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Amazing Paper Grace Hello It’s Your Birthday Card

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I often like to make more than one card at a time when I have a die out just to get a feel of how versatile the die set is. And the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month March 2019 – Spun Blessing Oval Etched Dies was no exception. For my card today I have used the small decorative side panels to create a pretty background for the sweet flowers and the sentiment and I kept the same colour combination that I used in the previous card as it was just beautiful and elegant. This card was very quick and easy to made and great to have in my stash.

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

My Project

For my card I made a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card out of white cardstock. I cut a piece of ivory pearl card to fit on top of the card.

I die cut the frame using the largest frame dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangle Etched Dies out of ivory pearl cardstock and made sure to emboss the die to get the texture and dimension from the die. I die cut a shadow frame out of silver cardstock by removing the decorative die from the frame. I adhered the silver shadow frame to the decorative frame and then adhere the frame to the front of the card using foam strips.

I die cut the panel out of green pearl cardstock by using the decorative side pattern twice to create a 4 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ and this was adhered to the front of the card. I stamped the birthday sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Giving Occasions Stamp and Die Set in Versamark ink on the green pearl cardstock and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder. I die cut this out with the coordinating die from the same stamp and die set. The sentiment was then added to the card with foam squares.

I die cut the word ‘Hello’ using the die from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2021 – Tiara Trifold Etched Dies three times – once from silver cardstock and twice with pearl green cardstock. I stacked these dies toghether with the silver die on top and then added it at an angle above the sentiment as shown.

I die cut flowers out of pink cardstock and leaves out of a mint coloured green cardstock using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Petite Floral Potpourri Etched Dies. I added some flowers and leaves from the top right and bottom left of the card and finished the card by adding some pearls to the centres of the flowers.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Die of the Month March 2019 – Spun Blessing Oval Etched Dies

Die of the Month July 2021 – Tiara Trifold Etched Dies

Hemstitch Rectangle Etched Dies

Petite Floral Potpourri Etche Dies

Giving Occasions Stamp and Die Set

Other Products Used:

House of Cards White Cardstock 300 gsm

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Silver Cardstock

Crafter’s Companion White Pearl Cardstock

Craft Perfect Pearlescent Cardstock – Blue Frost

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Pink Sand

Creative Expressions Foundation Cardstock – Spearmint Green

Ranger Embossing Powder – Silver

Versamark ink

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Amazing Paper Grace With Love

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Today I have a sweet and simple card to share with you today made using the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2019 – Enchanting Battenburg Corners Etched Dies. Sometimes a simple and yet so elegant card is all you need to convey your feelings and this card says it all. Becca Feeken often takes her inspiration from traditional sewing and needlework techniques and many of the Amazing Paper Grace dies are designed to be embossed to create the look of lace. The Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2019 – Enchanting Battenburg Corners Etched Dies were designed to create the beautiful textures that is reminiscent of the beautiful Battenberg lace. You can find out more about the origin of Battenburg lace here.

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

My Project

For my card I have made a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card out of white cardstock.

I created the shadow for the lace dies by using the corner edge dies on two sides of a piece of 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ blue cardstock. I then die cut two complete corner dies using the small lace corner dies out of white cardstock and embossed them to create the texture. These were then added to the shadow die.

I die cut a small label from white cardstock and the next size up label out of blue cardstock using the Amazing Paper Grace Franscesca Labels Etched Dies. I glued the white label to the blue label before adding it to the centre of the decorative dies.

I then cut a piece of blue cardstock 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and embossed it using the Amazing Paper Grace Orange Peel 3D Embossing Folder. I added the decorative medallion I had created to this using foam tape.

I added a strip of white satin ribbon across the centre of the decorative medallion and adhered it behind the embossed card and then added the entire panel to the front of the card.

I stamped the sentiment from Beccy’s Place Magnolia Stamp set on white cardstock using Tuxedo Black ink and then die cut it out using the small tag die from the Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Grace Etched Dies. This was then added to the centre of the labels using some foam tape.

