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08 October 2012

Sharing my aha moment!

Hi there!

What does a dress, a rose bowl, a lampshade and a butterfly have in common???

{ scroll down for the answer!} - { it's got something to with a die cut (or 3)}!!

Here's the first card I have to show...



And the second one...
Same die cut , just without the top part and flipped  upside down to make a rose bowl.





But wait... there's more - I don't have a card to share for these, only an example.

A lampshade...



Or a butterfly...



Using these 3 dies!


For my butterfly, I used only the head and antennae of the existing butterfly die. And of course the biggest leave of the 3 leaves for the body.
{I can't remember the exact manufacturers of each die, but I do know that I ordered them all from joanna sheen }

Now that's value for  money, don't you think!? The same little dress set has a die for which I have another great idea, but I'm saving that for a DT project next week... Ooh I'm excited!!!

I also have the sentiments I made to share.





On to the challenges:

cas-ual Fridays ~ for the girls
Sweet sketch ~ sketch
crafty-emblies ~ dressmaker (1st card)

Thanks for looking!

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17 comments:

  1. MarikaOctober 8, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    Goeie Middag Hannelie

    'n Pragtige kaartjie, so vroulik. Wie sou kon dink daar is soveel gebruike vir een "die". Lekker daggie verder.

    Marika

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  2. LynnOctober 8, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    Oh wow! Love how you showed us how to stretch our supplies Hannalie...so clever! Both cards are gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  3. SudhaOctober 8, 2012 at 3:41 PM

    Pretty interesting creations.I love these.

    Sudha
    sudha-kalra.blogspot.in

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  4. cherylOctober 8, 2012 at 6:01 PM

    oh gosh I just love this that is one super dress and the card itself is so delicate and beautiful just love it bless you for playing at crafty-emblies this month hugs Cherylxxx

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  5. DorteOctober 9, 2012 at 12:40 AM

    Wow, you are so very creative, super use of the die(s)
    hugs Dorte

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  6. NancyOctober 9, 2012 at 3:07 AM

    That's so clever. It recently occured to me that my own dies had more than one use. I'm motivated to do more experimenting now.

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  7. Marlena M.October 9, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    I REALLY love when you can maximize the die and money. Such clever looks Hannelie!

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  8. AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    Dit is nou waarde vir geld Hannelie en met jou kreatiwiteit is niks onmoontlik nie! Elke kaartjie is pragtig.
    Groete,
    Amelia x

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  9. MargaretOctober 10, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    Now, that's thinking out of the box. Great ideas for using the dies!

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  10. ursula UphofOctober 10, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    Hannelie, you are just so clever. Thank you for sharing with us, making us take a second look at our dies. Also thank you for the lovely freebie sentiment

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  11. txexperimentOctober 10, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    Very pretty sentiment and cards. Thanks for sharing all these great ideas!

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  12. RietteOctober 11, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    ongelooflik slim!

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  13. MarjorieOctober 11, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    Wow! Fantastic cards hunnie, and so many ways to use these lovely dies..
    Thank you for the lovely sentiment too!
    Hugs,
    Marjorie
    xx

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  14. AngelaOctober 11, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    Love this LIM card. GReat use of negative space and I love the elegant result.

    thanks for taking part in the Crafty-Emblies Dressmaker challenge.
    Ax

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  15. DebOctober 12, 2012 at 1:37 AM

    Hannelie, you are so clever with using that die to create such lovely cards. Of course I love your CAS-ual Fridays card. That soft pink dress is gorgeous. Thanks for playing along this week!

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  16. Sandra Wright.October 17, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    A very dainty looking card,gorgeous colour choice too.

    Thank you for joining in with our challenge over at Crafty-Emblies.

    Sandie :)

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  17. GabbyJune 6, 2013 at 4:22 PM

    How very cool to use these dies so creatively! THX for opening my eyes to the "magic!" :)

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