A sweet crafty friend, Amanda (YT: Live, Love, & Create!) is hosting a challenge to support her best friend who lost her baby during\u00a0Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month (October). I decided I would create a handful of CAS cards, inspired by Karin Akesdotter<\/a>, as a gift set for Amanda’s friend.<\/p>\n

<\/a>These cards take advantage of the negative space created by small dies. I used the whole 7 piece set of the Diemond Dies<\/a> sugarplum flower die set. [DIEMOND DIES COUPON CODE<\/span>: thankskristina<\/em><\/strong> is still active for 10% off your entire Diemond Dies purchase and free shipping on orders of $35 or more!]<\/span> Then I “back-filled” each cut out with some small scraps of patterned paper (If you recognize some of these, it could be because they are the bits left over from the Steampunk Scarlett tag<\/a> I made last week), using strips of foam tape to add a little depth and shadow interest. \u00a0The papers I used were from My Mind’s Eye “Everyday Tango” and Graphic 45 “Bohemian Bazaar”.<\/p>\n

For the sentiments, I used the Lawn Fawn’s “Critters at the Dog Park” and “Love You S’more” stamp sets. \u00a0For the “love everyday”, I had to do a little masking, as it was two different stamps, but it was quick and easy (the tutorial video below shows how easy!).<\/p>\n

To add a little more interest, I used a Faber-Castell M size PITT artist pen to draw in some faux stitch lines. \u00a0On one of the cards I also added some teal and white bakers twine. \u00a0Finally, just to make the gift set a little more special, I took some washi in a similar color family to the patterned papers I used and put a little banner all around the envelopes.<\/p>\n

The following is a video share of these cards including a step-by-step tutorial:<\/p>\n