{"id":2740,"date":"2026-06-28T10:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2026-06-28T10:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:38:16","slug":"sketch-saturday-paper-play-sketches-21-nested-essential-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/sketch-saturday-paper-play-sketches-21-nested-essential-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketch Saturday-Paper Play Sketches #21 & Nested Essential Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Nested Essentials Dies<\/b> have become one of my most\u2011used tools, and yesterday\u2019s sketch reminded me why. The rectangular dies are especially versatile \u2014 they give sentiments a clean home, and because the sizes graduate so beautifully, it\u2019s effortless to create a sentiment layer and a coordinating mat that feels polished without extra fuss.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

For this sketch, I used <\/span>Paper Play Sketches #21<\/b> and the <\/span>second\u2011smallest rectangle<\/b> for both cards. Same die, two different interpretations \u2014 exactly what I love about stash\u2011friendly crafting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf3f Card 1 Supplies & Notes<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  • Half sheet of <\/span>Basic White<\/b> cardstock (8\u2011\u00bd” \u00d7 5\u2011\u00bd”, scored at 4\u2011\u00bc”)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • A <\/span>printed Paper Pumpkin card base<\/b> from a past kit<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Linen Twine<\/b><\/li>\n
  • Secret Sea<\/b> strip (2\u2011\u00bc” \u00d7 5\u2011\u00bc”)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • A coordinating strip from the Paper Pumpkin card base (2″ \u00d7 5″)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Adhesive dots<\/b> from my stash<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This card leans into the sketch\u2019s clean lines while letting the printed base do the visual lifting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \ud83d\udc99 Card 2 Supplies & Notes<\/b><\/h2>\n
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    • Half sheet of <\/span>Basic White<\/b> cardstock (8\u2011\u00bd” \u00d7 5\u2011\u00bd”, scored at 4\u2011\u00bc”)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Hydrangea Hue<\/b> panel (4″ \u00d7 5\u2011\u00bc”)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Basic White<\/b> embossed with the <\/span>Eyelet<\/span><\/i> folder (3\u2011\u00be” \u00d7 5″)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Hydrangea Hue<\/b> strip (2\u2011\u00bc” \u00d7 5\u2011\u00bc”)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Two rectangles cut from <\/span>Paper Medley DSP<\/b> using the Nested Essentials Dies<\/span><\/li>\n
    • White ribbon dyed with Hydrangea Hue ink<\/b><\/li>\n
    • 2026\u20132028 In Color Dots<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      This version softens the sketch with texture and tone\u2011on\u2011tone layers, while the rectangles keep the design anchored.<\/span><\/p>\n

      \ud83c\udfa8 A Gentle Reminder<\/b><\/h2>\n

      Sketches are simply <\/span>ideas waiting to be interpreted<\/b>. Flip them, stretch them, simplify them \u2014 whatever helps your creativity flow. They\u2019re a starting point, not a rulebook.<\/span><\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Nested Essentials Dies have become one of my most\u2011used tools, and yesterday\u2019s sketch reminded me why. The rectangular dies are especially versatile \u2014 they give sentiments a clean home, and because the sizes graduate so beautifully, it\u2019s effortless to create a sentiment layer and a coordinating mat that feels polished without extra fuss. \u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-card-sketches"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}