Amazing Paper Grace: Glimmer Snow Wreath Card

Hello! Are you getting ready to create some holiday cards? I made this beauty with Spellbinders' Filigree Glimmer Wreaths Glimmer Hot Foil Plates from the Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken. I love how it turned out! Let me show you how I created this.

**I receive products from Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken, Spellbinders® Paper Arts, and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

Glimmer Snow Wreath Card Panels

The card base was die-cut with two Large Square from the S4-1047 Richelieu Square Etched Dies from Becca's Flourished Fretwork Collection. Die-cut one in white cardstock and the other with silver mirror cardstock.

Score 0.25-inch from the top on the white cardstock square and applied adhesive in the scored area to make a hinge. Place the silver mirror square on top to create one square-shaped card base.

Apply Adhesive Sheet on the back of a piece of white cardstock and die-cut with the following nested together and secured with washi tape: Large Square, Large Square Edge Inlay, and Small Square Inlay. Peel off the backing and adhere on top of the card base.

Foil the Octagon Filigree Wreath Glimmer Hot Foil Plate from the Filigree Glimmer Wreaths Hot Foil Plate Set in the Christmas Cascade Collection onto a piece of purple cardstock. Then place a Standard Circle LG Die #5 (#1 die being the smallest) to cut the wreath and in the center, place the Circle Inlay die from the Richelieu Square. Die-cut to create a stunning centerpiece. Adhere to the card front.

Next, foil the small snowflake from the Filigree Glimmer Wreaths on the same purple cardstock, and die-cut it with Standard Circle SM Die #2. Lift and adhere with 3D Foam Circle. Add pearls and done!

Thanks for stopping in!

MargieH

Skill Level: Intermediate 

Creative Time: 30 minutes

Materials Needed:

Thin Metal Dies and Hot Foil Plates: Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken for Spellbinders Paper Arts (Filigree Glimmer Wreaths Glimmer Hot Foil Plates, and S4-1047 Richelieu Square Etched Dies) and Spellbinders Paper Arts (S4-114 Standard Circles LG and S4-116 Standard Circles SM)

Adhesives and Foils: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® (Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets in Holographic, E-Z Runner Grand Dots Permanent, Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12-inch, and 3D Foam Circles White Mix); White, Silver Mirror and Purple Cardstock; Self-Adhesives Pearls

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InkyStamper: Creepin' It Real Treat Box and Friend

Halloween is next month and I wanted to feature this Spider Stamp and Die set from InkStamper to mark the occasion! Using sparkle and googly eyes, I think the treat box and dimensional spider turned out super cute. What do you think? 

**I receive products from InkyStamper and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

Treat Box Steps 

First stamp on piece of orange cardstock. I used the treat box die as a guide to determine placement of the web. Then die-cut the box in your manual die-cutting machine.

On the inside back area, I stamped eyes stamp with black ink. To give them sparkle and a little interest, I applied glitter glue to the eyeballs. Set aside to dry.

On vellum, I stamped the Creepin' It Real sentiment in black ink and cut into a strip with a ribbon tail on one end. Adhere with E-Z Runner Permanent Fine (perfect for vellum) on the box front.

Assemble the treat box with E-Z Runner Grand Ultra Strong. Done!

Here Comes the Spider

Stamp one spider image with VersaMark Ink. Cover with white embossing powder, tap off the excess, and melt with a heating tool. Die-cut with its coordinating die. Then die-cut another one in black cardstock.

Score the black spider about 0.25-inches from the top. Add adhesive in the scored area and line up the embossed spider in the front to make one shape. Press the adhesive to secure. Now you have a dimensional spider that stands!

Put them together and you have an ensemble!

Add a little treat and you're done!

As always, thanks for stopping in!

