For the Love of Paper: planner

Monday, October 7, 2019

Die cutting + Planner Pages

Honestly, I never thought about die cutting for my planner pages. It never crossed my mind. But my assignment for We R Memory Keepers was just that. Boy, am I glad it was, because I have a TON of ideas for incorporating die cutting into my planner pages!

I started off slowly. I had this cute, but basic bat clothespin from Pebbles, Inc. I added a die cut circle of patterned paper and a suuuper cute brad. Ok, cute idea. But what else?

Well, I wanted to layer this pre-made tag on the page. So, why not die cut a cute banner for more color and a change of shape? Done and more cuteness. Now this was becoming pretty fun!

Then I remembered this cool label tape and embossing folders I had...adorable borders with dimension! EEEEE!!

Finally I needed to add a space for my days. I was going to draw them with a pen, but as I flipped through my stash of dies and saw some scalloped frames from My Favorite Things the lightbulb went off! I think I will be using these squares all the time! They add texture, color, and a whole lot of cuteness! For the complete details on this layout, visit the We R Memory Keepers Blog today!

So have you ever used die cuts in your planner?

Sincerely Yours,

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

making custom clips for cards and planners; MFT July New Product Launch

It is time! Head to the MFT Stamps online store now and shop for all the fantastic new stamps and dies that have been shared over the last several days! Its been quite the birthday celebration around here! And go ahead and shop, I will wait patiently right here.

Die-namics Hip Clips is set of dies that brings a plethora of creative possibilities! Not only could I make cute clips for my planner, but I can also use them on cards!

I started by cutting Gold Foil Card Stock with Die-namics Hip Clips. Aren't they pretty? The shine. The perfect cut! Each of the clips has an opening allowing you to slide the clip onto paper.

Then I cut all the fun doo-dads out from various card stocks. I chose colors that would work well with my planner because I like to be all matchy like that. By cutting all these pieces from Die-namics Hip Clips, it gave me the freedom to layer and create without over-thinking. It became plain old fun!

Swimming is huge in our house. HUGE. A special clip for swimming was needed. To create this clip, I die cut a second clip from Sweet Tooth card stock.Then I trimmed the bottom away. I adhered it over the gold, giving me a space to stamp. I stamped the swim word and image from Family Life Planner. Then I added a few of the stars from Die-namics Hip Clips. How fun would it be to create lots of custom clips?!?!

The clip on the left is shiny and pretty. The one on the right is also pretty and dimensional! I have long loved the enamel clips sold in scrapbooking collections and now I can make my own!

The larger circle image from Die-namics Hip Clips was die cut from Sweet Tooth card stock. Im teh center of the circle, I stamped a heart from Birthday Wishes and Balloons in Coral Crush ink. Then I applied Glossy Accents to the image. The embossed line of the image gave me a great guideline. Once it dried, I adhered it to a gold card stock clip. I will be making a ton of these too!

One last cool feature of Die-namics Hip Clips to share with you. Check out the clip on the right, the all gold clip.

It was created by die-cutting the clip again with this small row of stars! Seriously creative! There is a row of hearts as well. But it gets better, they go both ways! One die goes vertical and one goes horizontal!

If you don't use a planner, you can also use these clips as adorable embellishments on a card. I used two of my clips to hold a panel stamped with a sentiment from Birthday Wishes and Balloons. Such a fun touch!

Die-namics Creative Clips is another set of dies that is pretty fun! I used this set very simply, creating some darling banners with the new Plaid Patterns Paper Pack.