Month: July 2022

Classic Greetings

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Kia Ora Koutou

I have another Christmas card to share with you featuring the fabulous Holiday Star collection from Heartfelt Creations. Coming from New Zealand I am loving the non-traditional colours and images because our Christmas is in the middle of summer and there is no snow in sight!

For more details of the products I have used please visit here.

Today’s project was created with products provided by Heartfelt Creations.

Scroll down past the photos for instructions on how to make this card.

Instructions:

Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 10’ x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”.  Cut a piece of blue cardstock 5” x 7” and adhere to the front of the card.  Cut a piece of blue pattern paper 4 7/8” x 6 7/8” and adhere over the blue cardstock.

Die cut the outline frame using the No. 1 die from the HCD2-7383 Simply Classic Rectangle Frame die out of blue cardstock.  Die cut the silver decorative frame using the No. 2 die from the HCD2-7383 Simply Classic Rectangle Frame die out of silver cardstock and adhere to the front of the outer frame.  Inset some of the offcuts to create a decorative frame.  Die the dark blue pattern paper using the No. 2 frame and adhere the blue inner to inside the silver frame.

Stamp the Season’s Greeting image from the HCPC-3994 Large Holiday Star Cling Stamp set in Paris Dusk on blue pattern paper.  Die cut the sentiment out using the No. 3 die from the HCD2-7383 Simply Classic Rectangle Frame Die and adhere to the centre of the frame as shown.

Stamp the large and small spray images from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in English Ivy on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Crystal Clear glitter to the leaves with clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush.  Adhere a large and small spray to the top right of the card and two small sprays to the bottom left of the card. 

Stamp the small spray image from the HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in English Ivy ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating die.  Shape using the coordinating die and add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush.  Adhere to the top right and the bottom left to create a base for the flowers.

Stamp the small flower images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in Paris Dusk ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the images with Periwinkle and Paris Dusk inks and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Colour the backs of the petals with Periwinkle in and then shape using the coordinating mold and assemble with two of each size petal.  Pierce the centres of the flowers and insert the silver pearl stamens and secure them with Dries Clear glue.  Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush.  Trim the stamen threads and adhere over the holly sprays with a hot glue gun – one large flower on the top right and one medium flower on the bottom left.

Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in English Ivy ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the leaves with Leaf Green and English Ivy inks and die cut with the coordinating die.  Colour the backs of the leaves with Leaf Green ink and shape using the coordinating mold.  Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium, trim and adhere around the flowers.

Stamp the small leaf spray from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in English Ivy ink and die cut with the coordinating die.  Trim and adhere around the flowers and sprays as shown.

Add Crystal Clear glitter to purple rose hip stamens with Dries Clear glue, trim the wires and adhere around the flowers as shown.

Stamp the small snowflake and star images from the HCPC-3994 Large Holiday Star Cling Stamp set in Hero Arts Embossing and Watermark ink and heat emboss with silver embossing powder on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Die cut with the coordinating die and add some stars around the sentiment as shown and snowflakes among the flowers. 

To finish, add some iridescent gems to the centres of the stars and snowflakes.

Other Products Used:

Clear gloss gel medium, hot glue gun, iridescent gems, paintbrush, iridescent gems, Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock, Cosmic Sky, Hero Arts Embossing and Watermark ink, Ranger Embossing Powder – Silver

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Bless You Amazing Paper Grace

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Today I have another card featuring the Amazing Paper Grace You are a Blessing Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken from the The Right Words Collection. This is such a gorgeous set with the words creating a beautiful range of sentiments to suit all occasions. I am very blessed to be part of the Amazing Paper Grace Creative Team and this card is for Becca, Beth and Margie. I am so grateful for your trust and faith in me. Thank you so much!

This week’s challenge is ‘The Emboss of Me” and I have embossed a die to create a textured finish rather than an embossing folder.

Today’s projects were used with dies provided by Amazing Paper Grace.

