I had so much fun using the Pink Fresh Studio Diagonal Plaid Press Plate making different backgrounds that coordinate with the flowers that I have made. My card today uses the Summer Shower and Eucalyptus inks that I used to colour the leaves in the Pink Fresh Studio Delighted For You Stamp for the diagonal plaid and it makes the whole card look cohesive and balanced. I also ink blended the lighter yellow and blue tones of these colours for the background inside the frame which helps to make the flowers pop more from the background. I also added an extra layer behind the flowers to give the flowers more stability and dimension and did the same for the sentiment. To finish my card I added some Pink Fresh Studio Glacier gems for some sparkle around the sentiment.
Products Used:
Pink Fresh Studio Diagonal Plaid Press Plate
Pink Fresh Studio Delighted For You Stamp and Die Set
Pink Fresh Studio Notched Corner Frames Dies
Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Stamps and Die set
Creative Expressions Foundation Cardstock – Spearmint Green
I have another baby card to share with you that I made for my daughter’s friend who loves unicorns and rainbows. I have used a mix of Amazing Paper Grace and Pink Fresh Studio dies to make this card and the unicorn, rainbow and bow images I purchased off Etsy to create this gender neutral card which the recipient loved.
To keep with the rainbow theme I ink blended the background with rainbow colour inks using a cloud stencil. I then partially embossed it with the Spellbinders 3D Tufted Embossing Folder. I also made the flowers with the same ink colours to create further harmony with the colours.
The Amazing Paper Grace Grand Cabinet Dies were the perfect frame for the sweet unicorn and the rainbow and reminds me of beautiful draping of a baby cradle.
Sparkle was added with lots of stickles on the flowers and images, iridescent gems on the frame and the holographic card for the large letter dies from Lawn Fawn.
Products Used:
Amazing Paper Grace Grand Cabinet Dies
Amazing Paper Grace Petite Floral Potpourri Dies
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2022 – Tiara Trifold (‘hello’ word)
Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go V Dies
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month February 2022 Marvelous Medallion Dies (flowers)
I have a sweet baby boy card to share with you today featuring the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month October 2019 One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies as the base for the oversized ‘Sweet’ word from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies and the gorgeous stork from the Amazing Paper Grace Amazing Paper Grace Layered Bundle of Joy Dies. The florals and small leaves are in the One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies and all I needed to add was some more foliage from the Amazing Paper Grace Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
For my card I have created a side folding 5″ x 7″ card out of white cardstock. I added the lovely blue floral paper from Mintay to the front of the card. I die cut the frame from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month October 2019 One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies out of white cardstock and added it to the front with foam tape. I used the same die to cut out the bottom half of the die out of blue wood effect paper and then added the paper to the inside of the frame as shown.
I die cut the inner decorative banner out of the blue wood effect paper and added it to the panel that goes across the front of the card. I then die cut a piece of white cardstock using the inner plain die and sponged the edges with blue ink before adding over the decorative blue frame. I die cut the letters to spell ‘Baby Boy” out of dark blue cardstock and added it to the panel as shown.
For the sentiment I die cut the large ‘Sweet’ sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies out of white cardstock and ink blended an ombre effect using Faded Jeans Distress Ink. I then die cut another sentiment out of dark blue cardstock, added it behind the ombre sentiment and adhered it to the top half of the card.
I die cut the stork from the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Bundle of Joy out of white cardstock and coloured it with grey and orange inks. I die cut the bundle out of white cardstock and ink blended it with Faded Jeans Distress Ink and added it to the stork. To finish the stork I used a black pen to add the eye. This stork was then added to the card on the right using foam squares.
I die cut some foliage from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies out of light green cardstock, trimmed the foliage and then added it to the bottom right and top left of the sentiment panel as well as on the bundle on the stork. I die cut the flowers from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month October 2019 One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies out of soft flower shaping paper and coloured them with lavender and yellow inks. These were spritzed and shaped and once dry were added over the foliage around the central panel and on the bundle. I coloured the leaves with green ink and added them around the flowers.
To finish the card I added small pearls to the centres of the flowers and to the decorative panel as shown.
Amazing Paper Grace Dies Used:
Die of the Month October 2019 One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies
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
Here is my final submission for the Pink Fresh Studio Challenge July 2024 this month. This month the challenge is using Geometric designs on your projects and the coordinating inks are: Cherry Blossom, Mimosa, Marigold, Summer Shower & Eucalyptus.
To fulfill the challenge brief I have used the suggested inks to colour in the beautiful hot foiled Pink Fresh Studio Peony Fantasy flowers with the coordinating stencils before die cutting the flowers. For the geometric element I have hot foiled the background with the Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Hot Foil Plate. I coloured the background using the challenge inks and the coordinating stencils and I then used the Stained Glass die to cut out the decorative frame out of gold cardstock. I added the die to the background but this time offsetting the gold frame to create more pattern on the background. As I had to trim the die I added a frame from the Pink Fresh Studio Notched Corner dies and I then added the flowers to the top right and bottom left corners.
