Just Us Girls challenge #830 - Die Week

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. I am here to share my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge and this week is Die Week and Ina has chosen 'use a forgotten favourite'. I know we all have dies that we used to love but then new supplies come along and they get relegated to the back of the draw; this challenge is the perfect opportunity to show them some love and I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations.  Our guest this month is Bonnie so please pop over and show her some love.  

I've had these talk bubble dies in my stash for years and to be honest I think I've only used them once but I love the look of these types of dies.  I decided to go with a fairly simple but colourful and playful design on my card and I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and using coloured card from scraps bin die cut lots of the talk bubbles.  Once I had played about for a while and settled on the layout I stamped the sentiments on to each one using black ink.  I added foam squares to most of them except for the two that were hanging over the edge of the panel; these were added with liquid glue.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and then adhered it to my card base with double sided tape.  I debated adding embellishments but in the end I decided not to.  For the inside I cut another white panel and added three of the talk bubbles to the bottom with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and then added the panel to the case base with double sided tape.  It was a fairly quick and simple card to make once I figured out what I was doing.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Creative Moments challenge - pastels or brights 

Double D challenge - potpourri challenge (I was inspired by the shapes and colours)

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - something beginning with B (birthday)

Papercraft challenges - sunny days and bright hues

Word Power challenge - sentiment as the focus of your card

I can't wait to see what forgotten dies you grab this week and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for the rest of the design team. 

I appreciate you stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

card supplies:

Simon Says Stamp - talk bubbles die set

Paper Smooches - birthday sampler stamp (no longer available)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

coloured card from my scraps bin