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Save the Date Wedding Invitation Using Amazing Paper Grace Dies

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We are in the middle of the summer wedding season here in New Zealand and today I have a special card that is also a Save the Date invitation that can be kept as a special memento for the wedding album. Most wedding planning etc is done online and I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Classic Elegance Tall Pocket to create a pocket for an Save the Date invitation using the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator with the dates on the back. I have used sweet blush and pink tones for the card front and the invitation. The flowers are from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator and the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Blossoms. I absolutely love the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Sampler Collection dies and the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Edged Corners Etched Dies was perfect for the top of the invitation.

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

My Project

My card base is 5″ x 7″ and I have matted gold and Barely Peach card on the card front. I then cut another piece of Barely Peach card slightly smaller and embossed it with the Amazing Paper Grace Orange Peel 3D Embossing Folder. I then ink blended the edges with Kitsch Flamingo and Spun Sugar oxide inks. I die cut the pocket from the Classic Elegance Tall Pocket Etched Dies out of Barely Peach card. I also die cut a pocket out of acetate and trimmed it to fit behind the pocket before adding this to the card front. The acetate backing allowed me to add the flowers to the pocket.

To make the invitation I cut a piece of Barely Peach card 4″ x 5″ and using the bottom edge die from the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Edged Corners Etched Dies die cut the edge from one short end. then cut another peice of gold cardstock 3″ x 4″ and matted it with a smaller blush card which had two lines scored around each end and has been ink blended with Kitsch Flamingo and Spun Sugar inks. This was then placed on the front of the invitation. I die cut the ‘Save the Date’ words from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator Etched Dies out of gold cardstock and two layers of blush card. These were stacked together on added to the front of the envelope.

For the back of the envelope I repeated the same process with the matted layers and then added the grid and the Date and the numbers from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator Etched Dies.

I die cut two flourishes from the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Edged Corners Edged Corner Dies and added them to the base of the matted layers and also die cut two edges from the same die set out of gold cardstock and added them to the top front and back of the invitation.

I have die cut the flowers using the flower dies from the Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator Etched Dies out of Barely Peach Cardstock. I added some Kitsch Flamingo ink to the centre of the flowers, shaped the petals with my fingers and then assembled the flowers with two petals. I die cut the large and medium sized stamens using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Blossoms Etched Dies out of flower shaping paper. I coloured the stamens with Lemon Whip ink and then shaped them with a ball stylus. I adhered two of each sized together making sure they overlapped and then added the larger and smaller stamens to the centre of the flower. I then added a pink iridescent jewel to the centre of the flower. I added the flowers to the bottom left of the pocket and also to the decorative edge and the top of the pull out invitation.

I die cut the leaves out of green cardstock using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator Etched Die and the leaf dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Edged Corners Edged Corner Dies. I coloured the edges with Mowed Lawn ink, shaped them with my fingers and spritzed the with some Glimmer Mist before adding them around the flowers.

I die cut the small flowers from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Blossoms Etched Dies out of flower shaping paper. I coloured them with Lemon Whip ink and spritzed them with water before shaping them. Once they were dry I added them around the larger flowers and leaves and added a yellow iridescent gem to the centre of the flowers.

Amazing Paper Grace Dies Used:

Die of the Month June 2020 – Snip it grid and Calendar Creator Etched Dies

S6-079 Classic Elegance Tall Pocket Etched Dies

S4-163 Cinch and Go Blossoms Etched Dies

S4-1024 Candlewick Edged Corners Etched Dies

E3D-046 Orange Peel Embossing Folder

Other Products Used:

Distress Oxide inks – Mowed Lawn, Sugar Spun, Kitsch Flamingo

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Lemon Whip

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Hammermill White Cardstock 300 gsm

Pink Fresh Studio Gems – Ballet Slippers, Yellow

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Peridot, Rainforest, Barely Peach, Alabaster – base of invitation, pocket

Creative Expressions Heat Emboss Acetate

DMC Flower Shaping Paper

Small and medium ball stylus

Double Sided Tape

Foam Tape

Glimmer Mist

Bearly Art Glue

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

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Amazing Paper Grace Rolled Flowers Elegant Birthday Cards

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My card today is centred around the beautiful Amazing Paper Grace Flourish Frame die along with some gorgeous rolled flowers from the Amazing Paper Grace Loop Roll Flowers. It is always good to try something different and I was happy with these flowers once I realised that I had to use a very light weight paper when rolling these flowers. I have also had a play with layering different die cuts for the background and I love the different textures I created. And I absolutely loved this pale blue, cream and pale green colour combination and will definitely revisit it again in the future. The hot foiled sentiment in silver really added some elegance to the card.

