TLC476 ~ Embedded Diecut ~ (4/7/14)

[joan ervin]

Hello everyone!!! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!!! We had a great spring rain today....hope it helps the May flowers!!!!! I have lots of weeding to do and plants to plant so I hope it drys out tomorrow.

It's my turn to host this weeks TLC challenge and I have a real fun and easy one for ya!!

I have been seeing a lot of this technique in blogland and on Pinterest so I had to give it a try!!! I think it makes a project look more finished than just adhering the diecut to the top of the background. I have named it * Embedded Diecut *. Here are the deets:

1. Use a die to cut out a piece of card stock....the negative piece will be your background so pick the color and size you want for this layer.
2. Use the same die to cut out an image in patterned paper or different colored cardstock
3. Add the patterned paper diecut pieces to the negative of the cardstock and glue in place.
4. This is pretty easy, especially if you use a simple die!! If you use a more intricate die, you will be gluing the tiny pieces down for a while....embellish as desired.

My sample:

Embedded Flower

Remember when uploading to use keyword TLC476 (no spaces)

You can view the entire TLC 476 Gallery here !!

I can't wait to see what you come up with!!!!

[bensarmom]

Joan, great technique. Here's mine .

[hobbydujour]

Love the look of the embedded die cuts, Joan. Fun challenge.

EMBEDDED BIRTHDAY

[Biggan]

Thanks for the challenge! Here�s mine;

TLC476, CAS267 Simply the best by Biggan - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

TFL!
Birgit

[hskelly]

Love this technique! Here is my Embedded Poppies card.

[salome000]

VERY fun!! THANKS!!! Here's mine

It's HARD to be humble....

[Toy]

This was fun, and a challenge! For sure! I may have picked the wrong die, but there's what I did:

~ Gift of Grace ~

TFL

[catluvr2]

This is a favorite technique of mine. I love the precision of dies (I'm kind of a neat freak - everything crisp and clean) and this is just another wonderful way to use them. In fact, I embedded 3 die cuts this week in a card for Kathleen Lammie ( Missing Kathleen ). For today's challenge, I combined the CAS challenge with the embedded flower for this card EMBEDDED CAS

[Clownmom]

Loved this one, Joan! Here's my card:

Embedded Leaf

[Cook22]

TLC476 Courage!
Here's mine, Joan.
Fun - and I learned my lesson last time I tried it about using intricate dies and losing little bits and having to cut more, LOL - so I went super-simple today. Maybe I'll aim somewhere in between next time ;).

[justwritedesigns]

Fun challenge! Thanks, Joan! Of course I did the time consuming version, lol. Here's my Neon Pieced Bday . Thanks so much for looking!

[GramCandy]

Embedded Watercolor, TLC476 by GramCandy at Splitcoaststampers
Love this technique. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Crafty Julia]

Joan- awesome challenge, what a great use of our reverse cut images! I used MB's Nutty Acorn die and Spellbinder's Foliage die set- and added this nice quote from my stamping buddies. Finished with a striped border. Here's Small Faith

[gabalot]

Thanks for the challenge, Joan! Until now all I have "embedded" on my cards are borders. Today I decided to create a CAS via embedding. It was fun!

Embedded Hello with Daisies

Thanks for looking!

[Redbugdriver]

Here is mine. Way easier than all the pieces parts of Saturday's nail art butterfly!!

[BarbieP]

Fun challenge, Joan. Here is my card:

Embedded Hexagons by BarbieP - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[tessaduck]

Here's mine.

Splitcoaststampers Member Galleries - tessaduck - Handmade Cards & Crafts

I like doing the inlaid die cuts, and there's lots in my gallery. Easy to make more than one card with the swaps...

[Reddyisco]

Thank you, Joan. Here's my card.

[susanbri]

Great challenge! Here's mine:

Embedded Holly

[Crafty Julia]

I was inspired by the lovely cards in the gallery to make another card with brighter colors- I used a leafy frond die shape and added my sentiment, which was cut using SU-Sizzix's Chalk Talk dies for my panel and slot- where I tied my double ribbons. Here's TLC476 Leafy Thanks

[stiz2003]

Thanks for a fun challenge Joan! This is one of my favorites!
Just uploaded mine.
Spirit of Christmas

[BobbiesGirl]

Thanks, Joan. You forced me. This was not as hard as it sounded. I WAS tempted to curl the petals up instead of tucking them down though. Here's my card.

[JBgreendawn]

OOh I have been wanting to try this so Thanks Joan here is mine:
TLC476 Merry Wishes by JBgreendawn - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[parknslide]

Thanks for bringing my attention to a technique new to me. Here's my take: TLC476/Embedded Flower by parknslide - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[stampit74]

So happy to see this challenge! I just posted a new card but I also have a bunch of other cards to share too. I went back to April of last year! lol

Here's my newest one� Joyful Bouquet

Darling Poppies

Inlaid Die Cutting

Wildflower

Inlaid Die Cutting Dream

Christmas in the City

Fall Drama

Pink Chrysanthemum

Jasper Leaves

Festive Glowing Candles - video on my blog

See, I told you I have a lot� love cutting and piecing� guess it's what sewing/quilting used to be for me! lol

TFL!

[Missro]

I made this card for the Teapot Challenge using this awesome technique! Thanks Joan!!

[jodylb]

Here's mine:

TLC476 CAS267 F4A215 Embedded Zinnias by jodylb - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[muscrat]

Couldn't resist giving this a try! TLC476 Hoppy Easter by muscrat - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[nancy littrell]

Great Challenge Joan. I combined with this weeks CAS challenge. Love the results.

Copper Embedded Tree

[stamps4funinCA]

I had never tried this before Joan!! Thanks for the introduction to this new technique!!

Here's my card: Hit Refresh

[JannekeB]

Yes, finally I managed to do the challenge before the next one is available! Here is my "circles of love".

In fact I was so on time that the challenge hadn't even been posted! Or rather I happened to have made a card last weekend that uses the exact same technique. How is that for a coincidence? This is my "cheat" entry

[Jasmum]

Here is my embedded dragonfly. Thanks for the challenge, it's been fun playing along.
Embedded dragonfly by Jasmum - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[beesmom]

Here's my first one:
TLC476 Thanks by beesmom - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[beesmom]

and my second: (such a fun technique)
TLC476 Anniversary by beesmom - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[swich1]

I LOVED this! Here's what I came up with:

Bright Flowers, Happy Day

Thanks!!

[vdm]

Thanks for such a great challenge, Joan... Here is mine;

TLC476 Just Because by vdm - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[scootsv]

I love doing this technique. Here is my card for this challenge. Thanks for the fun and all that you do for us.

[niki1]

Here is my card
The embedded diecut technique is on the backside of the easel card :
WT476 A tree in my garden by niki1 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
niki

[Penny627]

Fun challenge!
Engagement Card by Penny627 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers