I can’t get over how fast this year has gone and it won’t be long until it is Christmas – eek!! However, there is Halloween to get through first and today I have a Halloween card to share with you featuring dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Halloween Add-ons collection by Becca Feeken paired with the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2021 Pop up 3D Vignette Home Sweet Home. This card is totally outside my comfort zone with the dark colours and the ink blended background but I must say that I am pleased this card came together very well. I love the pop of yellow in the windows and door and the sparkly silver accents really pop with the spooky background. And isn’t the cat just the cutest!!
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
Amazing Paper Grace Dies Used:
S3-405 Spooky Boo Etched Dies
S4-1071 Spooky Cottage Etched Dies
Die of the Month July 2021 – Pop up 3D Vignette Home Sweet Home
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
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
I have another baby card to share with you that I made for my daughter’s friend who loves unicorns and rainbows. I have used a mix of Amazing Paper Grace and Pink Fresh Studio dies to make this card and the unicorn, rainbow and bow images I purchased off Etsy to create this gender neutral card which the recipient loved.
To keep with the rainbow theme I ink blended the background with rainbow colour inks using a cloud stencil. I then partially embossed it with the Spellbinders 3D Tufted Embossing Folder. I also made the flowers with the same ink colours to create further harmony with the colours.
The Amazing Paper Grace Grand Cabinet Dies were the perfect frame for the sweet unicorn and the rainbow and reminds me of beautiful draping of a baby cradle.
Sparkle was added with lots of stickles on the flowers and images, iridescent gems on the frame and the holographic card for the large letter dies from Lawn Fawn.
Products Used:
Amazing Paper Grace Grand Cabinet Dies
Amazing Paper Grace Petite Floral Potpourri Dies
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2022 – Tiara Trifold (‘hello’ word)
Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go V Dies
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month February 2022 Marvelous Medallion Dies (flowers)
I have a sweet baby boy card to share with you today featuring the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month October 2019 One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies as the base for the oversized ‘Sweet’ word from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies and the gorgeous stork from the Amazing Paper Grace Amazing Paper Grace Layered Bundle of Joy Dies. The florals and small leaves are in the One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies and all I needed to add was some more foliage from the Amazing Paper Grace Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
For my card I have created a side folding 5″ x 7″ card out of white cardstock. I added the lovely blue floral paper from Mintay to the front of the card. I die cut the frame from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month October 2019 One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies out of white cardstock and added it to the front with foam tape. I used the same die to cut out the bottom half of the die out of blue wood effect paper and then added the paper to the inside of the frame as shown.
I die cut the inner decorative banner out of the blue wood effect paper and added it to the panel that goes across the front of the card. I then die cut a piece of white cardstock using the inner plain die and sponged the edges with blue ink before adding over the decorative blue frame. I die cut the letters to spell ‘Baby Boy” out of dark blue cardstock and added it to the panel as shown.
For the sentiment I die cut the large ‘Sweet’ sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies out of white cardstock and ink blended an ombre effect using Faded Jeans Distress Ink. I then die cut another sentiment out of dark blue cardstock, added it behind the ombre sentiment and adhered it to the top half of the card.
I die cut the stork from the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Bundle of Joy out of white cardstock and coloured it with grey and orange inks. I die cut the bundle out of white cardstock and ink blended it with Faded Jeans Distress Ink and added it to the stork. To finish the stork I used a black pen to add the eye. This stork was then added to the card on the right using foam squares.
I die cut some foliage from the Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend Etched Dies out of light green cardstock, trimmed the foliage and then added it to the bottom right and top left of the sentiment panel as well as on the bundle on the stork. I die cut the flowers from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month October 2019 One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies out of soft flower shaping paper and coloured them with lavender and yellow inks. These were spritzed and shaped and once dry were added over the foliage around the central panel and on the bundle. I coloured the leaves with green ink and added them around the flowers.
To finish the card I added small pearls to the centres of the flowers and to the decorative panel as shown.
