Doily Money Card Holder

Happy Tuesday on this amazing sunny and beautiful day of quarantine.... never thought i would be saying that but I honestly have a million things to do so i am good to stay home and my family is good with all the cooking that i am doing.  They are all happy!

Today i have a new card to share that started with this really pretty red printed paper and one of the newest dies released by Becca Feeken called "Filigree Drop in Circlet Doily".  This is such a pretty die to start as a base for any of Becca's dies actually.  It's the perfect one to layer with her middles of the others too.  But for me i cut the back in a red cardstock that matched and then cut each of the panels to layer over the top of it separately.  For my center i used one of the older dies and cut that out and then adhered it at an angle and then cut that adorable little bow in black to finish the center.

Here you can see the pieces of the die set.  The designs are so unique and gorgeous.

I always love to pop up the layers so that it's more dimensional.  You can't really add a saying to this so i stamped it inside and created a pocket for it to add a gift card too.  

And--- i love lots of  rhinestones so i really fancied this one up and added a big one in the center of the bow for something different.   This would be gorgeous in all white for a wedding card :)  

Thanks so much for stopping by.... I have one more post for the month this Thursday with these dies and i hope that you have a chance to stop over for a peek.  It's really pretty!

Have a wonderfully blessed day and hope you make something pretty!

Hugs..... Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders:

Filigree Drop In Circlet Doily Etched Dies from Dimensional Doilies by Becca Feeken

Die D-Lites Petite Double Bow with Dimensional Circles Etched Dies from Dimensional Doilies by Becca Feeken

Rhinestones:  Want2Scrap

Adhesives:  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Permanent Tape Runner and 3D foam dots

Just Saying Hello Card

Good Morning.... and happy Thursday.  It's seems like forever since we started staying home around the world but thank goodness we as crafters have lots to keep us busy in the weeks ahead :)   

Today i have a share for you with Becca's new "Dimensional Doily" dies that is just a simple doily that i made using 3 pieces glued together twice and layering it to create a pinwheel.  Lots of time all a card needs is something pretty like a flower or doily to set off the beautiful papers that you use and that's exactly what i did.  It was super quick and easy to do.

This  doily is a really fun doily die set and depending on how you create with it you can use lots of the pieces or just a few like I did with my mini card last week.  I love all the pretty swirls in this die and it always comes out gorgeous in whatever you make with it.  

I also made a matching box for my card because i am going to send a little something inside to my friend with the card.   That cute little stamp that says "Just Saying Hello" is also from Becca's new set and that little pop of orange ink really shows it off.  The flower  in the center of the bow i actually made with Becca's rose die cut set.  It's nice when you have the time to make up your own flowers in all the special colors that you need to create with.  

Thank you for taking the time to stop over today and i hope that you all

stay safe and have fun creating and enjoy the time with your families :)

Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders:

Pointed Harmony Doily Etched Dies from Dimensional Doilies by Becca Feeken

All Occasion Sentiments Stamp and Die Set Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

Paper: Graphic 45 and My Minds Eye

Adhesive:  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

It's your Birthday Card

I have another quick share with all of you today for a special birthday card that i created with a fun die by Becca Feeken that includes stamps with it.  It is called the "All Occasion Sentiment Stamp and is part of the newest Flourished Fretwork set.  This beautiful sentiment set can be used by itself like i did with my card or added over other cards to create a vintage masterpiece for someone you love.  I used Mintay papers for my card because they had a beautiful scene on them already and it made this a super easy card to make.

As you can see the Calligraphy on the sentiments is beautiful and the size is perfect for cards.

Here is a closeup of the die set.  I cut 2 pieces of it and glued them together to make the die really stand out.  And then to make the paper pop i cut a tiny mat of black around the outside edge of the paper for the back round and a matching piece for the sentiment.  I think i might make up a bunch of these and add different sentiments to put away in my special box. 


Thank you so much and be sure and come back for our Hop this week to see a brand new set of dies that Becca designed .  You will love these .... they are over the top unique!!

Hugs and Smiles... Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders Dies:

All Occasion Sentiments Stamp and Die Set Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

Papers:  Mintay

Ribbon: white double sided satin 1/4"

Pink Roses:  Prima

It's your wedding card

It's the end of the week already and if you are like me the days all seem to blend together these days.  But not to worry we have lots of things that we can make to fill the time until all is well again.  

Today i made up a Wedding Card to put in that box of cards to be ready for Birthdays and other events in the coming year.  I decided to make it a little bit fancier and i used black, grey and some silver papers that i had in my 6x6 paper stash.  I have always loved these tiny pads because you get so many pieces in them and the prints are so much smaller for cards.   The silver paper is more of a matte finish and i think that it really shows off the dies wonderfully.  

