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Amazing Paper Grace Sympathy Card

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Kia ora Koutou

I would like to take the time to wish everyone a healthy, safe and prosperous Happy New Year with lots of time for crafting therapy.

Today it is New Years Day in New Zealand and I have a gorgeous lilac and silver card to share with you today. I really love how Becca Feeken and former Amazing Paper Grace Creative Team Member Rajni Chawla mix and match layering dies and also snip dies to create a totally different look. Here I have used three different die sets – Fluted Classics Rectangles Dies, Postage Edge Rectangles Dies and Scalloped Symphony Notecard Dies to create a very elegant base for the snipped Marvelous Medallion dies. The flowers are from the Marvelous Medallion dies and off course I had to add a sweet little butterfly. The sentiment is from Beccy’s Place Wren stamp set. (It wasn’t until after I completed the card that I realised that perhaps the sympathy sentiment was not a great choice for the start of the year but it suited the card and it is always handy to have spare sympathy cards on hand – what do you think?).

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

My Project

For my project I have created a shaped card base using three large Postage Edge Rectangles Dies – two in white cardstock and one in silver. I adhered the two white rectangles together with the right sides out and then scored at 3/4″ along one of the short sides to create a hinge. This hinge was glued to the back of the silver rectangle. I then layered an ivory plain layer with the large rectangle from the Fluted Classics Rectangles Dies in lilac cardstock. I die cut the large scalloped edge slimline die from the Scalloped Symphony Notecard Dies out of silver cardstock. I cut this in half and trimmed about another inch of both sides before gluing the sides together to fit inside the lilac patterned rectangle. To finish the layers I added another plain layer of ivory card and the Fluted Classics Rectangles Dies in Lilac cardstock.

I die cut two medallions out – with the shadow from silver cardstock and the top decorative layer from Lilac cardstock. I then trimmed the outer edges and added them to the top and bottom of the inner rectangle as shown.

I die cut a small postage rectangle from the Postage Edge Rectangles Dies out of silver cardstock. I layered a plain layer of lilac cardstock on top. I stamped the sentiment from the Blue Wren stamp set from Beccy’s Place in Majestic Violet ink on ivory cardstock. I die cut this out using the smallest plain die from the Postage Edge Rectangles Dies and adhered it to the top of the lilac cardstock. This was then added to the front of the card to hide the edges of the medallion dies using foam tape.

I die cut the flowers using the soft flower shaping paper and coloured them in the centres with Grassy Knoll ink and the edges using Wisteria ink. I soaked these in water and then shaped them using a small ball stylus. For the larger flowers I have done two layers and for the smaller ones I have done a single layer. A small green wire pollen was inserted into the centres of the flowers.

I die cut the leaves from green cardstock and these were added to the top left of the sentiment.  I trimmed the wires from the flowers and then added the flowers over the leaves.

The butterfly from the Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutters Dies were made by using vellum coloured with Kitsch Flamingo and Shaded Lilac inks and then silver accents and a black body were added to complete the butterfly. The butterfly was then added to the bottom right of the sentiment.

To finish I added some silver pearls around the sentiment and to highlight the Marvelous Medallion dies.

I will have a full video tutorial on my YouTube channel shortly on how I have made this card and the flowers.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Die of the Month February 2022 Marvelous Medallion Dies

Fluted Classics Rectangles Dies

Postage Edge Rectangles Dies

Scalloped Symphony Notecard Dies

Butterfly Bliss Garden Shutter Dies

Other Products Used:

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper

Creative Expressions Pearl Card – Ivory

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Onyx, Rainforest

Concord & 9th Cardstock – Lilac

Rajni Chawla’s Flavourite Vellum

Dress My Craft Soft Floral Paper

Dress My Craft Green Wire Pollens

Bearly Art Glue

Foam Tape

Pink Fresh Studio Silver Pearls

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Grassy Knoll, Wisteria

Distress Oxide inks – Kitsch Flamingo, Shaded Lilac

Ranger Archival ink – Majestic Violet

Small ball stylus

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Amazing Paper Grace Forever in Our Memory

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Kia ora Koutou

Today I have an elegant sympathy card featuring the beautiful Amazing Paper Grace Forever in our Memory from the Amazing Paper Grace Beautiful Sentiment Vignette collection by Becca Feeken. I have kept to a blue and white palette with a touch of silver accents. Lilies are often associated with sorrow and grief and I have used the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Lilies Dies to adorn this card. I love how quick and easy a card can come together when you use these sentiment vignette dies.

