Kia Ora Koutou
Today’s card has been inspired by a reel from Instagram and I have given it an Amazing Paper Grace Twist by using the Amazing Paper Grace Curvy Labels Etched Dies to create a ‘tunnel’ aperture and I added a pretty edge using the Amazing Paper Grace Floral Tiara Topper Etched Dies which has been lined with the same pink on the butterflies and the base of the card front. I have added foam tape between the layers of white card to create more depth and dimension to the card front and also to the flowers. I think the finished card is so crisp, fresh and also quite elegant and can be used for so many different occasions.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
I have created a base card of 6″ x 6″ out of white cardstock. I then added matted pink and white cardstock to the front of the card. I cut two further pieces of white cardstock each 1/8″ smaller and also die cut the aperture out using the Amazing Paper Grace Curvy Etched dies – the bottom card is slightly smaller aperture to get the ‘tunnel’ effect. I also die cut the decorative edge out of the bottom of the top layer using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Floral Tiara Topper Etched Dies using the outer edge cutting die only. I die cut a shadow out of pink cardstock and added it to the back of the decorative edge and added another white complete decorative edge to the top of the previously cut edge for extra strength and depth. On the second layer I have used my scoreboard to score lines 1/8″ to the bottom for more interest. I have created the base for the aperture by hot foiling the Amazing Paper Grace Glorious Glimmer Elegant Background Hot Foil Plate with Opal foil and then sponging pink over it for a resist effect. The layers were all added together with foam tape and I added some acetate behind the bottom layer before adding the pink resist background onto the card front.
I have made the flowers using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Spring Label Motif Etched Dies. I have used pink inks to colour the flowers and then added green foliage and small yellow and green flowers which were added around the left side of the aperture.
To finish the card I added a decorative swirl to the top of the card using the flourish die from the Amazing Paper Grace Delicate Tendril Border Etched Dies and a motif at the top of the decorative edge from the Amazing Paper Grace Marquise Diamond Pendant Etched Dies and added pearls to the decorative dies as shown.
Finally I have added a couple of sweet butterflies from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Motif Etched Dies and the sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages Stamp set has been stamped in black and cut small to fit the decorative edge using foam strips.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
S4-930 Curvy Labels Etched Dies
S4-994 – Marquise Diamond Pendant Etched Dies
S4-1220 Summer Label Motif Etched Dies
S4-1238 Spring Label Motif Etched Dies
S4-993 – Floral Tiara Topper Etched Dies
S4-996 – Delicate Tendril Border Etched Dies
GLP-041 – Glorious Glimmer Elegant Background Hot Foil Plate
Other Products:
Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Onyx, Pink Sand, Chamomile
Spellbinders Colorwheel Cardstock Tutu, Fern
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 110 Ib cardstock
Spellbinders Foil – Opal
Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages Stamp Set
Foam Tape
Foam strips
Bearly Art Glue
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
Spellbinders Pearls – Oyster
Gina K Designs inks – Light Carnation, Medium Carnation
Momento ink – Tuxedo Black
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Patricia