I used the Richelieu Square Etched Die for my card and i love this die because of all the pretty swirls and that gorgeous medallion center that looks like a flower.  I might have to do another one so that the center looks like a sunflower... wouldn't that be beautiful?

Here you can see the pieces that you get in this set.  I love that it also has the shadow dies included so that you can layer them and pop them up if you wanted to.

Most of my cards that i am sharing for this month are using just one die so you don't have to order a bunch to make them.  The stamps are from the same set i used last week so if you had the chance to order it then you are in luck.   So many fun cards to make still.....

Have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy life where you are in the world and take care!

Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders Dies:

All Occasion Sentiments Stamp and Die Set Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Richelieu Square Etched Dies Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

All Occasion Sentiments Stamp and Die Set Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

April Die of the Month Blog Hop

The typewriter is a vintage icon of our civilization and our march towards print freedom and in recent years, a collectors item.  Far from being a relic of the past Becca wanted to recreate a desktop version with a place to say what you want to say.  Isn't it just adorable?  Introducing our newest die of the month for April the Pop up 3D Vignette Typewriter. 

It goes together just like all other 3D Vignettes, yet it is open at the top.  It still folds down flat so that you can mail it!  It comes with die-cut word inlays yet you can stamp your message on the front page or all the pages.  

Here are the dies included in the set:

Each of the pieces cut like butter and it's super simple to put together and there are easy directions if you need them so no worries on this cutie :)

My Project Today:

There have been so many amazing 3D versions of this die set out already so i am sharing  an easy flat version of the card in a cute gingham check paper that i found and made lots of handmade APG flowers to decorate it.

The color palette I chose is chocolate, pink and white and I don't honestly think that there isn't a bad color way that you can do with this die set.  The instructions are super easy and once you get the hang of it then you can make them to send out to all of your friends to have.  Who wouldn't want this adorable little card up on a shelf to make you smile.  And if you look behind the typewriter on my card you can see a small piece of vellum that i added with one of our favorite die sets.  Don't forget to add some of your other favorites to create a back ground on your cards.  Love, Love, Love this die :)

And here you can see the flat version on how i set all of this out.  One of my favorite parts of this is all the texture that each of the little pieces have.  It really makes this one- amazing- set!

Teresa

Supply List:

Paper: Graphic 45 Baby paper

Accessories: Ribbons, Cinch and Go Flowers, Adhesive Pearls, Scotch Quick Dry Glue

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.

More inspiration is just a click away. 

Stop by each Creative Team Member's Blog to see how they manipulated this die to come up with a unique project for you to try!  

Visit Teresa   –  victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com
Visit Ewelina -  elinaart.blogspot.com
Visit Kate       – craft2owls.blogspot.com
Visit America - cardsbyamerica.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

Thanking you Card

Hi Everyone and thanks so much for stopping by today.  I have another new card to share with all of you and this was fun in that i used Hawaiian papers to make it with Becca's new dies.  You only need one die to make this card and i know that all of you that want to make quick cards so this one will be super simple and you can use lots of other papers to sub in for the design.

When i do cards-- i always start with my backround papers and lay out the colors that i am using and separate them so that i can see how i will cut out my dies to put over it.  I used a new paper with bright pink and corals and used white as an accent so that i could cut my dies in white for the front.  

To make the center of the die pop out more i actually cut the center part of the die twice in white card stock and glued it together to give it a thicker look and then popped it up with tiny pieces of 3D foam tape.  The little flowers I found in my stash that went together perfectly mixed in with some tinier ones that i had that also matched.  This was so fun and so very easy to make.  And that cute little stamp is from Becca's new stamps that you will love because there are so many sentiments that you can use. 

So--- since we all have lots of time on our hands these days,  it's a great time to get started making up some cards to send out for the rest of the year and be ready for all those birthdays and holidays you have!


Hugs and Smiles and be safe everyone,
Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders Dies:

Shapeabilities Oval Coronet Etched Dies Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

All Occasion Sentiments Stamp and Die Set Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

Papers: Mintay

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 

For you with Roses Card

Today i am sharing one of my most favorite cards that i have made and it's simply because of this gorgeous new die that "Becca Feeken" designed and also because of the papers that i used.  If you look really close there are some gorgeous roses in this new die set and all the details really set off the whole project!

The die set is called "Rosa Diamante" and comes with 5 pieces in the set.  I always try and give you all some inspiration to use things other ways so i cut the die with the inner and outer pieces for the top and then overlapped them with 3D foam squares to pop them up like you see above.

There are so many ways that you are going to be able to use this set.  Wedding,Graduation and Mother's day cards will be so beautiful with this die.

