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Classic Elegance: “With Love” Handmade Card

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Kia ora Koutou

There’s something timeless about a card filled with soft details, delicate layers, and beautiful die cutting. For today’s project, I’m sharing a classic and elegant “With Love” handmade card featuring decorative lacy die cuts, romantic roses, and graceful butterflies—perfect for anniversaries, weddings, or simply sending love.

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

The Design Inspiration

I wanted this card to feel soft, feminine, and refined, with lots of texture but still light and airy. Lacy decorative die cuts are the star of the show here, creating an intricate backdrop that instantly adds elegance without overwhelming the design. Light gold accents add a touch of class to the card.

Layered Die Cuts & Soft Florals

The lacy die cuts were layered over a clean card base to give subtle depth and dimension. I added beautifully shaped die-cut roses to bring warmth and romance while keeping the overall design classic and timeless.

Butterflies for a Finishing Touch

No elegant card feels quite complete without butterflies. These delicate die cuts add movement and softness, drawing the eye across the card and balancing the floral cluster beautifully. A few gently lifted wings give the design extra dimension and charm.

Sentiment: With Love

The simple “With Love” sentiment was kept clean and understated so it wouldn’t compete with the detailed die cutting. Sometimes less really is more—especially when the surrounding elements already say so much.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Card Base
    Create a card base using smooth, heavyweight cardstock. Keeping the base clean allows the decorative die cuts to remain the focal point of the design. Add a layer of soft green pastel pearl card to the front of the card. To add extra interest to the base I have scored the card using a score board.
  2. Decorative Lacy Panel
    Die cut the lacy decorative panel from crisp white cardstock and adhere it to the card front using foam tape ensuring all delicate details are securely attached. Add a panel of soft pastel green pearl cardstock over the middle of the decorative white panel
  3. Layered Die Cuts
    Add a hemstitched rectangle frame over the green panel with foam strips create depth and visual interest. Add a panel of white card to the centre of the frame. Add the decorative frame to the front of the rectangle frame. I have also layered some gold behind the white frame for an extra touch of elegance.
  4. Die-Cut Roses
    Die cut the rose elements from soft floral shaping paper. Colour with inks before shaping and assembling the roses give the flowers a natural, dimensional finish. And repeat with the coordinating leaves.
  5. Floral Arrangement
    Arrange the roses over the frame on the left over a gold flourish and some leaves. Add some pretty sparkly foliage around the floral arrangement.
  6. Butterfly Details
    Die cut the butterflies out with coordinating cardstock and adhere only the bodies, leaving the wings free. This adds movement and balances the floral cluster beautifully.
  7. Sentiment
    Add the “With Love” sentiment using foam adhesive. Keep the placement simple so it complements rather than competes with the detailed background.
  8. Finishing Touches
    Ensure all elements are firmly adhered. Add minimal embellishments if desired to enhance the elegant, classic finish. Here I have added some pearls to the decorative die cuts and some sparkles to the butterflies. Some glitter was added to the roses with clear gloss gel.

Final Thoughts

This card is a perfect example of how decorative and lacy die cuts can instantly elevate a handmade project. Paired with roses and butterflies, the result is a card that feels classic, elegant, and heartfelt—ideal for those special moments when only a handmade card will do.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope this inspires you to pull out your favourite lacy dies and create something beautiful with love 🤍

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I’d love to know — do you enjoy making elegant and classic cards for many different occasions?

And don’t forget to pin this project for later inspiration — you’ll definitely want to revisit it when the you need to make an extra special card for someone.

✂️ Supplies I Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

S4-1016 Candlewick Canopy

S3-382 Candlewick Colonnade Border

S4-1015 Candlewick Rosebud

S6-183 Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutters 5×7 Card Base

S4-1238 Spring Label Motif

S5-492 With Love Regalia Card Builder

Other Products Used:

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 110 Ib cardstock

House of Paper White Cardstock – 300 gsm

Tonic Craft Perfect Pearlescent Card – Blue Frost

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

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

White glitter paper from stash

Altenew Pearl Dots – Ivory

Green gems from my stash

Bearly Art Glue

Altenew Foam Tape

Foam Strips

Clear Gloss Gel

Art Glitter Ultrafine Glitter

Scor-Pal Scoring Board

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Pink Fresh Studio Challenge Thanks For Everything Roses and Butterflies.