My Projects for Today

For my project today I have created a 5″ x 7″ landscape card using the Amazing Paper Grace You are a Blessing Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken as the hero. I have created a pretty base using the Amazing Paper Grace Eyelet Lace Frame Etched Dies from the Garden Shutters Collection by Becca Feeken – one of my all time favourites!! Instead of die-cutting the inner decorative die I have embossed the die instead to create an embossed texture and contrast to the pretty lacy frame. A touch of pink highlights the decorative edge inside the frame and I have also used pink for the sentiment to really pop on the card. I have added the flower motifs on the top left and bottom right of the card to balance it out. The pink flowers and green leaves in the motifs help to lift the motifs on the lacy white background.. This card was very quick and easy to put together and is ‘flat’ and perfect for regular posting.

I have stacked two layers of the sentiment – the white sentimentoffsetting with the pink sentiment to create a shadow.

I have used clear acetate to adhere the floral accents to and enable me to inlay the green leaves and pink flowers.

This close up shows the texture of embossing the inner decorative die. To complete the card I have added flat back pearls to accentuate the pattern of the dies.


These dies and plates are available from Spellbinders right now! Click here: The Right Words Collection.

Amazing Paper Graces Dies Used:

Amazing Paper Grace You are a Blessing Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken

Amazing Paper Grace Eyelet Lace Frame Etched Dies from the Garden Shutters Collection by Becca Feeken

Other supplies used:

Spellbinders Essential Cardstock – Snowdrift, Rainforest, Pink Sand, Peridot

Spellbinders Clear Acetate

Flat Back Pearls

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Snowflakes and Poinsettias

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Kia Ora Koutou

I have some more Christmas inspiration this month with the Holiday Star collection from Heartfelt Creations. I had so much fun creating this non-traditional card with stunning purple poinsettias and the festive sentiments make Christmas cards so easy to make.

For more details of the products I have used please visit here.

Today’s project was created with products provided by Heartfelt Creations.

Scroll down past the photos for instructions on how to make this card.

Instructions:

Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 10’ x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”.  Cut a piece of silver cardstock 5” x 7” and adhere to the front of the card.  Cut a piece of dark purple paper 4 7/8” x 6 7/8”, sponge the edge with Periwinkle ink and adhere over the silver cardstock.

Die cut the outer frame out of light purple pattern paper using the No. 1 day from the HCPC-7363 Holiday Snowflake Frame Die and repeat with light purple cardstock.  Adhere the pattern paper frame to the purple frame, sponge the edges with Periwinkle ink, and adhere to the front of the card. Stamp the Merry Christmas image from the HCPC-3995 Starry Holiday Greetings on purple pattern paper using embossing ink and heat emboss with silver embossing ink. Using the No. 2 and No. 3 dies from the HCPC-7363 Holiday Snowflake Frame Die die cut three decorative frames – one out of previously stamped purple pattern paper, one out of purple cardstock and one out of silver cardstock.  Adhere the purple pattern paper frame to the purple frame.  Sponge the edges with Periwinkle ink and adhere to the centre of the card.  Adhere the silver frame outside of the decorative die as shown.  Stamp the Merry Christmas image from the HCPC-3995 Starry Holiday Greetings Cling Stamp set using embossing ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and heat emboss with silver embossing powder.  Die cut with the coordinating die.  Die cut two plain dies out of purple cardstock and stack together with the silver letters on the top.  Adhere the sentiment over the stamped image on the front of the card.

Stamp the large and small spray images from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in English Ivy on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Crystal Clear glitter to the leaves with clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush.  Adhere a large and small spray to the top right of the card and two small sprays to the bottom left of the card. 

Stamp the small spray image from the HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in English Ivy ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating die.  Shape using the coordinating die and add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush.  Adhere to the top right and the bottom left to create a base for the flowers.

Stamp the small flower images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in Paris Dusk ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the images with Periwinkle, Violet and Magenta Hue inks and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Colour the backs of the petals with Periwinkle in and then shape using the coordinating mold and assemble with two of each size petal.  Pierce the centres of the flowers and insert the silver pearl stamens and secure them with Dries Clear glue.  Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush.  Trim the stamen threads and adhere over the holly sprays with a hot glue gun – one large and one small flower to the top right and one medium and one small flower to the bottom right of the card

Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in English Ivy ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the leaves with Leaf Green and English Ivy inks and die cut with the coordinating die.  Colour the backs of the leaves with Leaf Green ink and shape using the coordinating mold.  Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium, trim and adhere around the flowers.