Amazing Paper Grace Dies Used:
Die of the Month October 2019 One Kind Word Alphabet Etched Dies
I have just purchased some new inks from Pink Fresh Studio and they are just gorgeous. My favourite new colours to use are the Rose Garden set with Cherry Blossom, Peony, Begonia and Mulberry Bush colours in this set. I was very excited with this set and have used the colours in lots of new projects including this card for the Pink Fresh Studio January Challenge. This Challenge is a ‘Year in Review’ where we could pick any month from the last year to create a project. Of course I had to go for the April 2023 Challenge which was ‘Flowers’. I do not have the full range of Pink Fresh Studio inks for the ink colour challenge so I just went for the flowers instead. I just love the Garden Roses stamp, stencil and coordinating die set and the Rose Garden ink set was perfect with this set, which I paired with the new Green Gables ink set for the leaves. I also added some subtle shimmer and sparkle by adding Opalescent Stardust Butter to the entire rose flowers and they came out very soft, dreamy and romantic.
My Project
For my card I have made a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card out of white cardstock. I die cut two dies out of white cardstock using the Stained Glass die and turned one upside down before putting them on the front of the card.
I have gone for a no-line colouring finish by just using the stencils to colour the images with the pink and green inks. I then added some Opalescent Stardust Butter to all the roses and then die cut them with the coordinating die. The pressure of the die cutting machine helped to smooth out the stenciling nicely. I die cut another plain die and adhered the coloured image to the plain die and then added it to the front of the card using Bearly Art Glue.
I hot foiled the sentiment from the Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil set and then die cut it with the coordinating die. I also die cut another two plain dies and stacked the three dies together with the foiled sentiment on top. This sentiment was then added to the front of the card as shown.
To finish I added some pink jewels around the flowers and sentiment.
Products Used:
Pink Fresh Studio Garden Roses Stencils and coordinating Die
Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Die
Pink Fresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and coordinating Die
I love decorative shaped cards and today my card today is inspired by a video on YouTube showing how to make a decorative shaped card the easy way. This technique is so easy and can be used for many decorative dies that have a shadow die as well as a decorative frame. I have taken the technique a little further and created a ‘window’ card that highlights the gorgeous tag and sentiment in the inside back of the card. I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Grace die to created the shaped decorative card base and decorated with handcrafted daisies made using the Amazing Paper Grace Delightful Daisy Garden Shutters Dies and the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Daisies Dies. I have also used ink blending to create more shape and dimension to the flowers and leaves for a more realistic look. I love these layered dies – they are so quick and easy to colour and assemble and are not too dimensional and overpowering for the base card. The flowers work well with the ornate and embossed background dies really well.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
To make my card I have cut a piece of white cardstock 10″ x 7″ and folded it in half. I then die cut a shaped card using the shadow die from the Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Grace Dies by placing it over the folded edge. I then die cut a decorative window front out of the front of the card using the decorative frame die and the inside edge die. I die cut and embossed another decorative frame using all three dies and then adhered it to the front of the card.
For the inside of the card I die cut a decorative die using just the shadow die and the decorative die and adhered it to the inside back of the card. I then got the left over inside panel of the front decorative die and using the edge die as a stencil blended ight green and pink inks before adding it to the centre of the card. I stamped the sentiment to a scrap piece of white cardstock out of Tuxedo Black ink and die cut it out with the large tag. I die cut another plain large tag, stacked them together with the sentiment on top and then added them to the middle of the coloured panel.
I die cut the daisy dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Delightful Daisies Garden Shutter dies and the small daisy dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Daisy Dies out of white cardstock. I coloured the flowers with Lemon Whip, Cherry Blossom, Peony and Begonia inks and the stems and calyx with Sage and Eucalyptus inks. These were shaped and assembled before adding to the bottom right and top left of the card as shown. I have used foam squares on some leaves and flowers for extra dimension.
To finish I added Wink of Stella to the flowers and white pearls to the decorative die.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Cascading Grace Dies
Daisy Delight Garden Shutters Dies
Layered Daisy Dies
Other Products Used:
Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper
Beccy’s Place Magnolia Stamp
Memento ink – Tuxedo Black
Pink Fresh Studio inks – Lemon Whip, Cherry Blossom, Peony and Begonia inks and the stems and calyx with Sage and Eucalyptus inks.
