3D Pansy Embossed Cards

Hello everyone, I've got 3 cards to share today, all of them made from the new Perfect Pansies 3D embossing folder from Paper Rose Studio.

Supplies Used: Perfect Pansies 3D Embossing Folder 32946, Etched Pansy 1 Metal Cutting Die 25666, Fancy Script Layered Hello Metal Cutting Die 32478, All Occasions Sentiments A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 22339

Isn't that a lovely embossing folder?!  For the first card, I simply embossed some white cardstock and trimmed the panel down a bit.  The finished card is a 5 x 7, and I used some blue glitter cardstock paper to mat the embossed panel. I used the Etched Pansies die to diecut 3 pansies and then coloured them with Copic markers.  I shaped the flowers a little on an old computer mouse pad, using some ball styluses.  I added a border of the blue glitter cardstock to the panel, and adhered the pansies with glue.  I mounted the sentiment on foam tape and adhered it just above the border.  

For the second card, I swiped Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink all over the inside debossed side of the embossing folder.  This is the side where the pansies are depressed into the folder.  Then I added my white cardstock to the folder and ran it through my die cutting machine.  I then repeated this process adding two more layers of Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink to the debossed side of the folder.  I was careful to position my cardstock on the embossed side of the folder before closing it, because you don't want to smear the ink (although I did manage to do this a bit!).  I also found that a quick mist with water onto the inked side of the folder helped to spread the ink a bit.  But doesn't that card front remind you of Wedgewood pottery?  For the Hello sentiment, I die cut it from white cardstock 3 times and glued them together. I covered the top layer with Nuvo Crystal Glaze and then sprinkled on some white glitter.  When it had dried, I mounted this onto a vellum shadow layer that I had covered the back of with the Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.  I used my heat gun to gently dry the ink, and after attaching this to the card front, I added the supporting sentiment.

For the third card, I embossed some white cardstock as usual, and then added some inks with small brushes to the pansies and leaves.  I trimmed this panel down and added the same blue glitter cardstock in behind it.  I cut the Hello sentiment 3 times from white cardstock, stacked and glued them together, and used a Copic marker to colour the top layer.  I added the Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the top layer again.  Finally, I die cut a vellum shadow layer and adhered the sentiment to this and then added it all to the card front.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I've given you some inspiration on how to use this folder - it's a gorgeous embossing folder!!

Jolly Holidays 2.0 Cards - Two Takes. *VIDEO*

 Hi again, and thank you for stopping by.  I've got two cards to share today, both using essentially the same supplies.  The first card is a simple card and the second one has been stepped up a bit on the inside.

Paper Rose Studio Supplies Used: Jolly Holidays 2.0 Embossed Die Cuts 32388, Floral Holly Christmas Wreath Metal Cutting Die 32469 , Ben's Plaid 3D Embossing Folder 32157

So you can see the fronts of the cards are almost exactly the same, using very similar products.  But the inside of the second card has been stepped up a bit and has more space for adding those beautiful die cut images.  Now this style does not have to be just for Christmas of course, so remember to think of what else you may have in your supplies.  

I've made a video for you if you would like to see how these were made.  PLEASE CLICK HERE to see the video.  Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you're having a happy, creative day!

Joyful Christms Card

 Hello again, I've got a simple Christmas card to share today.

 

Paper Rose Supplies Used: Floral Christmas Coverplate Metal Cutting Die 32466, Floral Holly Christmas Wreath Metal Cutting Die 32469, Fancy Script Layered Joy Metal Cutting Die 32454

This is an A2 sized card and I started by die cutting the floral coverplate die from white cardstock.  I used this as a stencil to then add a little ink onto my card front.  I used a lighter blue-green ink and then went back in with a darker shade closer to the center of the stems.  Finally, I added some Distress Grit Paste in Snowfall which gives it a nice frosty look.  

While the card front was drying, I die cut the wreath from vellum and once from white cardstock.  I added some ink to the cardstock wreath and then covered it with VersaMark ink before adding some clear sparkle embossing powder and heat setting this. I added a thin strip of foam tape to the back circle of the wreath and attached it to the vellum wreath, offsetting them slightly.  

Before assembling my card, I trimmed the front cover down and cut a piece of gold glitter cardstock behind it.  I used glue to attach the wreath and set it under an acrylic block to dry.  I cut the Joy from the same gold glitter cardstock once and twice more from white cardstock and layered these up with glue.  I used the shadow die to cut an outline from vellum and then glued the Joy word in place.  I put some foam tape under the center of the Joy word where it fit inside the wreath, and used glue on the outer edges to attach the sentiment in place. Finally, I added a few gold pearls sporadically around the card.

Thanks for stopping by everyone, and I hope you're having a great day!

