Inks on white card stock, then cut out as panel using the outline die that comes with the Concentric Circles die. I stamped it using the Fill in the Blanks stamp in black. After cutting a 4.25 x 5.5 inches rectangle from black card stock, I attached it to the front of my card, then centered the stamped piece and attached that. I used the included word stamps to personalize it for my son-in-law, whose birthday is in a few weeks. I think it turned out pretty masculine looking, although maybe a little bright. But then again, I really like bright.
My last card for today was the leftover frame from cutting out another of the Concentric Circles. Unfortunately, the circles did not make it out of the die in one piece (my fault, not the die's, I was rushing). After attaching the frame to the front of the card, I stamped several sprays of leaves from the Lovely Notes stamps on the left side of the opening. I also stamped the sentiment in black on the right hand side of the opening. I stamped and die cut several of the large flowers, and a couple of the branches of leaves, and attached them to the left side of the card, using dimensional tape on a couple of them (and very handily covered up someone's black fingerprint).
I'm not sure why the yellow flowers seem so dull, in real life they are bright and really pop!
I'm really loving this kit! I will be making more cards over the next couple of weeks from it!
