Monday, August 29, 2022

Summertime Hello Card for Amazing Paper Grace

Welcome to my creative space!

This fun summer card has a bit of a different look for me with this funky design using the fabulous Amazing Paper Grace Summer Label Motifs die set (S4-1220). The sweet sentiment comes from the Seasonal Motif Sentiments Stamp Set (STP-150).

I just adore these fun moths and flowers which are cut from 49 and Market papers and edged with distress ink to help them pop. 

Be sure to scroll down through the tips and techniques section below to see how I created the yellow watercolor paper for the label center along with close-ups and many more details on how I put this sweet card together.

Thank you Amazing Paper Grace for providing the dies used in this project.

Tips and Techniques
I had some stamped watercolor paper that I created for the flowers on my previous project that had stamped darker than I wanted using a script stamp, but it was just perfect for the center of this label piece. I die cut the oval then spritzed it with water and used a wash brush to add a couple shades of yellow to give it beautiful color and dimension. Once dry, I added a touch of orange randomly across the piece with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. 

The label frame is cut from pink and blue papers from 49 and Market Spectrum Sherbet papers. To lighten them I dry brushed over the papers using a soft touch with white gesso. The label is popped up using foam tape. This adds dimension and gives room to tuck flowers and foliages beneath the edges.

This sweet sentiment comes from the coordination Amazing Paper Grace stamp set: Seasonal Motif Sentiments (STP-150). I used permanent black ink on white cardstock. Once dry, I used scissors to cut it out, then inked with Bundled Sage Distress Ink to coordinate with the foliage.


The darling moths are cut from patterned paper and the edges are inked to give definition. THe bodies are cut from Tim Holtz copper metallic card stock and inked with Finnabair Peacock Metallic Wax. I just adore how the copper peeks through the teal wax. This die set includes both leafy sprigs and individual leaf dies. It really includes everything you need to created a beautiful summery card.

Each of the flowers is cut from three to four layers of patterned paper in blues, pinks, and yellows. Each layer except the tiny center is inked with coordinating Distress Inks. I found a scrap of green patterned paper in my stash that coordinating perfectly to use for the die cut foliage. The leaves are edged with a bit of Bundled Sage Distress Ink.

To add a bit of texture, I brushed over the foliage with Finnabair Soft Gel Medium and dropped on pearl and silvery blue Prills. 

Before adhering the label and elements, I spattered across the background with white ink. The color spatters you see are part of the beautiful 49 and Market printed paper. I've framed the card with the same paper used for the foliage. It's also edges with Distress Ink.

One final look.

Below you can find the products I used to create this project including some with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These commissions help me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration along with Tips and Techniques provided for every project. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Supplies:

Amazing Paper Grace:

Paper:

Ink:

Mixed Media:

Embellishments:
  • USArtquest - Prills - Ice Queen; Minnie Pearls

Adhesives:

Tools:

Thanks so much for stopping by to view my card. I hope you've been inspired.

~ Blessings ~

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Monday, August 22, 2022

"My Sweet Friend" Card with Mixed Media Watercolor Flowers for Amazing Paper Graace

 
Welcome to my creative space!

There's just something special about sending a handcrafted card to a treasured friend and this Amazing Paper Grace My Sweet Friend die set (S5-512) is so perfect to send a sweet greeting. This set includes the sentiment dies, foliage, and darling small flowers used on this card and also includes darling tulips and the words to create a baby card when paired with "sweet": baby; girl; and boy.

The larger flowers are die cut with the Grand Cinch and Go Flowers set (S5-436) from watercolor paper that I stamped with third generation stamping, then finished with watercolors.

In the background you'll see a piece cut with the Circle Meets Square die set (S5-491) from the Classically Becca Collection.

To learn more details with close-ups, be sure to scroll down through the Tips and Techniques section below. 

Thank you Amazing Paper Grace for providing the dies used in this project.

Tips and Techniques
To create these gorgeous flowers, I started with the smooth side of Distress Watercolor Paper and used third generation stamping with permanent black ink to apply the script images. Once the ink was dry, I spritzed the paper with water and applied teal, blue, and purple watercolor with a wash brush randomly over the surface. 

Once the watercolor was dry, I die cut the flowers and spritzed the back of the paper lightly with water before shaping the petals and finished by gluing the petal sections together with each layer of petals offset from the layer below. (This is placing the petals of one layer between the petals of the adjoining layer for an organic feel.) I then pulled stamen through the center hole to finish the blossoms.

This technique can be used with any dies for truly one of a kind mixed media flowers.