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

My Project

For my project I have created a side folding 5″ x 7″ card out of white cardstock. I then matted some light blue embossed paper with some cream cardstock and added this panel to the front of the card.

I then die cut the inner decorative dies out of cream cardstock and embossed the small detail die on each end of the inner elongated oval die. These were adhered to the centre of the card.

I then die cut a medium rectangle frame out using the Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies and adhere it around the inner decorative dies on the front of the card.

I then die cut the outer frame out of cream cardstock and embossed the die for more detail. I added this to the card using foam strips.

Another rectangle frame was made this time using the small dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies and adhered horizontally over the outer frame using some foam strips to keep the frame level.

To finish the background I die cut a circular frame using the Amazing Paper Grace Tiara Rondelle Etched Dies out of cream cardstock and this was added over all the frames and dies.

I hot foiled the sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Glorious Glimmer Elegant Occasions Hot Foil Plate in Prism foil on Hammermil cardstock and then die cut it with the coordinating die. I die cut another two plain dies and a silver die and stacked them together before adding the foiled sentiment on top and the silver die slightly offset to show some silver at the bottom. The sentiment was then added to the centre of the frames using foam squares in the centre to keep level.

I die cut one large loop die and three small loop dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Loop Roll Flowers out of pearl paper from my stash. I used double sided tape to adhere the edges together before rolling the dies to make flowers. I added one small flower to the centre of the large flower and added it to the bottom left of the sentiment. I then added another small flower beside that flower and the other small flower to the top right of the frame.

I then die cut the leaves out of green cardstock – some were left intact and some were the outline dies. These were added around the flowers and I had to trim the leaves around the small flower at the top right of the card.

To finish the card I added pearls to the centre of the flowers and on the decorative frame.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Flourish Frame

Loop Roll Flowers

Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies

Tiara Rondelle Etched Dies

Glorious Glimmer Elegant Occasions Hot Foil Plate

Other Products Used:

Blue embossed paper from stash

Cream pearl paper from stash

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Silver Cardstock

Hemmermill paper

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift

Concord & 9th Cardstock – Sprout

Spellbinders Foil – Prism

Foam Tape

Pearls from Stash

Bearly Art Glue

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

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Layering Dies with Amazing Paper Grace

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My card today has been cased from a card I saw on YouTube which I have always loved. However, I have switched it up by making a square card with matted layers and dimension for the base of the card and using a different hero die – the Amazing Paper Grace Graceful Doily Etched Dies – and I have also used handcrafted flowers to embellish the card. I have also used a stunning pink and ivory colour combination that really shows the delicacy and elegance of the Amazing Paper Grace dies.

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

My Project

For my card I have created a top folding 6″ x 6″ base card out of white cardstock. I then layered ivory pearl cardstock with pearl rose gold cardstock followed by ivory pearl cardstock and pink flocked pattern paper that has been added using fun foam.

I die cut the middle sized rectangle from using the Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies out of pearl ivory cardstock and added it to the centre of the card front with foam strips.

For the second layer of dies I die cut the decorative circle die from the Amazing Paper Grace Graceful Doily Etched Dies out of pearl ivory cardstock and added it to the centre of the rectangle using some fun foam for more dimension. I dent die cut a circle out of the patterned paper and added it to the centre of the decorative circle.

I have die cut two inner decorative ovals from the Amazing Paper Grace Victoriana Crest out of pearl ivory paper and stacked the two ovals together before adding it to the front of the patterned circle.

For my final layer I die cut a small rectangle from the Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies and added it over the oval and base layering dies with foam strips.

I have hot foiled the sentiment from the Heart Felt Sentiments Hot Foil Plate in Aura foil on Hammermill paper and then die cut it with the coordinating die. I also die cut another two plain dies and stacked these together with the foiled sentiment on top and added it to the centre of the frames.

I have die cut the flowers using the flower dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator Etched Dies out of Barely Peach Cardstock. I added some Kitsch Flamingo ink to the centre of the flowers, shaped the petals with my fingers and then assembled the flowers with two petals. I die cut the large and medium sized stamens using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Blossoms Etched Dies out of flower shaping paper. I coloured the stamens with Lemon Whip ink and then shaped them with a ball stylus. I adhered two of each sized together making sure they overlapped and then added the larger and smaller stamens to the centre of the flower. I then added a pink iridescent jewel to the centre of the flower before adding it to the top left of the frame.

I die cut the leaves out of green cardstock using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator Etched Die. Coloured the edges with Mowed Lawn ink, shaped them with my fingers before adding them around the flower.

