Showing posts with label Prima. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prima. Show all posts

Sunday, March 15, 2020

March Die of the Month Blog Hop


It's a circle!  It's a square!  It's a circle in a square!  This little template weighs in at 4" x 4" and packs a powerful punch with the ability to use each of the elements for a whole host of cards.  This month we are tickled to share the newest DOM-" Elegant Infinity"

As always the rims make this die set so very versatile.  It was designed for the circle to be included or not included.  It was designed so that it could have an intricate center or not.  It was also designed so that the corners are scaled to fit inside (trim corner) leaving one line width open for the die-cut words.  We hope you love all the options!

News Flash!!!  We are tickled to make a special little announcement!  

          Today is the Grand Opening of a new Facebook Group  
     Amazing Paper Grace - Creative Encouragement Community                                          or here is the link:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/APGCreativeEncouragement/

Won't you stop by and join today?  We have a new member survey for everyone to fill out after joining and two lucky Gracelets will win new dies. 
Don't forget to come back here and enjoy the inspiration that awaits from the creative team and the serene ways they have worked up the Die of the Month. 



Here are the dies included in this adorable new set below:
I really love all the pieces in this set as you can see above there are so many things that you can do with this new set by combining them all kinds of ways for all kinds of projects.


My Project Today:


For my water color effect card I used gold metallic paper to cut out the die pieces and some beautiful papers that i found at the Frank Garcia Studio store.  The die reminds me of an intricate stained glass window so i used floral paper to contrast with the gold and that amazing blue paper in the set really makes it pop.

I can't get over the amazing details in all the pieces that you get in this set and how they all look together.  And the set even comes with flower dies too so you can make your own or add in some extras to some that you might already have.
 I hope that you got a little inspiration with my shares today and be sure and hop over to the rest of the team to see what they did with it too. 


Have a really wonderful Sunday!
Teresa

Supply List:

Paper: Prima "Harmony" by Frank Garcia, Echo Park Bundle of Joy Paper set
Ink: Tsukineko 
Accessories: Ribbons, Flowers, Gold Metallic Paper, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L


If you want to find out more about the Club - prices, how you sign up and what's included, please look --------; HERE.
If you missed the introduction and want to know more about what inspired the Die of the Month Club, look -------;HERE.
More inspiration is just a click away.  Stop by with each Creative Team Member to see how they manipulated this die to come up with a unique project for you to try!

Visit Joanna   – joannakrog.blogspot.com
Visit Teresa   –  victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com
Visit Ewelina -  elinaart.blogspot.com
Visit Kate       – craft2owls.blogspot.com
Visit America - cardsbyamerica.blogspot.com
Visit Becca     –amazingpapergrace.com/blog

We can’t wait to see what you make with these exclusive dies – be sure to post your creation on the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month page -------; HERE or on Instagram using the hashtag #AmazingPaperGraceClubKit
            
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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Family Mini Fold Out Book


Hi everyone... I have another quick and easy share today using our new 3D Vignette Mini Book Dies.  This is an easy style of book to make in that it's just a simple fold out style with small pockets that you can put pictures and other things in to mail or give someone.  This one i did for my sister to send a gift card and other goodies that i found for her about our family.  The papers are from a new line of Prima and have lots of pretty vintage flowers and other fun ephemera bits to decorate with.  I had so much fun doing this one !

For the inside of this you can cut the 6x6 pad to make the pocket layers for each of the sides to start with.  Then i added small cards to add the pictures and die cut tags to slide in the gift cards.  The sentiments and other pieces are from the ephemera set that goes with the papers so it all went together really easy.  


This die is a real gem.  The border is super cute to use as decoration or to also cut out of the paper to add a little something special to a plain fold or layer of a project.  I used this for the front to add more of a lacy detail to my corners and try something different.  

Here is the picture of the die cut set i used for the front.  I love using this piece for lots of different things.  It works perfects for 6s6 books and looks great on the front of a card too.


And here you can see the whole thing better.  Along time ago Pine Cone Press used to have a simple white base for this card and we used to glue them together to make fold out cards that went up and down and all kinds of fun ways.  It's fun to use old ideas new ways and with new papers.  You never know how cute it will come out.