And here is a close up.  The back piece is just the outside die with a solid center so that the top piece that is cut with the decorative center will stand out more when you layer it.  There is a tiny diamond for the center too and for that i used one of Becca's new stamps that say for you and stamped it in brown ink and popped it up with 3D foam dots so that it would be more dimensional.  When i put it all together i criss crossed my ivory ribbon that i had to match and made a pretty bow and added a pink rose with a little bit of glitter to finish it all off. 

It actually went together really easy using just layered squares so you will have to try this one too!

Enjoy your day wherever you may be and i hope that you stay safe and healthy!

Hugs and Smiles.... Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders Dies:

Shapeabilities Rosa Diamante Etched Dies Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

All Occasion Sentiments Stamp and Die Set Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

Adhesive:  Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L Permanent Tape Runner and 3D Foam squares

Rainbows and a little pot of Gold

Good morning to all of you and i hope that this week has been a good one so far.  I have lots of time these days to craft so i am sharing a card today that i made with a little Irish inspiration.

My die is from the new set of Becca's Flourished Fretwork sets.  This one is called

"Sentimental Finery".  I found an old piece of paper that looked like a rainbow with little specks of gold in it and thought it would be perfect to add the die cut pieces over it in gold metallic paper with layers of gold and green.  As you can see the back panel of the die i cut into the rainbow paper and layered it over another gold piece.  My great grandmother would so have loved this card i am sure.

This is just a simple one die card and would be really easy to make up in an afternoon or in a set even with different sentiments on them.  The flowers i bought for time reasons but you can easily make them to match with some of Becca's other cinch and go flower dies.  We will have flower tutorials on our APG Blog soon so you might want to check those out.

Thank you for stopping today and be well and have fun crafting this week.  I have another share next week for Monday so be sure and stop back if you get the chance.

Hugs and Irish Smiles to all of you,
Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders

Shapeabilities Sentimental Finery Etched Dies Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken

Paper: Gold Metallic paper from Hobby Lobby

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Permanent Tape Runner and 3D foam dots

Flowers:  Prima

March Die of the Month Blog Hop

It's a circle!  It's a square!  It's a circle in a square!  This little template weighs in at 4" x 4" and packs a powerful punch with the ability to use each of the elements for a whole host of cards.  This month we are tickled to share the newest DOM-" Elegant Infinity"

As always the rims make this die set so very versatile.  It was designed for the circle to be included or not included.  It was designed so that it could have an intricate center or not.  It was also designed so that the corners are scaled to fit inside (trim corner) leaving one line width open for the die-cut words.  We hope you love all the options!

News Flash!!!  We are tickled to make a special little announcement!  

          Today is the Grand Opening of a new Facebook Group  
     Amazing Paper Grace - Creative Encouragement Community                                          or here is the link:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/APGCreativeEncouragement/

Won't you stop by and join today?  We have a new member survey for everyone to fill out after joining and two lucky Gracelets will win new dies. 
Don't forget to come back here and enjoy the inspiration that awaits from the creative team and the serene ways they have worked up the Die of the Month. 

Here are the dies included in this adorable new set below:

I really love all the pieces in this set as you can see above there are so many things that you can do with this new set by combining them all kinds of ways for all kinds of projects.

My Project Today:

For my water color effect card I used gold metallic paper to cut out the die pieces and some beautiful papers that i found at the Frank Garcia Studio store.  The die reminds me of an intricate stained glass window so i used floral paper to contrast with the gold and that amazing blue paper in the set really makes it pop.

I can't get over the amazing details in all the pieces that you get in this set and how they all look together.  And the set even comes with flower dies too so you can make your own or add in some extras to some that you might already have.

 I hope that you got a little inspiration with my shares today and be sure and hop over to the rest of the team to see what they did with it too. 

Have a really wonderful Sunday!

Teresa

Supply List:

Paper: Prima "Harmony" by Frank Garcia, Echo Park Bundle of Joy Paper set

Ink: Tsukineko 

Accessories: Ribbons, Flowers, Gold Metallic Paper, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

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.

More inspiration is just a click away.  Stop by with each Creative Team Member to see how they manipulated this die to come up with a unique project for you to try!

Visit Joanna   – joannakrog.blogspot.com
Visit Teresa   –  victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com
Visit Ewelina -  elinaart.blogspot.com
Visit Kate       – craft2owls.blogspot.com
Visit America - cardsbyamerica.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

            

Family Mini Tag Book

Hi and welcome to my blog today.  I am sharing another new idea for a mini book that i made with tags inside to hold the pictures and journaling.  This sweet book is for my grand daughter to put all of her closest family pictures in so that my daughter can teach her about everyone even though we don't live close by.  I am a huge Ancestry junkie and I want to make sure that my family knows all about their families and the people in them.  