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

My Project

To make my card I have created a top folding base card of 5 1/2″ x 6″ out of white cardstock. I cut a piece of blue cardstock 5 1/4″ x 5 3/4″ and score two lines down each side 1/8″ apart 1/4″ inside each side and adhere to the front of the card.

Die cut the shadow die from the Amazing Paper Grace Forever in Our Memory dies out of blue cardstock. Die cut the decorative die from the same set in white cardstock and emboss it before adding to the blue shadow. Adhere this to the front of the card. Die cut the shadow inner panel out of blue cardstock and two decorative sentiment dies out of white cardstock. Stack the two sentiment dies together and then add to the blue shadow before adding to the centre of the decorative frame with foam tape.

Die cut the lilies from the Amazing Paper Grace Layered Lilies Dies out of white cardstock with the stamen out of yellow cardstock. Colour the inside with Lemon Whip and Sunshine ink and assemble as per instructions. I added some Key Lime ink to the bottoms of the flowers.

Die cut the leaves and stems from green cardstock. Trim the stems and add around the decorative sentiment. Add the lilies and leaves to the stems. Die cut the stems from green cardstock and flowers from yellow cardstock from the October 2021 Die of the Month Flourished Fleurit Dies and assemble. Add these around the lilies and leaves. Die cut the stems only out of silver cardstock and add as accents around the flowers and leaves.

To finish add some silver pearls to the corners of the card and on the decorative die as shown.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Forever in Our Memory Dies

Layered Lilies Dies

October 2021 Die of the Month Flourished Fleurit Dies

Other Products Used:

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift, Rainforest, Chamomile, Peridot

Spellbinders Brushed Silver Card

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper

Bearly Art Glue

Foam Tape

Pink Fresh Studio Silver Pearls

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Lemon Whip, Sunshine, Key Lime

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Patricia

Amazing Paper Grace Sympathy Card

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Kia ora Koutou

My card today has been inspired by a card that I saw on Pinterest and I immediately thought the beautiful Amazing Paper Grace Emmeline Treillage die would make a beautiful background to some gorgeous handmade flowers using the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Blossoms Dies and leaves and a butterfly from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies. I have kept the colours very muted and limited to blue, green and white with a touch of lemon to keep with the sympathy theme of the card.

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

My Project

I have created a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ base card out of white cardstock. I cut a piece of pale blue cardstock 4 1/8″ x 4 3/8″ and adhered it to the inside back of the card. I then die cut the lacey front out using the beautiful ‘daisy chain’ die from the Amazing Paper Grace Emmeline Treillage die. I die cut another decorative die from a piece of 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ white cardtock and adhered it to the front of the card for more strength.

I die cut three decorative ovals from the Amazing Paper Grace Double Halo Oval dies and stacked the decorative frame together and adhered it to the front of the card. I then stamped the sentiment in black ink on one of the inner ovals and adhered it to the inside of the frame.

I die cut the leaves out of two different colour green cardstocks using the dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies and adhered them to the left of the oval. I then made the dimensional flowers from flower shaping paper using the flower dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Blossoms Dies. The blue flowers where coloured with French Ultramarine ink and the smaller flowers were coloured with Citrus Burst inks. Once these were assembled I adhered them over the leaves.

I made the butterfly out of white, blue and black cardstocks using the butterfly dies from the Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motif Dies and adhered it to the right of the oval as shown.

To finish the card I have added some white pearls to the centres of the flowers and the daisies on the decorative background die.

