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Creating Soft and Elegant Sympthy Cards

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Kia ora Koutou

Today I’m sharing a sympathy card created in soft shades of white and cream — a timeless palette that feels peaceful, comforting, and full of grace. When designing for occasions like this, I find that texture and dimension can speak far more beautifully than bold colour ever could.

By layering delicate elements and incorporating subtle shine, this card offers a gentle elegance that feels thoughtful and sincere.

Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creation.

Design Inspiration

For this project, I wanted to create depth using tone-on-tone layers. The embossed background provides a beautiful foundation, adding texture without distracting from the focal elements.

The handcrafted florals are layered in varying shades of white and warm cream, giving natural dimension while maintaining a cohesive, serene look. Shaping the petals adds softness and life to the arrangement, creating a focal cluster that feels organic and balanced.

A hot foiled sentiment completes the design. The subtle gleam against the matte embossed background adds refinement and just the right amount of visual interest, while keeping the overall look calm and understated.

Design Details

  • Colour Palette: Soft whites, warm creams and soft pastel florals and foliage
  • Background: Embossed panel for subtle texture
  • Florals: Handcrafted blooms with gentle shaping
  • Sentiment: Hot foiled for a refined touch
  • Finishing Touches: Keep embellishments minimal — perhaps a few tiny pearls if desired

Step-by-Step

  1. Create the Card Base
  2. Emboss the Background Panel
    • Emboss a pearl panel using a detailed embossing folder to add texture and dimension. Adhere to the card front.
  3. Add the Decorative Frame
    • Die cut a rectangle frame out of white mirror cardstock and add it to some cream glitter card with foam tape before adding to the front of the card. Add a panel to the centre of the frame using pearl card stock.
  4. Die Cut the Decorative Finishes
    • Die cut the top and bottom ‘trinkets’ out of white mirror cardstock, stack with another plain die and add to the top and bottom of the frame.
  5. Die Cut & Assemble Florals and Foliage
    • Cut floral elements from soft floral shaping paper. Colour with soft blue and yellow inks before gently shaping the petals for dimension and layer them together to form dimensional blooms. Die cut the leaves out of pearl cardstock and colour with green ink.
  6. Arrange the Floral Cluster
    • Build a balanced floral arrangement on the card front using the flowers and leaves.
  7. Add the Hot Foiled Sentiment
    • Foil the sentiment in a soft metallic finish and adhere it to the focal area with foam tape. For extra strength I have die cut a plain die cut and stacked them together.

Finishing Touches

Keep embellishments minimal — a few small pearls can enhance the elegance without overpowering the design. And butterflies in coordinating colours also works well with the sympathy theme of the card.

Final Thoughts

Sympathy cards often call for restraint and softness. By focusing on texture, layering, and subtle shine, this soft white and cream with a touch of pastel palette creates a card that feels comforting and refined.

I hope this design inspires you to explore tone-on-tone layering combined with soft pastel handcrafted flowers along with the beauty of simplicity in your own cardmaking.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. 🤍

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And don’t forget to pin this project for later inspiration — you’ll definitely want to revisit it when you are in the mood for making a special card!

✂️ Supplies I Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

S5-308 Hemstitch Rectangles.

S4-791 Isadora Trinkets.

S6-183 Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutters 5×7 Card Base

S4-1163 Cinch and Go Blossoms

GLP-033 Glorious Glimmer Elegant Occasion

E3D-046 Orange Peel Quilt 3D Embossing Folder.

S3-420 Petite Floral Potpourri

Other Products Used:

Jamie Rodgers Pearl Card Stock – Ice Gold

Spellbinders Treasured Cardstock – White

White Mirror Cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 110 Ib cardstock

Dress My Craft Soft Flower Shaping Paper

Spellbinders Hot Foil – Aura

Heartfelt Creations Wire Stamens

Dress My Craft Yellow Wire Pollens

Altenew Ink – Jade

Ranger Archival Ink – Buttercup, French Ultramarine

Foam Strips

Unity Pearls

Bearly Art Glue

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You’re In My Heart – Elegant Valentine’s Day Card in Peach, White & Gold

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Valentine’s Day cards don’t have to be bold reds and pinks to feel heartfelt. For today’s project, I’ve gone with a soft peach colour palette paired with crisp white and delicate gold accents to create an elegant and romantic You’re In My Heart card. With layers of florals, butterflies, and subtle heart details, this design feels light, feminine, and full of warmth — perfect for Valentine’s Day or any occasion that calls for a little love.

Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creation.

The Design Inspiration

This card was inspired by gentle spring tones and classic romantic elements. Peach adds a soft glow without overpowering the design, while white keeps everything clean and fresh. Touches of gold bring in just the right amount of luxury and elegance.

Design highlights:

  • Window card design using a raised frame and acetate
  • Peach, white, and gold colour palette
  • Floral clusters for softness and dimension
  • Butterflies for movement and elegance
  • Heart details to reinforce the Valentine’s theme
  • You’re In My Heart sentiment as the focal point

Step-by-Step Instructions

  • Create the Card Base
  • Start with a white top-fold card base. Add a peach cardstock panel to the card front. Add a decorative and lacy die cut panel to the front to added a soft and feminine background.
  • Die-Cut the Frame and Create the Window
  • Die cut a frame using a pretty lacy frame, add a gold shadow behind it and then add some acetate behind the frame. Adhere this frame to the card base using using foam adhesive for added dimension. Add a small decorative strip in the centre of the frame.
  • Add the Sentiment
  • Die cut the sentiment out of white and gold cardstocks and stacked them together before adhering them in the centre of the frame. Stacking the sentiment helps make the sentiment more prominent and become the central focus of the card.
  • Add Florals
  • Die cut florals from white cardstock. Colour then with coordinating peach inks and assemble the smaller flowers Arrange them around the window opening, securing some flat and others with foam adhesive to create depth. Die cut some leaves out of white cardstock, colour them with green inks before adding them around the flowers.
  • Layer Butterflies
  • Die cut butterflies using coordinating white, peach and gold card, assemble them and then gently shape the wings. Adhere them around the floral cluster to give the card movement and softness.
  • Add Heart Details
  • Incorporate a small decorative heart below the sentiment over the decorative strip to further re-enforce the Valentine’s Day theme.
  • Finish with Gold Accents
  • Add subtle gold elements to highlight the flowers, butterflies and die cuts and bring an elegant touch to the card.
  • Final Touches
  • Check the balance of the design and add any final embellishments as desired. Here. I have added some pearls to the centres of the flowers and on the frame. I also added some iridescent gems to the butterflies for some extra sparkle.

Final Thoughts


I love how this card turned out — it’s romantic without being over-the-top and feels just as suitable for Valentine’s Day as it does for anniversaries, weddings, or “just because” moments. The peach, white, and gold combination is soft, timeless, and incredibly versatile.

If you’re looking to step away from traditional Valentine’s colours, I highly recommend giving peach a try — it brings such a warm and beautiful glow to handmade cards.

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I’d love to know — do you enjoy using non-traditional colours for different occasions?

And don’t forget to pin this project for later inspiration — you’ll definitely want to revisit it when you are in the mood for making Valentines Day cards!

✂️ Supplies I Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

S6-184 Eyelet Lace Frame

S5-484 Primrose Heart Facade

S6-183 Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutters 5×7 Card Base

S5-402 Candlewick Lace Card Front

Die of the Month October 2021 – Flourished Flourit

Other Products Used:

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 110 Ib cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80 Ib cardstock

Soft Peach Card from Stash

Craft Perfect Mirror Cardstock – Honey Gold

Altenew inks – Sunlit Sand, Earthy Rose, Silver Sage, Jade, Eucalyptus

Altenew Pearl Dots – Ivory

Altenew Foam Tape

Bearly Art Glue

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope this card inspires your next Valentine’s Day project 💕

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Classic Elegance: “With Love” Handmade Card

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There’s something timeless about a card filled with soft details, delicate layers, and beautiful die cutting. For today’s project, I’m sharing a classic and elegant “With Love” handmade card featuring decorative lacy die cuts, romantic roses, and graceful butterflies—perfect for anniversaries, weddings, or simply sending love.

Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creation.