Have a really nice day.... Teresa

Supplies:

Paper:  Prima Papers by Frank Garcia and Prima 
Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Ribbons: Silk 1/4 ivory ribbons
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Together is my favorite place to be


It's almost time to celebrate my favorite holiday with our family and so i am just sharing a quick card that i created using 2 more of the Candlewick Classics dies.  I used the Rectangle and the Oval for this card and die cut them out of some gorgeous papers from Frank Garcia and Prima.  This is a fun country set with some really pretty colors and roses of course.  The dies worked perfectly to frame the sentiment that i chose for the set.



One of my favorite things about Becca's dies is that they look so pretty with printed papers too.  The tiny details that she has in each of the dies that she designs always pop up center stage and for this die you can add pearls or something on those tiny little Candlewick dots or just leave them as they are.  For me i just added a pretty tiny silk ribbon and button and a few more pieces of the ephemera that come with the paper set.  This was a super easy card to put together and i am going to add this one to my box of saved cards for 2020.

So what is your favorite style card... i would love to hear from all of you too.

Next week i am sharing some of my favorite cards from this year so be sure and stop over for a big huge post of inspiration..... Merry Christmas to all of you!!

Teresa

Supplies:
Spellbinders:

Nestabilities Candlewick Ovals Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken


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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

A Special Candlewick Thank you


Well with all these new Candlewick dies ready to use i had to see if i could come up with a card to use more than one and i think i did pretty good.  So I found some simple card stock that matched and  i used the Circle, the Oval and the new Doily Border to layer up a pretty Thank you card for a friend.





I really adore this border and it is going to be so fun to create with.  I also used it for a cute Halloween basket and the handles just a few weeks back so how fun would it be to use for a wedding or a baby shower favors and little baskets.  There are so many fun ideas....






And here is another example of just using the new border die to cut a sweet border into the bottom of your card.  These would be wonderful to make up for gift sets and maybe make them with different papers and sentiments on them.  These papers are from Prima and give you an idea of what printed papers will look like with this gorgeous new die.


Thank you so much for stopping by for my share today!!

Hugs and Smiles,
Teresa


Supplies:

Spellbinders:

Shapeabilities Doily Border Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken


Bazzill Basics Paper
Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Ribbon: Pale Pink Bias Ribbon from ReallyReasonableRibbon.com 
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Sunday, October 27, 2019

APG Santa Mini Box and matching card


Today i have something a little different to share.  I found a pad of Prima Holiday papers and just fell in love with this cute little Santa Claus image on one of the pages.   Soooo-- i picked out a few of my favorite Becca Feeken dies and set to work to make this cute little card and a matching gift box.



I can never say enough good things about this adorable little box die and if you remember last season we all made a bunch of these in different papers to show how versatile it is.  If you haven't had the chance to pick this up they are having a big sale at Spellbinders so now is your chance....


And this other die for the card is from the Vintage Treasures die set and is called Cannetille Rectangle.  If i only use the outside of the die as a frame it fits perfect to let the image peek through.  Then i can add lots of flowers and ribbons and other bits of things to make it super festive and this is what came out.  I am so happy to get a few more things made up for the holidays and couldn't be happier with this one.  I hope you have a chance to get started early too!!

And if you have a chance be sure and stop by our guest designer for this month Rajni Chawla from India.  She is amazing and really hit the ball out of the park this week.  
Click HERE to see what she did....

Have a very wonderful and crafty week

Teresa

Shapeabilities Charming Cottage Box Etched Dies A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Cannetille Rectangle Etched Dies Vintage Treasures by Becca Feeken


Paper: Prima Christmas
Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ( my favorites)
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Sunday, June 30, 2019

You bring Joy to my Heart


Hi friends... i hope that you weekend is going wonderfully and i hope that you had some time to get in a few crafty projects yesterday.  The weather is great here where i live and i had time to get in a little gardening and also time to get out a few glimmer plates from Becca's new line and  play.

My card i made is using some vintage printed papers i had in my stash.  I wanted to see how this plate would add just a little bit of a glistening edge to my sentiment and i loved it so much i added a second layer with the darker pink print.  The designs give it just a bit of contrast and the simple border ties it all together.   I stamped the sentiment with a matching pink and then added a bow and roses.


The glimmer plate set also come with a beautiful and intricate cap for the top.  But you can mix this with any of your dies to add and extra border and since the glimmer foils come in so many colors it's really easy to match with all the papers that you may have in your stash.


My favorite part of this is you can use your Hemstitch Square edges to cut out the foil squares.  It's super easy and gives it the perfect finished edge as you can see above.