Stamp the small leaf spray from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in English Ivy ink and die cut with the coordinating die.  Trim and adhere around the flowers and sprays as shown.

Add Crystal Clear glitter to purple rose hip stamens with Dries Clear glue, trim the wires and adhere around the flowers as shown.

Stamp the small snowflake and star images from the HCPC-3994 Large Holiday Star Cling Stamp set in Hero Arts Embossing and Watermark ink and heat emboss with silver embossing powder on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Die cut with the coordinating die and add some stars around the sentiment as shown and some snowflakes around the flowers. 

To finish, add some iridescent gems to the centres of the stars and snowflakes and around the sentiment as shown.

Other Products Used:

Ranger Archival ink – Violet, Spellbinders Essential Cardstock – Purple Mist, clear gloss gel medium, paintbrush, iridescent gems, Ranger Embossing Powder – Silver, hot glue gun

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Amazing Paper Grace Layered Tulips

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My theme this week is Back in Black and today I have a card to share with you that features a black textured background with vibrant yellow tulips and a pretty blue die. I have not done a lot of cards with black so it was really good to challenge myself. I had a play with colour combinations and decided on black, blue, yellow and gold. Black and blue are an unusual combination but this worked for me as blue and yellow are primary colours and blue and yellow combine to make a secondary colour – green. By keeping the colours simple all the colours harmonised well I think. This combination also allows the tulips to really ‘pop’ on the card. And I have kept the gold accents to a minimum to allow the focus to be on the tulips.

I have an exclusive step by step photo tutorial on how I have created the tulips coming up on the 21st July (CST) for members of the Amazing Paper Grace – Creative Encouragement Group. Ask to join this wonderful community to view this tutorial and many other tutorials to inspire your creativity. (And don’t forget to answer the questions to get accepted. I look forward to seeing you there!).

Today’s projects were used with dies provided by Amazing Paper Grace.

My Project Today.

For my card I have made a 5″ x 7″ card featuring the fabulous Amazing Paper Grace Eyelet Lace Frame Etched Dies from the Garden Shutters Collection by Becca Feeken as a frame for beautiful tulips from the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Tulips Etched Dies from the Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection by Becca Feeken. I have created a textured background by using the decorative panel die from the Amazing Paper Grace Thank you for your Kindness Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken die cut twice and layered black on black. I have finished the card with a ‘thank you’ sentiment from the same die set.

To finish, I have added a sweet butterfly from the Amazing Paper Grace Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutters 5 x 7″ Card Base Etched Dies from the Garden Shutters Collection by Becca Feeken

I have combined three different green coloured cardstocks to create more dimension and interest in the leaves.

I didn’t need to add any bling to this card as the tulips are the hero of the card and embellishments would detract from them.

The black decorative die on plain back cardstock makes a gorgeous texture.

I have die cut two sentiments – one gold and one black. The gold sentiment has been adhered to the black sentiment slightly offsetting it to create a shadow.

These Amazing Paper Grace Dies are available from Spellbinders right now. Click here: Amazing Paper Grace.

Amazing Paper Grace Supplies:

Amazing Paper Grace Layered Tulips Etched Dies from the Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection by Becca Feeken.

Amazing Paper Grace Eyelet Lace Frame Etched Dies from the Garden Shutters Collection by Becca Feeken

Amazing Paper Grace Thank you for your Kindness Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken

Amazing Paper Grace Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutters 5 x 7″ Card Base Etched Dies from the Garden Shutters Collection by Becca Feeken

Other Supplies Used:

Spellbinders Essential Cardstock – Glacier, Snowdrift, Peridot, Fern, Rainforest

Heartfelt Creations Black Cardstock

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Altenew inks – Buttercream, Citrus Burst, Maple Truffle

Distress Oxide ink – Mowed Lawn

Art Glitter Dries Clear glue

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Happy Holidays Star

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Kia Ora Koutou

Christmas has come to Heartfelt Creations this month with the gorgeous Holiday Star collection that is sure to please so many people with it’s versatility and colour combinations. Today I am sharing a gorgeous Christmas card that features a stunning star shaker element surrounded by beautiful blue poinsettias.

For more details on the products I have used please visit here.

Today’s project was created with products provided by Heartfelt Creations.

