Last October we introduced Cardlets and they are back in Sweet Cardlets II! A “Cardlet” is a small character motif that comes with a sentiment that fits within a 3 x 3 area and has a matching die. It just so happens that this size is perfect for the ever-popular Slimline Cards. Join us in introducing a new slimline as well – Hemstitch Slimline – it will match Hemstitch Rectangles and all of the other Hemstitch Classics.
I am thrilled to partner with Amazing Paper Grace to bring you this little taste of inspiration!
Sweet Cardlets are just like stamps, but they are metal plates used in the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System to transfer foil to paper through a combination of heat and pressure. The Glimmer machine base is rolled through your die-cut machine to deliver that pressure. (Compatibility charts on the Spellbinders website)
The Inspiration behind Sweet Cardlets II
Since we are premiering the first Slimline Card Die for the Amazing Paper Grace line of dies, we wanted you to have plenty of sweet elements that fit onto the slimline. The small motif 3″ x 3″ footprint makes this easy. Add to that there is a matching die it makes for a cute pop of dimension on all of your cards – Slimline, A2 or A7.
Always mindful of the budget, Becca wanted to create a collection where each set is all you need to make a little card. Sweet Cardlets are small motifs with a 3″ x 3″ footprint. Sweet Cardlets also fit into the Cascade Card Base and work along with all of the Shadowbox Dies.
Dies for my creations today were supplied by Amazing Paper Grace.
For my card I have teamed the Cup of Kindness dies with the gorgeous Amazing Paper Grace Petite Picot Square Etched Dies by Becca Feeken. I have trimmed the scallop edge foiled image to stand out against the white picot edges of the square dies. For the the tea pot and cup I have foiled the images using Iris cardstock and coloured the images with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers.
I am excited to announce that I have made the Heartfelt Creations Design Team for 2021-2022. I can’t believe that this is my fifth year on the team! Congratulations on all the other Design Team members.
Butterflies are perfect for sympathy cards and today I am sharing an elegant white lacy card with pretty vellum butterflies that is so quick and easy to make. The silver accents complement the clear sparkles on the butterflies.
Clear sparkles, dew drops, clear gloss gel medium, Altenew Obsidian Pigment ink, Colorbox Frost White ink, white cardstock
Instructions:
Cut a piece of white cardstock 10” x 7”, score at 5” and fold. Die cut the card base using the No. 2 die from the HCD2-7307 Royal Elegance Frame Die set with one edge over the side of the fold to create a shaped card base. Die cut two decorative dies out of white cardstock and adhere to the front and back of the card base. Die cut two middle decorative dies using the No. 3 die from the HCD2-7307 Royal Elegance Frame Die set out of silver cardstock and white cardstock. Adhere the white die over the silver die slightly offsetting them. Adhere to the front of the card. Stamp the sentiment from the HCPC-3848 Cheerful Note Sentiments Cling Stamp set in Obsidian ink on white cardstock. Die cut the sentiment out using the inner decorative die out of white cardstock using the No. 4 die from the HCD2-7307 Royal Elegance Frame Die set. Die cut the silver frame using the No. 4 and No. 5 dies from the HCD2-7307 Royal Elegance Frame Die set and adhere to the front of the white die. Adhere to the front of the card.
Stamp the butterfly images from the HCPC-3953 Small Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp Set in Frost White ink on vellum and heat emboss with Bridal Tinsel embossing powder and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Crystal Ultrafine glitter to the butterflies with clear gloss gel medium and add clear sparkles on the wings and body. Adhere to the card as shown. Add dew drops.
Hi crafty friends! It seems like we have been waiting for months for February to roll around. We have been working in the background, holding our breath, tapping our feet and waiting on tippie toes to show you a new collection! Ta-dah!!! Today we are introducing a new Amazing Paper Grace Collection called Make A Scene!!! It was designed by Becca Feeken and is available at Spellbinders. Stay tuned for a video link at the bottom of the post. NOW, TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU . . . In the past, Becca has created several interactive collections . . remember 3D Vignettes and remember Shadowbox Vignettes? One of the things Becca does, is she tries to create a new twist on interactive that you can also use with flat cards and with past collections. That means new material for your old material.
