Showing posts with label 6x6" Card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6x6" Card. Show all posts

Monday, September 19, 2022

'Celebrate New Beginnings' Spring Card for Amazing Paper Grace

Welcome to my creative space!

Spring is a time for new beginnings with the scent of sweet blossoms, leaves budding and popping, and new life as animal babies come along while butterflies emerge from their cocoons, so these sweet spring images from the gorgeous Amazing Paper Grace Spring Labels Motifs die set (S4-1238) are just so perfect to celebrate a new beginning in the life of someone special. This could be used for a graduation, new job or any new endeavor one may be entering. The sweet sentiment is from the coordinating Seasonal Motif Sentiments Stamp Set (STP-150). I also die cut the lovely background medallion using the Circle Meets Square Set (S5-491).

To learn more about the techniques used to create this shabby mixed media card including the gorgeous flowers and lovely butterfly, be sure to scroll down to view my 'Tips and Techniques' section below.

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

Tips and Techniques
This 6x6" card is created using older papers from my stash from a 6x6" paper pad, so the colors coordinate beautifully. I often add a frame around the edges of my card, but the focal base paper has a beautifully drawn frame around the edges, so I didn't feel that a border was needed here. 

What a sweet sentiment from the Seasonal Motif Sentiments (STP-150) stamp set. It is stamped onto smooth white cardstock with permanent ink. Once the ink was dry, I colored it with Scattered Straw Distress Ink using an ink blending brush. To anchor the sentiment, a tiny die cut blossom and leaves are added below to fill in this space beautifully. 

While this die set is focused on spring, the label and lattice pieces could be a focal point for any occasion or season. I like an organic feel to my die cuts, so randomly added Bundled Sage; Iced Spruce, and Speckled Egg to the lattice and Victorian Velvet just to the edges of the pink layer. This label layer is popped up by adhering with foam squares in the center leaving the edges free to tuck flowers under.

This die set works well for adding a focal element like this butterfly. You could use a pre-made embellishment of your choice. Here I stamped a butterfly from the Tim Holtz Botanic Collage set onto the smooth side of Distress Watercolor Paper with permanent black ink then colored it using coordinating distress inks. I smooshed an ink pad onto my craft mat and picked up the ink with a fine tip paint brush to apply the ink. Once colored, I fussy cut the image. 

***Tip*** The antenna are too thin to cut out, so leave a bit of a margin around them, then go back with a black marker and color them in. I also use the marker around the edges so the white core of the paper didn't show. I use the marker from the back side for this edging, so I don't slip and color onto the stamped image.

The flowers included in this die set are just so sweet. After die cutting, I brushed the base of each petal with Scattered Straw Ink and a little Victorian Velvet ink around the edges. The foliage is inked around the edges with Bundled Sage. This gives definition to make them more visible against the busy background.

***Tip*** I find that tweezers help me place these intricate blossoms.
 
Another blossom is added to the other side as well as a few sprigs of foliage.

Texture is added around the bottom nestled around the blossoms and over the medalion. Matte Soft Gel Medium is used to add the peachy prills and white gold microbeads to add some bling.

I've tucked in number and label snippets from Tim Holtz Idea-ology. You can see a couple of them in this shot.

The larger medallion piece is die cut using the gorgeous Circle Meets Square die set (S5-491). I darkened it up a little with Victorian Velvet Distress ink to make it more visible. 

***Tip*** If you have die cut a piece like this medallion, and it ends up blending into the background more than you expected, just brush on some coordinating ink in a darker shade of color to help it pop. 

Below you can find the products I used to create this project including some with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com and Spellbinders. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from the companies.  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 detailed 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:

Adhesives:

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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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Friday, June 3, 2022

Shabby Chic Botanical Garden Card for Little Birdie Crafts

 
Welcome to my creative space!

As spring transforms into summer, the Little Birdie Crafts Botanical Garden Collection is simply perfect to create a beautiful shabby chic card. It was such a delight to work with these gorgeous papers! The teapot is fussy cut from the image page in the 12×12″ paper set and creates a stunning focal point among beautiful Little Birdie flowers in coordinating colors.

I have a full photo tutorial with all the details on how I created this shabby chic card up on the Little Birdie Crafts blog HERE. Thanks for stopping over there to leave a comment.

