From butterflies to birds

Posted by Jen Cramer

Yesterday I talked about the awesome new butterfly dies, but, I tell you what.... the new Birds #1 die was just as popular with customers at CHA. You get three cute birds and two wings on one die, and it comes in small, long cut and jumbo sizes. Personally, I love the small size for bags and boxes and the long cut size has lots of versatility.

Here's a link to all of our projects using the Birds #1 die in various sizes. And here are two boxes using the small version of the die. The first is a small box that is only 2 3/8" square -- how cute is that? The tiniest bird make a perfect accent. See the Birdy Gift Box die and materials list.

And here's another box using the small Birds #1 die (see Thanks Gable Box). Like the previous project, the bird and wing were both cut out of paper layered onto chipboard. This gives the die cut depth and adds interest to the project. In the project below, the wing is actually a lighter shade than the bird itself, which also adds interest.

By the way, that is one of our most popular boxes -- the Box-Gable in crease jumbo size. If you are using a GrandeMARK machine, always make sure to get the "crease" die for your bags, boxes, cards, etc. -- the crease die has "score" blades to create nice fold lines.

NEXT WEEK: We'll show you how our Convertibles Card and Album System works and our new heavyweight black chipboard.

Comments

[Sharon in NE]

I could make that? That is SO amazing!