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

Emmeline Treillage Dies

Cinch and Go Blossoms Dies

Summer Label Motif Dies

Double Halo Oval Dies

Other Products Used:

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift, Onyx, Rainforest, Peridot, Glacier

Rajni Chawla’s Flower Shaping Paper

Beccy’s Place Stamp – Magnolia

White pearls

Bearly Art Glue

Ranger Archival ink – Jet Black, French Ultramarine

Altenew ink – Citrus Burst

Remembering with You Poppies

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Kia Ora Koutou

Poppies are synonymous with grief for those lost at war and is associated with the poem ‘In Flanders Fields by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. For more information about this poem visit here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields.

In New Zealand red poppies are sold for ANZAC day (25th April) as a way to raise funds for those that have fought and/or have been injured in wars around the world. So today I have a sympathy card to share with you featuring the beautiful Wild Poppy collectionfrom Heartfelt Creations.

For more details of the products I have used please visit here.

Today’s project was created with products provided by Heartfelt Creations.

Instructions:

Cut a piece of black 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 pattern paper 4 7/8” x 6 7/8” and adhere to the front of the card. 

Die cut two outer frame using the No. 1 and No. 3 from the HCD2-7383 Simply Classic Rectangles Frame Die set out of black cardstock and the same pattern paper as on the front of the card.  Adhere the pattern paper frame to the black frame and adhere to the front of the card using foam tape. 

Die cut the decorative frame die out of gold cardstock using the No. 2 die from the HCD2-7383 Simply Classic Rectangles Frame Die set.  Adhere to the front of the frame and inlay some of the offcuts as shown.

Die cut the inner decorative frame out of gold cardstock and adhere to the pattern paper inner offcut of the frame. Adhere the inner gold offcut to the frame and then adhere entire inner to the inside of the frame.

Stamp the poppy images from the HCPC-3987 Wild Poppy Accents Cling Stamp Set and the HCPC-3988 Wild Poppy Bouquet Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock.  Colour the images with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Die cut a single poppy out of the poppy image from the HCPC-3988 Wild Poppy Bouquet Cling Stamp Set and adhere to the coordinating whole image with foam squares.  Add Black Flower Pearls to the poppy flowers as shown.  Adhere the flower images to the front of the card – using foam tape to provide dimension to the top poppies and leaves.

Stamp the poppy images from the HCPC-3986 Wild Poppy Cling Stamp Set in Red Geranium ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the images with Lady Bug ink and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Colour the backs of the flowers with Lady Bug ink and shape using the coordinating mold.  Assemble using two petals the same size.  For the centres of the flowers stamp the poppy images in Red Geranium ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the centres of the flowers with Leaf Green ink and cut out with scissors.  Shape the centres and add to the centres of the flowers with foam squares.  Add 3D Crystal Lacquer to the flowers and when dry add Black Flower Pearls to the outside of the flower centres.  Add three poppies over the painted images as shown.

Stamp the small poppy images from the HCPC-3986 Wild Poppy Cling Stamp Set in Leaf Green ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper.  Colour the leaves with Vivid Chartreuse ink and die cut with the coordinating die.  Colour the backs with Vivid Chartreuse ink and shaping using the groove golf tools.  Add Crystal Clear to the petals with 3D Crystal Lacquer and when dry add Lettuce Entertain You and adhere around the bottom of the card as shown.

Card Inside

Cut a piece of pattern paper 5 7/8” x 6 7/8” and adhere to the inside back of the card.  Die cut the plain paper using the No. 3 die from the HCD2-7383 Simply Classic Rectangles Frame Die set and adhere to the inside back.

Die cut the decorative frame out of gold cardstock using the No. 4 die from the HCD2-7383 Simply Classic Rectangles Frame Die set and adhere to the front of the frame.

Stamp the sentiment from the HCPC-3848 Cheerful Note Sentiments Cling Stamp Set on white cardstock in embossing ink and heat emboss with gold embossing powder.  Die cut the sentiment using the No. 4 die from the HCD2-7383 Simply Classic Rectangles Frame Die set and adhere to the inside of the gold frame.