Thank you Little Birdie, for providing supplies used in this project!

If you would like to see a full supply list, please scroll down.
Little Birdie Crafts can be purchased at their online store.

Be sure to check out the current sales HERE.

Use code TRACEY05 for a 5% discount.

I receive a small commission at not cost to you.

A couple close-ups for you:



Little Birdie Crafts Supplies:
Botanical Garden Collection- Printed Cardstock Pack 12"x12"
Botanical Garden Collection- Printed Cardstock Pack 6"x6"
Botanical Garden Ephemera Embellishment- 50pc
Handmade Flower - English Roses Pearl Pink
Handmade Flower - Catalina Charm
Handmade Flower - Bouquet Pearl Pink
Handmade Flower - Elira Birds And Berries
Handmade Flower - Polina Birds And Berries
Handmade Flower - Micro Roses Birds And Berries
Handmade Flower - Serenade - Orchid
Burlap - Mini Beaded Butterflies - Natural and Cream
Primed Chipboard - Whimsy Fence
Thincut Metal Dies Set - Cogs and Wheels
Clear Gesso
Acrylic Gesso - White
Stencil - Butterfly Inspire
Mixed Media Paste - White
Concentrated Watercolor Inks - Berry Blast (Grape Trickle)
Metallic Wax - Berry Glaze
Metallic Wax 20ml, 2pcs - Bundle Deals (Antique Gold)
Acrylic Soft Gel Medium - Matte
Metal Microbeads - Mute Orchid

Other Supplies:
Tim Holtz ~ Adornments - Butterflies; Bubbles; Heirloom Roses; Small Talk
Drawing Ink ~ White
Tombow ~ Mono MULTI Liquid Glue
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Beacon ~ 3-IN-1 Advanced Craft Glue
Beacon ~ Fabri-Tac 
Double Sided Tape ~ 1/4" 
Spellbinders ~ Platinum 6





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Sunday, April 17, 2022

Layered Shabby Chic Card for Little Birdie Crafts

 
Welcome to my creative space!

Spring has finally arrived after a cold, snowy winter here in northeast Ohio. I’ve created this shabby layered card loaded with spring flowers and embellishments featuring the gorgeous Little Birdie Crafts Shabby Chic Bouquet collection including papers, ephemera, and of course fabulous handcrafted flowers created by beautiful women in India!

I have a full photo tutorial with all the details on how I created this card up on the Little Birdie Crafts blog HERE. Thanks for stopping over there to leave a comment.

Thank you Little Birdie, for providing supplies used in this project!

If you would like to see a full supply list, please scroll down.
Little Birdie Crafts can be purchased at their online store.

Be sure to check out the current sales HERE.

Use code TRACEY05 for a 5% discount.

I receive a small commission at not cost to you.

A couple close-ups for you:



Little Birdie Crafts Supplies
Shabby Chic Bouquet Paper Collection - 12x12"
Shabby Chic Bouquet Paper Collection - 6x6"
Shabby Chic Bouquet Ephemera Pack
Premium Card Stock ~ A4 - Bright White
Shabby Chic Flowers - Wendy
Shabby Chic Flowers - Queenie
Shabby Chic Flowers - Polina
Shabby Chic Flowers - Izabella
Primed Chipboard - Mesh Design
Thin Cut Dies - Cogs and Wheels
Tinted Metallic Paint - Golden Glaze
Tinted Metallic Paint - Shimmery Sherbet

Other Supplies
Thin Chipboard
Tim Holtz with Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Old Paper; Brushed Corduroy
Tim Holtz with Ranger ~ Distress Archival Ink: Ground Espresso; Peeled Paint
Tim Holtz with Stampers Anonymous ~ Ledger Script
Tim Holtz with Stampers Anonymous ~ Flower Shop
Beaded Lace
Bee Charm (from Amazon)
Repositionable Tape
Silicone Glue





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Friday, February 4, 2022

Amazing Paper Grace February Die of the Month - Marvelous Medallion

Welcome to my creative space!