Today I have another Kiwi Christmas card to share with you. This card is a little outside my comfort zone with ink blending and silhouette stamping but I was so pleased at how it turned out. Once again I have used a couple of Kiwiana stamps from Montarga Rubber Stamps shop but gave it my twist with die cutting a gorgeous frame for the silhouette image, trees with lights and of course a poinsettia flower to celebrate Christmas down under. Plus there is a cheeky kiwi peeking out from behind the Christmas tree with a wee present. I have used a mix of Heartfelt Creations, Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers and Amazing Paper Grace dies to complete my card – scroll past the full list of products I have used.
Products Used:
Heartfelt Creations Holiday Ornament Paper collection
Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock
Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper
Heartfelt Creations Simply Classic Rectangle Frame die
Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Trees Honey Cuts
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month – Pop up 3D Vignette Sleigh (poinsettias and leaves)
Amazing Paper Grace Silent Night Make a Scene dies
I recently won a challenge in a Facebook group for one of my cards and I was thrilled with my prize that I received. In it was this gorgeous stencil with no branding on it but I loved it. I am relatively new to stenciling and ink blending so I had another go at a rainbow design but this time I added some sparkle to the ink blending with some Nuvo glitter paste – Moonstone. I was thrilled with the result and I will definitely do this again. I have kept my card very simple so as not to distract from the pretty sparkly pattern and just added a simple white border from the Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles and a white flower die that I embossed from Spellbinders that I have had for quite a while. A simple hot foiled ‘Hello’ from Pink Fresh Studio and a stamped ‘Happy Birthday’ from Honey Bee Stamps finished off this card. I was inspired for my card from a card on Instagram – however that card featured a plain dramatic ink blended background and white accents. I am in my happy space with pastels and sparkles.
Scroll past all the photos for a list of the products I have used.
Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles dies
Spellbinders Asters and Poppies Dies
Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages 6″ x 6″ Stamps
Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages Banner Honey Cuts
Pink Fresh Studio – Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and coordinating die
I have been going through my Amazing Paper Grace Dies and found the gorgeous Amazing Paper Grace Stained Glass Floral Bouquet collection and specifically the Amazing Paper Grace Deco Bloom Etched Dies and decided to have some fun with it. I also had a play using a new technique (for me) – ‘smooshing’ colour onto watercolour paper and added some shine and sparkle to further enhance the stained glass effect. I found this was great for colour coordinating as the colours all harmonised due to using the same colours throughout the card. Another bonus was that I only used two die sets as everything was all included in the Amazing Paper Grace Deco Bloom Etched Dies and all I needed was a sentiment die from the Amazing Paper Grace Celebration Scene Etched Dies.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
For my card I have made a side opening 5″ x 7″ card out of white cardstock. I die two outer frames from the Amazing Paper Grace Deco Bloom Etched Dies – one from white cardstock and one from gold cardstock. I adhered the gold die over the white die and added it to the cardfront. I coloured a piece of watercolour paper using the ‘smoosh’ technique with Squeezed Lemonade and Saltwater Taffy inks. When dry I added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to the surface for a shiny finish. I die cut this out using the inner rectangle die. I then die cut two decorative rectangles out using the Nos. 3,4 and 5 dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Deco Bloom Etched Dies – one from gold cardstock and one from white cardstock. I adhered the white die to the front of the coloured panel. I coloured two pieces of watercolour paper using the ‘smoosh’ technique using Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn inks. When dry I added some 3D Crystal Lacquer over the top. Once dry I die cut the stained glass window out of one of the green panels and then paper pierced the leaves onto the decorative stained glass window die on the coloured background. I then added the gold outline die to the top for the stained glass effect and a white centre for the sentiment. This panel was then added to the front of the card inside the frame using some fun foam.
To make the flowers and leaves I ‘smooshed’ a piece of watercolour paper with Saltwater Taffy and Kitsch Flamingo inks. When dry I added some 3D Crystal Lacquer that had some ultrafine glitter added for a sparkly shine. While that was drying I die cut the bases of the flowers and leaves out of white cardstock and the outline out of gold cardstock. Then I added the gold outline dies to the white bases and die cut the flower centres out using the inner dies from the pink glittery and sparkly paper and the leaves from the other piece of green shiny paper. These were then paper pierced to create the stained glass effect. I added these on the card as shown and used some foam squares for some dimension.
To finish my card I have die cut three happy birthday sentiments from the Amazing Paper Grace Celebration Scene Etched Dies – two from white cardstock and one from gold cardstock. These were stacked together with the gold on top and then added to the centre of the frame.
