Thursday, April 24, 2014

Guest Designing for Top Dog Dies







Hello friends--Yes, you read that title right.  A while back, I was contacted by Top Dog Dies to see if I would like to be a Guest Designer for some of their dies.  Of course, I said yes, and they sent me some very fun dies to play around with.  

Top Dog Dies is a new online store that offers their own brand of wafer-thin and steel-rule dies, along with dies from brands you already know and trust, including My Favorite Things, Lawn Fawn, Taylored Expressions. Savvy Stamps and Cheery Lynn Designs. Top Dog Dies is also the leading U.S. retailer for Tattered Lace, a new line of intricate dies designed by British designer Stephanie Weightman.

Today I am sharing some projects I made with the Heart Doily Die.  This is a set of two dies, as you can see below.





I made 4 projects with these dies, and could have played a lot more, if those pesky kids of mine did not want to be picked up from school and fed dinner.


First up is a valentine card.  I used the larger die to cut a base of Pure Poppy, and cut the smaller, more detailed heart out of white card stock.  I stamped the sentiment, from PTI Grand Ampersand, in Pure Poppy and Versafine Onyx Black.  I used foam tape to adhere the two hearts together, and then adhered it to a white card base, topped off by a bow.





Next, some sweet treats for my lucky Valentine.  I created die cut stacked hearts the same as above, only using some patterned paper.  I adhered this to a little treat bag that I created using some papers I had on hand from an old 12X12 Valentine Pad and my Gift Bag Punch Board.



My next project is a shaped mini card. 





I used the larger die to cut a card base.  I placed my die over the fold of a scored piece of white card stock.  You can see that the die will overlap a little bit on the left, so that the two sides will stay together.

Then, I cut another large heart from white card stock, and then impressed that die cut heart with the smaller die.  So, I used the more detailed die as an impression plate, rather than a die.  I used the same sandwich I use for my PTI Impression plates, including the rubber mats.

I stamped a sentiment from Verve in the center of that impressed heart piece using Raspberry Fizz ink, popped on a few sequins, and attached that die cut heart to my heart shaped card base.

My last project involves a technique I learned during the online card class I took a few weeks back.  





I took a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 piece of computer paper and die cut the largest heart out of the center.  Then, I used temporary adhesive to attach the negative space to my card front panel.  I stamped around the entire heart shape, making sure to have all my stamped images partly on the mask and partly on the front panel. 





This is what the mask looked like when I removed it.  You can see what was left on the card front.  I used stamps from Ruby Rose and Ruby Rose Reprise and a sentiment from Bigger Blooms.  Then, I impressed that panel with the Stitching Impression  Plate and used foam tape to attach it to  my card base.







Top Dog Dies is doing a guest designer giveaway for the whole month of April.  The winner will receive $50 worth of exclusive dies from Top Dog Dies (their choice!). Click here to enter the giveaway.  

I have had a lot of fun playing with these new Top Dog Dies.  Stay tuned over the next two weeks--I'll have more projects to share from some other Top Dog Dies.


Thanks for Visiting

18 comments :

  1. Congratulations on ur Guest Spot Joyce, these dies are so intricate, loved all ur creations. You surely seem to have had loads of fun with these :)

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  2. How fun for you Joyce. Fabulous cards. I think the last one is my favorite.

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  3. Whoop whoop!!! Big congrats to you on your guest design spot! You rocked these dies in so many ways! I love the first and last ones best. Your stamped masking is awesome!

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  4. Joyce congratulations on your Guest Design today at Top Dog! What beautiful dies you had to play with. I love all of your creations and your masking card is perfect. Love everything you did!

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  5. Congratulations on the Guest Designer spot Joyce! Terrific cards - love the shaped & embossed one and the masked stamped card is stunning!

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  6. These are all just wonderful Joyce! Congrats on guesting with TDD too! I think your last one is my favorite, it turned out so PRETTY!!

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  7. Love the last card you made. The technique you used is very awesome! Thanks for sharing.

    -Dee Miranda

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  8. You really showed the versatility of these dies, Joyce. I have to say the last card is my favorite.

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  9. Congrats on your Guest DT spot! I love how you played with these dies...every one of your cards are absolutely beautiful! I love the technique and texture on the last one so much, but they are all lovely!

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  10. Congratulations on your GD spot, Joyce ... how brilliant! You've showcased the versatility of these dies wonderfully ... these are all such fantastic projects! I particularly love the first with all that gorgeous white against the red ... and that fabulous ribbon! Anita :)

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  11. Congrats on being a GD for TopDog...so much fun! This is just too darn cute! What a sweet doily die and I love what you did with it. Your masking is so perfect and really makes for one sweet card.

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  12. so pretty!! lovely masking ;)

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  13. Congratulations Joyce...you did such a great job with the heart dies...love that last one the most where you stamped though the negative space...very creative and I can't wait to see what you have in the weeks to come.

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  14. Congrats on your guest designer spot! You did a fabulous job with the heart dies. Love, love, love the masked card!!

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  15. The hearts are neat dies and you've done some creative things with them. Of course you had the to use the open space as a mask! I just love that look and you are the master of it.

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  16. Your masked heart is simply lovely! Good for you for going back to stuff you learned in class....need to do that too. Once you've done a technique a few times, it becomes a part of your arsenal of go-to ideas.

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  17. Congratulations on being a guest designer. Love all the cards, especially the first one.

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  18. You really went all out with the different examples! A great sampling of projects, Joyce. Especially like the last one with your masking!

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