I am excited to announce that my beautiful Christmas card has been selected to go in the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine October Card of the Month competition. I would love for you to vote for me and share the link to help me win. Here is the link: https://creativescrapbooker.ca/card-of-the-month-october-2025/. Thank you so much for supporting me in my creative journey. Wishing you all a wonderful day.
I was asked recently to make some New Zealand Christmas themed Christmas cards and I thought it would be a great opportunity to use the Amazing Paper Grace Graceful Borders – Graceful Frame Maker Etched Die to create a frame for this cute kiwi on a beach scene. I was really happy with how this card turned out. And I love the cute Santa kiwi too!
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
I am so amazed at the ingenuity of this die to create so many different frame combinations and for this card I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Graceful Borders – Graceful Fans Etched Dies to make a fan border for the image. I have also used the Amazing Paper Grace Classic Fluted Square Etched Dies to complete the frame. I have added some poinsettias and foliage from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month November 2020 Pop up 3D Vignette Poinsettia Sleigh Etched Dies and the I have mounted the foiled sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month November 2020 Pop up 3D Vignette Poinsettia Sleigh Etched Dies on the banner from the Amazing Paper Grace Vintage Pierced Banners Etched Dies. To finish the card I have added some sparkle on the sea and the flowers using some Diamond Stickles and to the hat with Stickles Frosted Lace and some gold pearls to the corners and flower centres.
You can see how this die works in this video that Becca Feeken has made here:
Amazing Paper Grace Products used:
S4-1151 Fluted Classics Squares Etched Dies
Die of the Month November 2020 Pop up 3D Vignette Poinsettia Sleigh Etched Dies
S4-820 Vintage Pierced Banners Etched Dies
S6-112 Graceful Borders – Graceful Frame Maker Etched Die
S4-703 Graceful Borders – Graceful Fans Etched Dies
One of my favourite papercraft techniques is hot foiling and I do it a lot – particularly for sentiments. I have purchased a Better Press machine but I tend to use the plates for hot foiling instead. Amazing Paper Grace has the most beautiful and elegant hot foil plates and today I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Merry Filigree Quatrefoil Hot Foil Plate as a base for my Christmas card. I have used non-traditional colours for my card and I love the how the colour combination of pink, gold and green work with the pops of traditional red berries.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
It is scarily close to Christmas now and I have another Christmas card to share with you using the Amazing Paper Grace Oval Coronet Etched Dies as a beautiful frame for a pretty poinsettia image I found on Facebook. I have used vellum for the insert to add texture but still allow the image to show through. I have added some embellishments around the frame (listed below) and a fabulous full silver bow to finish off the card. I love the clean simplicity of this card and the red poinsettia really pops through the white and silver accents of the card.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
Gosh we are almost into August and I can’t believe how fast this year has gone. July is nearly done but I have one more Christmas card to share with you featuring the Amazing Paper Grace Gilded Vines Glimmer Plates from The Gilded Age collection by Becca Feeken. I have been watching The Gilded Age series on TV and it is just fabulous and I love looking at all the beautiful gilded decor, gold jewellery and stunning outfits. So this card has been inspired by all the lavish gilding on the walls and even the ceilings. I have kept my card fairly simple and added some Christmas embellishments from the Amazing Paper Grace Holiday Label Motif dies from the Seasonal Labels Motif dies collection.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
My card base is 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ made from white cardstock. I added a lovely texture to the top and bottom by die cutting a single decorative edge from the Amazing Paper Grace Infinity Link Border dies out of white cardstock and cutting it in half. I then foiled the background using the Amazing Paper Grace Gilded Vines Glimmer Plates using Aura foil and trimmed the card down and matted it with gold mirror card before adding it to the base card using some Fun Foam.
For the sentiment I used the sentiment from the Christmas Damask Jubilee Hot Foil Plate Set and foiled it on white cardstock before using the rectangle die from the Amazing Paper Grace All Occasions Stamp and Die set before adding it to the centre of the decorative background.
I die cut two frames using the Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twist Rectangle die set – one from gold mirror cardstock and on from white cardstock. These were stacked together and added around the sentiment as shown.