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Kia ora Koutou

Here is my final submission for the Pink Fresh Studio November 2024 which is about ‘Thank You’ and the ink shades that are the best matches for the colors in the challenge are: Waterfall, Begonia, Mimosa, Citron & Storm.

This card is full of lots shine and sparkle with glitter, glitter card and shiny reverse hot foiled butterflies. For the sparkle I have die cut the background die from the Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass from Pink Fresh Studio Ivory Glitter cardstock. I then die cut the frame from the Pink Fresh Studio Fancy Rectangle Frame out of gold cardstock.

I stamped and heat embossed the roses from the Pink Fresh Studio Garden Roses Stamp with fine gold embossing powder. The roses were coloured with the challenge inks before the image was die cut with the coordinating die. I added the roses over the gold frame with the bottom left of the flowers under the frame to give the feeling that the flowers were growing through the frame. The frame with the flowers were then added to the front od the card with foam strips and tape.

I added the hot foiled sentiment to the front over the flowers using scrap card for more dimension.

The butterflies were reverse foiled using the foil left over from the previous butterflies that I had foiled and once die cut I added two butterflies around the sentiment with foam squares.

To complete the card I sprinkled some glitter to the flowers and gold dust gems around the flowers and frame.

Products Used:

Pink Fresh Studio Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate, Stencils and Coordinating Die

Pink Fresh Studio Stained Glass Die

Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Coordinating Die

Pink Fresh Studio Hot Foil Plate

Pink Fresh Studio Fancy Rectangle Frame

Pink Fresh Studio Garden Roses Stamp, Stencils and coordinating die

Pink Fresh Studio Gems – Clear with Gold Dust

Pink Fresh Studio Glitter Cardstock – Ivory, Gold

Spellbinders Foil – Aura

Hammermill Cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb cardstock

House of Card White Cardstock 300 gsm

Versmark ink

Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

Foam Tape

Foam Squares

Foam Strips

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Bearly Art Glue

DMC Sparkling Dust

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Sending You My Love

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Kia Ora Koutou

This month’s challenge for Simon Says Stamps is for ‘white on white’ projects and of course that is one of my favourite styles so I had to make a card. 

For my card I have added a lot of texture with an embossed background using the Altenew 3D Embossing Folder – Textured Wicker. I created a frame by die cutting 4 frames from the Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles which were stacked together and then I added the roses and leaves from the Altenew Craft-A-Flower – Garden Rose set. I added white leaves under the frame and then single leaves around the roses above the frame to add extra depth and dimension to the card. I added a hint of colour to the centre of the roses with light yellow ink and finished the roses with some glitter to make them shine.

The sentiment was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock using the stamp from the Altenew Dotted Blooms stamp set and die cut with the die from the Altenew Featured Sentiments Die set and matted with black cardstock before being added to the card with some foam squares.

Products Used:

Altenew Embossing Folder – Wicker Texture

Altenew Craft-a-Flower – Garden Rose

Altenew Stamp – Dotted Blooms

Altenew Featured Sentiments Die Set

Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Rectangles Dies

House of Paper Cardstock – White 300 gsm

Heartfelt Creations Black Cardstock

Neenah Solar Crest 80 Ib

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Lemon Whip, Limoncello

Memento ink – Tuxedo Black

Clear Gloss Gel Medium

Art Glitter Crystal Ultrafine Glitter

Bearly Art Glue

Foam Squares

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Mother’s Day Roses Pillar Card

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Now that Easter is behind us it is not far until Mother’s Day. Every year I like to make a Mother’s Day card for myself and this year I have made another pillar card featuring Susan’s Garden Floribunda Rose dies, Ferns & Ivy dies and Forget-Me-Knot & Ladybugs Dies. I finished off the card with a sweet butterfly from the Spellbinders Glimmering Butterflies that I had hot foiled onto acetate. The sentiment is from the Amazing Paper Grace Merry Everything Dies by Becca Feeken. The embossed finish is from the Amazing Paper Grace 3D Orange Peel Embossing Folder by Becca Feeken – one of my go to embossing folders.

For the flowers I have used Rajni Chawla’s Flower Shaping Paper. I absolutely love using this paper as it is so easy to colour and shape and when dry is very robust. For more information on this paper please contact Rajni on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/rajni.chawla.121.