To complete the card I added a double bow using the white satin ribbon and some pearls to the decorative die and on the bow.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Die of the Month June 2019 – Enchanting Battenburg Corners Etched Dies

Orange Peel Embossing Folder

Cascading Grace (small tag)

Francesca Labels

Other Products Used:

Beccy’s Place Magnolia Stamp

Creative Expressions Foundation Cardstock – Blue Dusk

House of Paper White Cardstock 300 gsm

White Satin Ribbon

Pearls

Memento ink – Tuxedo Black

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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An Amazing Paper Grace Rose and Filigree Birthday Card

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One of my favourite colour combinations when making cards is pink and gold and today I have a gorgeous birthday card just full of pink and gold with a touch of ivory. In June of this year I made a totally different card (for me that is) using the Amazing Paper Grace Rose and Filigree Duo Slip in Card Etched Dies that was full of drama with a black and red colour combination and yet was very easy to make using the ‘slip in’ component of the dies. You can see the card here. For today’s card I have used the rose filigree decorative dies to create a beautiful background for some layered dies, some cherry blossoms and a lovely birthday sentiment finished with a coordinating pink and gold silk ribbon bow.

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

My Project

For my project today I have created a top folding 5″ x 6 card out of white cardstock. I trimmed a piece of pink and cream striped paper from Mintay and added added a strip of pink and gold ribbon down the centre of the paper before adding it to the front of the card.

I die cut four decorative rose filigree dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Rose and Filigree Duo Slip in Card Etched Dies – two from pink cardstock and two from gold cardstock. The gold dies were adhered behind the pink dies slightly offset for a hint of gold. These dies were then added to the front of the card.

I die cut a piece of pink cardstock using the base die from the same die set and used my trimmer to cut a frame 1/4 wide out of the paper. I then added the frame to the front of the card with some foam strips.

For the oval frames in the centre of the card I used cream and gold cardstocks using the Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twist Oval Etched dies, pink cardstock for the Amazing Paper Grace Petite Picot Etched Dies and cream cardstock for the Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Oval Etched Dies on top.

I made some cherry blossoms using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Cherry Blossoms Etched Dies out of pink cardstock, the leaves from green cardstock and the branch from brown cardstock. I added some Cherry Blossom inks to the centre of the pinks flowers before assembling them. The flowers were draped over the top right of the oval frames.

The sentiment is from the Amazing Paper Grace Make a Scene Celebration Scene Etched Dies and I have die cut three layers – two from pink cardstock and one from gold cardstock. This was then added to the centre of the oval frames on an angle.

To finish the card I have added a pink and gold silk ribbon bow to the top of the card and added some gold pearls to the bow, the centres of the flowers and to highlight the sentiment.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Rose and Filigree Duo Slip in Card Etched Dies

Layered Cherry Blossoms Etched Dies

Elegant Twist Oval Etched Dies

Petite Picot Oval Etched Dies

Fluted Classic Oval Etched Dies

Make a Scene Celebration Scene Etched Dies

Other Products Used:

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Concord &9th Cardstock – Ballet Slipper

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Barely Peach (?), Chamomile, Rainforest

Gina K Designs Cardstock – Chocolate Truffle

Mintay Peony Garden Paper 6” x 8”

Spellbinders Gold Pearls

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Cherry Blossom

Foam Tape

Gold and Pink Silk Ribbon from stash

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A Nautical Father’s Day Card

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We have just had Father’s Day last weekend in New Zealand and my husband was a keen sailor when he was young so when I saw the Fair Winds Collection by Dawn Woleslagle I had to have this collection. I loved how Dawn had created the whole package with stencils for a gorgeous background to the dies to create the scenes. The seagulls were sooo cute and the boat was so easy to put together. I have made several cards and some will end up being Christmas cards seeing as we have warm Christmas’ here.

I have used the Honey Bee Stamps 3D Embossing Folder – Burlap to create a ‘watercolour’ finish to my stenciled background and it really does look like the background is on a canvas. This was done prior to adding all the other elements which helped the images to pop. The Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twist Rectangle Etched Dies which look like. they could be ropes carried through the nautical theme to frame the boat.

