Five Creative Ways to Use the Circle Confetti Die

If you love products that truly stretch your crafting budget, the Circle Confetti Die is one you’ll reach for again and again. This versatile cover plate die is packed with creative potential—from shaker cards and stenciled backgrounds to dry embossing and die cut inlay designs. Whether you’re making birthday cards, graduation cards, anniversary cards, or everyday celebration cards, this single die can do it all.

Today we're sharing five different cardmaking techniques using the Circle Confetti Die to create celebration-themed cards. Each design uses a simple layout paired with bold word dies for maximum impact. Choose a color palette with 5-8 colors so you can create multiple cards at once that coordinate beautifully.

This die is even a favorite of Jennifer McGuire, which tells you just how versatile and essential it is for to add to your cardmaking supplies stash.

When creating multiple cards, a little prep work goes a long way. Doing a batch of die cutting before assembling designs makes the entire process faster, smoother, and more creative.

For the cards in this post, the Circle Confetti Die was die cut from the following Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock colors: Chiffon, Tutu, Coral, Beeswax, Tuscan, Seaside, Waterfall, and Classic White. Whatever you don't use can be saved for future projects, but this will give you a good mix of colorful confetti circles to begin you cards.

Cut a panel in each color and keep all the pieces—both the negative panels and the positive circle cutouts. Every single piece can be used. The full panels become backgrounds, stencils, or shaker covers, while the tiny circles are perfect for inlay techniques, shaker fillers, or confetti embellishments.

Choosing a coordinated color palette upfront makes it easy to mix and match elements while keeping the final collection cohesive. Soft pastels, bold brights, graduation colors, or monochromatic tones can all work beautifully. With die cutting already done, pulling together multiple celebration cards in different styles becomes quick and effortless.

Now let's dive into the five creative techniques for using the Circle Confetti Die.

If you’re going for maximum celebration vibes, nothing beats a full panel shaker card. It’s bright, interactive, and the perfect way to use up some of that saved confetti you’ve been collecting.

Pull our your stash of confetti circles because this is where they shine. By keeping them stored in a small container, you always have ready-to-go shaker elements on hand. You can use just cardstock circles, or mix them with sequins and a touch of glitter for even more sparkle and movement.

How to Create the Full Panel Shaker

1. Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4" x 5.25".

2. Use a piece of leftover packaging plastic (clear thin acetate works too) to completely cover this panel.

3. Adhere the plastic by wrapping the edges around the backside of the panel and adhere using double-sided adhesive. Just adhere three sides at first to create a pocket, leaving the top open.

4. Fill the pocket with your saved confetti pieces and any other bits you would like to add.

5. Seal the top edge on the backside using double-sided adhesive to ensure all the confetti bits stay contained.

6. Adhere this shaker panel to an A2 card base with a strong adhesive

For the focal point, die cut the word “celebrate” from the It’s Our Anniversary Stamp & Cut XL set using white glitter paper. Back it with the coordinating shadow die cut from Waterfall cardstock to coordinate with the card base. Adhere the sentiment directly over the shaker panel so it floats above all that colorful movement.

The result is playful, dimensional, and full of energy—perfect for birthdays, graduations, promotions, anniversaries, or any milestone worth celebrating.

One of the easiest ways to stretch a cover plate die is to turn it into a stencil. Instead of thinking of it as just a cutting die, think of it as a multi-purpose background tool.

Simply die cut the Circle Confetti Die from cardstock and use the negative panel as a stencil for ink blending, texture paste, or other mixed media techniques. For best results, die cut your “stencil” from a thinner 80 lb cardstock. It’s sturdy enough to hold its shape but flexible enough to lay flat against your panel while blending or applying paste.

Below are two different cards using this stencil technique to show just how versatile it can be.

For the first card, use a stencil to create a subtle, tone-on-tone confetti background.

• Place the die cut stencil over a panel of Seaside cardstock.

• Ink blend Pool Party Reactive Ink over the surface using an ink blending brush.

• Blend lightly for a soft, airy look—or build up the ink for a deeper, more intense background.

You can also blend multiple ink colors through the stencil for a bright, rainbow-style confetti effect. This technique is incredibly customizable depending on the occasion.

For the focal point, die cut the word “happy” from the Happy Easter Stamp & Cut XL set from three different colors of cardstock and overlap them on your backgroud to create a layered focal point

Stamp the coordinating “graduation” sentiment and added it below the layered word dies. Add a few bits of confetti in coordinating colors to complete the design.