Other products Used:

Iris cardstock, foam tape, foam squares, Hero Arts Embossing & Watermark ink, heat gun, Dress My Craft Black Flower Pearls,

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Clean and Simple Sympathy Card

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Kia Ora Koutou

Welcome back and today I want to share a clean and simple sympathy card made using some new dies and embossing folder that I have just received.

Sometimes the dies will dictate what genre of card you end up with and this gorgeous butterfly corner die from Precious Marieke made a sympathy card inevitable.  I have cut two of the corners and trimmed the butterfly to add over the other butterfly on the corner and I put the trimmings on the opposite corner.  The Lawn Fawn frame dies are gorgeous and they framed the lovely Stampin’ Up embossing folder perfectly.  I really love the sentiment from Heartfelt Creations and it was perfect to add to the simplicity of the card.  The card looked unfinished until I added a little bit of sparkle with some sparkles from CTMH.

Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia

A Beautiful Anniversary Card

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Kia Ora Koutou

Welcome back and today I am sharing a beautiful anniversary card made with Spellbinders dies and Heartfelt Creations dies.

I have hot foiled the sentiment and the flowers are Sun Kissed Fleur from Heartfelt Creations made from vellum.  This card is available for purchase on my Etsy store here.

Products Used:

Heartfelt Creations – Sun Kissed Fleur stamp and die,

Spellbinders – Venise Lace – Bella Clair Border, Hemstitched Rectangles, Floral Ovals, Hot Foil Rolls – Matte Gold, Elegant Occasion Sentiments Glorious Glimmer Hot Foil Classic Plates by Becca Feeken, Plants One

Pearls

Creative Expressions Foundation Cardstock – Gold, Coconut White, Aurora Crystal Sparkle embossing powder

Colorbox Frost White ink

Papericious – Rajni Chawla’s Flowerite Vellum

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse – Pure Platinum

Foam Tape

ScorPal score board

Stampin Up Embossing Folder – Lace 3D

Ivory Ribbon

Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia

Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwoods

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Kia Ora Koutou

Welcome back and today I have got a card that could be used for a wedding, sympathy or an ordination card.  I have used Papericious vellum to create the flowers and I will be posting another video on how I have made these flowers once I have edited it.

Materials Used

Heartfelt Creations – Flowering Dogwood Flowers stamps and dies, Flowering Dogwood Branches stamp and Dies, Flowering Dogwood Dove and Branches stamps and dies, Flowering Dogwood Paper Collection, Botanic Window, Intricate Swirls Die, White Cardstock,

Lettuce Entertain You Prills

Papericious Vellum

Distress Oxide inks – Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse – Pure Platinum

Art Glitter Dries Clear Glue

Flowering Dogwood Step Card

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Welcome back.

I have been busy creating for my final Design Team submission for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team and I am happy with what I have created.  I would like to thank all those that took the time to vote for me and all the other semi-finalists and I look forward to seeing who has made it to the final team.

Today I am featuring another card that I have made using the Flowering Dogwood dies and papers again.  This collection really resonated with me and I can’t stop creating with it.  This card could be used for wedding, sympathy and christening card or baptism, and I have left the sentiment off on purpose because of it.

Materials used:

Cardstock – CTMH Colonial White

Paper – Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood, Vellum

Stamps – Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood Flowers, Flowering Dogwood Branches, Flowering Dogwood & Doves

Dies – Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood Flowers, Flowering Dogwood Branches, Flowering Dogwood & Doves, Spellbinders Pop Ups – Happy Days

Inks – Colorbox Frost White, Memento New Sprout, Pistachio,

Embossing Powder – Ranger Bridal Tinsel

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Shaping kit.

Prills – Minnie Pearls

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Clear Overlay

Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive

Art Glitter Ultrafine Glitter – Crystal

Instructions:

Die cut the pop up base out of the Colonial White Cardstock.  Cut out the patterned pieces from a 6” x 6” patterned panel – I have used the one with the church on the bottom left.  Sponge the edges of the card and the patterned pieces with the New Sprout ink and then adhere the patterned pieces on the card base.