The little ladybirds are so sweet and very easy to make. I die cut them out of red cardstock, shaped them and added the black marks with a fine tip black pen.

For details on how I have made this card please visit YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hGsX9X3_hU

Products Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Merry Everything Etched Dies

Amazing Paper Grace 3D Embossing Folder – Orange Peel

Spellbinders Glimmering Butterflies Hot Plate and Dies

Susan’s Garden Floribunda Rose Dies

Susan’s Garden Forget-Me-Knot and Ladybirds Etched Dies

Susan’s Garden Ferns and Ivy Etched Dies

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift, Rainforest, Fern, Phone Booth

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Rajni Chawla’s Flower Shaping Paper

Spellbinders Acetate

Ranger Archival inks – Rosey Posey, Peachy Keen, Cactus Flower,

Pink Fresh Studio ink – Summer Shower

Espresso Yourself Prills

Spellbinders Gold Foil

Bearly Art Glue

Allenes Tacky Glue

3D Crystal Lacquer

Fine tip black pen

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Tools

Susan’s Garden flower shaping tools.

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Everything’s Coming Up Roses

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It is Wednesday and that means it is time for some Heartfelt inspiration. Today I am sharing a card with a vase of beautiful roses made using the Friendship Rose collection by Heartfelt Creations. These rose images are fabulous for colouring with your favourite medium. I have used Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers to colour my roses today.

For more details on the products I have used please visit here: https://www.heartfeltcreations.us/gallery/everything-s-coming-up-roses

Instructions:

Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 10” x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”.  Cut a piece of gold cardstock 5” x7” and adhere to the front of the card.  Cut a piece of pattern paper 4 7/8” x 6 7/8” and adhere over the gold cardstock.

Die cut the outer decorative frame using the No. 1 die from the HCD2-7426 Oval Filigree Frame Die out of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and adhere to the front of the card.  Die cut an oval out of pink pattern paper using the large oval die from the HCD2-7426 Oval Filigree Frame Die and adhere to the decorative die. Die cut a frame out of gold cardstock using the No. 3 and No. 4 dies from the HCD2-7426 Oval Filigree Frame Die and adhere to the front of the pink patterned oval.  Die cut two medium size decorative frames using the No. 4 from the HCD2-7426 Oval Filigree Frame Die – one from Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and one from gold cardstock.  Adhere the white die over the gold die slightly offsetting them to allow a glimpse of gold.  Adhere to the centre of the frame.  Add Frosting Powder to the inner frame decorative edge with Dries Clear glue on a sponge.

Stamp the vase image from the HCPC-3982 Classic Floral Vase Cling Stamp Set in gold ink on gold cardstock and heat emboss with gold embossing powder.  Die cut with the coordinating die and adhere to the front of the card with pop dots.

Stamp the single rose images from the HCPC-31006 Budding Rose Heart Cling Stamp and the HCPC-31005 Friendship Rose Heart Cling Stamp in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock.  Colour with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Adhere the roses on the card to create a bouquet of roses using foam squares.  Add Crystal Clear glitter to the roses using Dries Clear glitter on a dry sponge.

Die cut the sentiment out of gold cardstock using the sentiment die from the HCD1-7203 Ornamental Tags Die.  Die cut the backing out of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and adhere the sentiment to this.  Adhere to the front of the vase as shown with foam tape.  Make a bow with linen thread and adhere to the top of the tag and finish with a gold gem.

Other Products Used:

Iris cardstock, foam squares, linen thread, Pink Fresh Studios Gold Gems

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Regal Roses

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Kia Ora Koutou

Welcome back to my second post for this week for Heartfelt Creations and this time I have a card featuring the very versatile Classic Rose set.  This time I have done some very simple roses to create a beautiful card.

Products Used:

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Classic Rose Die, HCD1-7110
Leafy Accents Die, HCD1-7193
Ticket and Tags Die, HCD1-7201
Ornamental Tags Die, HCD1-7203
Regal Frame & Accents Die, HCD1-7248
Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 30, HCDA2-450
Calla Lily Paper Collection, HCDP1-2110
3D Rose Shaping Mold, HCFB1-462
3D Leafy Accents Shaping Mold, HCFB1-467
Classic Rose Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3752
Leafy Accents Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3835
Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50 – White, HCPP1-475
Bright Pearl Stamens-Small, HCS1-458-1
Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear, PGM15015
Rajni Chawla’s Frosting Powder, PGM15016
Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Leaf Green, RACP436
Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Library Green, RACP475

Other Products: 

White cardstock, spray adhesive, heavy cardstock

Click here for tips on using Elegant Pocket Dies.

