GUEST ARTIST FEATURE: Creating a Shaped Card w/Laura Bassen

Hey Guys!

I am currently knee deep in new product design, but we have another Guest Artist Feature for you today with the one and only Laura Bassen, featuring our exclusive Plush Friends Pup Die.

How cute is he?! This little guy can be cut from many materials and used several different ways. But today, Laura is showing us how to use partial die cutting to create a shaped card.

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To create the base of the card, she took a standard A2 card base and partially die cut it so that the top fold of the card does not get cut by the die. So easy to do, a little hard to explain, but she demonstrates exactly how to in the video above. So if you are unfamiliar with this technique, be sure to watch. Plus she's a hoot, and she is absolutely delightful to listen to and watch!

She die cut another full Pup and all of the pieces and parts to create his cute little face, hand stitched around the edges with floss and then adhered the little guy to the card base with strong double sided adhesive.

The Pup die comes with a heart to hold, but I just love how Laura went improv here and created a balloon bouquet using a good ol' circle punch! Come on, how long has it been since you pulled out the trusty old circle punch? Not judging. LOL

Adding the bouquet of balloons did increase the overall size of her card, so it no longer fit into a standard A2 envelope. However, with the help of an envelope punch board, she was able to quickly and easily create a custom sized envelope to fit.

I want to send a great big "Thank You" to Laura for sharing her creation with us today, I hope you enjoyed!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 Plush Friends Pup Die Shop at: WP9

Guest Artist Feature: Jennifer McGuire

Hello and welcome! We are excited to have another special Guest Artist for Wplus9 today.

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Today we have the very kind and talented Jennifer McGuire sharing several projects with us featuring our newest collection of dies - the Stitched Details Dies. But, we kind of have an extra special treat as she's giving us a two-fer. As I mentioned, she's created quite a few projects and will be sharing with us how to create this little darling here.

Be sure to watch the video to see how she turned the Plush Friends Pup die into a full card. She's sharing a lot of tips on hand-stitching, how to keep the stitches clean looking on both sides of the project and how to "hide" your finishing stitches to name a few.

In the video she gave us a peek some of the other projects that she is sharing over on her blog as well, so be sure to head over there and check them out!

A great big "THANK YOU" to Jennifer for spending some time with us today! And a great big "THANK YOU" to you for stopping by!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 dies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 Plush Friends Panda Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Plush Friends Pup Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Stuck On You Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Sucker For You Shop at: WP9
Wplus9 Sweet On You Shop at: WP9

Stitched Details Dies - Sucker For You

Hey all! I've got more to share with you today featuring our newest products!

These dies are so simple, yet so cute! Again, their size lets them easily become the focal point of a card. Today I created a duo of 4 bar cards that allow these suckers to shine.

I die cut the base circle from red cardstock and then layered the swirl that I die cut from glittered cardstock on top. To create the glitter cardstock, I just smeared some Multi Matte Medium onto white cardstock, sprinkled glitter over it and then burnished it with a bone folder. Super easy! I then die cut the lollipop stick and bow and adhered them as well with Multi Matte Medium.

I die cut the sentiment twice from white cardstock and then again from the diy glittered cardstock and adhered them all one on top of the other. To pop up the sentiment, I used a little bit of Kool Tak clear foam. I want to make a whole bunch of these in rainbow colors!

I've mentioned how well all of the products in this collection work together already. But my next couple of examples really showcases it.

I decided to use the smaller heart from Plush Friends Pup to create a heart shaped sucker.

I die cut 3 of the hearts from red cardstock, stacked them and stitched them together with white DMC Floss. I added a sentiment to the center from the Sweet On You die and finished it off with a stick and a bow. Again, how cute would these be in a rainbow of colors?

And just in case you thought it couldn't get any cuter...

How adorable is that? The suckers are sized perfectly to work with the Plush Friends Pup and Panda dies! Yesterday I shared the assembled pup, but today I wanted to use the pig option. I simply adhered the the littler critters to card bases, cut off the excess at the bottom, put the sucker in their hands and added the "I'm a sucker for you" sentiment to their bellies.

No special tricks or techniques needed. These are so easy to use and come together effortlessly!

I hope you enjoyed today's projects and are inspired to create a little something. Thanks for stopping by!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Black Cardstock Shop at: WP9	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Shop at: SSS	Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Shop at: SSS
Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle Shop at: SSS	Sizzix BIG SHOT Shop at: SSS	EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision Tip Shop at: SSS	Wplus9 Plush Friends Pup Die Shop at: WP9
Wplus9 Sucker For You Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Sweet On You Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Dove Grey Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Kool Tak DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE Clear Foam Adhesive Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Glitter CLEAR ROCK CANDY Shop at: SSS	Wplus9 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die Shop at: WP9