That's all for today.... i have a fun afternoon planned and a fun dinner with family.
Enjoy your day and be sure and check out the other brand new glimmer plates here......

Teresa

Spellbinders Dies:

Crowned Rimmed Squares Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Royal Flourish by Becca Feeken


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Saturday, February 23, 2019

APG Shadowbox gift for a friend


Hi and thank you so much for stopping by today.... I hope that you had a chance to hop with us on the new release of Becca Feeken's newest Shadowbox dies.  These are so fun to use and they really make a gorgeous gift for your family and friends.  I can't say enough about them... they are so unique and so fun to make too.

Today i found some pretty new papers in one of my favorite color palettes- pink and black.  The prints were the perfect sizes and not to big to overwhelm the intricate details in the dies that i picked.  I made a 4x5 inch frame first with the black doted rose paper and then used the pale pink paper in the set to cut the "Callista Rectangle Shadowbox frame".  It also comes with photo corners and that cute piece in the center that i stamped my sentiment in.  I think it's one of my new favorite sets :)


I also wanted to share that sometimes your paper can be pretty thin so with projects like this you might want to cut the piece 2x and glue it together.  I did that but left it at a slight shadow in a darker pink to make it pop.  Now it's sturdy and can decorate the house for months ....


I stamped my sentiment higher on the card for the inside so that i could criss cross pink ribbons and a bow over the gorgeous Butterfly, bow and flower i finished it with at the bottom.  And of course i had to add a few rhinestones and pearls.  I will have to find a cute easel and paint it black to keep this out to remind me to "Start each day with a grateful heart".   It's one of my favorite sayings.

Thank you so much for stopping by and be sure and check out the entire release here

Have a very nice weekend,
 Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders:

Die D-Lites Adjustable Shadowbox Frame with 1/2" Border Etched Dies Shadowbox by Becca Feeken



Papers: 6x6 pad from Prima



Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
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Saturday, March 24, 2018

Just for you


What better way to start a Sat then by creating something gorgeous with dies from Becca Feeken.  I have a really pretty card to share that i created this week with her new "Tiered Rosettes Etched Die set".  I did alot of layering on this one so look close and see if you can see all the different dies i used.  It's so much fun to use them in different ways and i even used printed papers this time to make it so that the die cuts would look more marbled.  What do you think?  It really makes the details in the dies stand out.


So to begin with you will need the new Julie Nutting 6x6 paper pad from Prima and you are going to cut out a pink die cut from the "Emmeline Treillage" die.  Glue that on the pink and ivory printed paper and mat it with ivory like you see above.  Then you can make a pink 2" border out of the same paper using just the edge of the Tiered Rosettes die and glue that down the center.  And to make it even more fun i cut the XOXOXO border from the pink rose paper and put that down the center of the pink lacy border.  Then you can mat it with light pink card stock and then glue it on an ivory card.

And for the rosette i used that same pink rose paper and cut two of the folded rosette piece and created that pretty rosette under the bow.  They are super easy to make and you can layer them too.  But--- i wanted my card to be really lacy--- so i created a big fluffy bow in pink bias ribbon and added a gorgeous brad from Prima in the center.  


And to finish it off i cut/embossed a cute ivory tag stamped with For You from the "Graceful Tiny Tags set".  It's fun to layer all the beautiful lacy patterns and if you mix them in the just the right way it really works together nicely.  

And there is lots of other fun ideas you can do with this die so be sure and check the rest of the Amazing Paper Grace DT for other ideas this week.  Enjoy your weekend!!

Teresa

Supply List:


Prima Julie Nutting 6x6 paper pad
Frank Garcia brads
Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L 
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

GSLC Perpetual Calendar


How wonderful that you stopped over today to see what is new with our projects on the blog.  I found a really neat Perpectual Calendar in the store last week and thought i had just enough time to make one up for this new year to try and stay organized.  It's a super great set in that it contains the box and all the tags for the dates and months and weeks.  And all the chippies to put on them.  It's amazing and was a really fun set to create with.


And I just bought a brand new line of paper from Prima that was filled with antique roses in gorgeous shades of pink and rose so i thought it would be perfect to use.  Above you can see all the days of the week chippies and the tags that i used for each of them.  And the paper line comes with lots of other goodies and you could really have fun decorating each of them.  Be sure and stay flat though because you only have so much room in the file box for each of the tags.