Snowflakes, Snowflakes and More Snowflakes! *VIDEO*

Hi everyone, I've got a few cards to share today as I was having lots of fun playing with Paper Rose Studio's newest Christmas Snowflake dies and sentiments.  Here's a look at the cards ...

If you want to see how these cards were created, I've made a video for you with a complete supply list if you're interested.  You can see the video if you CLICK HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Just Treats, No Tricks

Hi everyone, I've got a Halloween card to share today.  I don't normally make these, but the Paper Rose Studio Spooky Halloween release was too cute to resist!

Paper Rose Studio Supplies: Spooky Halloween Embossed Die Cuts 32757, Spooky Halloween 6x6 Paper Collection 32754, Tree of Love Metal Cutting Die 28825, Wonky Picket Fence Metal Cutting Die 22762

This is an A2 sized card today and I started by doing some ink blending on a card front, using some Catherine Pooler inks in Crushed Violet, It's a Girl, Party Dress, Orange Peel and Ginger.  I misted with a little water after doing the ink blending and set it aside to dry.

Next, I die cut two each of the trees and fence pieces from black cardstock. I chose some of the embossed die cuts to use on my card and separated them from the cardstock. Then I positioned the trees and house in place and glued them down.  I used the Cracked Stencil to create a little path to the house by embossing it with VersaMark ink and then adding and heat setting with black embossing powder. 

I positioned the fence pieces so they were meeting in the middle and wrapped the outside edges to the back of the card front and glued those edges to the back of the card front. This creates the interactive gate element.  I added die cuts to the fence and front of the card.  The sign was created from one of the 6 x 6" papers which I trimmed down and added to a piece of black cardstock.  I created a stem for the sign and tucked it in behind the pumpkin die cut. 

Finally, I attached the card front to a card base.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day!

Animal Kingdom Cards

Welcome back, and thanks for stopping by!  I've got 5 cards to share today as I was having too much fun with Paper Rose Studio's Animal Kingdom embossed die cuts and 6 x 6" papers.  I created the sentiments for all of these on my computer as I really wasn't too sure what sentiment to put with some of these!

Here's a list of the supplies: Animal Kingdom 2.0 Embossed Die Cuts 32109, Animal Kingdom 6x6 Paper Collection 32100.

This card measures 5 1/2" tall x 6" wide so it's a little unusual.  For this card, I used the Layered Pinwheel Lace Border Metal Cutting Die 20973 outline die to cut the left and right borders of the 6 x 6" paper.  I also cut it from black cardstock and offset this slightly behind the patterned paper.  I adhered a small strip of gold foiled cardstock behind the central piece of patterned paper.  I then trimmed down the left and right edges so the finished card would measure 6" across after allowing for some of the gold to show through.  The gold doesn't show up well in my first picture, but in real life it's quite noticeable. I added foam tape behind the left and right borders and then mounted everything onto the card base.  After printing off the sentiment, I mounted it on gold foil cardstock and then popped the center up on foam tape.  I also mounted the tiger on foam tape before adhering everything onto the card front. 

This is an A2 sized card and was very quick to make.  I did a little ink blending in the center of my card base with some yellow and yellow-green inks.  I then used the Flowy Leaves 6x6" Stencil 18870 over top and applied some Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel through the stencil, just over the ink blended areas.  When that was dry, I added the strips of patterned paper which are from the same Animal Kingdom 6 x 6" papers.  I foam mounted the elephant and added him to the center of the card and then adhered the sentiment strips.  

This card measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2".  After trimming the 6 x 6" paper down to be a 5 1/2" square, I trimmed off 1/4" from the right hand edge of the patterned paper.  After deciding where the chameleons would go, I used a craft knife to cut a small slit along the tree so the branches of the die cuts could be inserted.  I placed foam tape on the back of the chameleons and attached them to the patterned paper.  Next, I adhered a strip of black paper on the right hand edge of the card base, and then glued the main piece of patterned paper and the small strip down, so there would be an even border of black along both edges. I used Copic markers to colour in the word "Colour" on the sentiment and then went over it with a black pen to mark where the colours had changed.  I was trying to keep the mosaic look going.  I mounted this sentiment on gold foiled cardstock and adhered it to the front of the card. 

Both of these cards are A2 sized and were again, very quick and easy to make.  I used the Forest Trip 12x12 Paper Collection 26629 for the backgrounds on both cards.  I glued the animals directly down to the card front.  I used one of the information paper strips for the sentiment on the bear card, and glued my sentiment on top.  For the owl card, I used a scrap of the Forest Trip papers and foam mounted it before adhering to the card front. 

These really are beautiful embossed die cuts and papers, and I'm so happy that many of these can be used for more masculine cards.  Thank you again for stopping by and I hope you are having a lovely, creative day!