This layout is perfect for customizing to school colors—simply swap out the cardstock and ink blending shades to match the recipient’s graduation palette.

For the second card, you can use the same cardstock stencil—but instead of ink, apply White Pearl Hero Paste over Coral cardstock.

Using a palette knife, spread a thin, even layer of paste over the stencil openings. When you lift the stencil, you’re left with a beautifully raised confetti background full of subtle shimmer and dimension. This technique adds instant texture and visual interest while keeping the design clean. You can experiment with different colors of paste to coordinate with your cardstock or create bold contrast.

For the message, die cut the word "party" from the It’s Our Anniversary Stamp & Cut XL set using Coral cardstock. Stamp the coordinating sentiments with Intens-ified Black Ink and pop up with foam adhesive.

Create even more festive details with the Scalloped Rectangles Infinity Dies to create a playful border that is perfect for celebration-themed cards.

The combination of raised texture and bold word dies creates a festive, celebration-ready card that feels polished and fun.

This technique is fun, fast, and perfect for using small ink cubes to build custom color blends.

The focus here is on creating the panel behind the Circle Confetti Die background. Start with a piece of white cardstock and apply ink cubes directly to the surface, swatching color in different directions. Overlap inks, turn the cube, drag lightly or press more firmly—variation adds interest.

Precision isn’t necessary. In fact, the background can look messy at this stage because most of it will be covered by the die cut panel. The magic happens when those layered colors peek through the circle openings.

For this card, Peony, Pink Grapefruit, Butter Bar, and Spicy Mustard inks were swatched across the panel. When choosing colors, select shades that blend well together to avoid muddy areas when overlapped. Warm tones like these create a cheerful, birthday-ready palette.

Once the inked panel is complete, adhere the white Circle Confetti Die panel directly over the top. The crisp white layer softens the busy background while allowing all those cheerful colors to show through the scattered openings. It’s an easy way to create a multi-color confetti effect in minutes.

Finishing the Card

For the sentiment:

• Die cut the word “happy” from Beeswax cardstock using the Happy Easter Stamp & Cut XL.

• Ink blend Butter Bar ink onto the bottom half of the word to create subtle gradient interest.

• Die cut the shadow layer from vellum for a soft, grounded look that adds contrast without distracting from the colorful background.

• Stamp the coordinating “birthday” sentiment and adhere it just below the die cut word.

This technique is easy to customize—simply swap ink colors to match the recipient’s favorite shades or party theme. For even more dimension and detail, combine this ink-swatched background with the die cut inlay technique by adding colored circles back into select openings.

Quick, colorful, and full of personality—this approach makes the Circle Confetti Die even more versatile.

For the final technique, the Circle Confetti Die transforms into a texture-building tool with dry embossing.

Instead of cutting all the way through the cardstock, place a rubber embossing mat in the die cutting machine and run the die through using your machine’s embossing sandwich. The pressure presses the circle pattern into the cardstock without cutting it, creating a beautifully textured background filled with raised and recessed circles.

Turning the Embossed Panel into a Shaker Card

This textured panel becomes even more dynamic when combined with a shaker element.

• Start with the dry embossed panel.

• Die cut the word “celebrate” from the It’s Our Anniversary Stamp & Cut XL directly from the embossed background.

• Adhere a clear card panel to the backside to create the shaker window.

• Fill the shaker window area with various sequins for sparkle and movement.

• Add foam adhesive around the edges and pop the panel up onto a Chiffon card base.

Leftover confetti pieces would also work beautifully here, but sequins were chosen to create a more sparkly, monochromatic look that complements the pink background. Stamp a coordinating sentiment, adhere it across the shaker window, and the card is complete.

The design is super simple, yet full of texture, shine, and interactive interest. Dry embossing proves that the Circle Confetti Die doesn’t just cut—it adds dimension in multiple ways, making it an incredibly versatile tool for celebration cards of all kinds.

The Circle Confetti Die truly proves how versatile a cover plate die can be. From die cut inlay and ink blended stencil techniques to full panel shaker cards, window shakers, dry embossing, and colorful swatched backgrounds, this single die creates an incredible range of looks.

It works beautifully for clean and simple cards, layered and dimensional designs, interactive shakers, and textured backgrounds. It allows both the positive and negative pieces to shine.

And the best part? These same techniques can be applied to other cover plate dies in your collection. Once you start looking at your background dies as multi-purpose tools rather than single-use products, the creative possibilities multiply.

This is the kind of die that earns a permanent spot on the craft table. When a single design can stencil, emboss, inlay, shake, and layer—celebration is always just a die cut away.