Friday, July 19, 2019

Perfect Foam Cutters and a giveaway!

I have a fun shaker card to share today, a product review, and some products to give away! 


I've been playing with some of the Perfect Foam Cutter dies from Maker's Movement - these are a part of their line of Versa Dies, which I've shared here before... they're wafer dies with deeper cutting lines that is great for cutting thicker materials. These ones are specifically designed to cut through their thicker double-stick foam sheets, which are 3mm thick and come in a pack of four 4"x8" sheets.


There are 2 sets of frame dies, and these are sized to work with the other rectangle dies they carry, but they adapt easily to other rectangles that are based on an A2 card size - the largest one is 4"x5.25", and they go down in quarter-inch increments. There's a circle set too, and the largest is 3.875" and those are in the same increments too, so those should work with other circle die sets as well.


The frames are great for popping up layers with no waste - they also make great shaker frames, and you'll see how I made my shaker card in the video below.


Another great addition to the line are these Mini Squares and Circles - you can create 24 adhesive foam squares and 24 adhesive foam circles with each cut, and these give a really clean look to popped up images and sentiments. 


There's a set of smaller strip dies as well - I don't have this set, but I've found it easy enough to cut the rectangle frame pieces into small strips of any size.


The set I used for my shaker card is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - it's a new release from their new artist Jennifer Nilsson! I've followed her work for several years, and I'm so happy her images have found a new home. Looking forward to more from her! I love the mermaid and punny sentiments, and I love the puffer fish EVEN more.

Learn more about the dies and how I made my shaker card here:


If you're still with me, I have prizesssssssssssssssssssssss!! I have 2 prize packs to give away - one lucky commenter here will win the Mini Squares and Circles die and 2 sheets of foam...... for the other prize, head over to my Instagram page - a winner there will win the Rectangle Frame set and 2 sheets of foam!


Please comment by 9pm central, July 22, and make sure your email is in your comment or linked in your profile - you won't win if I can't contact you! Winners will be announced on 7/23.

Thanks for stopping by!



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22 comments:

  1. Brilliant idea. Surprised no one has done it before now. Definitely wouldn’t mind adding s9me of these dies to my tools.
    And, darling shaker card too!
    Thanks for shar8ng

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  2. It looks like so much fun with these new sharp dies and they definitely enhances the beauty of your project! Awesome! Thanks for the opportunity to win this generous giveaway!

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  3. What an outstanding idea - I actually wish ALL dies had deeper ridges as that would certainly eliminate most problems with incomplete cuts . . .

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  4. These foam dies are just perfect for any project and these sure enhances the beauty of your project! Awesome shaker! Thanks for the chance to win this generous giveaway!
    jain161169@gmail.com

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  5. Peggy Hendricks7/19/2019 10:56 AM

    Thanks for this opportunity, Dina. It's so great to hear from a REAL ARTIST every week and see your beautiful paintings and your cards. Thanks for all of the inspiration and beauty you bring into my life! My email is phend2112@aol.com

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  6. omg how versatile is this. I love the idea of making my own foam squares and circles. then I can have them whenever I want and not have to wait. I love todays cars. so cute. and fun sentiment too.

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  7. such a super cute card mf...I have never made one before but you make it look pretty easy!
    Thanks for the chance to win.
    x Karen

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  8. Your card is adorable, and what a great way to seal the sequins. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  9. Jean Nielsen7/19/2019 1:53 PM

    This is fabulous!!! I love this concept of making your own foam adhesives!

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  10. Love your fun shaker.
    The mermaid is so cute.
    Carla from Utah

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  11. I was just looking at these last night!!! So cool. It makes the dreaded shaker card so easy!!!!💜🌵

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  12. Wow, That sure makes shakers a lot easier to put together. Thanks for sharing about Versa Movement dies. Brenda West

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  13. awww this shaker card is so cute - love how easy you make this seem - I am going to have to try this technique:)

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  14. Wow, these dies are perfect for cutting foam! I've always wondered why it took a couple passes to get dies to cut through foam, now I know! Thanks!

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  15. I always struggle with shaker cards lol
    Your video makes it look so simple!
    Love the dies...

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  16. These dies are clever and useful --so many possibilities!

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  17. How ingenious! Love this concept of dies.

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  18. What a cool product! I have stopped die cutting foam because I think it was warping my dies. These dies made for cutting foam are so cool. Thanks for sharing the video. I tend to do everything the hard way for some reason. I saw several tips on your video which would make creating much easier! :) Your card is super cute!

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  19. That was an awesome video with absolutely amazing products! Makes shaker cards so easy!

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  20. Nice! It's sometimes a trial getting dies to go through thicker foam or foam with thick liner paper, so these will be very welcome!

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  21. I just started making shaker cards and these would really up my game!

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  22. FUN FUN FUN..... ANOTHER Cool invention!

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