I will never forget your kindness

I'm excited to be back today with a card that I made using a beautiful die called Splendid Trilliant from Elegant Twist Collection by Becca Feeken.

I die cut the background of my shape and two layers with inlay design. I have adhered them so that they are slightly offset. 

To create a sentiment I foiled "I will never forget your kindness" using Glimmer Hot Foil Plates from The Elegant Twist Collection and Gold Foil, cut out using a rectangle die. 

I foam mounted onto my card.

Using flowers dies that come with Candlewick Grand Pocket I created small flowers to decorate my card. 

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the newest Collection from Becca Feeken.

Have a great day!

Kate

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Amazing Paper Grace June Die of the Month Blog Hop - Snip It Grid

Are you ready for another versatile Snip It Grid Die?

As a member of the Amazing Paper Grace Creative Team, I receive free product for use in my projects. 

Hello Gracelets!!  We are so tickled to share our inspiration for the newest Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month for June 2020 - A2 Snip It Grid and Calendar Creator.  In fact, since Our earlier Snip It Die was a hit and Becca decided to give you another option with lots of extras!  All of us on the Creative Team want to show you our take on how to use it.

Snip It Grid Extras

The extras added on to this die set make it a wonderful value.  In addition to the grid, you get an entire lower case alphabet plus enough of the upper case alphabet to do Day of Week abbreviations and Months.  If you are already a Member of the Die of the Month Club then you might be tickled to know that this lower case alphabet matches the Upper Case alphabet from October 2019 Die of the Month - One Kind Word (still available).

We kicked around how we might use the die and here's what we came up with:

1. Background
2. Large Frame
3. Double Frame with two apertures
4. Calendar
5. Snip out the cross pieces and make a lined background
6. Shaker Card
7. Weaving
8. Crossword Puzzle

Okay, okay, you get the idea!  But we want you to know that this transforms and gives you so many unique options.

Here are the dies included in the set:

My Project Today using Snip It Grid:

Today I'm showing you a Birthday Card. I used letters from the set to create a Happy Birthday sentiment and the date. 

My second project is a little box with ribbon and handmade flowers. On the right side I put a gold sentiment "On This day".  Flowers are incredibly beautiful.

Supplies: 

Stamps: none

Paper: printed

Ink: Distress Ink picked raspberry,  Distress Ink evergreen bough

Accessories:  APG June 2020 Die of the Month - A2 Snip It Grid and Calendar Creator, ribbon

If you are new to the blog, you may find this helpful -  --------> How the Club Works.

If you missed the introduction, this will bring you up to date  -------------->  Commonly Asked Questions.

 Creative Team Links:

Visit each Creative Team blog for a creative and innovative card and 3D papercraft project using the new APG June 2020 Die of the Month - A2 Snip It Grid and Calendar Creator!

Visit Joanna Wisniewska

Visit Ewelina Panka

Visit Kate Skonieczna

Visit America Kuhn

Visit Becca Feeken at Amazing Paper Grace

How would you use Snip It Grid and Calendar Creator?  Share the inspiration and tell me in the comments!

By the way, we’d love you to join us at the Amazing Paper Grace Creative Encouragement Community on Facebook. It’s our space to share your creations, learn techniques, and get inspired. We have exclusive sketches, tutorials, and more for crafters of all levels!

Speaking of sharing,  be sure to post your creation on the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month page -------> on Instagram using the hashtag #AmazingPaperGraceClubKit

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More Inspiration using Snip It Grid

1. Bingo Card (See Shari Holt's amazing card)
2. Save the Date (See Hussena Cal's beautiful wedding announcement)
3. Shaker Card/Window (See Kathy Clement's whimsical French Pastry Window Shaker Card)
4. Tone on Tone Calendar (See Henriette van Mierlo's gorgeous tone on tone calendar).

Thnaks so much for participating in our hop!  You can see more of my creations using Amazing Paper Grace Dies on these social media channels:

Kate Skonieczna - Craft2Owls via Facebook

Craft2Owls via Instagram

Craft2Owls via Pinterest

Introducing Elegant Twist Blog Hop | Amazing Paper Grace

Elegant Twist Die Collection by Amazing Paper Grace

It's time to introduce another new collection from Amazing Paper Grace. Whether your handmade cards are made up of detailed die-cuts or clean and simple die-cuts, we all have something in common - we love to start with a base shape. 

As a member of the Amazing Paper Grace Creative Team, I receive free product for use in my projects. 

The newest Classic Die Collection from Amazing Paper Grace is Elegant Twist. It is a classic set of Rectangles, Squares, Circles, and Ovals with a curvy elongated bordering pattern that reminds us of the undulating pattern of a rope and that's where it gets its name. Elegant Twist gives you an elegant twisted border base shape to either stamp on or layer on.

Inspiration for Elegant Twist

We're tickled about this unique rope inspired pattern. Moreover, it is romantic and draws the eye toward the center of the design. Or do you see something more masculine or nautical?  Beyond what meets the eye, Elegant Twist has a twist! By simply placing two of the same designs back to back, you get a lovely criss-cross pattern! 

Elegant Twist is designed to layer or pair with the other classic finishes in the Hemstitch Classic Collection and the Candlewick Classic Collection. The Elegant Twist set features 7 dies that allow you to have either a frame or a filled-in bordered design. All in all, the Elegant Twist Collection is something different to give your cards or panels a unique flair.

My Project For Today:

I'm excited to introduce  S4-1048 - Elegant Twist Circles Etched Dies from the Elegant Twist Collection by Becca Feeken

For my card, I used the same pattern for the background and a smaller circle. I added a gold layer and a purple layer of large circle pattern. For the medium circle, I added only the gold layer.

I used the same paper pattern for creating a bag. I added a medium circle with 2 layers of colours. All are decorated with a bow and handmade flowers.

To create my flowers I used a die S4-1022 Candlewick Grand Pocket where you can find 3 flowers dies.

Availability:

These Elegant Twist Collection, including my Die S4-1048 - Elegant Twist Circles and plates are available right NOW on the Spellbinders website!

 

Enter to Win an Amazing Paper Grace Die!

To enter to win, visit and leave a comment on every Creative Team Member's post that is linked below, by June 17, 2020, 11:59 pm Eastern. Two winners will be randomly selected and announced on June 18, 2020, on the Amazing Paper Grace Blog. Winners need to claim their die by July 2, 2020, by sending their addresses through the form under the Contact Tab on the Amazing Paper Grace Blog.

We encourage all of our international friends to participate! All giveaways for this hop are managed by and the responsibility of Amazing Paper Grace.

Creative Team Links:

Visit each Creative Team blog for a creative and innovative card and 3D papercraft project using the new Elegant Twist Collection and be sure to leave comments to enter to win!

Visit Joanna Wiśniewska

Visit Ewelina Panka

Visit Kate Skonieczna

Visit America Kuhn

Visit Becca Feeken at Amazing Paper Grace 

Do you love Elegant Twist as much as we do?  Tell me in the comments!

We’d love you to join us at the Amazing Paper Grace Creative Encouragement Community on Facebook. It’s our space to share your creations, learn techniques, and get inspired. We have exclusive sketches, tutorials, and more for crafters of all levels!

Hugs

Kate