To complete the card I added Crystal Stickles to the flowers and leave and a hot foiled sentiment from the Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die set with foam tape and some gold pearls around the flowers and sentiment.
Products Used:
Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Hot Foil Plate and die
Pink Fresh Studio Peony Fantasy Hot Foil Plate, Stencil and Die
Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die
I have another card for the Honey Bee Stamps Buzzworthy Challenge tic-tac-toe competition. This time I have made a card for a male family member embossing folder-twine-masculine card. As soon as I saw this very cute VW van from Honey Bee Stamps I had to get it as this person used to own a VW van and has now got a VW Beetle. He is also an avid gardener and I added some leaves and foliage to create a background for the van. To fulfill the brief for the tic-tac-toe I have used the Honey Bee Stamps Burlap 3D embossing folder and added twine around the fence posts and of course the card is ‘masculine’.
For my project I have made a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card out of white cardstock. I stenciled some clouds and grass on a piece of 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card and embossed it with the Burlap embossing folding before adding it to the front of the card.
I die cut the foliage and lavender from the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Spring Greenery die set out of green and lilac cardstock and added some green ink to change the colours before adding the foliage to the front of the card to sit behind the fence. I then die cut the fence from the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Barn Wood Fence out of white cardstock and coloured it with some grey ink before assembling it. I wound the twine around the posts before I adhering the fence to the card with some foam tape over the background foliage. I then added more foliage to the front of the card as well as some violets from the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – April Showers die set.
I die cut the van from the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Beach Bound die set out of white and silver cardstocks and coloured it with red, yellow, black and grey inks. For the windows I lightly coloured the die cuts with light blue ink and then hot foiled it with Opal foil to create the shiny effect. I assembled the van and added it to the front of the fence with foam tape.
To finish the card I added the sweet bird from the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – April Showers die set and a stamped and die cut sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamps: Celebrating You Stamp and Die Set.
Products Used:
Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Beach Bound
Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Spring Greenery
Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – April Showers
Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Barn Wood Fence
Honey Bee Stamps: Celebrating You Stamp and Die Set
Honey Bee Stamps: Burlap embossing folder
Honey Bee Stamps Celebrating You 6″ x 6″ Stamps and Die
Here is my second card for the Pink Fresh Studio Challenge July 2024 this month. This month the challenge is using Geometric designs on your projects and the coordinating inks are: Cherry Blossom, Mimosa, Marigold, Summer Shower & Eucalyptus.
For my card todayI have got my inspiration from Dawn from WPlus9 Design for a pop-up frame card using the Pink Fresh Studio Vines and Roses Stamp, Stencil and Dies set and the Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Hot Foil Plate and die to meet the brief for this challenge. You can get the instructions on how to create a pop-up frame card here. I have switched up her design to make it my own by showing a hot foiled design from the Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Hot Foil Plate through the aperture and using the Pink Fresh Studio Essentials Stitched Scallop Square Dies to create the aperture in the front. I also added a piece of acetate behind the window to allow me to put the scallop edge die in to create the frame as well as adding the hot foiled sentiment on the front.
For the images I have heat embossed the stamped images with gold embossing powder to tie the florals and foliage to the gold in the hot foiled sentiments and background.
And to finish the card I have added some Crystal Stickles to the flowers and leaves and some clear with gold dust gems for some sparkle.
Products Used:
Pink Fresh Studio Vines and Roses Stamp, Stencil and Dies
Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die
Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Hot Foil Plate
Pink Fresh Studio Essentials Stitched Scallop Square Dies
I am enjoying entering in challenges from different paper craft companies as it helps to challenge me to go outside my comfort zone and learn and grown. Today I have a card made for a tic-tac-toe challenge on the Honey Bee Stamps | Buzzworthy Challenges Facebook Group. I have selected the Copic colouring, embossing folder and sequins row for my card today.
For my card I have coloured a piece of white cardstock randomly with Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn and Sheer Lilac Distress inks and then embossed it with the Honey Bee Stamps Embossing Folder Sandie’s Garden. I spritzed the embossed card with some Glimmer Mist and splattered some pearl watercolour before adding it to the front of the card.
I stamped the main image and the small images from the Honey Bee Stamps Everything Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Stamp set on Copic friendly paper and coloured the images with Copic markers listed below the photos. These images were then die cut with the coordinating dies before adding clear Wink of Stella and some Sparkling Dust.
I die cut a medium frame from the Pink Fresh Studio Notched Corner dies and added it to the card with foam squares. I also added a couple of single flowers under the frame – one to the top right under the frame and one to the bottom left under the frame before securing the frame to the card. I added a small label to the centre of the frame.
I added the main coloured image to the left side of the frame using foam tape to keep the image flat. I also added a couple of extra flowers behind the larger image.
I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in black ink and die cut it with the coordinating die. I also die cut another plain die and stacked the two dies together with the stamped image on top. The sentiment was then added to the bottom right over the flowers and frame and with some foam squares for more stability.
To finish the card I added some purple sequins from my stash to complete the tic-tac-toe brief.
Products Used:
Honey Bee Stamps Everything Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Stamp & Die Set
