Love & Gratitude ~ CCS

Good morning friends ~  Today's card is a quick and easy, elegant A2 sizedgate-fold I made for Cutcardstock.

 

I pulled out these pretty flowers from Pinkfresh Studio called "Delighted For You", and did a bit of soft stenciling.

 

I placed the flowers over a Decorative Circle, also from Pinkfresh Studio, to act as a doily.

 

Everything was glued onto the left side of a gate-fold card, which I covered with printed paper from my stash. 

 If you want to see more details on how this card came together, you can visit the Cutcardstock blog.

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Sending Hugs & Hello ~ The Flower Challenge

Hello friends~  I thought I'd pop in and share a couple of cards that I made that fit perfectly into the Flower Challenge to celebrate their 7th anniversary.

 
Gina K Lovely Notes and Peony Fantasy from Pinkfresh Studio share center stage on these two cards. 

I had used PinkFresh Studio Peony Fantasy Hot Foil Plate and Gold Foil to create the flowers, adding color using the coordinating stencils and distress oxide inks.

The gold foiling adds a beautiful touch of elegance to these cards.  The darling birds from Gina K's Lovely Notes are just adorable, colored in coordinating colors using Copic Markers.  I added white gel pen details.

The sentiments are included in the Lovely Notes set, complete with coordinating dies.

Join in on the celebration at The Flower Challenge.  

I'm also adding this card to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

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Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Kit of the Month ~ December

Hello friends~  I'm back today with a project using Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Kit of the Month for December.

Becca Feekens designs are always elegant and timeless in style.  This month's die kit is no different.

This month's "Sweetheart Envelope and Note Die set is gorgeous.  Look at the detail on these sweet dies.

There are 22 thin metal dies included in this set and you can mix and match them to create adorable note cards like I did, up to a 5"x7" card.

Check out this month's kit at Spellbinders and flip through the product photo's to see the amazing projects Becca designed.  They're really incredible!  

Here are the links to the following clubs at Spellbinders:

Amazing Paper Grace Kit of the Month
All Club Kits
Past Club Kits
Spellbinders

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Amazing Paper Grace March Die of the Month ~ Spellbinders

Hello everyone~  I'm here today to share a card I made using Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace March, Die of the Month.  Becca Feeken truly amazes me with her stunning designs and eye for detail when it comes to creating dies that are easy to use and so beautiful when put together.

This month's die of the month includes 12 detailed dies to help you create beautifully layered cards and projects.

  

I started by cutting the base layer out of Cosmic Sky Color Essentials Cardstock, using just the outside frame die.  For the detailed inside, I cut it twice using the frame and detailed dies, out of Teal Topaz and White Cardstock. I then pieced it together like a puzzle, leaving out some of the pieces so the dark background showed through.  There are two different flower dies to choose from as well as the leaf dies.

To finish it off, I cut the "hello" sentiment using Layered Mix & Match Sentiments out of teal glitter paper and Waterfall Color Essentials Cardstock.  There are so many elements included in this die set, giving you lots of opportunities to create anything from CAS to elegant and layered.  

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  I've included a list of supplies that I used, below.  By clicking on the links, you'll be taken directly to the product in the Spellbinders store.

Spellbinders
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month
All Monthly Club Kits
Cosmic Sky Color Essentials Cardstock
Teal Topaz Color Essentials Cardstock
Waterfall Color Essentials Cardstock
White Cardstock
Layered Mix & Match Sentiments

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Shades of Pink ~ Double D Challenges

Hello friends~ "Shades of Pink", that's the new theme for the challenge that's starting today over at Double D Challenges.

I was delighted with so many ideas for this challenge.  That doesn't always happen.

I had won the entire release from Pink Fresh Studio back before Christmas and I really hadn't had much of a chance to play with any of it, up until this point. 

I pulled out Choose Hope stencils and coordinating die to create this soft card in shades of pink.

The background is embossed using Lush Vines Hot Foil / Embossing Plate.  I don't have a hot foiling machine (dare I say "yet"?) so I'm glad I can use the plates for embossing.  I stenciled the flowers and leaves using Distress Oxide Inks and die cut the flower cluster out using the coordinating die.  I then brushed on just a bit of Stickles Glitter Glue to add shine to the flowers.