The Design Inspiration

I wanted this card to feel soft, feminine, and refined, with lots of texture but still light and airy. Lacy decorative die cuts are the star of the show here, creating an intricate backdrop that instantly adds elegance without overwhelming the design. Light gold accents add a touch of class to the card.

Layered Die Cuts & Soft Florals

The lacy die cuts were layered over a clean card base to give subtle depth and dimension. I added beautifully shaped die-cut roses to bring warmth and romance while keeping the overall design classic and timeless.

Butterflies for a Finishing Touch

No elegant card feels quite complete without butterflies. These delicate die cuts add movement and softness, drawing the eye across the card and balancing the floral cluster beautifully. A few gently lifted wings give the design extra dimension and charm.

Sentiment: With Love

The simple “With Love” sentiment was kept clean and understated so it wouldn’t compete with the detailed die cutting. Sometimes less really is more—especially when the surrounding elements already say so much.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Card Base
    Create a card base using smooth, heavyweight cardstock. Keeping the base clean allows the decorative die cuts to remain the focal point of the design. Add a layer of soft green pastel pearl card to the front of the card. To add extra interest to the base I have scored the card using a score board.
  2. Decorative Lacy Panel
    Die cut the lacy decorative panel from crisp white cardstock and adhere it to the card front using foam tape ensuring all delicate details are securely attached. Add a panel of soft pastel green pearl cardstock over the middle of the decorative white panel
  3. Layered Die Cuts
    Add a hemstitched rectangle frame over the green panel with foam strips create depth and visual interest. Add a panel of white card to the centre of the frame. Add the decorative frame to the front of the rectangle frame. I have also layered some gold behind the white frame for an extra touch of elegance.
  4. Die-Cut Roses
    Die cut the rose elements from soft floral shaping paper. Colour with inks before shaping and assembling the roses give the flowers a natural, dimensional finish. And repeat with the coordinating leaves.
  5. Floral Arrangement
    Arrange the roses over the frame on the left over a gold flourish and some leaves. Add some pretty sparkly foliage around the floral arrangement.
  6. Butterfly Details
    Die cut the butterflies out with coordinating cardstock and adhere only the bodies, leaving the wings free. This adds movement and balances the floral cluster beautifully.
  7. Sentiment
    Add the “With Love” sentiment using foam adhesive. Keep the placement simple so it complements rather than competes with the detailed background.
  8. Finishing Touches
    Ensure all elements are firmly adhered. Add minimal embellishments if desired to enhance the elegant, classic finish. Here I have added some pearls to the decorative die cuts and some sparkles to the butterflies. Some glitter was added to the roses with clear gloss gel.

Final Thoughts

This card is a perfect example of how decorative and lacy die cuts can instantly elevate a handmade project. Paired with roses and butterflies, the result is a card that feels classic, elegant, and heartfelt—ideal for those special moments when only a handmade card will do.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope this inspires you to pull out your favourite lacy dies and create something beautiful with love 🤍

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I’d love to know — do you enjoy making elegant and classic cards for many different occasions?

And don’t forget to pin this project for later inspiration — you’ll definitely want to revisit it when the you need to make an extra special card for someone.

✂️ Supplies I Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

S4-1016 Candlewick Canopy

S3-382 Candlewick Colonnade Border

S4-1015 Candlewick Rosebud

S6-183 Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutters 5×7 Card Base

S4-1238 Spring Label Motif

S5-492 With Love Regalia Card Builder

Other Products Used:

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 110 Ib cardstock

House of Paper White Cardstock – 300 gsm

Tonic Craft Perfect Pearlescent Card – Blue Frost

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Sage, Eucalyptus, Ballet Slipper, Sparkling Rose, Mint, Lemon Whip

White glitter paper from stash

Altenew Pearl Dots – Ivory

Green gems from my stash

Bearly Art Glue

Altenew Foam Tape

Foam Strips

Clear Gloss Gel

Art Glitter Ultrafine Glitter

Scor-Pal Scoring Board

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Pink Fresh Studio Challenge Thanks For Everything Roses and Butterflies.

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Here is my final submission for the Pink Fresh Studio November 2024 which is about ‘Thank You’ and the ink shades that are the best matches for the colors in the challenge are: Waterfall, Begonia, Mimosa, Citron & Storm.

