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All right, it's midnight and you are happily crafting away when you discover you are out of pop dots and/or chipboard. The project you are working on really needs some extra depth and dimension. What do you do? Give up and go to bed OR come up with a solution. If you are working with diecuts, I have the perfect remedy for the problem. :) Instead of cutting out one of your design, try cutting out five or six (depending on the weight of the cardstock). As you can see in the above picture, I cut out six of the new July Sizzix release die called Frame, Hanging w/Scallop.
All you do is simply glue the six diecuts together. This raises the diecut to a wonderful level and
Give this tip a try sometime. I think you will be very pleasantly surprised with the results.
Ok, anyone ever forget to send someone a birthday card? You can admit it, I actually have someone specific I need to send this card to......
How about some polka-dot cake? Today's card is a quick one using the Sizzix Birthday Cake #2.
Today is the last day to take advantage of our special introductory pricing for the August Cottage Cutz Release. While you are shopping, be sure to look at the sneak peak of the Spooky Cottage Cutz release! Won't it be wonderful to have Halloween dies early enough for making cards and invitations for all your Halloween celebrations!
For example: I want to put some sparkly brads above my journaling, but the punch I have doesn't reach where I need my holes. I just grab a push pin and something to put underneath (fingers not recommended) that I can punch into.
Then simply make a hole for small brads or a several holes for a larger brad.
One of my favorite July Sizzix releases was the Fleur de lis. :) I knew I "needed" it the instant I saw it. :) Today's inspiration for you is a set of notecards I did that are fast and easy. All you need is cardstock in pretty colors along with black, the Sizzix Bigz Fleur de lis die, the Sizzix clear
The Scrapping Cottage has done it again.....
This fabulous 
Of course I can't make anything without adding some Quickutz. The Rev clipboard makes the perfect place for a list so I definitely wanted to include it in my planner. I used the QK metal sheets to make the top of the clipboard.
What would summer be without hearing the ice cream truck jingling down your street?
This simple postcard would be great as an invite for an ice cream party. Just print off your information on the computer and adhere that to the back of the this card for a quick and easy invite. Don't let your summer go by without some yummy Ice Cream Treats! 
When I saw the Cottage Cutz Tree w/Hearts & Leaves die, it was love at first sight. :) I had visions of doing cute Valentine's Day cards with it. But you know me, I alway think ahead as to what else can I do with a die to get my money's worth. So scroll down to see what I came up with. :)
I found a quote that made this die a good one for anniversary cards. All the leaves and hearts look SO pretty on this one when you see it "in person." :) What else could I use it for?
How about for Halloween? Cut the tree out of black paper and it takes on a "spooky" feel. I
It can be used for winter or Christmas themes too. By cutting the tree from white paper, it looks "cold." :) I used some snowflake eyelets and then put crystal rhinestones in the centers of the
I created this sweet little tag for a layout I am working 
What July layout would be complete without some stars on it?? And the Quickutz Nesting Stars are perfect to add stars large and small to your projects. I have also incorporated stamped stars, rub-ons, and even a little brad with a star to complete my star theme in this layout.
Now, you need to decide how many scallops you want to have on your finished border. Once you determine where you last scallop will be, you'll want to place your cut piece back onto the die matching your marked spot with the end of the border die. You'll need to flip your cut piece over to do this.
If you look closely here, you can see the edge of the die around the pink paper and you can see how I have lined up the scallop with the end of the die.
When you have your cut piece placed onto the die, the already rounded end will just rest on the remainder of the die. It won't touch any of the cutting surface, so you don't have to worry about it being re-cut.
Now that you have the first border cut lined up onto the border die again, simply roll it through your Revolution like you normally would to get your second cut which will finish off the second edge.
This technique is great for smaller pages, cards, or even larger layouts where you just don't need to entire length of the border. You can use this technique on any of the other 12" borders that have a repetitive pattern like this scalloped border die. Click here to see the card I posted earlier where I used this technique to cut the scalloped piece of cardstock.
