Birthday Card with the Graceful Frame Maker

Urodzinowa kartka, którą zrobiłam podobnie jak tą kartkę, przy pomocy Graceful Frame Maker oraz z Graceful Damask Card Creator S4-707. Ta zrobiłam pierwszą. Na początku starałam się dopasować wycięte elementy ramki do wyciętego wcześciej ozdobnego papieru, który był tłem. Tak zrobiłam na tej kartce. Przy nastepnej kartce, którą pokazałam tydzień temu, ozdobny papier, który był tłem wycięłam większy niż ramka i potem jak już było wszystko razem przyklejone przycięłam równo na trymerze. ZauważyƗam też, że jeśli wcześniej przytnę troszkę elementy ramki tak aby jak najmniej na siebie nachodziły, gdy są gotowe do wycięcia na Graceful Frame Maker, to one wtedy mniej się odciskają na sobie podczas wycinania.

Link do video tutorialu jak używac Graceful Frame Maker.

Today I would like to share a card I made using the Graceful Frame Maker and a larger border form the Graceful Damask Card Creator S4-704.  The background on this card is similar to the one I created on this card. The card from today's post I made first. I was practising using the Graceful Frame Maker and I layered the frame elements on this card a little bit different way than on the previous card. On this card I layered the frame elements on a matting patterned paper which I cut to the size I needed for my card. It was a bit difficult to lay the frame elements straight. On my next card (which I posted earlier) I layered the frame elements on a piece of patterned paper which was bigger than the expected frame size. When everything was glued in place (I used 3D tiny foam squares to attached the frame to the background paper) I cut the two layers straight using trimmer.

I also noticed that when I am using a wide border, like the Damask border, then by cutting off the elements near the cutting lines, in order to make it lay as little as possible one on another, will help to avoid embossing during cutting on the Frame Maker.

You can find a video tutorial with tips how to use the Graceful Frame Maker here.

Na kartkę dodałam domowe różyczki, które zrobiłam przy użyciu wykrojnika Cinch and Go Flower One S6-050 wg tego tutorialu.

I decorated my card with handmade flowers. The larger roses I handmade using a Cinch and Go Flower One S6-050 die by Becca Feeken. You can find a tutorial how to make them here.

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Kilka różyczek, które zrobiłam przy pomocy Cinch and Go Flower One.

Here are some more roses I made using Cinch and Go Flower One die.

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The name of the winner from this weeks blog hop is Becky Green! We offered a free die to a reader to leave a comment on each blog of the Amazing Paper Grace Creative Team on the July 11th post. A name was picked from each blog and then a name picked from the six names. All you need to do is reach out through contact tab on Becca Feeken's blog, with your address and die choice from Becca Feeke's Venise Lace Collection.

Zwycięzcą w lipcowym Amazing Paper Grace blog hop jest Becky Green!

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Thank you so much for stopping by.

Joanna

CREATIVE TEAM JULY BLOG HOP - YOU'VE BEEN FRAMED

Good morning and thanks for joining us! We have a blog hop going on today and the entire Amazing Paper Grace Creative Team spent the week creating with the Graceful Frame Maker. We each picked a border from the Graceful Borders collection to work with and spun it into a mitered frame or mitered frame background for use on a card. The Graceful Frame Maker is a die that will cut four miters to create a framed card from borders, punched strips or tall dies - you can see a step by step tutorial -----> HERE and a video ----> HERE.

I'll tell you a little bit about my card and will share a link list below so that you can see the creations of each person on the Creative Team as well as learn how to win a free Amazing Paper Grace Venise Lace Collection Die.

On my card I wanted to created a beautiful background for my flower. I used a larger border from Graceful Damask Card Creator. The border worked perfect with the Graceful Frame Maker and beautifully filled the card. I had to try twice before I was happy with the result. It takes a bit of practice :) watching Becca Feeken's tutorials (linked above) helped me a lot. For my card I also used a sentiment from Giving Occasions Stamp and Die Set.

Here are some more flowers which I made with  a Fold n Go flower die. I created my flowers using handmade paper (medium weight watercolor card stock will work too). I sprayed petals with water and shaped each petal with a ball stylus tool. Then dried with a heat tool. I was shaping each petal on the opposite sides because of the way the flower is put together. You can see a step by step tutorial how to assemble the flower - HERE - at Becca Feeken's blog. For my flowers I used seven petals only. I also handmade flower center. You can find the tutorial HERE.

How to Win:
Hop around to each Creative Team Member and leave a comment on each blog, one lucky winner will win a die of their choice from the Amazing Paper Grace Venise Lace Collection. In making the rounds, a comment should be left on the July 11th Blog Post of each Creative Team member - in your comments let us know if there is a border or two that tickles your fancy.

When to Check Back:
We'll pick and post a winner on Saturday July 15. The winner will be posted on the Amazing Paper Grace Blog.

How to Claim:
The winner has two weeks from the time the blog post is published to claim their die. Simply click on the contact tab at the top right hand corner of the Amazing Paper Grace blog, leave your mailing address and type the name of the die you'd like. Becca will be sending out the winning die. In fact, she's currently all caught up on mailing out winning dies :-)

Who can Play:
Any of our lovely readers including our international friends.

Off We Go!
Visit Becca - at amazingpapergrace.com/blog/
Visit Melissa – at keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com
Visit Teresa - at victorianpaperqueen.com
Visit Anita – at craftingforever-anita.blogspot.com
Visit Kristi – at kristispapercreations.blogspot.com
Visit Joanna – at joannakrog.blogspot.com

Hey there, do you have creations you'd like to share with us? Tag your Instagram cards made with Amazing Paper Grace Dies with #amazingpapergrace and your creation may be featured during our next creative team round up. If you're a die collector, be sure to help a fellow collector and review your dies, how they cut and what you use them for on Amazon.com or Scrapbook.com - you can upload your creations right there as well.

Serdecznie zapraszam na lipcowy Blog Hop na blogu Amazing Paper Grace. Zabawa otwarta jest dla każdego, na cały świat. Do wygrania jest wybrany wykrojnik z nowej kolekcji Venise Lace! Zwycięzca wybrany będzie spośród komentarzy pozostawionych na blogach biorących udzał w Blog Hop. Szczęśliwy zwycięzca proszony jest o wysłanie wiadomości do Becca Feeken, korzystając z zakładki Contact na blogu Amazing Paper Grace, należy podać nazwę wybranego wykrojnika i swój adres.

W dzisiejszym Blog Hop prezentowane są prace z użyciem wykrojnika, który pomaga stworzyć ramkę, nazywa sie Graceful Frame Maker. Ja do swojej kartki użyłam większy border z zestawu Graceful Damask Card Creator. Kwiatek zrobiłam przy pomocy wykrojnika Fold n Go Flower. Sposób złożenia takiego kwiatka można zobaczyć tutaj.

Lista blogów do odwiedzenia znajduje się powyżej.

Becca Feeken z Amazing Paper Grace zaprasza również do tagowania na Instagram'ie waszych prac z użyciem produktów Amazing Paper Grace. Należy użyć tag #amazingpapergrace. Wasza praca może być wybrana do zaprezentowania na blogu Amazing Paper Grace!

Have a nice day!

Serdecznie pozdrawiam.

Joanna