Cardmaking Inspiration from Dice

In this blog post I want to introduce you to the idea of getting cardmaking inspiration from dice. This isn’t an idea that is new to me, but I certainly get asked about the concept.

Creating a Thinking of You Card with Simply Elegant Papers from Stampin' Up using dice as inspiration

Quite a few months ago I heard a fellow demonstrator talking about using dice in a similar way to using challenges like tic tac toes and the Festive Friday inspo list. When you roll the dice you are given a randomly selected list of elements that you then need to incorporate into your design. For the example above, I had Fussy cut; Thinking of You; Metallics; Neutral; Water Colour and 4″ x 4″. this was part of a “Crafting By Chance” video I did a couple of months ago. You can watch it here.

I used the Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series paper, because that gave me both metallics and Neutral colours. The flowers and leaves were fussy cut from one of the sheets. Further metallic elements were added with the Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots and some Gold Simply Elegant Twine. The die cut label was water coloured with a Basic Gray watercolour wash. The sentiment on this 4″ square card came from the Quiet Meadow stamp set.

Fussy cut metallic paper from Simply Elegant by Stampin' Up!

Cardmaking Inspiration from Dice

But what of the dice?

I use 6 wooden dice that I brought from Amazon and which I wrote on in marker. Stickers could also be used.

Dice 1 – card Size

C6 (insert your own standard card size)
5″ x 7″
6″x 6″
4″ x 4″
Fancy fold
Slimline

Dice 2 sentiment

Birthday
Thinking of You
Congratulations
Thank You
Hello
New… (Baby, House, Job)

Dice 3 – Colour

Bright
Subtle
Regal
Neutral
In Color 1
In Color 2

Dice 4 – Card/DSP

One Layer
Multi-Layer
Torn Paper
Die Cut
Punch
Fussy Cut

Dice 5 – Technique

Water Colour
Colouring Tool (Stampin’ Blends, Soft pastels, etc)
Embossing Folder
Stencil
Blending
Heat Emboss

Dice 6 – Embellishments

Ribbon
Gems etc
Designer Series Paper
Metallics
Twine
Speciality Paper (Vellum, glitter paper etc)

This idea is great for if you have hit a bit if a crafty stumbling block, because it helps you to explore your crafty stash in a new way. It is also a great challenge when you are going Live on You Tube or Facebook and I am sure these dice will make further appearances.

A new baby card using the All for Baby Bundle and inspired by rolling dice.

This is another project I created with this concept on a You Tube video. A very different outcome.

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Getting cardmaking inspiration from dice to create a thinking of you card with Stampin' Up! products

What do you think of this idea and are you going to have a go. if you don’t have dice, you could always write on slips of paper. You also don’t need to have as many dice if you would like to simplify it.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch if I can help with your purchases, or if you have a crafty question.

Meanwhile stay safe and stay well

Helen xx

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