This card is full of lots shine and sparkle with glitter, glitter card and shiny reverse hot foiled butterflies. For the sparkle I have die cut the background die from the Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass from Pink Fresh Studio Ivory Glitter cardstock. I then die cut the frame from the Pink Fresh Studio Fancy Rectangle Frame out of gold cardstock.

I stamped and heat embossed the roses from the Pink Fresh Studio Garden Roses Stamp with fine gold embossing powder. The roses were coloured with the challenge inks before the image was die cut with the coordinating die. I added the roses over the gold frame with the bottom left of the flowers under the frame to give the feeling that the flowers were growing through the frame. The frame with the flowers were then added to the front od the card with foam strips and tape.

I added the hot foiled sentiment to the front over the flowers using scrap card for more dimension.

The butterflies were reverse foiled using the foil left over from the previous butterflies that I had foiled and once die cut I added two butterflies around the sentiment with foam squares.

To complete the card I sprinkled some glitter to the flowers and gold dust gems around the flowers and frame.

Products Used:

Pink Fresh Studio Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate, Stencils and Coordinating Die

Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Die

Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Coordinating Die

Pink Fresh Studio Hot Foil Plate

Pink Fresh Studio Fancy Rectangle Frame

Pink Fresh Studio Garden Roses Stamp, Stencils and coordinating die

Pink Fresh Studio Gems – Clear with Gold Dust

Pink Fresh Studio Glitter Cardstock – Ivory, Gold

Spellbinders Foil – Aura

Hammermill Cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb cardstock

House of Card White Cardstock 300 gsm

Versmark ink

Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

Foam Tape

Foam Squares

Foam Strips

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

DMC Sparkling Dust

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Pink Fresh Studio Challenge Thank You Card

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Here is my second card for the Pink Fresh Studio November 2024 which is about ‘Thank You’ and the ink shades that are the best matches for the colors in the challenge are: Waterfall, Begonia, Mimosa, Citron & Storm.

I love using layering frame dies and creating dimension with foam tape to highlight pretty flowers and butterflies. For my second challenge card I have hot foiled the backgound using the Pink Freash Studio Stained Glass Hot Foil Plate and stenciled the panel using the challenge inks to create a rainbow effect. I then added a pretty frame using the large dies from the Pink Fresh Studio Dotted Fancy Frames with foam strips. I die cut some vellum using the medium dotted frame and added it to the centre of the frame and I then added a small frame to the centre with foam tape, but having it on a different orientation for the foiled sentiment from the Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Coordinating Die set.

I hot foiled the flowers from the Pink Fresh Studio Peony Fantasy Hot Foil Plate and coloured them with the challenge inks before die cutting them out with the coordinating die. I also reversed foiled the flowers as well and added the coloured flowers and some foiled floral accents around the label and sentiment.

I added a hot foiled butterfly that had been coloured with the challenge flowers and then added a butterfly that had been foiled on vellum over top to tie in with the vellum on the card and also to add some more contrast to the flowers.

A light sprinkling of glitter and some gold pearls completed the card.

Products Used:

Pink Fresh Studio Peony Fantasy Hot Foil Plate, Stencils and Coordinating Die

Pink Fresh Studio Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate, Stencils and Coordinating Die

Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Hot Foil Plate and Coordinating Stencils

Pink Fresh Studio Dotted Fancy Frames Dies

Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Coordinating Die

Pink Fresh Studio Hot Foil Plate

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Waterfall, Begonia, Mimosa, Citron & Storm, Licorice

Pink Fresh Studio Blending Brushes

Pink Fresh Studio Pearls – Gold

Spellbinders Foil – Aura

Hammermill Cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb cardstock

Craft Perfect Pure White Vellum

Foam Squares

Foam Tape

Foam Strips

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

DMC Sparkling Dust

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Amazing Paper Grace Graceful Birthday Wishes

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The first Amazing Paper Grace collection by Becca Feeken’s for Spellbinders was just gorgeous! The filigree details on her dies were stunning and the ability to emboss them just elevated them to a whole new level! For my card today I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Grace Pocket Dies from this collection to create a beautiful detailed background for a hot foiled sentiment, pretty flowers and finished with butterflies and pearls and of course a light dusting of glitter on the flowers.

Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.

My Project

My base card is a side folding 5″ x 7″ card made from white cardstock. I cut a piece of white cardstock 4 7/8″ x 6 7/8″ and die cut the pockets from the Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Grace Pocket Dies using just the decorative insets and made sure I embossed both ends, I then die cut 4 pockets – two from white cardstock and two were from gold cardstock. the white pockets were embossed and the gold dies were adhered under the white dies slightly offset, before adding them to the decorative die cuts on the white panel. I then die cut the inner section out of the blue cardstock using the edge dies to cover the mid section. The entire panel was then added to a piece of 5″ x 7″ blue card.

I created a medallion by die cutting two ends of a piece of white cardstock using the half circle decorative die and the outer edge die from white cardstock. I die cut two separate medallion dies out of gold cardstock and added them under the white die cut sides slightly offsetting the gold dies. I then die cut a shadow out of blue cardstock using just the edge dies and adhered this behind the decorative dies. This medallion was added to the front of the card with foam tape.

I made a band using a combination of gold, white and blue cardstocks and added it across the centre of the card and wrapped over the edges and secured with double sided tape. This was then added to the front of the base card.

I die cut and embossed two decorative label dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Grace Dies from white cardstock, stacked them together before adding the label across the band with foam tape.

The sentiment is from the Amazing Paper Grace Filigree Crescent Band Hot Foil Plate set and has been reverse hot foiled with Aura foil and die cut using the small circle die from the Amazing Paper Grace Richelieu Square Dies. I die cut another two plain white circles which were all stacked together and added the foiled sentiment on top. I added the sentiment to the centre of the decorative label.

The leaves and rose buds and flowers have been handcrafted using the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Rosebud Etched Dies. The leaves were cut from light green cardstock and I have added Mowed Lawn ink to the edges before shaping the with my fingers and then adding them to the top left of the sentiment. I have used a soft floral shaping paper for the flowers and coloured them with a soft pink ink before assembling them. I have used the sepal de from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Flowers III Dies on the rosebuds before adding them over the leaves.

I added small blue flowers made using dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Petite Floral Potpourri Etched Dies around the roses and leaves.

To finish the card I have made three butterflies from the Amazing Paper Grace Garden Shutter Butterfly Bliss Etched Dies from blue, white and gold cardstocks with black bodies and some pearls on the decorative dies. A light dusting of Sparkle dust on the flowers and leaves finishes the card.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Cascading Grace Pocket Dies

Cascading Grace Dies

Garden Shutter Butterfly Bliss Etched Dies

Candlewick Rosebud Etched Dies

Cinch and Go Flowers III Dies

Petite Floral Potpourri Etched Dies

Filigree Crescent Band Hot Foil Plate

Richelieu Square Dies – Circle die to cut out sentiment

Other Products Used:

Concord & 9th Cardstock – Sprout

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Glacier, Onyx

DMC Flower Shaping Paper

DMC Wire Yellow Pollens

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Hammermill White Cardstock 

House of Paper Cardstock – White 300 gsm

Small and medium ball stylus

Spellbinders Foil – Aura

DMC Sparkling Dust

Pink Fresh Studio Hot Foil Plate

Pretty Pink Posh Pearls – Marshmallow

Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb cardstock

Bearly Art Glue

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Foam Tape

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Lemon Whip, Sparkling Rose

Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn

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Pink Fresh Studio September 2024 Challenge Card

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I have a card for you today for the Pink Fresh Studio September Challenge 2024. This month challenge is creating using leaves and wreaths and the colour combination is Raspberry Bliss, Paradise, Mulberry Blush, Mimosa, & Citron.

This challenge was a little difficult for me as I do not have a wide range of Pink Fresh Studio products. So I looked at what I did have where the leaves are separate from the flowers and found a couple of stamps I could use. One of the stamp/stencil/die sets I did have where the leaves were separate was the Magnolias which is an older set but still beautiful and I was able to make a wreath with the images.