MargieH

Skill Level: Beginner

Creative Time: 35 minutes

Materials Needed: 

Stamps and Craft Dies: InkyStamper (Spider Stamp and Die Set, and Small Fry Box Die)

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (E-Z Runner Ultra Strong, E-Z Runner Permanent Fine)

Ink: Tonic Studio (Nuvo Hybrid in Black Shadow) and Tsukineko (VersaMark)

Embossing Powder: Stampendous (Detail White)

Glitter Glue: Ranger Ink (Stickles in Black Diamond)

Other: Stamp Positioner; Scissors; Orange and Black Cardstock; White Vellum Paper; Manual Die-Cutting Machine; Googly Eyes

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InkyStamper: Find My Happy Place Card

Out of all the Ralph and Rosie series stamps, Paper Airplane Stamp and Die set speaks to me the most. Before the pandemic, I traveled a lot. So this set would be perfect to document my travels and make cards for other traveling friends. Don't you love this card?

**I receive products from InkyStamper and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

Happy Place Card Panels

Cut the map paper to 3.75 x 5-inches, and 4 x 5.25-inches for the light khaki cardstock. Ink both papers' edges with blue ink to tie into the map colors.

Next, adhere the panels together. The map paper was adhered with E-Z Runner Grand Ultra Strong to the khaki cardstock. Then the layered panel was lifted and secured to the Kraft A2 (4.25 x 5.5-inches) Size card base with Crafty Foam Tape.

Stamping Ralph

Stamp Ralph on his paper airplane onto white cardstock. I like to stamp two or three of the image and keep the extras in the packaging for future use. I also stamped two small paper airplanes with blue ink. Cut both with their coordinating die.

On Kraft cardstock, I stamped and die-cut Ralph on his paper airplane. Then I hand cut Ralph out of the image and adhered the kraft airplane to the white die cut. Color Ralph with watercolor pencils.

For the sentiment, I wanted to use both blue and black ink so I stamped in blue first. Then I purposely double stamp with the black ink. Again, I wanted to tie in the blue from the map pattern. I bookend the paper airplane die cuts on each side.

I hope you enjoyed my Find My Happy Place Card tutorial! Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH

Skill Level: Beginner
Time: 35 minutes

Materials Needed:
Stamps: InkyStamper (Paper Airplane Stamp and Die Set)
Map Paper: Hazel and Ruby (ret.)
WaterColors: Faber-Castell
Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (E-Z Runner Grand Ultra Strong, E-Z Runner Petite Permanent Dots, and Crafty Foam Tape)
Ink: Tonic Studio (Nuvo Hybrid in Black Shadow) and Ranger Ink (Distress Oxide Ink in Speckled Egg)
Other: White, Kraft, and Khaki Cardstock; Bone Folder; Paper Trimmer

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Amazing Paper Grace: Introducing the Cascade Christmas Collection with Holiday Waterfall Card

We all love interactive and kinetic cards! Introducing the Christmas Cascade Collection!

This holiday collection allows you to make a Cascading Card inside of a Shadowbox Frame, mounted on a card base, or unmounted. Don't worry, these motifs make great conventional cards as well.

 

We listened to you, and we heard loud and clear that our community loves dynamic and purposeful cards. In previous collections, we gave you 3D Vignettes in a Christmas way.  Now we've found a way to merge a Collection favorite, Shadowbox Vignettes, in a new format.   

 

Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace sent me these lovely dies to start my Christmas Cardmaking!

Hi there, today our Creative Team is sharing our makes from the Christmas Cascade Collection.  Let's take a second to sort this out...

What's a Christmas Cascade?

Amazing Paper Grace takes a spin on Christmas by building a new collection around something you already have in your stash - the Shadowbox Dies.  Becca loves building upon what you already have and making it new again. 

Christmas Cascade is made up of sets of 3" motif dies where each set has 3 motifs.  That's enough for each leaf of your waterfall but again, you could make them the center of your A2 or your A7 card. These, paired with the Waterfall base will allow you to use any dies to make your next Waterfall Card.