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.

To see how to shape the roses, watch the video at https://youtu.be/Z8P070kC3oo.

Instructions: 

Cut a piece of white cardstock 10” x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”. Cut a piece of checked paper 4 15/16” x 6 15/16” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of white cardstock 4 3/4″ x 6 3/4” and then cut a piece of pale green patterned paper and adhere to the front of the white cardstock. Die cut the centre using the outer plain edge die from the HCD1-7248 Regal Frame & Accents Die set and then adhere this to the card front with heavy cardstock. Die cut the decorative die out of the HCD1-7248 Regal Frame & Accents Die set using the outer decorative die and outer plain die from white cardstock. Add Frosting Powder with spray adhesive and then adhere to the card front. Die cut the lattice frame using the outer and inner plain edge dies, add Frosting Powder with spray adhesive and then adhere to the inner recess. Die cut the inner oval out of light green patterned paper and adhere to the centre. Die cut the inner decorative die from the HCD1-7248 Regal Frame & Accents Die set out of white cardstock, add Frosting Powder with spray adhesive and adhere to the centre.

Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3834 Leafy Accents Stamp set in Library Green ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour with Magenta Hue and Leaf Green inks and die cut with the coordinating die. Shape using the coordinating mold and when dry add Crystal Clear glitter using Dries Clear glue on a damp sponge. Adhere to the right of the decorative die as shown.

Stamp the rose images from the HCPC-3752 Classic Rose Stamp set in Magenta Hue ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour with Buttercup and Magenta Hue inks and die cut with the coordinating dies. Sponge the edges of the petals with Cactus Flower ink and shape using the coordinating mold. Assemble when dry and add Crystal Clear glitter using Dries Clear glitter on a damp sponge. Pierce the centres and insert the light gold pearl stamens with a wire and seal with Dries Clear glue. Add Crystal Clear glitter with Dries Clear glue on a damp sponge, trim the stamens and then adhere over the leaves.

Die cut the sentiment out of white cardstock using the die from the HCD1-7203 Ornamental Tags set. Add Frosting Powder with Dries Clear glue. Die cut the long rectangle out of checked paper using the long rectangle die from the HCD1-7201 Ticket & Tags Die set and trim to fit the sentiment. Shape and adhere as shown.

Please watch out for my final card.

Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia

 

Classic Rose Tutorial

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Kia Ora Koutou

Welcome back to another video tutorial that I have made showing how I do my Classic Roses from Heartfelt Creations.  We have had such a tragic event happen here in New Zealand and I have struggled with the enormity of what has happened.  In order to cope with the the overwhelming news I had to get into my craft studio and so I finally managed to do a video on how I make my roses using golf tools and basic shaping.

And here is my video:

Materials Used: 

Heartfelt Creations – Classic Rose Stamp and Die, Leafy Accents Stamp and Die, Rainboots and Blossoms Stamp and Die, Classic Border Basics, Lacy Diamond Die

Ranger Archival inks – Magenta Hue, Leaf Green, Fern Green

Couture Creations – Swiss Dots embossing folder

CTMH – Stripe embossing folder – now retired

Papericious Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear

Papericious Rajni Chawla’s Frosting Powder

Pearls

I hope that you have a go at making these roses and I look forward to seeing what you make.

Happy Crafting

Kia Kaha (Stay Strong)

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia

 

 

Classic Rose Tutorial

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Heartfelt Creations8 Comments

Kia Ora and Welcome

Today I would like to share how I make my roses using the Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose stamp and die set.  I have had a number of request on how to shape and layer the petals for the roses so here we are.  I am still trying to get the courage to do a video of how I make them, but I will get there one day.

I use 230 gsm to 250 gsm cardstock as I find it is better for getting a better flower shape when using the shaping stylus.  I also use the Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping kit as it has a wide variety of balls to fit in the stylus to get a range of different effects.  The smaller the ball size the more creased and distressed finish you will get.  The larger the ball size the more rounded and fuller effect will be achieved.

