Author: Sathya

Easel Slider card : Amazing Paper Grace + Spellbinders

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 Hi Crafty folks,

Am here with Weekly Wednesday post for Amazing Paper Grace.

Made an Easel card with a twist of Slider camera card.

  • Prepared base for Easel card using DCWV cardstock.
  • Added the dies for Vignette Pop up Camera of Spellbinders by Amazing Paper Grace using Mintay patterned papers.
  • Made a slider reinforcement too.
  • Using APG Graceful eyelets, film strip is made.
  • Added few paper pieced butterflies.
  • The diecut sentiment is added on the front part of camera, which was used as stopper here.
  • Few flowers are added as fine touch.
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!

Introducing Amazing Paper Grace Sweet Cardlets

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What’s a Cardlet, pray tell?  A Cardlet is a small motif, complete with background, sentiment and character that combine to make small card or layers onto a larger card.  We’re delighted to introduce you to the Sweet Cardlets Collection.

Becca Feeken sent over these lovely dies and watercolors for me to try.

Sweet Cardlets show up in a Glimmer format with a matching die.   They are metal plates that are used in the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System to transfer foil to paper through a combination of heat and pressure.  The Glimmer machine base is rolled through your die cut machine to deliver that pressure.  As long as you have a machine that can accommodate thick dies – like steel rule dies, you’re all set. A word to the wise, it is very addicting.  (Compatibility charts on the Spellbinders website)

The Inspiration behind Sweet Cardlets

We gotta fess up here.  There’s no such word as cardlets, yep, Becca straight up made it up.  You have to agree though, it sounds really cute, right?  Well that was the inspiration behind sweet cardlets.  As you can imagine it has something to do with cards and moreover, little cards.  

Always mindful of the budget, Becca wanted to create a collection where each set is all you need to make a little card.  Sweet Cardlets are small motifs with a 3″ x 3″ footprint.  Each has a background, a main character and several sentiments.  

We found it the right size to fit on an A2 card and even to layer onto an A7 card.  In fact, the 3″ background can be repeated for a long background or a larger background.  Dies cut out each main character and three sentiments with each set give you lots of options.

Each of our Creative Team members will show you their take on cards made with the Sweet Cardlets Collection.  Today we’re all using Jane Davenport Watercolors in some technique to show off Sweet Cardlets.

First up is Amazing Paper Grace Graceful Swan Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set Sweet Cardlets (SKU GLP 236) by Spellbinders

Here is what it looks like:


Am happy to introduce Graceful Swan for this Hop.

I have created a square card using Spellbinders Elegant Twist Square Dies by Amazing Paper Grace SKU  S4-1049 . 


Made a focal point using the Glimmer plates and dies using my new Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil machine. Colored the glimmered diecut Swan in grey and orange for beak colour using new Jane Davenport’s Neutral palette and watercolor brushes. Little bow and a feather to finish off the card.


Made this small 8″ Collapsible lid box for holding little treats, gift cards.

When lifted up, It just opens up wide to reveal the space to put in the contents. I just added a beaded twin to the aperture at the lid and a small bow below to the body of the box. Added the silver glimmered foiled cardstocks which was made using the glimmer plate from Graceful swan. Its matted with the silver mirror cardstock, which complements it nicely.

Silver glimmered the glimmer plate phrase from Spellbinders Heartfelt Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate and Die Set by Becca Feeken SKU GLP-219 and die cut it to mount on the box.

Designer’s Tip : 

Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil system is a new addition to my Crafty stash. I visited many Youtube tutorials to educate me much about the ways to use glimmer plates on different substrates first and then started to use my machine. 

Must say this helped me so well and I haven’t wasted any glimmering foils during the process of Glimmering these plates. 

Here is the Spellbinders video showing amazing new samples as well as a walkthrough of the entire collection.

Sweet Cardlets Availability:

These dies and plates are available from Spellbinders right now! Click here: Sweet Cardlets Collection

Sweet Cardlets Collection Blog Hop!


Click on the links to each member, they’re waiting to inspire you to create something beautiful:

Giveaway!  


You could win an Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month! Enter to win on our new Instagram Account https://www.instagram.com/amazingpapergrace_creates/. All of the entry details are there, look for this image below: 

Do you love Sweet Cardlets as much as we do? 

