Mini Watercolor Flowers Card

I wrote this post and never published it!  Not sure how I did that! 
I posted this project on Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L on January 29, 2023.  There's link below in my post to go there.

Hello friends!

Today, I have a card posted on Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog featuring mini die cut flowers that have been colored with watercolors.  I chose not to use all the die-cut pieces for centers and shading and instead painted shading and centers. I love how pretty the colors are on that tiny envelope!  

Flower dies are from Sizzix Tim Holtz Brushstroke Flowers, Mini and the envelope is from Postale. The stamp for definition and verse are from Heidi Swapp February Agenda.  I used Distress Oxide inks Forest Moss, Uncharted Mariner and Lumberjack Plaid for stamping.  The "Just for You" is an old stamp that I have.  Those words could easily be handwritten instead. 

You can find all the directions with step out photos HERE.

Thanks for visiting!

Judy

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser, E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser and E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser, Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix, 3D Foam Squares Micro White,

Home Hobby by 3L®

Dual Tip Glue Pen

Bazzill Basics Paper (Peanut Cluster), Heidi Swapp Stamps (February Agenda), Prima Marketing (Watercolor Classics), Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Inks (Forest Moss, Uncharted Mariner, Lumberjack Plaid), Ranger Ink (Distress Watercolor Cardstock), Sizzix Tim Holtz Dies (Brushstroke Flowers, Mini, Postale), Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp (Craze and Planks), Cardstock (Cream, Muted Turquoise), Text Weight Paper (Cream), Crochet Thread(string)

Specimen Fall Leaves Card

Hello crafty friends! 

Although I don't look forward to what follows Fall, I sure enjoy the colors at this time of year!  That's my inspiration for making this card.  It's on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog today.

It features a small die cut envelope and folder cut with dies by Tim Holtz from Sizzix - Specimen and Collector and leaves I stamped with Tim Holtz set Nature's Wonder.  I also used stamps from Tim Holtz Field Notes, Tiny Toadstools and The Scarecrow.  Leaves are from Nature's Wonder, stamping on envelope insert and on folder are from Field Notes, stamping on small envelope are from Tiny Toadstools and the verse is from The Scarecrow. 

Does the red cardstock look stitched?  I hope so but it's not!  I poked holes along edges with a needle tool and Tim Holtz ruler which has holes along one edge.  Then I used a Uni-Ball Signo Micro black pen to draw the lines over the holes. 

You'll find details on how to make the card on Scrapbook Adhesives Blog - HERE

Thanks so much for stopping!

Judy

Supplies:

Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix

3D Foam Strips Black

E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser

E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser

Bazzill Basics Paper (Maraschino); Ranger Ink (Distress Ink Antique Linen, Archival Distress ink Hickory Smoke, Ground Espresso and Black Soot); Sizzix Tim Holtz (Specimen, Collector); Stampers Anonymous TIm Holtz (Nature's Wonder, Field Notes, Tiny Toadstools, The Scarecrow); Cardstock (Black, Ivory, Balsa, Birch); Red String; Bakery Parchment Paper (Not kind for baking. I found it in cake decorating area, similar to tissue paper); Uni-ball Signo Micro Pen (Black); Mixed Media Paper

Ribbon Background Card

 I put together this quick card for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog.  

It's an easy way to use ribbons for a background.  I'm trying to downsize my craft stash a bit but this card didn't really make a dent in my ribbon collection! 

I'm planning to make a few more backgrounds in various colors to have on hand when I need a quick card.  I'll add a greeting when I need it. 

You can find all the directions with step out photos HERE.

Happy crafting!

Judy

Charming Anniversary Card

Sponsored:  As a designer for Amazing Paper Grace, I receive dies to create projects.   I'm also a designer for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and receive product to use for projects.

Today, I have an anniversary card to share made with a holiday set of dies! 

I made this card with a die set by Amazing Paper Grace called Charming Snowflake Doily.  I had in mind to make a Valentine's card with it but just never quite got it done. Does that ever happen to you?  It works nicely for an anniversary card.  The colors could be changed completely....make gold foil and black or silver and gold....

