Vintage (and a reminder about our Challenge!)

Posted by Jen Cramer

Sorry we were a no-show yesterday... we are crazy busy getting ready for the National Stationery Show in a few weeks and putting together our May supplement (can you believe it is May 1st today?!). I can't wait to share what we've been working on -- you will really love the new dies. Keep watching the blog for sneak peeks.

And speaking of watching the blog, I want to make sure you didn't miss our "mom" CHALLENGE that was issued on Monday. You could win a $50 gift certificate so be sure to check it out here.

Now back to our featured die of the day: the Vintage long cut die that was released in January.

It has two wonderful shapes on the single die. The shape on the left is 4" wide x 2 7/8" high and the second shape is 4 3/8" square.

I love the intricate curves and the antique feel to these shapes. It's just one of those dies that make you say "I have to make something with this"... something sanded or inked on the edges to really show off the shape.

Here is a Love Notes Card that Traci made. You can see that the "square" shape fits perfectly on top of our Ribbon Card.

And then here is the same card die and square Vintage shape used with fun bright colors on this Birdy card. Same dies but totally different look.

The more horizontal shape is a lot of fun too. In this Love You Grandpa standing album, the Vintage shape is used to frame two photos. See how the inking really makes that shape "pop" from the background.

And one of my favorite recent scrapbook pages is this simple wedding 12" x 12" page: Love You Like Crazy. The small shape features a rub-on and see the sanding on the edges. 

Also used on this page is the 11 1/2" version of our square Vintage shape that comes on a giant die. They are a perfect complement for each other.

You can see a few more projects using the Vintage long cut die here. I think it's a wonderful die that could be used to create beautiful cards, albums, page embellisments... you name it. I also think stores should use this die to make and sell their own cardstock and chipboard shapes.