My Other Creations: Life Collage Using Die-Cuts to Add Texture

"Touchy Feely" is our challenge theme over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  That means texture!  I used some die cuts to build up texture, along with some crinkly-folded circles and some paper flowers.

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:

Strathmore Mixed Media Paper	Seth Apter Spellbinders Coffe Ring die	Tim Holtz Trellis Frameworks Die	EK Success 1/2" CIRCLE Mini Punch	Tim Holtz Sizzix Wildflowers
Reset Girl 12x12 Basics Kit Paper	Tim Holtz Bouquet Findings	Sizzix Big Shot	Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint Set	Hero Arts Playful Alphabet Stamps
Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet

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!