I die cut the flower out of white cardstock using the Amazing Paper Grace Spring Label Motif Etched Dies, coloured them with pink ink before assembling them. The flower was then added to the card with a triple layer of foam square behind the flower and leaves.

I then die cut more green leaves using the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Lilies Etched Dies and coloured the edges with Mowed Lawn ink before added them to the card under the frame.

I die cut the small leaves from light green cardstock using the Amazing Paper Grace Petite Floral Potpourri Etched Dies and added small sprigs around the flowers and leaves.

To finish my card I have added small pearls to the doily die and medium pearls to the floral oval die.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies

Graceful Doily Etched Dies

Victoriana Crest

Die of the Month June 2020 Snip it grid and Calendar Creator Etched Dies – flowers and leaves

Petite Floral Potpourri

Cinch and Go Blossoms Etched Dies

Spring Label Motif – pink flower

Layered Lilies – leaves

Heart Felt Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Coordinating Dies

Other Products Used:

Hammermill White Cardstock 300 gsm

Pink Fresh Studio Gems – Ballet Slippers

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Peridot, Rainforest, Barely Peach

Creative Expressions Pearl Ivory Cardstock

Pink and cream embossed paper from stash

DMC Soft Flower Shaping Paper

House of Cards White Cardstock – 300 gsm

Pearls from stash

Spellbinders Foil – Aura

Foam Tape

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

Fun foam

Distress Oxide inks – Mowed Lawn, Sugar Spun, Kitsch Flamingo

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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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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

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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Celebrating You with Purple Chrysanthemums from Honey Bee Stamps

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I enjoy creating beautiful flowers using the Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers dies and the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Mum Honey Cuts is just gorgeous and so easy to put together. This card has been created for the August 2024 Honey Bee Stamps/Buzzworthy Challenge on Facebook which is all about sparkle. My card is all about sparkle and shine with glitter paper, sparkly gems and glitter on the flowers and leaves.

To create my card I have created a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card out of white cardstock. I watched an interesting video by Jennifer McGuire on how to use vellum in different ways so I die cut the Honey Bee Stamps Cover Plate Burlap die using vellum and then coloured it with some pale green ink to create my background for the gorgeous purple ‘Mums’. I love the soft finish of the vellum that contrasts with the strong vibrant purple flowers.

To create a focal point for the flowers and sentiment I have added a frame in purple glitter paper paper which also coordinates with the purple flowers. I die cut an extra plain frame out of white cardstock and glued it behind the purple frame for some extra dimension to the frame.

The flowers and leaves have been coloured with Copic markers and I assembled it using the instructions and used some foam squares for more dimension and depth with the flowers. For the sparkle I have used the Bearly Art glue to add some dots of glue on the flowers and leaves and then dusted some Sparkling Dust to create the shine.

To finish the card I have added a sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamps Celebrating You Stamp and Die Set that was stamped in dark purple ink on white cardstock before being die cut with the coordinating die. I die cut more plain sentiments and stacked them together with the stamped sentiment on top and then added it over the frame with foam tape to keep the sentiment level over the frame.

To complete the sparkle I have added some Pink Fresh Studio Gems – Glacier around the flowers, frame and sentiment.

Products Used:

Honey Bee Stamps Cover Plate Burlap

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Mum

Pink Fresh Studio Notched Corner Frames

Pink Fresh Studio Purple Glitter Paper

Honey Bee Stamps Celebrating You Stamp and Die Set

Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb cardstock 

Copic Markers – V09, V06, V04, V02, R81, G28, G17, G14, G02, Y7, YR18

Rajni Chawla’s Flowerite Vellum

DMC Sparkling Dust

Pink Fresh Studio ink – Opulence, Mint

Pink Fresh Studio Gems – Glacier

Foam Tape

Foam Squares

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Amazing Paper Grace Snip it Grid and Calendar Card

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Today I am using the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month – June 2020 Snip it Grid and Calendar Creator dies for my project. This is a fabulous die set that can be used to create special handcrafted calendars, invitations and so much more and I love how it includes an alphabet as well as numbers to personalise your projects. Here I have made a card that is going in my wedding album as a special memento of my wedding day. This would be perfect as a keepsake for a wedding album and the two extra sentiment dies help make it easy to use as an invitation or as a decorative introduction to the album – or even wedding stationery. I have used this for a wedding but it could be easily used for many other occasions as well. Check out how Becca Feeken has used the letters to make a crossword puzzle card here.

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

My Project

For my project I have created a side folding base card out of white cardstock. I cut a piece of gold cardstock 5″ x 7″ and added it to the front of the card. I then cut a piece of pearlised ivory embossed paper slightly smaller and added it to the front of the gold card.

