Summer is just around the corner here in New Zealand and the flowers are starting to bloom and the bugs and butterflies are coming out to play. My inspiration for my card today is a garden full of flowers with bees, ladybugs and butterflies flying lazily in the sunshine.
I have used a number of Amazing Paper Grace dies to create my card and there is a list of dies used at the end of the post.
I have hot foiled the insect wings on acetate for a more ephemeral feel to the wings. I was really happy how they turned out.
The foamiran flowers are made using the Grand Cinch and Go Etched Dies.
The butterfly is Spellbinders Glimmering Butterflies Hot Foil Plate.
Hi crafty friends! It seems like we have been waiting for months for February to roll around. We have been working in the background, holding our breath, tapping our feet and waiting on tippie toes to show you a new collection! Ta-dah!!! Today we are introducing a new Amazing Paper Grace Collection called Make A Scene!!! It was designed by Becca Feeken and is available at Spellbinders. Stay tuned for a video link at the bottom of the post. NOW, TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU . . . In the past, Becca has created several interactive collections . . remember 3D Vignettes and remember Shadowbox Vignettes? One of the things Becca does, is she tries to create a new twist on interactive that you can also use with flat cards and with past collections. That means new material for your old material.
WHAT IS MAKE A SCENE? Make A Scene is an interactive card collection and a flat card collection, all in one – you choose based on your style. The interactive portion is made with a card base that folds in six different layered scenery options. The 3D card base folds flat but slides open to reveal a dimensional scene. Since it has a 3D profile, the opened card makes quite a splash and can be set out on a desk for showing off. The card base is huge and it offers you the chance to snag one of six scenes that cover many occasions. If the six scenes are not your occasion du jour, then by all means dive into your huge stash of dies and insert your own contents. The flat card portion is made with the individual scenes. Each of the components for the scenes can be cut onto the top of a panel and used on a flat card or as part of a 3D Vignette or as part of a shadowbox scene.
Today I have a tutorial on the Amazing Paper Grace – Creative Encouragement Group on Facebook on how I take inspiration from nature to make flowers for my projects. For this tutorial I have used the Strawberry Ice rose as my inspiration for my handcrafted roses. These are really easy to make and I hope you have a lot of fun making them.
For step by step instructions and also a list of the products used for my card please visit the Amazing Paper Grace – Creative Encouragement Group here.
Here is the die sets that I have used for this card:
I love your comments! What flowers inspire you when you are making flowers?
All these products are available from Spellbinders here.