Scroll down past the photos for instructions on how to make this card.

Instructions:

Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 10’ x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”. Cut a piece of silver cardstock 5” x 7” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of dark blue cardstock 4 7/8” x 6 7/8” and adhere over the silver cardstock.

Die cut light blue paper using the No. 1 die from the HCD2-7381 Fancy Classic Oval Frame Die.  Die cut heavy cardstock using the same die and then adhere the blue paper to the cardstock and then adhere to the front of the card. Die cut the silver decorative frame using the No. 2 die from the HCD2-7381 Fancy Classic Oval Frame Die and adhere to the front of the frame. Die cut the inner decorative frame using the No. 3 die out of silver cardstock and adhere to the centre of the frame.

Stamp the star image from the HCPC-3993 Holiday Star Cling Stamp set on blue cardstock and silver cardstock with the Embossing and Watermark ink and heat emboss with silver embossing powder. Die cut the blue star out using the No. 1 and No. 2 dies from the HCD1-7411 Holiday Star die to create a frame and the silver frame using the No. 2 and No. 3 dies from the HCD1-7411 Holiday Star die set. Die cut a plain outer frame from blue cardstock and adhere the stamped centre star in the middle of the star using the outer frame as a guide. Die cut a star out of clear cardstock using the No. 2 die and adhere behind the stamped star frame. Add iridescent sequins, Blue Flower Pearls, White Flower Pearls and some Frosting Powder to the centre of the background star and then adhere the outer stamped star with the clear cardstock with foam strips to create a shaker element. Adhere the silver frame to the front and then adhere to the centre of the card as shown.

Stamp the large and small spray images from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in English Ivy on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Crystal Clear glitter to the leaves with clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush. Adhere a large and small spray to the top left of the card and a small spray to the bottom right of the card. 

Stamp the small spray image from the HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in English Ivy ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating die. Shape using the coordinating mold and add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush.  Adhere to the top left and the bottom right around the larger sprays to create a base for the flowers.

Stamp the small flower images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set and the larger flowers from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp in Paris Dusk ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the images with Periwinkle and Paris Dusk inks and die cut with the coordinating dies. Colour the backs of the petals with Periwinkle ink and then shape using the coordinating mold and assemble with two of each size petal. Pierce the centres of the flowers and insert the silver pearl stamens and secure them with Dries Clear glue. Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium and a paint brush. Trim the stamen threads and adhere over the holly sprays with a hot glue gun – one large and two small flowers on the top left and a medium flower on the bottom right of the card as shown.

Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in English Ivy ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Leaf Green and English Ivy inks and die cut with the coordinating die. Colour the backs of the leaves with Leaf Green ink and shape using the coordinating mold. Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium, trim and adhere around the flowers.

Stamp the small leaf spray from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in English Ivy ink and die cut with the coordinating die. Trim and adhere around the flowers and sprays as shown.

Add Crystal Clear glitter to purple rose hip stamens with Dries Clear glue, trim the wires and adhere around the flowers.

Die cut the sentiment out of blue cardstock. Stamp the sentiment from the HCPC-3993 Holiday Star Cling Stamp set in Embossing and Watermark ink and heat emboss using silver embossing powder on the sentiment die cut.  Adhere to the top right with foam tape as shown.

Stamp the small snowflake images from the HCPC-3994 Large Holiday Star Cling Stamp set in Hero Arts Embossing and Watermark ink and heat emboss with silver embossing powder on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Die cut with the coordinating die and add three small snowflakes to the sentiment.

Other Products:

Clear gloss gel medium, paintbrush, heavy cardstock, hot glue gun, Blue Flower Pearls, White Flower Pearls, Iridescent sequins, Hero Arts Embossing and Watermark ink, Ranger Embossing Powder – Silver, Spellbinders Essential Cardstock – Cosmic Sky

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Amazing Paper Grace | Sweet Baby Boy

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Today I have a sweet baby card to share with you made using the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken from the The Right Words Collection. I have been challenged to do a one colour ombre ink blend this week by Becca Feeken and here is my first attempt at an ombre effect.

Today’s projects were used with dies provided by Amazing Paper Grace.