Tell me in the comments! We’d love you to join us at Amazing Paper Grace Creative Encouragement Community in Facebook. It’s our space to share your creations learn techniques and get inspired. We have exclusive sketches, Tutorials, and many more for crafters of all levels!!

Season’s Greetings card : Amazing Paper Grace + Spellbinders

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 Hi Crafty pals,

Back again here for my Weekly Wednesday post for Amazing Paper Grace using Spellbinders Picot Petite collection : Bed of Lace Etched Dies

  • Took a cream coloured A2 sized top fold cardbase.
  • Die cut Spellbinders Elegant Twist Ovals die in Gold mirror and White cardstock as well and pasted them together as shown in the project to get a netted look.
  • Spellbinders Bed of Lace die is taken and diecut the ornate one in white cardstock and the shadow die onto the gold mirror cardstock. 
  • Both are diecut twice and matted together to get a beautiful design.
  • Onto which, the sentiment diecut in white matted onto the frame diecut on gold mirror cardstock.
  • All these are matted on top of each other as shown in the picture and at different heights using foam adhesives to give dimensions.
  • Few white pearls used as accents to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Paper Hugs,
Sathya

Floral card : Amazing Paper Grace + Spellbinders

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Hi Crafty pals,

Am here today to share my weekly post for Amazing Paper Grace.

  • Used dies from Spellbinders S5-432 Picot Petite Etched Square dies. 
  • Colored the edges of th dies using Archival ink and matted the dies and mounted onto the 6.5″ cream square card base.
  • The floral spray is created using Spellbinders S4-995 Cinch and Go V.
  • Added the florals onto the card as shown.
  • Sentiment is added onto a banner and mounted not the card using liquid adhesive.
  • Paper pieced Butterflies are added with few baby pink pearls as accents.
These classic die collections gives such an elegant and dainty look to any card and its a must have ones in crafty stash. 
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!

Dahlia Blossoms : Altenew

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 Hi Crafty pals,

                                              “Happy World Cardmaking Day”

I managed to make a card for today using the stamped images, which I coloured recently.

Over to the card,

  • Took a watercolor cardstock and stamped Altenew Dahlia Blossoms using Memento Tuxedo black ink.
  • Colored this images using Prima Art Philosophy Watercolors Tropicals half pan set.
  • Fussy cut and splattered white acrylic paint over it liberally.
  • Then took a white cardstcok and sponged partially using Altenew Limestone ink pad with Altenew Sunburst stencil.
  • Stamped the sentiment from the same stampset.
  • Mounted the fussy cut images over the stenciled panel.
  • Matted this focal panel over to a A2 sized Top fold black cardbase.
  • Added enamel dots as accents to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Happy Crafting!
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Amazing Paper Grace + Spellbinders : Butterfly card

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Hi Crafty pals,

Am here today with Amazing Paper Grace Creative Team weekly post using Picot Petite dies – Rectangles by Becca Feeken from Spellbinders.

  • Using Picot Petite Rectangles dies, die-cut the cream cardstock and patterned paper in the 2nd largest die and did the same with next size die too.
  • Matted one size over the other using foam adhesives for dimension.
  • Added the vellum white heat embossed large butterfly to the centre of the card using adhesive.
  • Sentiment is stamped on a strip of cream cardstock and added along with paper pieced butterflies for bit interest.
  • This focal panel then matted onto top fold Cream cardbase.
  • Few pearls added onto the butterfly body as accents.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

PowerPoppy Quiet Christmas Release : Garden of Gratitude

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 Hi Crafty pals,

Today we have our third launch of PowerPoppy’s Quiet Christmas Release. And for today is Garden of Gratitude, which is available in both Digital and Clear Stamp versions.

Absolutely love the gorgeous floral cluster! 

Sure to try watercolor version too.

  • Printed the floral cluster to a white cardstock.
  • Pencil colored using Prisma colored pencils.
  • Die cut using stitched dies.
  • Topped over the diecut patterned paper using adhesives.
  • Then its matted over the A2 sized Maroon cardbase using foam adhesive.