To create my card I made a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ top folding card out of white cardstock. I cut a piece of white cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″ and ink blended the bottom left of the card using Citron and Paradise inks leaving the top right corner with no colour. I then added Raspberry Bliss, Mulberry Blush and Mimosa inks to the Pink Fresh Studio Pink Fresh Studio Plaid Press Plate and embossed a piece of scrap paper with it to take most of the ink off the plate. I then spritzed some water on the plate and dabbed it with a cloth before embossing with the ink blended card twice – once with a vertical stripe and once with a horizontal stripe. I got a lovely soft plaid effect with lots of texture and this was adhered to the card front.

I adhered a circle frame with foam tape to the front of the card using the Pink Fresh Studio Essentials Stitched Scallop Circle Dies as a base to add the flowers and leaves on to create the wreath.

I stamped several images from the Pink Fresh Studio Magnolias Stamp set on white card using Detail Black ink. I coloured the images using the challenge inks – Citron and Paradise for the leaves and Mimosa, Mulberry Blush and Raspberry Bliss to the flowers and Citron, Mulberry Blush and Mimosa to the stems before die cutting with the coordinating die. I added the flowers and leaves over the circle frame starting with the full magnolia bloom on the bottom left and worked my way around the frame. I also added some leaves under the flowers and leaves to create more dimension.

I added some Sparkling Dust to the flowers and leaves using the fine tip on my My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press for some subtle shine and sparkle.

The sentiment is from the Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments set and was hot foiled with Aura foil. As I was foiling this the die moved slightly which gave me a more solid sentiment and worked well with the card. I die cut three more plain dies and stacked them together with the foiled sentiment on top and this was added to the centre of the frame adding some foam tape to ensure the sentiment was level.

The small butterflies were hot foiled with Aura foil using the Pink Fresh Studio Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate. The butterflies were coloured using the stencils with Mimosa, Raspberry Bliss, Mulberry Blush and Licorice inks and then die cut with the coordinating die. I added these on the card using some foam squares on the wings for more dimension.

To finish my card I added some Pink Fresh Studio Gems: Clear with gold dust to the centre of the large floral, the butterflies and around the sentiment and the outside of the frame.

Products Used:

Pink Fresh Studio Magnolias Stamp/Stencil/Die sets

Pink Fresh Studio Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate

Pink Fresh Studio Small Butterflies Stencil/Die Set

Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil/Stencil/Die set

Pink Fresh Studio Essentials Stitched Scallop Circle Dies

Pink Fresh Studio Plaid Press Plate

Pink Fresh Studio Gems: Clear with gold dust

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Raspberry Bliss, Paradise, Mulberry Blush, Mimosa, & Citron, Detail Black, Licorice

Hammermill Cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb cardstock

Spellbinders Foil -Aura

Foam Squares

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

DMC Sparkling Dust

Amazing Paper Grace Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month December 2018 Softly Spoke’n Flip and Gatefold Mother’s Day Card

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Today I have a very special Mother’s Day gatefold card to share with you made using the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month February 2019 – Enchantment Tall Flip and Gatefold Card Dies. What a stunning die this is and this is a companion to the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month December 2018 Softly Spoke’n Flip and Gatefold Dies in that these dies can be used to make gift baskets, boxes, gatefold cards and so much more. And I loved this colour combination of cream, rose gold and pink and felt that it was perfect for a very special elegant Mother’s Day card.

Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.

My Project

For my project I have die cut two side panels out of cream pearl card using only the outline dies and the small triangular inserts on both sides. The left side I also die cut the small aperture out while on the right side I did not die cut the aperture out. I added an extra 1/2″ on one side of each panel which I scored along 1/2″. I added a small strip of pink pearl card behind the small decorative triangles and then folded over each side and adhered the two sides together.

