Hello Stampin friends! It's that time again! Time for another Roll of the Die. What is "roll of the die" you may ask? Well, I purchased these stamping dies from Tada Moments on Etsy. There are five (5) dies in the set and each die has different stamping elements on them such as color family, technique, theme, etc. Tamra is a Stampin' Up! demonstrator so the dies have some Stampin' Up! specific references. So here goes... The dies rolled Sympathy, monochromatic, neutrals, layering, and bling. Usually, "bling" and "sympathy" are not a typical pairing, so this tends to stump me a little. For my color palette, I chose the following colors: Check out the YouTube video to see how I made this card. Measurements: Base: A2  5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Mat Layer: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" Basic White: 4" x 5 1/4"

 I hope you are truly enjoying the Roll of the Die series that I bring to you monthly, because I surely do enjoy doing them...the creativity, the comraderie, the friendships, and the community.   This month, the elements included: sponging, over-the-top, sympathy, die-cuts, and using colors from the Stampin' Up! Brights collection. My style of cardmaking is generally simple yet elegant so "over-the-top" was a little challenging for me...especially when paired with sympathy.  Oi' ve! I initially made this card...it met all of the elements, but then I thought with the time constraints, I wouldn't have time to demonstrate it properly during the video.  This card I used the copper foil and the retired Soaring Swallows Bundle So I came up with another idea that I demonstrated on YouTube. I used vellum for the floral image and the artistic elements from the Soaring Swallows Bundle. Which do you like the best? If you weren't able to catch the live, click on the video...