I am going to search around for more fun things to add on my tags but this is a good start :)


 I used this water colored pink paper for the numbers.  I had a super cute die cut that the numbers fit on perfectly and did them in white so that the numbers would stand out more.


And here is a quick view of the box and the different compartments it has for the tags.  I painted the box a vintage white first and then i traced and cut pieces of the paper to fit on the outside and inside layers.  I adore cabbage roses so I am very happy with the way this came out.  I hope you like it too!

Have a wonderful weekend...   Teresa

Supply List:

GSLC Perpetual Calendar

Prima Papers and stickers

Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L
Scissors, paper trimmer,  chalk paint, Scotch quick dry adhesive



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Saturday, February 17, 2018

You bring Joy to my Heart



Hi and welcome to my blog on this gorgeous Saturday... I have a very special card to share that i made this week with a few of the new dies from Becca Feeken's newest release of 3D Vignette dies.  This week our design team is creating Z cards in all shapes and sizes so i hope you like my easel card.... it's one of my favorites so far.

With this card i started the base with the "Grand Cabinet" 3D vignette die but i only cut one and kept it flat to use as a frame.  Then I created a pretty border for the edge with the "Tiered rosettes etched die set".  This was fun because you can use only the edges in the set to cut borders and add pretty details for your cards and projects.  The stamp is from Penny Black and i used Versafine ink in onyx black to make the edges crisp and perfect. 


For the base of my card i created a Z fold base and then added a piece of decorative paper from Prima to the back and to the front in that gorgeous shade of teal blue.  Then for the other piece i created a simple card out of ivory and built the design on the front of it.  And when it was all done i attached it to the back of the card and added that little decorative ivory piece at the bottom so that you can slide the bottom front of the card into it to stand up.  This way you can mail it flat but stand it up to enjoy it for days to come.  I love that because you spend alot of time on cards and it's nice to enjoy them other days too.


You can see here how the card folds closed by gently undoing the bottom piece and laying the card flat over the top.  Inside there is room to leave a gift card and write a special sentiment to the recipient.  


And lastly all the flowers on the top were done with the Cinch and Go flowers 3 die set and the tiny few on the sides are from the bow die set.  I really love the victorian look and feel of this one and i hope that you get a little inspired to create some fun projects of your own too.  

Thank you so very much for stopping by today... Hugs and Smiles... Teresa 

Supply List:


Prima Marketing 6x6 paper pad 

Penny Black Stamp: Smitten

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 
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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Border die ideas to share


Hi and welcome to my blog today.  All this month the APG team will be sharing fun ideas to use Becca Feeken's border dies from Spellbinders.  Today i have a quick and easy card to share using Graceful brackets and the Beautiful Dreamer die set.  

Border dies are really fun and there are so many things you can do with them so first i wanted to pass on the idea that you can just simply die cut and emboss them into a piece of paper to make cut outs so to speak.  To make this one emboss cut out your piece of paper that you need and die cut and emboss only 1/2 of it at a time when you run it through your machine.  That way each side will emboss.  Then you can layer it over another piece of paper to make it pop and add other dies if you want over the borders cutouts.  Mine is very vintage today with the papers i used from Prima.


And then i layered on the Beautiful Dreamer die with 3D Foam dots and added a few pearls and ribbons.  The stamped piece is done on the same paper and just trimmed on the edge and chalked.  This way I could keep all those curly script lines from the stamp on it.  Don't ever be afraid to try something new, you never know what amazing projects you will come up with!!

Thanks so much for stopping over this week.

Supply List:

Spellbinders by Becca Feeken Graceful Brackets
Spellbinders by Becca Feeken Beautiful Dreamer (Vintage Elegance)

Prima Vintage Emporium 6x6 pad
Ribbon, pearls

Scrapbook Adhesives: My Stick and 3D Foam Squares



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Monday, July 24, 2017

Venise Lace Friendship Card

Hi everyone and i hope that you had a fun and eventful weekend.  Summer is my favorite time to catch up with things since the days are so long and it's the perfect time to catch up with friends to send them a pretty card to say hi too.


I just splurged on some new papers from Prima this week and got inspired to layer a few of the new Venise Lace dies by Becca Feeken to create this friendship card.  I used one of my favorite dies from Quietfire Design for the center and added just a bit of ribbon and lace to compliment the papers.