I generally stamp a lot of roses at once and have them ready to go when I need them.  For these roses I have stamped with Pearlescent Coral (my new favourite colour!) and then sponged the centres with Memento Canteloupe before die cutting with the coordinating die.  Then I sponged the edges with the Pearlescent Coral ink for a lovely soft look.

 

To make a medium rose I use the following shapes from the stamp with 6 images:

I mist the back of the flowers as I find it a lot easier getting more dimension and shape with the flowers.  Using a 3 mm ball tip shape the flowers on the back and then turn over and press down in the centres of the flowers.  For the bud do not turn over and press in the centre for a bud shape.

For the bud take two opposing petals and using Dries Clear glue overlap them together.  Once that has set glue the remaining petals and overlap them around the centre bud.  This creates a lovely pointed bud in the centre of the roses.  I usually do the buds first to allow them to dry fully before putting the roses together.

Make sure the card is dry fully before starting to put the flowers together.  Adhere the two largest layers together and ensure that the petals overlap.  Allow to dry and settle.

Add the third layer and push down in the centre with your stylus to create a well for the bud to go in.

Finally add the bud to the centre and allow to dry.  Add glitter or Frosting Powder for a glittery effect.

Here are the layers I have used for a large flower:

 

Small flower:

 

I use the buds often to balance my arrangements and they can be put under leaves or flowers for good effect.

Don’t forget to shape the leaves as well to finish of the dimensional effect.  I use foam dots to the leaves when adhering to my projects.

I hope that this helps you create your own beautiful roses.  Everyone has their own style so just play with different shapes and sizes to get the effect that you want.  And play with different colour combinations.

And finally here is a card that I made with the flowers.

Have a good week and Happy Crafting.

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia

Thinking of You Classic Roses from Heartfelt Creations

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Welcome back

Today I thought I would try and do something different with the Classic Rose stamp and die set from Heartfelt Creations.  Roses come in all shapes and sizes and this stamp and die set is just so great at making a wide range of flowers.

Materials Used:

Cardstock – Bazzill White Smooth, Timbrels White cardstock

Paper – Heartfelt Creations Wildwood Cottage

Stamps – Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose, Classic Rose Vine, Elegant Sentiments,

Dies Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose, Classic Rose Vine, Elegant Sentiments, Eyelet Oval, Decorative Oval, Classic Border Basics

Inks – Memento Tuxedo Black, Northern Pine, Bamboo Leaves, Rhubarb Stalk, Canteloupe, Brilliance Orchid

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Shaping Kit

Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive

Foam tape

Sponge daubers

Instructions:

Cut a piece of white cardstock 6” x 12” and score along the long side at 6” to make a 6” x 6” card base.

Cut a piece of pink patterned paper 6” x 2 ½” and adhere to the bottom of the card base.  Cut a piece of white cardstock 6” x 5 ½” and using the lace edge of the border basics die cut the edge and adhere to the top of the card base over the pink patterned paper.

Die cut the outer eyelet oval in white cardstock.  Die cut the Decorative Oval and adhere to the eyelet oval.  Using foam tape adhere to the base card as shown.

To make the leaves stamp the images with Northern Pine.  Sponge the leaves with Bamboo Leaves and touch the ends of the leaves with Rhubarb Stalk.  Die cut the leaves and shape using the Deluxe Shaping Kit.  Adhere to the base of the oval with Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive and foam strips.

To make the flowers stamp with Brilliance Orchid ink and sponge the centres with Canteloupe ink before die cutting out.  Sponge the edges with the Orchid ink both front and back of the flowers and sponge Canteloupe on the centres of the smallest flowers.  Shape the flowers using the Deluxe Shaping kit and put together using Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive making different size flowers.  Adhere to the front of the card as shown.

Stamp the Thinking of You Sentiment in Tuxedo Black on white cardstock and die cut with the coordinating die.  Adhere to the top of the card with Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

Happy Mother’s Day

On By patriciamanhireIn Art, Babies, Cardmaking, Children, Creative Memories, Digital Art, Greetings2 Comments

Today is Mother’s Day and it is a chance to reflect on how important mothers are in our world today.  They provide unconditional love and support to their children and are the glue that holds families together.

I have created this card for all the mothers in the world.  I have used the 2013 Anniversary Digital Kit and used the colour coordination feature to change the colours from blue/green to my favourite pink.  I hope you enjoy my offering.

Happy Mother's Day

 

Happy Mother’s Day

Patricia