My Projects for Today

For my project today I have made a 5″ x 7″ card using the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken. I have kept to a simple colour combination of blue, white and yellow with a touch of silver for a very special baby card. One of my favourite Amazing Paper Grace dies is the Amazing Paper Grace A2 Radiant Navette Etched Dies from the Classically Becca Collection by Becca Feeken and I have used this die set to create a pretty base for the sentiment and flowers.

To finish my baby card I have trimmed the stork and bundle from the Amazing Paper Grace 3D Vignette Layered Bundle of Joy Etched Dies by Becca Feeken set in white cardstock and coloured this with ink and adhered to the stork to the top right and the little bundle to the bottom left of the card.

For the large ‘sweet’ sentiment I have inked a piece of blue cardstock with two different colour blue inks and then die cut the sentiment out. I have backed the blue sentiment with a piece of white cardstock slightly offsetting the sentiment. The sentiment looks like it is floating over the background dies as I have used foam strips to adhere the sentiment to the front of the card. I have repeated the same process for the ‘baby boy’ sentiment.

I have die cut the two leafy dies from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken out of white cardstock and placed them each end of the card to create more texture to the card over the embossed background.

I have kept the flowers from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken very simple so as not to distract from the sentiment dies.

I have used two different blue inks on white cardstock to create the ombre effect in the base of the medallion die.

To finish I have added some pearls in the centre of the flowers and on the background decorative dies.


These dies and plates are available from Spellbinders right now! Click here: The Right Words Collection.

Supplies:

Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies from the Right Words Collection by Becca Feeken

Amazing Paper Grace A2 Radiant Navette Etched Dies from the Classically Becca Collection by Becca Feeken

Amazing Paper Grace Layered Bundle of Joy Etched Dies by Becca Feeken

Other Supplies

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift, Glacier, Chamomile, Peridot

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Silver Cardstock

Spellbinders Embossing Folder – Diamond Plaid

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Summer Shower, Seaside

Altenew ink – Honey Truffle

Memento ink – Grey Flannel

Pearls

Art Glitter Dries Clear glue

Itty Bitty Clear sparkle for the stork’s eye.


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A Purr-fect Happy Birthday

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Kia Ora Koutou

Every so often I get the chance to have a play with all the different products in my craftroom. I was asked to make a birthday card for someone that likes cats or dogs and also loves my floral cards. So I had a lot of fun!

I had just received some amazing flower shaping paper from Rajni Chawla who is the most amazing paper florist and I am so fortunate to be working along side of her in the Heartfelt Creations Design Team and also the Amazing Paper Grace Creative Team. She has developed this special paper that is light and easy to shape but is also robust. I really loved using this paper as it is easy on my arthritic hands when I shape flowers by hand.

The products I have used in this card:

Heartfelt Creations – Classic Rose Die, Wild Aster Die, Clematis Flower Die, Fancy Classic Oval Frame Die, Lattice Flourish Gateway die

Heartfelt Creations Black cardstock, Luxe Silver Cardstock

Amazing Paper Grace – Candlewick Rosebud

Spellbinders – Here Kitty

Spellbinders Embossing Folder – Diamond Plaid

Spellbinders Essential Cardstock – Rainforest, Glacier, Snowdrift

Pink Fresh Gems – Ballet Slipper

Dress My Craft Wire Stamens

Altenew ink – Cotton Candy, Blueberry, Citrus Burst

Distress Oxide ink – Mowed Lawn

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Elegant Aster Slimline

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Kia Ora Koutou

Today I am sharing a very elegant white on white card to share with you that I have created adapting some dies from Heartfelt Creations to create a slimline card which I have decorated with Wild Asters and delicate butterflies.

For more details on the products I have used please visit here.

Today’s project was created with products provided by Heartfelt Creations.

Scroll down past the photos for instructions on how to make this card.

Instructions:

Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 7” x 8 1/2″, score at 3 1/2″ along the 7” side and fold to create a base card of 3 1/2” x 8 1/2″.  Cut a piece of white cardstock 3 1/2” x 8 1/2″ and adhere to the front of the card.