The sentiment is cut using Scripted Greetings, in gold and white and the two frames are cut using Poppystamps Pointed Rectangle Frames.

I do hope you'll stop in at Double D Challenges so see more amazing inspiration from my talented teammates and play along.

Here are some handy links to the products I used today:

Pinkfresh Studio ~ Choose Hope Stencils
Pinkfresh Studio Choose Hope Die
Pinkfresh Studio Scripted Greetings Die Set
Pinkfresh Studio Lush Vines Hot Foil Plate
All Pinkfresh Studio Products

Here's the inspiration photo:

And here's the prize that you could win when you join in on the fun!

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Amazing Paper Grace February Die of the Month ~ Spellbinders

Hello everyone~  I'm here today to share a card I made using Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace February, Die of the Month.  Becca Feeken truly amazes me with her stunning designs and eye for detail when it comes to creating dies that are easy to use and so beautiful when put together.

This scalloped intricate design is cut to give you two layers for a beautifully detailed design.  I cut the designs twice out of white and Waterfall Color Essentials Cardstock and abutted the straight edges up together to make this medallion.

The banner can be cut as a solid or using the detailed insert.  Here, I cut the detailed banner out of white and the solid banner out of Waterfall Color Essential Cardstock.  The "happy birthday" die is cut using Layered Mix & Match Sentiments, using Gold Mirror Cardstock to add a bit of extra elegance.  The flower is one of four flowers that are included in the set as well as the green leaf dies.

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  I've included a list of supplies that I used, below.  By clicking on the links, you'll be taken directly to the product in the Spellbinders store.

Spellbinders
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month
All Monthly Club Kits
Waterfall Color Essential Cardstock
White Cardstock
Gold Mirror Cardstock
Layered Mix & Match Sentiments

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Elegant Hello ~ Classically Becca ~ Spellbinders

Hello friends~  Do you ever feel like making elegant cards can be difficult or time consuming?  Becca Feeken has made making beautiful cards as easy as can be, with her Classically Becca collection of dies from Spellbinders.  

Today's card focuses on Filagree Marquis die set.  This is an elegant collection of 8 thin metal dies that fit the A2-size card format. The large corner frame has intricate designs on its four corners with its outer and inner rim dies to cut the frame. 

The filigree oval design fts perfecting in the middle. The two sweet floral accents and leaf motif finishes the set.

I used the previously released Layered Mix & Matched Sentiments "hello" in the center.

Timeless in beauty, this card came together so quickly!  These wonderful dies would be perfect for wedding, anniversary or any occasion you want to feel special.

Here is a list of links for your convenience:

Classically Becca Collection
Filagree Marquis
Layered Mix & Match Sentiments
Spellbinders Paper Arts

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Spellbinders Invitation ~ Sweet Serenade

Good morning friends~  I'm delighted to bring these cards to you today, that I made using Becca Feeken's Sweet Serenade collection from Spellbinders.

Mercy me, these dies are gorgeous!

I created a set of 4 notecards using Scalloped Symphony Notecard dies.  

Scalloped Symphony Notecard Etched Dies includes 10 thin metal dies and is part of the Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken. The Scalloped Notecard die can be a Slimline card base or a card panel. Add the Score Line Insert in the middle to create a sweet 4-inch notecard square. The rest of the dies can be layered and decorated for a wonderful card creation!

The flowers are from the Layered Colorful Blooms die set.  

My next set of notecards were made using the Scalloped Symphony Notecard base and Perfect Harmony Notecard Embellishments.

Perfect Harmony Notecard Embellishments Etched Dies is from the Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken. Create lovely toppers for your cards with this set of nine thin metal dies. It also includes two tag designs to accent, and slots to tuck in the end.

I made a little box using the detailed die from the Perfect Symphony Notecard Embellishments to hold a set of 4 cards.  This is a great gift idea!

Here's the complete list of products I used that can be found at Spellbinders:

Sweet Serenade Collection
Scalloped Symphony Notecard
Perfect Harmony Notecard Embellishments
Layered Colorful Blooms
Assorted Pack Color Essentials Cardstock
Sparkle Trio Specialty Paper

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