You may wonder what to do with alphabet dies? You may love the font and size but unsure when to use them. Well today I’m showing you how a simple popping background is the perfect base to add your alphabet die-cut sentiment on top for an eye catching card design.
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For this, create a colourful inky background. Here I applied blending solution to Yupo paper and then added a selection of alcohol ink colours: Pool, Amethyst and Wild Plum. Use a hand blower to move the ink about to blend the colours.
Before you alcohol ink background sets, you can place foil over the sticky areas to get veins of metal in your background. Here I used Blush Fab Foil and Dark Blue Fab Foil. Foam mount this panel onto a card base measuring at 5.5″ x 7.5.
For the sentiment, die-cut Happy Birthday using the Heather Upper alphabet die set and Heather Lower alphabet die set in white card 3 times. Layer these up with liquid adhesive and adhere over the card front.
In addition, die-cut the sentiment one more time out a rose golld cardstock and adhere the outline around the edge to define the sentiment. Lastly, embellish with sequins from the Portland Sequin mix.
Supplies
easy way to use your alphabet dies
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 Heather Uppercase die set – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP |  Heather Lowercase die set – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP |  Pool Alcohol Ink – Ranger Ink Shop at: SB | RI |
 Amethyst Alcohol Ink – Ranger Ink Shop at: RI |  Wild Plum Alcohol Ink – Ranger Ink Shop at: SB | RI |  Alcohol Blending Solution – Ranger Ink Shop at: SB | RI |
 White Yupo Paper – Ranger Ink Shop at: SB | RI |  Blush Fab Foil – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Dark Blue Fab Foil – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CPD | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | SBP |  Burnished Rose Satin Mirror Craft Perfect Card – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Precision Glue XL – Hero Arts Shop at: SB | SP | BP |
 Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Bumbleberry Papercrafts have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Bumbleberry Papercrafts to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