I have added some shells to the base of the card from the Heartfelt Creations Sea Breeze Paper collection to give an extra ‘beachy’ touch to the posts, buoys, seagulls, and life preservers at the bottom of the card. I coloured clear Bitty Sparkles with black alcohol marker and added them as eyes to the seagulls.

To finish the card front I added some Star Dust Stickles to the sea for some sparkle on the sea.

I just couldn’t bear to add a sentiment to the front so I added the sentiment from the Spellbinders Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Press Plate and Die Set in the inside of the card.

Products Used:

Spellbinders Set Sail Dies

Spellbinders Guiding Light Dies

Spellbinders Oh, Buoy Dies

Spellbinders Uncharted Waters 6″ x 6″ Stencils

Spellbinders Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Press Plate and Die Set

Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twist Rectangle Dies

Honey Bee Stamps 3D Embossing Folder’

Heartfelt Creations Sand and Sunsets Die

Heartfelt Creations Sea Breeze Paper Collection

Concord & 9th Cardstock – Clementine, Blueberry

Heartfelt Creations Kraft Cardstock

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Onyx, Phone Booth, Lunar Grey, Graphite, 

Concord & 9th Cardstock – Clementine, Blueberry

Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock – 100 Lb

Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock – 80 Lb

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Ocean Breeze, Turquoise, Waterfall,Lemon Whip, Sunshine, Marigold, Clementine, Sage, Eucalyptus, Grassy Knoll

Distress inks – Lost Shadow, Hickory Smoke, Scorched Timber, Ground Expresso

CTMH Bitty Sparkles

Copic Marker – 100

Stickles – Star Dust

Foam Squares

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Basket With Love Amazing Paper Grace

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A few weeks back I did a 3D pop up vignette using the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month January 2020 Pop Up 3D Vignette Bouquet and today I have a card showing you how to use the same dies on a card front. I also wanted to show how easy it is to mix and match old and new Amazing Paper Grace by combining the newer Amazing Paper Grace Romantic Romantic Chargeour with the older Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month January 2020 Pop Up 3D Vignette Bouquet. The two dies fitted together so well that they could have been part of the same set. For my card this time I have gone for blush pink, rose gold and creams with lots of glitter for a very sophisticated and elegant card that could be used for so many different occasions. (I wish you could see how pretty this card is and how it just sparkles – my husband was really taken with it!) Once I had all the flowers made this card came together very quickly.

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

My Project

For my project I have made a top folding 5″ x 7″ card out of white cardstock. I have layered blush pink card and rose gold pearl paper on the front of the card. To add more interest I have scored two lines on each side on the pearl rose gold paper.

I have die cut the large shadow die from the Amazing Paper Grace Romantic Romantic Chargeour out of pearl cream paper and adhered it to the front of the card. I then die cut the inner decorative dies out of the Amazing Paper Grace Romantic Romantic Chargeour in pearl ivory paper and adhered it to the over the shadow base. I added the inner plain die on top of the decorative frame. I die cut the outer decorative frame out of rose gold glitter paper and adhered it to the top of the shadow with foam strips.

I die cut the bouquet from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month January 2020 Pop Up 3D Vignette Bouquet Etched dies out of rose gold glitter card and then die cut the small basket area out of rose gold pearl paper and embossed it before adding it behind the ‘basket’. I added the ‘stems’ made from blush pink to the basket and then adhered the bouquet to the front of the card using foam strips in the centre of the frame to allow the bouquet to sit level.

I used a mix of rose gold pearl paper and rose gold glitter card to make lots of flowers and added them to the top of the basket using various levels of foam squares for more dimension.

I stamped the sentiment from Beccy’s Place Magnolia stamps in WOW embossing ink on rose gold pearl paper and heat embossed it with rose gold embossing powder. I then die cut the sentiment out using the tag die that comes with the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month January 2020 Pop Up 3D Vignette Bouquet Etched dies and adhered it to the basket as shown. I added a small heart from the same die set using the rose gold pearl paper and card and added it to the label as shown.