This lovely sentiment is cut from green patterned paper, then inked with Peeled Paint Distress Ink to add more visual dimension. I offset layered two pieces for "sweet." The bottom layer is inked more heavily with the same color to add a shadow effect. I also cut the words my and friend from thin chipboard and layered the colored piece on top to provide more stability and dimension.

I used the scrap pieces of the stamped watercolor paper to die cut these smaller blossoms. They are simply glued together with no shaping. Placing them around the card helps tie in the colors from the main cluster and pulls your eye across the card. 

Mixed media texture is added around the bottom of the cluster by brushing with soft matte gel medium and sprinkling on light yellow and green prills. The gel medium dries matte and clear, so isn't visible on the finished card, so you can loosely sprinkle on the prills. 

After adhering the yellow background die cut, the background was spattered with black India ink. 

The darling metal bee is from a bag of bee charms I purchased on Amazon. I brushed it with white gesso, then used a fine round tip paint brush to apply Finnabair waxes to color it. You could also use acrylic paints as well.

The little fluttering butterflies are wood veneer, but could also be chipboard or die cuts. I painted them in coordinating colors to the flowers, then applied holographic embossing powder for a bit of glittering bling. One is even resting on a blossom in the cluster.

The gorgeous leafy flora is die cut with dies from the My Sweet Friend die set (S5-512) using the same patterned paper as the sentiment and is also inked.

Below you can find the products I used to create this project including some with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These commissions help me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration along with Tips and Techniques provided for every project. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Supplies:

Amazing Paper Grace:

Paper:

Ink:

Stamps:

Mixed Media:

Embellishments:
  • Jillibean Soup - Wood Veneer - Butterfly
  • Amazon - Bee Charms
  • Stamen - White
  • US Artiest - Mini Prills - Lemmon Chiffon; Lettuce Entertain You!

Adhesives:

Tools:

Thanks so much for stopping by to view my card. I hope you've been inspired.

~ Blessings ~

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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Introducing Amazing Paper Grace Seasonal Label Motifs Collection with Cards Two Ways

Welcome to my creative space!

This Amazing Paper Grace Fall Label Motifs die set (S5-519) is such a versatile and gorgeous die set and is part of the new Seasonal Label Motifs Collection.

My first card fits the fall theme of this set featuring this sweet pumpkin and acorn surrounded by gorgeous watercolor fall foliage. What a beautiful way to welcome in the fall season which is the favorite of so many. The sentiment is from the Seasonal Motif Sentiments stamp set (STP-150). 

Then I wanted to show how to use this lovely set for a non-fall card using the gorgeous label and background inlay. I layered a stamped and hand colored butterfly over the inlay and surrounded them with handcrafted flowers using Petite Floral Potpourri (S3-420) and Cinch and Go V (S4-995) dies along with foliage die cut using the My Sweet Friend (S5-512) set. The border around the inlay uses the Eyelet Lace Frame (S6-184) die set.

Be sure to scroll down through the Tips and Techniques section below for more close-ups and all the details on how I put these lovely cards together. 

Today's projects were created with dies provided by Amazing Paper Grace.

My Projects for Today


Thirteen dies are included in the Fall Label Motifs Set.

Tips and Techniques
I layered fall orange, yellow and red color mists onto watercolor paper and die cut it to create these amazing fall leaves. I just adore the organic feel these grungy colors create. The berries are die cut from the same paper, then rubbed with red distress inks to deepen the color. The berry branch is also cut from this paper. The stems are colored brown, and the berry section is left in the original color so that the tips of the berries are this lovely fall orange color. 

Beautiful fall color patterned papers are die cut to create the pumpkin, acorn, label and inlay as well as for the background layers. The edges are inked where appropriate to help give definition. The fall sentiment from the Seasonal Motif Sentiments Clear Stamp Set (STP-150)
is stamped with brown permanent ink onto white cardstock, then colored with distress inks.

One final shot of this beautiful fall card.


I've used beautiful summery patterned papers to cut daisies using the Cinch and Go V die set (S4-995)  paired with smaller flowers die cut with the Petite Floral Potpourri set (S3-420).  The flowers are shaped and centered with gold stamen. 

This sweet sentiment pairs beautifully with the lovely butterfly and is stamped onto white cardstock and colored with distress inks to coordinate with the background. 

This beautiful foliage is die cut with the My Sweet Friend set (S5-512) from white cardstock and colored randomly with distress ink. 

The background paper is distressed around the edges using the edge of my scissors blade. After adhering the foliage, the background was spattered with black India ink. 

The medallion in the center of the flowers was silver. I brushed it with white gesso then applied Finnabair waxes to color this beautiful piece. 

