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!

 

Embossed 2 For 1 Cards

Hello and welcome back!  I've got a set of  2 for 1 cards today which always makes me happy.  I like to be able to immediately use the extra pieces as I have a tendency to put them away and forget about them.  Here's a look at the two cards I was able to make ...

Paper Rose Studio Supplies:  Tufted Elegance 3D Embossing Folder 32154, Inky Colour 6x6 Paper Collection 31896 , Elodie Flower Builder Metal Cutting Die 28477 , Hand Lettered Thanks Metal Cutting Die 25606, Leaf Outline Die Metal Cutting Die 29620 , Little Foliage 1 Metal Cutting Die 21099, So Extra White 1.0 Supporting Sentiments 20165, Stitched Square Frames Metal Cutting Die 16685.

For these cards I started with the top card first.  I chose one of the pieces of Inky Colour papers and trimmed it down to make an A2 sized card front.  From this, I die cut a square in the upper third portion of the card.  I pieced the square back into the card front and used low tack tape on the back to keep it in position.  I misted it and then put it into the embossing folder and ran it through my machine.  Then I applied some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Sea Breeze over all the tufted areas, and before the drops dried, I sprinkled on a clear white glitter and then set this aside to dry.  

While it was drying, I die cut out all the floral elements, leaves, frame and sentiments. For the top card, I used Copic markers to colour in the base layer of the flowers and the centers.  On the bottom card, I used some Catherine Pooler inks to add a touch of colour to the outside of the petals and leaves, and to the centers.  The "Thanks" die was cut three times from white cardstock and then glued together.  I applied ink to the top layer to turn it a blue-purple colour and then covered it with Nuvo Crystal Glaze.  I cut a few of the leaves from vellum on the top card.

To assemble the top card, I marked on my card base where the square opening would be and then did some ink blending over the opening with Distress Oxide inks.  I glued the "Leaf Outline" leaf down over this, and then adhered the embossed card front to the card base.  I mounted the square frame onto foam tape and popped it in place over the front opening.  Then I arranged my flowers and leaves and glued them in place.  Finally, I added the sentiment to the bottom of the square frame.

For the second card, I cut the remaining embossed square on the diagonal from corner to corner, creating two triangles.  I cut a rectangular opening from a white A2 card front and then embossed the outline using the Tufted Elegance embossing folder.  I used three layers of scrap white strips to add some dimension to this frame.   I then glued the embossed frame to a card base, and then glued each of the triangular pieces into place inside the frame.  Finally, I glued the sentiment along the center and arranged the flowers and leaves and glued them in place. Using the Inky Colour papers really made these quick and simple cards.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Embellishing Your Dies *VIDEO*

Welcome back and I hope you're having a great day!  Today I've got some ideas for how to step up your dies to add a little more interest to your cards.  I've got 4 cards for you today and a video, so here's a look at the cards ...

 

 

Supplies used:  Alora Stained Glass Background Metal Cutting Die 31614, Inky Colour 6x6 Paper Collection 31896,  So Extra White 1.0 Supporting Sentiments 20165, Cracked 6x6" Stencil 19298, Distress Spritz Uncharted Mariner, Distress Texture Paste Crackle - Translucent, Cosmic Shimmer - Gilding Flakes - Golden Jewels

Supplies used: Christmas Poinsettia Border Metal Cutting Die 30159, Merry Christmas Chunky Metal Die Set 19511, Nature Stroll Festive 12x12 Paper Collection 27433, Cosmic Shimmer - Gilding Flakes - Golden Jewels, Therm O Web - Fancy Foils - 6 x 8 - Red Velvet

Supplies used: Bee Happy 12x12 Paper Collection 27706, Sunflower Border Metal Cutting Die 26362, So Extra White 1.0 Supporting Sentiments 20165, Cosmic Shimmer - Gilding Flakes - Mulled Wine

Supplies used: Inky Colour 6x6 Paper Collection 31896, Wave Borders Metal Die Set 19562, Fish Family Metal Cutting Die 22477, Spotty Line Square Metal Cutting Die 18545, Birthday Layered Metal Cutting Die 18297, Ranger Ink - Glossy Accents

For all of these cards I've embellished the die cut images with either gilding flakes, glitter, foil or even glossy accents.  I hope you will come join me to watch the video and see how these were done. To watch the video PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a happy, creative day!

 

Lavender Collection of Cards

Welcome back everyone!  Today is a rather purple and violet day as you can see!

Paper Rose Supplies Used; Vintage Backgrounds 1.0 6x6 Paper Collection 32382, Lavender & Roses Ephemera Embossed Die Cuts 32193, Tufted Elegance 3D Embossing Folder 32154, Vintage Label 2 Metal Cutting Die 32064 , Vintage Label 1 Metal Cutting Die 32061, Leafy Circle Lattice 6x6" Stencil 21546 , All Occasions Sentiments A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 22339, Dear Isabella Patterns 12x12 Paper Collection 29778, Hello Border Word Metal Cutting Die 31959.