To finish the card I added a pink and gold silk ribbon bow to the top of the tag and added a pearl to the bow as well as on the heart, on the top of the basket and in the centre of the flowers.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Die of the Month January 2020 Pop Up 3D Vignette Bouquet

Romantic Chargeour

Other Products Used:

Beccy’s Place Magnolia Stamp set

Gina K Cardstock – Barely There

Creative Expressions Pearl Card – Rose Glow

Rosies Studio Pearlescent Cardstock – Ivory

Pink Fresh Studio Rose Gold Glitter Cardstock

House of Paper Cardstock – White 300gsm

Pearls from my stash

Ranger Rose Gold Embossing Powder

Wow embossing ink

Foam squares/tape

Pink and gold silk ribbon

Scoreboard

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Thanks for Everything Pink Fresh Studio Challenge Card

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Today I have my second card for the Pink Fresh Studio August 2024 Challenge. This month the challenge is to use washi tape and or use the following inks: Sparkling Rose/Peony, Lavender, Mulberry Blush, Storm, and Sage.

My card today features the Pink Fresh Studio Enchanting Flora washi tape and was so easy to put together.

Once again I have hot foiled the background with the Pink Fresh Studio Diagonal Plaid Press Plate but this time I have used Matte Silver foil for a more subtle finish.

I then die cut four stitched scallop dies out of white cardstock and glued two sets of inner squares together before laying them on the front of the plaid squares overlapping them in the centre of the card front.

I die cut a couple of sets of the Pink Fresh Studio Enchanting Flora washi tapes and then added them over the squares as shown – at the top and bottom of the squares and also in the centre where the squares meet.

I added a frame die cut using the Pink Fresh Studio Notched Corner dies using foam tape to hide the edges of the floral images.

The hot foiled sentiment from the Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil Plate in the same Matte Silver foil and then die cut with the coordinating die. I die cut another three plain dies and stacked them all together with the foiled sentiment on top before adding it to the centre of the card over the flowers with some foam squares to make it even.

To finish the card I have added some silver pearls from Pink Fresh Studio.

Products Used:

Pink Fresh Studio Notched Corner Dies

Pink Fresh Studio Diagonal Plaid Press Plate

Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die

Pink Fresh Studio Enchanting Flora Washi Tape

Pink Fresh Studio Enchanting Flora Die Set

Pink Fresh Studio Essentials Stitched Scallop Squares

Pink Fresh Studio Silver Pearls

Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb cardstock 

Spellbinders Hot Foil – Matte Silver

Foam squares

Foam tape

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Wishing You a Beautiful Day with Amazing Paper Grace

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What I love about Amazing Paper Grace dies is that the dies do all the heavy lifting and it takes no time at all to create beautiful, elegant and timeless cards. Today’s card uses just four Amazing Paper Grace die sets – one for a stunning background, one for highlighting the sentiment and two die sets for the flowers and leaves.

The lovely soft green and silver cardstock I have used makes a beautiful combination and really highlights the gorgeous Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month March 2019 – Spun Blessing Oval Etched Dies. I then used the Amazing Paper Grace Beautiful Dreamer Stamp and Die Set to create the focal point for the silver heat embossed sentiment on the lovely tag die that comes with the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month March 2019 – Spun Blessing Oval Etched Dies. The flowers were a combination of the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Five Flowers Etched Dies and the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Rosebud Etched Dies that I had already made in my stash. This card took no time at all to come together.

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

My Project

For my card I have created a top folding 5″ x 7″ base card out of white cardstock. I have then created layers using silver and green cardstock on the front of the card. I then die cut the shadow die from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month March 2019 – Spun Blessing Oval Etched Dies out of white pearl cardstock. I then die cut the decorative die using all the inlay decorative dies out of green cardstock and adhered it to the shadow die. This was then added to the front of the card using fun foam for more dimension. I finished the card front with a piece of coordinating green ribbon across length ways over the decorative die.

I die cut the decorative label die from the Amazing Paper Grace Beautiful Dreamer Stamp and Die Set out of silver cardstock and adhered it to the centre of the decorative frame die with foam tape.

