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For my card today I have been inspired by a card by Becca Feeken from Amazing Paper Grace layering the Braided Grace Square dies to create a stunning and elegant card. I have layered the Braided Grace dies in a similar fashion and then added the Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Classic Square dies to create new layers and dimension. I then added some pretty handcrafted flowers and some gold pearls for a card that would be suitable for many occasions. I will look to do a video on how I have made these flowers at some stage.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
For my card I have made a top folding 6″ x 6″ base card and layered it with gold cardstock and some very pretty gold and ivory floral paper. I then added a large Fluted Classic Square die in gold and layered it with some more of the pretty paper on the top to create a base for the decorative dies.
I die cut four decorative squares from the Braided Square Dies – two from ivory cardstock and two from gold cardstock. I adhered the ivory dies behind the gold dies and layered them on top of the Fluted Square dies – the first as a diamond and the second as a square to create eight points.
I then die cut the smallest square from the Fluted Classic Square dies out of gold cardstock and then added a small square of the patterned paper. This was then added to the centre of the Braided Square dies with foam tape in a diamond shape. To finish the card front base I die cut two small braided motifs from gold cardstock, stacked them together and added it to the top of the small square.
I stamped the sentiment from the Just a Note Sentiments Stamp set in clear embossing ink on vellum and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I die cut the sentiment out using the coordinating die in the same stamp set and adhered it across the centre of the diagonal square with some glue on each end.
I die cut the leaves from the Petite Floral Bouquet Dies and the Cinch and Go Four Flowers Die out of green cardstock. I added the lighter green leaves from the Cinch and Go Four Flowers Die around the sentiment and centre square.
I die cut the flowers from the Grand Cinch and Go Flowers, Cinch and Go Four Flowers Die and Cinch and Go V Flower die sets from soft flower shaping paper. I coloured the petals with a combination of pink and yellow inks (listed below) and shaped and assembled them. I have used the Grand Cinch and Go Flower Dies with the Cinch and Go V Flower Dies for the larger flowers. I inserted yellow wire pollens through the centres of the small flowers. I added the three large flowers around the centre square and sentiment and added the larger darker leaves around them. I trimmed the wires to the small flowers and added them as fillers around the larger flowers.
To complete the card I added gold pearls to the centres of the large flowers and to the end of the vellum sentiment banner to hide the glue.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Braided Grace Squares Die
Fluted Classic Square Dies
Grand Cinch and Go Flowers Dies
Cinch and Go V Flowers Dies
Cinch and Go Four Flowers Die
Just a Note Sentiments Stamps and Dies
Other Products Used:
Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper
Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock
Dress My Craft Soft Floral Paper
Creative Expressions Ivory Cardstock
Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Peridot, Rainforest
Spellbinders Express Yourself Paper Pad
Heartfelt Creations Vellum
Ranger Gold Embossing Powder
Wow Embossing Ink
Ranger Archival ink – Sunflower
Pink Fresh Studio inks – Cherry Blossom, Peony, Begonia, Lemon Whip
Blending Brushes
Soft Foam Mat
Small Ball Stylus
Silicone Mat
Bearly Art Glue
Dress My Craft Wire Pollens – Yellow
Foam Tape
Pink Fresh Studio Gold Pearls
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