Kia ora Koutou
Sometimes it is best with pretty papers just to let the background dies and beautiful papers tell the story when making a card. I have just purchased some beautiful papers from Mintay Papers and decided to create a shabby chic look with lacy background dies to highlight the stunning images from this collection. Rather than using actual lace the Amazing Paper Grace Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Dies did all the work for me to create the lacy shabby chic look which allowed the pretty images to show through. All I needed to finish this card was a sweet little sentiment and pearls and my card was done.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creations.
My Project
For my card I created a side opening 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2: base card out of white cardstock. I cut a piece of green cardstock the same size and added it to the front of the card. I then layered a busy floral background paper to the front.
I die cut two outer decorative frames from the Amazing Paper Grace Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Die out of white pearl cardstock and adhered them together for more depth and dimension. Before adding this to the card front I cut another piece of green cardstock 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ to fit just under the centre of the frame to add some contrast to the pattern paper and I then added it to the card front. I cut another piece of green cardstock the same size as the smaller layering die and added a small floral and cat image to the front of this. I die cut two inner decorative frames out of pearl cardstock and adhered them together before adding them to the pre-prepared floral panel and then added it to the centre of the larger frame.
I then added the ephemera to the card using some foam squares for extra dimension.
I stamped the ‘hello’ sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Seasonal Motif Sentiments Clear Stamp Set in English Ivy ink on white pearl cardstock. I die cut this out using the small tag die from the Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Grace Die set and adhered it to the base of the flowers at the bottom right of the card. I added a small white satin bow to the tag.
To finish I added pearls to the inner and outer decorative frames.
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Die
Cascading Grace Die
Seasonal Motif Sentiments Clear Stamp Set
Other Products Used:
Crafter’s Companion Luxury Pearl Centura Fresh White Cardstock
Mintay Papers – Peony Garden Papers, Elements and Ephemera
Creative Expressions Foundation Cardstock – Forest Green
House of Paper White Cardstock
Ranger Archival ink – English Ivy
Foam Squares
Bearly Art Glue
White Pearls
White satin ribbon
For those visual learners here is a quick video on how I have made this card.
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Patricia