The die set that i am highlighting today is called:

Grateful, Thankful, Blessed 3D Layering Etched Die and is one of the beautiful 

dies available in the Newest Mini Book dies by Becca Feeken.

This set has lots of amazing little bits and i used the solid tag to make all my staggered tags in my book and then decorated them with the basket of flowers and the sentiment part.  This would also be a fun die to layer with in the front of one of the 3D Vignettes base dies.

So to use this larger die a little differently i turned it on it's side and used it for the front of my book.  I used a subtle pink cardstock to cut and emboss it and then added a wood sentiment and some gorgeous flowers that i had in my stash.  Of course you can make them too with one of Becca's flower dies but i had to do this quick so i used ready made.  For the closure on the front i used the binding edge die and cut a base to make it more substantial.  It closes in the back with a piece of velcro.

And here you can see a better view of the inside of the book.  Each of the tags that i made are staggered in height so that you can see the tags with the pictures once i take them and put them in.  My daughter is visiting in a couple weeks time and then i can finish the book for her to take back with her.

I hoped that you liked my newest idea and be sure and stop back next week for an Easter idea that i just finished using envelopes.  You are going to love that one...

Have a wonderful day!
Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders Dies Used:

Shapeabilities Grateful Thankful Blessed 3D Layering Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Grand Crested Tower Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Decorative Edges and Spines Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Paper:

Adhesive: Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive, 3D Foam Squares from Scrapbook.com

Flowers:  Prima Marketing

Bible Verse Mini Book

Good Morning and Happy Thursday to you all.  Thank you for stopping by to see my newest share with Becca Feeken's newest mini book dies.  By now i hope you had the chance to pick up a few of them and now you can hop with our team each week for inspiration to use them.

This week i made a tiny little book that only measures 41/2 x 41/2.   Sometimes it can be fun and quick to use a pre-made chipboard book and fill it with lots of the die cut goodies.  For this book i used Candlewick Squares to start the base of the front and layered other dies and fussy cut pieces of the designer paper to create the front of it.  This was alot of fun to do and i loved the paper and dies together. 

This is the corner die that i am focusing on this week.  I decided to use it for a pocket and add small pieces of a diecut stamped with Verses from a Penny Black set that i had. But if you want to make it more personal you can copy out your favorite verses and print them out and then add them in each page to read when you need it most.  I had a favorite book that i used to read alot and that is where i got this idea only mine is a bit more fancy.

Shapeabilities Woven Trellis Corners and Border Etched Dies 

This is just a view from above to see all the pretty layers of the dies and the papers.

And here is a picture of one of the pages.  The die cuts make such a beautiful addition to each of the pages.  You could also add another one on a corner on a decorative piece to add and make it totally different kind of pocket. (For the verses i used just the die cut base of the Thankful Blessed die set).   I really love this one and hope that you do too.

    Have a wonderful weekend and i hope you all do something fun!

Teresa

Supplies:

Shapeabilities Woven Trellis Corners and Border Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Nestabilities Candlewick Squares Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Double Halo Oval Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Grateful Thankful Blessed 3D Layering Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Papers:  Mintay by Karola (Available at FrankGarciastudio.com) to order online

Adhesive: Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive

Mini Book: Frank Garcia by Prima

Family Mini Fold Out Book

Hi everyone... I have another quick and easy share today using our new 3D Vignette Mini Book Dies.  This is an easy style of book to make in that it's just a simple fold out style with small pockets that you can put pictures and other things in to mail or give someone.  This one i did for my sister to send a gift card and other goodies that i found for her about our family.  The papers are from a new line of Prima and have lots of pretty vintage flowers and other fun ephemera bits to decorate with.  I had so much fun doing this one !

For the inside of this you can cut the 6x6 pad to make the pocket layers for each of the sides to start with.  Then i added small cards to add the pictures and die cut tags to slide in the gift cards.  The sentiments and other pieces are from the ephemera set that goes with the papers so it all went together really easy.  

This die is a real gem.  The border is super cute to use as decoration or to also cut out of the paper to add a little something special to a plain fold or layer of a project.  I used this for the front to add more of a lacy detail to my corners and try something different.  

Here is the picture of the die cut set i used for the front.  I love using this piece for lots of different things.  It works perfects for 6s6 books and looks great on the front of a card too.

And here you can see the whole thing better.  Along time ago Pine Cone Press used to have a simple white base for this card and we used to glue them together to make fold out cards that went up and down and all kinds of fun ways.  It's fun to use old ideas new ways and with new papers.  You never know how cute it will come out.

Have a really nice day.... Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders

Shapeabilities Grand Vaulted Cabinet Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Woven Trellis Corners and Border Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Paper:  Prima Papers by Frank Garcia and Prima 

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Ribbons: Silk 1/4 ivory ribbons