Winter 2019 Release: Pine Frame Die

Hello, I hope you are having a fabulous weekend! I’ve spent most of mine cleaning house, but you did not come here to hear about that…did you? Ahem, on to more pleasant things.

Today, I wanted to give you a look at the new Pine Frame Die. Now this one is currently out of stock and we do have more on the way, but I did look around at some of our retailers and as of typing this, Simon Says Stamp does have it in stock.

I just love the intricate detail of this die. I started by die cutting 2 of them from white cardstock and adhering them one on top of the other for a little more depth. I adhered them to a Distress Watercolor Cardstock panel that I had ink blended with Distress Inks in Evergreen Bough and Pine Needles. I added some water and moved the inks around a bit to create a soft blended wash.

The large solid oval in the center of this die is generously sized at 3 3/4 x 2 3/4″. Perfectly sized to accommodate all of the stamp sets in our Winter 2019 Release. I decided to use our Winter Sparrow for this card. You can find out more about this sweet set in my previous post here.

The contrast in the color combination on this card is amazing. For the sparrow and berries I used Distress Oxides in Fossilized Amber and Candied Apple. For the pine branch I stamped first with Ocean Drive and then again with targeted inking using Distress Oxides in Evergreen Bough and Bundled Sage.

I did a lot of experimenting with inks and inking techniques this release, and I’m so glad that I did. If you’ve not yet tried mixing inks, layering them or even applying them with a dauber/sponge etc., I highly recommend it. You can get some really unique and unexpected results!

To finish off the card, I heat embossed the sentiment (from the same set) using Ranger’s Liquid Platinum embossing powder.

I will definitely be sharing more with this die over the next couple of weeks. It’s on the top of my “more love” pile. So many ideas, so little time. Ah, the struggle.

Speaking of, I hope you find some time to get crafty this weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

Featured Supplies

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Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS | EH	Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM Shop at: SSS	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts Shop at: SSS
Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Shop at: SSS	Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle Shop at: SSS	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS	MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | EH
Ocean Drive PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz 4.25 X 5.5 DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PINE NEEDLES Ranger Shop at: SSS
Gemini Junior Shop at: SSS	Winter Sparrow Shop at: WP9	Winter Sparrow Die Shop at: WP9	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Fossilized Amber Shop at: SSS
Tsukineko 25 Sponge Daubers Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Bundled Sage Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Candied Apple Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Evergreen Bough Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Evergreen Bough Shop at: SSS | EH	Pine Frame Die Shop at: WP9