Hope you like it!
Now hop onto my fellow Designers’ blogs to have visual treat!!


Allison – https://yourmemoriescanada.blogspot.com/2020/10/garden-of-gratitude.html
Leslie  –  https://runningwithscissorsleslie.blogspot.com/2020/10/new-power-poppy-3-garden-of-gratitude.html
Gloria – https://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/2020/10/power-poppy-christmas-release-day-3.html
Broni – https://bronih.typepad.com/splashesofwatercolor/2020/10/quite-a-christmas-with-power-poppy-garden-of-gratitude.html
Barbara W – http://www.thebuzzfromqueenb.com/2020/10/power-poppy-garden-of-gratitude.htm 
stacy – https://twinshappy.blogspot.com/2020/10/quite-christmas-part-one-day-three.html
Christine – https://christinecreations.blogspot.com/2020/10/garden-of-gratitude.html
Nancy – https://rowhousegreetings.com/2020/10/25/garden-of-gratitude-by-power-poppy/
Barbara C https://inmycreativeroom.blogspot.com/2020/10/gardens-of-gratitude.html
Lisa- http://www.snowymoosecreations.com/2020/10/power-poppy-quiet-christmas-day-3.html
Julie- https://outtoimpress.blogspot.com/2020/10/power-poppy-garden-of-gratitude.html
SathyaKala (You are here) 
PowerPoppy


Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Hopping!

Hellebores & Plant Kindness : Power Poppy

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 Hi Crafty peeps,

Am back here with a DT project for Power Poppy using their Hellebores digital stamp set with Plant Kindness digital stamp for the sentiment.

  • Printed the Hellebores floral spray onto Canson Montval watercolor cardstock in a pale pink shade.
  • Attempted Noline coloring using Prima Marketing Watercolors – The classics.
  • Generously splattered white acrylic paints over the fussy cut watercolored floral spray.
  • Took a 4″x 5.25″ watercolor focal panel and with ink smooshing technique, created the background using Zig clean color real brush pens  (Pale blue, pale pink, olive green) and an acetate sheet.
  • Onto the organic background, added the die-cut sentiment strip using liquid adhesives.
  • Foam mounted the watercolored floral spray.
  • Added few clear droplets as accents.
  • Mounted this onto a Cairo cream top fold A2 sized card base.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Amazing Paper Grace+Spellbinders: Floral card

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 Hiya Friends,

Am here today for my Weekly Wednesday post for Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken using their newly launched dies Spellbinders Picot Petite Circles (SKU: S5-431)

Flowers are made using Cinch and Go IV and leaves from Candlewick Rosebud dies

This is how the dies look like.

  • Took a cream colored 4″ square card base. Notched the top corners.
  • Matted with pastel shaded Patterned paper.
  • Took second largest die of Picot Petite circle and cut one in cream cardstock and one in pastel mint pattern paper and glued together.
  • Took smaller die and die-cut onto pastel peach patterned paper.
  • Sentiment is stamped in smaller die-cut and matted onto larger die-cut using foam tape.
  • Then this matted onto the 4″square cardbase as shown using liquid adhesive.
  • Handmade flowers and leaves are moulded and placed onto the card as shown.
  • Paper-pieced a floral spray from Patterned paper and added to the cardbase.
  • A string of white pearls are added bordering the sentiment die-cut to create interest.
This finishes off my card. Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Lovely l Uniko

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 Hiya Crafty peeps,

Am back to my favorite watercoloring with this brand new stampset in my stash. I won in Time out challenge in May month and received this stampset as prize from Uniko, recently.

  • Stamped Hello Lovely stampset from Uniko in Antique Linen distress ink on Arches 300gsm cp watercolor cardstock.
  • Colored using Daniel Smith watercolour dot cards.
  • Fussy cut and generously splashed with white acrylic paints.
  • Took a 4″x 5.25″ white cardstock and partially stencilled with Altenew brown ink using iCraft stencil.
  • Splashed generously with watered down pink and brown paints.
  • Stamped the sentiment from the same stampset.
  • Foam mounted the fussy cut floral spray.
  • Matted this focal panel to Cairo cream top fold A2 sized cardbase.
  • Few clear droplets as accents to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!
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