I then made a range of Christmas embellishments using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Holiday Label Motif dies out using a variety of colours and also some accents in gold mirror cardstock. These embellishments were added to the top left and bottom right of the card as shown. I also added glossy accents to the berries for more dimension and shine.
To finish the card I added some gold pearls to the bottom left, top right and around the sentiment as shown.
Today I have a gorgeous Christmas gift box that I have made using the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month November 2019 – Winter’s Solstice. I enjoy making boxes or bags to add small treats such as chocolates for my family for Christmas and when I saw that Becca Feeken had made a video demonstrating how to make this box I had to make it. You can see the video here. I had a lot of fun making this and decorating it with various dies from Amazing Paper Grace.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
I have made the box according the the instructions from Becca Feeken up to adding the gold dies. You can see the video here. I did inlay some of the gold accents in the large outer decorative die and added some gold pearls to decorate them. I also added the ribbon but left the bow and decorated the top of the box with floral elements for a festive feel.
To decorate my box I have die cut several foliage elements from the Amazing Paper Grace Holiday Label Motif Dies and Petite Floral Potpourri Dies from green, red and brown cardstock to create the base.
The lantern is also from the Holiday Label Motif Dies and made from gold mirror cardstock and I have used Copic markers to colour the flame on the candle. This was added using foam squares.
The poinsettia is from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Poinsettia Dies and I have used Copic markers to colour the flowers and leaves before assembling the flower. I then used some Moonlight Gold Lunar Past for some golden sparkle and the stamens have been made from yellow Nuvo drops and I have added a dot of red in the centres with a red Copic marker.
The white flowers are made using the flower die from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month March 2020 – Elegant Infinity and after shaping and adding the stamens I added some Crystal Stickles to the petals for some shine and sparkle.
To finish the box I added a gold ribbon to the sides of the top and finished it with a gold pearl.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Die of the Month November 2011 – Winter Solstice Dies
Die of the Month March 2020 – Elegant Infinity Dies
Holiday Label Motif Dies
Petite Floral Potpourri Dies
Cinch and Go Poinsettia Dies
Other Products Used:
Cream cardstock from stash
Heartfelt Creations Festive Christmas Paper Collection
Today I am sharing the first Christmas card I have made this year and I am so happy to have made a start on them. The Amazing Paper Grace 3D Vignette Dies make it so easy to make a shaped card with a nifty little hinge by die cutting close to the side edge with the tabs over the fold. This helps with allowing the card to fold over and more space if you wish add extra embellishments inside the card as well. For this card I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Grand Snow Globe Dies as the base and the Amazing Paper Grace Santa Claus Layering Set Dies to decorate the front of the card.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
For my project today I created the base card using the outer shadow die from the Amazing Paper Grace Grand Snow Globe Dies out of white cardstock. I then die cut three decorative panels using the shadow and inner decorative dies out of pearlescent cardstock that had a tinge of gold. I then added some double sided paper adhesive to the base of the front and the inner panels. I then removed the top of the adhesive paper before adding the decorative panels and then added some Diamond Sprinkles to the sticky paper for a sparkly finish.
I die cut two decorative circle frames out of gold mirror cardstock and white cardstock using the Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twist Circle dies. These were stacked together with the gold on top and then added to the top of the circle on the front of the card.
I then die cut the sun ray die from the Amazing Paper Grace Santa Claus Layering Set Dies out of the pearl card. I added some more double sided adhesive paper to some pearl card and die cut it out with the plain circle die. I removed the top of the adhesive paper and then added the sunray die to the circle before adding some more Diamond Sprinkles.
I then die cut the Santa and tree die from the same set out of pearl cardstock and made sure to emboss the die before adding to the sunray circle with foam strips. This was then added to the middle of the gold Elegant Twist frame.
To finish the front I added some gold holly leaves to the base of the card, a gold pearl to the centre of the sun ray and some clear gems with gold dust radiating out from the centre and also the the leaves.
I repeated the same steps to the inside right panel of the card this time using the Christmas Greetings die from the Amazing Paper Grace Grand Snow Globe Dies.
