Die Cut Rosette Card

Have you tried out one of these types of die cuts yet? I've been wanting to for some time. In fact, I ended up buying two die cuts from different companies to see how they worked. Both die cuts were the same price. The first die cut was Tim Holtz's die cut. The fan pieces fold beautifully. However, I used one sided printed paper, and since the cuts were perferated, the pieces started to give way which ruined the look. Memory Box's die cut didn't fold as tightly, but held together well. However, if done on double sided paper, make sure one side is a solid color to you can see the scoring. It is impossible to see the scoring on prints. Memory Box's circle was slightly bigger than Tim's. Tim's die cut comes with a great step by step picture directions, Memory Box does not. My conclusion-Both are good with advantages the other doesn't have, but also disadvantages the other didn't have. If I used Tim's again, I would want to try it on double sided printed paper. One happy discovery for those who can't choose, Dave's die cut is larger, so you could actually use Tim's and Dave's die cuts together in a double rosette design.

As for the rest of the card, the top of the paper bag paper was inked with an IO background stamp in brown dye ink. The bottom was embossed with a Cuttle bug folder and then brown ink was sponged over the raised part. A piece or velvet ribbon was layed over brown Bazzill paper where the two parts meet. The words are by Rubber Stamp Tapestry and were inked in brown.