Hello fellow crafters!
It’s Karen from Close To My Heart, and I’m so excited to be on the SCT blog today and share a fun post with you! Today, I’ll be showing you a very special Thin Cuts metal die and all the ways it can be used! We love it so much, we featured it as the main item in our National Stamping Month campaign.
The Multi Square Windows metal die is a great way to add a wide variety of elements to all sorts of projects! This metal die is great for peek-a-boo stamping, multi-scrap crafting, and even shaker windows! No matter how you use it, it’s a great addition to any project! It’s small enough to be used on a card face, but looks amazing in scrapbook pages, too. Let’s take a look!
For our first example, I’ll show you four simple cards, using the Thin Cuts Multi Square Windows metal die in four different ways.
This first card is fairly plain, but there’s some great beauty in its simplicity. I just LOVE the white on white! Whether you want to use vibrant colors for this die-cut or you choose to take a simpler approach, this metal die is one of my favorite go-to dies!
The next card I want to show you takes a trimmed-down Multi Square Windows metal die-cut and turns it into an adorable Valentine’s Day tic-tac-toe card! By trimming the die-cut carefully with fine-point scissors, you can create a whole new element for any card or page!
This next card uses a variety of small scrap pieces to create a fun background and some of our smaller stamps. The Multi Square Windows Thin Cut works with many of our smaller My Acrylix® stamp sets and in this card, you can see how we used the Gobble Til You Wobble stamp set to complete the look.
The last card I want to show you today features a fresh take on the shaker window technique. By using the Multi Square Windows die-cut as the overlay for this shaker window, you can create multiple smaller windows, all on the face of one card! With sparkly sequins on full display, this fun Halloween card is a delight to create, and to give!
Now that you’ve seen how this metal die can be used on card faces, I want to show you how you can incorporate these Multi Square Window die-cuts in your scrapbook pages! In this first page, I trimmed two columns of a Multi Square Window die cut and attached various scrap pieces from the Every Little Thing paper packet, along with some small photos to create an effect similar to a set of photos you might get at a photo booth. This element helps to bring a unique vibe to this scrapbook page, making it even more personal by incorporating more fun photos of this fun family fishing trip!
The last project I’d like to show you incorporates seven Multi Square Window die-cuts as a background for the main photo on this page. Up until now, these die-cuts have been used more in the foreground of each project, but they can easily be used for background elements as well. By arranging these die-cuts behind the photo, I was able to introduce additional pops of color into this page while keeping the fun Saffron grid pattern on show.
I love the Multi Square Window Thin Cuts metal die, and I hope this post has given you some inspiration on how you can use this and other metal dies in your own projects. As a special perk for Scrapbook & Cards Today blog readers, we’ll be giving away the Multi Square Window Thin Cuts metal die to 3 lucky readers! Be sure to comment below to win by November 15th! Good luck.
~ Karen
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Thank you, Karen and all our friends at Close To My Heart, for joining us today to share such beautiful and inspiring projects along with a fabulous giveaway to round out the day!
Last time our friends from Close To My Heart were here, they offered the Every Little Thing—Scrapbooking Stamp Set for three lucky SCT readers. The three winners are…
- stunning set and LOVE how you used it on your gorgeous layouts – thanks for the chance ~ Dee Earnshaw September 21, 2019
- Thanks for the tutorial on stamping techniques. Beautiful layout, love Close To My Heart products, great quality in all your products. ~ Pam Olson September 22, 2019
- This is a beautiful layout and a great reminder to use stamps in scrapbooking. I have loved CTMH for a long time but haven’t seen a catalog in quite a while. I may have to find one! ~ Robin Keith September 25, 2019
Congratulations ladies! Please be sure to send us your full name, mailing address and telephone number to ideas@scrapbookandcards.com and put “CTMH winner” in your reference line!
Have a wonderful Saturday!
Those cards are so inspirational – I wish I had that die right now and head to my craft desk! I especially love the multi scrap approach. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Ooohhhh! I’ve been wanting to get this. What cute projects and ideas using this! I love CTMH products!
Gorgeous cards! Love the die and so versatile!
Thanks so much for sharing…
Fabulous cards and layouts!
Love this super die! It seems basic!
but it’s so, so useful!
I love the window frame it is so versatile and theses
beautiful stamps. We have for unlimited reasons to make a beautiful card etc…
Merci Karen and Close To My Heart,to give a chance to be the proud owner of this die cut and stamp set
also merci to SCT to accept this giveaway
Merci
Yolande
Gorgeous projects! I did t realize that CTMH carried dies. I will definitely check them out!
Inspirational and when you see the versatility you just gotta want it. Thanks for the opportunity. Good luck everyone.