WHAT IS MAKE A SCENE? Make A Scene is an interactive card collection and a flat card collection, all in one – you choose based on your style. The interactive portion is made with a card base that folds in six different layered scenery options. The 3D card base folds flat but slides open to reveal a dimensional scene. Since it has a 3D profile, the opened card makes quite a splash and can be set out on a desk for showing off. The card base is huge and it offers you the chance to snag one of six scenes that cover many occasions. If the six scenes are not your occasion du jour, then by all means dive into your huge stash of dies and insert your own contents. The flat card portion is made with the individual scenes. Each of the components for the scenes can be cut onto the top of a panel and used on a flat card or as part of a 3D Vignette or as part of a shadowbox scene.
Last October we introduced Cardlets and they are back in Sweet Cardlets II! A “Cardlet” is a small character motif that comes with a sentiment that fits within a 3 x 3 area and has a matching die. It just so happens that this size is perfect for the ever-popular Slimline Cards. Join us in introducing a new slimline as well – Hemstitch Slimline – it will match Hemstitch Rectangles and all of the other Hemstitch Classics.
I am thrilled to partner with Amazing Paper Grace to bring you this little taste of inspiration!
Sweet Cardlets are just like stamps, but they are metal plates used in the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System to transfer foil to paper through a combination of heat and pressure. The Glimmer machine base is rolled through your die-cut machine to deliver that pressure. (Compatibility charts on the Spellbinders website)
The Inspiration behind Sweet Cardlets II
Since we are premiering the first Slimline Card Die for the Amazing Paper Grace line of dies, we wanted you to have plenty of sweet elements that fit onto the slimline. The small motif 3″ x 3″ footprint makes this easy. Add to that there is a matching die it makes for a cute pop of dimension on all of your cards – Slimline, A2 or A7.
Always mindful of the budget, Becca wanted to create a collection where each set is all you need to make a little card. Sweet Cardlets are small motifs with a 3″ x 3″ footprint. Sweet Cardlets also fit into the Cascade Card Base and work along with all of the Shadowbox Dies.
Dies for my creations today were supplied by Amazing Paper Grace.
Do you enjoy making baskets? Heartfelt Creations has an amazing die set that makes it easy to create fabulous baskets – the Treasured Heart Gift Box set. For my basket I have used the gorgeous Floral Butterfly collection to decorate with a variety of different flowers and pretty vellum butterflies.
Brilliance Lavender ink, Versamagic Pretty Petunia, Iris cardstock, clear sparkles, purple alcohol marker, hot glue gun, white satin ribbon
Instructions:
Assemble the box. Cut 6 side panels from the HCD1-7291 Treasured Heart Die using the panel die out of white cardstock. Die cut 6 purple squares for the sides using the No.2 die from the HCD1-7291 Treasured Heart Die and adhere to all the sides. Die cut the decorative heart square out of silver cardstock using the No. 2 and No.3 dies from the HCD1-7291 Treasured Heart Die and adhere to the front of the purple squares. Die cut the arches out of purple paper using the No. 5 die and adhere to the arches of the panels with foam dots. Assemble the box and then die cut the base using the No. 1 die and adhere to the base of the box. Cut a piece of white cardstock 3/4″ x 12”. Die cut two long eyelet rectangles from the HCD1-7201 Ticket and Tags Die set and adhere on one side of the long strip. Adhere to inside on opposite sides of the box with the eyelet dies on the outside. Colour small clear sparkles with a purple alcohol marker and adhere to the handle as shown. Die cut 6 squares out of purple check pattern paper using the No. 3 die and adhere to the inside of the box.
Stamp the fern and flower images from the HCPC-3952 Floral Butterfly Accents Cling Stamp Set in Vivid Chartreuse ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Vivid Chartreuse ink and the flowers with French Ultramarine and Buttercup inks. Finish colouring with colour pencils and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Ultrafine Crystal glitter to images with clear gloss gel medium. Adhere to the base of the handle as shown with hot glue.
Stamp the lilac images from the HCPC3816 Lush Lilac Cling Stamp Set in Lavender ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the centres with Vivid Chartreuse ink and the outer petals with Pretty Petunia ink and die cut with the coordinating die. Colour some of the edges with Cactus Flower ink and some with Lavender ink and the backs with Pretty Petunia ink and shape using the coordinating mold. Pierce the centres of the flowers and insert a green bead wire stamen into the centres of the flowers. Add Crystal Ultrafine glitter to the flowers using the clear gloss gel medium and colour the stems with Vivid Chartreuse ink. Adhere to the sides of the basket over the leaf and flower images.