Love is in the air with this dramatic Valentine featuring the fabulous Amazing Paper Grace February Die of the Month: Marvelous Medallion. Valentine's Day is just around the corner so I couldn't resist pulling out beautiful reds and florals to create a Valentine with touches of steampunk by adding grungy hearts and gears with splashes of black to give this delicate die set a bit of a masculine feel. I've paired it with a sweet bookmark. I realize many people now read ebooks; however, bound books are precious in our home, and I don't want to chance any ink transferring to the pages, so there's no ink or texture on this double-sided bookmark.

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


Steampunk Valentine Card

Bookmark

Tips and Techniques
I just adore the sweet flower and foliage dies that Becca includes in her Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month sets. I kept these simple since I was going for a more grungy effect. The blossoms are die cut from coordinating red cardstock, inked, then shaped. There are two sets of petals for each blossom that are adhered together with a black pearl in the center. The foliage is cut from black cardstock.

There are three dies to cut this gorgeous background so it is easy to layer with the shadow piece. The center piece is cut with two dies. I chose to include a black background layer to this center to provide contrast. There are so many creative ways to combine these beautiful die cuts. I abutted the three pieces together to create one continuous background piece.

I stamped two grungy text-filled hearts and fussy cut them to embellish my Valentine. If you don't have this type of stamp, you could draw a grungy heart outline and fill it with a text stamp, then fussy cut to get a similar embellishment. I layered gears onto the hearts as well as tucking in a few around the flowers. Around the clusters. Prills and microbeads are also addedfor grungy texture. I brushed soft gel medium around the flowers then sprinkled on the wine color Prills followed by a few copper microbeads.

I wasn't sure the stamped images would show up against the red focal paper since it already had black script across it, so I inked some white cardstock to coordinate, then stamped the hearts and sentiment on the inked paper.

I spattered on some black ink to enhance the grungy feel. I covered the sentiment with a small piece of scrap cardstock, then let the spatter fall over the rest of the card, especially in the red area outside of the die cut. I dip a long bristle liner brush into the ink, then tap it over the card to get the spatters.

I used patterned paper from a 6x6" pad, so cut 3/8" off of the top and right the side (with less patterning) and layered onto a 6x6" piece of black cardstock to frame the card.

To create the bookmark, I die cut two solid black pieces and two of the patterned intricate pieces. I applied glue to the backs of the solid pieces, then laid the ribbon down the center before sandwiching the two pieces together. Once set, I adhered a scrolled die cut to each side. 

Supplies:
Accessories:

Paper:
  • Prima Marketing ~ Stationer's Desk - 6x6" Paper Pad
  • Cardstock; Black, Dark Red; White

Stamps:
  • Finabair with Prima Marketing ~ Cling Stamps; Trust the Magic; Now Is the Right Time
  • Close to My Heart ~ Just to Say... 

Ink:
  • Versafine ~ Onyx Black Ink
  • Ranger ~ Distress Ink: Aged Mahogany; Fired Brick; Hickory Smoke
  • Ranger ~ Distress Oxide Ink: Black Soot

Embellishments:
  • The Paper Studio ~ Spare Parts - Gears
  • Queen & Co. ~ Pearls - Nightfall
  • Ribbon, Red

Mixed Media:
  • US ArtQuest ~ Mini Prills - Stop Wining
  • Finnabair with Prima Marketing ~ Microbeads - Copper
  • Finnabair with Prima Marketing ~ Soft Matte Gel
  • Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - Black

Adhesives:
  • Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ Crafty Foam Tape, White
  • Double Sided Tape ~ 1/4" 
  • Scotch ~ Quick Dry Adhesive
  • Beacon ~ 3-IN-1 Advanced Craft Glue
  • Beacon ~ Fabri-Tac

Tools:
  • Spellbinders ~ Platinum 6
For more Marvelous Medallion Inspiration from the Creative Team:

Visit each blog linked below for their take on creative paper crafting ideas with Marvelous Medallion, the Amazing Paper Grace February 2022 Die of the Month!

Visit Kate Skonieczna
Visit Joanna Wisniewska
Visit Patricia Manhire
Visit Agnieszka Posluszny
Visit Elena Olinevich
Visit Anita Kejriwal
Visit Katarzyna Bobrowska
Visit Tracey Sabella <<That's me>>
Visit Robin Clendenning
Visit Rajni Chawla

The Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is available exclusively at Spellbinders Paper Arts during February 2022, Marvelous Medallion along with other membership perks.

For more information be sure to view this month’s
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month video:

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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