I stamped the sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages Stamp set in Versamark ink on green cardstock and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder. I die cut the sentiment out using the long decorative tag die from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month March 2019 – Spun Blessing Oval Etched Dies and adhered it to the front of the decorative label die.

I had some leaves and flowers already made and used a petal from the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Rosebud Etched dies with a flower that I had made earlier here from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Five Flowers Etched Dies to make a totally new flower. The leaves from the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Rosebud Etched dies had been coloured with a soft mint colour ink which matched the colours I had used so well

To finish the card I added a ribbon bow out of green ribbon with a pearl on top to the right side of the sentiment label and then added pearls to the decorative dies as shown.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Die of the Month March 2019 – Spun Blessing Oval Etched Dies

Beautiful Dreamer Stamp and Die Set

Candlewick Rosebud Etched Dies

Cinch and Go Five Flowers

Other Products Used:

House of Cards White Cardstock 300 gsm

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Silver Cardstock

Crafter’s Companion White Pearl Cardstock

Craft Perfect Pearlescent Cardstock – Blue Frost

Fun Foam

Dress My Craft Soft Flower Shaping Paper

Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages Stamp Set

Ranger Embossing Powder – Silver

Versamark ink

Green Seam Binding

Altenew inks – Pink Diamond, Cotton Candy, Coral Berry, Minty Mint

Dress My Craft yellow/white thread stamens

Foam mat

Medium and small ball stylus

Medium Groove golf tool

Pearls from my stash

Bearly Art Glue

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Pink Fresh Studio Challenge August 2024 – Hope Your Day Is Wonderful

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I have finally got round to finishing off my cards for the Pink Fresh Studio August 2024 Challenge. This month the challenge is to use washi tape and or use the following inks: Sparkling Rose/Peony, Lavender, Mulberry Blush, Storm, and Sage.

For my first card I have chosen to use the challenge inks to colour the images of the Vines and Roses – Peony, Lavender, Mulberry Blush, Storm and Sage. These are interesting colours to use together and ones that I would not normally put together. So I was pleasantly surprised how the coloured images came together to create a cool colour combination. I normally use a lot of gold and warm colours on my cards so it was nice to use silver for a change.

For my background for my card I have hot foiled the Diagonal Plaid Press Plate with Matte Silver and Silver Speckled Prism foils. The press plates foiled perfectly and the background really sparkles with the Speckled Prism foils.

One of my favourite frame layering dies is the Pink Fresh Studio Notched Corner dies and I use them a lot. Here I have die cut an outside frame as well as in inner frame for the florals and sentiments to be the focus of the card.

The sentiment is also one I use a lot as it can be used for so many different occasions – Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die. I have foiled the sentiment in Matte Silver foil and then stacked it with another two plain dies to add to the centre of the card.

To finish I added some silver pearls from Pink Fresh Studio for a clean and fresh look.

Products Used:

Pink Fresh Studio Notched Corner Dies

Pink Fresh Studio Diagonal Plaid Press Plate

Pink Fresh Studio Vines and Roses Stamp, Stencil and Die Set

Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Detail Black, Peony, Lavender, Mulberry Blush, Storm and Sage

Pink Fresh Studio Silver Pearls

Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb cardstock 

Spellbinders Hot Foil – Matte Silver, Speckled Prism

Foam squares

Foam tape

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Wishing You the Best Pink Fresh Studio

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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

Pink Fresh Studio Gems – Glacier

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Lemon Whip, Sky Blue, Cherry Blossom, Mimosa, Marigold, Summer Shower & Eucalyptus.

House of Paper White Cardstock 300 gsm

Memento Black ink – Tuxedo Black

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Happy Birthday with Pink Fresh Studio

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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

Pink Fresh Studio Diagonal Plaid Press Plate

Pink Fresh Studio Gems – Glacier

Acetate

Pink Fresh StudioInks – Turquoise (sentiment), Lemon Whip, Sparkling Rose, Mimosa, Waterfall, Slumber

House of Cards Cardstock – White 300 gsm

White card 80 Ib from my stash

Creative Expressions Foundation Card – Spearmint Green (?)

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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