Inside Back of Card

I cut a piece of cream cardstock 5″ x 7″ and glued the 1/2″ flap of the panels to each side of this card. I cut another piece of cream cardstock 5″ x 7″ and adhered it over the base hiding the strips. For the inside of the card I have cut a piece of cream pearl card 4 7/8″ x 6 7/8″ and added it to the inside back. I then cut a piece of rose pearl card 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ and added it to the inside back. I then added another piece of cream pearl card slightly smaller over the rose card. I die cut a rectangle out of rose gold card using the medium Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles Dies and cut another plain rectangle out of pink pearl card which was adhered behind the decorative rectangle. I die cut a medium rectangle using the Amazing Paper Grace Picot Petite Rectangle dies and added it to the front of the panel. I cut a small rectangle from the Hemstitch Rectangles die out of cream cardstock and adhered this to the front of the pink panel. I die cut two decorative panels from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month February 2019 – Enchantment Tall Flip and Gatefold Card Dies out of the rose gold pearl card and trimmed them down to added behind the rectangle panel. These were all adhered to the inside back of the card. I die cut the sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Merry Everything Words Dies out of the rose gold pearl card and adhered it to the centre of the panel.

Front of Card

For the front of the card I die cut two large decorative panels out of rose gold cardstock and two shadow dies out of pink pearl card and added these together and adhered them to both sides of the card. I die cut an extra four ‘handles’ from the base die out of rose gold card and added them to the front and back of the panels for extra strength.

I stamped the sentiment from the Heartfelt Creations Occasion Sentiments Stamp Set on pink pearl cardstock in Wow Embossing ink and embossed it with Rose Gold Embossing Powder. This was then die cut using the small rectangle die and added to the right side of the card as shown.

I made a full bow out of pink and gold silk ribbon and adhered it to the bottom left of the card front.

I die cut the flowers out from the Enchantment Tall Flip and Gatefold Card Die set out of flower shaping cardstock and coloured them with yellow and pink inks. These were then shaped and assembled using one of each size petal. I added a rose gold pearl to the centre of each flower and added a flower to the bow and three flowers to the top right side of the card.

I die cut the leaves from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies out of white cardstock and blended green ink to create realistic looking leaves. These leaves were added around the flowers as shown.

To finish I made a beautiful butterfly from the Summer Label Motif Dies out of pink, cream and rose gold pearl card and added it to the top right of the card.

Amazing Paper Grace Dies Used:

DOMAPG-FEB19 – Enchantment Tall Flip and Gatefold Card

Summer Label Motif Dies

Hemstitch Rectangles Dies S5-308

Picot Petite Rectangles Dies

Merry Everything Words Dies

Other Products Used:

Creative Expressions Pearl Card – Rose Glow

Rosies Studio Pearlised Cardstock – Cream

Close to My Heart Cardstock – Colonial White

Bazzill Rose Gold Cardstock

Rajni Chawla’s Flower Shaping Paper

Neenah Classic Crest

Heartfelt Creations All Occasions Sentiments

Wow Embossing Ink

Ranger Rose Gold Embossing Powder

Rose Gold Pearls from stash

Foam tape

Silk ribbon from my stash

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

Ranger Archival inks – Sunflower, Goldenrod, Pink Peony

Altenew inks – Aloe Vera, Matcha

Blending Brushes

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Patricia

An Amazing Paper Grace Easter Basket

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Kia ora Koutou

Happy Easter to all those that celebrate. I have a very sweet, spring inspired Easter basket to share with you today featuring the stunning Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month – December 2018 Softly Spoke’n Flip and Gatefold Card. This die has been designed by Becca Feeken to create beautiful and elegant baskets as well as stunning cards. This basket is perfect for Easter eggs and/or chocolate or even a special gift for someone special.

Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.

My Project

I have created the basket following the directions by Becca Feeken here using yellow cardstock as my base. However, I added some pearlescent vellum behind the decorative dies at the top of my basket to allow me to add some embellishments later. I die cut two handles out of gold cardstock for each side of the basket.

I decorated the base of the basket using the Amazing Paper Grace Romantic Slimline Borders Dies out of white and yellow pearlescent cardstock. I then added a strip to the centre of the edge dies to coordinate with the gold handle accents. I used the left over oval from the basket and added it to the front and back of the basket over the decorative edges with foam tape. I die cut the centre motifs out of white cardstock and gold cardstock and added them to the yellow oval and added a gold pearl to the centre of the motifs. To finish the trims I added pearls to the lace edges.