I die cut two grids from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month June 2020 Snip It Grid and Calendar Creator Etched Dies – one from gold cardstock and one from cream cardstock. I stacked the two dies together with the gold die on top. I cut a piece of ivory pearl card to fit behind the grid.

I die cut the letters and numbers from the same set twice – one from gold and one from cream cardstock. I stacked the numbers and letters together with the gold die on top and then added them to the grid. The grid was then added to the top of the card as shown.

I cut a piece of gold card 5″ x 1 1/2″, scored at 1/8″ along the long side and then added to the bottom of the card. I cut a piece of ivory pearl card 5″ x 1 1/8″ and added it to the gold strip. I die cut two banners – one from gold cardstock and one from ivory pearl card. I trimmed the gold banner in half and added it behind the ivory banner slightly offsetting the gold at each end. I die cut two sentiments – one from gold and one from cream cardstock. These were stacked with the gold die on top and added to the banner.

I die cut the flowers and leaves using the flower and leaf dies from this set out of soft flower shaping paper. I coloured the flower petals using a soft peach and pink ink and the leaves with green inks. I spritzed the petals and leaves with water and then shaped them. Once dry the flowers were assembled with two petals of each size and the flowers and leaves were added to the front as shown.

To finish I added some Frosted Lace Stickles to the petals and leaves and pearls to the centres of the flowers and empty grid squares and on each end of the banner.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Die of the Month June 2020 Snip It Grid and Calendar Creator Etched Dies

Other Products Used:

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Close to My Heart Colonial White Cardstock

House of Paper Cardstock – White 300gsm

Dress My Craft Soft Flower Shaping Paper

Pearlised Ivory Embossed Paper from my stash

Creative Expressions Pearl Card – Ivory

Fun Stampers Journey Pearls

Spellbinders foam

Stickles – Frosted Lace

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Peach Fuzz, Cherry Blossom, Grassy Knoll, Key Lime, Olive

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Amazing Paper Grace Congrats Fanfare Elegant Rectangles

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Welcome back for another Amazing Paper Grace post. Today I have gone back to my favourite style – ivory and gold classic and elegant card featuring the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2020 Fanfare Elegant Rectangles Etched Dies. I so love the lacy and delicate dies that are perfect to add pretty handcrafted flowers made with the flower dies that came in the same set. This would be the perfect wedding card that will make a wonderful keepsake for the wedding album.

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

My Project

For my card I have made a top folding 5″ x 7″ base card out of white cardstock. I then added some gold cardstock to the front and layered some ivory pearl card over it after scoring two lines on each side 1/8″ apart.

I die cut to outer decorative frames from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2020 Fanfare Elegant Rectangles Etched Dies – one from ivory pearl card and one from gold card. I trimmed the gold frame in half and added it behind the ivory frame and then adhered it to the front of the card.

I die cut 8 medallions from the same die set out of ivory pearl card and trimmed 6 of them in half. These motifs are designed to be trimmed and can be slotted on to edges for a decorative finish. I added four flourishes to each corner of the card and then added a lacy decorative edge to each side of the inner cut out and I then added the 6 lacy edges around the inner cut out and adhered the pretty lace edged inner cut out to the centre of the frame with foam tape.

I die cut an oval frame out of ivory pearl card using the small oval dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Classics Oval Etched Dies and added the frame to the centre of the inner panel with foam tape and the inner oval to the centre of the frame.

I die cut the leaves out of light green cardstock using the leaf dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Flowers III Etched Dies and trimmed them to add to the top left and bottom right of the oval frames. I die cut small leaves from the Amazing Paper Grace Spring Label Motif Etched Dies out of gold glitter cardstock and added them around the green leaves.

I die cut the flowers from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2020 Fanfare Elegant Rectangles Etched Dies out of soft flower shaping paper. These were coloured with pink, yellow and blue inks, shaped and assembled with wire pollens. The wires were trimmed and the flowers were added over the tleaves.

I die cut the butterfly from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Etched Dies using the ivory pearl card and yellow pearl card with the body made from gold glitter cardstock. The butterfly was assembled and added to the bottom of the fluted classic frame.

I die cut four sentiments from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month March 2020 Elegant Infinity Etched Dies – three from ivory pearl card and one from gold cardstock. These were stacked together with the gold die on top and then added to the centre of the oval fluted classic frame.

To complete the card I added pearls to the decorative frame and the corner motifs.

