One of my favorite tricks with die-cut shapes is to use the negative cuts, too. To make the spiral in my project, I placed three Seth Apter coffee ring dies inside of each other, then ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot. Here's how the negative shape turned out:
Another fun trick is to use crinkly-folded circles. I fold a circle in half, then in half again (fourths), then I make diagonal folds in between that, then I open it up and it has some nice dimension.
You can't go wrong with paper flowers, either, so I attached some of those to a Tim Holtz wildflower die. I added a few bits of Washi tape here and there, then stamped out the "life" sentiment and added it on.
Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

I can't wait to see how you add some texture this week! Upload your touchy feely creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win $50 to the Simon Says Stamp store!
Fabulous project Andrea :-) I love the coffee die cut and the colours, the crinkle flowers, everything is absolutely gorgeous :-)
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I am drawn to this card, I really love the colors. I'm new to mixed media and really like your style! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteAnother stunning project! Your creative ideas are absolutely out of my comfort zone but I love them so much. Great colors and patterns. Hugs, Macarena
ReplyDeleteI love the vibrancy of colors you are always able to achieve on your projects. Love the design on this one too, as always.
ReplyDeleteCathie ♥
gorgeous project Andrea!!
ReplyDeleteLove this. The textures and the drippy paints really speak to me.
ReplyDeleteFab!! Great texture and love the bright colors :)
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So FAB....as always! Love your colors and collagey-ness of this project! That sweet little white flower die cut is adorable!
ReplyDeleteWow Andrea...love it! The 'negative' spiral idea is just brilliant!!! ❤
ReplyDeleteSo fantastic! i love the way you use colors..every project of yours is extraordinary!
ReplyDeleteI love this kind of art. Awesome colors and great layout.
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful way to use the 'negative' of the dies, the colours you used are quite stunning and those dainty wallflowers look so beautiful. The crinkly flowers are such a lovely touch too! Anne xx
ReplyDeleteYup, yup, yup... 😍
ReplyDeleteabsolutely fantastic! love all the yummy texture and the colors you used :) Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous project, Andrea! Your textures are wonderful - love your crinkly circle idea, and using the negative is brilliant. Then, your drippy colors are so rich and I just love them, especially with all the white space you left - I really, really have to try that! hugs, Maura
ReplyDeleteanother Andrea masterpiece...love the bright drippy colours and hey the crinkly circles are genius...love the addition of the small flowers...enjoy your weekend my friend...hugs kath xxx
ReplyDeleteI just love the way you use dies within your work, Andrea and this is no exception, it's such a wonderful piece of artwork and such a clever way to create the texture for you piece! Stunning work, as always... :)
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Andrea! I love how you used that circle negative. Beautiful colours as always.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fabulous creation, Andrea. The colors and the texture you created are fantastic! :)
ReplyDeletewow wow wow what a wonderful project! Love the layers, the textures and the flowers are perfect ! barbara
ReplyDeleteJust amazing - the crumpled book page dots draw my eye amidst all the rainbow texture of the roughly applied paint. Fabulous!
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