For the flowers I have used the flowers from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies and coloured them with blue ink. I added the flowers to a stem from the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Daisy Dies with some leaves from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies. I die cut some leaves from the same die set from gold cardstock and made a small bouquet with the flowers and leaves which was then glued to the top of the basket as shown. To finish the bouquet I added a bow made from white seam binding.

I stamped the sentiment from the Beccy’s Place Magnolia stamp set on white pearl card with Wow Embossing ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I then die cut this sentiment out using the small tag die from the Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Grace die and added it around the bow with white satin ribbon.

To complete the basket I die cut two butterflies from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies out of white and yellow pearl cardstock and the body out of gold cardstock. I assembled the butterflies and added them to the basket with foam tape.

Amazing Paper Grace Dies Used:

Softly Spoke’n Flip and Gatefold Dies

Summer Label Motif Dies

Romantic Slimline Borders Dies

Cascading Grace Die

Layered Daisy Dies

Other Products Used:

Lawn Fawn Pearlescent Vellum

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Crafter’s Companion Yellow Pearl Cardstock

Crafter’s Companion White Pearl Cardstock

Neenah Solar Crest 80 Ib

Beccy’s Place Magnolia Stamp

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Altenew inks – Alpine Aster

Spellbinders cardstock – Rainforest

White Seam Binding

Dress My Craft Satin Ribbon

Spellbinders Gold Pearls

Wow Embossing Ink

Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Pearls from my stash

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Amazing Paper Grace Snip It Flowers Anniversary Card

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I have been a huge fan of Becca Feeken since she first started Amazing Paper Grace and I have absolutely loved her intricate and decorative designs that can be used in so many ways. The Amazing Paper Grace September 2019 Die of the Month – Snip It Flowers is one of these dies that can be used in so many ways and I know that I will be using this die a LOT! I love the floral motifs that can be snipped to create lots of different designs and here I have created a small square with the die and framed them with the newer Picot Petite Square and Fluted Classic Square dies for an elegant, timeless and classic design. Of course I had to add some flowers, butterflies and pearls to finish the card.

Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.

My Project

For my card I have made a 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ top folding card base out of heavy white cardstock. I then added a layer of gold, ivory and blue cardstock. I cut another piece of ivory and blue cardstock and layered them together and added this to the front of the card with fun foam. I die cut two panels of the Snip It Flowers out of ivory cardstock and trimmed one die to 9 flowers. I then trimmed the flowers only of the second die and adhered them to the complete die for a little more dimension. This was then added to the front of the blue square. I die cut the larger floral motif out of blue cardstock and the smaller floral motif out of ivory cardstock and layered them to the centre of the flowers.

I die cut the large square frame from the Picot Petite Square dies out of gold cardstock and then added the large square frame die cut from the large Fluted Classic Square dies out of ivory cardstock. The whole frame was then added to the front of the decorative dies with foam tape.

I stamped the sentiment from the All Occasions Sentiments Stamp in Wow embossing ink on vellum and heat embossed it with fine detail gold embossing powder. I die cut this out using the banner die from the Just a Note Sentiments Tag Clear Stamp and Die Set and adhered this to the centre of the card at each end only and added a pearl to each end to hide the glue.

I die cut the leaf flourish from the My Sweet Friend die set out of light green cardstock, trimmed it and added it around the right side of the sentiment. I die cut small flowers using the dies from the Petite Floral Potpourri die set and coloured them with pink, yellow and blue inks. These were shaped and I added some wire pollen stamens to the centre. I trimmed the wires and added the flowers over the leaves and around the sentiment as shown.

To finish I added two butterflies from the Butterfly Garden Shutter set made from ivory, blue, black and gold cardstocks and white pearls to the centre of the flowers on the background die.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

DOMAPG-0919 Snip it Flowers

Square Fluted Classics

Petite Picot Squares

Butterfly Garden Shutters

All Occasions Sentiments Stamp

Petite Floral Potpourri

My Sweet Friend

Just a Note Sentiments Tag Clear Stamp and Die Set

Other Products Used:

Creative expressions Ivory Pearl Card

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Peridot, Glacier, Onyx

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Heartfelt Creations Vellum

Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Wow Embossing Ink

Foam Tape

Fun Foam

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

White Pearls

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