Die Cuts as the Focal Image

I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July!  Today I have a quick post that features cards where the main image is a die cut.  There are several companies that have such dies; I am on the design team for one of them - Cottage Cutz.  These cards are from their latest release, Magical Garden.

This card features the Flower Pot House die (without using the house portions) and a sentiment from Paper Artsy.

Using a die cut as the focal image gives a whole different look to a card from the usual stamped image.  It gives dimension and texture even in a card that I would call CAS (like the first one shown.)  Finding the right sentiment for a die image can be very creative.  I often choose my sentiment from a stamp set that has images not even close to the die cut image I'm using.

Most of the die cuts are colored with Distress Oxide inks.  Occasionally, I will use Copic markers to color smaller pieces, but I find I like the texture that DO inks create.

Dies: Cottage Cutz Flower Pot House, clockwise from upper left: 1. Magical Forest, Fairytale Birthdays, Forest Critters, Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangles; 2. Sleepy Gnome w/Mushrooms; Stitched Ovals, Spring Mushrooms; Magical Unicorn Dreams; 3. Wishing Well, Stitched Wide Rectangle Frames; 4. Stone Fairy Door, Home Sweet Home Phrase

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