Die cut two dies out of white cardstock using the No. 3 die from the HCD2-7308 Majestic Swirl Frame Dies.  Trim the corners on one side of both dies and then adhere the dies together lining up the decorative edges to create a slimline decorative die.  Cut a piece of white cardstock 2” x 7” and emboss it with the Diamond Plaid embossing folder and then adhere to the front of the long decorative die.  Die cut two dies using the insert die from the HCD2-7400 Classic Companion Border die out of white cardstock and then adhere over the embossed background.

Die cut the decorative circle die from the HCD1-7271 Rounded Window Frame Die out of white cardstock and adhere to the centre of the card.  Die cut a circle using the No. 3 die from the HCD1-7155 Circle Basics Large Die set out of white cardstock.  Die cut a decorative lattice inner using the No. 3 Die from the HCD1-7155 Circle Basics Large Die Set and the lattice circle die from the HCD1-7271 Rounded Window Frame Die and adhere to the centre of the decorative circle.

Stamp the aster images from the HCPC-3889 Wild Aster Scroll & Cluster Cling Stamp set and the HCPC-3888 Wild Aster Spray Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on Iris Cardstock.  Colour with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating die.  Adhere the images to the bottom of the card and up the left side of the decorative circle with foam squares as shown.

Die cut three Happy Birthday sentiments from the HCD2-7338 Lattice Flourish Gateway Die – one out of silver cardstock and two out of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Stack the three dies together with the silver die on top and then adhere to the decorative circle as shown.

Stamp the butterfly images from the HCPC-3953 Small Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp and HCPC-3943 Delightful Daffodil & Butterfly Cling Stamp sets in white pigment ink on vellum and heat emboss with white embossing powder.  Die cut with the coordinating dies.  Die cut  plain backgrounds out of white cardstock and adhere the vellum butterflies to them.  Die cut the decorative wing from the HCPC-3943 Delightful Daffodil & Butterfly Cling Stamp set in silver cardstock and then adhere to the larger butterfly.  Adhere the larger butterfly to the top of the card and the smaller butterfly at the bottom left of the card as shown. 

Add silver gems to the butterfly bodies and around the sentiment.

To finish, add Crystal Clear glitter to the card by randomly dabbing the card with Dries Clear glue on a sponge.

Other Products Used:

Iris cardstock, foam squares, Spellbinders Silver Gems, Spellbinders Embossing Folder – Diamond Plaid

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Amazing Paper Grace July 2022 Die of the Month

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Today I have created a larger slimline card to show how versatile the Amazing Paper Grace Tiara Trifold dies are. And to coordinate with this card I have created a luminary than can also be a gorgeous basket for special chocolates or special treats to gift to someone special.

Today’s creations were created with the dies supplied by Amazing Paper Grace.

There are 13 cutting dies included in the Tiara Trifold.


For my 4 1/4″ x 8 1/4″ card I have die cut two of the base dies and decorated them with the beautiful trellis die. I have them trimmed them and adhered them to the front of the card and covered the join with white satin ribbon.

I have stacked three layers of the sentiment for more depth and dimension.

Pearls are the perfect embellishment to highlight the beautiful designs.

I have layered the Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Classics Circles Etched Dies from the Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken and the Amazing Paper Grace Picot Petite Circles Etched Dies Picot Petite Collection from Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken in the centre of the card as a base for the sentiment dies.

I have kept the flowers simple so as not to detract from the gorgeous background.

The pink and blue flowers with the green leaves compliment the white and yellow background so well.

I have die cut two pieces of two panels and I have left a small lip on the right panel to enable me to adhere the edges together to create the box.

I added some pearlescent vellum to the back of the trellis for extra strength and to soften the light from the LED candle.

I have decorated the bottoms of the luminary with flowers and leaves from the same die set.

I have finished the luminary with pearls at the top of the tiara.

Supplies:
Amazing Paper Grace July 2022 Die of the Month – Tiara Trifold.

Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Classics Circles Etched Dies from the Fluted Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Amazing Paper Grace Picot Petite Circles Etched Dies Picot Petite Collection from Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken
Other Products Used:

Spellbinders Essential Cardstock – Snowdrift, Chamomile, Pink Sand, Rainforest, Raindrop

Flat back pearls

Dries Clear glue

1″ White satin ribbon

The Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is available exclusively at Spellbinders Paper Arts during July 2022, Tiara Trifold along with other membership perks.

View this month’s Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month!

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