So many possibilities. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love the wobble till you gobble card, how stinkin cute is that. I always love seeing the different ways you can use the products from Close To My Heart. Thanks for so much inspiration.
I bought the circle die and would love to win the square die.
What a versatile die. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win this.
I love this die and I am going to buy it now since I not only love the cards but the scrapbook pages are awesome – thanks so much for sharing! If I am fortunate enough to win the giveaway, I know one of my scrapbooking sisters would love this too! Thanks again for the wonderful examples and ideas!
Thrilled to be one of the lucky winners- thank you, thank you, thank you!!! – I have emailed you with my deets:)
stunning samples – so very inspiring
The die looks so versatile and fun to use. Love the examples.
Oh my! What a powerful little die. Those cards are beautiful and I absolutely love both those layout especially that Hello layout, there’s something about those colours that just steal my heart every time. Congratulations to the 3 winners of that gorgeous stamp set.
Love the ideas for this window frame and the multi-scrap idea! Thanks for a chance to win!
What great cards! I LOVE that die and stamp set. Thank you for giving me a chance to win.
Karen, Thank you for sharing your inspirations using the Multi Square Window metal dies. I love them all and will be ordering them ASAP. My mind is shrilling with ideas. Again, Thank you.
I would like to also thank “Scrapbook & Cards today”, for having you for today’s blog.
Such cute ideas….Close To My Heart, thanks for sharing some cute inspiration and also for the chance to win.
Love the tic-tac=toe die. Makes a wonderful
shadowbox. Great projects. Always good
things from Close to my Heart. thanks
sharing. txmlhl:(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love the cards and layouts and the versatility of this die. Would love to have this in my stash.
This die is very cleverly designed; the stitch-like dashes end at the top of the empty square. I could cut off the exact number of squares I want and the dashes would be perfectly aligned. Thank you very much for the opportunity to try it.
Lov3 th3 window die.
This stamp set is so sweet. Love the bird especially. Anyone would love to have that in their craft supplies.
I made a tic tac toe card a few years ago — wish I had this die then as it would have been so much easier. Would love to win this so I can experiment with peek-a-boo cards. The samples are fantastic! Thanks so much to CTMH for the opportunity to win!
The layouts are fantastic – inspiration for using my dies for sure! Thanks for the chance to win.
How did I miss this die? I have the multi circle one and love it – there are so many ways to use these dies!
Thanks for showing the versatility of this great die. Super projects!
What a great die – so versatile. I’ve had my eye on it and would certainly love to add it to my arsenal! Thanks CTMH for the opportunity to win it.
Love the new dies from CTMH, they are very versatile! Thank you for the chance to win, and good luck to all who entered!
Congrats to the winners!
I love that multi window die.
Congratulations to the winners! One day a May win even just a marker or colored pencil ????. I love the multi-window die as well. You could put tiny pictures or your favorite embellishments. The options are endless!
What an amazing die and so many ways to use it! My favourite is the first scrapbook layout and the tic tac toe ❤️ card. I love CTMH products. I find they are so relevant for my Scrapbooking layouts. ❤️
Wonderful die – the possibilities are endless!!
This multi-window die offers so many possibilities. I can see it becoming my go-to. Thanks CTMH for offering this giveaway. I continue to be inspired by your products and tutorials.
Oh my! So many gorgeous projects using that wonderful die.
Love the variety of ways this die has been used on these wonderful projects.
Wow, all of these cards and layouts are amazing! I love the embellishments and details, thanks for the giveaway.
Gorgeous cards. Wonderful inspiration for using this versatile die!
I love this! If I don’t win I will definitely be buying these!
I love the new die and all the possibilities it brings. So also am I loving the projects you demonstrated. The projects alone are enough to sell this die !! Very clever design that takes you back to being a child playing toc tac toe and then to a sophisticated layout.
Brilliant designer!! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win also.
What awesome inspiration from the cards and the layouts! Love this so much. This is just amazing!
What a fabulous die! I love all the samples, especially the shaker cards! Thanks for the chance to win!
Fun die, I’m thinking about all the stamps I have to fill the little windows.
Wow that die looks like it would be so much fun. I love the variety in your inspiration
Thank you for showing the versatility of that die. Love CTMH products!
Such a lovely die to showcase!
Such beautiful cards! CMH has awesome products. Love this die for card making.
Love this die. There are so many ways to use it. They all look simple and clean-not cluttered. Beautiful!!
These are great samples to show using this multi square window die!! Lots of inspiration!! Would be a great addition to my growing collection! Thanks for the chance to win!
This is an awesome die
and enjoyed the different
ways it was used.
Carla from Utah
What a versatile die! I love all the different ways it’s been used on the beautiful cards and layouts!