Now, I was going for a bit more of a mixed media look, but that is not my forte!  I started all of these by inking the edges with a little Catherine Pooler ink in Royal Treatment.  I did a little stencilling over the first and last card in random areas, using a Distress texture paste.

All the cards have a little ribbon on them, and the second and third cards have some tuille on them also.  I've used one of the Dear Isabella papers on the first and second cards on the label sections.  I also cut out a few of the butterflies from that collection and used them on the first two cards.  The embossed die cuts and the background paper really are the star of the show here.  The die cuts are gorgeous and just go so well with the background papers.  The second card has an embossed center which doesn't show up very well in my photo, but its got lovely dimension. 

As always, I hope that's given you a little inspiration!  These were really quick and easy to make!
 

Oceans of Birthday Wishes

Hello again, and welcome.  I've got two birthday cards today that are the result of using the positive and negative images from some die cuts.  I love getting a 2 for 1!  Here's a look at the two cards:

 

 

Paper Rose Supplies used:  Dolphin Dance Metal Cutting Die 19556, Splat Nesting Metal Cutting Die 19145, Birthday Layered Metal Cutting Die 18297, Inky Colour 6x6 Paper Collection 31896, Little Foliage 2 Metal Cutting Die 21102, Happy Birthday A5 10pc Sentiment Sheets 30720 - Foil , Wave Borders Metal Die Set 19562, Fish Family Metal Cutting Die 22477 , Cracked 6x6" Stencil 19298.

 CARD 1

The first card is a shaker card.  I started by adding some Catherine Pooler inks to my card front in Aquatini, Stone Blue and Seafoam.  I added in some water drops and then reinked over those once they were dry.  I repeated this several times until there was some depth and interest to the cardstock.  Then I used the Cracked stencil over top and spread some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Sea Breeze over the card front. 

When this was dry, I used the Dolphin Dance dies to cut out the center.  I also cut the dolphins from white cardstock and set them aside.  I had originally thought I was going to create more layers for this card (which is why the second card has so many layers), but changed my mind and only cut one lighter green-blue piece of cardstock, using the Splat Nesting die for this.  I used one of the pieces of Inky Colour papers to place at the back of the opening. 

I covered the back of the card front with a piece of acetate.  I put a second piece of acetate behind the lighter green-blue layer as well.  I placed double side foam tape around the back of the opening on the card front to create a well for my shaker. 

I had to get a little creative with the coral and seaweed as I did not have any dies for this.  So the "coral" is acutally one of the branches from the Little Foliage 2 set that I coloured, cut apart and then glued back together to look a little like coral. The "seaweed" is made from the wavy border die in the Wave borders die set.  I cut it from some inked up green card, and then cut it out to make seaweed by following the die cut lines.  I glued these element onto the back of the card front before adding the shaker bits and attaching the second die cut layer.   

I positioned the Inky Colour paper onto the card base and added the one dolphin so he could be seen through the opening.  I then attached the shaker layers to the card front.  Finally, I added the second dolphin and the sentiment. 

CARD 2

I started this card by cutting through the card base with the bubbly border die from the Wave borders die set.  I cut through both the front and back and had to run it through my die cutting machine several times. I then added a lighter blending of the same inks used in the first card.   Then I used the Cracked stencil over top and applied some Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel that was mixed with some of the Aquatini ink. 

Once the card front was dry, I started layering up my die cut pieces.  I had used the Splat Nesting dies to cut all of them except for the top layer.  The very top layer was applied with foam tape to give some added dimension. I added in my seaweed and coral in a few places.  

I die cut the fish from white cardstock and then backed them with some scraps of the Inky Colour papers.  I added these to the card front and then added the sentiment.  I created the sentiment on my computer as I didn't have anything fishy enough in my stash! 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope I may have given you some inspiration.

Using Scrap Strips to Make Cards *VIDEO*

Hello again everyone.  I've got a video for you today as I was having lots of fun using the patterned information strips that come on all the 12 x 12" papers by Paper Rose Studio.  I've wanted to do a video like one for a long time and finally got around to doing it.  Here's a look at the cards I made with these strips:

Supplies Used: Paper Rose Studio 12 x 12" papers; Large floral image - Rainbow Twirl 2.0 31046; Celebrate Layered die 17454, Hand Lettered Thanks Metal Cutting Die 25606, Bryony Floral Wreath 31941, Alora Butterfly Border 31620, Little Etched Butterflies 25609, Mother's Day Gnomes Embossed Die Cuts 31872, 12 x 12 Collection Pack - Dear Isabella 29802

So as you can see, all these card fronts are made from those patterned paper strips which are just over 1/2" wide.  I love these strips as the colours coordinate with the collections, but there is a different pattern on each paper collection, so they look really fun when mixed together.  But keep in mind, these could just as easily have been strips of the actual patterned papers, or solid cardstock.  They could also be scrap strips of paper of all different sizes and widths.  They could even be white scraps that you colour up and then use to make cards like these. So many possibilities!

I hope you will come join me to watch the video of how these were made.  PLEASE CLICK HERE to watch the video.  Thanks everyone, and I hope you're having a great day!