For my card i used the Hemstitch Rectangles, the Gossamer Knot Ensemble set, the Francesca Label and the leaves from the Cinch and Go Flower 2 set.   It's fun to mix and match your dies and amazing designers like Becca Feeken plan exactly that so you can get lots of wear and tear on your dies.  


The stamp that i used from Quietfire Design is called "Friends are those Rare people" and 
it really fit nice inside of the Francesca label.  I inked it in black Versafine ink for a nice crisp image and then embossed it with clear to seal it and brighten the ink.

Supplies:

Paper: Wild & Free by Frank Garcia and Prima
Pale pink cardstock by Bazzill Basics paper
ribbon, flowers
Paper trimmer, adhesive, 3D foam dots and glue dots

Have a really wonderful day,
Teresa

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Creating just for me...

It's been a busy month and summer is starting at the park so there are lots of wonderful people coming in from around the world.  It doesn't leave me much time to craft these days but it's fun to squeeze in something fun so i made up these letters to go in my crafty room.


 For my project i pulled out lots of my favorite Prima things to decorate up the letters.  Everything leads to some kind of inspiration with what you do and some of the things i ended up using and some i will save for another project.  But it's fun to start with lots and see where it takes you and i really had lots of fun doing this and that is what is most important.


So the wooden letters i got from my local crafty store really cheap and i painted them first with white chalk paint and then sanded them all around and smoothed out those rough edges you see.  Then i traced around each of them onto pieces of a Salvage District 6x6 pad in different patterns.  I cut them slightly smaller and then sanded again around all the sides with a nail file.  I wanted the papers to be really neutral so this paper line was just perfect.  Then i could added stamping and stenciling to it and it would really stand out.


For these 2 letters i chose pretty pink flowers and little bits of stenciling in white gesso.  I also painted one of the wood key pieces white to use on it.  If it doesn't match you can always paint it or chalk it to match so don't let all those pretty things in your stash stay unused ok.  Have fun and think outside the box when you work with your stuff.  And you never know what can happen and you will use up some of those things you have been meaning to use in your stash.


On my letter A i wanted to add the new little mini dots from Prima... these give it such a fun texture and it doesn't over power it.  I love this paper and all the flowers look so pretty on it.  I wished i had more flowers to use but i think i will go on a buying trip and get a few more for it and add them later.


For this letter E i used the pale white paper and then stamped it with a border stamp in a very light grey ink.  I also found these cute distressed hearts in the wood embellishments from the set so i used 3 of them on each of the letters.  And I tied a bit of the yarn on it just because.  


And here is my letters all out on the table.  I am going to put them above the window in my room and maybe make some prettier curtains to go under them now.  Seems like every project turns into another one.  There are some fun new DIY furniture things in Prima i would love to try so maybe that
will be next on my list.   Thanks for stopping over and have a really wonderful day!!

Supplies needed for this project:

Flowers
white chalk paint
Wooden letters
scissors, nail file, adhesive (beacon 3 in 1)
White gesso




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Friday, May 13, 2016

God grant me the serenity card...

I had a great weekend off from the castle and a chance to create a few things to share
with my favorite dies that i have from Spellbinders.  Today i used the Regal Allure die
and also the Diamond Essence die set.  I think the two went pretty good together and i 
know exactly who i need to give this one to.  


My papers are ones that i digitally printed from my Crafty Secrets CD.  I picked pretty pinks with roses on them and then did clean white paper for the dies.  The Regal Allure die also has an insert
but i cut it out to show the back of the papers and turned it in the center.  Then i cut the biggest
circle die in the Diamond Essence and stamped one of my favorite Quietfire sentiments in
a mixture of Momenta Rosebud and Rhubarb stalk.  It came out good that way and matched
up with the paper so much better.  

Then i added a few 3D Foam dot from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and put it all together.


The flowers at the bottom are from Prima and i also added punched leaves and some tiny
pink rhinestones.  And then i dusted the whole thing with a bit of pixie dust glitter.  It's hard
to see but it has such a pretty sparkle to it.  

Supplies:

Quietfire Gentle Thoughts Sentiment #5875
Spellbinders Regal Allure and Diamond Essence die 
Momento Ink: Rosebud, Rhubarb Stalk
Prima Flowers
pink rhinestones
Pixiedust glitter
White cardstock, digital papers
adhesive, papers trimmer, 3D foam squares

And... that's it for today.  Have a wonderful rest of the week!! 

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