 

The Inspiration behind Christmas Cascade

The inspiration for Christmas Cascade was to produce a motif to use from an enclosure card all the way up to full A7 card with background layers.  This "cardlet" size has been a favorite in our stash because the elements can easily transition into all of the Amazing Paper Grace Collections and to all size cards.  Hint:  This is not the last time you will see "Cardlets"

 

Each of our Creative Team members will show you how to make a Christmas Cascade Card that is a waterfall card and a Christmas Cascade Card that is a flat card.

 

My Projects For Today

First up is my From our Family Waterfall Card using S5-428 Holly Frame Gala, GLP-194 Elegant Holiday Glimmer Sentiment Hot Foil Plates, S4-960 Cinch and Go Poinsettia, S5-399 Candlewick Rectangle, and S6-166 Christmas Cascade Card Base.

 

Here is what the dies look like:

S5-428 Holly Frame Gala

GLP-194 Elegant Holiday Glimmer Sentiment Hot Foil Plates

S4-960 Cinch and Go Poinsettia

S5-399 Candlewick Rectangle

S6-166 Christmas Cascade Card Base

I used a combination of navy, white, silver, red, and green colors in my two projects. The Holly frame inspired me to do an inlay technique in the front cover of the waterfall card. I embossed the die into the front panel. Using the same die, I cut a green frame and insert it into the embossed area for a perfect fit. In the center, I added a Poinsettia blossom using the Cinch and Go Poinsettia.

The sentiments were all foiled with the Elegant Holiday Glimmer Sentiment Hot Foil Plates. I love the look! These pages came together so easily in one wonderful set! Pictured below are all the pages are shown before assembling the waterfall to be adhered on to the Candlewick Rectangle card.

My Second Project

My flat card features the Holly Frame Gala. It is a sweet shaped notecard measuring 3". But it packs a punch inside with a beautiful foiled sentiment from the Elegant Glimmer Sentiment. 

The holly leaf die cuts and berries were placed around the Holly Frame. I love the embossed details of the leaves. Striking against the navy background! Plus all those die cuts give the front interest and dimension. Used the Cinch and Go Poinsettia in the center with a brad to secure all the layers and accented with glitter on top of it. 

Designer Tip: Use your thin metal dies not only to cut paper but to emboss into the paper for a deep impression. Next, die-cut with that same die and a piece of cardstock. Adhere the cut shape into the embossed paper for an inlay technique. 

Here is the Spellbinders video showing amazing new samples as well as a tutorial showing you how to put the Cascade Card together:

Christmas Cascade Availability:

These dies and plates are available from Spellbinders right now! Click here: Amazing Paper Grace Cascading Christmas.

 

Christmas Cascade Inspiration Hop!

Click on the links to each member to be inspired across a broad range of talent:

Visit Beatriz Jennings
Visit Joanna Wisniewska

Visit Tara Brown

Visit Kate Skonieczna

Visit Beth Pingry

Visit Margie Higuchi {{You Are Here!}}

Visit Becca Feeken at Amazing Paper Grace

 

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 the entry details are there - just look for this image below:

 

Supplies:

Etched Dies: Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken from Spellbinders Paper Arts (S5-428 Holly Frame Gala, GLP-194 Elegant Holiday Glimmer Sentiment Hot Foil Plates, S4-960 Cinch and Go Poinsettia, S5-399 Candlewick Rectangle, and S6-166 Christmas Cascade Card Base), Glimmer Hot Foil System and Platinum 6 Machine

Other: Glitter: Ranger Ink (Stickles in Lime Green and Candy Cane); Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (E-Z Runner Grand Ultra Strong, E-Z Runner Grand Permanent Dots, Adhesive Dots 3D, 3D Foam Strips, Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Holographic Colors, and Dual Tip Glue Pen); Red, Green, Navy, White, and Silver Mirror Cardstock; Brads

 

I love your comments! Tell me what kinds of holiday cards you like to create? 

Thanks for stopping by! 

MargieH