Add a satin ribbon bow over the leaves at the base of both sides of the handle.
Stamp the flower images from the HCPC-3906 Small Wild Rose Stamp Set in Lilac Posies ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the centres with Cantaloupe and Dandelion inks and the outsides with Magenta Hue ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Sponge the edges of the flowers with Lilac Posies ink and the backs with Magenta Hue ink. Shape using the coordinating mold and pleat with your fingers and assemble using two of the larger size and one of the smaller size. Pierce the centres of the flowers and insert the gold coloured pearl stamens and magenta coloured rock candy stamens. Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear glossy gel, trim the threads and adhere a flower to the base of both sides of the handle.
Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3835 Leafy Accents Cling Stamp Set in Library Green ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the images with Vivid Chartreuse ink and Magenta Hue inks and die cut with the coordinating die. Colour the edges with Library Green ink and the backs with Vivid Chartreuse ink and shape using the coordinating mold. Add Crystal Clear glitter with clear gloss medium gel, trim and adhere round the roses as shown.
Stamp the butterfly images from the HCPC-3951 Large Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp Set and the HCPC-3953 Small Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp Set in Frost White ink on vellum and heat emboss with Bridal Tinsel embossing powder and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Crystal Ultrafine glitter to the butterflies with clear gloss gel medium and add purple sparkles on the wings and body. Adhere the large butterfly on the handle and the small butterflies on the rose and flowers as shown.
I love your comments – What is your favourite summer flower?
Spring is coming out for many people in the world and the flowers are starting to bloom and the butterflies are starting to emerge. This birthday card for Heartfelt Creations is inspired by a garden of flowers with hovering butterflies.
Keep scrolling for instructions on how I have made this card.
Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 12” x 6”, score at 6” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 6” x 6”. Cut a piece of silver cardstock 6” x 6” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of purple pattern paper 5 7/8” x 5 7/8” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of pale purple pattern paper 5 3/4″ x 5 3/4”. Die cut the decorative frame out of silver cardstock using the No. 2 and No. 3 dies from the HCD1-7283 Courtyard Elegance Die set. Using the decorative die as a template die cut the circle from the pale purple paper and then adhere this behind the decorative die. Adhere this to the front of the card with two layers of heavy cardstock.
Stamp the fern and flower images from the HCPC-3952 Floral Butterfly Accents Cling Stamp Set in Vivid Chartreuse ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Vivid Chartreuse ink and the flowers with French Ultramarine and Buttercup inks. Finish colouring with colour pencils and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Ultrafine Crystal glitter to images with clear gloss gel medium. Trim and adhere to the centre of the frame.
Stamp the zinnia images from the HCPC-3923 Large Zinnia Cling Stamp set and HCPC-3924 Small Zinnia Cling Stamp set in Violet ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the centres with Vivid Chartreuse ink and the petals with Pretty Petunia inks and die cut with the coordinating dies. Colour the edges with Cactus Flower ink and the backs with Pretty Petunia ink and shape using the coordinating molds. Assemble and add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel. Pierce the centres and insert the purple pearl stamens and green rock candy stamens and add glue to fasten. Once dry trim the threads and adhere to the card as shown.
For the buds, stamp the small flower images from the HCPC-3923 Large Zinnia Cling Stamp set in Library Green and Violet inks. Colour the green images with Vivid Chartreuse ink and the purple images with Vivid Chartreuse and Pretty Petunia inks and die cut with the coordinating die. Colour the back of the green petals with Vivid Chartreuse ink and the purple flowers with Pretty Petunia ink. Colour the edges of the purple flowers with Cactus Flower ink and then shape with the coordinating mold. For the open bud, assemble with two purple petals and one green petal and insert the purple and green stamens. For the closed bud, assemble one purple and one green flower. Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel and then adhere around the bigger flowers as shown.
Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3923 Large Zinnia Cling Stamp set and HCPC-3924 Small Zinnia Cling Stamp set in Library Green ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour with Vivid Chartreuse ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Colour the backs of the leaves with Vivid Chartreuse ink and shape using the coordinating molds. Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel and then adhere around the flowers as shown.
Stamp the butterfly images from the HCPC-3952 Floral Butterfly Accents Cling Stamp Set and HCPC-3953 Small Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Ultrafine Crystal glitter using Dried Clear glue on the accents and small clear sparkles. Adhere to the card as shown.
Stamp the birthday sentiment from the HCPC-3843 Special Birthday Sentiments Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on the tag in the paper collection. Die cut with the coordinating die from the HCD1-7202 Album Tags & Accents Die set and adhere to the bottom left.
I love your comments and would love to know what you think of my garden of flowers.
It’s a miracle that little painted shards of glass can come together to create such beauty!! The intriguing lure of Stained Glass has inspired artisans from around the world to try their hand at shuffling colors and shuffling shards of glass to create something lovely to gaze upon. Today we are introducing the newest Amazing Paper Grace collection called Stained Glass Floral Bouquet, created for Spellbinders.
Dies for my creations today were supplied by Amazing Paper Grace.
Stained Glass Floral Bouquet Inspiration
Becca says that the inspiration for the collection came from her love of stained glass and never being able to muster the time to do it with real glass. Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? Now it’s easy to create with paper! It’s amazing how you can give the same outline to a hand full of different artists and each will come up with a totally different look.
Stained Glass Floral Bouquet Collection
The Stained Glass Bouquet Collection is made up of 7 different die sets. They are sized for layering and include small designs all the way up to A7 designs with different frames that can make both A2 and A7 designs. The collection boasts shadow dies for each set so that whenever you don’t want a multicolor design, you can layer your “die-cut leading” onto one color. The hallmark of the collection is a sweet stained glass flower and shadow in almost every set. That gives you a background die and a central motif for each set.
Attention “technique junkies” this collection is sweetly serenading you to try your favorite technique with the leading and the shards.
Here are ours:
Fill each opening with a different color paper and add Glossy Accent.
Ink on a hombre background before resetting your shards.
A smidge of color in each opening with a Copic Marker.
A different color leading – white, black, gold, silver.
Build up tall leading with 4 layers and adhesive in between each.
My Project for Today:
Today I am sharing a thank you card featuring the stunning Amazing Paper Grace Deco Bloom Etched Dies from Stained Glass Bouquet Collection by Becca Feeken. For this card I have used an elegant gold and ivory colour combination and trimmed the inner decorative die to create a centre piece to add handcrafted flowers and an elegant sentiment on. I love adding some texture and I have used the Spellbinders embossing folder – Simply Perfect Florets.
Die cut the background first and then do a separate outline die and adhere to the background. Then die cut the colours and lay the die with the die cuts over the background and poke the little shards into the background. I found that quickest and easiest for me.
Add the beauty of exquisite butterflies for crafting projects of all shapes and sizes! From shaped cards, focal points or adding finishing touches, the Floral Butterflies are the perfect addition to every crafty stash!
Slimline cards are so in at the moment and the small to medium butterflies in the Floral Butterfly collection from Heartfelt Creations works perfectly in this card.
Cut a piece of white cardstock 8” x 7”, score at 3 1/2″ along the 7” side and fold to create a base card of 8” x 3 1/2″. Cut a piece of purple plaid paper 7 7/8” x 3 3/8” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of white cardstock 7 9/16” x 3 1/8”. Cut a piece of light green pattern paper 3” x 7 1/2″ x 3” and adhere to the front of the white cardstock. Die cut three circles out using the No 5 die from the HCD1-7155 Circle Basics Large Die cut small frames out of purple pattern paper using the No. 4 and No. 5 dies from the HCD1-7155 Circle Basics Large Die and adhere to the circles as shown. Adhere this panel to the card front using fun foam.
Stamp the flowers and fern image from the HCPC-3952 Floral Butterfly Accents Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Crystal Ultrafine Glitter using clear gloss gel medium. Trim the ferns and flowers and adhere to the insides of the circles as shown.
Stamp the sentiment from the HCPC-3843 Special Birthday Sentiments Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on white cardstock. Die cut using the small rectangle die from the HCD-7203 Ornamental Tags Die set, mat with purple pattern paper and adhere to the centre circle as shown.
