I enjoy colouring with alcohol markers but sometimes it is good to use stencils to colour my images as it makes it quick and easy to make a card. When I first got this Pink Fresh Studio Nothing But The Best Stamp & Die Set I wondered how it would look with a die cut edge when I saw a video that Bibi Cameron did on YouTube here using acetate to make a die cut edge be more stable. So I used the same concept but just did it a little differently and I was very happy with how it turned out. I added an extra layer of the die cut edge on top as well as another layer of the flowers to add some dimension to the card.
I also had some fun with embossing the Plaid Press Plate. using my Platinum machine and the lovely soft finish to the embossed edge came from a happy accident. I had tried inking the plate before embossing but it did not work out well and thought I had cleaned the plate but it wasn’t and it came out with this lovely soft aqua colour and it just worked so well with the colours I had used in the flowers. Especially as I had used an aqua colour (Turquoise) to ink the images first and also with the sentiment. I added a 1 1/2″ x 5 3/8″ strip to the bottom of the inside back to be able to show up the flowers better.
I struggle with leaving a lot of white space and as I had some of the plaid embossed card left I added a small strip and another coordinating plain aqua strip to the top of the card to cover the lacy edge from the Pink Fresh Studio Lacey Edgers 1 Dies.
Products Used:
Pink Fresh Studio Lacey Edgers 1 Dies
Pink Fresh Studio Nothing But The Best Stamp & Die Set
Pink Fresh Studio. Delighted For You Stamp and Die Set
I really loved colouring this image from Honey Bee Stamps Everything Beautiful Stamp set and thought I would try a different colour combination of yellow and pink. I am still getting to know the Copic colours and combinations and this was a good lesson using colours and also to practice light sources from classes I have taken from Kit and Clowder.
My Project:
For my card I have created a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2 base card from white cardstock. I have die cut both the top and bottom plates using the Honey Bee Stamps Delicate Daisy Top and Bottom cover plates. I ink blended some green ink on the bottom cover plate before adding some green cardstock behind the coloured card. I die cut two top cover plates and adhered them together before adding it to the front of the card.
I stamped the floral images on copic friendly paper with Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them in with Copic Markers before die cutting them with the coordinating dies. I die cut another die out of white cardstock and adhered it behind the large floral image and then added this to the front of the card with foam tape. I added the small flowers behind the main flowers as shown.
To complete the card I stamped the sentiment from the Everything Beautiful Stamp set in Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I die cut this out with the coordinating die plus another out of plain white card. These were stacked together with the stamped image on top and then placed over the flowers.
Products Used:
Honey Bee Stamps Everything Beautiful Stamp & Die Set
Honey Bee Stamps Delicate Daisy Top and Bottom Cover Plates
I have another Amazing Paper Grace beautiful, timeless, and elegant shaped card to share with you today using the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month May 2020 Fleur de Lis Grandeur Foldover Die set. This die set is a quintessentially Becca Feeken design with the decorative inlays, the ability to layer dies in many ways and even to be able to make beautiful boxes to create a stunning ensemble. You can also make a shaped card, a 6″ x 6″ card or an envelope, and also use the inner square dies to make a note card. What more can you want from a die set! There is even a flower die to help you complete your project. For my card I have made a shaped 6″ x 6″ card and used the inner square decorative frame dies to create a very pretty aperture for my sentiment. And I love this sentiment as it can be used in so many different settings such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries etc.
You can watch Becca creating a notecard with matching decorative envelope here.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
To make my card I made a top folding shaped card out of blue cardstock by diecutting the card using the large shadow die and leaving one side of the die slightly over the edge of the fold. I then die cut two decorative large square dies using the four decorative corners out of ivory pearl cardstock. These dies were stacked together and then added to the front of the card. I then die cut one small plain square die out of blue cardstock and four small decorative dies with the centres removed. I stacked two of the decorative dies together and then added it to the plain blue square and added it to the centre of the card front. I then stacked the remaining two small decorative square dies together and rotated them around 90 degrees and added it to the front of the card using foam strips.
I die cut three sentiments from the Amazing Paper Grace With Love Regalia dies – two from ivor pearl card and one from gold glitter card. I stacked these together with the gold die on top and then added it to the centre of the frame.
I die cut some foliage from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friends Dies out of light green cardstock, trimmed and added it to the top right and bottom left of the frame.
I die cut the leaves from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch & Go IV Dies out of green cardstock and shaped them using my fingers and added them over the light green foliage.
To make the flowers I used the flower die from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month May 2020 Fleur de Lis Grandeur Foldover Die set and die cut the petals out of flower shaping paper. I coloured the petals with yellow and pink inks, spritzed them and shaped them using a medium ball stylus. Once the petals were dry I then assembled them with two layers per flower. I then die cut the small stamens out of the same paper using the die from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Blossoms Dies, coloured them with yellow ink and shaped them before adding them to the centre of the flowers. I added three flowers to the top right and bottom left over the leaves.
To complete the floral bouquets I added some leaves from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies out of gold glitter paper and added them around the leaves and flowers.
I die cut the butterfly from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies out of cream and yellow pearl cardstock and the body out of gold glitter cardstock. I assembled the butterfly and added it to the card as shown.
To complete the card I added yellow gems to the centres of the flowers and pearls highlighting the background dies and some Star Dust Stickles to the flowers and butterfly.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Die of the Month May 2020 Fleur de Lis Grandeur Fold Over Dies