To make the flowers stamp the flowers with the Frost White ink and emboss with the Bridal Tinsel embossing powder.  Sponge the centre of the flowers on the back of the vellum lightly with New Sprout and die cut.  Touch the edges of the flowers with Pistachio ink and shape using the Deluxe Shaping kit.  I have layered the larger flowers and left the smaller ones single.

To make the leaves stamp the leaves with the Frost White ink and emboss with Bridal Tinsel embossing powder.  Sponge the backs of the leaves with Pistachio ink and die cut the leaves with the coordinating die.  Shape with the Deluxe Shaping kit.

Stamp the branch from the Flowering Dogwood Branches set with Frost White ink and emboss with Bridal Tinsel embossing powder.  Sponge on the back with Pistachio ink and die cut.  Shape lightly with the Deluxe Shaping kit.

Die cut a dove from the patterned paper and shape using the Deluxe Shaping kit.

Adhere the flowers and leaves as shown.  The branch has been cut to fit along the top of the card to enable easy folding.  Add the flowers as shown.  Add the dove over the flowers on the right of the card and adhere the flowers around it.

To finish add the prills to the centre of the flowers and paint the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Clear Overlay for some extra shine and shimmer.  Using the Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive add Crystal glitter to the dove.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

 

Flowering Dogwood Card

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Heartfelt Creations, Spellbinders12 Comments

Welcome back.

Today I am featuring a card from the new Flowering Dogwood collection from Heartfelt Creations.  This collections is beautiful with subtle colours and gorgeous flowers – just made for vellum.

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Here is a couple of close ups of the dove and flowers:

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Materials used:

Cardstock – White Timbrels

Paper – Flowering Dogwood

Stamps – Flowering Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood and Doves, Flowering Dogwood Branches

Dies, Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood & Doves, Flowering Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood Branches, Classic Border Basics, Delicate Border Basics, Luggage, Tags and Labels, Spellbinders Classic Oval Circles Large, Floral Ovals

Inks – Memento Angel Pink, Bamboo Leaves, Colorbox Frost White

Embossing Powder – Ranger Bridal Tinsel

Prills – Lettuce Entertain You

Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Overlay Marker

Art Glitter Dries Clear

Instructions:

Cut a piece of white cardstock 10” x 7”, score at 5” inches to fold and make the base card.  Cut a piece of white cardstock to 5” x 7” and then using the leafy edge from the Delicate Border Basic set die cut each end of the cardstock.  Cut a piece of patterned paper 5” x 6” and using the plain cutting edge and the stitch edge from the Classic Border Basics die cut the edges.  Cut an oval out of the centre of the patterned paper.

To create the frame die cut the large oval from the Floral Oval set.  Die cut another two of the same oval but this time using the Spellbinders Oval die cut the centre out and adhere the two pieces together.  Adhere to the base floral oval with foam tape for depth.  Adhere the patterned paper oval into the centre and then adhere the entire frame to the base card.

To make the flowers and branches I have stamped the images from the Flowering Dogwood and Flowering Dogwood & Doves sets with Colorbox Frost White ink and embossed with Ranger Bridal Tinsel on vellum.  Colour the back of the images with Bamboo Leaves and Angel Pink.  Die cut and using the Deluxe Shaping Kit shape the flowers and leaves.  Add the Lettuce Entertain You Prills to the centre of the flowers.Cut the fronds of the branches in half and arrange around the oval frame.  Place the flowers as shown in the card.

To make the dove stamp the image twice from the Flowering Branches set with Colorbox Frost White on vellum and emboss with Ranger Bridal Tinsel embossing powder. Colour the back of the image with the white ink and then die cut.  Shape using the Deluxe shaping kit and adhere to the centre of the frame with Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive.  Add the second dove over top and fold the wings until they stand out for depth and dimension.

Paint all the flowers and dove with the Spectum Noir Clear Sparkle Overlay for a lovely sparkly finish.

Finally die cut the tag using the Luggage, Tags and Labels die and adhere to the card.

Happy Crafting

Patricia