But It's "Not" Christmas Blog Hop

Don't you just love a die that does double duty?  We thought so!  Today we're are having a blog hop to show you how the dies in The Charming Christmas Collection can be used year round; after all, it's not Christmas.  No worries, Christmas is coming and we'll press A Charming Christmas back into service this year but in the meantime, please join us for some year-round inspiration and a giveaway at the bottom of the post.

It's Not Christmas but About A Charming Christmas

Becca designed A Charming Christmas with lovely romantic frames and shapes and with charms.  Leave the charms in the package and you have a lovely 'everyday' die that is begging to be used all year round.  Hop around with us as we reintroduce you to the non-Christmas side of A Charming Christmas.


My Projects For Today.

The die I'm showing today is a Charming Tag Pocket from a Charming Christmas Collection designed by Becca Feeken.

On my card, I put a mini pocket made from two pieces of die cut glued together. Inside is put a mini book with wishes. The right side of my card I decorated by a beautiful pattern from Charming Tag Pocket. A small bow and little flowers are added to make the card more subtle.

Supplies:

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Paper: "The Promise" 6x6 Premium Paper Pad by Katie Pertiet, gold mirror paper, natural white, embossed paper,
Accessories: Spellbinders A Charming Christmas Collection, S5-384 Charming Tag Pocket, ribbon, flowers

Thank you for having a special look at the versatility of the die in The Charming Christmas Collection.  As a part of our hop we're giving away an Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month from a previous month - based on availability.

Leave a comment on each blog by May 24th at midnight and on May 25th, Becca will randomly pick and publish the winner.  We encourage all of our international friends to participate!  (All giveaways for this hop are managed by and the responsibility of Amazing Paper Grace).

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.  The dies will be mailed out from Amazing Paper Grace.

Here is our trail of inspiration for our Not for Christmas Blog Hop:

Visit Joanna  – joannakrog.blogspot.com
Visit Kate      –  craft2owls.blogspot.com
Visit Teresa   –  victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com
Visit Melissa  – keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com 
Visit Judy       – judyhayesdesign.blogspot.com
Visit Ewelina –  elinaart.blogspot.co.uk
Visit Becca     – amazingpapergrace.com/blog

I know you will be happy to hear that indeed there are new Christmas Amazing Paper Grace dies coming and coming soon!  Yes, we begin in Summer because Christmas will be here before you know it!  In the meantime, there is much more inspiration in store today and for the weeks to come.  Just pop down the list of Creative Team Members to see more!

Thank you for stopping by 💗 Kate

Amazing Paper Grace May Die of the Month Blog Hop

This month's Nostalgic Serenade Card Frame Die Set is absolutely amazing. It is a little bigger than most of dies. From the same die, you can prepare a big A5 card or you have a possibility to create a beautiful 3D project, such as a box, a book cover or basket.

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.

My Project Today:

I prepared a box for a card. Firstly, I made a base from a white paper. I cut off the longer part of the die cut and glued it to the base as a handle.  

Then I made a rest of the box. On the top, I cut out the hole using the second die (in terms of size) from the set. I took a rectangle, bigger paper than the hole on the top and cut out the decorative pattern. I glued it underneath the hole. I cut three pieces of the frame with a hole in the centre, from white and gold paper. I adhered them alternately on the top using 3D tape.

As you can see I decorated the box with a bow and some flowers.

My second project:

My second project for this hop is a card.
The cover is made from two pieces of die cut (white and pink) adhered using 3D tape. Front and back of the card I connected using a narrow ribbon. I decorated a card using flowers and leaves.

Supply List:

Paper: white 250gsm paper, digital paper, gold paper
Accessories: ribbon, pearls, flowers, 3D tape, Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine, May Die of the Month

For this month's Die of the Month, we cut it up and folded it up!
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 Kate      –  craft2owls.blogspot.com
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

Thank you

Happy Birthday to little boy

Hello everyone,

This time I prepared a birthday card for my neighbour from Poland for her little grandson.

I think that the sweet, little bird is suitable for children's cards.

The background paper is embossed.

The main element I made from Layered Sweet Birdie Thanks Scene Etched Dies Shadowbox by Becca Feeken. 

This is a set of 8 dies that includes four layering pieces for a dimensional scene and four sets of accents (flowers, birds, wing and leaves).

First two layers, I offset them a little so that it would seem more delicate. I adhered them using 3D tape.

The pocket is made from Vintage Starburst Valance and Gatefold Etched Dies Shadowbox by Becca Feeken. 

This is a set of three dies that include a beautiful scalloped valance element with its outline and a scalloped strip border.

I added handmade flowers using Cinch and Go IV Etched Dies Shadowbox by Becca Feeken.

I coloured them by watercolour pencil.

Supply List:

S5-388 - Layered Sweet Birdie Thanks Scene - Collection: Shadowbox
S4-985 - Vintage Starburst Valance and Gatefold - Collection: Shadowbox
S4-982 - Cinch and Go IV - Collection: Shadowbox
Embossing folder, paper: white, mirror gold, blue, watercolour pencils

Thank you for watching.