Having Fun with the Christmas Poinsettia Border Die *VIDEO*

Hello and welcome back! I have been having so much fun playing with this new Christmas Poinsettia border die from Paper Rose Studio, and thought I would share some ideas with you. It really is a beautiful die and I don't think it is just for Christmas projects, but could be used year round.  I posted a Christmas card last month using it, but here are a couple more ideas for you.

Double Z fold card closed above, and open below

Christmas Lumiere

Supplies Used: Christmas Poinsettia Border Metal Cutting Die 30159, Christmas Poinsettia Flourish Metal Die Set 18312, Merry Christmas Chunky Metal Die Set 19511.  Other supplies: Ranger Alcohol inks in Rosewood, Cranberry, Poppyfield, Red Pepper, Fiesta, Watermelon; 10 PCS Wax Carving Tools; 14 PCS Dotting Tools Ball Styluses.

 

I hope you will come see how I have made these projects.  To see the video, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I do hope you are having a great day!

Balloon Birthday Card

Hi again everyone, I've got a balloon birthday card to share today that was created with some stencils from Paper Rose Studio.

Supplies Used:  Balloon 6x6" Stencil & Mask 20982, Floral Borders 6x6" Stencil 19342, Happy Birthday Chunky Script Stamp Set 24640, Betty's Garden 6x6 Paper Collection 28576. Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel, Distress Oxide inks, gold thread, Gelly Roll Sparkle gel pen.

I started this card by using the Ballloon stencil to create the background on an A2 size piece of white cardstock which I later trimmed down to be 4 x 5 1/4". I just used a couple of the smaller sized balloons to stencil the cloud of balloons and tried to leave a slightly lighter area on each balloon, and made sure I overlapped the balloons. Once I was happy with the balloons, I used the gel pen to draw some squiggly lines down for the strings.

On a separate piece of white cardstock, I used the second largest balloon stencil to create the two larger balloons.  To add the Floral Borders stencil over top, I kept the original balloon stencil in place with low tack tape, and then applied the stencil over top of the balloon with a darker ink.  Next, I applied a thin layer of the Liquitex gel over these two balloons to give them a shiny look.  Glossy Accents would also work for this.  Once that was dry, I fussy cut the balloons out, right up to the edge of the stencilling.  I then added the gold thread to the tails of these balloons, using some double sided tape on the back.

Next, I stamped the sentiment with black ink onto the balloon card front, and adhered this to a piece of confetti patterned paper from the Betty's Garden collection and attached this to my card base.  Finally, I used scrap card to add some dimension to the back of the bigger balloons and then glued them onto the card front. 

Thank you for joining me today and I hope I've given you a little inspiration!

Using Die Cuts in Papercrafting *VIDEO*

Hello again!  Today I've got a video for you that is all about using pre-made die cuts in your paper crafting. I have to confess, I had never used these until I joined the Paper Rose Studio design team, but I am so glad that I have found them! They are an inexpensive way to create many beautiful projects and Paper Rose has such a beautiful line of them. They come as a pack of 4 sheets of perforated images that are usually in a range of sizes.  So if you are not keen on colouring in images, these may be the perfect solution for you. Here's a look at what I have created in my video today ...

Coffee cup coasters from the dollar store

 

 Supplies Used: Bee Happy Die Cuts 27703, Nature Stroll 3 Die Cuts 27898, Heart Circle Coverplate Metal Cutting Die 28819, All Occasions Sentiments A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 22339, Spring Floral Frame Metal Cutting Die 21054, Leaf Burst Rectangle Frame Metal Cutting Die 20547

 I hope you will join me over at the video to see how I have used die cuts to create all of these projects.  To see the video, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Thank you for stopping by and I do hope you're having a great day!