Amazing Paper Grace Dies Used:

Die of the Month July 2020 Fanfare Elegant Rectangles Etched Dies

Die of the Month March 2020 Elegant Infinity Etched Dies

Summer Label Motif Etched Dies

Spring Label Motif Etched Dies

Fluted Classics Oval Etched Dies

Cinch and Go Flowers III Etched Dies

Other Products Used:

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Pink Fresh Studio Gold Glitter Paper

Crafter’s Companion Centura Pearl Cardstock – Yellow

DMC Soft Floral Shaping Paper

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Peridot

Ivory Pearl Cardstock from stash

Pearls

White, Dark Yellow and Brown Wire Pollens

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Cherry Blossom, Sky Blue, Lemon Whip

Foam squares, strips

Scor-Pal Scoring Board

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Patricia

Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Knots Anniversary Card

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Kia ora Koutou

I have a stunning anniversary card to share with you today featuring the beautiful Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month August 2019 Elegant Knots Etched Dies as a base for gorgeous flowers and some elegant Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twist layering dies. A timeless and classic hot foiled sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Elegant occasion Hot Foil Plate and a pretty coordinating ribbon bow finishes the card beautifully.

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

My Project

To make my card I have created a side folding 5″ x 7″ base card out of cream cardstock. I added a layer of rose pearl card and another layer of pink pearl paper that I had scored every 1/8″ for some texture.

Using the outer shadow die I die cut a shadow out of pink pearl paper which I then embossed with the inner decorative die. I die cut two decorative dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month August 2019 Elegant Knots Etched Dies – one from rose pearl card and one from rose glitter card. I trimmed the glitter die in half and then adhered the rose die over the glitter die slightly offsetting the glitter die. This was then added to the embossed shadow die before adhering to the front of the card.

I wrapped some pink/gold silk ribbon to the centre of the dies.

I then die cut the layers for the centre using the large and medium dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Elegant twist Ovals Etched Dies alternating the rose pearl card and the rose glitter cad. I added the top layer using foam tape.

I hot foiled the sentiment to the pink pearl paper using Rose Gold Foil and die cut the sentiment using the coordinating die. I die cut another plain die from the rose card and adhered the sentiment to this before adding to the middle of the oval dies.

I die cut the leaves from the Amazing Paper Grace Sweet Cottage Flowers dies out of light green cardstock and inked the leaves with green ink to create shape and dimension. The leaves were then added to the left side of the oval.

I die cut small leaves out of light green cardstock from the Amazing Paper Grace Spring Label Motif Etched Dies and added them around the bigger leaves.

I die cut the flourish from the Amazing Paper Grace Candlewick Rosebud dies out of rose gold glitter cardstock and adhered it over the leaves.

I die cut the flowers out of flower shaping paper using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Grand Cinch and Go Flowers dies. I coloured these with pink inks and sprayed them with Glimmer Mist. The flowers were then shaped and assembled when dry with two of one size petals and one smaller petal. I used brown wire stamens in the centres. I die cut the sepals out of green cardstock and inked the edges with green ink before adding them to the base of the flowers. The wires were trimmed and the flowers added over the top of the leaves.

I die cut the smaller flowers out of flower shaping paper using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Petite Floral Potpourri Etched Dies. These were coloured with pink and peach inks and sprayed with Glimmer Mist. Once dry these were shaped and I added some yellow pearl stamens to the centres. I then added the small flowers around the leaves and larger flowers.

To finish the card I made a bow out of the pink and gold ribbon and added it to the right side of the oval and added a rose coloured pearl to the centre.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Die of the Month August 2019 Elegant Knots Etched Dies

Sweet Cottage Flowers Etched Dies

Petite Floral Potpourri Etched Dies

Grand Cinch and Go Flowers Etched Dies

Spring Label Motif Etched Dies

Cinch and Go Flowers III Etched Dies

Elegant occasion Hot Foil Plate

Elegant twist Ovals Etched Dies

Candlewick Rosebud Etched Dies

Other Products Used:

Craft Perfect Baroque Rose Cardstock

Creative Expressions Pearl Card – Rose Glow

Pink Fresh studio Rose Gold Glitter Card

Dress My Craft Flower Shaping Paper

Close to My Heart Colonial White Cardstock

Concord & 9th Cardstock – Sprout, Aqua Sky

Spellbinders Foil – Rose Gold

Pink Fresh studio inks – Ballet slipper, Mulberry Blush, Sunkissed, Cherry Blossom, Eucalyptus

Altenew ink – Grapevine

Heartfelt Creations Pearl Stamens

Dress My Craft Brown Wire Pollens

Glimmer Mist

Pink Fresh Studio Blending Brushes

Foam Tape

Rose Pearl from my stash

Scor-Pal Scoring Board

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

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Patricia