I left the inside left panel blank to write the greeting.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Grand Snow Globe Dies
Santa Claus Layering Set Dies
Elegant Twist Circle Dies
Other Products Used:
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110Ib Cardstock
Crafter’s Companion Centura Pearl Cardstock – Snow White with a Hint of Gold
Lawn Fawn Mirror Gold Cardstock
Jac Double Sided Paper
Pink Fresh Studio Gold Pearls
Pink Fresh Studio Clear Gems – Clear with Gold Dust
Today I have another downunder Christmas card to share with you featuring a nautical theme with a kiwi twist. When I saw the stunning Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle at Spellbinders I had to get this set as it was perfect for masculine cards, for the sailing enthusiasts as well as Christmas cards to send overseas. For the Christmas cards I also stamped, coloured and fussy cut some pohutakawa flowers to add a kiwi flavour to the cards I sent overseas. The pohutakawa tree is a New Zealand native tree that blooms with red flowers at Christmas time and is known as the New Zealand Christmas tree. I have also added some background with the Heartfelt Creations Sea Breeze Collection papers and coordinating dies. Of course I had to add some glitter to the flowers and sea to add some sparkle. Watch out for more Christmas cards to come for Christmas in July celebrations.
Products used:
Spellbinders Uncharted Waters Stencil
Spellbinders Set Sail Etched Dies
Spellbinders Guiding Light Etched Dies
Spellbinders Oh Buoy! Etched Dies
Heartfelt Creations Sea Breeze Harbour Paper Collection and Dies – birds
Heartfelt Creations Sand and Sunsets Paper Collection and Dies- shells
Heartfelt Creations A Day At Sea -Paper Collection and Dies – grass, frame
Heartfelt Creations Christmas Lantern Cling Stamp and Die
Today I have a very special birthday card I made for a very special person using dies from the Amazing Paper Grace 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken. Shaped cards are so easy when you use a 3D Vignette die and my favourite 3D Vignette die is the Amazing Paper Grace Grand Vaulted Cabinet Etched Dies. I love the shape of the aperture and I especially love the swirls and flourishes in the decorative background too. I have paired these dies with the Amazing Paper Grace Birthday Wishes Vignette Etched Dies from the Beautiful Sentiment Vignette Dies Collection by Becca Feeken to change this to a birthday card. Finally I added a beautiful hot foiled sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Heart Felt Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Sweet Cardlets Collection on the interactive pivot banner for extra meaning and a sweet butterfly from the Amazing Paper Grace Butterfly Bliss Etched Dies to the front.
I have used soft pinks, cream and white with accents of gold for this card for a soft, vintage, romantic and elegant shaped card that the recipient loved.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
You can watch a video here on how to create the pop up element on a card as well as in the mini album here: https://youtu.be/AMmUn1SxksI?si=xtKsM7mR1UkQKgII. You can also see how adding the shadow die to the edge of folded cardstock creates the shaped card.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used.
S4-1029 Grateful Thankful Blessed Layering Etched Dies
S4-1032 Interactive Pivot Banner Etched Dies
S5-408 Grand Vaulted Cabinet Etched Dies
S5-455 Birthday Wishes Vignette Etched Dies
GLP-219 Heart Felt Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Dies
Die of the Month August 2022 Peekaboo Trellis Panels Etched Dies
S6-183 Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutters 5×7 Card Base Etched Dies
Welcome Back to my blog and since it is Christmas in July I have a very summery Christmas card to share with you that I made last year and never had the chance to post. This card was very quick and easy to made using some gorgeous dies from Amazing Paper Grace to frame the Santa image which I got free from a Facebook page.
My Project
I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Classic Square Dies and the Postage Edge Square Dies for the frames and decorated it with a poinsettia and foliage using dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month November 2020 Pop up 3D Vignette Poinsettia Sleigh Dies.
The sentiment is Te Reo (Maori) and has been printed on the computer and then die cut with the small rectangle from the Amazing Paper Grace Giving Occasions Stamp and Die and matted with some red cardstock and added to the bottom of the frame with some gold pearls.
It is hard to see in the photo but I added some Crystal Ultrafine glitter to the sea and Santa to give the card some sparkle.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Postage Edge Square Dies
Fluted Classic Square Dies
Die of the Month November 2020 Pop up 3D Vignette Poinsettia Sleigh Dies
Giving Occasions Stamp and Die
Other Products Used:
Clipart – Free from Facebook
Creative Expressions Foundation Cardstock – Ruby
