Many years ago when I started paper crafting I remember making these beautiful screen cards by folding card stock and using punches to create the legs and decorate the tops. Becca Feeken has taken this concept to the next level with the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2019 – Graceful Concertina. Making delicate and intricate concertina cards is now so quick and easy and it took me longer to decide on the decorations of the card. This card reminded me of Victorian style screens that could be found in the boudoir in a stately house, and I selected the Mintay Peony Garden papers and ephemera to further emphasize the vintage feel.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
I have made the concertina base card using the instructions from Becca Feeken here, however, I did not use the gold accents and instead keeping to a very simple design with cream cardstock. I have decorated the card with papers from Mintay Peony Garden collection and added extra die cuts to create my scenes. I kept the centre panel plain to add the sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace With Love Regalia Card Builder Dies on the front and to have a space for the greeting on the back.
To finish I added some pearls to the decorative panels.
Amazing Paper Grace Dies Used:
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month July 2019 – Graceful Concertina
I am really enjoying taking a stroll down memory lane with the Amazing Paper Grace Dies of the Month and I really love the Pop Up 3D Vignettes as they are just ‘amazing’ and so full of detail that they look so real. Today I have the stunning Amazing Paper Grace Pop Up 3D Vignette Typewriter which was the Die of the Month for April 2020. This die takes me back to my school days and learning to type on the old typewriters little knowing how vital touch typing was going to be in the future. For my card I have chosen to create a ‘flat’ card using pretty papers and embellishments and a beautiful background die to showcase this beautiful die set.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
To create my card I have created a top folding 5 3/4″ x 6″ base card out of white cardstock. I then layered gold card and patterned paper from Mintay Peony Garden paper to the front of the card.
I die cut three frames from the Amazing Paper Grace Ornamental Valance dies – two from pearl pink paper and one from gold cardstock. I stacked the two pink dies together and then trimmed the gold die in half before adding it behind the pink dies offsetting slightly for a hint of gold. The frame was added to the front of the card and then I added the inner label in gold on top of the frame.
I die cut the typewriter out of gold and pearl pink cardstock and assembled it according to the instructions. Becca Feeken also has a video here on how she constructed the Amazing Paper Grace Pop Up 3D Vignette Typewriter here. For the sentiment pieces I have used some labels from the Mintay Paper Elements – Peony Garden, 27 pcs as white or cream cardstock was too stark. And I added black cardstock on the back to highlight the sentiments. I layered the sentment pieces on first and then added the typewriter base over them with foam tape for dimension. I embellished the typewriter with ephemera from Mintay Peony Garden die cuts using foam tape for dimension and stability.
To finish the card I added pearls on the keys, and on the typewriter as well as on the Ornamental Valance die and gold pearls to the front of the typewriter.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Amazing Paper Grace Pop Up 3D Vignette Typewriter Dies
You are in for a treat today with this stunning 3D Valentine’s Day card made using the Amazing Paper Grace Pop Up 3D Vignette Valentine Mailbox. I love how easy it is to put this card together and it took longer to decide on the embellishments from the Peony Garden collection from Mintay. The front opens up like a mailbox but I decided to leave the front closed and created a diorama scene instead using some pretty papers. The pink and gold combination is so pretty and very romantic with a shabby chic feel. This mailbox would be a gorgeous decoration to sit on the table for a romantic candlelight dinner with roses and chocolates. If you did want to send this in the post the card will lay flat for posting.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
I have die cut the mailbox out of pink cardstock and assembled the mailbox according to the instructions from Amazing Paper Grace. To create the diorama I have added some scenic paper die cut using the inner plain die to the second panel from the front and I added a small butterfly using foam tape for some more depth and interest to the diorama. For the front door I have kept it shut and added some acetate behind the decorative front for stability and to add the gold glitter decorative die to the front.
To decorate the mailbox I die cut two ‘MAIL’ sentiments – one from pink cardstock and one from gold glitter cardstock and adhered the gold sentiment behind the pink sentiment and slightly offset it for a peak of gold glitter. This was then added to the top of the mailbox.
The mailbox was embellished with die cuts from the Peony Garden collection from Mintay and I have added a small envelope made from a die in this Valentine’s Day die set and added some hearts made from pink and gold cardstock in the envelope and on the top behind the sentiment.
To finish I have added some pink jewels to the gold decorative die on the front.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month – January 2021 Valentine Mailbox
I have another Valentine’s Day card to share with you today. This card is full of sparkles, flowers and hearts with a couple of sweet butterflies for a wonderful romantic card that says I love you so beautifully. I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Filigree Quartet dies to create a beautiful background for the hearts from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month – December 2022 Sweetheart Envelope and Notecard and the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month – January 2021 Pop Up 3D Vignette Valentine’s Mailbox along with some beautiful peony and butterfly ephemera for an olde worlde/shabby chic feel but with a timeless and elegant look. And I was really happy with the colour combination of white, gold and pink that matched the flowers perfectly while the ivory glitter cardstock had hints of gold to create the overall harmonious effect. Who wouldn’t want to receive this card on Valentine’s Day?
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
For my project today I have made a top folding 5 7/8″ x 5 7/8″ card out of Pink Sand cardstock. I then layered gold and white cardstock to the front of the card. I die cut the decorative square using the shadow die and the decorative insert dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Filigree Quartet dies. I then die cut the four panels using the inner shadow dies and the decorative insert panels and adhered them to the top of the decorative square. I die cut a plain square out of Ivory glitter cardstock and then adhered the decorative square to the front of the glitter card which was then added to the front of the card to make the base for the embellishments.
I die cut two decorative hearts from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month – December 2022 Sweetheart Envelope and Notecard – one from white cardstock and one from gold glitter cardstock. I added the white heart over the gold heart with the gold heart slightly offset to show some glitter. This was then added to a white shadow heart and added to the centre of the decorative square using foam tape.
I die cut three ‘Adoring You’ sentiments using the sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Adoring Fleurette Card Builder Dies – two from white cardstock and one from gold glitter cardstock. I stacked the three dies together with the gold die slightly offset on top and this was adhered on an angle on the bottom right of the card.
I stamped the ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ sentiment on white cardstock using Wow embossing ink and heat embossed it with fine line gold embossing powder. I die cut the sentiment out using the tag die from the Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Adornments Dies and shaped it slightly before adhering the tag to the front of the heart using glue and foam tape slightly on an angle.
I added the pink bow to the top of the tag and then added the flowers and some hearts from the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month – January 2021 Pop Up 3D Vignette Valentines Mailbox made from gold and pink cardstock. I then added a butterfly to the bottom right of the card.
To finish I added some pink jewels to the tag and the card front as shown.