Here's what the die set looks like:

Charming Snowflake Doily

This card is basically a white 5.5 inch square card with red patterned heart paper layered over it.  I used the insert part of the die (without outer cutting edge which is a separate piece) to cut the design into a 5 inch square of pale pink paper.  I used all of the little pink hearts that cut out to layer over it.  They are to the outside of each cut out heart shape (those that show red paper through them).  Next, I cut the design out of a scrap of white cardstock.  As I only wanted the center circle of hearts, I used a piece of paper just big enough for that.  I cut off any part to outside of circle of open hearts.  Then I snipped the circle of hearts apart between every 2 hearts and cut a slight amount of paper away at the cut.  That's so I could make them into a slightly smaller circle to add behind the pink paper and have a white edge show at inside of center opening.  Hope that makes sense! I fastened all the little white hearts from the die cut along the outer edge of the design.  Adhesive Dots Micro hold all the hearts in place.  I stamped the verse on a strip of white cardstock and popped it up on the card.  It's actually a pretty easy card to make! Putting the little hearts in place took the most time but add so much!  If you have this die set, this is another use for it besides for holidays or winter!  

Be sure to stop back on Wednesday for Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month Blog Hop!  The April Die of the Month makes an action card!  It's a great set!!!  You can find details on Spellbinders website.

Happy Creating!
Judy

Supplies:

Spellbinders APG Charming Snowflake Doily

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

Adhesive Dots Micro

E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Squares – White Mix

KaiserCraft Stamp

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink

Bazzill Pink Cardstock

Red Heart Patterned Paper 

White Cardstock

Introducing Vintage Treasures Blog Hop

Sponsored - As a designer for Amazing Paper Grace, I  receive dies to create projects.   I'm also a designer for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and receive product to use for projects.

We are so tickled today to be introducing  Vintage Treasures .  You'll find this collection chocked full of classics!!  As always, there is a rectangle, oval, square and circle that will work well with everything in your stash and are perfect for layering.  Next are several embellishment sets.  As you hop through all the links in the blog hop, you'll see all the new dies and how we used them.

Inspiration for Vintage Treasures  
There is a special place in our hearts for those things kept in a hope chest.  Other than a promise of the future, they symbolize things of value and keepsakes that bring back treasured memories.  I delved there to find memories, filigree jewelry and keepsakes of old.  From long-forgotten turn of the century jewelry to the edgings on an old tattered handkerchief, I love bringing the past into the present in a style that is ....well, timeless.  These things -- bejeweled lockets, a sweet tiara and vintage adornments from long ago -- provided the sweet inspiration and restoration of some lovely, lovely Vintage Treasures.  

The physical dies in this collection have an extra measure of flexibility and function.  Most templates have an outer rim, an inlay and an inner rim that you can use for your sentiment.

My First Project For Today:

I'm pleased to introduce  S5-394 Nobel Chatelaine

I also used Cinch and Go V to make my flowers.

I made a Mother's Day card and gift basket with this beautiful new die from Vintage Treasures Collection. 

These dies can be combined in so many ways for projects. So pretty to layer on a 5 x 7 inch card front! I used the inlay part of die set cut from white paper layered over peachy pink paper that was cut with outer die only.  If you look closely, you can see that there is a subtle embossed design near inner border of white piece.  That part of the die set doesn't cut when used by itself.  There are 2 edge dies that can be used with it to cut a design element, one of which I used to cut the floral paper that's under the verse. Having edge dies separate allow more versatility when creating with this die set!  I've used the label die from Oh Happy Day for my verse which was inked through the die before stamping the verse.  It's layered over gold ribbon fastened and popped up with Thin 3D Foam Squares.  I've also used the new Cinch and Go Flowers V on the card and basket. I inked the small flower for the pink center and lightly inked the rest of the petals.  Gold stamens fill the centers.