Prills are scattered below the floral cluster to add texture. I brushed the area with Finnabair Matte Soft Gel Medium, then loosely scattered the prills over the wet medium. The gel dries matte and perfectly clear, so is not visible once dry. 

This inlay piece is just so gorgeous and particularly striking in red. The outer layer is die cut using a die from the Eyelet Lace Frame set (S6-184).

The gorgeous butterfly is stamped, then colored with distress inks by pressing the ink pad onto my craft mat and picking up the ink with a round fine tip paint brush to color the lovely image. The butterfly is fussy cut to layer over the inlay. 

The Seasonal Label Motifs Availability:
These dies and plates are available from Spellbinders right now! Click here: The Seasonal Label Motifs Collection.

Below you can find the products I used to create this project including some with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These commissions help me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration along with Tips and Techniques provided for every project. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Supplies:

Amazing Paper Grace:

Paper:

Ink

Stamps:

Mixed Media:

Embellishments:
  • Finnabair with Prima ~ Melange Art Pebbles - Sugar
  • Momenta ~ Metal Stickers - Mini Medallion
  • US Artiest ~ Mini Drills - Taken for Granite

Adhesives:

Tools:

For more The Seasonal Label Motifs Collection Inspiration
Visit each Creative Team blog linked below for their take on creative paper crafting ideas using  The Seasonal Label Motifs Collection.

I would adore hearing from you! Please leave a comment below letting me know how you will use these gorgeous dies!





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Monday, August 8, 2022

Amazing Paper Grace August 2022 Die of the Month: Peekaboo Trellis Panels

 
Welcome to my creative space!

I just adore the gorgeous flowers and fluttering butterflies that summer brings our way, so created this summery card featuring the fabulous Amazing Paper Grace August Die of the Month, 'Peekaboo Trellis Panels'. 

This die set includes two gorgeous leafy peekaboo panels to use on your creations along with these gorgeous flat floral and foliage outline dies. I wanted to show a different way to use them, so place the backgrounds into panels rather than using them as cut outs. 

I created mixed media papers to die cut to add visual texture, so be sure to scroll down through the Tips and Techniques section below where I share all the details on how I created this summery ensemble.

Many thanks to Amazing Paper Grace for providing the dies used in this project!

There are 13 cutting dies included in the Peekaboo Trellis Panels.

Hugs Slimline Card

Mixed Media Peekaboo Bookmark

Tips and Techniques
I used a pale summery sea green to cut out the leafy peekaboo panel which for this card becomes lovely background texture. I found that the Fluted Classics Slimline die (S6-186) are a perfect fit for this panel and used them to form a frame around the panel. The outer frame is popped up with foam tape for dimension. 

The hugs sentiment that is included in this Peekaboo Trellis Panels set is cut from pink patterned paper and inked to darken it so that it pops. The tag that it sits on is cut from the Perfect Harmony Notecard Embellishments set (S4-1149). To finish the tag the edges are inked for definition and a hardware head is dry brushed with white gesso and adhered to the tag.

I used color sprays on watercolor paper to create the green paper used to die cut the blossom and foliage outlines. Don't you adore the variation of color like you would see in natural leaves? I used scraps of patterned paper from my stash for the backgrounds on the flowers. 

Matte gel medium is used to adhere microbeads over the leaves. This medium dries perfectly clear, so you can scatter the microbeads organically over the petals and don't need to worry about shiny adhesive showing through. 

I've added a few tags, butterflies, flowers, and mushrooms from the Tim Holtz Field Notes regular and snippets packs to add layers of dimension and enhance the summery feel of this card. 

One final view of this lovely summery card.

I ended up making a couple different background papers with my sprays and watercolor papers and decided to go with the darker color on my card, but had this lighter paper set aside that I did not use. I thought it would be perfect to cut the second panel from the Peekaboo Trellis Panels set to create a mixed media bookmark. I selected beautiful summery sky blues from the 49 and Market Tidal Wave Spectrum Sherbet Collection to pair with this panel for the background and frame cut with the Fluted Classics Slimline die set. I also used this mixed media piece to cut a decorative piece for the top of the bookmark using this fabulous die from the Primrose Heart Facade set (S5-484).
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One final look for this sweet bookmark.

Below you can find the products I used to create this project including some with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These commissions help me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration along with Tips and Techniques provided for every project. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Supplies:

Amazing Paper Grace:


Paper:

Ink:
  • Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Iced Spruce

Mixed Media:

Embellishments:

Adhesives:

Tools:
The Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is available exclusively at Spellbinders Paper Arts during August 2022, Peekaboo Trellis Panels along with other membership perks.

View this month’s Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month! 





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~ Blessings ~

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