One Die — Four Cards: A Creative Challenge with Craft & You Design

 Hello there and welcome to my blog!

Sometimes, the most exciting ideas don’t come from having a hundred tools on your desk — but from focusing on just one. That’s exactly what happened here.

I took a single floral panel die from Craft & You Design and gave myself a challenge:

Can I create four completely different cards using only this one shape?

Spoiler: turns out one die isn’t limiting — it’s basically a gateway to a full creative takeover.

💌 Four moods, one die:

• A soft, pastel card with dreamy ink blending
• A bold inlay design packed with colour and dimension
• A playful shaker with tiny embellishments and movement
• A glossy layered look with vellum and embossing

Each card tells a different story — but they’re all built from the same starting point.

And that die? It’s a stunner. Gentle curves, leafy swirls, delicate petals… and big enough to fill your hand. It works perfectly as a background or a focal point, and it adapts to pretty much any style.

🎥 What you’ll find in the video tutorial:

• Step-by-step guidance through each card
• Tricks for working with vellum and ink
• Layering techniques for clean and bold designs
• Shaker construction tips
• Ideas to stretch your stash and rethink familiar tools

💬 This kind of creative challenge is one of my favourites — it pushes you to look at your supplies with fresh eyes and trust your imagination.

So if you’ve got a die sitting quietly in your drawer… maybe today’s the day to wake it up.

📺 Watch the full video over on my YouTube channel, where I share the full process and plenty of behind-the-scenes thoughts.

link here: https://youtu.be/LqpEJyZjAMQ

Thanks for being here — and happy making!

Natalia x