The basket takes just a bit more planning to put together.  This die set makes a lovely edge on my basket! I die cut white paper and solid peach pink for trim around basket top.  After I fastened them together, I decided to run it through my die cut machine with die in place and using embossing sandwich.  It embossed as I wanted but also cracked the pink paper.  I was disappointed at first but  decided I liked the look!   I added a die cut of the smallest die to top of the basket handle.  I applied ink through the die to add color on the flower shapes.  The center diamond was cut from coordinating paper and fastened over the inked piece. Another piece cut the same is fastened under it sandwiching the ribbon between.  The ribbon wraps around the basket sides and is fastened on the bottom. 

These papers from Photo Play paper really work well for this card and basket!  It's the same paper used front and back. 

For my Second Project For Today:

I'm pleased to introduce S4-999 Infinity Link Border

Another gorgeous die that has so many possibilities!  I've used it to make a band down the center of this wedding card.  

I cut the design from white cardstock and lightly rubbed Distress Tattered Rose ink over it.  It accents the raised parts of the design.   I really like that the cutting edge dies are 2 separate pieces.  Because of that I was able to cut the teal paper behind the decorative piece just a little bigger to allow a border to show along the edge.  If you notice the pointed design with pearls along the edge, that was also cut with the edge die. I used the point side and trimmed the ends off.  The wonderful part of that is it perfectly fits the design yet looks so different! I've used seam binding to add borders to the center design as well as along the edges of peach paper.  The subtle design on the peach paper was stamped with Distress Tattered Rose Oxide ink and Distress Tattered Rose ink used to blend and add color along the edges.  Pink pearls and a bow accent the design.

Availability:

These plates are available right now on the Spellbinders website —- HERE

Prizes:

Just a note: all past prize winners have been contacted and their dies are on the way - we are caught up with prizes.  Just in time for us to give away more dies!!!

Be sure you leave a comment on this post and every Creative Team Members post for a chance to win an Amazing Paper Grace Die from any previous collection.

There are two dies that are being given away.  One name will be randomly picked from comments left on the combination of our seven blogs on the  Introducing The Vintage Treasures post between April 10 and April 15, 2018, at midnight US Central Time.  We encourage all of our international friends to participate!  The randomly selected names will be announced on the Amazing Paper Grace Blog on April 16th.  (All giveaways for this hop are managed by and the responsibility of Amazing Paper Grace).

Up for grabs is an Amazing Paper Grace die of your choice from the Vintage Elegance Collection, the Graceful Borders Collection, the Venise Lace Collection, the Chantilly Paper Lace Collection, the 3D Vignettes Collection, the Romancing the Swirl Collection,  A Charming Christmas Collection, the Glorious Glimmer Collection or the Shadowbox Vignettes Collection and The Gilded Age.   

There will be a total of two dies and a winner can win once among all the blogs.  If your name is selected, simply claim it within 2 weeks of the announcement by sending your address through the form under the Contact Tab on the Amazing Paper Grace Blog.  There won’t be a reply back but if you leave your choice, we’ll get it, I promise.  When sent, you will get an email that your die is on the way. The dies will be mailed out from Amazing Paper Grace.

Creative Team:

Visit Joanna   – joannakrog.blogspot.com
Visit Teresa   –  victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com
Visit Melissa  – keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com 
Visit Ewelina -  elinaart.blogspot.com

Visit Judy       – judyhayesdesign.blogspot.com

Visit Kate       – craft2owls.blogspot.com

Visit Becca     – amazingpapergrace.com/blog

Thanks so much for joining us for the Introducing Vintage Treasures Blog Hop.  Is it time to update your dies with new classics?  We hope you'll find some inspiration here that help you turn your next project into something you love.

Thanks for visiting!