Stamp the butterfly images from the HCPC-3953 Small Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp Set and HCPC-3951 Large Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Crystal Ultrafine Glitter using 3D Crystal Lacquer. Add large butterflies to the top and bottom circles and a small one over the sentiment on the centre circle as shown.
Add the beauty of exquisite butterflies for crafting projects of all shapes and sizes! From shaped cards, focal points or adding finishing touches, the Floral Butterflies are the perfect addition to every crafty stash!
Butterflies have come fluttering into Heartfelt Creations with the launch of the Floral Butterfly collection. There is a butterfly in a wide range of sizes and shapes to suit all your crafting needs. I really loved colouring in this large butterfly and I have a second card coming in another post.
Cut a piece of white cardstock 6” x 12”, score at 6” along the long side and fold to create a base card 6” x 6”. Cut a piece of purple paper 5 7/18” x 5 7/8” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of white cardstock 5 5/8” x 5 5/8” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of light green pattern paper 5 1/2” x 5 1/2″ and adhere to the front of the white cardstock.
Die cut the decorative circle die using the No. 4 die from the HCD1-7283 Courtyard Elegance Die set and the No. 2 die from the HCD1-7271 Rounded Window Frame Die set out of white cardstock. Die cut a separate frame using the No. 2 die from the HCD1-7271 Rounded Window Frame Die set and the No. 1 die from the HCD1-7155 Circle Basics Large die set. Adhere the frame to the base circle dies. Die cut a circle out of purple pattern paper using the No. 1 die from the HCD1-7155 Circle Basics Large Die set and adhere to the back of the decorative circle die and then adhere to the front of the card.
Stamp the large butterfly image from the HCPC-3951 Large Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour With Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the No. 2 die from the coordinating die. Add Ultrafine Crystal glitter to all the decorations on the wings with Dries Clear Glue. Adhere to the front over the decorative circle die with foam dots as shown.
Inside card: Cut a piece of purple paper 5 7/18” x 5 7/8” and adhere to the inside of the card. Cut a piece of white cardstock 5 5/8” x 5 5/8” and adhere to the inside of the card. Cut a piece of light green pattern paper 5 1/2” x 5 1/2″ and adhere to the front of the white cardstock.
Die cut the Happy Birthday sentiment from the HCD2-7351 Ironwork Sentiments Die set out of white cardstock. Die cut the outer die out from purple cardstock using the outer frame die and adhere the sentiment on and then adhere to the centre of the inside back.
Hi crafty friends! It seems like we have been waiting for months for February to roll around. We have been working in the background, holding our breath, tapping our feet and waiting on tippie toes to show you a new collection! Ta-dah!!! Today we are introducing a new Amazing Paper Grace Collection called Make A Scene!!! It was designed by Becca Feeken and is available at Spellbinders. Stay tuned for a video link at the bottom of the post. NOW, TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU . . . In the past, Becca has created several interactive collections . . remember 3D Vignettes and remember Shadowbox Vignettes? One of the things Becca does, is she tries to create a new twist on interactive that you can also use with flat cards and with past collections. That means new material for your old material.
WHAT IS MAKE A SCENE? Make A Scene is an interactive card collection and a flat card collection, all in one – you choose based on your style. The interactive portion is made with a card base that folds in six different layered scenery options. The 3D card base folds flat but slides open to reveal a dimensional scene. Since it has a 3D profile, the opened card makes quite a splash and can be set out on a desk for showing off. The card base is huge and it offers you the chance to snag one of six scenes that cover many occasions. If the six scenes are not your occasion du jour, then by all means dive into your huge stash of dies and insert your own contents. The flat card portion is made with the individual scenes. Each of the components for the scenes can be cut onto the top of a panel and used on a flat card or as part of a 3D Vignette or as part of a shadowbox scene.
I have a tutorial coming up on the Amazing Paper Grace – Encouragement Team on how I have made the camellia flowers and buds so be sure to join the group to find out.
How to Assemble:
When you see the card base it will make total sense how this goes together. Here is a quick start video to lay it all out for you.
Make A Scene Availability:
These dies and plates are available from Spellbinders right now! Click here: Make A Scene
I love your comments! Tell me, which scene is calling your name?