Judy

Supplies for Project One -Mother's Day Card and Basket:

Spellbinders S5-394 Nobel Chatelaine
Spellbinders S4-995 Cinch and Go V

Spellbinders SDS-116 Oh Happy Day

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser

E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable Dispenser

Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

3D Foam Circles White Mix

Adhesive Dots Medium

Extreme Double-Sided Tape ¼ in (basket)

Extreme Double-Sided Tape ½ʺ (basket)

Ranger Distress Fired Brick, Peeled Paint Ink, Photo Play Pretty Peonies paper; Bazzill Marshmallow cardstock; KaiserCraft Stamp; Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves Ink; Pearls; Flower Stamens; Gold Satin Ribbon; White cardstock

Supplies for Project Two - Wedding Card:

Spellbinders S4-999 Infinity Link Border
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

Adhesive Lines

E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser

E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable Dispenser 

3D Foam Circles White Mix

Ranger Distress Tattered Rose and Distress Oxide Tattered Rose Inks, Hero Arts Pink Pearls; KaiserCraft Stamp; Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Versafine Clair Morning Mist Ink; Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Glorious Bouquet; Teal Seam Binding

Amazing Paper Grace January Die of the Month Blog Hop

Sponsored:  As a designer for Amazing Paper Grace, I receive dies to create projects.   I'm also a designer for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and receive product to use for projects.

Good morning!!  Like every month, we love bringing you inspiration for the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month; today is our Die of the Month Blog Hop!!   This month we have the most elegant of elegant dies that are designed to allow you to cut the die then slip a card into position.  

The Lacework Finery Slip-In Card Die has a tiara-like motif that can be used with the corner pieces or without.  If you are looking for a subdued card, why not use the corner pieces only?  All of the pieces are inlaid, you can use them alone or together to get the look you want.   

Everyone on the Creative Team has joined in to give you their spin, in their style.  We hope you'll see something that resonates and inspires you.

If you are new to our blogs, the Die of the Month is an exclusive die Becca has designed for Spellbinders - it is called the Lacework Finery Slip-In Card Die.  This particular set has 10 dies and they can be used to make a background, a slip-in card, or a frame with decorative corners, while the individual dies in the set can be used for many things.  Oh, and to make the set complete, there are flowers!

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.

Today, I made 2 projects.....

The Lacework Daisy Gift Bag and Card are shown above. Best Things Card is shown below.  Although the die set is designed for making a slip-in card with a band and corner, I chose to use the decorative band separately on a gift bag.  It's easy to trim the side edges to use it that way!  I really like that this set has flower dies, too!  The daisies turned out so pretty! I used the small and medium sizes for the flowers and the petals of the large flower to make leaves.  On the card, I used one of the corner pieces with a daisy.  I simply cut the corner edges - the die cuts the curved edge only so that it can be used to hold a slip in card.  I like that the edge dies are separate so I could cut a solid color to put behind the decorative pieces.  

For my Best Things Card, I cut separate corner pieces and the lacework band.  Again, I trimmed the corner edges  and the side edges of the band.  I also cut the decorate pieces into the script layer.  I fastened the brown inked pieces over the cut outs so the color of the mat below shows through.  Love the little detail cut outs on the band where I stitched with cord and added a bow!  To cut the piece with the verse, I used band edge and cut both top and bottom edges.  

This die set can be used in so many ways!  Check out all the other designer's projects!  You'll be truly inspired!!! 

Supplies:

Lacework and Daisies Gift Bag and Card

Amazing Paper Grace Dies by Becca Feeken:

Lacework Finery Slip-In Card Die

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch

Home and Hobby Premium Double-Sided Tape ¼ʺ Permanent

Home and Hobby Premium Double-Sided Tape ½ʺ Permanent

E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable Dispenser   

Other Supplies: Simple Stories I AM "Courageous" paper; Distress Marker Spun Sugar and Bundled Sage; Bazzill Cardstock; Black, White Cardstock; Flower Stamens; Pink Pearls; Pink Ribbon

Best Things Card

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch

E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable Dispenser  

Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser

Other Supplies:  Penny Black "script"; Ranger Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain; Ranger Archival Distress Ground Espresso Ink; Rubbernecker Stamps "best things"; Cardstock: Blue, Birch; Cord; Lace

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As always, each member of the Creative Team spins their interpretation of a die.  To see their makes pop down the list of Creative Team Member to see more!

Visit Joanna   – joannakrog.blogspot.com
Visit Teresa   –  victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com 
Visit Ewelina - elinaart.blogspot.co.uk
Visit Melissa  – keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com 
Visit Judy       – judyhayesdesign.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 

Thanks so much for visiting!

Judy